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• There's an inspection that happens afterwards.
• Are there any of these pieces...” neglecting the inspections.
• And at the neglecting the inspections.
• </c><01:27:19.600><c> They</c><01:27:19.840><c> were</c> number of inspections.
• They were number of inspections. They were notifying<01:27:20.480><c> again.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 21 minutes and then took up a consent calendar, withdrawing several items before adopting the remainder. It also moved item FIS 25103 to the table by a 6-4 vote after Senator Gray argued the Executive Council had not yet acted on a prior $5 million approval and that the committee should avoid adding to the rainy day fund draw. The committee then approved item 25106 for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources/State Library after hearing that the department expected about a $400,000 lapse to return to the state. A major discussion centered on New Hampshire Police Standards and Training (item 2577). Senator Gray questioned whether a proposed equipment purchase could be delayed to the next biennium in light of the state’s deficit and rainy day fund use. The agency said the equipment was needed now for scenario training, vendors had already been identified, and delaying would likely increase costs and force continued reliance on unpaid volunteer help. The committee ultimately approved the item. The committee also approved Department of Energy item 2587 after hearing that federal weatherization funds are drawn down on a reimbursement basis, and item 2588 after similar testimony that weatherization work must be completed and inspected before reimbursement, limiting how quickly funds can be expended. Item 250094 had been withdrawn. Later, the committee discussed Senator Carson’s request for an LBA review of the YDC claims settlement fund, with members expressing concern about administrative costs, attorney fees, settlement-loan payoffs, and the need for more detailed reporting. The committee voted to direct LBA to conduct the audit described in Senator Carson’s memo, with the additional request that the review include the term over which attorney fees are paid. The meeting then moved on to an HHS staff item, where members began questioning the timing of dashboard data and reporting delays.

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• We're presenting SB 911, which pertains to inspections of high- and very high fire severity zones to
• So the clarification, certification will be made by the local fire department? Yes.
• If this passes, doesn't it require your bill, SB 911, will require this certification, right?
• And then notifying the fire agency so that the fire enforcement agency can then come and inspect and
• I mean that's all the other. and inspect and make sure it gets done.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire resilience, land use, and local government authority. SB 911 would require notification to fire agencies when a home in a high fire severity zone is sold under an agreement to complete defensible space compliance; the California Association of Realtors said it would drop opposition if the bill is amended to use the preliminary change of ownership report, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 994 would bar local officials from entering nondisclosure agreements that prevent them from sharing information with the elected decision makers of their jurisdiction; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it passed 4-0 as amended. The consent calendar, including SB 958 and several other bills, was also adopted 4-0. The committee then took up SB 1041, which would expand PACE financing for wildfire home-hardening improvements statewide and add consumer protections, hardship provisions, and reporting requirements. Supporters, including Renew Financial and Cal Fire Local 2881, argued it would help homeowners finance fire-resistant roofs, vents, and other upgrades. Opponents, including homeowner advocates, county tax collectors, mortgage lenders, and consumer groups, warned that PACE has a history of contractor abuse, high costs, liens that survive bankruptcy, and risks to vulnerable homeowners. After extended debate, the bill advanced 3-2 to Appropriations and remained on call. SB 1075 would require local governments in AB 617 communities to consider air-quality impacts and community emissions reduction plans when approving certain commercial and industrial projects. Environmental justice supporters said the bill would help implement long-promised pollution reductions in heavily burdened communities, while business, local government, planning, and industry groups argued it duplicated CEQA and existing permitting processes, created litigation risk, and could deter investment and jobs. The bill passed 3-2 and remained on call. SB 958, relating to the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, was presented as a path for a long-planned housing and entertainment project with at least 4,250 homes, including 2,000 affordable units, and it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1182 would require local governments to consider insurance availability in safety planning for development in high fire hazard areas. The author said the bill responds to rising insurance costs and the Fair Plan’s growth, while supporters said it would better align land-use decisions with wildfire risk. Opponents and some committee members argued the bill was too vague, could burden cities, and would not solve the underlying insurance market problem. The discussion was ongoing when the transcript ended.

