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• Now we have the railroad tracks that go right next to us.
• And many know that the railroad tracks, they don't like much vegetation growing near them.
• And you can bet that track was clear. So it was easy to be fairly close on your bicycle.
• And I'm the railroad tracks regularly.
• So, it was bet that track was clear.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened, opened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The House clerk then announced that the House had passed several bills and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for a number of bills and resolutions, which were referred to the Rules Committee, and committee reports from the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee and the Judiciary Committee recommending passage of several measures. New resolutions were also introduced, including one honoring Michael Mingi, Amanda Maize, and Senator Maize Bledsoe, and another designating March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Transitional Science Day. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 145, relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The chamber concurred in House Committee Substitute 1 and House Floor Amendment 1, then passed the bill as amended by a roll call vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 59, relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. After adopting Senate Committee Substitute 1, members debated whether the bill’s enforcement provisions were needed to prevent public funds from being used to influence ballot questions; supporters cited prior school-related advocacy, while one opponent raised concerns about possible uneven treatment of schools receiving federal funds. The bill passed 28-9. Finally, the Senate took up Senate Bill 137, relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. Supporters described Kentucky’s physician shortage, especially in rural areas, and argued the bill would help recruit foreign medical graduates by allowing a path to licensure based on prior residency and work experience. A floor amendment was offered to preserve standards by emphasizing U.S. residency pathways and cautioning against lowering the standard of care, but the amendment was withdrawn after discussion. The bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• <00:35:17.920> of<00:35:18.240> of Do you track the timeliness of of Do you track the
• And, you know, that sounds very familiar to the fraud that I used to track.
• And, you know, that sounds very familiar to the fraud that I used to track.
• Are there any other types of fraud that you track and classify? >> Mr. Hman, Mr.
• <00:48:05.520> and types of fraud that you track and types of fraud that you track and classify

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• down and make take information and track down and make sure<00:35:22.359> that<00:35:22.560><
• Most all of them will be completed by midyear, but all of them are on track to be completed by the end
• <00:41:56.160> to midyear, but all of them are on track to midyear, but all of them are on
• Olson, and so I would be<00:59:45.280> able<00:59:45.520> to<00:59:45.640> track
• <00:59:46.000> down<00:59:46.360> whether be able to track down whether be able to track

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Bureau of Labor Statistics to collect, analyze, and publish data that track job growth and various labor
• Um, did that affect how we're tracking when people are entering the workforce?
• we're tracking younger people differently?
• It keeps us on track of where we're going, what's ahead. Excellent report. Thank you so much.
• of where we're going, keeps us on track of where we're going, what's<00:35:54.240> ahead.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, you know that Hawaiian Homes, um, with Pam Woody Oakland Dam is looking into making a Formula 1 track
• out there into making a Formula 1 track out there in<00:03:20.000> uh<00:03:20.720> Point.
• <00:03:39.280> So,<00:03:39.519> hopefully<00:03:39.840> you be a racing track
• So, hopefully you be a racing track.
• that track. that track.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 2627, which would exempt Hawaii Tourism Authority contracts and agreements for sports projects, events, and related marketing from the state procurement code and other competitive bidding requirements. HTA, DBEDT, and the State Procurement Office testified in support or with comments, while one individual offered general support for sports tourism. Senators focused on narrowing the bill so the exemption would apply more specifically to sports-related projects and marketing, rather than broad marketing activities, and discussed whether the bill should require notice to the State Procurement Office or approval by the chief procurement officer. Procurement officials said a reporting requirement would be the most expeditious option, while still allowing post-event monitoring and public posting of exemptions. Members also discussed whether the exemption should be limited to situations involving sole-source sports entities, such as major leagues or international sports organizations, to better justify bypassing procurement rules. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion provided, but members and testifiers agreed to continue working on the language. The hearing then moved to SB 2074 relating to state facilities and naming rights for the Aloha Stadium and Hawaii Convention Center. The Stadium Authority, HTA, and DBEDT testified in support, while the Outdoor Circle and other organizations opposed the measure. Opponents argued the bill could create fiscal and legal risk, echoing concerns raised in prior legislation and by the attorney general, and warned it would mark a major shift by treating public facilities as commercial branding opportunities. Supporters said naming rights could generate significant revenue to help fund the stadium project and reduce the burden on the state and developers. Senators questioned how signage would be handled, especially whether it would be exterior-facing or limited to inward-facing signage, and the Stadium Authority said it was willing to work with the Outdoor Circle on language that would preserve community aesthetics while allowing revenue generation. A senator cited a prior study estimating naming rights could bring in about $1.5 million per year over 20 years, and asked what that revenue would buy for the public; the Stadium Authority responded that it would help advance the project toward a larger, improved stadium. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Following his guidance, the district entered discussion with United Turf and Track, the third bidder,
• United Turf and Track, the third bidder.
• The district has also worked with United Turf and Track over the past two years to perform repairs and
• The district has also worked with United Turf and Track over the past two years to perform repairs and

