Transcript Highlights:

• But this kind of conflicts with the single state agency requirement.
• But this kind of conflicts with the single state agency requirement.
• </c><00:41:22.560><c> at</c> fulfill that statutory requirement at fulfill that statutory requirement
• So that requires uh statement of 10.01.
• This is an effort that has required a lot of lifting.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It was just another requirement for the regulated public, so we removed that requirement.
• This option would require updating the definitions to reduce the ambiguity.
• it would require some additional processes that— Presenter: ...would require additional documentation
• It requires some additional regulations.
• They have specific requirements that are defined in statutes, in Minnesota statutes.

Committee: Joint Water Topics Overview Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a local option to require proof of residency, so it doesn't require a municipality to adopt proof
• It's a local option to require proof of residency, so it doesn't require a municipality to adopt proof
• It's a local option to require proof of residency, so it doesn't require a municipality to adopt proof
• /c><00:28:16.720><c> proof</c><00:28:16.960><c> of</c> requirements of uh that proof of requirements
• requirement requirement that<00:36:57.200><c> we're</c><00:36:57.520><c> trying</c><00:36:57.680><c>

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> that FMAP that's required. that FMAP that's required.
• </c><01:29:03.120><c> that</c> provisions within them that require that provisions within them that require
• Does that require votes? Huh? That doesn't require votes, right?
• </c> &gt;&gt; Does that require votes? &gt;&gt; Does that require votes? &gt;&gt; Huh?
• </c> require votes, right? require votes, right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee chair opened by explaining that the committee has expanded from a traditional audit-follow-up role into an oversight role focused on whether audit recommendations are implemented and whether controls are in place to detect fraud. He said the committee was concerned about fraud uncovered in social service programs in other states and wanted to understand New Hampshire’s safeguards, especially around major contracts and program performance. Charles Buchanan, director of the New Hampshire Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and investigator Tim Brackett described the unit’s structure and mission. Buchanan said the unit, housed in the Attorney General’s Criminal Justice Bureau, investigates and prosecutes fraud by health care providers serving Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of residents in health care facilities. He outlined common Medicaid fraud schemes such as billing for services not rendered, upcoding, using unqualified staff, drug substitution, kickbacks, supplemental charges, and inflated customary charges. He also described resident abuse/neglect and drug diversion in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living settings. Brackett said his role is financial investigator/auditor and noted the unit is grant-funded and must include a prosecutor, investigator, and auditor. The witnesses then explained how cases reach the unit and how they are handled. Most referrals come from the state Department of Health and Human Services’ program integrity unit and from managed care organizations’ special investigations units, which look for fraud, waste, and abuse and refer credible allegations. Other sources include qui tam whistleblower actions, the national Medicaid Fraud Control Units association, citizen complaints, provider referrals, adult protective services law-enforcement referrals, local law enforcement, and federal agencies. Once a referral is received, the unit can accept or deny it; accepted matters may be investigated criminally or civilly, while nonviable matters can be referred back to HHS or other agencies for administrative action, including repayment demands and reimbursement offsets. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• It requires the United States Congress to call them in front of us.
• THIS BILL REQUIRES WE TREAT ADULT CRIMINALS LIKE ADULTS.
• AS JUVENILE CRIME SOARS IN THE DISTRICT THE BILL REQUIRES THE D.C.
• Regulations to create clear and specific requirements for occasions when employers must require the use
• REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING ELIMINATED.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, Chair, a couple things: a lot of those requirements are already requirements in the MMA program that
• ><c> in</c> requirements are already requirements in requirements are already requirements in the<00:
• c> as</c> requirements um safety requirements as requirements um safety requirements as well<00:17:38.720
• </c><00:19:54.080><c> the</c> add in more additional requirements the add in more additional requirements
• </c> the same time it's going to require the same time it's going to require somebody<01:25:54.440><c