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• If you want to come up and get them, we have a certificate that's been signed, a letter of recommendation
• It gives the state the ability to inspect, verify, and remove unsafe products.
• I have my medicolegal death investigator certification through the University of North Dakota.
• There are inspections and investigations, product testing, seizure and destruction of unsafe products
• You were told about kind of how that works with the certification.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• of veterinary inspection that comes with them.
• of veterinary inspection that comes with them.
• of veterinary inspection that comes with them.
• Every one of those animals has to have a certificate of veterinary inspection that comes with them.
• interpreter certifications recognizes interpreter certifications but<01:48:20.800><c> does</c><01:48

Keywords: 981, all

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• The Fire Marshal already inspects, as does the Department of Health.
• if anybody wanted to open a group home or a shelter or what have you, they already have to get a certificate
• They already have to get a certificate of occupancy, and that would already require fire marshal safety
• inspection, and they would check out the building for occupancy, especially they'd set the number of
• The homes have to go through certification in order.

Bills: HB165 , HB175 , HB198 , HB272 , HB457 , HB488 , HB566 , HB603 , HB763 , HB902 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans

Transcript Highlights:

• Department of Public Health to issue a register every quarter of the restaurants that have failed the inspection
• And if you failed the inspection, we tweaked on the enforcement side too, you get five points off on
• And if you failed the inspection, we tweaked on the enforcement side too, you get five points off on
• And if you failed the inspection, we tweaked on the enforcement side too, you get five points off on
• And if you failed the inspection, we tweaked on the enforcement side too, you get five points off on

Bills: HB44 , HB400 , HB444 , HB487 , SB249 , SB252 , SB58 , HB44 , HB400 , HB444 , HB487 , SB249 , SB252 , SB58

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: teachers retirement, credit purchase, St. Clair County, DAY Program, pension reform, dental insurance, benefit rollover, healthcare, insurance policy, annual maximum, HB444, vaccines, vaccine exemption, religious exemption, religious liberty, private school, church school, faith-based school, parochial school, school immunization

Transcript Highlights:

• The substitute bill is relative to inspection sticker requirements to repeal the inspection requirement
• for assembled vehicles, to provide for periodic inspection of commercial and student transportation
• stations, to restrict the issuance of citations for failure to produce a certificate of inspection for
• Certificate of inspection for a specified period, to provide for effectiveness, to provide for severability
• They're looking for the date of the sticker now because you need an inspection every year. Right.

