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• It's a very public process.
• EPA, it's an eight-year process at U.S.
• So that's all part of the process. Yes, ma'am.
• EPA regulatory process and all that goes into it.
• But the idea really is to take the current processes and bump them up to make this process.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1795, which would create statewide standards for testing, inspection, remediation, and insurance handling of wildfire smoke damage in homes. The author and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said the bill is needed because survivors face inconsistent claims practices and no enforceable standards for determining when homes are safe. Supporters included the City of Los Angeles and a wildfire survivor who described health problems and disputed remediation results; opponents from the insurance industry said the bill could create broad new exposure and worsen affordability, though they continued to negotiate amendments. The committee recommended the bill do pass with urgency, and it passed on a 4-0 vote, with the roll held open for additional votes. The committee also heard AB 1612, which would create a centralized process for law enforcement to transfer seized controlled substances such as fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin to the Department of Justice for disposal after the state’s last in-state incineration facility closed. The author said the bill would address unsafe storage and inconsistent disposal pathways. There was no opposition in the room, and the committee sent the bill to the Assembly Public Safety Committee on a do pass vote. AB 2322 would standardize the definition of commercial, industrial, or institutional sites for municipal stormwater permits by tying it to assessor land-use codes and excluding residential parcels. Supporters said the bill would reduce patchwork enforcement and improve consistency, while stormwater and city representatives asked to keep working on regional flexibility concerns. The committee approved the bill 4-1 and sent it to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 2245, a producer responsibility bill for vehicle lubricant products and their containers, intended to expand collection and recycling using existing household hazardous waste and used oil infrastructure. Supporters said it would reduce landfill disposal and align with existing EPR frameworks, while retailers and industry groups raised concerns about overlapping obligations, unclear definitions, and compliance costs. The author said negotiations would continue, and the committee sent the bill to Natural Resources on a do pass vote. The committee also heard AB 1603, which would phase out PFAS-containing pesticides over time and require disclosure and permitting for their use. Supporters argued PFAS pesticides contaminate food and water and pose health risks; agricultural and chemical industry opponents said the bill could remove many products from the market and lead to harmful substitutions. The chair expressed support for reducing PFAS but raised concerns about replacement chemicals, and the bill was sent to Appropriations on a do pass vote. Finally, AB 2034 was introduced to increase transparency around food additives and GRAS ingredients by creating a state database of chemicals that bypass FDA premarket review; supporters said it would close a federal loophole, while consumer brands opposed a duplicative state system and warned of costs and confusion.

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• It says the process of settlement is a civilization jihadist process, which all the words mean.
• The process of settlement is a civilization jihadist process.
• We're going to keep the process automatic.
• of actually processing that vote.
• So that's the most... ...processing that vote.

Bills: HB2009 , HB2022 , HCM2001 , HCM2002 , HCM2004 , HCR2001 , HM2001 , HM2004

Committee: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Keywords: campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization

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• This is not a voluntary process under the election code.
• that process and stick to it.
• It's a, it's an 8 year process.
• So it's an 8 year process.
• However, this process has created a loophole.

Committee: House Elections

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• They're non-cancellable, most of the contracts, so they'll stay with that person forever.
• fewer companies doing the classic uh fewer companies doing the classic uh type<00:20:06.720><c> contracts
• there are more would this type contracts there are more would this would<00:20:08.880><c> this</c><00
• That's how complicated and time-consuming this process is from client to client.
• is from client to consuming this process is from client to client<00:55:23.520><c> to</c><00:55:23.760

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The parents are very much frustrated in this process.
• You know, it's a very hard process.
• I think we're getting the evaluation processes and the IEP processes sort of jumbled up; they're two
• My son was three when we went through this process, and it is a very difficult process to get through
• You know, this bill, I think, just streamlines the process.

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• They go through a hiring process with us. They go through a training process with us.
• <00:56:32.200><c> anybody</c> process anybody process anybody else<00:56:34.280><c> seeing</c><00:56:
• </c> do change as they go through the process do change as they go through the process whether<01:54:
• and the refugee during the asy process and the refugee process<02:18:32.559><c> you</c><02:18:32.719
• </c><02:34:03.640><c> state</c> having been through the process state having been through the process

