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• national publications for its innovative and impactful education program that serves all students who benefit
• act relating to insurance, applying the requirements of the Prior Authorization Act to pharmacy benefits
• both the New Mexico Civil Rights Act and the Tort Claims Act for claims, providing a maximum recovery limit
• for claims, providing for and limiting interest on judgment, prohibiting exemplary or punitive damages
• Department designee, increasing the amount for certain purchases by a central purchasing agent, limiting

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• And so we would actually ask you to limit what the authority can actually own and do within that process
• There's an agreement with Sea-Tac Airport to attempt to limit the landings over our homes to just three
• So I just want you to take into account the cumulative health benefits of listening to this...
• I just want you to take into account the cumulative health benefits of listening to that over and over
• I just want you to take in account the cumulative health benefits of listening to that over and over

Bills: SB6124 , SB5652

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, aviation, airport noise, air pollution, environmental justice, health disparities, public health, ultrafine particulate matter, black carbon, nitrogen dioxide, volatile organic compounds, asthma, heart disease, cancer, sleep disruption, hypertension

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• Yeah, this, this bill, this one paragraph is limited to just the franchisee, franchisee, a relationship
• and This one paragraph is limited to just the franchisee-franchisor relationship in the context of what
• issues with McDonald's, which is an often franchisee issue and has to do with really employees and benefits
• allowed at the bargaining table, but she still wanted the bill passed so Missouri dietitians could benefit
• I've got the language pulled up here for the benefit of the committee's understanding, but it says that

Committees: House Economic Development , House Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

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• The testimony, all testimony will be limited to two minutes so we can try to give everybody an opportunity
• As a reminder, testimony will be strictly limited to two minutes.
• There is nothing that benefits from this.
• Because these maps benefit Republicans and, in turn, yourselves, why, on a matter of principle, would
• I must be able to work with limited access to those who are. Who will listen?

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• opportunity to kind of do a review of where we've gone, what things may not be getting the intended benefit
• obviously, wants to ensure that we have fair wages, we have dignity in work, we have retirement benefits
• We had it very limited just to our downtown, and we've broadly opened basically a good chunk of the city
• Instead of limiting it to two per lot, we allowed it to go beyond, excuse me, between two per lot to
• As we're seeing with these pre-approved plans, the benefit of these plans is you can pick them up and

Summary: The Senate Housing Committee work session focused first on Civic Commons’ “starter home production plan,” a statewide strategy intended to increase production of homes affordable to households roughly between 60% and 120% of area median income. Presenters said the Covenant Home Ownership program will not succeed without more starter homes, and outlined recommendations including a temporary cross-sector crisis task force, a developer network, new financing tools, public seed funding, and a multi-site demonstration program to test off-site construction and standardized designs. Committee members asked about silos in the current system, the role of off-site and modular construction, target income ranges, and where the plan would be most useful. Civic Commons said the plan is meant to be statewide, community-informed, and respectful of local context, with pre-approved plans and standardized approaches for both single-family and multi-unit housing. The Department of Labor and Industries then gave an update on factory-built housing oversight. Officials said residential factory-built structures are a small but important part of their work and described progress in prioritizing residential plan reviews, which they said has reduced review time from months to about two days. They also reported creating a plans examiner supervisor position, moving forward with rules for third-party plan review and inspection, and beginning analysis of national standards from the Modular Building Institute to see whether they align with state code. Committee members and L&I discussed the value of standardized plans, real-time tracking for applicants, and the role of state inspection in reducing local jurisdictional variation. The Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council testified that it supports efforts to reduce permitting delays and increase housing production, but warned against weakening safety standards or labor protections. The labor representatives said prefabrication and modular construction can help if the workforce is protected, wages and apprenticeship opportunities are preserved, and projects use tools such as community workforce agreements. They also raised concerns about wage theft, misclassification, and unlicensed contractors in residential construction, and suggested stronger front-end contractor education or licensing. Committee members responded that the goal is to expand production without sacrificing safety or good jobs. The committee also heard city perspectives on local housing reforms. Olympia described its affordable housing emergency ordinance, which gives qualifying projects priority in the permitting queue, and said success depends on communication among housing staff, planners, engineers, and developers. Walla Walla, an early adopter of middle housing, reported increased ADUs, duplexes, and smaller-lot development after eliminating single-family zoning and expanding tools such as MFTE and ADU flexibility. Des Moines described adopting middle housing and ADU ordinances in June 2025 after a lengthy public process, while Poulsbo described proactive code changes including duplexes on corner lots, unit lot subdivisions, manufactured home protections, expanded ADU allowances, and pre-approved ADU plans shared with neighboring jurisdictions. No votes were taken during the work session.