Summary: The committee met on March 30 and first took up House Resolution 1, which approves the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s annual State Integrated Coastal Protection Plan for fiscal years 2026-2027. CPRA leaders described the plan as a roughly $1.54 billion coastal investment, with most funds directed to construction and project implementation. They outlined funding sources including GOMESA, BP settlement dollars, state surplus, and new coastal sediment revenues, and reviewed major work across the coast such as marsh creation, barrier island restoration, levees, pump stations, shoreline protection, and nonstructural flood mitigation. Members asked about specific regional concerns, including the Sabine River area, the Chafalaya Basin, Bayou Sorrel, and tidal flooding in inland parishes. The committee heard public support cards and then reported H.R. 1 favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Bill 838, as substituted, dealing with vehicle inspection stickers and related inspection requirements. The bill would repeal inspection requirements for assembled vehicles, adjust inspection rules for commercial and student transportation vehicles, allow out-of-state inspections in some cases, and move toward a QR-code-based system tied to the vehicle identification number. OMV officials said the QR code would contain only the VIN and would be used by law enforcement through existing or upgraded ticketing systems, with the change taking effect January 1, 2027. Members asked about privacy, local law enforcement compatibility, unsafe vehicles, and the annual fee structure. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably via substitute. Next, the committee heard House Bill 888, also with amendments, on temporary dealer plates and temporary registration plates. Supporters said the bill cleans up last session’s temporary tag law, increases security features for print-on-demand plates, clarifies placement rules for dealer tags, extends certain temporary tag periods from five to ten days, and delays fee changes until the electronic issuance system is implemented. A question was raised about whether the new plates would be readable by license plate recognition cameras, and the sponsor said that would be checked with State Police. The committee adopted the amendment set and reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 885, which authorizes electronic titles, electronic lien recordation, and electronic signatures for motor vehicle transactions. The sponsor and industry witnesses said the bill is intended to modernize vehicle sales, reduce duplicate paper signatures, and make the process more secure and efficient, while preserving anti-fraud protections and allowing the OMV to set rules. Members asked whether the process would be mandatory, how fraud would be handled, and how identity would be verified; the sponsor said the system would become mandatory for participating commercial entities once implemented, with security standards and good-faith protections. The committee reported the bill favorably via substitute. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 723, as amended, allowing certain two- and three-wheeled motorcycles and mopeds to proceed through a red light when sensors fail to detect them. The sponsor framed it as a safety measure to avoid riders being stranded at malfunctioning signals and to reduce rear-end collision risk. The committee also took up House Bill 882 on outdoor advertising, which would increase spacing between billboards on state highways from 150 feet to 1,000 feet, with an amendment preserving certain nonconforming signs rebuilt after acts of God. Supporters said the change would reduce billboard clutter and improve aesthetics, while opponents argued it would hurt smaller billboard owners, shift power to larger companies, and override local control. The committee adopted the amendments and continued debate on the bill, with testimony focused on its economic and local-government impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll take up tab 5, Senate Bill 1134 on alternative plans review and inspections, by Senator Kalatea
• We've got the largest inspection companies in the country on our board, and that's what we do.
• We've got the largest inspection companies in the country on our board, and that's what we do.
• They call in for an inspection. They're told it'll take 10 days on something.
• They call in for an inspection. They're told it'll take 10 days on something.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1134, which would extend and clarify the use of qualified private providers and computer-based tools in the building permit and inspection process for residential solar energy systems. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce long delays in solar permitting and make the process faster and cheaper; Senator Pizzo questioned whether the problem was limited to specific local governments, and a late-filed amendment clarifying the word “application” was adopted. After brief testimony from an industry representative supporting the measure, the committee reported the bill favorably, with Senator Pizzo voting no. Next, the committee considered SB 784, dealing with issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers for plats and new development. The bill sets a 14-day timeframe, and an amendment was adopted that would allow use of a private provider if the deadline is missed and would bar fee collection if the local government fails to act within five business days. County representatives said they wanted to keep working on the bill and raised concerns about the private-provider language and the short deadlines, while several senators discussed whether the process should be handled earlier on the front end. The committee then reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 1738 on transportation concurrency, which would let counties that previously opted out of concurrency opt back in by maintaining current levels of service. SB 1080, a local government land regulation bill, was described as a measure to speed development approvals by setting stricter timelines, limiting repeated information requests, and imposing penalties for noncompliance; local-government testimony opposed it as a loss of local control, while builders supported it. After debate, SB 1080 was reported favorably. SB 1260, which clarifies county constitutional officer budget procedures and creates an appeal process for clerks and supervisors of elections similar to sheriffs, was also reported favorably after members discussed possible adjustments to avoid burdening county budget negotiations. Finally, the committee took up SB 420, as amended by a strike-all, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from adopting or funding DEI-related ordinances, policies, programs, offices, or contracts, and would expose officials to misfeasance/malfeasance claims and local governments to lawsuits. The sponsor said the amendment removed retroactive language, delayed the effective date, and added definitions and contract-certification requirements, but many senators and public speakers argued the bill was overbroad, vague, and would chill local efforts such as Black History Month, women-owned business programs, minority contracting, and community outreach. Supporters said it would ensure merit-based government action and consistency with state standards. The amendment was adopted, but the bill drew extensive opposition testimony and debate over its scope and potential conflict with federal and state law.

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• The enforcement team. and conducted 1,630 on-site inspections this past fiscal year, an all-time record
• With this cadence, the agency is on track to inspect all licensees at least once a year. every eight
• Our enforcement performance measures are being met with over 1,600 inspections conducted last fiscal
• The state of the agency increasing inspections is And FYI, 2021, you had 56 compliance inspectors. and
• We've also seen an uptick in... in facility inspections.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, in our daily inspections, you know, we inspect these facilities for licensure.
• > know</c><00:59:22.960><c> we</c><00:59:23.119><c> inspect</c><00:59:23.359><c> these</c> inspections
• or you know we inspect these inspections or you know we inspect these facilities<00:59:24.240><c> uh
• That's exactly what death certificate.
• But the or in his death certificate.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with SB 1442, which would update the statute governing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division and clarify its role as the state Medicaid provider of intensive mental health services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. The Department of Health testified in strong support, saying the current statute is outdated and warning against any unfunded mandate because the division relies on federal funding and faces uncertainty about future resources. Written testimony from several organizations also supported the bill. The committees took no immediate action and said they would hold decision-making until later. The hearing then moved to SB 479 on ABLE savings accounts. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center supported the measure, arguing that ABLE accounts help people with disabilities save money without losing benefits and that the state needs more outreach and staffing to expand participation. A testifier with a disability said the bill would help people keep Social Security and housing stability. The chair indicated an intention to move the bill forward, and asked about funding; the discussion settled on a requested appropriation of about $75,000 for incentives. Next, SB 1245 on reimbursement of pharmacists drew broad support from the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, rural pharmacies, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and others, who said the bill would improve access to care, especially on neighbor islands and in rural communities, and help pharmacies participate in 340B-related services. The Insurance Division and HMSA raised concerns about bill language, saying it could be read to cover pharmacists outside an insurer’s network and that the scope of reimbursable services needed clarification; the pharmacists’ association said the bill is intended to apply only to in-network pharmacists and should continue to reference existing scope-of-practice law. The hearing also took up SB 1279, which would allow pharmacists to authorize medications via telehealth under certain circumstances. The State Board of Pharmacy opposed the bill, citing patient safety, a pilot project with reported errors, concerns about controlled substances and unregulated technicians, and the view that in-person pharmacist services are safer and already available on the affected islands. Several pharmacies and health care groups supported the measure as a way to preserve 340B access and improve service on Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi, while some local pharmacies said they already provide in-person service and opposed remote dispensing. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The larger the school, the longer it takes to inspect, the greater the cost to the inspecting agency,
• Yet today, the inspection fee remains $100.
• re-inspections.
• There is also a re-inspection fee.
• That's for the re-inspection fee; it's 12 cents a square foot for the initial inspection.

Bills: HF2432

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 1795 established uniform statewide standards for inspections, testing, and remediation for residential
• Today, there are no minimum requirements for how homes are inspected, how smoke contamination is tested
• And it establishes a 30-day inspection requirement to prevent delays that leave families in limbo.
• It requires insurers to pay actual cash value within 30 days of an inspection, with interest after 30
• It requires appropriate agencies to develop training and a certification program for adjusters, public

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So that means twice the paperwork, twice the inspections, twice the costs, and of course, it could be
• entire state who are responsible for protecting public health, particularly with regard to the inspection
• We will lose that ability to provide timely consultations, inspections, and support, despite being most
• Services and rules involve multiple health permits, redundant inspections, and stacked fees.
• There are inconsistent and conflicting rules around parking, inspections, and operations.

Bills: HB842 , HB1907 , HB2844 , HB2892 , HB3439 , HB4211 , HB4536 , HB5111 , HB5138 , HB5182 , HB5247 , HB5269 , HB5323 , HB5435 , HJR201 , SB871 , HB3896 , SJR40

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

Transcript Highlights:

• The next area that we provide service to is with tiered certifications and agreed-upon procedure reporting
• Tiered certifications and agreed-upon procedure reporting under the state audit act.
• This can include either submitting and filling out the tiered certifications under the state audit act
• Compliance with the Open Meetings Act, as well as the Inspection of Public Records Act, is also part
• So basically, I help them with their tier certifications and AUPs.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• Are you anticipating a self-certification process?
• Are you anticipating a self-certification process?
• Everything after you get the approval, including the inspections, the code inspections, all that remains
• “That would still go to the city, and then the city would then have to review that certification.
• So you guys can take it out and look at it and inspect it as well. I would not, but it's up to you.

