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• Then getting it in the system and then getting it through the approval process through ASIS.
• As Karen said, since it was through the bond, we were instructed not to put it in ASIS.
• Sorry. 80, yes, it is the same vendor. And they don't have the same issue, it looks like.
• It is a new original contract.
• And it just changes it to 7/28/27. Okay. Thank you, ma'am. You're welcome.

Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications. Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.

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• It is a necessary modernization to meet the needs of the 2026 public.
• It is a necessary modernization to meet the needs of the 2026 public.
• Modernizing and expanding the tax base will give the state the resources it needs to meet current obligations
• Modernizing and expanding the tax base will give the state the resources it needs to meet current obligations
• Modernizing and expanding the tax base will give the state the resources it needs to meet current obligations

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:10:53.200><c> one</c> Senator uh Favlla, and was it one Senator uh Favlla, and was it one Senator
• It is my and what the Takaminis bring.
• </c><00:16:35.759><c> was</c> entered into the journal as if it was entered into the journal as if it
• Let's keep it going.
• Let's keep it going. And I'd generation. Let's keep it going.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with all 25 members present, approved the prior day’s journal, and heard several introductions, including visiting staff, guests, and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, who was recognized for her work with the food bank and noted as acting governor that week. The chamber also received House communications returning several Senate concurrent resolutions adopted unamended, and one House-amended resolution, SCR 192, was taken up. Senator Wakai moved to disagree with the House amendments to SCR 192, the motion was seconded and carried, with conferees to be named later. Standing committee reports were then taken up, including reports 1931 to 1939 for one-day notice and report 1940 for adoption, which was adopted without objection. The Senate then considered a series of advice-and-consent nominations, beginning with education-related appointments. Senators spoke in support of nominees to the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board, the State Board of Education, and the School Facilities Authority Board, while Senator Awa and others raised objections to several nominees, arguing that campaign donations by some appointees created the appearance of “pay to play.” Despite those objections, the nominations were ultimately confirmed. The chamber also confirmed Dwight Takamini as chair of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board after strong support from multiple senators who cited his labor, legislative, and public service background. The Senate next confirmed Christine Sakuda as chief information officer for the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, with supporters emphasizing her IT leadership and public service and noting she is the first female and Native Hawaiian to hold the post. The chamber also confirmed Kahuanoi AD Jackson as judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Sonia H. Toma as judge of the District Family Court of the Second Circuit, with senators highlighting their prosecutorial and public service experience and the favorable testimony received in committee. After these confirmations, senators introduced the new appointees and their families in the gallery. Later, the Senate adopted additional standing committee reports on House concurrent resolutions and passed SB 849 HD2 on final reading, relating to wildlife conservation, by unanimous consent. The body also reconsidered and reversed earlier disagreement on House amendments to SB 116 and SB 946, agreeing that the amendments were technical and giving one-day notice for final reading. The meeting concluded with a late introduction of the Honokaʻa Jazz Band, which was praised for its national recognition and community service, and senators invited members to a later concert in the rotunda.

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• It could create consistent expectations and real accountability, enabling the state to modernize systems
• So, if wildfire mitigation is put into the grid modernization policy, and if it is determined to be a
• It took them seconds to turn that off. It took eight hours to turn it back on.
• It modernizes our statutory ability to enforce against illegal water diversions.
• Look it up. It's not part of it.

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• </c><00:02:55.760><c> I'm</c> like much broader IT modernization.
• I'm like much broader IT modernization.
• </c><00:03:24.239><c> But</c> deal of money for IT modernization.
• But deal of money for IT modernization.
• </c><00:32:54.799><c> not</c> law enforcement it will not it would not law enforcement it will not it

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ><00:35:55.200><c> it</c> been specific to keep it um to keep it been specific to keep it um to keep
• </c><00:45:54.960><c> its</c><00:45:55.280><c> functional</c> it has far exceeded its functional it has
• </c> it as well. it as well.
• </c> approve it for it in advance. approve it for it in advance.
• </c> to extend it. to extend it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• it and move it up.
• We did deal with modernization. It just all got included into one project.
• </c><01:27:19.280><c> it</c> building um it it was a renovation it building um it it was a renovation
• </c><01:27:28.000><c> it</c><01:27:28.159><c> just</c> we did deal with modernization it just we did
• deal with modernization it just all<01:27:28.639><c> got</c><01:27:29.080><c> included</c><01:27:30.080

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• So, I see it. I feel it. I sense it. I just, you know, how can we help you? Is there a new way?
• And products, it would it would be both.
• So it it depends a a fee to start with.
• I know nothing about it, but Gore-Tex is very popular. I like it. I use it. It's a great product.
• I like it. I use it. It's very popular. I like it. I use it.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

Transcript Highlights:

• It also addresses key accessibility issues in Symphony Hall by replacing outdated 1966 seating with modern
• You name it, we have it. What are your plans for upkeep if it is built?
• And uh it it so it's we Hansen Estates.
• </c><01:12:47.520><c> It</c> modern corrosion resistant material.
• It modern corrosion resistant material.