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 758, which would establish a study committee on airport operation hours and possible noise abatement measures, including whether New Hampshire should prohibit departures between midnight and 6 a.m. The sponsor said the committee would examine the pros and cons and consult stakeholders. The Bureau of Aeronautics testified neutrally, noting that New Hampshire has 25 public airports, 12 with federal funding and grant assurances that may require them to remain open during those hours, and that cargo operations, including at Manchester, commonly occur overnight. Members also discussed existing noise abatement programs and how mitigation is determined by noise contours and FAA funding decisions. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing after testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 489, allowing voluntary emergency workers to use rear-facing blue lights on private vehicles when responding to emergencies. The sponsor said the bill corrects an oversight in existing law, would not cost the state or towns money, and would improve visibility and safety, especially in rural areas. Supportive testimony from a volunteer responder emphasized that blue lights help cut through fog, snow, and nighttime conditions, and that the bill would only add a single rear-facing blue light to existing red, amber, and white emergency lighting. The New Hampshire State Police opposed the bill, arguing that expanding blue lights to private vehicles would confuse the public and desensitize drivers to blue lights, which are associated with law enforcement. The hearing closed without action. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 533, which the sponsor and State Police clarified is actually two separate changes: one authorizing civilian automotive equipment inspectors to assist with vehicle inspection work, and another expanding language in motor carrier enforcement to include new entrant safety audits and compliance reviews. The State Police explained that civilian inspectors are hired and trained through the department and that any findings of state-law violations would be referred to troopers; they also said the new motor carrier language was requested to satisfy federal audit concerns about right of entry. The New Hampshire Motor Transport Association said it had no position if the civilian inspectors were not doing commercial truck inspections, but would oppose the bill if they were. Members asked about the difference between audits and compliance reviews, and the State Police said audits are for newer carriers and are non-enforcement, while compliance reviews look for violations. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 533. After a brief reset, the committee opened House Bill 594, which would repeal an alternate definition of “way” for the driving-after-suspension statute. The sponsor said the change was requested by the Department of Justice. Representative Erica Leon opposed the repeal, explaining that the prior language was intended to avoid criminalizing people who mow lawns or perform similar work near property edges while suspended, but she worried the repeal could create a loophole allowing driving on places like highway medians. Members questioned whether the issue was limited to mowing or broader vehicle use on property edges, and Leon said she would work with agencies to clarify the language so it protects lawful mowing without allowing misuse. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• ><00:09:43.839><c> the</c><00:09:44.000><c> click</c><00:09:44.320><c> wrap</c><00:09:44.560><c> contracts
• </c> agreements in the click wrap contracts agreements in the click wrap contracts that<00:09:45.040>
• We believe that people should be able to resell their tickets, and we understand the process of securing
• /c><00:57:00.640><c> So</c><00:57:01.440><c> um</c><00:57:01.760><c> I</c><00:57:02.079><c> I</c> process
• So um I I process work its way through.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• By capping the cost of any required permit to $1, this amendment ensures that the permitting process
• By capping the cost of any required permit to $1, this amendment ensures that the permitting process
• By capping the cost of any required permit to $1, this amendment ensures that the permitting process
• By capping the cost of any required permit to $1, this amendment ensures that the permitting process
• By capping the cost of any required permit to $1, this amendment ensures that the permitting process

Keywords: 981, all

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• And that's all part of that decision-making process, yes. Okay, yeah.
• So there are a lot of internal discussions about modernizing tolls, and the sticker process is what a
• lot of states are going to now. ...modernizing tolls, and the sticker process is what a lot of states
• Somehow through the committee process, sort of the bill ultimately passed the House and became, okay,
• Somehow through the committee process, sort of the bill ultimately passed the House and became, okay,

Committee: Senate Transportation and Infrastructure

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Added to our office or LFC through the batch, and I'm a little bit shaky on that whole process, but they
• Services Consulting published a study that the New Mexico Health Care Authority contracted with them
• Starting this process and having transparency, both with the minimum fee schedule and a wage floor we
• And rather than being sedated during the times to alleviate their pain, understand that this is a process
• After August, allocations became a monthly process.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Alaska is the only other state not to have this process. Even the IRS has it.
• For context, the IRS has over 50 pages of procedures about their private letter ruling process.
• The rule will need to be researched, a process created, then the rule will need to be written with drafts
• private letter ruling program, including devoting significant legal and policy resources to create a process
• The department is prepared to process and respond to private letter ruling submissions.

