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• Senate Senate Bill 1553 addresses the appeals process and appeals reviewed by psychologists, assuring
• an apples-to-apples review process.
• Why could we not let them do it instead of putting a burden on our Medicaid system?
• Because it seems like the The majority of the new IT-based systems that we put in place tend to run in
• The measure requires such investigations to include Reviews of the infant's child's immunization and

Bills: SB1421 , SB1427 , SB1484 , SB1503 , SB1553 , SB1557 , SB1564 , SB1566 , SB1567 , SB1591 , SB1642 , SB1794 , SB1837 , SB2044

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: mental health, nonphysical intervention, training, youth care, conflict resolution, staff training, pediatric screenings, type 1 diabetes, health care providers, parental consent, reimbursement, state funding, public health, medicolegal investigation, medical examiner, coroner, sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, sudden unexpected infant death, SUID

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• proudly upholds its land grant heritage by preparing more than 36,000 students across a five-campus system
• We are going to lay the groundwork for agencies to review all of their existing rules.

Bills: SR31 , SB2060 , SB2184 , HB1371 , HB1411 , HB1933 , HB2361 , HB2398 , HB2893 , HB3006 , HB3044 , HB3127 , HB3322 , HB3147 , HB1276 , HB3472 , HB3522 , HB3704 , HB4303 , HB4319

Keywords: military, children, resilience, Purple Up!, military families, master development district, improvement district, public improvements, infrastructure financing, special assessments, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, oil and gas, mineral rights, proceeds, royalties, escrow account

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• This is one of the public record exemptions review bills.
• for SB 7012 from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is an open government sunset review
• The exemptions apply retroactively and will undergo sunset review in 2031.
• A conviction integrity review, or CIR, unit is a unit established within a state attorney's office for
• the purpose of reviewing plausible claims of actual innocence.

Bills: S0062 , S0156 , S0168 , S0288 , S0290 , S0292 , S0296 , S0298 , S0364 , S0386 , S0624 , S7004 , S7006 , S7008 , S7012 , S7014 , S7016

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: candidate qualification, political party, voter registration, election law, Florida Statutes, rural electric cooperatives, energy production, Florida law, energy tariffs, regulation, agriculture, landscape equipment, gasoline-powered, ecologically significant parcels, local government regulations, public records, appellate courts, information exemption, safety, personal identifying information

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements and allow challenges by qualified candidates or political parties. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; the sponsor and local law enforcement supporters emphasized the Raynor case, while criminal defense lawyers objected to deleting existing force-limit language and to the mandatory life penalty. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills extending or preserving public records exemptions, including CS/SB 7014 on social media platform investigations, SB 7016 on small business loan program records, CS/SB 7012 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigations, CS/SB 7000 on emergency shelter recipient information, CS/SB 7002 on Department of Military Affairs records, SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit reinvestigation materials, SB 7006 on Florida Public Service Commission records and meetings, and SB 7008 on Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. Other measures reported favorably included SB 624 allowing optional faith-based activities in batterers’ intervention programs, HB 167 protecting former phosphate mining lands from certain strict-liability claims, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units and housing supply, SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure, SB 292 creating a records exemption for appellate court clerks and families, CS/SB 296 expanding domestic violence safety tools and address confidentiality protections, CS/SB 298 as the public-records companion, SB 386 on farm equipment lemon-law style protections, and SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses. Several bills drew supportive testimony from local governments, advocacy groups, industry groups, and affected families, with some opposition on SB 156 and SB 290. For CS/SB 48, the committee adopted two amendments before reporting the bill favorably. SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was temporarily postponed after the chair allowed public testimony but no final action was taken. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• It's a double and abuse the system.
• </c> time, zero time to read it or to review time, zero time to read it or to review it.<03:09:51.920
• Expedited reviews are essential to avoid prolonged, costly merger review processes that hinder banks
• </c> kind of deadline on the review. kind of deadline on the review.
• There was no review.

