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• establishment license under this chapter establishment license under this chapter for<00:42:55.680
• director and the position of the chapter director and the position of the chapter are<00:43:01.359
• So this is kind of me asking for a favor while we have the whole chapter open.
• So the current whole chapter open.
• Nothing in this chapter middle line 23.

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• plan operating under chapter 62H.
• chapter chapter 62A.<00:24:40.880> 011.
• insurance company licensed under chapter insurance company licensed under chapter 6A<00:24:55.520
• a<00:25:18.799> joint operating under chapter 64B, or a joint operating under chapter 64B,
• operating under chapter 62H. operating under chapter 62H. Thank<00:25:25.120> you.

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• serves as an adjunct professor, has been affiliated with Texas ASCE since 1984. and as an ASCE student chapter
• After covering those few overarching themes, I'll discuss specific chapter findings and grades from the
• While more grades went down from 20 to 21 than up, the new chapters that were introduced were all in
• In reviewing the 16 chapters, we did identify in the recommendations for most categories. accomplished
• Keep in mind that each chapter has a own unique series of recommendations to improve the grades.

Keywords: Texas, Infrastructure Report Card, ASCE, population growth, climate change, investment, public safety, engineering standards

Summary: The meeting focused on the release of the 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card, highlighting key findings and recommendations for improving infrastructure across various sectors in the state. Julie Jones, Vice President of ASCE Texas, opened the session by introducing key speakers, including Dr. Art Wood and committee co-chairs Griselda Gonzalez and Austin Mazzarelli. Throughout the discussion, the report's grades were revealed, showing the state's infrastructure received an overall grade of 'C'—adequate but requiring significant attention and investment. Emphasis was placed on the rising challenges posed by climate change and increased population growth, underscoring the need for strategic investments in infrastructure to support Texas' economic growth and public safety.

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• Just quickly, Chapter 27, or Section 27 on page 59, takes away the authority for the Chapter 72 administrative
• Just quickly, Chapter 27, or Section 27 on page 59, takes away the authority for the Chapter 72 administrative
• It is not—Chapter 72 only applies for things for sale to the public. Those would be my amendments.
• <01:50:38.199> 72 of 1 15 a-8 so that what the chapter 72 of 1 15 a-8 so that what the chapter
• 72 amendments it is not of the chapter 72 amendments it is not chapter<01:51:57.719> 72<01:51

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 48 SD2 HD1 relating to combat sports. The Attorney General offered a technical comment on the bill’s effective date, and several testifiers from the combat sports community strongly supported the measure with amendments. They argued that boxing and MMA should be treated separately, that the current regulatory structure has made events too costly and reduced opportunities, and that more local oversight would help revive the sport and give youth a constructive outlet. Committee members questioned whether the bill’s medical staffing requirements would apply to boxing, MMA, or both, and whether the added requirements would increase costs and reduce access. The witness from the combat sports community said amateur boxing is already regulated through USA Boxing, that the DCCA should focus on professional boxing, and that for safety he would support two physicians and one ambulance for boxing and MMA events. The committee then took up SB 117 SD2 HD1 relating to transportation. The Department of Transportation and the Ulon Initiative testified in support, and the bicycling community was listed as supporting as well. Members focused on the bill’s rebate program for electric transportation devices, asking how successful it had been and whether removing the rebate would affect use. DOT said the program began in February 2023 and had issued about 500 rebates totaling roughly $166,000, aimed at helping people without vehicles access transportation options. The department explained that the bill would broaden access and increase the rebate amount, including additional assistance for low-income applicants. Finally, the committee heard SB 897 SD3 HD1 relating to energy and wildfire liability. The Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Public Utilities Commission, the Attorney General, Clearway Energy Group, Ulon Initiative, Kawai K, IBEW Local 1260, and Hawaiian Electric all testified in support, while the Hawaii Association for Justice was listed as opposed but not present. Supporters said the bill would help finance wildfire mitigation and infrastructure improvements through securitization, reduce wildfire risk, and address utility cost and credit concerns. Hawaiian Electric emphasized that the bill is forward-looking, would help protect customers from future wildfire-related cost increases, and requested amendments including a study on a future wildfire recovery fund. In questioning, members pressed Hawaiian Electric on the liability cap, asking whether it would have applied to the Maui wildfires and whether it would cover personal injury or wrongful death; the witness and company counsel clarified that the aggregate cap applies only to qualifying property damage, not personal injury or wrongful death, and said they would follow up on how the cap would calculate in a Maui-type event. Hawaiian Electric also said it would seek financing under the bill if enacted and updated members on settlement funding efforts, including raising the first $550 million in equity and divesting assets to help meet its obligations.