Keywords: 1204, all

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• I can get away with two minutes and they won't be able to track me or find this, or one minute.
• On that, I mean, just so that I'm kind of tracking too, this is a legislative proposal.
• Maybe I'm not tracking correctly, and maybe I've got a complete misunderstanding of the appropriation
• If I'm tracking everything correctly, head nods say yes, that is tracking.
• I'm just going to make sure that I'm tracking.

Summary: The committee first received a report on the executive protection detail, which was filed without questions. Members were then given a long advance list of House and Senate bills ready for consideration, followed by several amendment requests from agencies. The committee adopted amendments for the Auditor of State to increase special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and several other items including local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, and local law enforcement funding. It also held one amendment on House Bill 1034 and moved a Northwest Arkansas Community College cash fund increase tied to tornado-related campus repairs. The committee then considered a series of member amendments and appropriation items, including increases for the Public Defender Commission and deputy prosecuting attorneys to cover higher bar license fees, and a $12 million federal appropriation-only item. A lengthy discussion followed on a proposal from Senator Wallace and Representative Tosh to fund a pilot program for prison cell-phone detection/jamming technology at two correctional facilities. Sponsors and Department of Corrections officials said the system would target illegal contraband phones, would be procured through an RFP, and would be a two-year pilot; members raised questions about legality, cost, scope, data, and whether the department should use existing budget authority. The committee ultimately advanced the item by motion. The committee also took up an amendment from Senator Caldwell for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, seeking a $4 million appropriation increase. Testimony emphasized that the division’s extension offices and research functions are underfunded, that salaries are not competitive, and that the request would help with staffing and flexibility; other members questioned why the division needed more appropriation authority when it already had room under current limits and noted that the request exceeded the higher education board’s recommendation. The amendment was adopted after extended debate. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a $150 million increase to the homestead property tax credit, a $23,000 reallocation for the Insurance Department’s conference costs, $100,000 for property appraisal review work, $1.5 million for career and technical education professional development, $300,000 for DFA regulatory federal spending, $5 million for Inspector General fraud investigations, a consolidation of appraiser/abstractor/home inspector appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee readiness center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation for corrections capital projects that would add special language restricting use of the $73.7 million prison-expansion reappropriation. The committee also heard a summary of a supplemental appropriations package involving fund transfers for pregnancy resource centers, senior centers, assistance grants, used tires, and UAMS pregnancy/stroke programs.

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• She has lost, she said, track runner, and she has lost in.
• She said track runner And I think that's what we're facing, members.
• That's twice around the track here, and in a minute, 57 seconds. Pretty fast.
• She excels at volleyball, and she excels at track. She's a high jumper.
• She excels of volleyball and she excels at track. She's a high jumper.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• move into SSIS, the Social Services Information System, or as a system that supports data entry, tracking
• paperwork reduction review indicated that there was a significant clue to address the way workers tracked
• In essence, time tracking is a required and critical component for reimbursement, and due to the complex
• Workers who tested the technology report saving 2 to 5 hours per week. workers tracked their time.
• In essence, I guess time tracking is a required and critical component component for reimbursement and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• DOH said that most hospitals do not send them the information, and it doesn't keep track of which hospitals
• Also, that's not something that's easily tracked by DOH for us to review. Okay.
• And also, that's not something that's easily tracked by DOH for us to review. Okay.
• So we've started to categorize them and catalog them to keep track, because this is concerning.
• The next slide shows that some of the early Medicaid dates in H.R. 1 that we're tracking.