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. On SB 9, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation testified in support, and there were no questions or objections. On SB 148, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments, and a member of the public testified in support of combining boxing and MMA oversight into a single combat sports commission, with amendments to preserve safety standards and separate or distinct treatment for the two sports. Committee discussion focused on whether proposed requirements were primarily safety-related or cost-related, how to handle smaller events, and whether a one-year implementation delay was necessary; the department said many safety provisions already exist in the MMA program, that it was open to continued discussion on costs, and that it needed time to combine rules and appoint new commissioners. The chair suggested possible amendments to account for event size and to reduce burdens on smaller events. The committee then heard SB 816, which drew extensive testimony on providing legal representation for immigrants in immigration proceedings. Supporters included the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission, ACU Hawaii, the Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic, the Legal Clinic, Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights, the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Pride at Work Hawaii, and others. Supporters argued that immigration cases can be as serious as criminal cases, that counsel is essential for due process, and that representation improves outcomes; several also emphasized the economic importance of immigrants to Hawaii. One supporter noted a suggested amendment to include training for attorneys and partners doing deportation defense and asylum work. Opposition came from a Navy veteran who argued the bill would use state resources for a federal issue, create inequities, and impose fiscal burdens. The chair noted 69 testimonies in support and 44 in opposition, and later an additional supporter brought the total to 70 in support. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided. The committee also heard SB 125, with the Department of Economic Development, the Agreed Business Development Corporation, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association in support, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii offering technical comments about complicated nested definitions in the bill. Testimony on SB 125 focused on updating the Enterprise Zone Program so local manufacturers selling directly to retail could qualify, along with value-added products and certain health-related sectors. Finally, on SB 732, the State of Hawaii Creative Industries testified with comments, raising concerns about county permit-fee waivers, implementation timing, and the bill’s lack of a carry-forward provision for the film tax credit. The witness said uncertainty in the credit was already causing productions to delay coming to Hawaii and urged stability to support the industry and local workers. The committee then moved on to additional testimony on the measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• He said this list would require a lot of items and spending money to get the details required.
• require</c><00:27:13.880><c> it</c><00:27:13.960><c> will</c><00:27:14.480><c> require</c> of items
• it require it will require of items it require it will require spending<00:27:16.120><c> money</c><00
• </c> to get the details uh that are required to get the details uh that are required it<00:27:22.600>
• requiring Council in certain cases in requiring Council in certain cases in dependency<01:53:59.520><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 313, and Representative Perez moved to retain the bill, saying it needed work and was not ready as written. Representative Smith supported that approach, and the motion to retain passed 18-0. The committee then considered House Bill 391, an anti-SLAPP measure. Representative Smith and others argued the bill was too broad, could create litigation and discovery disputes, and might even be read to affect criminal cases. The committee voted 18-0 to retain HB 391 as well, and the chair agreed to place it on consent with a report to be prepared. The committee next heard House Bill 462, establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential properties. Representative McFarland moved to retain, saying the bill raised First Amendment and property-rights concerns. The motion passed 18-0. The committee then took up House Bill 509, a fiscal note bill requiring reporting related to forfeitures. Members on both sides discussed the bill’s cost, the burden of collecting and collating the data, possible duplication across fiscal years, and whether the information was already being collected. The OTP motion passed 11-7, and Chairman Lynn asked Representative McFarland to prepare the report; a minority report was anticipated. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 520, which would authorize Department of Education hearing officers to issue subpoenas. Representative Kuttab supported the bill, saying similar authority exists in other agencies and states. Opponents argued the DOE already can obtain information through the attorney general, that the bill would create an unbalanced internal enforcement process, and that the subpoena authority was not tied to the curriculum-related concerns raised in testimony. Representative Ter offered Amendment 0842H to shift subpoena authority from DOE hearing officers to the attorney general; the amendment failed 7-11. The committee then voted on the bill as amended, and the OTP motion passed 10-8, with a minority report also requested.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:05:02.479><c> constant</c> moving Parts it requires constant moving Parts it requires constant
• </c><00:38:05.920><c> 16</c> this bill this amendment requires 16 this bill this amendment requires 16
• </c><00:38:08.720><c> to</c> public hearings and a requirement to public hearings and a requirement to
• Creating fair and competitive districts requires impartiality, and HF 550 does not meet this requirement
• Creating fair and competitive districts requires impartiality, and HF 550 does not meet this requirement

