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• different business entities file their incorporation forms with the Secretary of State, they Include an electronic
• And what this would do is simply allow them to monitor it and make divided so they could maybe Make a
• to allow them instead of doing one large dose on the front end, allowing them to have some more monitoring
• What you're looking at is any type of game that can be on an electronic device.
• Absolutely, this only applies to electronic type games that are on your phone or on your computer.

Bills: SB2065, SB1641, SB1642, SB1589, SB1597, SB1216, SB2173, SB2028, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB2014, SB1805, SB2044, SB1836, SB1380, SB2179, SB1436, SB1558, SB933, SB1651, SB1328, SB1572, SB1966, SB175, SB1475, SB1950, SB2049, SB2052

Keywords: pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, business entities, limited liability company, LLC, foreign LLC, domestic LLC, limited partnership, foreign limited partnership, registered agent, Secretary of State, annual certificate, good standing, certificate of authority, designated office, email address, electronic mail

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• S Max, U.S. this electronic childcare or any C squared and prism.
• But beyond improving the experience, the hub also strengthens oversight and regulatory monitoring.
• But beyond improving the experience, the hub also strengthens oversight and regulatory monitoring.
• But beyond improving the experience, the hub also strengthens oversight and regulatory monitoring.
• But beyond improving the experience, the hub also strengthens oversight and regulatory monitoring.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You'll start to hear about monitoring, and then when we go out and do our monitoring, that is when we
• <01:01:48.880> which validate it during our monitoring which validate it during our monitoring
• <01:06:56.920> visits are pre-arranged monitoring visits are pre-arranged monitoring visits
• is that we actually have a monitoring is that we actually have a monitoring guide<01:07:44.799><
• <01:14:25.080> team then you'll get to the monitoring team then you'll get to the monitoring

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So again, good question, and we're constantly monitoring.
• Gundy, you just said that any firm, clean electron is helpful. Mr.
• Gunda, you just said that any firm, clean electron is helpful.
• So we're monitoring both at the same time, and increasing the PRM had impact on the availability of RA
• I don't know, I think that our tracking and our monitoring have to do with all of those different things

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1026 by Assembly Member Wilson, which would require investor-owned utilities to provide clearer front-end information and follow more consistent timelines for post-entitlement energization applications tied to housing projects. The author and supporters from the Housing Action Coalition and Mission Housing said utility delays can hold up approved housing, add costs, and create uncertainty, and they argued the bill would align utility processes with recent state efforts to streamline local permitting. PG&E and Southern California Edison opposed the bill, saying existing CPUC timelines and the ongoing energization rulemaking already address the issue, that the bill could be duplicative or premature, and that some proposed timelines were too short. The committee discussed the bill’s relationship to the CPUC’s September 2024 decision, and AB 1026 was ultimately approved on a 15-0 vote, with the consent calendar also passing. The second half of the hearing was the committee’s annual oversight hearing on electric reliability. Representatives from the CPUC, CEC, CAISO, and DWR reviewed lessons from the 2020 and 2022 heat emergencies, emphasizing that California has since added significant resources, improved planning, and created backstop programs such as the strategic reliability reserve. They said the summer 2025 outlook is cautiously optimistic, with no expected shortfalls under traditional planning conditions and a projected surplus, though wildfire and extreme heat remain risks. The agencies also described major changes in planning and operations, including more battery storage, updated resource adequacy rules, expanded transmission planning, and reforms to the interconnection queue. Members asked about data center load, Diablo Canyon’s future, the strategic reliability reserve, demand response, wildfire mitigation costs, affordability, and regional market expansion. Witnesses said data center demand is a major variable but can be managed through better forecasting, flexible service arrangements, and siting in areas with existing capacity; they also said firm clean resources remain valuable while planning continues around Diablo Canyon’s scheduled retirement. On affordability, they said the agencies try to balance reliability with least-cost procurement, and that new resources can lower market prices even as they require upfront investment. CAISO also highlighted the value of the Western Energy Imbalance Market and the planned day-ahead market, saying regional coordination improves both reliability and cost savings.

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• Electronic data sources are really an invaluable tool that we use to ensure the accuracy in our eligibility
• So we use more than a dozen, um, electronic data sources in our application and renewal processes, and
• So, we first, um, take Our information, compare it against those electronic data sources.
• Um, we also have, um, case monitoring where our systems will look at, um, different data sources that
• Um, so we are monitoring what's going on at the federal level.