Summary: The committee heard a JLARC presentation on the Department of Health’s oversight of hospital inspections, complaints, and reporting. JLARC said DOH was late on 72% of acute care hospital inspections as of December 2024, had not verified that third-party accrediting standards were substantially equivalent to state standards, did not consistently require proof of those inspections, did not review adverse health event corrective plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. JLARC also raised a possible language-access barrier in the complaint system. Members asked about complaint filing by staff, the meaning of adverse health events, inspection outcomes, and whether the audit compared DOH to other agencies. JLARC said it had not reviewed inspection results or cross-agency comparisons, but noted inspectors were dedicated and working long hours. DOH later said it concurred with the recommendations and outlined a strategic plan with target dates for improving timeliness, verifying accreditation standards, expanding language access, reviewing adverse event laws, and improving public data access, with annual reporting to the Legislature expected. The committee then heard a Department of Health presentation on certificate of need modernization. DOH described the current certificate of need process, which reviews need, financial feasibility, quality, and cost containment for certain facility changes and new services, and said the program has not been modernized since the 1980s. DOH proposed 10 statutory modernization recommendations, including clarifying the program’s purpose, creating a planning entity, adding flexibility, reducing legal costs, updating access-to-care standards, expanding oversight to freestanding emergency departments and urgent care, addressing equity, improving cost control coordination, strengthening long-term funding, and using better data systems. Members asked about oversight of freestanding urgent care and EDs, funding sources, and whether the process could be streamlined or made more responsive to complaints or other triggers. A third panel discussed artificial intelligence in health care. Lucy O’Rourke of the Coalition for Health AI described CHAI’s work on responsible AI principles, technical standards, model cards or “nutrition labels,” testing and governance tools, and educational resources for providers. She said the group is focused on trust, transparency, fairness, safety, security, and privacy, and noted Washington’s AI-related policy work as among the more progressive in the country. No questions were asked. The final portion focused on the financial impact of federal and state health care policy changes. The Washington State Hospital Association said hospitals are facing low or negative operating margins, service reductions, layoffs, and closures, and that state cuts and taxes enacted in 2025, combined with federal HR1 changes, will significantly worsen finances. Providence Swedish leaders described staffing reductions, service cuts, delayed capital investments, and pressure from denials, tariffs, and reimbursement changes, while emphasizing that frontline staffing cuts are tied to service reductions rather than nurse-to-patient ratio changes. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange then began a presentation on expiring federal ACA premium tax credits, state Cascade Care Savings assistance, and eligibility changes affecting lawfully present non-citizens, with examples showing large premium increases for customers if federal subsidies expire.

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• We can track down the numbers in terms of natural disasters.
• We'll track all the dollars' implementation and we will follow that very closely.
• So, and we track that now, we'll be in a very strong position to track that moving forward.
• We're going to track it. You know what? I can track my dog on his GPS unit.
• Track my dog on his GPS unit. Doesn't mean I control it.

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• internal controls and accountability unit, which provides tools, consults with agency partners, and tracks
• internal controls and accountability unit, which provides tools, consults with agency partners, and tracks
• internal controls and accountability unit, which provides tools, consults with agency partners, and tracks
• internal controls and accountability unit, which provides tools, consults with agency partners, and tracks
• with agency partners and tracks resolution<00:14:56.160> of<00:14:56.320> audit<00:14:

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• And at the end of February, we're at 1,124, so we're on track to exceed that number.
• So we have all that information that we do track.
• We track it by category, pre-enrollment category, and overall.
• But it enables us to monitor and track basically PMPMs at the rate group level.
• Do you track any of the tertiary insurance premiums that are coming back to the plans?

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee took up two bills and then continued oversight discussions with APD and AHCA. CS/HB 27, the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, was presented as a way to let Florida social workers practice in other compact states and vice versa; AARP, the Florida Chamber, and NASW Florida supported it, and the bill passed favorably. HB 1127, a child welfare bill, would create a treatment foster care pilot for children with high behavioral needs, improve DCF data collection on commercially sexually exploited children, and expand recruitment for protective investigators and case managers; the bill also passed favorably after brief supportive testimony. The committee then questioned APD at length about the iBudget waiver waitlist, enrollment pace, spending projections, and provider capacity. APD said it had sent more than 1,100 interest letters in categories 3, 4, and 5, enrolled 1,124 people so far this year, and expects to spend about 96.4% of its waiver appropriation, leaving roughly $82 million unspent. Members pressed APD on why prior discussions suggested more reserve was needed, how long the SANS process takes, whether category 6 could be expanded, and whether the agency has enough waiver support coordinators and direct support providers. APD said it has about 1,061 waiver support coordinators statewide, adequate capacity for current enrollees, but would need further analysis if the legislature directed a much larger enrollment increase. Members also asked about outreach, annual maintenance of the waitlist, portability for military families, and whether communication efforts should be privatized. Finally, AHCA walked the committee through the 2023 Achieved Savings Rebate (ASR) report for Aetna and explained how the report is used for financial monitoring, rebate calculations, and transparency. AHCA said the ASR is separate from the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation, though both are reviewed, and that Florida uses the ASR mechanism rather than an MLR remittance requirement to recover funds from plans. Members asked about related-party disclosures, CVS/Caremark relationships, expanded benefits, encounter data, network adequacy penalties, denials and appeals reporting, interest earned on capitation payments, and whether rate increases were reaching providers. AHCA and the outside auditors said they review the plans’ reported data, reconcile it to underlying records, and can assess liquidated damages for network adequacy violations; several members requested follow-up data on rebates, interest, provider capacity, and related-party reporting.

