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• I'm from Legislative District 32, which encompasses a good portion of Bonneville County.
• Follow-up: Were they supportive of this legislation? Representative Bingham. Mr.
• I’d like to start by walking you through this piece of legislation.
• And I kind of want to speak a little bit on behalf of that in terms of this legislation.
• So I am in favor of this legislation, and I'm available for any questions. Thank you.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

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• And the child care providers all said when this piece of legislation passes, what will happen is many
• And that is the result of that legislation that we passed in 2014.
• This piece of legislation helps with regulations for our child care providers.
• There needs to be more carrots in legislation where we can make sure, you and I, Mr.
• There needs to be more carrots in legislation where we can make sure, you and I, Mr.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, the flag was escorted by the Muckleshoot Veterans Color Guard, and the day opened with a prayer from Dennis Anderson Sr. The House approved the previous day’s minutes, welcomed representatives from the Urban Native Education Alliance, and then moved through caucuses and Senate messages before taking up a long series of third-reading votes on bills that had returned from the Senate. Several measures drew debate over Senate amendments. House Bill 1069, concerning bargaining over supplemental retirement benefits for certain public employees, passed 78-17 after supporters said it would help correctional workers and critics said the Senate changes weakened the bill. Second Substitute House Bill 1128, creating a child care workforce standards board, passed 68-27 amid arguments over child care shortages, wages, and affordability. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155, banning non-compete agreements, passed 62-33; supporters framed it as pro-worker and pro-entrepreneurship, while opponents said contracts should be voluntary and important in business sales. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1187 on ambulance billing and collections (93-2), Substitute House Bill 1390 phasing out the Community Protection Program (51-44), Engrossed House Bill 1501 on housing-related local requirements (58-37), House Bill 291 on bargaining communication rights (92-3), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110 on ambulance staffing/training (95-0), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2165 on impersonating peace officers (66-29), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2219 on child care regulations and opioid-related safety language (67-28), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2266 on housing siting and local flexibility (56-39), Substitute House Bill 2350 on notice and accountability for developmental disability services (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2360 allowing schools to keep and administer albuterol with parental-notification changes (79-16), Second Substitute House Bill 2384 on financial transparency for continuing care retirement communities (78-17), Second Substitute House Bill 2429 on behavioral health planning and appropriations (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2496 protecting tribal sacred sites (71-24), and House Bill 2510, on which the House did not concur in Senate amendments. The chamber also granted conference requests on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bills 5998 and 605 and appointed conferees for each.

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• So what this legislation does, it cites the fact that with this study that I handed out, interactions
• Representative Pickett, just mechanically on this legislation, as I'm reading through it, with the changes
• This is just common-sense legislation.
• Yeah, just for clarification, where in the legislation does it say that you can essentially report the
• He added some history, noting that 2015 legislation added a process where new gas tax revenues would

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

Keywords: 989, all

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• We see this as an important follow-up to legislation that was passed last year, House Bill 1403.
• The legislature passed important legislation back in 2019 to clarify the district defect law.
• The legislature passed important legislation back in 2019 to clarify the district defect law.
• The legislature passed important legislation back in 2019 to clarify.
• The legislature passed important legislation back in 2019 to clarify the district defect law.

Bills: HB2304 , HB2664

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, HB 2664, unlawful detainer, eviction notice, landlord-tenant, tenant rights, service of process, certified mail, notice by mail, notice posting, possession action, vacate notice, Washington RCW 59.12, housing law, rental housing, forcible entry and detainer

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• Seeing none, this is my legislation. Don't let this volume of it scare you.
• Seeing none, this is my legislation. Don't let this volume of it scare you.
• First off to my friend on my left, there's about 15 states with a legislative term limit.
• I used to work in a state in Oklahoma where they have a 12-year lifetime legislative limit.
• I used to work in a state in Oklahoma where they have a 12-year lifetime legislative moment.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• For the record, I am Beth Delio representing the 22nd Legislative District, which you are sitting in
• The other piece of the bill does provide Department of Ecology legislative guidance about giving us some
• My name is Edgar Scott, and I'm here on behalf of Kaiser Aluminum testifying on this legislation.
• My name is Edgar Scott, and I'm here on behalf of Kaiser Aluminum, testifying on this legislation.
• First of all, I want to say we really appreciate the legislation that is presented.

