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• These are technical amendments.
• This is a technical change.
• This is a technical change.
• This is a technical change.
• This is a technical change.

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• We want evidence-based standards.
• We want evidence-based standards.
• We want evidence-based standards.
• We want evidence-based standards.
• </c> clarifying some technical items in HCBS. clarifying some technical items in HCBS.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• There is also the ability to earn a standard diploma.
• Also included are career certificate programs that Florida Colleges and District Technical Colleges as
• We have 19 of our technical colleges here in the state.
• So we have a very regular cadence around technical assistance and professional learning.
• They have what's considered to be a gold standard them there, too.

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• AB 1650 is a straight forward step toward standards.
• The amendments are technical in nature.
• or enforcing building standards that exceed the state minimum building standards on factory-built housing
• or enforcing building standards that exceed the state minimum building standards on factory-built housing
• AB 1815 creates the standardization or creates standardization for factory built housing needs by prohibiting

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• </c><00:24:44.000><c> and</c> have two ways through our standards and have two ways through our standards
• 00.400><c> would</c><00:25:00.559><c> be</c> performance standards, they would be performance standards
• ,</c><00:27:03.520><c> what</c> meeting the operational standards, what meeting the operational standards
• </c><00:29:20.720><c> and</c> collect the performance standards and collect the performance standards
• meeting the standards?

Committee: Joint Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

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• </c> Amendment number one is technical. Amendment number one is technical.
• The first is technical.
• </c> didn't have that technical amendment. didn't have that technical amendment.
• One is technical.
• One is technical.

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• It makes technical corrections to the account distribution formula as well.
• One of the things this bill does have built in is a $1 million standard deduction.
• The amount of the standard deduction is $7,500 per person.
• The amount of the standard deduction is $7,500 per person.
• There are so many technical corrections. I love this. 76 pages, 26 sections.

Committee: House Finance

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• Ask him to just explain; he's our technical expert this morning.
• complex regulatory standards.
• Right now, those standards don't exist in New Mexico.
• To a clean brine standard.
• It does not seem technically challenging to make water for cement.

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

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• This bill updates and standard 1998 is back on concurrence.
• Amendments taken in the Senate were technical. Child Welfare Act.
• Senate amendments are clarifying and technical in nature.
• Senate amendments made one technical change.
• This bill does not weaken standards.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and heard a prayer and pledge before moving through a long concurrence calendar and later Senate bill items. Early procedural actions included rereferrals of several bills to committees, approval of journal dispensation and adjournment-memory requests, and multiple unanimous-consent motions. The chamber also took up a brief moment of silence honoring Dolly Parton before returning to business after caucus recesses and a vote change on AB 1775. On concurrence, members acted on a wide range of Assembly bills covering housing, health, education, environmental regulation, elections, corrections, wildfire relief, tribal issues, alcohol regulation, and consumer protections. Many were described as technical, clarifying, or support measures and passed overwhelmingly or unanimously, including bills on behavioral health licensing, common course numbering, medical supervision sunsets, tribal child welfare, wildfire mortgage relief, Prop 65 oversight, water quality, and tied-house alcohol rules. A few measures drew some opposition, such as AB 1645, AB 1775, and AB 2348, but still concurred. The Assembly also adopted an urgency measure on AB 2663 to extend the Cocktails to Go program in time for New Year’s Eve. The chamber then considered numerous Senate bills. These included SB 608 on youth sexual health and contraceptive access, SB 633 on recycled plastic verification, SB 675 restructuring the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, SB 747 on civil rights accountability against government officials, SB 772 on housing infrastructure grants, SB 891 and SB 1379 on missing and murdered Indigenous people and custody-death transparency, SB 1077 on CalFresh shutdown contingency planning, SB 1105 on limits for joint law-enforcement operations, SB 1114 on protecting sensitive state data, SB 1125 on water rate assistance, SB 1208 on returning stolen cryptocurrency to victims, SB 1213 on zero-emission vehicle pricing transparency, SB 1237 on pay data enforcement, SB 1276 on child sexual exploitation and AI-generated content, SB 1322 on tribal housing grants, SB 1388 on affordable housing insurance, SB 1393 on fisheries management, SB 329 on drug treatment facility complaint timelines, SB 758 on nitrous oxide sales restrictions, SB 828 on fireworks licensing disclosures, SB 909 on public works enforcement fees, and SB 920 on gambling fee transparency. Most passed with strong margins; some drew notable opposition, including SB 675, SB 747’s urgency vote, SB 1105, SB 1114, SB 1125, SB 1237, SB 1379, and SB 1388. The transcript ends amid debate on SB 920, with Assembly Member DeMaio raising budget concerns before the record cuts off.

