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• for hunting licenses.
• for hunting licenses.
• Uh but uh licenses for hunting licenses.
• License.
• initial intent of the landowner licenses initial intent of the landowner licenses that<00:36:32.240

Keywords: 916, all

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• current testing standards are overly burdensome and inconsistent, creating unnecessary costs for licensed
• There are hemp companies that operate under the MDAR license and they're not doing anything wrong.
• And I think, you know, we have MDAR licenses as part of our group, too.
• Common-sense regulation in the same manner that the THC-containing cannabis products at our licensed
• So they would need a license, whether that be from the CCC or the Department of Public Health.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held a hearing on a broad set of cannabis and hemp bills, with the chairs opening by emphasizing unfinished work on equity, public health, safety, and market stability. The committee heard testimony on House Bill 146, which would create more efficient cannabis testing standards by increasing batch sizes, reducing or eliminating some environmental testing, standardizing lab reporting, and requiring annual scientific review and public data reporting. Industry witnesses, including a representative of the Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, cultivators, and a testing lab owner, said current testing rules are overly burdensome, costly, and inconsistent, and argued the bill would lower compliance costs while preserving consumer safety. A testing lab witness also said some operators switch labs to obtain higher THC results or pass contaminated batches, and urged greater transparency and better sampling protocols. A major portion of the hearing focused on intoxicating hemp and related bills that would bring hemp-derived intoxicating products under a stronger regulatory framework. Legislators and industry witnesses described products sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and convenience stores as often untested, not age-gated, and sometimes mislabeled or far above the federal hemp THC threshold. Testimony from attorneys and cannabis business leaders said states can regulate these products more strictly under the Farm Bill’s non-preemption language, and pointed to New Jersey and other states as possible models. Some witnesses and committee members stressed that any new rules should avoid harming non-intoxicating CBD businesses or lawful hemp farmers, while others argued that the products are effectively cannabis and should be regulated like cannabis for licensing, testing, age limits, and taxation. The committee also heard extensive public-health testimony in support of bills S. 95, S. 96, S. 97 and their House counterparts H. 191, H. 192, and H. 193. Parents, advocates, and public health professionals urged stronger warning labels, THC potency caps, and improved data collection on cannabis-related harms, citing cannabis-induced psychosis, addiction, anxiety, and youth exposure to high-potency products. Several witnesses said Massachusetts has not done enough to track health outcomes or warn consumers, and referenced other jurisdictions such as Connecticut, Vermont, Colorado, Canada, and Quebec as examples of stronger limits or warnings. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions.

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• I'll give you my driver's license. It says female. Like, what do you want from me?
• She produced her driver's license, male.
• > uh<03:18:38.239> commerce So, this creates interstate uh commerce So, this creates interstate
• This law, by design, reduces interstate law enforcement cooperation.
• > commerce<03:22:30.640> because fall under interstate commerce because fall under interstate

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• House Bill 110, introduced by Representative Saranjana, an act relating to education, enacting the Interstate
• by Representative Ferrary, an act relating to health, requiring the Department of Health to pay licensed
• member_22646), an act making an appropriation to the Department of Public Safety for the purchase of license
• We have our first license plate bill of the session.
• Oh, wait, this is a different type of license plate bill.

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• A sticker must be placed on the license plate each year.
• House Bill 3815 directs the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to create two new specialty license plates
• This bill directs the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to create two new specialty license plates honoring
• I thought it was important that maybe I explain why there are two license plates.
• The reason why I think it's important to have a... ...license plate is because Rangers are our most elite

Bills: HB227

Keywords: HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids, adulterated products, product testing, lab testing, ISO 17025, labeling requirements

