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• We don't have an analysis for looking at the cost.
• We have an analysis for looking at what they've presented.
• <00:47:29.960> for<00:47:30.160> looking um we don't have an analysis for looking um
• just get see an example of the analysis just get see an example of the analysis that<00:47:59.200
• DG really doesn't have a time to do a forensic analysis on the project because we know just about as

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon adjournment of both chambers today. There is not an exact time, there for the live stream has been created with a place holder time of 4:00 PM est., 958, all

Summary: Chairman Hart called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, welcomed Representative Rachel Roarx, and the committee approved the February 11 minutes. The committee then moved through its agenda of PSC and related contract items, including a motion to consider the reviewed contracts without objection. One Department of Highways item was deferred when the virtual representatives were not yet available. The committee first took up Kentucky Housing Corporation contracts. Members questioned outside legal services for foreclosures and bankruptcies, why the work was not handled entirely in-house, and how much of the workload and cost it represented. Witnesses said the agency’s need was largely geographic rather than a lack of expertise, that less than 1% of the loan portfolio is referred out for foreclosures, and that many fees are reimbursable through FHA. Both Kentucky Housing Corporation items were approved. The committee then considered a Department for Community Based Services contract tied to a protest and a temporary renewal with PCG. Witnesses said the contract increase was needed to bridge the gap while the protest and RFP process were unresolved, and that the initial vendor received no funds. The committee approved the item, with Senator Douglas explaining his vote as a preference for straightforward answers. The committee also heard a Northern Kentucky University contract for a Workday ERP replacement, including implementation consulting and separate license fees. University officials explained the move from SAP to Workday, the complexity of the systems, and the need for a consulting partner; they said the total effort would span 10 years and that the contract was priced below comparable institutions. After extensive questioning about cost, budget, and value, the vote ended 4-4 and the chair noted the contract would move forward through the Finance Committee if no disapproval motion was made. Finally, the Office of Inspector General presented a contract for culture change training in nursing facilities funded by civil monetary penalties; witnesses said the goal was to improve staff satisfaction, communication, and resident outcomes, and that the CMP fund balance was about $38 million. Discussion also covered survey backlogs and CMS restrictions on the funds, with the item still under review as the transcript ended.

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• I think when I did the analysis, we got closer to 1.2.
• to add in the additional analysis to add in the additional profession profession profession because<
• I think we got closer to analysis I think we got closer to 1.2<01:16:54.639> okay<01:16:55.199
• um that occurred in report analysis um that occurred in report number number number 23-12<01:19:43.920
• we're ready to proceed sunrise analysis we're ready to proceed any<01:20:11.520> comments<01:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to cesspools, Red Hill cleanup, water testing, environmental governance, and beverage container recycling. For SB 472, SB 501, SB 675, and SB 958 on cesspools, most testimony supported accelerating cesspool conversion and expanding Department of Health capacity, though the Attorney General flagged a single-subject issue on SB 472 and the Department of Health and others raised concerns about funding, program structure, and coordination. Supporters emphasized cesspools as a major water pollution source and urged earlier deadlines, while some testimony questioned the tax credit approach and asked for clearer grant and staffing language. For SB 639 on underground storage tanks and Red Hill cleanup, the Department of Health asked for clearer cleanup standards and noted limits on laboratory detection and sampling, while supporters argued the bill would create a binding legal standard for remediation and help prevent reopening of the facility. Testimony also stressed the need to remove all contamination to the extent practicable and protect aquifers and drinking water. SB 664 on water quality testing drew strong support from residents and water advocates, but the Department of Health warned the measure could duplicate existing authority and create significant cost; the Board of Water Supply supported the concept while noting it would expand responsibilities into private-property testing. SB 674 on environmental advisory council and waste reduction received mixed testimony: supporters said it would help address landfill siting and protect water resources, while industry groups requested changes to advisory council membership and exemptions for certain products, and one witness opposed the measure. For SB 1067 on deposit beverage container recycling, the Attorney General said the grant language may be constitutionally problematic because it lacks standards, while industry testimony both supported the recycling goals and asked for amendments, including broader representation on the advisory council and clearer treatment of compostable and packaging-related issues. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• So it actually, for me, is a relatively simple analysis in the sense of you've got to look for leverage
• So we did a very detailed analysis.
• We've pulled a lot of data from them and done significant analysis with our own staff, but also with
• With the CAL FIRE damage inspection teams, we conducted a post-fire analysis.
• I thought the staff analysis or the agenda for this hearing was particularly good.