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• driver's licenses and standard identification cards as well.
• I'm concerned about the technical issues.
• the preponderance of evidence standard.
• I think it's a higher standard.
• I think it's a higher standard.

Committee: House House Consumer & Public Affairs

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• Standards of today. Today. Training administration standards, standards of today.
• By standardizing electronic record Participating in the ETP program by standardizing electronic record-keeping
• I'll start if I can turn to my technical assistant here.
• That is not a technical issue.
• Division of Apprenticeship Standards explains.

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

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• the program standards.
• So I was just curious where those went and where I can find the current standards.
• Although this has technically allowed the...
• Quality standards that were discussed above should be implemented.
• This allows us to provide increased access standards and a federally recognized standard of care. ...

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• This entire bill development has been very, very technical.
• It is a legal and technical side.
• Now I'll be testifying other today to provide technical context.
• Now I'll be testifying other today to provide technical context.
• feasibility and ensure the approach is technically sound.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2515, which addresses emerging large energy use facilities, especially data centers. Staff explained that the bill requires utilities to adopt tariffs or policies for data centers, adds reporting and sustainability requirements, sets renewable energy targets, and creates a sales tax exemption for certain eligible data center equipment in eastern Washington. The House sponsor said the bill is intended to protect ratepayers, grid reliability, water resources, and Washington’s climate goals as data center growth accelerates. Tribal representatives and several environmental and labor witnesses urged restoring provisions removed from the House version, especially authority to curtail data center load during energy emergencies and to refuse service if reliability or affordability would be harmed; they also asked for stronger water reporting and protections for salmon. Utility, business, and data center industry witnesses supported the bill’s general framework but raised concerns about implementation, costs, and some of the added requirements, while some opposed the tax exemption and the loss of earlier protections. No final action on 2515 was taken during the hearing portion shown. The committee then heard and acted on several bills in executive session. It passed Substitute House Bill 1302, which allows municipal utilities to waive connection charges for industrial symbiosis projects. It also passed House Bill 2338 on community-scaled weatherization projects after rejecting an amendment, and House Bill 2367 on eliminating preferential treatment for a coal-fired plant after rejecting an amendment. Substitute House Bill 2496 on tribal consultation by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council was amended and then passed, while amendments to change public meeting and tribal summary provisions were rejected. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2225 on AI companion chatbots, House Bill 2426 on PCHB efficiency and appeals, House Bill 2606 on the Office of Privacy and Data Protection, Engrossed House Bill 2575 on reducing reporting obligations, and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2215 on Climate Commitment Act compliance for fuels were also advanced, with some amendments adopted and others rejected. The committee then reopened public hearing on House Bill 2416, which would treat a Spokane waste-to-energy facility differently under the Climate Commitment Act by allocating no-cost allowances in the second compliance period and requiring a decarbonization and waste-reduction plan. Spokane city officials, labor, environmental groups, and Ecology generally supported the bill as a balanced approach that protects ratepayers while allowing the facility to decarbonize, though Avista raised a concern about language implying a utility compliance obligation. After that, the committee resumed testimony on House Bill 1170, which requires large AI providers to offer provenance tools and disclosures for AI-generated or altered images, video, and audio. Supporters said the bill would help workers and consumers identify synthetic media and prevent impersonation and misinformation, while industry and civil liberties witnesses argued the bill is technically difficult, uses new definitions, and may be unworkable or premature compared with California’s evolving approach.

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• We have to update ours first to federal standards before local agencies can then update theirs.
• The new FBI security standards require us to do this.
• And then the last three are more technical.
• They go before the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for their offenses.
• With those graduations, standard diploma: 80, and GED: 146, we have 36...