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• plans into a chapter that's specific to HMO oversight.
• > to<00:08:42.479> HMO into a chapter that's specific to HMO into a chapter that's specific
• This was done as those terms are used in chapter 62D.
• The correct terminology in that chapter is health maintenance organization.
• terms are used in chapter 62D. terms are used in chapter 62D.

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• <00:15:38.160> 78 should be better situated in chapter 78 should be better situated in chapter
• 78 versus<00:15:39.519> chapter<00:15:39.759> 88<00:15:40.240> it's<00:15:40.360
• > unclear<00:15:40.720> if<00:15:40.839> it versus chapter 88 it's unclear if it
• for these chapter 78 benefits I<00:15:59.639> you<00:15:59.759> know<00:16:00.120>
• 78 because uh ERS suited in chapter 78 because uh ERS administers<00:16:06.959> chapter<00:16

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• So, the first group of sections are related to removing references to Chapter 144D, which was the old
• So, the first group of sections are related to removing references to Chapter 144D, which was the old
• So, the first group of sections are related to removing references to Chapter 144D, which was the old
• So, the first group of sections are related to removing references to Chapter 144D, which was the old
• <00:30:43.120> 144D,<00:30:44.600> which Chapter 144D, which Chapter 144D, which was<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• EPA regulations as specified in 40 CFR chapter 205-1.52.
• EPA regulations as specified and 40 CFR chapter 205-1.52.
• <01:07:47.920> CFR regulations as specified and 40 CFR regulations as specified and 40 CFR chapter
• 51.319> want<01:07:51.520> amend<01:07:51.799> Section<01:07:52.079> 3 chapter
• 205- 1.52 I want amend Section 3 chapter 205- 1.52 I want amend Section 3 line<01:07:52.480> C

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The meeting included a joint public hearing of the House Housing and Transportation committees, followed by a Transportation Committee hearing. In the joint hearing, members considered SB 662 SD1, which concerned transportation and included two parts: transferring certain streets to the city and clarifying police authority on state streets. The chair recommended moving the bill out as an HD1 with Part One removed, explaining that the street-transfer issue should be worked out by the county and state and that removing it would improve the bill’s chances. The committees voted to pass the measure with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The Transportation Committee then heard several bills. SB 1095, relating to license plates, would increase decal size restrictions for special number plates; the Department of Transportation offered written comments, with testimony split between two individuals in opposition and one in support, and no questions were raised. SB 344 would require skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets; DOT supported the bill, as did TRIAA Hawaii, the Injury Prevention Coalition, and other individuals, while two individuals opposed it. SB 30 would require all moped riders to wear helmets regardless of age; DOT supported it, but Moped Doctors and Hawaiian Style Rentals and Sales opposed it, arguing the bill was overreaching, could be hard to enforce, and should be more narrowly targeted or replaced with education efforts. The committee also heard SB 1216, which would tighten noisy muffler and exhaust enforcement by conditioning inspection certificates, adding inspection-station penalties, increasing fines, and prohibiting repair or installation of noisy systems. DOT supported the measure, and Waiʻanae Neighborhood Board testified in support, while Moped Doctors and the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed it, saying the bill would burden inspection stations, create liability concerns, and raise questions about insurance-related language as applied to mopeds. The hearing included discussion of enforcement, inspection burdens, and whether the bill’s insurance references applied to mopeds. No final vote was taken on the Transportation Committee bills in the portion provided, and the hearing adjourned after testimony and discussion.

