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• Only entities that are registered as a CCRC may... care retirement communities.
• An entity must be registered as a CCRC by DHS if it operates a CCRC enters into a residency agreement
• Only entities that are registered as a CC. Residence agreement or collects an entrance fee.
• Also, a registration as a CCRC is valid for up to two years.
• It requires applicants for registration, where those entities offer life care contracts, to submit an

Bills: HB2540, HB2113

Keywords: emergency medical services, EMT recertification, healthcare, first responders, public health, radiologic technologists, diagnostic imaging, healthcare regulation, professional supervision, state licensing, 904, all

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• way of background, any person who is operating a vehicle is required to carry proof of vehicle registration
• In the envelope will be vehicle registration, the vehicle insurance card, and an emergency contact card
• Vehicle registration, the vehicle insurance card, and an emergency contact.
• My son, Nick, has his registration. Clear and direct.
• My son, Nick, has his registration and insurance in his blue envelope.

Bills: HB2096, HB2134, HB2323

Keywords: confidential identification, investigators, attorney general, security, law enforcement, transportation planning, greenhouse gas emissions, vehicle miles traveled, regional planning organizations, environmental policy, blue envelope program, healthcare, patient privacy, state laws, medical records, 904, all

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• HB 3453 by Bond, relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family
• HB 3480 by Schott, relating to the required provision of certain governmental entity contracts carrying
• HB 3523 by Garcia Barrer, relating to the registration of military family members at a polling place
• HB 3528 by McQueeney, relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles, referred to the Committee
• HB 3528 by McQueeney relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles, refer to the Committee

Summary: The House met briefly to read a large number of first-reading bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions and refer them to the appropriate committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public health, education, criminal justice, taxation, transportation, water and natural resources, elections, housing, veterans issues, local government, and constitutional amendments. Several bills focused on school policy, health care regulation, property tax and sales tax changes, criminal penalties, and local or state agency authority. Among the notable items were proposals on name and sex changes on birth records, college admissions inquiries into criminal history, foster care contractor liability, school nutrition and assessment policy, election procedures, homestead and franchise tax exemptions, public retirement system reporting, and numerous transportation and infrastructure measures. The House also received resolutions designating local honors and observances, including Brownsville as the bicycling capital of the Rio Grande Valley, Port Aransas as the fishing capital of Texas, and Selena Quintanilla Perez Day. Some measures proposed constitutional amendments on legislative procedure, homestead taxation, and election-law enforcement authority. No debate or testimony occurred in this segment; the action was limited to first reading and referral. The session also referred several resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars. At the end of the proceedings, the House adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 4167 by Guillen relating to the Livestock Brand Registration and Expiration, referred to the Committee
• HB 4168 by Compost relating to the requirements for the renewal of physicians' registration permits,
• HB 4193 by Gonzalez of El Paso relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles, referred to the
• HB 4201 by Schatzlein relating to provisions concerning the locations of certain entities, referred to
• A political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms,

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• registration and how those requirements relate to specific employees in our client organizations.
• </c> and thus require lobbying registration. and thus require lobbying registration.
• .<01:12:58.239><c> Section</c><01:12:58.640><c> three,</c> registration.
• Section three, registration.
• </c> are covered by lobbying registration are covered by lobbying registration requirements.<01:13:25.600

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• electronic voter registration electronic voter registration electronic voter registration information
• registration database that the voter registration database that the voter registration database that
• . registration. registration.
• to your voter registration to your voter registration record.
• registration database that the voter registration database that the voter registration database that