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• present availability SB 1237 election procedures manual consultation; SB 1238 physician assistants license
• SB 1279, weather modification license rules — Natural Resources.
• SB 1300, interstate agreement, national popular route — Judiciary and Elections.
• SB 1302, executive contractors license safety — Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, and approved the journal from January 21, 2026. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize guests and groups in the gallery, including Chaplain Ron Lagata, an anti-human-trafficking proclamation for Not in Our State, an active-duty Air Force apprentice from Davis-Monthan, Space Force and aerospace guests, and Special Olympics Arizona. Senator Bolick’s proclamation emphasized Arizona’s commitment to combating human trafficking and invited members to an upcoming event. Senator Tothley delivered a somber statement about the death of eight-year-old Malika, Molly Boone, in his community and criticized delays in the Turquoise Alert system. He urged statewide changes so alerts go out more quickly and more broadly, and the Senate observed a moment of silence in her memory. The President Pro Tem expressed condolences and said he would continue working on solutions. The chamber then moved through the day’s legislative calendar, reading a long list of bills and resolutions for second reading and introducing several new bills for first reading and committee referral, including measures on election procedures, voting security, prison sentencing, water supply, unemployment benefits, health care, and appropriations. A nomination to the Arizona Board of Regents was also read by name only. Committee announcements were made for upcoming meetings, and the Senate adjourned on motion until Monday, January 26, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• alternative to the license holder's residence address.
• They were concerned about losing his or her license.
• I don't know the exact cost of the licenses, but yes, there is a licensing process, there's an application
• process, and then a license is granted.
• Yes, licenses were too easy to get. Yes, people popped up.

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• someone has a license as a they're licensed<00:27:02.760> as<00:27:03.000> marriage<00
• where we had people who were licensed where we had people who were licensed and<00:30:37.600>
• licensable in this state readily. licensable in this state readily.
• It reduces unnecessary regulatory barriers for interstate commerce and adds an additional CPA licensing
• It reduces unnecessary regulatory barriers for interstate commerce and adds an additional CPA licensing

Keywords: The livestream event for this meeting cut off shortly after the meeting began. This is the complete copy pulled from back ups., 958, all

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• My district is across southern New Mexico, and it includes the majority of Interstate 10, where the dust
• And at one point, I talked to the state police about getting license plate readers there, and I think
• And then there's a licensing fee.
• Within that licensing fee, that includes... includes all upgrades.
• There's just a set license cost per device. Well, thank you for that, Mr. Vice Chair.

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• grandfathering provision that will allow existing stores to continue operating as long as breeder license
• numbers are posted in the store and as long as the pets come from a licensed breeder.
• think we may start to bump up against some commerce clause issues if we start trying to regulate interstate
• <01:20:18.720> commerce<01:20:19.400> over<01:20:19.640> the regulate interstate
• commerce over the regulate interstate commerce over the internet. internet. internet.

Bills: HF1606, HF3733, HF743, HF2627, HF4071

Keywords: nudification technology, image rights, privacy protection, sexual exploitation, cybersecurity, recreational camping, utility fees, electricity charges, consumer protection, energy policy, health insurance, insulin, step therapy, diabetes, patient care, prescription drugs, pet shops, animal welfare, dog sales, cat sales

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• licenses subject to certain limitations. licenses subject to certain limitations.
• for the day or for the liquor license for the day or for the<01:00:48.000> event.
• Senate Bill 3118, relating to interstate compact on education opportunities for military children.
• This is the Interstate Compact for Military Children.
• This is the Interstate Compact for Military Children.

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: Mauna Kea, land management, University of Hawaii, astronomical observatories, leasable lands, natural resource management, stewardship authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict. Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose. The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1. The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.

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• C1000 D1284 45 511 B8 interstate C1000 D1284 45 511 B8 interstate childcare<03:47:23.120> assistance
• Licensing and administration. 11. Cash fund pursuant to section 26-1-11, C.R.S. E12.
• shall be from the childare licensing shall be from the childare licensing cash<03:56:08.160>
• shall be from the childcare licensing shall be from the childcare licensing cash<03:57:22.880>
• <05:55:53.760> Commission Western Interstate Commission Western Interstate Commission 15169,169,000

