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• A bill enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, providing for the appointment of New Mexico
• Commission bonds, laws, rules, and minutes, enacting new sections of the Medical Practice Act, and providing
• session submission of a bill bearing Legislative Council Service Drafting Number 232625, a bill providing
• An act relating to the financing of highway projects, providing additional bonding authority to the State
• An act relating to commitment procedures, providing a definition for harm to self and harm to others

Keywords: 996, all

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• A bill enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, providing for the appointment of New Mexico
• An act relating to the financing of highway projects, providing additional bonding authority to the State
• An act relating to commitment procedures, providing a definition for harm to self and harm to others
• Providing powers and duties, establishing selection criteria and eligibility requirements, providing
• Providing powers and duties. Providing additional award criteria. Adding definitions.

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• So the purpose for today's presentation is to provide a brief snapshot of some of the activity during
• Substitute Senate Bill 5862 provides a one-time 3% COLA for PERS and TERS Plan 1 retirees.
• Again, that mandate was provided in the LEOFF 1 termination bill, and this That mandate was provided
• 3% COLA provided short-term relief to our members as they face rising inflation once again.
• To finally provide a pathway to retirement security for our oldest public servants.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

Keywords: 904, all

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• This bill will provide a vital lifeline for our most vulnerable populations.
• This bill will provide a vital lifeline for our most vulnerable populations.
• This bill will provide a vital lifeline for our most vulnerable populations.
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• </c><00:12:56.200><c> teenagers</c><00:12:56.839><c> with</c> one, providing teenagers with one, providing

Bills: HCR67 , HCR102 , HR61 , HR94

Committee: House Human Services & Homelessness

Keywords: disability, communication access, healthcare, sign language interpreters, deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, auxiliary aids, effective communication, peer counselor, youth mental health, social disconnection, Hawaii schools, wellness program, student support, cultural responsiveness, trauma-informed care, disability rights, peer counseling, education

Summary: The joint Committee on Human Services and Homelessness and Committee on Health heard two measures on April 7, 2026. HCR 67/HR 61 would request the Disability and Communication Access Board to study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and develop guidelines. Written testimony supported the measure from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, DCAB, Local Independent Living Hawaii, and one individual. A DCAB representative noted the proposal could serve as a backup if related measures do not move forward. No one testified in opposition, and both committees voted to pass the measure unamended. The second measure, HCR 102/HR 94, urged the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and the Office of Wellness and Resilience, to establish a statewide peer counselor program to address youth loneliness and social disconnection in schools. Support came from the Department of Education, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, and individual testifiers Katie Smith and Ray Ward. Smith said peer support can reduce stigma, increase belonging, and improve school climate. Ward, speaking from lived experience, described the harms of loneliness and trauma and said a peer counselor program could provide culturally grounded support and safer pathways to help. No opposition was offered, and both committees voted to pass the measure unamended.

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• The Florida legislature and our governor continues to provide the military community.
• And then finally, we had we provide valued valuable services to our community through programs like our
• Additionally, we supported hurricane efforts in North Carolina providing aircraft en route clearance
• This slide provides a brief look at, but several new construction projects currently at Camp Blanding
• I developed a slide and I think we would have provided it.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Medical provider was not in the initial interim rule, but because medical provider is defined as a physician
• </c><00:06:34.199><c> so</c> definition of medical provider so definition of medical provider so medical
• <00:06:34.800><c> provider</c><00:06:35.240><c> was</c><00:06:35.400><c> not</c><00:06:35.599><c> in<
• Medical provider is a very broad definition in statute.
• A medical provider is, but okay, thank you.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with routine business, approving the minutes and adopting the consent calendar. It then took up an interim rule from the Department of Safety concerning a definition of “medical provider” in a rule affecting veterans. Staff explained that the original language unintentionally excluded VA-affiliated physicians who are licensed in another state, which had caused some veterans to be denied benefits tied to medical notes. The department proposed a conditional approval with edits to include physicians licensed in any U.S. state who are affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, along with conforming changes to the related form. Members asked a clarifying question about the form language, and the committee voted to grant conditional approval as amended. The committee next discussed an emergency rule from the Liquor Commission involving beer label approvals. Staff said the existing rule denying labels that might be perceived as advertising to children had been applied ambiguously, and the emergency rule would clarify that desserts are not automatically denied. The commission argued the issue created a financial emergency because a New Hampshire brewery had spent about $200,000 on new labels and could not get its product on shelves. Members discussed whether that financial impact met the standard for an emergency rule, with comments that the burden was arguably self-imposed but still financial in nature. No formal motion was made to object, and the committee did not take further action on the emergency rule. The meeting concluded with a brief update that two objection responses were still outstanding, with one expected in April and another pushed to May. The committee also agreed to cancel the mid-month continued meeting, and the meeting was adjourned.