Keywords: 920, all

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• The rules are saying that, oh, you can only have one receiver for three entities.
• I also want to raise the issue of agent registrations.
• If these entities are able to double their resources by partnering up with MSOs and other larger entities
• I'm currently an agent registration card holder.
• It was very expensive for me to get that agent registration card.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held its first hearing of the 194th session to take public testimony on 21 cannabis-related bills. Chairs Donahue and Gómez outlined hearing procedures and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. Much of the hearing focused on the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), with Senator Mike Moore urging support for S. 90 to create an inspector general unit within the CCC. He argued the commission has suffered from dysfunction, workplace harassment allegations, delayed governance reforms, missed fee collections, and high legal costs, and said stronger legislative oversight is needed. Committee members largely agreed the CCC needs reform, though some expressed hope that new leadership would improve operations. A major theme was market structure and business viability. Representative Tyler testified for H. 183 to raise adult-use purchase limits from one ounce to two ounces, saying the change would reduce confusion and help retailers compete with neighboring states. Senator Payano supported S. 100, which would require a study of cannabis supply and demand to guide cultivation licensing, warning that oversupply is driving down prices and threatening cultivators. The Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, represented by Ryan Dominguez, backed a package of bills aimed at increasing revenue, reducing regulatory burdens, attracting investment, and stabilizing the market, including higher purchase limits, simpler badge and testing rules, and a phased increase in the retail license cap. Attorneys Kevin Conroy and Mike Ross also supported raising the cap, arguing that the industry lacks capital and that more investment and exit opportunities are needed for provisional and distressed licensees. The most contentious issue was whether to raise the retail license cap from three to six. Supporters, including several business owners and industry advocates such as Peyton Shubrick, Tito Jackson, Armani White, Sean Burt, and others, said the current cap traps owners in declining businesses, prevents exits, and limits access to capital. They argued that many social equity and economic empowerment operators are struggling, that oversupply has pushed prices down, and that allowing more ownership could help businesses scale or sell. Opponents, including Senator Liz Miranda and several social equity operators, warned that lifting the cap now would let larger operators and multi-state companies dominate the market and harm equity-owned businesses. Miranda’s S. 88 would instead strengthen enforcement of ownership limits through audits, whistleblower protections, an anonymous tip line, and greater transparency. Another major topic was worker and consumer safety: Laura Bruno, Danny Carson, Al Vega, and others supported H. 194 after the death of Lorna McMurray, arguing for a CCC workplace and consumer safety department, better ventilation and PPE standards, stronger testing oversight, and retaliation protections for workers. The hearing ended without votes, with members thanking testifiers and indicating the committee would continue reviewing the bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 316, Reyes, voter registration, held in committee.
• SB 680, Rubio, offender registration, do pass out on an A roll call.
• SB 76, Seyarto, vehicle registration fee, do pass out on an A roll call.
• SB 563, Valadares, off-highway motor vehicle registration, held in committee.
• SB 563, Valadares, off-highway motor vehicle registration, held in committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 29, 2025 suspense hearing on Senate bills, with the chair emphasizing the state’s ongoing budget constraints and the need to make difficult choices among 261 bills on the suspense file. After establishing a quorum, the committee began taking action bill by bill, with many measures receiving do pass or do pass with amendments recommendations, while others were held in committee or designated as two-year bills. The chair noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later on the committee website. The hearing covered a wide range of topics, including insurance and claims data, wildfire relief and prevention, water planning, energy and utility regulation, housing and land use, health care, labor and employment, criminal justice, education, environmental policy, and election-related measures. Several bills were amended before passage, often to narrow scope, remove sections, adjust definitions, delay implementation, or clarify funding and enforcement provisions. Some notable actions included moving bills on AI regulation, transit-oriented housing, paid family leave, wildfire mapping, chemical hair relaxers, and pharmacy benefit managers, while other bills on subjects such as controlled substances, high-speed rail, and certain education or housing proposals were held. The committee also took formal roll-call votes on selected bills, with some passing on A roll calls and others on B roll calls; a number of measures were advanced with Republicans not voting. One highlighted vote was SB 79 by Senator Wiener, which passed after amendments and a recorded roll call. At the end of the hearing, the committee reported that 190 bills were moved to the Assembly Floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, concluding the suspense hearing for the session.