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• Those first two IT projects, the Medicaid Enterprise Modular Strategy and the Modernized Eligibility
• I think it was modernizing our software, the permitting software system and ongoing investment and maintenance
• </c> modernize your is it for that project? modernize your is it for that project?
• I<01:40:05.040><c> think</c><01:40:05.119><c> it</c><01:40:05.280><c> was</c><01:40:05.440><c> modernizing
• </c><01:40:06.159><c> our</c><01:40:06.320><c> our</c> I think it was modernizing our our I think it

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> it off for fall. it off for fall.
• Um but it it does not need voting for.
• </c> it refundable. it refundable.
• </c><00:31:44.480><c> by</c><00:31:44.600><c> federal</c> it it is being evaluated by federal it it is
• some eyes on it out that it it does have some eyes on it already. already. already.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on May 8, 2026, to narrow 12 proposed Legislative Audit Commission evaluation topics down to 8-10 semi-finalists for a legislative survey. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jodi Munson Rodriguez reviewed the selection criteria and explained which topics were promising now, which might be better deferred to fall because of timing or data limitations, and which were less promising because OLA would have limited ability to add value. She identified the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy, DHS Adult Day Services Licensing, DHS county service approvals and provision, MDH mortuary science program, MPCA feedlot permitting, Minnesota paid leave, the Office of Cannabis Management, and several other DHS-related items as candidates, while recommending that DHS system modernization be shifted to an IT audit and that corporate concentration be narrowed substantially if pursued. Members discussed several topics in detail. Representative Lee asked how a broad DHS county services topic could be narrowed and suggested providing legislators with an addendum listing possible subprograms so they would know what they were ranking; Munson Rodriguez said OLA could add a few suggested subtopics and tailor the survey materials. Representative Hansen urged that the MPCA feedlot permitting review focus on effectiveness and environmental and health impacts, not just speed, and Munson Rodriguez said those kinds of questions could be added. The Office of Cannabis Management was viewed as promising but probably too new to evaluate immediately, and the MDH mortuary science program was also seen as worthwhile but potentially delayed because of overlap with other MDH licensing work. The Minnesota research tax credit drew the most extended discussion. Munson Rodriguez said it remained a weak fit for OLA because of limited data and unclear program goals, and Senator Rest argued it would be better handled by the Department of Revenue’s research staff or possibly the Legislative Budget Office’s tax expenditure research section. Representative Lee asked whether OLA’s financial audit division could review whether the credit “pays for itself,” but Munson Rodriguez said that would require econometric analysis outside the financial audit division’s normal work. The committee did not take a formal vote in the portion provided, but the chair indicated the tax credit issue should be brought to the full commission agenda, and the meeting continued with additional topic review, including the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which staff said was heavily federally controlled and already reviewed by federal OIG, limiting OLA’s likely impact.

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• </c> placed upon its passage. placed upon its passage.
• </c> speak on it. speak on it.
• If my mind can conceive it, my heart can believe it. I know I can achieve it.
• You can make it. It gets dark out. You can make it.
• </c> believe it. I know I can achieve it. believe it. I know I can achieve it.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:26 Report of Committees 05:13 Orders of the Day/ HB 6 06:22 HB 480 14:13 HB 562 17:55 HB 136 25:53 HB 257 29:47 HB 490 35:54 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 40:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 52:44 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 53:49 ConC/Rules Report 57:12 Floor Amendments 58:49 Adjournment 58:59, 958, all

