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• <01:14:55.080> and This provision is a practical and This provision is a practical and balanced
• <01:41:44.480> among professional practice among professional practice among teachers,<01:
• c> of<01:42:34.520> working<01:42:34.920> with practices in terms of working with practices
• ,<01:43:13.880> especially and I think best practice, especially and I think best practice
• , de-escalation and restorative practices, de-escalation and restorative practices, and<01:55:00.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:26:59.840> For end to opaque billing practices. For end to opaque billing practices.
• Thomas Joselyn practicing CRNA.
• Thomas Joselyn practicing CRNA.
• Thomas Joselyn practicing CRNA. I >> I am. Thomas Joselyn practicing CRNA.
• Um, I also provide services practices.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related measures, with most of the discussion focused on bills addressing tobacco/vape enforcement, psychology licensure, hospital price transparency, prior authorization, and medical cannabis. The chair opened by explaining the one-minute testimony limit and that written testimony had been reviewed. For SB 2175 on disposable electronic smoking devices, the Department of Health said the bill’s placement in litter-control law was not a good fit because disposable e-cigarettes contain hazardous materials like lithium and nicotine, but it supported the intent and pointed to a related measure. Public health and tobacco-control advocates strongly supported the bill, citing youth use, toxic waste, battery fires, and the need to tighten definitions and remove exemptions; a long list of organizations and individuals were noted in support, with no opposition mentioned. For SB 2410, which would create a state directory and enforcement tools for authorized e-cigarette products, the Attorney General’s office strongly supported the measure and said it would help enforce the FDA-authorized list of products through certification, inspections, and civil penalties. The Department of Health said thousands of illegal products remain on the market and cited youth usage rates, while public health groups also supported the bill. One tobacco industry-related witness was noted in opposition. SB 2080, the psychology interjurisdictional compact, drew support from the Department of Corrections, which said it had severe staffing shortages and that the compact would help fill gaps, especially for forensic psychology and neighbor island facilities. Some committee members raised concerns about whether the compact would loosen licensure standards and reduce licensing revenue, and the Board of Psychology was said to be meeting and had not taken a formal position; testimony also noted the need for resources if the compact were adopted. The committee also heard SB 2276 on surgical assistance, with DCCA in opposition and a supporter from the field, but little discussion followed. SB 2277 on hospital price transparency drew support from consumer and patient advocates, who argued that clearer pricing would reduce medical debt and help patients shop for care; DCCA and the Department of Health offered comments, with the department suggesting an alternative enforcement model using outside review entities and noting that implementation would require significant staffing and funding. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, saying federal transparency rules already cover the issue and state law could create duplication. SB 2282 on prior authorization received comments from insurers and providers; HMSA asked that the bill be set aside pending the report of the prior authorization working group created by Act 151, while the Hawaii Medical Association said prior authorization is a major burden but deferred to regulators on resources. Finally, SB 2413 on medical cannabis was supported by the Office of Medical Cannabis and others, who said the bill would close a patient-access gap by allowing viable seed sales; one witness suggested clarifying jurisdictional language and allowing dispensaries to sell seeds to each other. The committee then began SB 2425 on health insurance, where an addiction treatment provider testified that insurers’ refusal to honor assignment-of-benefits payments can delay reimbursement and create relapse risk for patients, but the transcript cuts off before further action on that bill.

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• But again, I'll defer to the county to speak a little more about the planning practices.
• Moving on to our next item, we have the interstate and international border infrastructure update.
• Well, I mean, I-10 is the interstate. Traffic gravitates to I-10, right?
• I am a lawyer, and I use it in my practice occasionally to streamline writing and summaries.

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• And try to attract more providers that will help practice in the state as well as serve Medicaid patients
• thing that's not reflected here, and I just happened to think about it, in addition to the different practices
• a little hairy and we feel it's beyond our capabilities, we, we are a part of the Great Plains Interstate
• that's what's happening, but we put together a meeting next week, and I have invited the, um, uh, Interstate

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• It makes a lot of sense, especially if we're going to go 80 miles per hour on our interstate systems,
• All right, and then it also adds our signs on the interstate and in a couple of spots, which is a safety