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• </c> repealed, the transfer and registration repealed, the transfer and registration requirements<00:
• </c> prohibited a federal registration prohibited a federal registration scheme,<00:31:07.840><c> and
• </c> government entity. government entity.
• </c> entities of concern. entities of concern.
• </c> foreign entity of concern. foreign entity of concern.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:39:08.960><c> upon</c><00:39:09.280><c> the</c> registration will go based upon the registration
• So, I registration process might be.
• . registration. registration.
• </c> entity for the purpose of judicial educ. entity for the purpose of judicial educ. education.<01:
• You know, it's it's exempt entity.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• what it does is it provides a provision that should a government entity receive funding, whether it
• , or any other entity to accomplish what is otherwise illegal in this chapter.
• Obviously, any time somebody moves here and doesn't get their license and registration done, they are
• One other thing that you may or may not be aware of is that assessors do vehicle registration, which
• You're really trying to, with the fine, because our registration fees are very reasonable.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee began by approving minutes from March 12 and March 17, 2026, and briefly thanked page Olivia for her service. The committee then heard House Bill 927, which would restore consequences for unpaid moving traffic infractions by allowing DMV notice and possible license suspension-related enforcement, while preserving work and medical driving privileges and payment plans. Supporters, including the Idaho Fraternal Order of Police and AAA, said the bill would improve accountability and public safety; opponents argued Idaho should instead rely on collections and avoid restricting movement. After debate, a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee passed, so HB 927 was held. The committee next heard House Bill 508, a technical cleanup bill related to prior bicycle and pedestrian facility language. Sponsor Representative Green said it would clarify that federal grants or funds can be used for highway projects and limit a violation provision to elected officials. After a failed motion to hold the bill, the committee voted to send HB 508 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1424, a bill aimed at preventing future direct-to-consumer vehicle sales models in Idaho while grandfathering existing manufacturer-owned dealerships. Supporters framed it as a response to Chinese economic competition and national security concerns, while opponents from Scout Motors and the Electrification Coalition said it would restrict American startups and consumer choice. The committee voted to send SB 1424 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Later, the committee took up House Bill 666, which would require new Idaho residents to obtain an Idaho license and registration within 30 days. Members raised concerns about enforceability and the short timeline, and the committee instead sent the bill to the 14th Order for possible amendment. House Bill 717, a related bill on vehicle registration for new residents, was also discussed; sponsor Representative Mickelson and county representatives said it would help capture road funding from unregistered vehicles, especially out-of-state and electric vehicles. However, a motion to send HB 717 as amended to the 14th Order failed on a roll call vote, and the bill was left without further action before the committee adjourned for the year.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a constitutional structure and entity. Another const it's it's an entity. Excuse me.
• The entities we're talking about are under the Constitution of the United States.
• Filer registrations and take those instead of asking for an appropriation.
• At the top, it shows current voter registration statistics on the left-hand side.
• It shows the voter registration cancellations and the reasons for those.

Keywords: 914, all

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• </c> voters can check their registration voters can check their registration status<00:08:42.519><c>
• and registration event.
• Cloud. pre-registration and registration event pre-registration and registration event 165<00:13:36.600
• and voter registration.
• :52.159><c> but</c> at voter registration as a whole but at voter registration as a whole but also<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Essentially what it does is it provides a provision that should a government entity receive...”
• “Essentially what it does is it provides a provision that should a government entity receive funding,
• , or any other entity to accomplish what is otherwise illegal in this chapter.
• , or any other entity to accomplish what is otherwise illegal in this chapter.
• You're really trying to, with the fine, because our registration fees are very reasonable.

Summary: The committee began with routine business, approving the March 12 and March 17, 2026 minutes. It then heard House Bill 927, which would restore consequences for unpaid moving violations by requiring the DMV to notify drivers with delinquent traffic fines and giving them 60 days to pay, while preserving limited driving privileges for work and medical emergencies and excluding parking, cycling, and jaywalking violations. The sponsor and supporters, including the Idaho Fraternal Order of Police and AAA, argued the bill would improve public safety and accountability and help address more than $23 million in unpaid traffic debt; opponents said collection agencies and existing tools were preferable and raised concerns about license-related penalties. After debate, a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee passed, so HB 927 was not advanced. The committee next considered House Bill 508, a follow-up to prior bicycle/pedestrian facility legislation. The bill would clarify that federal grants or funds may be used for highway projects involving bike or pedestrian improvements and would limit a violation provision to elected officials rather than consultants. After questions about how the underlying law works, the committee rejected a motion to hold the bill and instead voted to send HB 508 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1424 followed, a measure to close Idaho’s direct-to-consumer vehicle sales model to new manufacturers while grandfathering existing manufacturer-owned dealerships. Supporters framed it as a response to Chinese economic and national security threats and argued it would protect Idaho’s franchise dealer system; opponents, including Scout Motors and the Electrification Coalition, said it would harm American startups and consumer choice. Despite concerns about federal preemption and impacts on future direct-sales companies, the committee voted to send SB 1424 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee took up House Bills 666 and 717, both aimed at requiring new Idaho residents to register vehicles and obtain Idaho licenses within a set time. HB 666 would have imposed a 30-day deadline, but members raised enforcement and fairness concerns and moved it to the 14th order for possible amendment. HB 717, an amended version, was also sent to the 14th order for possible amendment, but the roll call failed, leaving the bill held in committee. The meeting ended with thanks to members and adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Finley relating to the library nonprofit entities' contracts under which the Department of Family and
• HB 3481 by Rick Turner relates to the required provision of certain governmental entity contracts regarding
• HB 3523 by Jessica Garcia relating to the registration of military family members at a polling place
• HB 3525 by John McQueen relating to fiscal transparency for bonds issued by local governmental entities
• HB 3529 by John McQueen relating to a temporary measure for vehicle registration and inspection.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• SB 1681, medical marijuana registration certificates. Rules.
• SB 1616, business entities, licensees, exemptions. SB 1618, military affairs commission.
• SB 1757, foreign principals lobbyist registration fund.
• SCR 1053, corporations entities political spending prohibitions. ...program.
• SCR 1053, corporations/entities political spending prohibitions.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• You just have to have a registrant, a lobby registrant, be on the plane, and then that person would make
• or executive branch if the total cost of the meeting or entertainment event is paid by a business entity
• It would be the registrant, but somebody on somebody's behalf has got to report it someplace.
• But the fact of his or her attendance at a reception under that wouldn't require his registration.
• So you have entity registration, then you have individual registration.

Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission met on March 11, 2025, first in executive session and then in open session. The chair announced that, in light of Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-484, the commission would conform its practices to the opinion and move to repeal tolling rules for sworn-complaint deadlines. The chair also said the commission would dismiss 36 pending sworn-complaint cases in which the 120-day settlement deadline had been exceeded, even though the delay had been tolled under prior TEC rules. The commission then set future meeting dates for June 12 and September 17 and approved prior meeting minutes. The commission adopted a new criminal-referral rule clarifying that, once jurisdiction over a complaint is accepted, commissioners may vote to make a criminal referral. It also adopted revised advisory-opinion rules, with a clarifying amendment from a commenter, and republished proposed changes to the definition of “principal purpose” for political committees after staff recommended a 49 percent political-activity threshold and further public input. The commission published for comment proposed changes to ethics training rules, facial-compliance review procedures, late-filing waiver and reduction rules, and sworn-complaint procedures, including tighter discovery limits, a default-order set-aside process, and removal of tolling language inconsistent with KP-484. It also republished Chapter 28 rules on Speaker-candidate reporting. The commission adopted several advisory opinions. It declined to give an affirmative defense on whether certain school-district communications were political advertising because related litigation had already addressed the issue. It reaffirmed that a House member may use donated district-office space if it is not reimbursable with public funds and was accepted before the contribution moratorium. It also concluded that a judge may use political funds for travel to a Navy-hosted event as a local dignitary, that legislators’ use of a corporate aircraft for a border-region fact-finding trip could be permissible but would likely trigger reporting obligations, that a TCEQ commissioner’s revolving-door restrictions apply only to matters actually placed before the commissioner, and that a part-time legislative staffer may not take outside employment assisting a registered lobbyist. The commission then heard and acted on numerous fine-waiver appeals, granting several full waivers or reductions and approving staff recommendations on others, and terminated a number of inactive campaign treasurer appointments. Finally, the executive director briefed the commission on the 2025 legislative session, noting that staffing requests are tied to Sunset recommendations and that the House had preliminarily recommended about half of the commission’s appropriations requests.

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• It prohibits any governmental entity or business from requiring a resident to wear a face covering or
• The bill applies to all healthcare institutions owned by a governmental entity.
• recorder, assessor, or treasurer to identify a person do not apply to an eligible person's voter registration
• It permits a parent to sue the state or any governmental entity, subdivision, institution, employee,
• or employee fails to abide by a parent's express request or hides the issue. governmental entity or