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And by shifting those requirements into ICMS, we saved the state more than $20 million.
• It will not require any applicant to start over or reapply.
• First, the applicant is missing required or requested information for their case.
• The bill requires several specific questions.
• The bill requires preexisting conditions to be documented before the subsequent injury.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation heard presentations on labor and public employment issues from the Employment Development Department (EDD), the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), and the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The committee first focused on EDD Next modernization, where EDD described progress on online claims, call center upgrades, language access, fraud prevention, and the Integrated Claims Management System (ICMS). The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged closer legislative oversight, especially as the project moves into the most difficult phase. Senators asked about the revised timeline, total cost, fraud reduction, stress testing, transparency around change orders, and the decision to phase in disability insurance and paid family leave before unemployment insurance. EDD said the overall project cost remained about $1.2 billion, that it had no major cost overruns, and that it had saved more than $20 million by shifting some shared customer portal work into ICMS. The subcommittee then considered CWDB’s request for additional operational resources and trailer bill language to streamline reporting. CWDB and the Department of Finance said staffing had been expanded during the pandemic-era surge in grant funding and should now be reduced as one-time grant programs wind down. Senators questioned the proposed staffing reduction, arguing that workforce development needs remain strong and that the board’s policy role still requires adequate capacity. The committee also discussed a proposal to consolidate multiple annual and interim reports into a single biennial report, with LAO supporting the streamlining. Members asked about reporting for specific programs and the cost savings from reducing duplicative evaluations. A major portion of the hearing addressed DIR’s proposed reforms to the Subsequent Injury Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) and related workload funding. DIR and LAO described rapid growth in applications, a large and growing backlog, and sharply rising liabilities and employer assessments. The administration’s trailer bill would tighten eligibility, apply reforms to open cases, and use contemporaneous evidence and QME reports to document preexisting disabilities. LAO said the proposal largely matched its prior recommendations and would help return the program to its original intent. Senators raised concerns about fairness to pending claimants, the effect on workers with undocumented preexisting conditions, and whether the QME system could absorb the added workload. The committee also heard DIR’s request to eliminate vacant positions under a statewide vacancy sweep, with members objecting that some vacancies reflect unmet enforcement and safety needs rather than excess capacity. The hearing continued with DIR proposals for additional Cal/OSHA investigative staff, permanent changes to Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board petition deadlines, and apprenticeship-related funding increases. DIR sought 14 permanent positions for its Bureau of Investigation to handle serious workplace fatalities and injuries, and members emphasized the importance of timely investigations and family communication. The WCAB requested making permanent a 2024 change that starts the 60-day reconsideration clock when a case is transmitted rather than when the petition is filed; the board said this had reduced the number of cases awaiting decisions from 637 to 460. Finally, DIR proposed increasing apprenticeship training grants from $3 million to $20 million annually using the Apprenticeship Training Contribution Fund, citing an $80 million fund balance and workforce demand tied to rebuilding and infrastructure needs, and then began discussion of a separate request to expand pre-apprenticeship programs.

Transcript Highlights:

• But it's a little bit lower of a GPA requirement.
• And so we didn't want to knock off the general education requirement.
• You're required to live in the dorms, but she didn't get them.
• The minimum requirements to achieve tenure was a recent policy that the board passed.
• The other thing is career paths that require licensure are not eligible right now.

Summary: The committee met at Dakota College at Bottineau, approved the January 15, 2026 minutes, and heard an extensive campus update from Dean Corey Gorder and other DCB leaders. Gorder described the college’s affiliation with Minot State and its growing use of shared services, including business office functions, HR, institutional research, Title IX, printing, financial aid support through UND, and payroll support through NDSU. He said the arrangement lets DCB focus on its core mission while relying on system partners for specialized administrative work, and noted that accreditation concerns were not believed to limit those shared-service arrangements. He also highlighted DCB’s mission, enrollment growth, dual-credit reach across rural schools, and the college’s emphasis on nursing, dental, paramedic, farm management, and other workforce-oriented programs. Committee members asked detailed questions about dual credit, program delivery, and whether DCB’s partnerships were exclusive. Gorder said the relationships are generally collaborative rather than exclusive, that schools can choose other providers, and that many partnerships began through personal outreach and ongoing relationships with rural schools. Lisa Johnson of the university system added that transfer complaints are rare and that dual credit generally transfers well within North Dakota, though highly selective out-of-state institutions may treat credits differently. Members also asked about stipends for high school instructors, the share of K-12 versus DCB instructors, and the capacity limits in dental hygiene and other programs. Gorder said dental hygiene is capped by space and staffing, that there were more applicants than seats, and that expansion is being considered; he also said he would provide follow-up information on the paramedic program and instructor breakdowns. Gorder closed by identifying long-term challenges, including aging residence halls, recruiting faculty and staff, and the need to review low-enrollment programs. He said DCB should consider expanding into more high-demand trades such as welding, HVAC, and electrical work, and should streamline dual credit and strengthen its Minot programming. The committee then heard from the North Dakota Student Association, whose leaders outlined student priorities from the last session and the interim. Their main concerns included campus housing quality and affordability, food insecurity and food pantries, mental and physical health resources, student-led research funding, academic and career readiness, internships, and campus collaboration. They also discussed dual credit, saying it is valuable but uneven across the state, and raised questions about how to better retain students in North Dakota through the system. Members asked follow-up questions about housing, transferability of dual credit, and whether incentives could be used to encourage students to stay in-state for higher education.