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to hear budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), an FDLE update on the Uniform Arrest Affidavit and Florida Incident-Based Reporting System (FIBERS), the Department of Juvenile Justice on Florida Scholars Academy, and the Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. FDLE requested funding for a wide range of items, including a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology upgrades for missing persons alerts and criminal justice data systems, replacement breath-test instruments, recurring support for critical public safety contracts, cybersecurity, a career offender registry unit, expanded wellness and peer support for law enforcement, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, vehicle replacement, forensic lab and digital forensics upgrades, a repaired Jacksonville firearm range, and additional resources for criminal alien detection, fentanyl enforcement, and other operational needs. Senators questioned FDLE about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, body cameras, masking by officers, public records request burdens, and the status of criminal alien detection funding. FDLE’s second presentation explained that FIBERS is Florida’s incident-based crime reporting system and that 61% of agencies, covering 74% of the population, have transitioned to it. The agency also described the Uniform Arrest Affidavit initiative, which standardizes arrest data for statewide sharing. Senators asked about NCIC/FCIC access, hate crime reporting requirements, and why more agencies have not adopted the UAA and FIBERS systems; FDLE said it is working with law enforcement associations and vendors to address technology and implementation barriers. The committee also heard from DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh, who praised FDLE’s wellness program and then reported on Florida Scholars Academy’s first year, including unified education across 39 residential facilities, security fixes after early website access issues, strong enrollment and graduation numbers, and extensive support for students with disabilities. Walsh said the program still faces staffing shortages and a wait list for residential beds, and estimated about 260 additional beds are needed. The final presentation came from Clerk of Court and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield, who said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels and requested $22 million to stabilize operations. She highlighted reimbursement shortfalls for injunctions for protection and other high-risk cases, rising postage and summons costs, and the need to fund clerk staffing for 37 new judges under the “fund the entire courtroom” concept. Senators asked about SB 532, a CPI-based court-fee bill, and about collections of court fines and fees. Butterfield said clerks work with defendants on payment plans and collections, but the system still faces a structural deficit. After the presentations and questions, the committee adjourned without taking any substantive votes or other action.

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• Many of the provisions are detailed or technical yet important changes.
• c><00:15:56.480><c> I</c><00:15:56.639><c> am</c> largely technical changes that I am largely technical
• </c><00:24:21.440><c> Ultimately,</c> standard response protocols.
• Ultimately, standard response protocols.
• </c><00:25:36.880><c> a</c> of effort because it's not technically a of effort because it's not technically

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• Fund those partners, and we provide technical assistance.
• The other question I had is that your office gives technical assistance, and when your office gives technical
• The other question I had is that your office gives technical assistance, and when your office gives technical
• And so if you're giving technical and technical assistance to rural areas, how do you guide it to those
• We provide technical training and technical assistance to seven grantees who are serving Native populations

Committee: Senate Rules

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• and standards are at that<00:30:28.720><c> level.
• <01:05:27.280><c> education</c> technical education technical education and I think that’s about the
• But for under and technical education.
• </c> another section for career and technical another section for career and technical education.<01:
• </c> on an approved alternative standardized on an approved alternative standardized assessment<02:27

Committee: Joint Education

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• SB 1413, technical correction, veterans tuition deferment. Thank you.
• What it does is it focuses us all on the standard deduction to conform to the... ...standard deduction
• This amendment simply conforms Arizona's standard deduction with the federal standard deduction and nothing
• So we've said we'll increase the standard deduction.
• That's only when it comes to the standard deduction itemization issue.

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• It makes technical corrections to the account distribution formula as well.
• One of the things this bill does have built in is a $1 million standard deduction.
• This is a tax on the income derived, and that income has a standard deduction of $1 million.
• The amount of the standard deduction is $7,500 per person.
• There are so many technical corrections. I love this. Seventy-six pages, 26 sections.