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills that had returned from the Senate with amendments, with members repeatedly noting that sponsors intended to concur on most items. Topics included public health and vaccination rules (HB 2086, HB 2248), state investment in gold and silver (HB 2140), property records and voter-registration privacy (HB 2327), municipal and county regulation of business property and development fees (HB 2460, HB 2946, HB 2999), legislative subpoenas (HB 2745), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), nursing-facility complaint timelines and licensed health aide rules (HB 2195, HB 2189), court-ordered treatment review (HB 2923), Access/Medicaid reimbursement and prior authorization for diagnostic services (HB 2932), inmate mental health study committee language (HB 2673), prenatal development instruction in schools (HB 2830), public records requests by legislators (HB 4056), parents’ rights and social transitioning in schools (HB 2249), school district financial compliance and facilities contracting (HB 2481, HB 2482), Native American language proficiency for graduation (HB 2895), advanced math auto-enrollment (HB 2423), special education and military-family procedures (HB 2621), AI rules for state agencies (HB 2592), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), tax filing penalties (HB 2016), shade structures in HOAs (HB 2342), homelessness-related community restitution (HB 2028), medical records timelines (HB 2557), PFAS firefighting foam restrictions (HB 2641), family-court expert testimony and prisoner transition services (HB 2662, HB 2440), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), guardianship notice attestation (HB 2661), utilities for high-load customers (HB 2756), and nuclear-ready community planning (HB 2456). The committee also briefly moved to Caucus Calendar 19 for additional bills on mobile food vendors, school board training, out-of-state travel and meeting transparency, and a medical-intervention nondiscrimination bill. Several bills drew substantive discussion or criticism. Members debated HB 2932 at length, with staff explaining that Access said the bill would have a high fiscal impact because it would require reimbursement for non-contracted lab services and eliminate prior authorization for a broad range of diagnostic services, potentially increasing costs substantially. HB 2249 also prompted concern from members who argued it could force teachers to out students and create civil liability for using preferred pronouns or failing to notify parents about social transitioning. HB 2830 was criticized as requiring prenatal-development instruction while barring discussion of sexual activity or reproduction. HB 2028, which allows community restitution instead of a $20 probation assessment for people who are indigent and experiencing homelessness, was questioned as potentially punitive. HB 2481 was discussed as a way to help, rather than punish, small rural school districts struggling with financial-record compliance. The caucus also noted that several of the measures were sponsored by Democrats, which was highlighted as notable during the meeting. No formal votes were taken in the transcript. The caucus chair repeatedly asked for questions, and in most cases there were none, after which the sponsor was understood to intend concurrence with the Senate amendments. The meeting ended with adjournment after the caucus moved through the remaining calendar items.

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• If you are driving a commercial vehicle, you can use your phone to do your registration or your insurance
• If you are driving a commercial vehicle, you can use your phone to do your registration or your insurance
• ...pulling out the paper registration and the officer having extra time to make sure that if there is
• look on the bottom of page 1, line 41, says to ensure that any proposed consolidation of the two entities
• So I think this is the best situation that could happen for both entities.

Summary: The House opened with roll call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal and received messages from the Governor and Senate, including enrolled memorials and several Senate bills filed for first reading. Standing committee reports were also received on a number of House bills, with several measures reported out for second reading and others referred to committees. The House then introduced a series of new bills from the Ways and Means Committee covering vehicle titles and electronic ownership records, enforcement of the law, biometric identifiers, collective bargaining and taxpayer funding of unions, fire deficiency warrants, abatement districts, public records, city annexation, programmable money, and a sales tax rebate change. On third reading, House Concurrent Resolution 28 passed unanimously after debate urging Idahoans to observe March 1, 2026, as a day of fasting and prayer for guidance, unity, and moisture. Members also discussed House Bill 639, updating Idaho’s midwifery statute to allow medication administration within scope of practice; it passed 67-0 with three absent. House Bill 532, dealing with DMV identity and Social Security number documentation, passed 66-1, and House Bill 629, allowing drivers to show proof of registration on a phone, passed 43-26 despite concerns from opponents and sheriffs about officer safety. The House also passed House Bill 503, moving the Soil and Water Conservation Commission to the Department of Water Resources while preserving its voluntary, non-regulatory mission and projecting savings, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 115, a companion resolution emphasizing that any consolidation should protect that mission. House Bill 543, updating Percy’s retirement plan language to comply with SECURE Act 2.0 and allow Roth contributions, passed 67-0. House Bill 671 was returned to committee for a replacement, the remaining third-reading bills were held over until Monday, and the House adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on February 23, 2026.

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• </c> or an entity or an entity basically<01:40:27.520><c> creating</c><01:40:27.920><c> a</c><01:40:28.159
• You know, I entity would really do.
• </c><01:58:46.400><c> and</c> 104, motor vehicle registration and 104, motor vehicle registration and
• </c> Registration and Plate Issuance System. Registration and Plate Issuance System.
• </c> registrations and license plates. registrations and license plates.

Keywords: 916, all