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• Senate Bill 194 by Senator Miguez provides relative to public assistance, referral of applicants for
• At some point, we've got to certify the election. At what time? When do we have to certify?
• But I mean, all these votes are trying—we're trying to get all this stuff cleared up so we can certify
• So if we keep pushing this off, we can't get the election certified.
• What is going to constitute 'shall try'—a certified letter and email?

Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

Summary: The House was called to order, a quorum was established, and the meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members also observed several personal privileges and recognitions, including International Preeclampsia Awareness Month, the Hudson Cup award presentation to Rep. John Illg Jr., recognition of the Delcambre Shrimp Festival Queen, and a visit from U.S. Sen. John Kennedy. The chamber also received Senate messages, conference committee appointments, enrolled reports, and a conference report on SB 483 dealing with psychedelic-assisted therapy, which was laid over. The House then moved through a long series of concurrence and rejection votes on Senate amendments to House bills. Among the measures concurred in were bills affecting the Louisiana Women’s Policy Research Commission, the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission, child exploitation reporting on covered platforms, the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board, DCFS background checks, AI disclosure in health care, foster care placement and related terminology, criminal history record confidentiality, parish court jurisdiction, court costs, developmental disability office renaming, insurance claims and contractor licensing, Medicare Advantage coverage, colorectal cancer screening, health facilities, highway memorial designations, jury compensation, school employee protections, juvenile court fees, off-road vehicle seizure, residential property insurance cancellation, child support enforcement, and several others. The House rejected Senate amendments on bills including ethics retroactivity, sex offender registration notification, plumbers licensing, and health insurance formulary placement, sending some to conference. Several bills were finally passed, including measures on obstructing public passages with motorized vehicles, class six injection well hearings, arson of religious buildings, wearing masks while committing felonies, professional board attorney fees, bulletproof vests for peace officers, critical infrastructure protection from foreign adversaries, debit card surcharges, electronic stock certificates, watershed restoration funding, and innovation economic development pilot hubs. The innovation hub bill drew extensive debate over no-bid contracting, transparency, and the role of elected versus unelected bodies; an amendment to limit contracting authority to parish governing authorities was withdrawn, and the bill later proceeded to final passage after extended floor discussion. The House also took up and passed or concurred in multiple other bills and resolutions, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to divided on a few measures.

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• of laws of the other applicability of laws of the other states<00:08:19.919> and<00:08:20.080
• It enhanced and expanded the certification process and the monitoring of those certified residential
• <00:24:29.640> by<00:24:29.799> the operate and are certified by the operate and are
• certified by the department<00:24:31.080> every<00:24:31.480> time<00:24:31.760> the
• I think it was well explained that the retroactive application normally wouldn’t be allowed, but because

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• It mandates that the implementing agencies provide technical assistance, use standardized grant applications
• They meet threshold levels around air pollutants and things, that they're LEED-certified, that there
• Once you are eligible, the Governor can certify the project and then you complete it on the back end.
• And to be clear, for most applications of retail food contact packaging, reuse simply is not practical
• Recyclability is also not practical in many applications.

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• Is there anything that prevents nurse practitioners right now from getting certified to do the sort of
• Colburn there, to get certified to do the type of work he wants to do without having to go through the
• I am also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a co-instructor for the Indigenous
• Were applicable. And with that, I'm available for any questions. Members, any questions for Ajanay?
• What changed everything was access to an international board-certified lactation consultant.

Bills: HB2049, HB2050, HB2051, HB2072, HB2082, HB2085, HB2177, HB2178, HB2179, HB2183, HB2195

Keywords: radiation therapy, particle accelerator, critical access hospitals, patient care, rural healthcare, AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, childhood cancer, rare diseases, research funding, healthcare, clinical trials