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• The Delta is a damaged natural resource that provides water to 27 million Californians.
• The Delta is a damaged natural resource that provides water to 27 million Californians.
• Rather than providing certainty, this budget leaves significant decisions unresolved.
• Thank you for honoring this promise and providing the full 5% increase.
• Universal school meals, billions of dollars, again, is being provided for that.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the June 8–11, 2026 journals, and adopted floor amendments. It also referred several bills to Rules and approved motions affecting Budget and Fiscal Review Committee procedure, including second-reading treatment for budget measures and suspension of Joint Rule 62A to allow budget hearings on short notice. Both motions passed on roll call after some protest votes. The chamber then considered several appointments to the Delta Stewardship Council and the Board of State and Community Corrections. Senators discussed the Delta, water policy, and the proposed Delta Tunnel, but the confirmations of Julie Lee, Ann Patterson, and Sheriff Christopher Clark all passed. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 17, authored by Senator Choi, honoring Republic of Korea veterans who served alongside U.S. troops in Vietnam and urging Congress and the President to clarify that states may extend burial and memorial benefits in state veterans’ cemeteries. The main floor debate centered on Assembly Bill 109, the 2026 Budget Act. Supporters highlighted a $355.9 billion budget with $253 billion General Fund spending, $36.5 billion in reserves, a reduced structural deficit, and investments in child care, Medi-Cal, hospitals, housing, IHSS, education, transit, and other services. Opponents criticized the budget as relying on future tax increases, leaving a structural deficit, and failing to do enough on affordability, public safety, Prop. 36, unemployment insurance debt, and gas prices. After extensive debate, AB 109 passed 28–9, and the Senate later approved a consent calendar of six Assembly bills. The session ended with adjournments in memory of Hajan Lee, Doris Fisher, and James Leslie Barbie, and the Senate adjourned until June 18, 2026.

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• Now, I think it's important to provide a little bit of context for this bill.
• SB 1145 provides the CEQA... ...housing over 30,000 new residents.
• And I appreciate you bringing this forward to provide some flexibility.
• So SB 1283 provides a practical fix.
• This bill provides the flexibility to respond to that instability.

Committee: Senate Local Government

Summary: The committee heard a series of housing, local government, and governance bills, with most of the discussion focused on housing production, permitting, and local accountability. SB 1003, by Senator Grayson, would create an Infrastructure Partnership Financing Program to help local jurisdictions and developers jointly fund infill housing infrastructure; it drew support from housing advocates and senior housing groups, while Senator Seyarto questioned whether the state would actually fund another program. The bill was moved on a 3-1 vote and remained on call. SB 1014 would require local jurisdictions to provide good-faith estimates of on-site and off-site improvements within 30 business days of a preliminary application and limit later surprise requirements; Habitat for Humanity, SPUR, and other housing groups supported it, while the City of San Mateo and local government associations raised concerns about accuracy and timing. It passed 4-2 and remained on call. SB 1036, which would require credit under the Mitigation Fee Act for prior site uses when redeveloping a site, passed unanimously to the Senate floor. SB 1145 would streamline CEQA and federal reuse review for qualifying projects at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station; it drew broad labor and local support, but housing and legal advocates sought stronger affordability and enforceability provisions. The bill passed 6-0 to the Committee on Environmental Quality. The committee also considered SB 908, which would streamline permits for energy-code-compliant residential window replacements and limit local design restrictions and HOA barriers. Supporters said the bill would let homeowners and affordable housing providers reduce energy costs, while opponents argued it could override local design standards; it passed 3-1 and remained on call. SB 1172, the Local Tax Savings Act, would add guardrails and transparency to local tax-sharing and consultant agreements; it was supported by the City of Shafter and the League of California Cities and passed 4-0 to Revenue and Taxation, remaining on call. SB 1283 would expand ministerial approval for EV charging stations to include canopies and on-site energy storage systems and require local ordinance updates by 2027; EV industry groups supported it, while cities and counties warned about safety, liability, and local review. Members discussed battery storage safety and litigation concerns, and the bill passed 4-0 to Judiciary, remaining on call. The committee also heard SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner in response to in-custody death concerns. Supporters cited high death rates, settlements, and the need for independent investigations, while the sheriff’s association and county representatives argued the change would be costly, duplicate services, and override local control. The bill passed 4-1 to Public Safety and remained on call. Finally, SB 1414 would create an independent redistricting commission for San Bernardino County; supporters said it would improve transparency and remove conflicts of interest, while the county opposed the estimated $2 million cost and noted its existing advisory commission. Members generally supported independent redistricting, and the bill was discussed but no final vote was recorded in the excerpt.