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• </c> roads and um so s SP 1195 we support it roads and um so s SP 1195 we support it because<00:23:20.360
• :23:22.520><c> for</c> because it would improve visibility for because it would improve visibility for
• </c><00:29:11.559><c> thank</c> hearing it thank hearing it thank you<00:29:13.799><c> Department</c>
• in it.
• have it in it I the bill actually didn't have it in it I thought<00:35:43.720><c> I</c><00:35:43.839>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on March 18, 2025, to hear several measures and later take up amendments and votes. Early items included a budget measure to increase the mass transit special fund expenditure ceiling, a bill extending lapse dates for drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory funds, and a measure creating buffer zones for parking near crosswalks and intersections. Testimony on the crosswalk-parking bill was broadly supportive from transportation, law enforcement, planning, bicycling, public health, and advocacy groups, with the Department of Health emphasizing visibility and roadway safety. The committee also heard a bill establishing the Mokai air carrier subsidy program for Molokaʻi, which drew support from the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii and comments from the Department of Transportation. The committee then heard SB 106 on pedestrian rules, which generated mixed testimony: the Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Workers Center, and the Department of Health supported it, while the Honolulu Police Department and Kīpuka Injury Prevention Coalition opposed it. Supporters argued the bill would reduce inequitable jaywalking enforcement and reflect a broader safety culture; opponents warned it could create confusion and risk. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect other traffic-code provisions and asked about crash data in other jurisdictions; the Department of Health said crashes had not increased in other places and cited California data showing decreased crashes and fatalities. In decision-making, the committee voted to pass SB 934 SD2 with amendments, with Representative Miyake reserving and Representative Cochran excused. It then passed SB 1526 SD2 with amendments. SB 1195 SD1 was also passed with amendments after the chair proposed adding language tying fines for illegal parking near crosswalks and intersections to the Safe Routes to School special fund and establishing a fine range of $100 to $500 per violation, with collected fines dedicated to pedestrian safety improvements. Members voiced support for the dedicated revenue source and community safety rationale. The committee next passed SB 1638 SD2 with amendments to strengthen the constitutional/public-purpose findings for subsidizing air carriers serving Molokaʻi and to add annual audit requirements and penalties for misuse of funds. The amended findings emphasized that affordable air service is essential for health care, employment, education, and overall well-being in remote island communities, and that the subsidy program is intended to improve access and competition while lowering costs for residents. The chair then recessed the meeting after the final vote.

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• So, is it possible? It is.
• It really does.
• Primarily, what bill was it? Anyway, it was in 2024.
• It is also what makes it more complex. The existing laws are not there.
• It updates and modernizes Oklahoma's Self Service Storage Facility Act and ensures consistency with surrounding

Bills: SB1732, SB1217, SB1443, SB1455, SB1457, SB1459, SB1465, SB1944, SB1946, SB1218, SB1942, SB1352, SB2132, SB1920, SB1285, SB1304, SB1305, SB1326, SB1590, SB1767

Keywords: professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees, renewal fee, reciprocity, poultry house contractor, poultry house wiring, environmentally controlled poultry house

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• It doesn't mean that it has to be like that. ...language learners, and for other areas, whatever it might
• It is more on a formula basis.
• I can't remember what it was, but it was at 5%.
• It tends to follow that pattern.
• They also tend to be very... it goes in.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Why do we need it?
• We still have other states that are doing it, and I think it may become a political thing.
• Forest Service, and it changes it to add that we're urging and requesting the U.S.
• Forest Service, and it changes it to add that we're urging and requesting the U.S.
• of the geologic study and updating how the files are sent and just trying to modernize it across the

Bills: HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR104, HB1209

Keywords: migratory waterfowl, hunting regulations, flooded crops, wildlife management, environmental impact, hunting, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, deer hunting, dogs, conservation, hunting heritage, federal regulations, Senator Kennedy, wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, legislative support, environment, protective measures, boating safety

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• It does it in a couple of different ways.
• it.
• It appears that settles it.
• Provide it to you once we get it.
• So, page 5, we're talking about grid modernization and it says...

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• Um it will uh change grain warehouses.
• It seems like maybe the bouncy houses?
• And what this bill does is it lines out and it specifically says when it comes to making decisions based
• So we made it exempt to agriculture.
• It really is.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Would he use it for the greater good, or would it be abused for self-serving and corrupt ambition?
• Yes, it is.
• I truly don't even know how that is physically possible, but she managed to do it, but it doesn't stop
• So please recognize it. In our service to our education community, so please recognize it. Mr.
• Representative, that is it.