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The committee and floor took up House Bill 1411, which concerned the Cover All Colorado program. Debate centered on whether removing the program’s cap would create an open-ended entitlement and add pressure to the state budget. Supporters and opponents argued over fiscal impacts, with several members saying the program had grown far beyond its original cost estimate and that the state needed to protect the budget and maintain a balanced plan. The bill was ultimately passed as amended. House Bill 1412 was then considered, authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover Medicaid overpayments in certain provider audits, including ABA therapy and non-emergency medical transportation. Sponsors said the measure would help recapture millions in overpayments tied to fraud, waste, and abuse, and noted safeguards such as strict benchmarks, internal audit review, and a third-party audit firm. An amendment striking the word “alleged” from the bill was adopted, and the bill passed as amended. House Bill 1413, which changes leave provisions for certain public servants, was also approved. The bill removes a statutory cap on how much sick leave state employees may earn, while leaving actual leave policies to departments and bargaining agreements, and increases annual military leave to align with federal law. Members described it as a modest employee-benefit measure in a year without across-the-board pay raises. The House also laid over House Bill 1410 until later in the day and received the committee of the whole report on a large slate of other bills. Later, Representative Richardson sought to reverse the committee’s action on an amendment to House Bill 1389, which involved the comprehensive human sexuality education grant fund, arguing the grant program should be repealed if it is no longer funded.

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• It has a license plate with a sticker on it. And then I decide to go on a road trip to Las Vegas.
• The way that we know that a car is registered this way is that they have a different type of license
• plate or designation on their license plate.
• And so if you see a truck with a farm vehicle license plate driving down I-15 towards Vegas...
• I mean, I have a few license plates on my garage wall that I can just take them down, slap them on any

Keywords: 985, all

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• Guillen to explain HB 1237, License Renewal Grace Period.
• HB 1506 by Ashby relates to the issuance of a license.
• It also requires the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to revoke licenses for anyone convicted
• Yeah, they have to have a license to carry under this bill.
• license and authorizing fees.

Bills: HB200, HB541, HB1803, HB30, HB175, HB249, HB721, HB851, HB897, HB 1128, HB1904, HB1916, HB5560, HB3071, HB5627, HB5435, HB3913, HB2921, HB2695, HB2688, HB3045, HB3483, HB3673, HB4213, HB4226, HB783, HB4373, HB4735, HB5155, HB5057, HB4984, HB4944, HB4813, HB5339, HB5196, HB5033, HB4853, HB3486, HB4211, HB74, HB4670, HB4730, HB4743, HB4603, HB4463, HB3892, HB4139, HB4752, HB4520, HB4517, HB4486, HB4437, HB4426, HB4396, HB4263, HB3487, HB3418, HB2284, HB2266, HB2229, HB4912, HB2189, HB4506, HB5269, HB5224, HB5195, HB3317, HB4166, HB3947, HB3358, HB3370, HB4438, HB3745, HB3602, HB3697, HB2001, HB1968, HB3371, HB3909, HCR7, SB1744, SB1364, SB1316, HB2026, HB3302, HB3368, HB1639, HB5652, HB4655, HB5654, HB5658, HB5656, HB4894, HB4996, HB5088, HB5650, HB4464, HB3751, HB5665, HB5661, HB 1237, HB2802, HB5437, HB2703, HB5666, HB5667, HCR113, HCR86, SB2196, SB463, SB856, SB1245, SB1169, SB509, SB985, SB305, SB552, HB1535, HB 123, HB1804, HB426, HB1773, HB1871, HB2035, HB2492, HB1411, HB4753, HB4666, HB4529, HB1499, HB1610, HB2028, HB1506, HB886, HB3546, HB796, HB223, HB3556, HB2448, HB4638, HB 111, HB180, HB 1027, HB 1178, HB610, HB 1277, HB1615, HB1620, HB5342, HB4885, HB4751, HB4530, HB4488, HB2149, HB2071, HB2282, HB2248, HB2243, HB2522, HB2310, HB2513, HB2300, HB1902, HB1813, HB3719, HB4284, HB3743, HB3778, HB5153, HB5147, HB4877, HB4850, HB3261, HB3005, HB3033, HB2849, HB2967, HB3531, HB1768, HB333, HB2914, HB2613, HB3717, HB3704, HB2697, HB3801, HB3099, HB3488, HB3477, HB3466, HB3396, HB3469, HB2594, HB2776, HB2564, HB2298, HB5331, HB5646, HB5247, HB5323, HB4384, HB3896, HB4014, HB3627, HB3594, HB2524, HB510, HB561, HB5111, HB5446, HB 1181, HB3963, HB2785, HB1661, HB2460, HB200, HB541, HB1803, HB30, HB175, HB249, HB721, HB851, HB897, HB 1128, HB1904, HB1916, HB5560, HB3071, HB5627, HB5435, HB3913, HB2921, HB2695, HB2688, HB3045, HB3483, HB3673, HB4213, HB4226, HB783, HB4373, HB4735, HB5155, HB5057, HB4984, HB4944, HB4813, HB5339, HB5196, HB5033, HB4853, HB3486, HB4211, HB74, HB4670, HB4730, HB4743, HB4603, HB4463, HB3892, HB4139, HB4752, HB4520, HB4517, HB4486, HB4437, HB4426, HB4396, HB4263, HB3487, HB3418, HB2284, HB2266, HB2229, HB4912, HB2189, HB4506, HB5269, HB5224, HB5195, HB3317, HB4166, HB3947, HB3358, HB3370, HB4438, HB3745, HB3602, HB3697, HB2001, HB1968, HB3371, HB3909, HCR98, HCR92, HCR126, HCR7