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• The change items on the summary sheet correspond with items tracked in the full aid tracking.
• landscape form are the full tracking landscape form are the full tracking documents<00:19:25.679
• Um the is the property tax tracking.
• with items tracked in the full<00:19:44.400> aid<00:19:44.799> tracking.
• full aid tracking. full aid tracking.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I would ask, at the early stages here, you are particularly sensitive to tracking that.
• So those who um are tracking that.
• > and<01:27:34.080> monitoring primarily for tracking and monitoring primarily for tracking
• I just sometimes I lose track because I'm... That's fine. Um, okay.
• We also now have the Harvard School of Dental Medicine's rural track program.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.

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• And, as Assembly Member Calderon mentioned, it will help track better data to see how the clearinghouse
• Unfortunately, dangerous drivers are not the drivers who are signing up to be tracked by this kind of
• Dangerous drivers are not the drivers who are signing up to be tracked by this kind of technology.
• Telematics takes all of the different factors it's tracking, mixes them up in a black box in a way that
• . a telematics company from taking each of the various factors that might be tracking that have to do

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This bill, as in print, creates a parallel conflicting track that adds costs without providing tangible
• This bill, as imprint, creates a parallel conflicting track that adds costs without providing tangible
• My question is, how are you going to keep track?
• So there's two complementary tracks.
• Every gram of spent fuel Diablo Canyon has produced in 40 years is solid, tracked, and sitting on site

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We<00:21:31.680> show<00:21:32.000> the<00:21:32.520> the this is how we track
• We show the the this is how we track it.
• On page six, section five, it won't appear on the tracking, but I should have footnoted it, so I will
• do that in the next version of the tracking sheet.
• Um this is a requirement tracking sheet.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That takes place at our track on the Ben Avery grounds there.
• That takes place at our track on the Ben Avery grounds there.
• You can see where the numbers kind of go from there, and if you track it over time, you can see that
• You can see where the numbers kind of go from there, and if you track it over time, you can see that
• I don't think you have a way to track that. Maybe, Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee met to review the state’s off-highway vehicle program, with opening remarks focused on balancing recreation, safety, tourism, and land-use conflicts among OHV users, hikers, bikers, ranchers, and land managers. Arizona State Parks and Trails reported on OHV fund revenues, grant balances, and process changes intended to speed up mitigation and law enforcement spending. The agency said it has tightened grant oversight, eliminated informal grant “buckets,” increased delegated authority for quicker project approval, and is using contracted trail crews for expedited maintenance and mitigation. Examples discussed included fencing and signage at Bulldog Canyon, erosion-control work at Charlew Gap, and a mitigation project at Windmill Mountain Ranch. Members emphasized that prior committee discussions helped recover nearly $4 million from stale grants and redirect it to current priorities. Arizona Game and Fish reported that OHV education and enforcement activity has increased. The mandatory online safety course has been taken by more than 149,000 people through ADOT and 15,000 through Game and Fish, and officers said compliance, especially helmet use by children, has improved. Game and Fish also described its OHV enforcement role, including seven dedicated officers and 97 field officers, training for about 40 agencies, and a new requirement that OHV law be included in police academy curricula starting in 2026. The department said most citations involve no decal, helmet issues, cross-country travel, habitat damage, and reckless driving. Members asked about speeding standards, road use, and a helmet-law conflict involving children in side-by-sides; Game and Fish said it is currently harmonizing the statutes and has treated children in side-by-sides as exempt under the newer provision. ADOT explained the decal and registration process, including the required safety course, the $25 decal, and the new non-resident 30-day permit for certain out-of-state OHVs. Staff also clarified that the course is required for owners, not every occasional operator, and that rental companies are not statutorily required to have each renter take the course, though some do so voluntarily. The committee then heard a legislative overview of recent OHV bills: 2024’s SB 1576 on safety, age, and helmet requirements; 2025’s SB 1517 creating the temporary non-resident permit and extending the study committee; and this year’s SB 1519, which would raise the OHV weight limit from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds and add a proposed new fee class. Members and stakeholders discussed whether the higher weight limit would broaden the OHV category, affect revenue, and better reflect newer, heavier side-by-sides, while some cautioned against blurring the line between OHVs and regular vehicles. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• The only thing that we're able to track right now per student is one. year out because the data doesn't
• So I wish I could give you a better answer. but we currently don't have a system where you can track
• It's on a fast track. It's going to be in the town of Weston.
• So, we are making significant progress and we are on the right track.
• So, we track where our benefits are paid.

Keywords: 914, all