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• This bill offers critical benefits, including early diagnosis and timely intervention that can significantly
• In almost every case, the benefits of treatment could be maximized with earlier intervention.
• As one of the main eye doctors in my community, almost daily, I see someone who would benefit from an
• Who could benefit greatly from these procedures that are safe in office that we're discussing in House
• Term limits forced me out, which is okay.

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five health-related bills. HB 1089, which would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Florida’s newborn screening panel, was presented as a way to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment; a pediatric neurologist from Nemours testified in support, noting existing FDA-approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials. After supportive debate, the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1083 would standardize patient access to medical records by setting deadlines for providers to produce or allow inspection of records and requiring electronic delivery when available. Supporters said it would reduce delays in care and costs, while two industry groups appeared in opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing rules more closely with federal law and removes some state exceptions, drew opposition from physicians who argued paper prescriptions are still needed for emergencies, shortages, and price shopping. The sponsor said the bill’s goals were patient safety, fraud prevention, and efficiency; despite concerns, it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1421, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which would create a statewide blood clot and pulmonary embolism registry, require hospital reporting and risk-assessment policies, and expand training requirements in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The bill was presented with emotional testimony from Emily Adkins’ parents, who urged support and co-sponsorship in her memory. Members from both parties praised the family’s advocacy, and the PCS passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, HB 449 on optometry would expand optometrists’ authority to prescribe certain medications and perform specified laser and non-laser eye procedures after certification. The bill and amendment drew strong opposition from ophthalmologists and their association, who raised patient-safety, training, and delegation concerns, while optometrists argued the bill would improve access, especially in rural areas and counties without ophthalmologists. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed on a recorded vote and was reported favorably.

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• rise and storm surges, support modeling efforts to assess flood risk reduction and socioeconomic benefits
• So we want to make sure our veterans are connected to their benefits.
• And so if we are able to harness the benefits of adult day health care in conjunction with the awesome
• The focus of my bill is on rural communities, but I believe that the benefits are for all Floridians.
• Funding requests are limited to $15 million annually, and this provision expires on July 1, 2031.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing FSU Day at the Capitol, the Red Mass, visiting students, school board members, veterans, and other guests. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with several measures temporarily postponed before and during the day’s proceedings. Committee and executive reports were largely absent, and the Senate proceeded directly to floor action on the listed bills. The Senate passed a number of mostly unanimous bills, including SB 36, SB 38, SB 40, and SB 42 on Florida Statutes revision; CS/SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, amended to strengthen the Florida Flood Hub and related research; CS/SB 116 on veterans, expanding benefits coordination, mental health training, adult day health care, and other veterans services; SB 126 on mailing prescription hearing aids to adults; SB 150 on abandoning restrained dogs during natural disasters, amended to conform to the House; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice for certain serious cardiac conditions; SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process for removing unauthorized persons from commercial property; SB 348 on ethics, including false military rank claims and collection of delinquent ethics fines; and CS/SB 7012 on child welfare workforce recruitment, treatment foster care pilots, and data collection for commercially sexually exploited children. Senate Memorial 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure was also adopted by voice vote. Two bills drew more extended debate. SB 118 on presidential libraries passed 36-3 after questions about local zoning, traffic, and whether the bill’s express preemption would limit county and municipal authority; supporters argued it would prevent local obstruction and help Florida attract a presidential library, while one senator said she would vote no because of concerns about local safety and planning issues. CS/SB 160 on public accountancy passed 39-0 after an amendment clarifying contracted services; supporters said it would broaden pathways into the CPA profession and address workforce shortages. CS/SB 108 on administrative procedures and CS/SB 110 on rural communities were temporarily postponed, then later taken up and passed after extensive debate, with SB 110 amended to prioritize certain rural transportation projects, expand housing, health care, broadband, and economic development support, and draw strong bipartisan praise for its focus on rural Florida. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, observed a moment of silence for former Surfside Chief John Healy, and made several closing announcements and recognitions.

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• And stable prices for the benefit of the American people.
• In addition to that, we know that the benefits of a strong labor market over time can be. can be really
• One of the benefits of that is that the gap comes down. Thank you so much.
• We came together During a really tough economic time at the end of this, during a pandemic, it limited
• Such as GDP growth and stock market performance and the tangible benefits for families.