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• the services they provide when there are auto accidents, when there are the services they provide when
• providing an effective date.
• Senate Bill 1439... and to provide for a source of funding and declaring an emergency and providing an
• a penalty and to provide for a cause of action and declaring an emergency.
• at no cost to our counties to provide a polling location.

Keywords: 989, all

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• So it will read, “It is unlawful for any person to provide a child with melatonin,” et cetera.
• Those are provided up front.
• can ask the sheriff to provide that information.
• It provides relative to charitable bingo and the issuance of special licenses.
• It provides relative to unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system. Rep.

Bills: HB53 , HB57 , HB64 , HB100 , HB102 , HB106 , HB111 , HB137 , HB152 , HB155 , HB337 , HB957

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: racketeering, gambling crimes, law enforcement, public safety, criminal justice, temporary restraining orders, abuse prevention, evidence, court procedures, legal protections, felony speeding, traffic laws, penalties, elderly, infirmities, abuse, neglect, crime of violence, criminal liability, caregiver

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• This year, we've been provided.
• Information has been provided across multiple reports and different presentations.
• Generally, this review has been provided on a six-year cycle, according to DESE.
• We can definitely provide that.
• But if you want to think in the meantime, we'd be happy to provide that.

Summary: The committee received a lengthy Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Arkansas academic standards, accountability systems, and adequacy-related requirements. Staff reviewed the history of state curriculum and accreditation laws, the current standards for grades K-12, required high school units and graduation pathways, and recent changes such as career-ready pathways, embedded instruction requirements, and the distinction between courses required to be offered versus courses actually taken by students. Members asked for a chart comparing the 1997, 2003, 2015, 2017, and later law changes, and staff agreed to provide one. The presentation then turned to the federal ESSA plan and Arkansas’s state accountability system. Staff summarized ESSA requirements, Arkansas’s long-term goals for proficiency, English learner progress, and graduation rates, and recent data showing that 2025 proficiency rates remained well below the 80% goal, while English learner progress and graduation rates were also below long-term targets. The committee discussed school support and improvement, equitable access to educators, report cards, and the apparent lack of evidence that equity labs are currently being conducted. Members requested follow-up from the Department of Education on equity labs, report card data, and whether the ESSA plan can be changed. The presentation also covered state assessment results under the Arkansas Accountability Act, including ATLAS, DLM, ELPA 21, ACT, and NAEP data, along with teacher access measures and geographic shortage districts. Staff reported that Title I and high-poverty schools tend to have more emergency/provisional teachers and less experienced staff, and that shortage districts are concentrated in parts of the state. Members asked for additional information on test highs and lows, the number of assessments students take, dropout data, and whether higher teacher salaries have affected shortage areas. The committee also discussed district levels of support under the state accountability system, including the possibility of state intervention at the highest level of support.

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• But we also provide regulatory framework around that universe.
• That money goes to their health care provider. They're not actually going to see certain money.
• It provides minimal protections.
• So it provides those protections. It does not, unless there is foreign investment.
• Erica Rembert-Smith, you are providing information for two minutes. You are recognized.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• A consumer-owned utility may refuse to provide electricity service if the utility determines that providing
• A consumer-owned utility may refuse to provide electricity service if the utility determines that providing
• Data centers provide unique challenges and require specific regulation.
• I previously provided you all.
• To provide context, Skagit PUD is facing unprecedented demand pressure.

Bills: HB2515 , HB2343 , HB2301 , HB2272 , HB2367

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: energy facilities, large energy use, regulation, state oversight, infrastructure, water quality, game farms, public health, environmental protection, regulatory oversight, extended producer responsibility, paint waste management, environmental regulations, sustainability, recycling, ski areas, winter sports, terminology update, recreation, regulatory changes

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• </c> something that Mr Berg and I can provide something that Mr Berg and I can provide more<00:11:59.000
• This chapter provides for parental contributions for services provided to certain children in out-of-home
• This provides for uniform service and licensing standards for a range of mental health services providers
• c><00:34:02.799><c> provided</c><00:34:03.200><c> to</c> contributions for services provided to contributions
• </c> Mental Health Services providers Mental Health Services providers including<00:37:52.599><c> um<