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met to consider House Bill 1298 and related amendments dealing with traffic enforcement, speeding fines, and point assessments. Senator Rummel explained an amendment that would simplify speeding fines to a flat $5 per mile over the limit, address variable speed limit signs, and remove local authority to double speeding fines, while also incorporating the previously approved point changes from House Bill 2243. Those point changes would increase penalties for several serious traffic offenses, including distracted driving, failure to maintain control, improper passing, wrong-side driving, following too closely, driving on a closed road, failure to yield, running a red light, child restraint violations, and move-over violations. Committee members discussed how the bill combines multiple traffic-related changes into one measure, including the increase from 75 to 80 mph on certain highways and the addition of variable speed limit signage. Members noted that the points provisions were the same as those previously approved by the Senate, while the House had made changes that could be worked out later in conference committee. There was also discussion about whether the bill could be divided on the floor, with members concluding that only some sections could be separated and that the package would be difficult to split cleanly. The committee adopted Amendment 25.0496.0.0103 to House Bill 1298 by a 4-2 vote. It then gave the bill a do pass recommendation as amended, also by a 4-2 vote. Senator Rommel was selected to carry the bill, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• I think back in the old days there wasn't a lot of lighting on the interstate.
• vehicles up to 12 feet wide, 14 foot 6 inches high, and 100 feet long to travel on and off the interstate

Summary: The Transportation Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up two bills. First, Rep. Owens presented HB 1165, which would allow FDOT to issue a special blinking permit for mobile cranes and accessory support vehicles to travel on and off interstate highways at all hours, subject to local curfews and FDOT conditions such as size limits, mapping, signage, and warning lights. Supporters argued the change would improve flexibility for infrastructure and emergency work and could be safer at night because of lighter traffic and required visibility measures. After one proponent testified, the bill passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee then heard CS for HB 1397, presented by Rep. Abbott, a broader transportation-related bill addressing the aggregate supply chain grant program, small business partnerships, airport and seaport transparency, maintenance priorities, the Florida Transportation Academy, and the Florida Transportation Research Institute. An amendment was adopted to clarify authority for transportation and parking authorities and to protect septic-to-sewer conversion projects from local rules when permits are issued by FDOT and FDEP. During debate, several members raised concerns that proposed repeals could reduce outreach and opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and rural businesses in DOT procurement, and the sponsor said he was willing to work on restoring or clarifying notification language. Despite those concerns, the committee reported the bill favorably, with some members voting no and others indicating support pending further changes before the next stop or floor consideration.

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• Is there acceptable practice?
• And it's not our common practice to codify in Title VI what the feds do.
• engineering and land surveying, to provide for the incidental practice of engineering by architects,
• Second, we believe that this falls under interstate commerce.
• Number one, it's interfere with interstate commerce, some might say, and it's not unusual.

Bills: HB387, HB673, HB947, HB975, HB1102, HB1228, HB1229, HCR66, SB102, SB165, SB280, SB291, SB326, SB521

Keywords: engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, security cameras, abandoned property, blighted structures, property management, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, Department of Public Service, statutory entities, public administration

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• Places that we cross the interstate, you know, we would have flooding that could take out the interstate
• With that, we've begun to assist farmers and ranchers in putting conservation practices on the ground
• With that, we've begun to assist farmers and ranchers in putting conservation practices on the ground
• The map on the right shows all the different practices, basically.
• He attended our course, installed the practices that we teach them how to do, from building the road

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.

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• Wyoming statutes, accounting guidance, and local budgeting practices recognize that responsible system
• interstate compactor or decree. decree. decree.
• In practice, that includes efforts like improving water infrastructure to reduce leaks and losses.
• In practice, that includes efforts like improving water infrastructure to reduce leaks and losses.
• In practice, that includes efforts like improving water infrastructure to reduce leaks and losses.

Keywords: 916, all

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• So, uh, this bill is taking a practical collaborative approach to, uh, directing the commissioner to
• taking a practical collaborative taking a practical collaborative approach<00:03:13.760> to,<
• <00:29:56.720> for understand to be a standard practice for understand to be a standard practice
• So it also keeps us away from interstate commerce, which of course would get us into federal areas.
• <01:13:31.600> commerce keeps us away from interstate commerce keeps us away from interstate

Bills: HF4588, HF3685, HF4577, HF4932

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service

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• Essentially, we would like for them to have the authority and the ability to practice independently with
• This allows them to have the licensure requirements that they require, to have the scope of practice
• It allows them for the independent practice that we're after here, the prescriptive authority that they
• This bill would codify in state law the independent practice for CRNAs that has been allowed in our state
• While you're looking, I guess the question is, it looks like the interstate coordination is here.