Summary: House Finance met in executive session on Gross Substitute Senate Bill 6346, the proposed “millionaires’ income tax” package. Staff reviewed the bill and a long list of amendments affecting the new income tax, related business tax changes, and several exemptions and implementation provisions. The committee adopted amendments to exempt diapers from sales tax, allow certain tribal income treatment clarifications, create an advisory group to help implement the tax, move up the repeal date for some business tax changes, and require the measure to go to the voters; several other amendments on federal conformity, agricultural income, pass-through entities, and the marriage threshold were rejected or withdrawn. The committee then adopted the striking amendment as amended and advanced the bill on a 9-6 do pass vote, with supporters arguing it would fund education, health care, child care, and tax relief, and opponents warning about competitiveness, capital flight, and the state’s spending growth. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 6097, which would add federally recognized Indian tribes as eligible entities for county Conservation Futures Program funding. Staff said the bill would not change the tax levy structure and would have no state revenue impact, while tribal witnesses said it would improve voluntary conservation partnerships for habitat, farmland, and open space. Members asked about the bill’s scope, and staff confirmed it applies only to federally recognized tribes. House Finance also heard Senate Bill 6162, a property tax reform measure that would consolidate the state school levy, expand senior and disability property tax exemptions, raise income thresholds, and simplify the application process with a standard deduction. The prime sponsor and county assessors supported the bill as a way to help seniors, disabled persons, and disabled veterans stay in their homes and reduce administrative burden, while several testifiers opposed it as a tax shift that would raise costs for others and potentially strain local revenues. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6113, an administrative and technical tax cleanup bill related to last year’s tax changes; the Department of Revenue supported it and noted a possible clarifying amendment, while nonprofits, schools, libraries, health care groups, workforce training providers, and trade associations asked for additional exemptions for live presentations and related educational activities. The chair announced that Senate Bill 6097 would be added to Monday’s executive session, Senate Bill 6114 was removed, and amendments for Monday’s bills were due by 5 p.m. that day.

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• workforce participation and labor standards.
• workforce participation and labor standards.
• workforce participation and labor standards.
• There are still technical challenges to the bill.
• No, the standard of removal for children remains the same under this bill.

Summary: The committee first heard Substitute House Bill 1128, which would create a Child Care Workforce Standards Board within the Department of Labor and Industries to study child care workforce conditions and make recommendations on employment standards. Staff explained that the proposed second substitute narrows the board’s role from setting enforceable standards to making recommendations, with estimated ongoing costs for L&I staffing and smaller costs for board member stipends and possible DCYF support. Supporters, including child care providers, SEIU 925, and labor representatives, said the bill would help address understaffing, low wages, and retention problems; opponents, including child care industry groups and private schools, argued it duplicates existing work, adds bureaucracy, and creates unfunded costs. No vote was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 1634, which would direct OSPI and ESDs to develop a technical assistance and training framework to help schools coordinate student behavioral health supports. Staff said the bill aligns with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan and could largely be implemented with existing work and limited additional costs, though DOH would need some support. Testifiers from behavioral health and school counseling fields described severe youth mental health needs and urged passage, and OSPI said the work is doable with current resources. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2636, which would create a public education review advisory council to recommend K-12 policies and funding provisions for JLARC review; staff described JLARC, OSPI, and State Board costs, and no public testimony was offered. The committee next heard House Bill 1316, which would expand the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness program so additional university campuses can access funding. The sponsor said the program has strong retention outcomes, and student advocates testified that campuses such as UW Bothell need access to already appropriated funds for emergency aid, food pantries, and case management. Staff then briefed Substitute House Bill 2474, which would allow the Student Achievement Council Tuition Recovery Trust Fund to be used for refunds tied to broader consumer protection violations, with no expected fiscal impact; there was no testimony. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2365 on digital equity, which would expand the Broadband Office’s role, revise the digital equity forum, and rename the grant program; supporters emphasized rural access, affordability, and the loss of federal digital equity funding, while staff estimated significant Commerce staffing costs and some additional agency impacts. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2401, creating a Washington State Boys and Men Commission contingent on non-state funding, with staff outlining OFM startup and fundraising costs and an estimated operating budget if fully funded. Supporters said boys and men face mental health, education, and mentorship gaps and that the commission would improve coordination; the bill drew testimony from rural school leaders, nonprofit advocates, and community members. The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language access, which would require the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines and a report on interpreter and translator shortages; staff said the office could absorb the work but other agency and local government impacts were uncertain. Substitute House Bill 2517, on permitting for high-capacity transit, would let regional transit authorities apply for permits earlier and streamline land-use processes; Sound Transit and the sponsor said it would speed delivery of major projects, while staff estimated Commerce technical-assistance costs and possible local government impacts. The last bill heard was Substitute House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug pricing program, which would bar manufacturers from restricting contract-pharmacy access and require reporting to DOH; supporters said it protects safety-net providers and patient services, while opponents warned of higher costs for employers, state health plans, and litigation burdens. No final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.