Summary: The hearing focused on California wildfire resilience, with the first panel discussing statewide funding, policy, and strategic priorities, and the second panel shifting to home hardening and defensible space. The LAO outlined the state’s wildfire risk, the large increase in resilience spending in recent years, and the fact that most funding has been one-time rather than ongoing. Testimony emphasized that wildfire risk varies greatly by region, that the state must balance response spending with prevention, and that success should be measured more carefully than by acres treated alone. Witnesses also noted the importance of local, federal, utility, and Proposition 4 funding sources, as well as the need for long-term maintenance and strategic prioritization rather than scattered projects. Cal Fire leadership and other witnesses stressed that California’s wildfire problem is not uniform: forested areas, chaparral, and wildland-urban interface communities require different strategies. In Northern California and forested watersheds, speakers emphasized fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural burning, strategic fuel breaks, watershed protection, and maintaining forest health. In Southern California, testimony focused on wind-driven fires, ember intrusion, ignition prevention along roads and power lines, and the limits of large-scale vegetation clearing. Several witnesses argued that the state should invest where it can leverage local and regional partnerships, support capacity-building programs like Regional Forest and Fire Capacity, and improve data systems to track treatment effectiveness and project outcomes. Members repeatedly pressed witnesses on how to prioritize limited funds, asking what should be done more of, less of, and first. The chair argued that protecting homes and communities through hardening and defensible space should be a major priority, especially near structures, while also acknowledging the need for broader landscape work and watershed protection. There was discussion of incentives such as insurance discounts, property tax treatment, and community certification for hardened homes, along with the need for multiple payers rather than relying on the state alone. Cal Fire reported new and expanding data tools, including treatment trackers, defensible space inspection dashboards, and a fuels treatment effectiveness program that evaluates whether nearby treatments affected wildfire behavior. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only.

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• The board has to go through a public safety analysis of each case and then determine whether charges
• The analysis that has to be done includes things such as the nature and severity of the crime, types
• other analysis of each case<01:10:14.400> um<01:10:15.159> and<01:10:15.280> then
• that has to resentencing um the analysis that has to be<01:10:31.560> done<01:10:32.199> um
• But it doesn't mean that they necessarily would, based on this other analysis that's required.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Without dedicated investment, authorities face limitations in real-time threat detection, analogish analysis
• Without dedicated investment, authorities face limitations in real-time threat detection, analogish analysis
• Without dedicated investment, authorities face limitations in real-time threat detection, analogish analysis
• Without dedicated investment, authorities face limitations in real-time threat detection, analogish analysis
• Without dedicated investment, authorities face limitations in real-time threat detection, analogish analysis

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 3791 was laid over for possible inclusion later, with Rep. Green and Rep. Noor presenting it as a response to rising threats against Minnesota elected officials and public officers. They cited increased threat reports, the June 2025 killings of Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband, the shootings of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, and other recent threats as evidence that current protective resources are insufficient. The bill would create a state officials protective services unit within the State Patrol, provide security and threat-assessment services for principal state officials, and require reporting on credible threats. Rep. Noor said the proposal would be triggered by leadership when there is a credible threat, would include legislators and constitutional officers, and would be funded at about $3.98 million in FY 2027 with an ongoing base of $3.25 million, with some ability to contract with local law enforcement for support in official-capacity situations. Members raised concerns about scope, jurisdiction, and cost. Rep. Olsen argued the bill was not narrow enough and worried it could allow Capitol Security to provide home or event security too broadly, rather than limiting the work to the Capitol and catastrophic incidents. Rep. Joy offered an A1 amendment to use existing funds instead of adding new spending, saying local sheriffs and police already handle many situations. That amendment failed on a voice vote. Rep. Olson then moved an A2 amendment focused on clarifying who should be in charge of protection at home and how local law enforcement would be involved; discussion centered on whether Capitol Security, State Patrol, or local agencies should lead response and how credible threats would be determined. Supporters of the bill, including Rep. Green and Rep. Muir, said the events of June 14 showed the need for a dedicated, coordinated protective service and that local responses were uneven across jurisdictions. Rep. Muir described delayed or inconsistent police responses after the attacks and said lawmakers need a more reliable system to keep members and their families safe. Rep. Keagle also testified about personal threats and harassment at home, including a prank pizza delivery that made her fear someone knew when she was home. The committee did not take final action on the bill beyond laying it over, and the A1 amendment failed; discussion on the A2 amendment and the bill’s details continued.