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Did you say provider fraud investigations? >> Yes, Medicaid provider fraud.
• If someone's a Medicaid provider, Medicaid providers are required in their provider agreement to provide
• Um so like Medicaid provider.
• 54.440><c> are</c> provider, Medicaid providers are provider, Medicaid providers are required<00:19:55.000
• We could certainly provide that.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:18:02.160><c> the</c> settings will allow us to provide the settings will allow us to provide
• communities and providing care in those<00:18:34.400><c> communities.
• </c><00:20:17.200><c> for</c> proud of of what that has provided for proud of of what that has provided
• So, we're here today to provide information on the appropriations provided in House Bill 500, House Committee
• c> 358.4</c> House Bill 500 provides 358.4 House Bill 500 provides 358.4 4<00:41:20.160><c> million</

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard presentations from the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) on their strategic plans, enrollment trends, and budget priorities. University of Louisville President Bradley highlighted the university’s new five-year strategic plan, its R1 research status, community-engaged and opportunity college classifications, record enrollment of 25,005 students, and its role in serving first-generation, Pell-eligible, military-connected, and rural students. He also emphasized the university’s economic and workforce impact, including athletics, nursing, dentistry, and a recent Speed School building, and previewed major capital and program requests: a $142 million STEMH building, a $15 million one-time request for National Cancer Institute-related cancer research, and $5.3 million for the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He also discussed a planned $260 million health sciences building and the university’s efforts to expand health care access beyond Louisville through regional sites and residency partnerships. Members responded positively, with Representative Tipton asking about agency bond projects and regional health outreach, and President Bradley saying the university is evaluating debt capacity and exploring smaller projects while noting that the STEM building request would rely on state-funded debt service. He described UofL Health’s expansion into places such as Bullitt County, Shelbyville, Madisonville, and Paducah, and its efforts to train physicians for rural practice. Representative McCool praised the university’s military-friendly designation and cancer research priorities and noted personal family ties to UofL. Michaela Aman, a sophomore from Letcher County, also testified about how UofL has supported her as a rural student and emphasized the university’s commitment to opportunity and social mobility. KCTCS President Ryan Quarles and CFO Todd Kilburn then presented the system’s enrollment, completion, and workforce-training results. They said KCTCS now serves more than 110,000 students, graduated a record 24,000 students last May, and has moved from 45th to 4th nationally in graduation rate. They also highlighted that over half of students are first-generation, 60% work while enrolled, 70% of graduates work in Kentucky, and 74% graduate with no student loan debt. KCTCS described its common-course-numbering agreement with Morehead State as part of a broader transfer simplification effort, and said it trains about 200,000 Kentuckians annually when including workforce training and firefighter instruction. The system also outlined efficiency measures, including property sales, a new bookstore contract projected to save $4.3 million over five years, and a new evaluation process for real estate and facilities. KCTCS’s budget and capital requests included operating funding tied to enrollment growth, support for the TRAINs program, the ECTC training facility at Glendale, continued support for Health Force Kentucky, three capital construction projects at Jefferson, Bluegrass, and Gateway, and asset preservation funding focused on safety and security upgrades. Quarles also referenced House Bill 5, saying it would expand KCTCS’s correctional education and re-entry work and could help reduce recidivism. Members asked about the bill and its impact, and KCTCS said it already provides instruction in jails and prisons and sees the proposal as an extension of that work.

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• </c> registering providers. registering providers.
• </c> go out every year and visit providers. go out every year and visit providers.
• </c> just on CCAP provider investigations. just on CCAP provider investigations.
• </c> opening an investigation on the provider opening an investigation on the provider because<00:19:
• </c><00:25:00.360><c> to</c><00:25:00.480><c> the</c> I did provide the names to the I did provide the

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For we have been providing it for years.
• </c> can get the funds necessary to provide can get the funds necessary to provide the<00:27:12.159><
• </c><01:21:29.440><c> structure</c> staff to continue to provide structure staff to continue to provide
• </c> it was critical the state provide it was critical the state provide funding<01:24:32.639><c> to<
• Thank you. actually providing the funding to back actually providing the funding to back up<01:40:47.679

Bills: HF1048 , HF1049 , HF745 , HF2210

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

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• </c> charter school or they can provide charter school or they can provide services<00:56:42.359><c>
• </c> require that school districts uh provide require that school districts uh provide a<00:59:04.400
• </c> school district has refused to provide school district has refused to provide special<00:59:14.240
• So the services are being provided.
• So the services are being provided.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Would you be able to provide an answer to that question?
• Very similar to the way that Dell provides products and services. or that Trane provides products and
• The advisory boards provide valuable input into our agency role.
• Pages five and six of your handouts provide some details.
• Some of them provide information to the user on a screen. screen, some don't have a screen and provide

Bills: HB10 , HB 12 , HB675 , HB10 , HB12

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel