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• This was a massive cleanup bill for OPLC.
• The This was The This was a<00:10:10.080> massive<00:10:10.640> cleanup<00:10:11.480>
• <00:10:14.079> The a massive cleanup bill or OPLC. The a massive cleanup bill or OPLC.
• :03.920> also<00:41:04.240> will<00:41:04.480> just<00:41:04.640> add cleanup
• I also will just add cleanup measure.

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Summary: The committee first took up several Senate messages on House bills. It recommended non-concurrence and a committee conference on HB 428 after Representative Pearson raised a constitutional concern about a retroactive provision in the building code bill. It also recommended non-concurrence on HB 156, which had been rewritten by the Senate to create a permanent subcommittee related to food/procurement; members said they did not want to create a permanent subcommittee and preferred to let the issue return next year if needed. On HB 85, concerning temporary student licenses for respiratory therapists, the committee concurred with a Senate rewrite that added restrictions but preserved the bill’s main purpose. On HB 82, a cleanup bill for occupational licensing, the committee concurred with a Senate amendment explicitly allowing the electricians board to create subcommittees, with members noting they did not think the authority was necessary but that it would not do harm. The committee then considered SB 178 on laboratory water testing. Representative Leyon offered amendment 2025-1743H to clarify how fees would be deposited and to direct a portion of certain fees and grants into a non-lapsing lab equipment and replacement fund rather than the general fund. Members said the amendment made the bill’s fiscal flow easier to understand. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended on SB 178, also unanimously, and placed it on consent. For SB 180, dealing with Coos County distressed-area designation, the committee adopted amendment 1748H to remove a provision requiring commissioners to give extra consideration to Coos County and to add a 20-year sunset on the designation. The amendment passed 14-2, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended 15-1; Representative Schmidt said he would file a minority report because he viewed the provision as unenforceable rather than objectionable. The committee also voted to retain SB 185, which concerned OPLC-related issues, so the agency could continue working on a policy and report back later; that motion passed 16-0. Finally, the committee voted inexpedient to legislate on SB 198, establishing New Hampshire Service Dog Week, after debate over whether the recognition should be statutory or left to a gubernatorial proclamation. Supporters argued the bill would raise awareness and help promote service dogs, while opponents said the effort could continue without a statute and that special-day statutes often lose attention once enacted. The committee also voted inexpedient to legislate on SB 182 after extensive discussion of proposed changes to the maternal mortality review process. Opponents argued the bill would broaden access to personally identifiable information, change panel structure, and affect data comparability; supporters said it was a housekeeping update requested by DHS that would add DCYF and Corrections and improve review of maternal deaths. The ITL motion passed 10-6, and Representative Long said he would file a minority report and explain the committee’s reasoning to the bill’s sponsor.

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• think they can probably answer your questions better than I can and give explanations on why these cleanup
• :07:18.000> uh and give explanations on why these uh and give explanations on why these uh cleanup
• details are necessary so thank cleanup details are necessary so thank you<00:07:22.199> thank
• This is a cleanup to make the processes the same, so the director can set those fees and work through
• to basically have the processes cleanup to basically have the processes be<00:09:50.160> the<

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• It's statutory<00:10:21.120> cleanup<00:10:21.519> for<00:10:21.680> the<00:10:21.760
• > Alzheimer's statutory cleanup for the Alzheimer's statutory cleanup for the Alzheimer's disease

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Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard four House bills, adjusting the order to accommodate members’ schedules. House Bill 510, on organ donation procedures, would require health care providers involved in organ procurement to pause the process if any signs of life are observed and restart the process if needed. The bill was presented as a consensus measure, received no opposition, and passed with favorable expression by unanimous vote and consent. House Bill 176 would create a framework for insurers to implement a waiver program reducing prior authorization requirements before care is provided. The sponsor said the language had been worked out with insurers to cut red tape and improve transparency. The committee approved the bill unanimously with favorable expression and then consent. House Bill 266 would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund eligibility list. Testimony emphasized that these professions are essential to patient care across the lifespan and meet the fund’s training and licensure standards. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. House Bill 393 concerned Alzheimer’s-related statutory cleanup, adding a caregiver council seat and requiring the council to develop and distribute an early detection and diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. The bill was supported as a way to improve Alzheimer’s awareness and care, with one senator explaining a yes vote in memory of a parent who had Alzheimer’s. It also passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. The chair announced the next committee meeting would be Wednesday, March 25 at 8:00 a.m.

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• Members, this piece of legislation is a cleanup to a bill that we passed last year, and it's got some
• Page 18, this was cleanup. We took enlisted... If they're on active duty for UCMJ.
• Page 18, this was cleanup.

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• You know, they float their own bonds, and we do just legal cleanup for clarity purposes. >> So simply
• Your bill has a favorable report. >> Thank you so much. legal cleanup is all it is for clarity legal
• cleanup is all it is for clarity purposes. purposes. purposes.

Bills: HB136, HB137, HB220, HB213, HB256, HB136, HB137, HB220, HB213, HB256

Keywords: Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher, Tier I, Tier II, public pension, pension reform, education employees, retirement system, sick leave, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, beneficiary, lump-sum payout, rollover, service retirement

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• avoid having to go to court in the first place, which would take some of the burden off the court's docket
• burden off the court's um off<00:05:02.400> the<00:05:02.560> court's<00:05:03.080> docket
• Part two of the bill is just a cleanup, actually, of current statute.
• That's just a cleanup. That's just a reorganization.

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• So, we just had to do mostly cleanup to make sure there wasn't overlapping jurisdictions there.
• So, we just had to<00:02:14.000> do<00:02:14.480> mostly<00:02:15.120> cleanup<00
• to<00:02:15.760> make<00:02:15.920> sure<00:02:16.080> there to do mostly cleanup
• to make sure there to do mostly cleanup to make sure there wasn't<00:02:16.800> overlapping<00

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:16 Discussion SB 158 01:12 Vote SB 158 04:06 Discussion HB 794 05:20 Vote HB 794 08:20 Discussion SB 183 09:44 Vote SB 183 17:46, 958, all

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• The tuition thing, the tuition provisions are from the bill we passed a few years ago, and this is cleanup
• The cleanup language about the intergovernmental panel and council, that's new.
• Just the main question I heard that I'd like to address for the veterans recognition, all that is is cleanup
• It's just cleanup language to make sure they all read the same and all have the same stuff in them.

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• Taken together, SB 954 meets the promise of cleanup on SB 131 and provides a path forward to streamline
• And without any significant cleanup legislation, companies will continue to take advantage of the overly
• As written, SB 954 goes beyond cleanup.
• He said cleanup work is difficult, especially when people promise at the end of session that they will
• The Senator said cleanup is challenging, but the committee is continuing to work on it.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on labor standards, worker safety, and public transparency. SB 954 by Senator Blakespear would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by adding worker protections such as prevailing wage, a skilled and trained workforce, high-road employment standards, and environmental guardrails. Supporters from labor, environmental justice, and conservation groups said the bill restores promised safeguards after SB 131, while business groups argued the added requirements would undermine the exemption and discourage investment. The committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer SB 954 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open for absent members. The committee then considered SB 966 by Senator Gonzalez, which would codify refinery worker participation and safety protections adopted in 2017 after the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire. Supporters, including United Steelworkers and a former refinery worker, said the bill would preserve workers’ ability to report hazards, select representatives, and stop unsafe work, preventing future disasters. The Western States Petroleum Association opposed the bill, arguing it could be preempted by federal labor law and would add regulatory uncertainty. The committee passed SB 966 3-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations, with the roll left open. Next, SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas sought to modernize private security guard training, expand de-escalation instruction, strengthen accountability, and create a clearer professional pathway for the industry. The author and many security workers testified that guards are often first responders in volatile situations and need more practical training and better standards; opponents from industry and business groups warned the bill would raise costs, worsen staffing shortages, and create implementation problems, especially around third-party training and a new wage order. The committee voted 4-1 to do pass and re-refer SB 1203 to Public Safety, with one no vote and the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 1284 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, a transparency bill requiring DHCS to publish the names of large employers with workers enrolled in Medi-Cal and the estimated taxpayer cost. Supporters said the measure would show how low wages and unaffordable coverage shift health costs to the public, while opponents argued Medi-Cal enrollment depends on many factors and that naming employers would be misleading and amount to public shaming. After discussion, the committee voted 4-2 to do pass and re-refer SB 1284 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would improve workforce data collection and sharing to better evaluate job-training pathways, but the excerpt cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• Members this is the House Bill 8 cleanup bill the community college funding bill, and I appreciate your
• House Bill 121 is a cleanup bill from HB 3 of last session for school safety.
• recognizes mr. basu to explain the bill thank you mr. speaker members this is the port free port cleanup
• to child care centers that are at risk of closing throughout the state, but we need to do a quick cleanup
• It's really just a cleanup. It's not substitute. Okay. Thank you. Mr..

Bills: SB5, SJR3, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972, SB365, SB1786, SB5, SJR3, HB14, HB43, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB 106, HB18, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• Instead, they work with the state to test the site, identify contaminants, and develop a cleanup plan
• The Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet has the expertise to determine what level of cleanup is
• Once the cabinet approves the cleanup, the final step is notifying the original responsible party.
• is necessary and whether a site cleanup is necessary and whether a site is<01:25:16.000> safe
• Once the cabinet<01:25:18.960> approves<01:25:19.360> the<01:25:19.600> cleanup,

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• from unscrupulous contractors and better prepare this state for large-scale post-disaster community cleanups
• required the state, through CalRecycle, to pre-qualify large contractors to perform wildfire debris cleanup
• work, which is now expedited statewide debris cleanup efforts.
• required the state, through CalRecycle, to pre-qualify large contractors to perform wildfire debris cleanup
• work, which is now expediting statewide debris cleanup efforts.

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• It was the mechanism that industry did agree to pay for emergency cleanup situations for insolvent operators
• And it was the mechanism that industry did agree to to pay for emergency cleanup situations for insolvent
• More specifically, it will help address those cleanup needs on or near tribal lands, which help improve
• Once the bill is phased in, it will take nearly $90 million annually from the public into the street cleanup
• This bill will help fund the cleanup of abandoned wells, and through adequate bonding, corporations can

Bills: SB241, SB145, HB2

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• removed once we Removed those encampments, and we go back and periodically have to do additional cleanups
• me make sure you're talking about the wrecker, not the remediation company that comes in and does cleanup
• The Department of Transportation has a cleanup budget, and their money was used to hire the contractors
• We did the initial cleanup in Tulsa.
• so those that are working on immigration work, and they also do like this safe operation, safe the cleanup

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• the City of Eddyville and Lyon County Fiscal Court for overtime, equipment, fuel, and supplies for cleanup
• the City of Eddyville and Lyon County Fiscal Court for overtime, equipment, fuel, and supplies for cleanup
• Fuel and Court for overtime equipment Fuel and supplies<00:19:55.600> for<00:19:55.880> cleanup
• <00:19:56.840> and<00:19:57.080> temporary supplies for cleanup and temporary supplies
• for cleanup and temporary treatment<00:19:58.280> process treatment process treatment process

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Summary: The committee first approved the January minutes and then received several informational reports on school district tax levies, revenue bonds, lease advertisements, and previously rejected lease transactions. Members were told that one rejected lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Hardin County would be canceled and rebid, while a Perry County lease modification for the Energy and Environment Cabinet would proceed. The Kentucky Communications Network Authority also submitted its quarterly capital projects report, and Eastern Kentucky University reported revisions to asset preservation projects. Janice Thomas, Deputy State Budget Director, presented four capital project action items. These included a Kentucky State University Betty White Building renovation funded by USDA grant money, a Department of Education state schools dormitory and cottage renovation appropriation increase because bids exceeded estimates, a restricted-funds scope increase for the Elizabethtown CTC science building expansion, and a pool project report for the Department of Corrections’ KCIW kitchen drain line repair and replacement. Representative Petrie asked about how often the statutory authority for midstream project increases is used and whether bids are typically competitive; Thomas said the increases are used often when bids come in above estimates and that bids are generally competitive, though construction costs have been difficult to gauge. The committee unanimously approved the first three action items, and the KCIW project was reported with no action required. H. Sandy Williams of the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority then presented six loans and one emergency grant. The items included loans for Frankfort’s East Frankfort Interceptor wet weather facility project, Sturgis wastewater improvements, Scottsville inflow and infiltration work, Morganfield wastewater treatment plant planning and design, Western Pulaski County Water District transmission improvements, and Springfield water system planning and replacement work, plus an emergency Kentucky Waters grant for Eddyville following a sewer treatment plant failure and local emergency declarations. After no questions, the committee unanimously approved the seven KIA transactions. Chelsea Couch then presented a Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit issuance for $38.4 million to finance a multifamily rental project in Jefferson County; members asked how the committee participates and were told it was a conduit issuance rather than state debt. The committee approved that item. Finally, the committee heard an informational Turnpike Authority refunding issuance of about $53 million for present value savings, then approved four SFCC debt issues for Henderson, Pulaski, Scott, and Trimble counties to finance school renovations and construction. The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting date and location.

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• Members, this is really more of a cleanup bill. I worked on this with Justice Cole and...
• work out if something like this were to get through in light of Senator Price's bill with a real cleanup
• of the return-to-work law that's... ...Price's bill with a real cleanup of the return-to-work law that's

Summary: The Senate Committee on Retirement met on May 5 with four members present. HB 41 was deferred until the following week, and the committee approved the April 20, 2026 minutes. The committee then took up several retirement-system bills, many of them negotiated measures involving municipal police, firefighters, teachers, district attorneys, and judges. HB 45, by Rep. Bacallat, was amended and reported favorably. It makes changes to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System, including retention bonuses, recognition of out-of-state police service, benefits for three officers killed in the line of duty before full enrollment, a DROP fix, and more competitive accrual rates. Testimony from the Louisiana Municipal Association, MEPERS, police representatives, and Mayor Helena Marino was strongly supportive, emphasizing that the bill resolves longstanding disputes and litigation. HB 1237, also by Rep. Bacallat, was reported favorably after testimony that it eliminates partial dissolution penalties for municipal police and adjusts related firefighter provisions; witnesses said it was a negotiated fix supported by municipal and fire stakeholders. HB 42, concerning phased retirement in the Teacher Retirement System, was reported favorably as a permissive framework allowing universities to offer phased retirement options. HB 17, by the District Attorneys’ Retirement System director, was reported favorably to add the Louisiana District Attorneys Association to the definition of employer and require annual reporting on the rehire statute. HB 21, a cleanup bill for the Municipal Employees Retirement System, was also reported favorably. HB 1134, creating a backdrop retirement option for certain judges whose positions are abolished, was amended and reported favorably after LASERS raised questions about early retirement eligibility and the need to bar future judicial candidacy. HB 24, by Rep. Owen, drew the most discussion. It would allow retired or certified teachers to return to work through contracts with school systems, with a three-year sunset. The sponsor argued it would help keep qualified teachers in classrooms and avoid midyear departures, while TRSL, the Louisiana School Board Association, and committee members raised concerns about fiscal impact, contractor status, workers’ compensation, leave rules, and overlap with a separate bill being worked on by the chairman. After an amendment clarifying the independent-contractor definition was adopted, the committee chose to hold the bill in committee for further work rather than advance it immediately. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• EPA and DOH jointly oversee PAS investigation and cleanup under the Superfund program and specifically
• 15:05.440> and jointly oversee PAS investigation and jointly oversee PAS investigation and cleanup
• under the super fund program and cleanup under the super fund program and specifically<00:15:09.440>
• :42.320> PASS<00:20:43.120> investigation<00:20:43.919> and<00:20:44.240> cleanup
• on a PASS investigation and cleanup on a PASS investigation and cleanup under<00:20:45.280> the

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Summary: The House Special Committee on Red Hill received an update from the Hawaii Department of Health and EPA Region 9 on regulatory oversight of the Red Hill facility, the Navy drinking water system, and ongoing environmental investigation and cleanup. The agencies reviewed the authorities governing the work, including DOH’s emergency orders, EPA’s 2023 administrative consent order, and the older 2015 agreement, and explained that the newer framework is being used for most current oversight because it includes closure, remediation, drinking water protections, and stronger community engagement requirements, even though some requirements overlap. EPA and DOH reported major milestones and current work. Defueling was completed in March 2024, with about 104 million gallons removed, and the agencies said this eliminated the risk of another catastrophic release. They described the current tank-closure phase, expected to finish in July 2029, along with site assessment, site investigation, remediation, and long-term monitoring that may continue through at least 2040. They also summarized drinking water actions: emergency response flushing and sampling after the 2021 spill, lifting of the public health advisory in 2022, completion of extended drinking water monitoring in 2025, and ongoing system improvements such as repairs, flushing plans, valve work, complaint-response protocols, and upgrades to storage tanks and pumps. Members asked several questions about monitoring results, the meaning of TPH, the status of the 2015 agreement, and the Navy’s groundwater model. EPA said its sampling and the Navy’s results were in alignment during extended monitoring, and that it plans to issue a summary report covering the full response period. On the groundwater model, EPA and DOH said they have not yet approved it for decision-making, are reviewing it iteratively with outside experts and University of Hawaii data, and may approve it for specific uses in the future. DOH said its latest comment letter states the model cannot yet be used for decision-making purposes, and noted that UH’s separate modeling work is contingent on funding and may not be completed until next spring. The agencies also said they continue community outreach through open houses, webinars, neighborhood boards, legislative hearings, and fuel tank advisory committee meetings.

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• two conforming bills you offered last night, SB 250-206E on fuel taxes and HB 5701E on petroleum cleanup
• two conforming bills you offered last night, SB 250-206E on fuel taxes and HB 5701E on petroleum cleanup

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• the two conforming bills you offered last night, SB 250 and HB 5701E, on fuel taxes and petroleum cleanup
• the two conforming bills you offered last night, SB 250 and HB 5701E, on fuel taxes and petroleum cleanup

Summary: The Conference Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture, Environment, and General Government met to resolve differences on the budget spreadsheet, projects, back of the bill, proviso, and the implementing bill. The House presented offers on the budget spreadsheet, projects, and back of the bill, including acceptance of certain shaded rows and proposals to bump specified unshaded lines, and also proposed to bump two conforming bills related to fuel taxes and petroleum cleanup programs (SB 250 and HB 5701E). The Senate accepted the House’s offers on the budget spreadsheet, projects, back of the bill, and the conforming bills, while the House then accepted the Senate’s offer on the implementing bill with several lines bumped and accepted Senate proviso offers on selected lines, with the remaining proviso lines bumped. Both chambers ultimately concurred on the remaining bump lists for the proviso and implementing bill, indicating agreement on the conference package. A motion was adopted without objection to allow staff to make technical and conforming adjustments related to the bump process. There was no public comment, no further business, and the meeting adjourned without objection.

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• Um, and then, basically, this is a nice solid cleanup bill.
• Um, and then, basically, this is a nice solid cleanup bill.
• This is a cleanup bill. So, any questions for Representative Leo?
• I encourage the committee cleanup bill.
• This is a cleanup<00:41:15.359> bill.

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