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• So we use more than a dozen electronic data sources in our application. processes, and those will help
• So, we first take our information, compare it against those electronic data sources.
• We also have case monitoring where our systems will look at different data sources that we have access
• So we are monitoring what's going on at the federal level. I know that there are a lot of changes.
• So we are monitoring right now. I don't think we have a clear direction. Are y'all on edge?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• They both pertain to the electronic monitoring systems and automated decision systems, both of which
• They both pertain to the electronic monitoring systems and automated decision systems, both of which
• They both pertain to the electronic monitoring systems and automated decision systems, both of which

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee held an informational discussion on three proposed bills authored by Representative Gottfried addressing artificial intelligence in the workplace. Gottfried said the bills are intended to create labor protections around AI use, focusing on mitigating harms to workers while preserving innovation. House File 4369 would require notice before implementing technology that could displace jobs and provide a transition period for retraining, reskilling, or upskilling. The other two bills would regulate electronic monitoring systems and automated decision systems by requiring pre- and post-use notice when used for substantive employment decisions, giving workers access to data and a right to appeal decisions based on inaccurate or erroneous data, and setting prohibited and permitted uses. Melissa Heising of the Minnesota AFL-CIO supported the overall approach and said the bills are an important step toward common-sense workplace AI regulation. She praised the notice, appeal, and anti-discrimination protections, but urged stronger provisions, including mandatory impact assessments, independent third-party review, regular updates, a cease-use requirement if discriminatory outcomes are found, and anti-retaliation protections for workers who raise concerns or refuse to follow harmful automated outputs. Committee members from both parties generally agreed that AI policy should balance worker protections, business competitiveness, and innovation, and several said the issue is urgent because the technology is advancing quickly. No vote was taken. Chair and members emphasized that the hearing was informational and that the bills were not formally before the committee for action. Several members expressed interest in continued discussion, and Representative Schultz said he had an interest in working with Representative Gottfried on the issue.

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• Please silence all electronic devices.
• such as you see in the lower left, unmanned vehicles underwater that can accomplish tasks as well as monitor
• such as you see in the lower left, unmanned vehicles underwater that can accomplish tasks as well as monitor
• We also have programs which train and develop electronic and electrotechnical engineers, which are very
• We also have programs which train and develop electronic and electrotechnical engineers, which are very

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard a presentation on Florida’s maritime and ocean economy from Florida Atlantic University, the College of the Florida Keys, and Star Center. Speakers emphasized the importance of maritime industries such as aquaculture, marine engineering, shipbuilding, transportation, coastal resilience, and offshore renewable energy, and described workforce programs, certifications, and partnerships designed to train students and workers for these fields. They also highlighted federal and state initiatives supporting ocean economy research and commercialization, including tech hubs and innovation programs. The committee then considered SB 312 relating to the Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition. Senator Gates explained that the bill would allow IHMC to create a subsidiary to commercialize research, similar to Moffitt Cancer Center. Senator Fine offered and the committee adopted a friendly amendment addressing board membership concerns tied to a University of West Florida trustee. However, after questions arose about whether the bill and analysis aligned on whether subsidiaries would be for-profit or not-for-profit, the bill was tabled. Finally, the committee took up SB 270 on the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The bill would extend eligibility for students in certain military/public-service family situations, giving families more time to establish Florida residency after returning to the state. Senator Fine’s amendment was adopted to add AP Capstone Diploma students to the automatic Bright Futures eligibility provisions, alongside IB and Cambridge AICE students. The committee then reported the bill favorably as amended by a vote of 7-0, and adjourned.