Bills: SJR13 , HB1969 , HR1223 , HR426 , HR430

Keywords: SJR13, S.J.Res. 13, joint resolution, Congressional Review Act, CRA, OCC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, bank merger, bank mergers, Bank Merger Act, business combinations, merger review, financial regulation, banking regulation, bank consolidation, regulatory disapproval, federal banking rule, rule repeal, Public Law 119-19

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• that limit student possession or use of mobile devices during instructional hours are encouraged to review
• the ongoing review of approved teacher and principal preparation programs.
• Yes, this bill requires the Professional Educator Standards Board's ongoing review of approved teacher
• and procedures around the possession and use of telecommunication and mobile devices by students, review
• This is requiring the Professional Educator Standards Board to actually review on an ongoing basis those

Bills: SB6278

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

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• indicator-based program review and curriculum and instruction review.
• Both review processes include a review by PESB staff and other experts of program data or other evidence
• following review of the educator preparation program using the components to the Following review of
• Additional review includes indicator-based program review as Domain areas.
• Additional review includes indicator-based program review, as staff briefed, in which programs annually

Bills: SB6278

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

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• Public water systems are divided into Group A for larger systems and Group B for smaller systems.
• Under the proposed second substitute, all Group A public water systems must submit water system plans
• All Group A public water systems must submit water system plans, small water system management plans,
• system.
• rid of that review altogether.

Bills: HB2104 , HB1903 , HB1909 , HB1982 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2210 , HB2215 , HB2271 , HB2345 , HB2355 , HB2384 , HB2389 , HB2397 , HB2418 , HB2429 , HB2442 , HB2479 , HB2481 , HB2681 , HB2688 , HB2714

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, energy assistance, low-income, utility costs, state program, energy affordability, court unification, task force, Washington courts, judicial administration, court reform, access to justice, local court rules, uniformity, centralization, rural courts

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• True accountability builds confidence in our system, and it tells our constituents that justice is real
• This is not about shielding bad actors; it's about ensuring a system that is stable, functional, and
• It's about ensuring a system that is stable, functional, and capable of serving those who rely on it
• The other thing that I heard when I was on this tour was that I learned that our health care system is
• Rules and investigates complications without physician-level review.

Bills: HB145 , HB164 , HR1 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HB99 , HB206 , HB213 , HB270 , SB104 , SB193 , HB38 , HB254 , HB256 , SB58 , SB64 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB253

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County

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• And another report by the Department of Labor and Industries that reviews the industry impact of changes
• However, the economic and food security contributions of our state's system are increasingly at risk.
• The pressures they're facing are diverse, systemic, and of long-standing and growing intensity.
• To really replace those refrigeration systems, for example, it's going to be about $500,000 each.
• He understands that part of the system really well, so not to throw him under the bus.

Bills: HB2721 , HB2616

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: commercial interior designer, interior design licensure, registered interior designer, NCIDQ, Washington State Board for Architects, professional regulation, title protection, firm registration, seal and signature, continuing education, building code, nonstructural interior design, space planning, interior architecture, design profession, public safety, occupational licensing, architects, engineering scope, permit review

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• Our system, our PBMs have become vertically integrated. They have.
• Local access is a very important part of our healthcare system.
• The money's in the system to be able to do this.
• It was mentioned in debate that this is a very complicated system.
• That I'm taxing the system. They're going to say all kinds of things.

Bills: SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: prosthetics, health insurance, medical necessity, patient rights, insurance liability, pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare providers, claims processing, reimbursement, insurance regulation, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, mental health, substance use disorders, utilization review, benefit coverage, pharmacy

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• "We're going to allow our sponsor just a second to review a bill for us. Okay, he's ready.
• Uh so, uh you're the chairman of contract review, so we got you roped into this.
• table for public review.
• , so we got you roped contract review, so we got you roped into<00:14:09.040><c> this.
• The committee cannot review. All right.

Bills: HB97 , HB455 , HB97 , HB455

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: absentee ballot, voting, elections, voter registration, electoral process, defective affidavit, voting rights, HB455, Clarke County, coroner, coroner's office, county commission, local act, local legislation, mileage reimbursement, county vehicle, office expenses, operating expenses, retroactive ratification, remedial and curative

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• </c> incorporate this water quality review incorporate this water quality review into<00:21:33.520><c
• </c> Obamacare system. Obamacare system.
• They broke the health care system.
• They broke the health care system.
• /c><03:51:38.319><c> very</c><03:51:38.640><c> much</c> system and our system does very much system and

Bills: HB3668

Keywords: pipeline, natural gas, Natural Gas Act, FERC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NEPA, environmental review, permitting reform, LNG, liquefied natural gas, certificate of public convenience and necessity, section 7, section 3, Clean Water Act, section 401, water quality certification, state authority, interagency coordination, pipeline safety, pipeline security

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• would be within our authority to do because we will not have merged the LEOFF system into a new system
• to do because we will not have merged the LEOFF system into a new system.
• I mean, yes, we could, because under the bill, LEOFF system will be put inside a new LEOFF system.
• Next, it allows qualifying facilities and storage systems... $600.
• Senate Bill 6355, concerning the electric transmission system.