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• as well as the income tax chapter.
• as well as the income tax chapter.
• as well as the income tax chapter.
• as well as the income tax chapter.
• well as the income tax chapter.

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• information that's protected by chapter information that's protected by chapter 13<00:51:30.640>
• It's about 200 pages long, so there are a lot of not public classifications in Chapter 13.
• There are also a ton outside of Chapter 13.
• <01:25:06.159> 13 public classifications in Chapter 13 public classifications in Chapter 13
• there are also a ton outside of chapter there are also a ton outside of chapter 13<01:25:09.840>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I want to check with House counsel on this, but I believe PTs and OTs are housed in Chapter 112, and
• this only applies to Section 1, Chapter 111, the professionals in Section 1, Chapter 111.
• I don't think this would apply to them because they're housed in Chapter 112. Right.
• Brenda Anders Pring, who is from the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Dr.
• I am a pediatrician and I work in primary care, and I'm president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hybrid hearing on a wide range of bills focused on patient safety, workforce development, health equity, and access to care. A major portion of the hearing centered on H. 2362/S. 1491, which would require health care providers to offer trained chaperones for sensitive exams. Sponsors and supporters said the bill is a common-sense safeguard prompted by cases of physician sexual abuse, and survivors gave emotional testimony describing grooming, isolation, and abuse during exams when no chaperone was present. Support also came from a health services researcher, a physician, and a RAINN representative, all arguing that trained chaperones and clearer documentation would improve transparency and protect patients. Committee members asked about clarifying who may serve as a chaperone and whether the bill would apply to other clinicians such as PTs and OTs. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2401/S. 1485, which would require explicit informed consent for certain educational exams performed on unconscious patients. The bill’s supporters said patients should know in advance if students or physicians will conduct non-medically necessary exams while they are under anesthesia, and that the measure would protect survivors from retraumatization. The hearing then moved to H. 2537, a primary care access bill. Health Care for All, the Massachusetts Medical Society, pediatric and internal medicine physicians, and a patient advocate described long waits, provider shortages, and difficulty finding primary care, especially for low-income people and people of color. They supported the bill’s proposed primary care spending target, payment reforms, Medicaid graduate medical education funding, and a commercial payment floor for health centers. Another set of bills addressed workforce and safety issues. H. 2397/S. 1593 would establish a nursing workforce center; nursing leaders said Massachusetts should make the current workforce council permanent to support data collection, apprenticeships, and long-term planning for the state’s largest health care workforce. H. 2396/S. 1535 would require safe patient handling and mobility programs in health facilities; nurses described serious injuries from lifting patients and said better equipment and programs would reduce staff injuries and improve patient outcomes. H. 2501/S. 1505 on LGBTQ+ health disparities drew support from a medical student and Doctors for America, who urged collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data to improve care and school outcomes. Finally, H. 2448/S. 1522 on patient safety and equitable access to care drew strong support from nursing organizations and individual nurses who described unsafe staffing, burnout, and patient harm, while the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems opposed the bill as redundant for psychiatric facilities already regulated by the Department of Mental Health.

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• We have you registered as Cyrus Reed representing the Lone Star Chapter.
• I am with the Texas Chapter of the US Green Building Council.
• I presume that those are targeted at Chapters 312, 380, and 381 agreements.
• You're here on behalf of the Texas Chapter of the U.S.
• Yes, Ken Flippen, Texas Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• Today we will hear the Administration Spending Plan for Water and Coastal Resilience chapters and chapters
• We're here to discuss the Water Chapter and the Proposition 4 bond.
• It would shift some prior general fund appropriations to Proposition 4, and within the water chapter,
• On the other hand, there are a few new programs within the water chapter.
• This program implements the California Sea Level Rise Mitigation Adaptation Act of 2021, Chapter 236,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In the occupations Code chapter 1305, the definition of electrical contractor specifies the business
• Chapters 73.51C of the Texas Administrative Code.
• And you'll hear talk today, uh, about our permitting system, the G permit, uh, which is in Chapter 16
• In chapter 16, uh, we use manufacturer, package, label, and, uh, bottle.
• We have 60 chapters across the state.