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• Please silence your cell phones and any other electronics that you may have.
• My constituents believe that the state is not monitoring and controlling their emissions.
• We will not issue a permit if it is not, and I have the best air monitoring staff. ...in the country.
• Where the monitors are scientifically placed so that it can truly measure the air quality.
• To turn off their electronics. Thank you, sir.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• These technologies include lane departure warning systems, video-based onboard safety monitoring systems
• Take on-board video monitoring systems as an example; that records incidents that are triggered by sudden
• So looking at the issue, monitoring and training of drivers is fine if they're employee drivers.
• Take on-board video monitoring systems as an example; that records incidents that are triggered by sudden
• So looking at the issue, monitoring and training of drivers is fine if they're employee drivers.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard several bills, mostly local memorial highway designations and transportation-related regulatory measures. Senator Hinojosa presented SB 1351 to designate part of US 281 in Hidalgo County as the Jose Rodriguez Lua Memorial Highway in honor of a Border Patrol processing coordinator killed by a drunk driver; a family member testified emotionally in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 2245 on bonded titles for vehicles when a lienholder has gone out of business, SB 1568 on animal-friendly specialty license plates with a second “spay, neuter, adopt” plate, SB 2589 on handling closed county roads in Webb County, SB 1104 on allowing large retailers to use one fingerprinted employee of record across multiple Texas locations, SB 1423 naming the Bill Stout Parkway in Longview, and SB 1931 naming part of US 83 the Rodolfo Valdez Memorial Highway. Most of these bills drew supportive testimony or were presented as local measures with no opposition. The committee also took up broader policy bills. SB 215 would create a digital identification program for Texas driver’s licenses and certain other licenses, but the sponsor said he was mainly laying the bill out for discussion and study; testimony was limited and the bill was left pending. SB 2707 would clarify that government entities such as TxDOT and the military remain exempt from fees on oversized/overweight permit authority, though a county commissioner raised questions about road-use impacts and fee revenue. SB 2807 drew the most discussion: it would prevent a motor carrier’s use of safety technology, training, and related practices from being used as evidence that an independent contractor is actually an employee. Supporters said the bill would encourage adoption of safety tools like cameras and braking systems without increasing misclassification risk, while opponents from the trial lawyers’ side warned the wording could conflict with existing labor-code definitions and create litigation. The sponsor and committee members discussed possible clarifying floor amendments. After public testimony, the committee voted on the pending bills. All measures were reported favorably on 6-0 votes, with committee substitutes adopted where applicable. SB 1351, SB 1423, SB 1568, SB 1931, SB 2245, SB 2589, SB 2707, SB 2807, and SB 2841 were all sent to the full Senate, and several were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair after completing the votes.

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• . >> Chair: AS A REMINDER I WANT TO REMIND YOU TAKE CARE OF ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TURN THEM OFF
• THERE IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR HOSPITALS WITH CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGY TO
• MUCH OF THIS IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE PROVISION OF DEVICES FOR HOME MONITORING INCLUDING SCALES, BLOOD
• PRESSURE CUFFS, AND GLUCOSE MONITORS.
• IT'S AND MONITORED AND FLAGGED AS APPROPRIATE FOR A QUICK FOLLOW UP.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So who's going to monitor every speech that the individual makes?
• what is happening. ...and the state of California the ability to monitor what is happening in various
• Those are the types of practices that we need to monitor and keep an eye on. ...practices that we're
• Those are the types of practices that we need to monitor and keep an eye on, and we need to identify
• The state has recently encouraged counties to offer electronic recording services, requiring a fundamental

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This legislation also gives patients the flexibility to receive their records in either electronic or
• would be required to provide the records electronically.
• The time frame is it attributed to both electronic version as well as paper at the same time?
• HB 1297 aligns Florida's exceptions to the electronic prescribing requirement with federal exceptions
• HB 1297 aligns Florida's exceptions to the electronic prescribing requirement with federal exceptions

Summary: The committee took up a large health and human services agenda and first approved HB 711, the Spectrum Alert bill, which would create a statewide alert system for missing autistic children and require FDLE to coordinate training with state and local agencies. The measure drew a supportive waiver from the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and passed unanimously, 24-0, reported favorably. Members then considered CS for HB 229 on health facilities, which modernizes the Health Facilities Authority Act to allow additional nonprofit health system structures to use tax-exempt financing. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring advance notice, public hearings, and stakeholder notifications before a nonprofit hospital closure, and another removing a property tax exemption for a nonprofit hospital that closes and fails to maintain emergency services for 120 days, applied retroactively to January 1, 2025. The Florida Hospital Association opposed the amendments, citing workforce and nonprofit-status concerns, but the bill as amended passed 24-0. The committee also approved CS for HB 1405 on juvenile justice status offenders, expanding early truancy intervention, parent involvement, and shelter placement review timelines; it passed 24-0. CS for HB 27, joining the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, and its linked public records bill CS for HB 29 both passed unanimously after supportive testimony from several advocacy and business groups. The committee then debated HB 111 on out-of-network referrals and HB 1083 on patient access to records. HB 111 would require referring practitioners to inform patients in writing when a referral is out of network and to apply out-of-network payments to deductibles; it drew opposition from medical groups over administrative burden and patient-care concerns, but passed 17-8. HB 1083 would shorten the time for producing medical records to 14 working days and standardize access rules, with amendments clarifying portal access and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2026; despite opposition from some health information and provider groups over HIPAA and access concerns, it passed 19-7 as amended. Later, the committee approved HB 883, allowing autonomous practice for psychiatric nurse practitioners with the required credentials, after strong support from nurse practitioner groups and opposition from psychiatric and medical associations; it passed 23-3. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing exceptions with federal law and removes several state exemptions, passed 19-7 despite opposition from hospice, emergency physician, rheumatology, and medical groups concerned about paper prescriptions in emergencies and hard-to-find medications. HB 1353 on home health care services and CS for HB 989 on foster home licensure transfers both passed unanimously after supportive amendments. The committee also heard HB 1505 on parental rights, which would require written parental consent for many health care services, surveys, and biofeedback devices for minors and expand parental access to records; the bill drew extensive support testimony but also questions and concerns about confidentiality, abuse reporting, and existing exceptions, and the transcript ended before a final vote on that bill.