Summary: The committee opened with attendance and member introductions, then heard a series of health-related bills, many focused on access to care in rural and underserved communities. HB 2049 would allow particle accelerators for radiation therapy in critical access hospitals and counties under 400,000 population under general supervision; sponsors and rural oncology witnesses said it would reduce travel burdens for cancer patients while maintaining safety protocols. HB 2050 updated radiologic technologist statutes to align with current national standards, adjust accreditation and clinical-hour requirements, and allow radiologist assistants to work under supervision rather than direct supervision; an amendment also added registered nurses to the list of professionals not needing a separate license to use diagnostic X-ray machines. Both bills were supported by testimony about workforce shortages and access, though one member voted no on HB 2050 over concerns about oversight and board authority. Both measures received do-pass recommendations, with HB 2050 amended. The committee then unanimously advanced HB 2082, which creates a Childhood Cancer and Rare Childhood Disease Research Commission to award grants for phase-one pediatric cancer and rare disease trials. Testimony came from families affected by pediatric brain cancer, including a parent who described traveling internationally for treatment and a college student currently undergoing treatment who urged the state to invest in research. Members expressed strong sympathy and support, and the bill passed 12-0. Next, HB 2015 would require Access to cover breastfeeding and lactation services in multiple settings; the sponsor and medical witnesses described breastfeeding as preventive care with benefits for infants and mothers, while Access testified neutral and noted a fiscal estimate was being developed and that the amendment would protect the state if CMS does not approve the services. The bill, as amended, also received a unanimous do-pass recommendation. The committee also approved HB 2177, which directs Access to seek CMS waivers so tribal and Indian Health Service facilities can be reimbursed for certain covered services, including dental care, for American Indian and Alaska Native members. The sponsor and a Sage Memorial Hospital representative said the bill would help rural tribal facilities keep services local and maximize federal matching funds; it passed unanimously as amended. HB 2178, requiring a state agency medical chief officer to hold an active medical or osteopathic license, was described as a cleanup measure after a lapse in licensure exposed a statutory gap, and it also passed unanimously. HB 2179, which clarifies definitions separating air ambulance from ground ambulance regulation, was supported as a technical clarification to avoid unintended consequences and likewise received unanimous approval. Finally, the committee advanced HB 2183, which creates an emergency medicine study committee to examine Arizona’s EMS system, including rural and urban capacity, workforce burnout, uncompensated care, and emergency department utilization. The sponsor said the study would help the state understand system pressures and identify policy solutions; firefighters, health care advocates, and an emergency medicine nurse practitioner testified in support, emphasizing the ER’s role as the safety net and the strain from staffing shortages, rural closures, and high volumes. The bill was still under discussion at the end of the transcript, with testimony continuing after the initial supporters spoke.

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• <00:03:33.680> again the task of certifying teachers. again the task of certifying teachers
• And our application volume is average is about 5,000 applications a year.
• Uh we I've testified applications.
• Riverton reviewing an application. Riverton reviewing an application.
• they initiated their application. they initiated their application.

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• really started off as endorsed as a bill that would um really just allow physician assistants to certify
• Nurses were able to certify desks.
• Doctors were able to certify desks, but physician assistants weren't, and in some communities, that's
• Uh, Hospital 117 sought to allow physician assistants to certify them, but then, um, also the Department
• would, uh, it started off as a pretty long bill, uh, that would have required all types of license applications

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• and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take necessary and appropriate actions to pass H-2B-certified
• and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take necessary and appropriate actions to pass H-2B-certified
• Senator McMath is an act in Title 56 relative to menhaden, providing restrictions and requirements applicable
• Senator McMath is an act in Title 56 relative to menhaden, providing restrictions and requirements applicable
• amendment changes are: it requires an affidavit of a certificate of merit from a licensed, board-certified

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• And there has been legislation past year that required high school students to be comes certified in
• CPR before they school students to be comes certified in CPR before they graduate.
• The bill also requires space, Florida to establish an application process.
• We're projects seeking funding from application process.
• It makes applicants for a learner.