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It also creates a certificate program for teachers from K through 12. Other questions?
• The Senate actually stripped out the certificate language, and we're going to be putting it back on and
• language. ...from Hillsborough County that helped us with some of the certificate language, so there
• the curriculum together. ...the Department of Education's ability to kind of put these certificates
• Upon further inspection, you'll find our... ...stories are enshrined for you.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Unfortunately, less than 1% of these shrimp imports entering the United States are inspected by our FDA
• Okay, is inspected and then what are the guidelines? What do they use for those inspections?
• but it's mostly, we did, I did recently meet with the FDA last year, and it's more of a paperwork inspection
• When the exporter wants to bring it over here, the FDA's inspection is more of a paperwork inspection
• members, you remember this bill by Representative Mary Gonzalez relating to establishing optional certification

Bills: HB2226 , HB2269 , HB2343 , HB2760 , HB3621 , HB4079 , HB4204 , HB4518 , HB4531 , HB4555 , HB4850 , HB4876 , HB4903 , HB4996 , HB5122

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• deal with electric vehicle charging stations to make sure that the Department of Agriculture will inspect
• those ports to Agriculture will inspect those ports to make<00:22:15.120><c> sure</c><00:22:15.320><
• Speaker, I would be more than willing to take questions. certification fees to develop the certification
• <00:33:39.280><c> requirements</c><00:33:39.800><c> under</c><00:33:39.920><c> which</c> certification
• requirements under which certification requirements under which licensed<00:33:40.960><c> hygienists

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 95 members present, excused absent members, and adopted a legislative citation honoring Dave Buzz Baker for his long career with WKYT and the UK Sports Network. The Senate clerk then reported several Senate bills passed by the Senate and requested concurrence. The House approved the journal and received committee reports advancing a wide range of bills on agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing and regulations, education, and information technology, covering topics such as agricultural procurement, pesticide labeling, vehicle financial protection products, proxy advisory services, financial exploitation, status offenses, firearms liability protections, school administrator salaries, sick leave, school safety, and data privacy. The chamber then considered House Bill 468 on civil rights. The bill would update the Kentucky Civil Rights Act to align the definition of disability with the federal ADA, and it would remove the Kentucky Human Rights Commission’s adjudicative powers over employment and public accommodations disputes while preserving investigative functions. House Floor Amendment 1 was adopted; it removed language barring attorney’s fees, preserved local commissions’ investigative powers, authorized local commissions and private plaintiffs to file civil actions in circuit court, and extended the probable-cause determination period from 30 to 180 days. The bill, as amended, passed 72-22. House Bill 757, the session’s revenue bill, was then debated. Its sponsor described provisions including moratoriums on certain local school district taxes, Internal Revenue Code conformity, new taxes on data brokering, fantasy contests, and predictive markets, EV charging station inspection fees, elimination of some tax expenditures, Department of Revenue cleanup provisions, and process changes for inheritance tax, property tax delinquencies, and other measures. Members raised concerns that the bill would limit local school boards’ taxing options and could affect bonding and school construction; the sponsor said TIF-related provisions would sunset future participation, not existing projects, and that the bill had been developed with agency input. House Bill 757 passed 69-18. The House also passed House Bill 727, creating the Kentucky Education Placement Service System for teacher applicants and district job postings, by a vote of 94-0. The chamber then took up House Bill 776, a modernization of the Dental Practice Act, with changes to board authority, licensure renewal, hygienist and assistant rules, and telehealth standards; the sponsor noted an ownership-related issue and presented House Floor Amendment 1 for consideration, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that amendment and the bill.

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• include issuing licenses and permits to qualified pharmacists and pharmacies, conducting compliance inspections
• So those nine members are not responsible only for those investigations or inspections, but we also get
• It also issued initial licenses and certificates to qualified applicants.
• It also issued initial licenses and certificates to qualified applicants for all but two of a sample
• I was impressed by 175,000 certificates and licenses issued. That's a big job.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 2047, Bauer-Kahan, firearm 3D printing, do pass with author amendments to remove the certification
• AB 1934, Bennett, home hardening certification, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1971, Bennett, home hardening certification, holding committee.
• AB 1738, Korea, remote building and permit inspections, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1925, Jeff Gonzalez, Permanent Disability Certification Program, do pass out on an A roll call.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all