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• Better monitoring and identification of homeless sex offenders, which make up nationally about 20% of
• We've also been introduced in past legislation in other states that would provide electronic monitoring
• people just because we want to monitor them.
• We've also been introduced in past legislation in other states that would provide electronic monitoring
• people just because we want to monitor them.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation on homelessness in Arkansas, with speakers from law enforcement, behavioral health, homeless service providers, and policy groups. Presenters argued that Arkansas should focus more on treatment, accountability, better data, and stronger coordination among providers, and they highlighted the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model as a way to expand Medicaid-reimbursed crisis, mental health, substance use, jail-based, and homeless outreach services. Testimony emphasized that Arkansas has relatively low overall homelessness numbers but a significant unsheltered population with serious mental illness or substance use disorders, and several members asked about sex offender tracking, provider accountability, statewide coordination, and whether the state could apply for federal funding or a statewide continuum of care arrangement. Speakers also discussed workforce supports, family homelessness, and the need for more transparent reporting and outcomes-based funding. The committee then reviewed several Department of Energy and Department of Health/Board of Nursing rules. DEQ sought to raise the threshold for commission review of certain post-closure cleanup expenditures from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025, and members asked about financial assurance and oversight; the rule was reviewed without objection. The Board of Nursing presented multiple rule changes implementing recent acts, including adding fees for dialysis patient care technician registration, updating contact-information requirements, clarifying APRN authority to sign death certificates and prescribe certain durable medical equipment, implementing delegation of certain nursing tasks to unlicensed workers, adding a declaratory-order process, revising certified medication assistant training and insulin-injection authority, and conforming independent-practice rules for clinical nurse specialists. Each nursing rule was reviewed without objection after brief questions. In closing remarks, Senator Irvin announced that UAMS had completed its National Cancer Institute designation submission, calling it an important step for the state. The committee then adjourned.

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• This is for financial and clinical archives for the State Hospital Electronic Health Records System.
• But what kind of, it talks about monitoring national lithium plays...
• It talks about monitoring national lithium plays.
• This will help us evaluate all our employees on an electronic basis.
• This will help us evaluate all our employees on an electronic basis.

Summary: The subcommittee reviewed multiple methods of finance and construction items, including projects for Arkansas State University, Black River Technical College, UAMS, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and UCA. The UAPB Allied Health and Sciences Building appeared both as a method of finance and as an alternative delivery construction project, with East Harding Construction selected and AMR Architects as designer. Members approved the methods of finance, the alternative delivery project, and several discretionary grants, including Department of Health grants for a heart attack center designation and community health worker training, and DHS grants related to homeless services, behavioral health transition support, and an enabling technology pilot. The committee then reviewed service contracts, including RFQs, construction-related contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and a large number of out-of-state and in-state contracts. Testimony focused heavily on DHS staffing and state hospital contracts, the Arkansas State Police seatbelt survey, AEDC’s lithium supply chain analysis, and Shared Administrative Services’ new SuccessFactors performance-management contract. Members asked detailed questions about contract nursing costs, turnover, hiring timelines, and whether some contracts were being renewed or amended beyond their original projected costs. DHS and Veterans Affairs officials explained staffing shortages, retention incentives, and the use of contract labor as a supplement to state employees. Several contracts drew scrutiny and were held for further review. Representative Wardlaw raised concerns about projected costs and repeated amendments on the Department of Education security contract and on DHS staffing contracts, arguing that some had exceeded their original projected totals. The committee voted to hold contracts 5, 7, and 8 until Friday, while adopting the remaining contracts. The meeting ended after informational reports on service contract amendments without material change, executed contracts, and emergency procurements were presented, with no further business before adjournment.

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• public testimony or register a position on a bill from today's posting, please register at the electronic
• It's the reliance upon that electron that we don't know is going to be there.
• We have to have enough electrons available when we need them. Correct. Correct.
• higher value than we do for a less reliable electron.
• They don't, they're not opted into electronic delivery.