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• Those audits will focus both on certified redemption centers and on beverage distributors.
• application.
• um certification application. um certification application.
• Uh certified recycling >> Oh, I'm sorry.
• looking for increasing certified looking for increasing certified redemption<01:02:55.440> centers

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Summary: The informational briefing focused on the Office of the Auditor’s recent audit of Hawaii’s deposit beverage container program and the Department of Health’s response. State Auditor Les Condo reviewed the program’s structure, noting it was created to increase recycling and reduce litter, but said prior audits have repeatedly found weak internal controls, reliance on self-reported data, and an “honor system” approach. He cited examples of underreporting and overpayment risks, including a Whole Foods settlement and secret-shopper testing at a redemption center where the program reimbursed more than what was actually paid to consumers. Condo said the special fund continues to grow, increasing by more than $12 million between FY24 and FY25, and that the 2024 audit found no meaningful progress in implementing earlier recommendations. He also noted that many prior recommendations were later codified in law, including risk-based audits and internal control requirements, and said the office will audit the program again in about a year. Senator Fevella said the briefing was needed because he has seen little progress over the years and emphasized the program’s goals of reducing litter and promoting recycling. He noted that Hawaii has lost a glass recycler, underscoring broader challenges in the system. Department of Health Deputy Director Kathleen Hoe said the department is committed to addressing longstanding problems and said the director’s office meets with the program twice a month. Program staff outlined steps being taken to respond to the audit, including revising accounting and inspection/enforcement manuals, retaining third-party services, and implementing risk-based audits of distributors and redemption centers. They said internal control process documents from distributors were due June 30, with about 200 received and roughly 100 still outstanding, and that enforcement letters are being sent. The department also described plans for electronic reporting to reduce manual entry and improve accuracy, as well as a broader legislative proposal for a tiered audit system. Under that proposal, larger distributors would remain subject to the current every-other-year audit requirement, middle-tier distributors would be audited every five years, and smaller distributors would be exempt. Officials said the governor had temporarily waived enforcement of the 2025 independent audit requirement because of cost concerns for smaller distributors, while the department reviews submitted audits and considers a longer-term fix. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• Once we know the number of people who are in this potential applicant pool, then we'd be better able
• to those actual positions, and reasons applicants accept or deny positions, the number of alumni who
• to open positions, reasons applicants accept or deny positions, number of alumni successfully recruited
• Once we know, once we have the data of the number of applicants who are within this pool, we can begin
• What we will do is we will be recruiting applicants and letting them know what they are qualified for

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• PEDs work to certify schools.
• And so we only have a handful of schools that receive applications. schools that receive applications
• The board received 56 applications with requests totaling $243 million this year, and it awarded its
• Based application processes for the 2026 funds that will be open to local and tribal governments.
• To how we do senior center projects right now where there is an application process prior to session

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• Rule, or its application to any person or circumstances held invalid, the invalidity does not affect
• other provisions or applications of the act.
• It can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions
• of the act or rule that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
• I can assure you that every applicant that goes through our process is completely vetted.

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• Well, this is only applicable if his bill passes. If the bill passes.
• Well, this is only applicable if its bill passes. If the bill passes.
• And to reiterate, we talked about the applications that were approved.
• And to reiterate, we talked about the applications that were approved.
• Okay, and you want certified mail?

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• FDLE's 21-year-old MEPIC application is responsible for issuing all alerts requested by local law enforcement
• FDLE's 21-year-old MEPIC application is responsible for issuing all alerts requested by local law enforcement
• It's the certified officer series as well as classification staff, maintenance staff, non-certified,
• This recommendation is supported by the Supreme Court's opinion certifying the need for 13 circuit court
• However, because applicable statutes and jury instructions reference an officer's execution of a legal