Keywords: juvenile offenders, parole eligibility, youth justice, criminal justice reform, inmate rehabilitation, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, dentist, dental hygienist, interstate practice, licensure, compact privilege, public health, military members, disaster relief, tax rates, local government

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• interstate uh the interstate rendition interstate uh the interstate rendition uh<02:07:50.599>
• license license suspensions<04:31:07.720> license<04:31:08.119> suspensions<04:31:08.720
• > should suspensions license suspensions should suspensions license suspensions should be<04:31
• <04:43:09.600> as practice of using a driver's license as practice of using a driver's license
• mobile phone accounts driver's licenses mobile phone accounts driver's licenses or<04:44:05.000>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:16:19.360> and the changes to licensing and the changes to licensing and registration.
• The licensing and registration division licenses and registers over 400 institutions and thousands of
• institutional registration and licensing institutional registration and licensing team<00:18:02.880
• Uh licensed on their enrollment size.
• under reciprocity under interstate under reciprocity under interstate tuition<00:48:53.760> reciprocity

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , seeking to enroll, become licensed, seeking to enroll, become licensed, receive<00:02:11.840>
• ,<00:03:31.280> or grants, renewing a license, or grants, renewing a license, or re-enrolling
• deny the license commissioner must deny the license renewal renewal renewal or<00:04:01.440> the<
• ><00:08:34.919> in states to more easily get licensed in states to more easily get licensed in
• > holds a valid unrestricted MFT license holds a valid unrestricted MFT license from<00:09:57.640>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Of those, 13 are repeat offenders, with only one losing their license during that same time period.
• The privilege of holding a professional license depends upon maintaining public trust.
• The privilege of holding a professional license depends upon maintaining public trust.
• Now, if we have interstate... This is a state issue, not a federal issue.
• Now, if we have interstate connections, then we can make it federal. Thank you for your testimony.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Examples can be a licensed professional counselor or a licensed clinical social worker.
• a compact license.
• Given that, we license and regulate approximately 581,000 licenses issued to nurses in Texas.
• First is the entry-level license, which is a vocational nursing license.
• licenses issued.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Which requires a new physical sticker be placed on the license plate each year because these tanks are
• member of House Bill 3815 directs the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to create two new specialty license
• This bill directs the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to create two new specialty license plates,
• I thought it was important that maybe I explain why there were two license plates.
• The reason why I think it's important to have a license plate is because Rangers are our most elite,

Bills: HB227

Keywords: HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids, adulterated products, product testing, lab testing, ISO 17025, labeling requirements