Bills: SB388, SB455, SB917, SB925, SB1006

Keywords: dispatchable generation, electricity, natural gas, ERCOT, energy credits, utilities regulation, renewable energy, arbitration, insurance contracts, surplus lines, Texas law, insurance policy, boiler inspection, boiler safety, inspection report deadline, certificate inspection, authorized inspector, inspection agency, Health and Safety Code, board of boiler rules

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• We're also 65% of the entire electronic health record.
• So this is why we already have a lot of these systems, processes, validation, monitoring, inspections
• Again, having our experts be able to visualize... ...specimens in a secure electronic medical record,
• And so, just like our electronic medical record system, everything is kept secure in that regard.
• We also have to connect it to our electronic medical record as well, so that's all inclusive, like he

Bills: SB1786

Keywords: artificial intelligence, content verification, provenance data, transparency, digital content, 1182, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Sonora Quest Laboratories on how the company is using artificial intelligence and innovation in clinical lab work. Testimony emphasized that AI is already being used in digital pathology, cytology, genetics, genomics, predictive analytics, and quality control, with a strong focus on human oversight, validation, and closed, secure systems that keep patient data in-house. Speakers said AI can improve accuracy, speed diagnosis, reduce repeat testing, support precision medicine and pharmacogenomics, and potentially help with rare disease management and drug selection, while also noting the need for governance and safeguards. Members asked questions about accuracy, safeguards, data security, whether AI could reduce repeat specimen collection, expand to other hospital labs, and how AI might affect treatment decisions such as step therapy and pharmacogenomics. The presenters said AI outputs are reviewed by specialists, that the systems are validated and monitored, and that the organization uses a closed ecosystem with no external data sharing. They also discussed future possibilities such as digital twins, earlier cancer detection, and more tailored medication choices, while acknowledging that AI is still developing and must be used carefully. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1786, as amended, which requires covered providers using generative AI to add provenance data to AI-created or significantly modified video, image, or audio content, using methods like watermarking or metadata, with exceptions for minor edits and certain interactive or non-user-generated content. The amendment clarified that identifiable individual information generally cannot be included unless the user opts in, protected trade secrets, and set an effective date of February 1, 2027. After discussion about consumer transparency, scope, and possible legal issues, the committee adopted the amendment and voted 4-2 with one absent to give SB 1786 as amended a do pass recommendation.

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• monitoring, supervising visits, judging compliance, supporting the case management of folks.
• <00:29:33.600> monitoring,<00:29:34.640> supervising electronic monitoring, supervising
• electronic monitoring, supervising visits,<00:29:35.800> judging<00:29:36.200> compliance,
• 00:55:53.840> now<00:55:54.160> and<00:55:54.359> they're<00:55:54.600> monitoring
• <00:55:55.280> this times now and they're monitoring this times now and they're monitoring

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1110, home confinement eligibility electronic monitoring, establishes
• SB 1110, home confinement eligibility electronic monitoring, establishes the home confinement program

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Other states can provide guidance for how monitoring and enforcement could be addressed.
• Currently, neither DCS nor OIC monitors insurance compliance with this law.
• The state has options for assigning authority for monitoring and enforcement of the law.
• Both elements—monitoring and enforcement—must be in place for increased collections to be realized.
• The state has options for assigning authority for monitoring and enforcement of the law.

Summary: At the June 4, 2025 JLARC I-900 Subcommittee hearing, the State Auditor’s Office presented a performance audit on Washington’s child support insurance intercept law. The audit reviewed the mandatory reporting system for insurance claims tied to past-due child support, noting that collections increased after the law took effect in 2022, but that some eligible claims still are not being reported. Auditors said DCS learns about roughly 1 in 10 claims through other channels, and that insurers may miss reporting because they are unaware of the law, make administrative errors, or misunderstand the $500 threshold and timing requirements. The audit recommended that the Office of the Insurance Commissioner help educate insurers by adding information to its website and sharing insurer contact contacts with DCS, and also recommended that the Legislature amend the law to create monitoring and enforcement authority. The auditor said neither DCS nor OIC currently has authority to monitor compliance or take action against noncompliant insurers, though other states use insurance regulators or market conduct exams for this purpose. Committee members asked about possible coordinated enforcement between DSHS and OIC, which the auditor said was beyond the scope of the audit but could be considered by the Legislature. An OIC representative said the commissioner is willing to help educate insurers, post information on the OIC website, and share contact information with DSHS, and that the agency is open to further discussion. No public testimony was offered, and no votes or formal committee actions were taken at the hearing.