Bills: HB2675 , HB2249 , HB2120 , HB1069 , HB1983 , HB2431 , SB6006 , SB6297 , SB6351 , SB6353 , HB2521 , HB2091 , HB2104 , SB6355 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB5808 , HB1796 , HB1376 , SB6260 , HB2353

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering

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• backflow preventer and if the sewage grinder pump is consistent with the utility provider's sewer system
• The next bill before you is Senate Bill 6291 concerning on-site wastewater treatment system inspections
• of on-site wastewater treatment systems under the supervision of a certified individual from two years
• of on-site wastewater treatment systems under the supervision of a certified individual from two years
• And finally, the bill requires counties and cities to periodically review and, if necessary, revise street

Bills: SB6181 , SB6154 , SB6211 , SB6234 , SB6242 , SB5633 , SB6279 , SB6291 , SB6274 , SB6309

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit, SEPA, environmental review, local government, county authority, agricultural irrigation

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• It's because our system is not designed to make people healthy.
• What we are witnessing is not a failure of medicine, it is the success of a system built to benefit big
• must not allow federal bureaucracies and private interests to dictate the future of our healthcare systems
• If we get this right, we don't just fix the system, we set the standard for the rest of the country,
• No, they're safe because there have been numerous peer-review studies and scientific studies, not just

Bills: HB25 , HB38 , HB997 , HB 1119 , HB25 , HB38

Committee: House S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Keywords: HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives, chronic disease, metabolic health, culinary medicine, functional medicine, dietary guidelines

Bills: HB25 , HB38 , HB997 , HB 1119 , HB25 , HB38

Committee: House S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Keywords: HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives, chronic disease, metabolic health, culinary medicine, functional medicine, dietary guidelines

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• can know that they're asking for advice and won't necessarily get a call the next day coming to be reviewed
• They have been through multiple audits and reviews, and this bill aims to address the issues identified
• Board members and executives are groomed within these associations, creating a system that protects itself
• mistake, and I spent years previously redoing all of the way we do investigations, putting in place systems

Bills: HB159 , HB110 , HB114 , HB115 , HB116 , HB123 , HB125

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members

Bills: SB325 , SB370

Committee: House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: AIDT, Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute, Department of Commerce, procurement, competitive bidding, contract review, legislative oversight, economic development, workforce development, Strategic Workforce Plan, state purchasing, state contracts, public procurement, exemption, higher education, universities, community colleges, public hospitals, health care procurement, transportation procurement

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• amendment that provides relative to application of non-recurring state monies to state retirement system
• Each system is going to have all sorts of different ones. I'd have to go system by system.
• Okay. ...different ones, so I'd have to go system by system.
• you pay them down, so it would be advantageous for us to have the option of which retirement debt system
• you pay them down, so it would be advantageous for us to have the option of which retirement debt system

Bills: HB27 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB382 , HB417 , HB575 , HB755 , HB980

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB 290, Act 426, sunset law, Department of the Treasury, Louisiana Treasury, re-creation, reauthorization, statutory entities, termination date, sunset review, Title 49, fiscal administration, state finance, agency continuation, legislative authority, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation

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• Members, House Bill 2210 modernizes Oklahoma youth apprenticeship systems by allowing students to start
• the OSU system.
• Extension is part of the OSU system. So how would the change then change the status quo?
• So, okay, so as a follow-up then, would that be a... if the system is a... if the system...
• Would that be a... if the system is set up the way it is, changing that system, is that within state

Bills: HB2398 , HB4363 , HB3557 , HB3701 , HB2210

Committee: House Postsecondary Education

Keywords: credential of value, education, workforce development, labor market, government reporting, higher education, Oklahoma State University, Board of Trustees, presidential selection, college governance, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, academic programs, low-producing programs, Oklahoma State Board of Regents, program review, curriculum quality