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• <00:55:20.480> and that are also part of this analysis and that are also part of this analysis
• and part<00:55:20.880> of<00:55:20.960> that<00:55:21.200> analysis<00:55:21.760
• part of that analysis also for those additional<00:55:23.040> charges<00:55:23.839> we
• <00:59:50.000> would<00:59:50.240> have in essence what the analysis would have in
• essence what the analysis would have to<00:59:50.559> be<00:59:50.720> for<00:59:50.960

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• details in our own health staff analysis how this bill is unconstitutional.
• And the staff analysis talks about how Just for clarification purposes, what does the staff analysis
• And the staff analysis talks about how ...here.
• You know, or not you, but we know that the staff analysis said that this is all unconstitutional.
• We’ve got bill analysis that says this is potentially unconstitutional.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, quorum call, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Rules and Ethics Committee special order report for February 13, 2025 was adopted, setting the day’s special order calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up immigration-related special order items, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C, which urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. Members debated federal immigration policy and state cooperation with DHS, and the memorial passed 85-27. The House next considered Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses related to unlawful entry and reentry into Florida and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, including Supremacy Clause, due process, and Eighth Amendment concerns, and several speakers argued it would create separate classes of people and invite litigation. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow or expand exemptions, including protections for Venezuelans on TPS, certain Haitian TPS and humanitarian parole recipients, undocumented people brought to Florida as children working in critical professions, and a proposal to delay action pending court rulings; all of those amendments were rejected. The bill passed 85-29. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 2C, which would create a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establish a local law enforcement immigration grant program and advisory council, repeal the undocumented-student fee waiver, and appropriate more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as supporting cooperation with federal immigration agencies and ending the in-state tuition incentive for undocumented students. Early questioning focused on the impact on “dreamers” and whether the bill would effectively raise their tuition costs; the sponsor said it removed the incentive of in-state tuition but did not bar attendance. The transcript cuts off during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• We do a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of the regulation.
• That calculation or analysis, Senator, did not come from the California Air Resources Board.
• So, you know, asking for really an analysis of leakage—how much, because this is, to me, it seems like
• So, you know, asking for really an analysis of leakage, how much, because this is, to me, it seems like
• So I don't think I've seen a full and comprehensive analysis of all of that and how it all plays in.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Environmental Quality Committee and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 held a joint hearing on CARB’s proposed amendments to the cap-and-invest regulations. Opening remarks from senators emphasized the 2025 reauthorization of the program through AB 1207 and SB 840, and focused on whether CARB’s April revisions faithfully implement legislative intent while balancing climate ambition, affordability, leakage prevention, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Several senators raised concerns that the proposal could reduce GGRF revenues, weaken funding for transit, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, drinking water, and other community programs, and shift too much support toward industry. Others stressed the need to protect businesses and consumers from higher costs and to avoid leakage and refinery closures. Senator Cortese’s statement, read into the record, warned that the proposal could jeopardize transportation funding commitments. CARB Chair Lauren Sanchez said the amendments respond to legislative direction and public comment, and described four main changes: increased electric bill credits, a larger manufacturing decarbonization incentive (MDI), additional compliance support for industry, and removal of post-2030 allowance allocations from the current rulemaking. She said the proposal keeps the cap aligned with 2030 and 2045 targets, maintains affordability protections, and is intended to reduce emissions while minimizing leakage and supporting in-state jobs. CARB staff also said the MDI would have guardrails, require applications and reporting, and be tied to emissions-reducing facility upgrades. The Department of Finance explained that GGRF revenue estimates are highly uncertain and are updated periodically based on auction data. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the amendments are significant and could materially affect environmental ambition, industry support, utility credits, and GGRF revenues. LAO highlighted that the MDI could add allowances above the cap, potentially reducing certainty that 2030 targets will be met, and noted that the proposal appears to shift more allowances to industry and fewer to GGRF than current regulations. LAO also said the proposed GGRF estimate of about $8 billion through the decade could be insufficient to fully fund lower-priority tiers of programs. In questioning, senators pressed CARB on whether the proposal would raise consumer costs, whether free allowances or MDI funds would actually lower prices at the pump, how leakage is measured, and whether the Legislature’s budget assumptions would need to be revised before final action. No votes were taken during the hearing; the discussion was informational and focused on questioning CARB and fiscal staff ahead of the board’s planned May 28 consideration of the amendments.

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• Kraft, that we include counties in that analysis. Mr.
• Chairman, if I may, I could just add in a little bit of clarifying language indicating the analysis of
• Kraft that we include counties in that analysis. Mr.
• Maybe we could at least add in the verbiage in the first line under F: an analysis of fiscal impacts
• Okay, so analysis of fiscal impacts and efficiencies. Okay. All right.

Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met to approve prior minutes and then worked through draft legislation related to a possible family court study committee. The group discussed the proposed 15-member committee’s makeup in detail, including whether to add parent representation, judges, family law section members, child support, clerks of court, domestic violence advocates, and other stakeholders. The task force ultimately agreed to keep the committee at 15 members, reduce the legislative membership from eight to six, add two judges from different districts, add two family law section members with rural and urban representation, include one parent subject to a custody order, and replace the mental health professional with a clerk of court representative appointed through the trial court administrator’s office. The draft was also revised to keep domestic violence advocacy representation and to clarify that the study could consider juvenile court issues as part of the family court umbrella. The committee voted to approve the revised draft and recommend it to Legislative Management, with one recorded “no” vote from Judge Hovey after the meeting resumed. The task force then turned to a second draft dealing with requiring participation in a family transition program, which was renamed in discussion to a parenting education course. Members debated whether the bill should simply refer to an existing program like Parents Forever or instead specify broader education about the court process, parental rights, co-parenting, and related issues. Some members supported the requirement as a way to reduce conflict and improve understanding of the system, while others raised concerns about vague language, cost to parents, lack of exemptions, and whether the bill was too open-ended or potentially duplicative of other legislation. The discussion became lengthy and unresolved, with the drafter noting that more specific direction would be needed to revise the bill. The transcript cuts off before a final vote or action on this second draft is shown.

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• Nebraska, for example, established the 2018 code in 2022 after analysis showed significant life-cycle
• , as well as the analysis of other folks that seemed very inflated.
• And when that third party did the analysis, they found that the numbers were actually much closer to
• But per the 2021 cost-effective analysis of residential buildings in Missouri, produced by the DOE and
• And I also have a 24 analysis, but the difference between 24 and 21, and it's cost negative.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• But the latest budget analysis and where we are, and maybe where finance is, and where money is, and
• I think that your analysis is actually a good resource for questions here if you have any.
• Based upon your analysis, it says the school districts and charters.
• We haven't done that level of analysis.
• Chairman we do have it in the analysis. Ah, perfect.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It is in no way intended to comment on the statute or even provide a thorough analysis of the statute
• Language from the statute doesn't include subsection A1; the analysis also does not include subsection
• This analysis is supported by the amendment to section 31-21-10.
• We heard the legal analysis of how. How this works, I'd like to hear Ms. Chavez-Cook's analysis.
• So, you know, in the criminal context, there's a catch-all at the end of that entire analysis that is

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• with presentation number seven on the State Parks Division and the Economic Impact and Contribution Analysis
• Last summer, regarding an economic impact and contribution analysis for state parks across the state
• We used two methodologies for the economic benefits. economic impact and economic contribution analysis
• The second approach we took was the economic contribution analysis, and this is appropriate when you
• In any impact or contribution analysis, we're measuring these impacts in terms of changes to economic

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• It provides an analysis on cost drivers of specific high-cost projects and identifies strategies to control
• We selected two projects for the analysis, one being Western New Mexico University's Early Childhood
• CCM's analysis highlights the high roof and high ceiling as atypical features for an early childhood
• Western's architectural design team responded to CCM's analysis, concurring that the site selection was
• So, honestly, those were the questions that kind of prompted us to do this analysis.

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• originally was, again, two sessions ago, but this last session refined it to be a business case analysis
• And so the State Energy Research Center and the ERC are working on that business case analysis.
• But it won't show up in the SIF trust fund analysis until next biennium because of the delayed effective
• The money became allocated for conducting and producing a business case analysis for building a salt
• It's all part of the analysis. And part of it would be the cost of the different.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee received a compliance and status update on Industrial Commission programs and the Bank of North Dakota. Staff reviewed appropriations and spending for several Industrial Commission funds and grant programs, including lignite research, oil and gas research, clean sustainable energy, grid resiliency, salt cavern analysis, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members discussed the timing of reimbursements, uncommitted balances, and the structure of the pipeline capacity and enhanced oil recovery funding. The Industrial Commission also reported on its administrative budget, grant management system project, and recent leadership transitions across several agencies. Karen Tyler of the Industrial Commission described active grant rounds and the status of major projects. She said the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority approved three projects in its sixth round, with remaining uncommitted cash and loan capacity still available, though no new funding was appropriated this session. She also said the Oil and Gas Research Council approved six enhanced oil recovery projects and expects additional funding after a federal Department of Energy award replaces one project’s state funding. For grid resiliency grants, she said some projects have been funded, some commitments were returned or reallocated, and some DOE funds remain pending. She also updated the committee on the salt cavern business case study, which replaced an earlier larger development proposal, and on the NDSU research park grant, where the nonmatching portion was paid and the matching portion has moved slowly because the match must be in cash. Ron Ness then gave an extended presentation on enhanced oil recovery and North Dakota oil and gas trends. He said production remains steady, but future growth depends on infrastructure, especially gas takeaway and projects like the Bakken East pipeline. He argued that enhanced oil recovery using CO2, natural gas, surfactants, and other methods could extend Bakken production for decades, but that the state needs more CO2 supply, better storage, and updated tax and regulatory incentives. Members asked about lateral lengths, CO2 availability, pipeline impacts, and the role of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and Ness emphasized that the projects are intended to share technical learning across operators and attract follow-on investment. The Bank of North Dakota then presented its compliance report and strategic update. President Don Morgan said the bank’s mission remains to support North Dakota agriculture, commerce, and industry while cooperating with the state’s financial sector. He reviewed the bank’s main business lines: participation lending with community institutions, student loans, disaster lending, mission-based programs, and a new fintech-focused effort. Morgan said deposits are flattening, so the bank is managing balance sheet growth carefully, while still reporting improved net income and strong efficiency. He also introduced Rough Rider Coin as a bank-to-bank payment rail, not a public cryptocurrency, intended to speed and modernize payments within North Dakota’s banking and credit union system. Committee members asked about student loan eligibility, disaster program use, and how credit lines and liquidity would be affected if deposits shrink.