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• Uh, the number one, the need to preserve Chapter 54 authority.
• Chapter 54 is the authorizing chapter for the county boards of water supply.
• Chapter 54 is the authorizing chapter for the county boards of water supply.
• actually explicitly include uh chapter actually explicitly include uh chapter 54<01:03:36.720>
• Uh we are authorized under chapter 54.

Bills: HB1719, HB1742, HB1737, HB2049, HB1725, HB1726, HB1738, HB1799, HB1700

Keywords: housing crisis, manufactured homes, factory-built housing, zoning, relocatable housing units, farm employee housing, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes, agricultural districts, land use, regulation, renewable energy, community development, housing, affordable housing, real estate, state regulation, building codes, construction, permitting

Summary: The joint public hearing covered several housing-related bills and one building-code measure. HB 1719 would make manufactured homes a permitted use by right on residentially zoned lots in the urban district, HB 1742 would authorize self-contained relocatable housing units with restrictions, and HB 1737 would clarify that a farm dwelling in an agricultural district may include an accessory employee housing structure. Testimony on these bills was overwhelmingly supportive from groups including Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Modular Building Institute, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and others, with a few agencies offering comments. No one testified in opposition on HB 1719 or HB 1742, while HB 1737 drew one opposition and one comment in addition to broad support. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 2049, which restructures the conveyance tax into a marginal-rate system and changes how the revenue is allocated, including funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the rental housing revolving fund, while also affecting the legacy land conservation fund. Supporters, including DHHL, Hawaii Appleseed, Aahu Youth Action Board, Hawaii YIMBY, and others, argued the bill would help Native Hawaiian housing and, for most transactions, function as a tax cut. Opponents, including NAP Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Land Trust, Mhai Land Trust, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, objected to using conveyance tax as a revenue-generating tool and raised concerns about higher upfront costs and reduced funding for other housing uses. Committee members and staff discussed the bill’s revenue estimates, the reduced percentage but higher cap for the land conservation fund, the effect on rental housing funding, and the bill’s cost-of-living adjustment language; staff said a line-by-line comparison of the current and proposed tax structure would be provided before decision-making. The hearing also took up HB 1725, which would extend the state building code adoption cycle from two years to six years, apply the IRC to triplexes and fourplexes, allow counties to adopt more or less stringent amendments, and appropriate funds for code adoption work. Most testimony supported the bill, with advocates saying the current process is unmanageable, too resource-intensive, and creates confusion because state and county codes can diverge; supporters said a longer cycle would improve clarity and allow more focused review. The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers opposed the measure, warning that delaying adoption could have negative consequences and urging the committee to let an existing statewide code-adoption strategy proceed first. Members asked about sequencing, county implementation, and whether the longer cycle would create catch-up problems, but no action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• This bill is written to amend chapter 121A, and the title of that chapter is athletic programs; sex discrimination
• This chapter is Minnesota's Title IX, chapter 128.0, subdivision 3, letter A, reads: It is not an unfair
• In addition to defining female, House File 12 is in keeping with the rest of chapter 121 and seeks to
• <00:03:25.599> is statute the title of that chapter is statute the title of that chapter is
• this chapter is Minnesota's Title<00:04:22.560> Nine Title Nine Title Nine chapter<00:04:24.960

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The base bill creates an interim notice requirement within the first six months of new Chapter 93M's
• The base bill creates an interim notice requirement within the first six months of new Chapter 93M's
• It also provides, it recognizes, I should say, that some violations of Chapter 93M may need immediate
• The base bill creates an interim notice requirement within the first six months of new Chapter 93M's
• It also provides, it recognizes, I should say, that some violations of Chapter 93M may need immediate