Bills: SB257

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

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• </c><01:18:11.480><c> as</c><01:18:11.719><c> defined</c> the aggregate liability limit as defined the
• The campus footprint and infrastructure is limited and will not accommodate the stadium requirements.
• </c><01:30:17.760><c> which</c> significantly reduced and limited which significantly reduced and limited
• to the community that it's benefited to the community that it's given<02:33:00.200><c> to</c><02:33:
• </c><03:25:33.279><c> to</c><03:25:33.479><c> our</c> any Financial benefits to our any Financial benefits

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• She benefited quite a bit.
• She benefited quite a bit.
• It gives us no financial benefit.
• It gives us no financial benefit.
• medicinal benefit of potential benefit medicinal benefit of psilocybin.<03:02:44.960><c> And</c><03:

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• He said it just has a lot of knock-on benefits as well.
• He said it just has a lot of knock-on benefits as well.
• He said it just has a lot of knock-on benefits as well.
• He said it just has a lot of knock-on benefits as well.
• He said it just has a lot of knock-on benefits as well.

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• , SNAP benefits for example, to the TAP application.
• Approximately 150,000 folks in the metro area apply for SNAP benefits each year.
• > example</c> other benefits SNAP benefits for example other benefits SNAP benefits for example to<01
• </c><01:10:25.360><c> from</c> committee to DCF DCF can uh benefit from committee to DCF DCF can uh benefit
• </c><01:14:37.320><c> the</c> disability would greatly benefit the disability would greatly benefit the

Bills: HF1837 , HF361 , HF2725 , HF2566 , HF2744 , HF1685 , HF501 , HF1889 , HF1389

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

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• maximum of two primary witnesses in support and two primary witnesses in opposition of the bill, with a limit
• Other witnesses are limited to providing their name, the organization they represent, and Other witnesses
• are limited to providing their name, the organization they represent, and their position on the bill
• The other important component of this bill is that there are limitations that are placed by the state
• The other important component of this bill is that there are limitations that are placed by the state

Committee: House Elections

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• The data, however, would be fairly limited in utility and validation without resources to provide the
• The data, however, would be fairly limited in utility and validation without resources to provide the
• The data, however, would be fairly limited in utility and validation without resources to provide the
• The limitations we have are that the funding that we were given, a vast majority of it, does have limitations
• So I think currently it would be limited, and the no-cost option that we've discussed would have limited

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• right now voted in favor of stating this limitation twice in our current House rules.
• this limitation on the powers<00:47:42.880><c> of</c><00:47:43.040><c> the</c><00:47:43.240><c> role
• twice in our current house limitation twice in our current house rules<00:47:59.200><c> in</c><00:47
• </c><00:48:16.520><c> rule</c> then to underscore this limitation rule then to underscore this limitation
• It requires effort, planning, and time, but the benefits far outweigh the costs.

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call with 48 members present and three excused, deferred reading of the journal, and received Senate communications noting adoption of House Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 1 and 2. The chamber also recognized several visiting groups and guests, including Congresswoman Jill Tuda, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii participants and students, Okinawan visitors, Farrington High School students, James Campbell High School students, and Waiau High School students, many of whom were introduced in connection with Chamber Week activities and educational presentations. The main business was unfinished business on House Resolutions 6 and 7, which adopted the House rules for the 33rd Legislature, including rules for the Committee on Standards of Conduct. Members generally supported the rules package as a transparency and modernization update, citing earlier public access to testimony, a public list of Speaker appointees, changes to conference committee eligibility, telework for staff, social media guidance, and a public list of bills introduced by request. Several members raised reservations or opposition, focusing on concerns about staff involvement in approving written remarks, budget information timing, the Vice Speaker’s role, social media/free speech issues, and whether some changes reduced public access or conflicted with constitutional open-meeting requirements. No vote on the rules package is recorded in the excerpt. The debate ended with multiple members yielding time and the discussion continuing on the merits of the proposed rule changes, especially the balance between transparency, internal House procedure, and public participation.

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• Please note that we limit testimony to two witnesses in support and two witnesses in opposition.
• All additional witnesses will be limited to saying their name, organization, if they represent one, and
• You know, I'm a firm believer that we need to, even with the limited funds that we do have, it's really
• advocate on making this a priority over what in many cases we might deem less of a priority given the limited
• kind of established some cookie-cutter housing projects and homelessness projects that will try to benefit

Committee: House Human Services

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• entire benefits entire benefits uh of the stifling because we're we're uh of the stifling because we're
• because that program and who benefited because that program and who benefited because the definition
• or who's going going to lose the benefit or who's going going to lose the benefit or who's going to
• our budget secondary cap that limits our budget secondary cap that limits our budget growth.
• So we we don't want to limit changes. So we we don't want to limit changes.