Bills: HB2537 , HB2245 , HB2296

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: emissions, climate commitment act, environmental regulation, trade regulation, facility compliance, consumer-owned utilities, clean energy, port districts, market customers, energy transformation, distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, sustainability, energy policy, 904, all

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• State Senator, 47th Legislative District, and also a member of the Nez Perce Tribe.
• For the record, I'm Claudia Kauffman, State Senator, the 47th Legislative District, and also a member
• This proposed legislation is a significant first step towards addressing the risk of cultural resources
• Today, I wish to speak in opposition to the legislation as drafted.
• Many states have considered similar legislation. Colorado has been the only state to pass a bill.

Bills: SB5609 , SB6284

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, regulation, data privacy, technological impacts, 904, all

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• All public comments submitted through the portal will be posted on the electronic legislative Information
• We corrected two words that were a drafting error in the introduced legislation. Dr.
• This legislative update will empower us to build upon our existing legislation authorities to rapidly
• To realize this vision, we are seeking your support for the following key legislative changes.
• This is why the legislation targets comprehensive regional universities.

Committee: House Higher Education

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• legislation for the naming, the licensing, and likeness, I believe it is.
• Can you tell me what the legislative priorities are for the University of Texas system?
• The legislative priorities for the University of Texas system, in my humble opinion, are...
• That's our legislative priority, to work with the legislature.
• We got that approved in the last legislative session.

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• In the last legislative session, lawmakers took a significant step by creating the Texas Water Fund,
• It enhances legislative oversight by expanding the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee from seven to
• It enhances legislative oversight by expanding the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee from seven to
• Funding for water infrastructure is the number one legislative priority for our partners.
• Thank you for your time, and again, TAB strongly supports this legislation.

Bills: HB16 , HB16 , HB1618 , HB2692 , HB2712 , HB2970 , HB3609 , HB3628

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control

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• The provisions in this bill are modeled after recent legislation from states like Indiana, Nevada, and
• The proposed modifications achieve many of the goals in the proposed legislation and will allow Dakota
• For us, additional legislation on this issue seems redundant.
• in Virginia this past legislative session.
• For these reasons, we are very supportive of enabling legislation for VPPs in Minnesota.

Bills: HF2928 , HF2912 , HF2297

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability

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• Comments submitted through the portal will be posted on the electronic legislative information systems
• This legislation today would help fill that gap. for those of you who have other comments, this will
• State University Polytechnic College under its existing legislative authority.
• This is at least our legislation when we talk about what the definition is on page two.
• So we think a legislative fix would be to amend the law.

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• Senator Gaetz is sponsoring the legislation certain I'd like to recognize you to explain the proposed
• Kudos to you for for putting all of that and this legislation.
• But all of the Florida, the only thing that this legislation does is to say that when a little Julia
• Even the of they want to do business operate in good faith under this piece of legislation.
• I'm thankful that you're carrying this bill, this good piece of legislation and then to thank you to

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Even your ballots have presidents, governors, Congress, state legislators, and many other offices on
• What's the rationale behind exempting first-class cities from this particular legislation?
• To be honest, when I first heard about it, I was like, "How come we need legislation to do this?"
• But yet here we are; we need legislation to do this.
• This is just the landing spot of current legislation that we moved into one spot.

Committee: House Education Policy

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• As legislators who cut the check, we're on J-LAC, right?
• Joint legislative audit committees are so important. I sat on J-LAC for years.
• Joint legislative audit committees are so important.
• The original legislation and its purpose I fully support.
• This legislation speaks only to opticians who delegate.