Transcript Highlights:

• other joint committee in that we have an investigative responsibility, and in some ways I think that requires
• ... ...responsibility, and in some ways I think that requires me as chair, but the committee members
• My recommendation is to adhere to the procedures manual and requirements related to documentation and
• Your duties also require you to file this report. At a minimum.
• It's my understanding, according to Chapter 12A, Section 10, that that is required.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , provide for mandatory disclosures, and to establish customer service requirements.
• To establish customer service requirements. Mr. President. Mr.
• It requires operators to adopt protocols for responding to both adult and minor users.
• It doesn't require builders to be... ...to supply demand.
• It doesn't require builders to build them or developers to develop them.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, opened with prayer honoring Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboom, and approved the journal. The chamber then handled routine committee and House messages, including referrals of several Senate and House bills to standing committees, reports of enrolled measures, and gubernatorial and House transmittals. Senators also briefly returned House Bill 545 to committee because it had not been properly reported. The main floor action centered on several third-reading bills. Senate Bill 1299, limiting government use of digital identification and protecting physical ID and device privacy, passed 35-0 after debate about privacy, enforcement, and whether it would affect agency accounts. Senate Bill 1335, extending service obligations for state-supported veterinary students, passed 33-2. Senate Bill 1330, raising the small-claims limit from $5,000 to $15,000, passed unanimously by reused roll call. Senate Bill 1359, the Virtual Currency Kiosk Fraud Prevention Act, drew the most debate over consumer protection versus regulation; it passed 19-16. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1348 on public outdoor target ranges and Pittman-Robertson funds, Senate Bill 1376 on declarations of candidacy, and Senate Bill 1378 modernizing off-road vehicle account and trail funding rules. Later, the chamber took up several appropriation bills: House Bills 868, 869, 870, 871, and 876 all passed, covering PERSI, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, OITS, the State Tax Commission, and the State Board of Education/higher education budgets. Those budget bills prompted extended debate over funding levels, tax collection, cybersecurity, and especially cuts to universities, community colleges, and career technical education, but each ultimately passed.

Transcript Highlights:

• It requires effort, planning, and a clear disregard for the victim.
• For example, in Article 877, it requires now a written motion.
• hours is required, unless the defendant expressly waives it on the record.
• It requires, as I appreciate it, the prosecutor to prove that the victim resisted to the utmost.
• It provides relative to the sex offender registration and notification requirements.

Bills: HB36 , HB52 , HB56 , HB68 , HB92 , HB119 , HB140 , HB147 , HB160 , HB171 , HB289 , HB351 , HB552 , HB784

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: HB 36, Act 780, Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District, juvenile justice, juveniles, Evangeline Parish, regional district, board of commissioners, commission membership, Louisiana juvenile law, R.S. 15:1109, R.S. 15:1109.1, parish governance, district boundaries, local government, HB 52, Act 192, Louisiana criminal procedure, misdemeanor jury trial, six-person jury

Transcript Highlights:

• I followed every legal requirement because I respect the law.
• I followed every legal requirement because I respect the law.
• The federal I-9 requires all employers to verify employment eligibility.
• In fact, the I-9 requires the employer to view the person's documents.
• HB 704 simply requires employers to verify legal work authorization. Mr.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm relying strictly on what the bill requires.
• Senator, the bill requires five employees for five years at $60,000 a year.
• Isn't that a fair summary of what the law would require? Thank you.
• It requires teacher preparation programs to upgrade the level. of math required for individuals entering
• to have license requirements that are comparable to or exceed New Mexico's requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• required at that stage.
• I'm sorry to ask, does your bill require if I'm interested in a piece of property, does it require me
• It does not require an architect for maintenance or cosmetic finish upgrades.
• .required, and adult adoptions are not as complicated as an adoption for minors, and that's good.
• Um, well, this allows, it's going to require that you post notice.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is not required by law.
• By adding it as a mandatory requirement for death?
• They are required to comply, in part, with 287(g).
• Agencies going to be required to comply?
• It doesn't even allow or require cooperation with ICE. It does not require cooperation with ICE.

Transcript Highlights:

• This requires hour of 9:41 a.m. This requires twothirds<00:51:29.119><c> vote.
• it requires that.
• We are requiring, and I guess you could call and say that's a mandate, but we are requiring parity in
• We are requiring, and I guess you could call and say that's a mandate, but we are requiring parity in
• </c><02:15:34.960><c> the</c> in connection therewith requiring the in connection therewith requiring

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The requirement is already in supports.
• </c> institutions in Minnesota were required institutions in Minnesota were required to<00:47:10.079>
• Do you want to talk about the requirement if they requested? I have something. Okay.
• </c><00:54:20.480><c> if</c> the requirement if the requirement if they requested?
• They do have a requirement institution.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill also brings California closer to compliance with federal aviation revenue use requirements
• To support critical public services, these airports require financial assistance and funding.
• public services, these airports require financial assistance and funding.
• are completed within the required time frame.
• Additional items such as what would be prescribed by SB 9-11 would require additional pages, leading

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 988, house, all