Bills: HB 29 , HB 125 , HB 145 , HB 171 , HB 255 , HB 50 , HB 796 , HB 363 , HB 116 , HB 491 , HB 589 , HB 1495 , HB 368 , HB 1285 , HB 1905 , HB 1360 , HB 2002 , HB 917 , HB 2723 , HB 2067 , HB 1238 , HB 2337 , HB 745 , HB 1188 , HB 1606 , HB 2003 , HB 2147 , HB 2391 , HB 2355 , HB 2546 , HB 2495 , HB 2818 , HB 2249 , HB 1749 , HB 3109 , HB 3228 , HB 3240 , HB 1507 , HB 658 , HB 1748 , HB 1851 , HB 1922 , HB 2001 , HB 2798 , HB 107 , HCR 29 , SB 5 , SB 262 , HB 11 , HJR 72 , HB 106 , HB 18 , HB 48 , HB 27 , HB 37 , HB 1481 , HB 581 , HB 1696 , HB 2216 , HB 1035 , HB 1633 , HB 742 , HB 754 , HB 1689 , HB 1690 , HB 2669 , HB 391 , HB 517 , HB 1024 , HB 1607 , HB 252 , HB 1716 , HB 1562 , HB 4116 , HB 1866 , HB 1741 , HB 2103 , HB 2637 , HB 2884 , HB 503 , HB 1089 , HB 2986 , HB 972 , HB 502 , HB 29 , HB 125 , HB 145 , HB 171 , HB 255 , HB 50 , HB 796 , HB 363 , HB 116 , HB 491 , HB 589 , HB 1495 , HB 368 , HB 1285 , HB 1905 , HB 1360 , HB 2002 , HB 917 , HB 2723 , HB 2067 , HB 1238 , HB 2337 , HB 745 , HB 1188 , HB 1606 , HB 2003 , HB 2147 , HB 2391 , HB 2355 , HB 2546 , HB 2495 , HB 2818 , HB 2249 , HB 1749 , HB 3109 , HB 3228 , HB 3240 , HB 1507 , HB 658 , HB 1748 , HB 1851 , HB 1922 , HB 2001 , HB 2798 , HB 107 , HCR 29

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• to the welfare has not been Limited to the welfare has not been Limited to the original states that
• managers practices move for benefits managers practices move for benefits managers practices move for
• from Dei than any other race benefited from Dei than any other race benefited from Dei than any other
• them or whoever with regards to benefit them or whoever with regards to benefit them or whoever with
• that we can go and certain limit that we can go and certain limit that we can go and evidently we're

Bills: HB 9 , HB 22 , HB 908 , HB 1392

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• </c><00:38:23.280><c> significantly</c> for firearms will benefit significantly for firearms will benefit
• </c><00:40:11.760><c> the</c> I what it seeks to do is to limit the I what it seeks to do is to limit
• Chair: And just to all testifiers, I do have the authority to limit you to two minutes.
• this bill um it doesn't give a benefit this bill um it doesn't give a benefit<00:56:33.520><c> to</c
• </c><02:07:50.960><c> um</c> bill that limits um bill that limits um the<02:07:53.119><c> firearm</c>

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee hearing covered House Bill 279 and House Bill 392, both relating to firearms. HB 279 would restrict carrying or possessing firearm parts except at or between certain locations and in an enclosed container, define firearm parts and prohibited persons, and increase penalties for violations. The Department of Law Enforcement strongly supported the bill, saying it would close a loophole involving disassembled or “ghost gun” parts and help law enforcement charge people who carry weapons in pieces. Most public testimony opposed the measure, with speakers arguing it was unconstitutional, vague, hard to enforce, and would burden lawful gun owners, gunsmiths, and firearm dealers; several also said existing laws already cover the conduct. One supporter, Dennis Dunn, said additional firearm security could reduce theft and suicides. The chair noted the committee had received 270 testimonies on HB 279, with 39 in support, 234 in opposition, and one comment. The committee then heard HB 392, which would prohibit the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns and establish mandatory minimum sentencing for using a ghost gun in a felony. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office supported the bill, saying unserialized firearms are difficult to trace and that prosecutors need clear laws to address them. Supporters argued the measure would help prevent untraceable weapons from circulating and align penalties with other firearm offenses. Opponents, including several gun owners and association representatives, said the bill was unnecessary because existing state and federal laws already prohibit unserialized firearms, and warned it could create confusion, criminalize lawful owners of antique or self-built firearms, and be difficult to administer. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion provided.

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• So we're we haven't changed that limit at all. Is that correct?
• So we're we haven't changed that limit at all. Is that correct?
• </c><00:52:18.400><c> Um,</c><00:52:19.319><c> and</c> deserve the benefits of that.
• Um, and deserve the benefits of that.
• So, I would I would be benefits.

Committee: Senate Elections