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• And I’ll point to our LESC analysis for this bill.
• Could you talk to us about the chart on page four of the LESC analysis?
• analysis to our LESC team.
• Chair, Representatives, so if you refer to page four of the LAC analysis... Oh, sorry, Mr.
• It did not go through the analysis.

Bills: SB23, SB73, SB210, SB234, SB243, SB244, SM16

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, driver education, driver's ed, driving school, motorcycle safety, traffic safety, vulnerable road users, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, cyclist, bike lane, micromobility, scooter, moped, motorcycle training, DWI prevention

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• Biden on a whole range of analysis in those domains across many policy areas.
• A forthcoming analysis by the Environmental Markets Lab, my research group at UC Santa Barbara, finds
• As I said earlier, we have some analysis at UC Santa Barbara that suggests that if you just dedicated
• And that's what's made it hard for us to do any kind of analysis.
• We have been able to do that optimization, that analysis of the full alignment.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And there's a very lengthy analysis of how presumptions work.
• And what I've read in the analysis, well, this is going to, I think, With it.
• So I disagree with some of the analysis saying that there's going to be more trials.
• And I don't know if you want to respond for that analysis.
• We did discuss that analysis, I believe, and if you could just respond, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Senators, I know you read the excellent staff analysis of the bill, the previously underlying bill here
• We have excellent staff analysis of the bill, the previously underlying bill here, that explains to all
• But what we also know is that ivermectin, this is pointed out in our bill analysis as well, as was, I
• So, overall, again, as our analysis points out, and I agree, it's generally well tolerated when used
• So, overall, again, as our analysis points out, and I agree, it's generally well tolerated when used

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. SB 1082 would let providers or insurers in state-regulated commercial plans opt into the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims, with a late-filed amendment clarifying access to the state program in certain circumstances. The bill sponsor and emergency physicians said the measure would reduce litigation and improve payment resolution; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168 would centralize background screening work for the care provider clearinghouse at the Agency for Health Care Administration and update related screening rules, including sealed and expunged records for qualified entities. The sponsor said the change would speed turnaround and reduce duplication; an amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156 would move ambulatory surgical center regulation out of Chapter 395 into a standalone section of law, and it was reported favorably without amendment. SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designations change, allowing them to continue seeing current patients and potentially new patients in their existing area subject to board oversight. The committee heard support from health system representatives and reported the bill favorably. The final and most debated measure, SB 1756 on medical freedom, would require vaccine education materials and alternative schedules, expand school immunization exemptions to conscience-based objections, clarify limits on emergency vaccination orders, and allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin behind the counter with written information. The sponsor and supporters framed it as parental choice and access, while physicians, public health advocates, cancer advocates, and parents of immunocompromised children warned it would lower vaccination rates and increase disease risk. The committee adopted a liability-related amendment, rejected a substitute amendment that would have required consultation for exemptions, and continued hearing public testimony opposing the bill; the transcript ends before final action on SB 1756.

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• Uh, the sunrise analysis, however, needs to be done by concurrent resolution, and we intend to do that
• Uh the<02:18:43.679> sunrise<02:18:44.240> analysis<02:18:44.800> however<02:18:
• 45.200> needs<02:18:45.439> to<02:18:45.599> be the sunrise analysis however needs
• to be the sunrise analysis however needs to be done<02:18:45.920> by<02:18:46.479> um<
• And I will assure the sunrise analysis.

Keywords: 910, house, all