Summary: The committee received a presentation on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-2027 public safety budget, which totals $8.2 billion for the public safety silo and includes funding for the Departments of Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, and Corrections, along with courts and legal affairs. The Governor’s Office highlighted recurring reductions and vacancy eliminations, while agency heads outlined their major requests: FDLE sought funding for fentanyl enforcement, career offender registry staffing, alert-system upgrades, alcohol testing modernization, officer wellness, criminal intelligence, and immigration-related intelligence work; DJJ requested money for the Florida Scholars Academy, uniforms, residential services, a new Broward detention center, and facility maintenance; and DOC requested major increases for officer pay, additional staff, facility construction and maintenance, communications upgrades, inmate health care, pharmaceuticals, and food service. Members questioned FDLE about immigration enforcement and public records burdens, and DOC about staffing, capacity, mental health services, contraband, housing, and whether prison beds were being used for immigration detainees. Public testimony also urged better prison conditions and basic necessities for incarcerated people. The committee then took up and reported favorably CS/SB 156, the Jason Rayner Act, which would strengthen penalties and clarify that a person may not resist an officer with violence when the officer is performing official duties. An amendment conforming the bill to House language was adopted, and the bill passed with Senator Smith voting no. The committee also adopted an amendment and reported favorably CS/SB 54, which concerns use of substances affecting cognitive function and limits certain medical-record disclosures to information relevant to investigations of violent offenders; Senator Smith voted no on that measure as well. Next, the committee considered Senator Berman’s bills on domestic and dating violence. CS/SB 296 would direct a study of a secure web-based alert platform for victims, including a discreet phone-number/code system and geolocation support, and would expand the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims. The bill drew emotional support testimony from survivors and advocates describing the dangers victims face when trying to leave abusive situations, and it was reported favorably. Its companion, CS/SB 298, would extend public-records protections in the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims; it was also reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• Chain of evidence and how that would be handled by a court regarding applicability and admissibility
• If SB 2721 is... consistent application of sunset standards.
• , thus ensuring that reasons for declination are provided to policy applicants.
• , thus ensuring that reasons for declination are provided to policy applicants.
• , thus ensuring that reasons for declination are provided to policy applicants.

Bills: HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833

Keywords: HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity

Summary: The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending. The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.

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• They will be a highly skilled, certified workforce that Minnesota's economy needs to thrive.
• application for every industry.<00:12:34.160> Whether<00:12:34.440> a<00:12:34.480>
• They will be highly skilled, certified<00:13:23.240> workforce<00:13:23.920> that<00:13
• :24.080> the<00:13:24.200> Minnesota's certified workforce that the Minnesota's certified
• We had some discussion around applications for a Tier 2 license.

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• We encountered trouble with USPS delivering the certified letter and had to resend it several times,
• deemed admitted and issue an order that will become final if the respondent does not file a motion to certify
• This includes investigation, application, request for a ruling, termination, et cetera, but relevant
• That was my certified notice that I was late on the report.
• I didn't know that there was a report due, and that certified notice was...

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• It provides a fair application in Texas.
• So the purpose of HB2841 is to allow buildings certified under IBHS to gain qualification into the TWIA
• So, what this bill does is it says that if you go a step further and ensure that you're... ...is certified
• So what happens is the state steps up and primes the pump, the contractors become certified, they become
• The flip side of that is that the contractor doing the work has to be certified in doing the work in

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• to ensure that all activities and operations of the Department are conducted in accordance with applicable
• Have you adhered to applicable laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest? Yes.
• recommendation to change the dual hat comes with a need for both the secretary and the chairman to certify
• clearance vetting capabilities in the department right now, there can be no exception about the application
• Defense and Energy, including through the entirety of the first Trump administration, have annually certified

Keywords: national security, nuclear energy, Department of Defense, military readiness, public commentary, nominations

Summary: The meeting convened with a focus on the scrutiny of various nominations and their implications for national security. Mr. Brandon Williams was nominated as the Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, drawing attention to the pressing need to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal amid growing threats from other countries. This was echoed in discussions led by committee members who expressed concern over military readiness and the management of military installations, with emphasis on ensuring accountability within the Department of Defense. Public commentary was notably supportive of the nominations, although some concerns were raised regarding the administration's broader strategies.

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• We've got a certified inspector program set up with AgriLife, and Dr.
• The certified inspector program set up with AgriLife and Dr.
• So, related to the certified inspector... ...to and so we can help track that through the system.
• So Joe Blow off the street could get one of these trainings, get certified, and at some point perhaps
• Either the certified inspector could do that as well. Certified inspector as well. Yes, sir.

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