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• As we sort of get to know the practice of this fee, but the sales tax on auto parts was as projected
• <00:40:11.960> of<00:40:12.119> this sort of get to know the practice of this sort
• of get to know the practice of this fee<00:40:13.000> um<00:40:13.079> but<00:40:13.200
• go somewhere and it is an interstate go somewhere and it is an interstate that's<01:21:23.239>
• There is roughly 167,000 vehicles per day on Interstate 94. You mentioned the diversion of traffic.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:31:20.720> commerce stay away from the interstate commerce stay away from the interstate
• <00:45:54.720> And practical. We're not built for that. And practical.
• Uh, and we got to stop this practice.
• Uh, and we got to stop this practice.
• Uh, and we got to stop this practice.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Senate File 4612, a state government bill affecting the Department of Health, Human Services, and Children, Youth, and Families, was taken up with a House language amendment adopted at the outset. The bill’s authors gave sharply different perspectives: one described it as a limited, reactive measure tied to federal Medicaid changes and said it fell short of needed health care improvements, while the other argued it would avoid large federal penalties, add Medicaid work requirements, save taxpayer money, and help certain rural and disability-related services. Members then debated several amendments. A technical House research amendment was offered, followed by a contested amendment on the all-payer claims database. Supporters of that change argued the bill expanded data access and could allow sensitive health data to be sold or used outside the United States, raising privacy and jurisdiction concerns; opponents said the data would remain deidentified, access would be limited to researchers, and the fee structure was a cost-recovery mechanism rather than a sale. The amendment to the amendment failed on a 67-67 tie, and the underlying amendment was not adopted. The committee also adopted an amendment updating mortuary science rules for natural organic reduction and another that would automatically enroll certain people into medical assistance if they did not choose a program themselves. A later amendment creating a therapeutic psilocybin pilot program for mental health and PTSD treatment drew strong bipartisan support, especially from members citing veteran suicide, trauma, and promising research; it was adopted after discussion. The transcript ended while discussion continued on how the program would be administered, including questions about using the Office of Cannabis Management rather than the Department of Health.

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• interstate tuition reciprocity interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation.<00:03:56.080> It<
• practice for this grant program. Okay. practice for this grant program. Okay.
• We are committed to clinical practice, research, and education. Our practice spans... Slenic.
• We are committed practice in the world.
• <00:44:09.359> and to clinical practice research and to clinical practice research and education

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• HB 5136 codifies basic nonprofit best practices.
• These changes reflect best practices from the IRS in the nonprofit in nonprofit governance.
• So I was a practicing lawyer years ago before I ever thought about being the ledge.
• Practices and so at this time when IPR provides the recommendation on the state violation we do accept
• Because you have to comply with the interstate compact.

Bills: HB 2510, HB 3589, HB 4611, HB 4655, HB 4665, HB 4666, HB 4670, HB 4700, HB 4730, HB 4798, HB 4838, HB 5136, HB 5243, HB 5302, HB 5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• HB 5136 codifies... ...basic non-profit best practices.
• These changes reflect best practices from the IRS and non-profit organizations.
• You know, as a practicing lawyer, I got out in the mid-80s—I guess I graduated in '88.
• So yes, beginning over 2024, we made some changes in our internal practices.
• have to comply with the interstate compact.

Bills: HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• Um, Howard County is located at the crossroads of Interstate 20 and the Ports of the Plains designated
• Interstate 27.

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• Howard County is located at the crossroads of interstate. 20 and the Porsche to Plains designated interstate

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• If you're driving along and you see trucks pulled over at an exit, like for an interstate, If you're
• If you're driving along and you see trucks pulled over at an exit, like for an interstate or whatever
• So the program requirements at DOE must form a committee to study the best practices and recommend only
• professionals, modernizes standards to match best national practices, balances strong regulation with
• professionals, modernizes standards to match best national practices, balances strong regulation with

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Turning to page five, item 3 relates to the old Eric rider for interstate cross-check.
• **Senator Nichols**: ...when you get into that interstate cross-check.
• Do we still do interstate cross-checks to make sure people are registered in multiple states?
• Yes, and in fact, while we had information around strong practices to begin with...
• The SAO also conducted an audit of financial practices at the commission.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all