Bills: HF2048 , HF2360 , HF2006 , HF950 , HF912 , HF3140 , HF2931

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• The exception applies if the facility and the medical debt buyer have a contract that states the debt
• So FDLE will still process that employee through the clearinghouse.
• effort to partner with our DCF counterparts, we're going to allow them to complete the rulemaking process
• It takes a very long time to process death certificates.
• It takes a very long time to process death certificates.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard and passed several bills. HB 293 would codify the Office of Faith and Community in the Executive Office of the Governor, create a liaison and advisory council, and was supported by faith-based and nonprofit groups; some members questioned possible duplication with existing services and the source of any future funding, but the bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 547 would create an exception to the 30-day notice requirement before hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers sell medical debt when the debt buyer agrees not to use interest, fees, or extraordinary collection actions and must return charity-care-eligible debt; it passed unanimously after brief support testimony. CS/HB 1553 would require reporting of uterine fibroid data to the Department of Health to create a de-identified public database and reauthorize funding for implementation; it also passed 24-0, with members noting the earlier database mandate had not been carried out. The committee then took up CS/HB 1195, “Gage’s Law,” which would require hospitals and hospital-based emergency departments to test for fentanyl in urine drug screens for suspected overdose or poisoning cases. The bill was presented as a response to overdose deaths and the need to better detect fentanyl, and emotional testimony from a parent described a son’s death after a hospital did not test for fentanyl. Members from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing stigma, the need for better treatment and data, and the potential to save lives; the bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 47 on child care and early learning providers would streamline inspections, speed background screening, offer free online training/testing, update definitions, protect certain family child care homes from insurance issues, and create a license-exempt category for employer-provided child care; after questions about parent notice, database listing, background checks, and insurance, an amendment was adopted and the bill passed 24-0 as amended. Finally, CS/HB 647 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to sign death certificates in hospice settings, addressing delays that can leave families waiting to complete burial arrangements. Support testimony came from advocacy and hospice groups, and members cited the bill’s importance for families and religious burial timelines. The bill passed 23-0. The committee then adjourned.

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• AND NOT COMING TO COMMITTEES AND NOT LOOKING FOR THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO BURDEN THAT PROCESS BUT TO
• PREPARED AND ACCLIMATED AND BEING FAMILIAR WITH OUR DEBRIS VENDORS AND WORKING WITH THE LOCAL COUNTY CONTRACTS
• FASTER AND USE GENERATIVE AI TO HELP US READ OUR GRANTS AND WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD AUTOMATED GRANT PROCESSING
• FACILITY WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE THE MANUFACTURING COMPLEX WITH BUILDINGS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON UNIQUE PROCESSES
• THE LAUNCH SITE TO SUPPORT OUR NEW GLENN LAUNCH VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN A THRILLING AND EXCITING PROCESS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's gotten in in process in New York.
• </c> are doing um we just had a contract are doing um we just had a contract approved<00:36:48.480><c
• </c> So yes, but manual processes are huge. So yes, but manual processes are huge.
• ,</c> redetermination process, redetermination process, she<00:42:48.720><c> her</c><00:42:49.040><c>
• throughout its process.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> even knowing the process for reporting. even knowing the process for reporting.
• If very clear how that process works.
• ,</c><01:16:21.520><c> we</c> well that throughout this process, we well that throughout this process
• </c> the penalty which again due process the penalty which again due process requires<01:47:50.960><c
• </c><02:08:42.880><c> Um,</c> very later on in the process. Okay. Um, very later on in the process.

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We're developing the pellet process right now.
• We have the process, but we're in the process of looking at sites, and yes, we want to build two to three
• I was wondering if you could speak to the process of producing the pellets.
• I mean, we are going to use a chemical process in ours to “Used.
• There is a dispute process. It's a dispute process that goes between the Motor Vehicle Commission.

Bills: SCR53 , HB259 , HB267 , HB478 , HB548 , HB555 , HB617 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB848 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1166 , HB1195 , HB1230

Committee: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: payable-on-death accounts, transfer-on-death accounts, estate planning, beneficiary designations, Louisiana law, task force, inheritance, nonprobate transfers, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• Uh, we thank them for following throughout the deliberations of the process as we are on day 31 of the
• Uh, we thank them for following throughout the deliberations of the process as we are on day 31 of the
• Uh, we thank them for following throughout the deliberations of the process as we are on day 31 of the
• </c><00:38:01.040><c> but</c> process and participates in process but process and participates in process
• on how this process is to be<01:15:05.120><c> handled.

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c><00:15:30.720><c> So</c> at the very end of that process. So at the very end of that process.
• ,</c><00:20:58.880><c> and</c> controls over our people, process, and controls over our people, process
• </c><00:42:54.000><c> uh</c> Um how long does it take to process uh Um how long does it take to process
• </c> I'd say we are proc we're processing I'd say we are proc we're processing most<00:43:13.920><c>
• </c> scope that the team used in contracting scope that the team used in contracting out<00:56:20.799

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our need with utility locates in the process that everyone is required to follow, and in 2024, 50% of
• and processed those trainings, and we still have a long way to go until July 1st.
• </c><00:47:53.839><c> at</c> Access system and DLI has processed at Access system and DLI has processed
• </c><00:47:56.839><c> processing</c> requirements and process processing requirements and process processing
• He also took exception with the comment about the stakeholders and the process.

Bills: HF47 , HF335

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads

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• Representative, we contract with organizations that do it, so we don't do the training ourselves.
• In the process of how you do this, particularly as you mentioned earlier, the manufactured home sites
• In the process of how you do this, particularly as you mentioned earlier, the manufactured home sites
• We contract with nonprofits or government, and so they have the responsibility for this.
• Pending sales are simply a signed contract, an executed purchase agreement. It has not yet closed.

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house