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized several guests in the chamber, and adopted a resolution congratulating Coleman-Nee on election as National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans. It also took up several local and personnel matters, including a sick leave bank for Emily Cullick and later Paul Stavarski, and local bills affecting the town of Weston and a Dorchester housing/library procurement exemption; those measures were advanced to third reading or engrossment as appropriate. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. The main business was Senate No. 2516, the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, which came before the Senate on a Ways and Means substitute (Senate Document 2608). Senators Creem, Moore, Charles, Feingold, Keenan, and others spoke in support, describing the bill as a comprehensive consumer privacy measure with data minimization rules, limits on sensitive data, protections for minors, and strong Attorney General enforcement. Several amendments were debated, with many rejected or withdrawn, while some were adopted, including provisions on geolocation data protections, opting out of targeted advertising, affiliate and merger/acquisition protections, internal operations exemptions, parental access to child data, and a Ways and Means amendment. A number of other amendments on employee data, union data, loyalty programs, AI training, reporting, and related issues were either not adopted or held/withdrawn. After the amendment process, the Senate adopted the amended Ways and Means substitute and ordered the bill to a third reading. The bill was then passed to be engrossed on a roll call vote of 40-0. The Senate also adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar. The session adjourned in memory of Darrow Logan Alexander of South Boston.

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• Senate Bill 1165, amending Title 20, Chapter 4, Article 3, A.R.S., relating to health insurance.
• Senate Bill 1175, amending Title 8, Chapter 4, Article 4, A.R.S., by adding Section 8-530.10, relating
• Senate Bill 1233, amending Title 36, Chapter 2, Article 5, relating to state agencies.
• Senate Bill 1561, amending Title 36, Chapter 4, Article 1, A.R.S., by adding Section 36-420.06 relating
• Senate Bill 1564, amending Title 36, Chapter 4, Article 1, A.R.S., by adding Section 36-420.06 relating

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• House Bill 2764, an act amending Title 15, Chapter 2, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 15
• House Bill 2764, an act amending Title 15, Chapter 2, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 15
• House Bill 2996, an act amending Title 20, Chapter 2, Article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
• House Bill 2996, an act amending Title 20, Chapter 2, Article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
• Chapter Public Elected Official of the Year and the 2017 AFLCIO Arizona elected official of the year

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• Second, for counties statutory, Chapter 129 is our Bible for budgeting.
• Chapter 200 is the law governing, that's the TRIM statute or governing property taxes.
• Again, statutorily, Chapter 129, that governs everything for us.
• I think it's Chapter 30, but we are legally required to fund the sheriff, okay?
• In Chapter 252, I believe, is the emergency management chapter.

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs convened with a quorum and took up SB 308, a bill related to the Florida Museum of Black History. The bill would establish a Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and direct it to work with a supporting nonprofit foundation, while also requiring the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners to provide administrative assistance and staffing until planning, design, and engineering are complete. With no appearance forms or debate, the committee voted the bill favorably. The remainder of the meeting was an informational briefing from the Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities on local government budgeting practices. Presenters explained how counties and cities develop budgets, the legal framework governing property taxes and other revenues, the distinction between restricted and unrestricted funds, and the role of constitutional officers, public safety, debt, pensions, and capital planning. They emphasized that most local revenues are restricted by law, that general funds are the main discretionary source, and that local governments must balance annual budgets while meeting mandated service levels. The presenters also discussed how property taxes, fees, local option taxes, and state-shared revenues support local services, and they highlighted the fiscal pressures created by public safety, emergency management, infrastructure, and retirement costs. Members asked questions about the share of local revenue that is unrestricted and the implications for any proposal to eliminate property taxes. The presenters responded that only a portion of county and municipal revenue is flexible, with much of it dedicated to specific purposes by law.