Bills: HB3419, HB4153, HB3430, HB3791, HB3277, HB4119, HB4408, HB3905, HB3968, HB3835, HB3386, HB2650, HB3742, HB3588, HB3748, HB4303, HB4311, HB3028, HB4428, HB4429, HB4132, HB1889, HB3265, HB1739, HB4434, HB3313, HB3852, HB4263, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3420, HB2116, HB2206, HB3625, HB2939, HB3721, HB1823, HB2425, HB4440, HJR1087, HB4003, HJR1077, HB1770, HB1675, HB3627, HB3891, HJR1067, HB3462, HJR1053, HJR1054, HJR1044, HB3472, HB1225, HJR1019, HB4145, HJR1081, HB1746, HJR1069, HJR1050, HB1638, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3127, HB4488, HB2955, HB3781, HB3783, HB3802, HB2471, HB2937, SCR16, HB2960, HB3466, HB3262, HB3269, HB3152, HB4140, HB4142, HB3148, HB3378

Keywords: corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, driver license, reading proficiency, minors, education requirements, alternative testing, attendance, remedial reading, public school, oath of enrollment, court financial obligations, cost hearing, payment plan, community service, court compliance program, debt relief

Summary: The House convened, heard an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a long floor calendar with several introductions and recognitions, including guests from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Trucking Day participants, Mid America Christian University, and the day’s doctor and nurse honorees. The chamber also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 16, recognizing March as National Women’s History Month. Members debated and passed House Bill 2937, which extends constitutional carry to allow qualified individuals to carry firearms on boats. Questions focused on alcohol use on lakes, public safety, and whether law enforcement agencies had requested or opposed the bill. The House also passed House Bill 2960, limiting lawsuits against firearm manufacturers when a purchaser modifies a firearm; House Bill 3466, removing the Corporation Commission’s unused petty cash fund from statute; House Bill 3262, increasing the warrant-service fee from $50 to $150 at the request of the Oklahoma County Sheriff; and House Bill 3269, allowing electronic arrest warrants to mirror existing electronic search-warrant procedures. Additional bills passed included House Bill 3152, authorizing Corporation Commission officers to transport certain detained truckers to jail and book them; House Bill 414, making theft of a firearm a Class 2 felony regardless of value; House Bill 4142, expanding criminal statutes at the request of the Oklahoma City Police Bomb Squad; House Bill 3148, modernizing VIN inspection procedures and fee handling; and House Bill 3378, creating a revolving board for OCAST’s grant-awarding body after all members rolled off at once and delayed grants. House Bill 3378 also had its emergency clause adopted. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan margins, and the House adjourned after announcements and committee notices.

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• that need to be modernized.
• It is an option, but it opens that up for federal funding, and I do not know the amount, but I will get
• April Fools, if you look at the title, it says that we're moving it to the osteopathic board, but the
• So the staff forgot to change it to the Board of Psychology, so it actually goes to the Board of Psychology
• And so it would put, sorry, got all excited about that, it would put the Board Certified Assistant Behavioral

Summary: The committee first laid over Senate Bills 904, 1500, 1644, and 1833, then heard a series of health-related measures. Representative Miller presented SB 1651, described as Oklahoma Medical Board cleanup and modernization language affecting multiple licensed professions; after a question about removing a photo requirement from an application, the bill passed 5-0. Representative Lawson presented SB 1645, which sets parameters for Oklahoma Health Care Authority audits of long-term care facilities, and it also passed 5-0. Representative Fettgetter presented SB 1560, cleanup language from last year’s nurse practitioner bill, and it passed 5-0. Representative Newton presented SB 206 to classify municipal, county, tribal, and other public-entity ambulances as essential services for federal funding eligibility; it passed 5-0. Newton also presented SB 1557, which moves board oversight of behavioral analyst credentials under the Board of Psychology and removes a fee cap; after brief questions, it passed 5-0. He then presented SB 1849, a cleanup bill giving the Oklahoma Board of Podiatric Medicine authority to set continuing education requirements related to medical marijuana prescribing, and SB 1984, another cleanup/update bill for the Board of Osteopathic Medicine addressing emergency procedures and related definitions; both passed 5-0. Representative Stark presented SB 933, a “right to try” bill allowing terminally ill or similarly affected patients to seek investigational treatments with informed consent and at their own expense; it passed 4-1 after questions about eligibility and facilities. Chairwoman Roe presented SB 1436, creating a procedure for women who experience fetal loss to obtain a certificate of infant death, and it passed 5-0. She also presented SB 1794, requiring the Department of Mental Health to publish bed vacancies at mental health facilities statewide to aid placement of patients needing acute beds; it passed 5-0. Representative Hasenbeck presented SB 1553, specifying qualifications for psychologists who review adverse determinations on appeal, and it passed 5-0. The meeting ended with the chair noting that several bills had been laid over for the next week’s agenda.