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The Health Policy Committee heard and advanced several health-related bills. SB 1546 on background screening for athletic coaches was explained as another extension of the deadline for coaches to be added to the background screening clearinghouse; it passed favorably with support from athletic and youth sports organizations. SB 958 on type 1 diabetes early detection was amended to match the House version, requiring the Department of Health to provide school districts, school boards, and charter schools with informational materials for parents; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. CS/SB 1070 on electrocardiograms for student athletes drew extensive discussion about sudden cardiac arrest prevention, implementation timelines, costs, funding through private and public sources, and whether insurance, KidCare, or Medicaid should cover screenings; after supportive testimony from school and athletic groups, it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also heard SB 1060, which would create a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid managed care to review encounter data, financials, audits, and rebate calculations with assistance from an actuary and the Auditor General. The sponsor and several senators framed it as a transparency and verification measure in response to large mid-year Medicaid funding increases and concerns about network adequacy and vertical integration; it passed favorably. CS/SB 944, which shortens the insurer overpayment recovery look-back period for claims involving psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, also passed favorably with support from the Florida Psychological Association. SB 1370, moving ambulatory surgical centers into their own statute rather than under hospital licensure provisions, was supported by surgery center representatives and reported favorably. The committee approved SB 768, as amended, to narrow the foreign-country-of-concern licensure attestation for health care entities to direct controlling interests and clarify the “reasonable efforts” standard; it passed after questions about how the standard would work in practice. SB 1544 on opticianry prompted significant debate over whether the bill would limit nonlicensed staff in ophthalmology and optometry settings; after a proposed amendment was withdrawn and multiple witnesses spoke both for and against, the bill was temporarily postponed. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to SB 1808 requiring health care practitioners and facilities to refund patient overpayments within 30 days, with enforcement through AHCA fines or professional discipline, and then reported the bill favorably.

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• The goal is to, as every time we draft legislation, make sure that it's clear, that it's findable, so
• What's the response been from local governments on your legislation?
• the citizens of the state of Florida by not enacting this legislation.
• Ohio passed hands-free legislation in 2023.
• Florida needs to be the 32nd state to have hands-free cell phone use legislation.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Transportation Committee met and considered a series of bills, beginning with SB 266, which would exempt sales and use tax on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft sold from manufacturers to operators. Senator Harold said the measure is intended to help Florida attract an advanced air mobility industry and create jobs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the definition of EVTOL aircraft and excluding drones, then reported the bill favorably. SB 350, by Senator DeSigley, was also reported favorably after a minor amendment; it allows local governments to permit vehicles to travel slowly on flooded streets without being treated as unlawfully impeding traffic. Supporters from the Florida PBA and Florida League of Cities waived in support. The committee next approved SB 706, designating part of U.S. 92/Gandy Boulevard as the Senator James A. Sebesta Memorial Highway. SB 628, Lucy’s Law, was heard with extensive emotional testimony from Lucy Fernandez’s parents and others. The bill strengthens boating safety by increasing penalties for reckless boating, requiring boating safety education after certain violations, and aligning some boating penalties more closely with motor vehicle laws. A substitute amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 872, dealing with county and municipal price controls for the removal and storage of electric vehicles, was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from towing industry representatives about the added costs and storage constraints posed by damaged EVs; the Florida Insurance Council spoke in opposition. The committee then approved SB 650, which expands hazardous walking condition criteria for elementary school students to include walkways along freeways, ramps, and interchanges, regardless of speed limit. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated substantial testimony from safety advocates and families affected by distracted driving; it would rename Florida’s texting law as a hands-free driving law and prohibit handheld use of wireless devices while driving. The committee also passed SB 994, increasing driver education requirements for standard and learner’s licenses, and SB 662, designating a portion of West Beaver Street in Duval County as Harry Frisch Street. Several senators recorded affirmative votes on bills after the roll calls, and the meeting adjourned after all listed measures were reported favorably.

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• Last legislative session in 2021.
• So one, that's going to be. be a huge topic of discussion in this legislative session.
• I can't speak to legislative intent.
• Yes, we request that letter for any potential legislation.
• So based upon that legislative request, we went and we answered that in the February 2nd letter.

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Lord, I ask your blessing on the legislative staff who will help these representatives carry out their
• And finally, Lord, I seek your blessing on these legislators themselves.
• Today is a historical day as we begin the eighty-ninth legislative session.
• The eighty-eighth legislative session taught us that when we stand together, we can win.
• I've carried major legislation and minor bills and experienced sessions with no bills at all.

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• We spent a lot of time on and passed legislation regarding inactive wells.
• Following the legislation, right? So, timeline.
• So we obviously strongly supported the legislation.
• And so we obviously strongly supported the legislation, but it's in place.
• There's no assumption in this legislation.

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I am the legislative liaison for the San Francisco Police Department.
• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation.
• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation of California, opposed.
• I'm a legislative advocate with ACLU California Action.
• Jim Lindbergh, Friends Committee on Legislation of California, opposed.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all