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• <00:31:10.720> of of the New Hampshire patient bill of of the New Hampshire patient bill of
• Um, and so I consider that very, very draft stages.
• <00:55:49.839> a our goal is to draft a our goal is to draft a final<00:55:51.920> report
• That is when I am targeting for the committee to have a draft report due.
• have a draft report due. have a draft report due.

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Summary: The committee met to review its mission and to discuss recent work on a letter sent to the governor and legislative leaders regarding COVID vaccine safety and related scientific references. Members said the letter, which included 31 cited sources, had been delivered to the governor’s office, the Speaker’s office, and the Senate President’s office, and a press release had been issued. Several members defended the letter’s sourcing and urged the public to read the materials and evaluate the evidence themselves, while also acknowledging questions about the trustworthiness of some cited articles. A major portion of the meeting focused on a research assistant’s effort to use AI tools to help reconstruct and verify the committee’s 2024 COVID report with citations. She reported mixed results from Copilot and Gemini, noting that the tools often produced broad or incomplete outputs and that she would need to break the report into smaller sections and ask for more specific source types. Members advised using more precise prompts and emphasized that any AI output would still need human verification. The committee said it hoped to produce a revised, fully footnoted 2024 report by early September. The chair then outlined the committee’s fall agenda, saying it would examine long COVID treatment, the patient bill of rights as it relates to COVID vaccinations and death reporting, standards of care and professional judgment by New Hampshire health care providers, and oversight of federal COVID-related funding such as CARES Act education relief dollars. He also referenced a recent fraud case involving misuse of COVID funds and suggested the committee may ask the DOJ for information. The committee will not meet in July or August and plans to resume in September and October, with a final report targeted for the end of October. The chair also introduced a recent DNI/Tulsi Gabbard press release about U.S.-funded biolabs overseas, which members discussed as a possible transparency issue relevant to future pandemic policy.

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• Enrollment Act and Senate Bill 783.
• Representative Pak, you have House Bill 376.
• So that bill passed several years ago.
• This bill does require that Follow up, thank you.
• This bill was actually filed by me last year.

Bills: HB4274, HB3076, HB4358, HB3312, HB3288, HB3885

Keywords: HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment

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• Are there any other questions on the bill? Are there any other questions on the bill?
• Would you like to use the PCS as a working draft? Oh, there are two PCS drafts.
• Members, House Bill 3657 is an Oklahoma Employment Security Commission request bill.
• Members, House Bill 3902 is a bill to address the overpopulation of pets in craft.
• this bill.

Bills: HB3056, HB3391, HB3657, HB3617, HB4055, HB3720, HB3902

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

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• the bill? the bill?
• And in fact, the first draft of the bill had GELCIR.
• And in fact, the first draft of the<03:10:44.640> bill<03:10:44.800> had<03:10:45.040><
• > um<03:11:44.800> actually of the bill of this bill um actually of the bill of this bill
• your bill? your bill?

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• They drafted it in a bill, and it comes back to us in this year.
• They drafted it in a bill, and it comes back to us in this year.
• They drafted it in a bill, and it comes back to us in this year.
• They drafted it in a bill, and it comes back to us in this year.
• They drafted it in a bill, and it comes back to us in this year.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I represent the New Hampshire Municipal Association, and we support the bill and helped draft it. how
• The drafted bill. >> This is the amendment. >> That's the amendment. >> Um, and part of this was brought
• about the original bill. about the original bill.
• bill.
• The the drafted bill. >> No, no. The the drafted bill.

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• STARTING AUGUST 1ST OF 2026 THIS BILL 2026 THIS BILL MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO MAKE IMPORT SELL OR POSSESS
• The first bill I want to mention is the bill which we did have drafted and introduced in the last couple
• The other bill I wanted to propose, as many of you know, I was the chief author of the red flag bill,
• The bill is about people.
• As I go back in my memory of how we presented this bill in 2024, this was drafted with lots...

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Drafting the evaluation plan, I believe, for attendance. That's one area.
• I was also mentioning to you, Senator Ezel, the new EL factor that was created in House Bill 63 has language
• Yeah, so House Bill 63, as I mentioned in the presentation, right now the at-risk index is 3 components
• So through House Bill 63, you repealed.
• Um, My question is, how are we going to get people to help draft the remedial plan?

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• And then we're also going to talk about The presentation of the Legislative Council bill draft, which
• Our next meeting to look at the bill draft with those changes and then let's see what they have to say
• So I'm just wondering if a bill draft that has both continuing the appropriation that we've made in the
• So I'm just wondering if a bill draft that has both continuing the appropriation that we've made in the
• I think that if a bill draft would come for this committee with that, just out of curiosity, If a bill

Summary: The meeting focused heavily on behavioral health and substance use treatment, especially the IMD exclusion and whether North Dakota should pursue a Section 1115 waiver to allow Medicaid reimbursement for services in institutions for mental diseases for adults ages 21 to 64. Turtle Mountain representatives described major local needs, including limited access to care, high syphilis rates, and the importance of timely public health data. They also discussed the tribe’s recovery center, which opened the prior year, now operating five levels of care with 16 beds, and the desire to expand capacity, possibly through an IMD waiver or related policy changes. Committee members also raised related issues such as rural health transformation funding, telehealth, workforce retention, and the need for better coordination between tribal and state public health systems. A central issue was Turtle Mountain Public Health’s long-running effort to secure a data use agreement with the state so it can receive surveillance data and respond directly to infectious disease cases among tribal members. Speakers said the tribe had a successful COVID-era agreement that allowed faster contact tracing and case management, but that agreement ended with the pandemic. They argued that current delays in sharing data, especially for sexually transmitted infections, leave the tribe unable to respond quickly, while the state and county epidemiology workload is too distant and stretched to be effective. Committee members expressed support and said they would look into the issue, noting that other tribes have secured similar agreements. The committee also heard a detailed presentation from the National Health Law Program on the IMD exclusion. The presenter explained that federal Medicaid law generally bars payment for care in facilities with more than 16 beds, but that states can use other tools such as state plan amendments, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He said IMD waivers are administratively complex, time-limited, and have shown mixed results in other states, with some gains in residential treatment access but limited evidence of improved overdose outcomes or stronger community-based care. He urged the committee to consider broader continuum-of-care solutions and cautioned that waivers alone are not a cure-all. No final vote was taken on the bill draft during the portion shown, but the committee discussed the proposal to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE to HHS to pursue an IMD waiver and report back in the next interim. Members also debated the policy rationale for the 16-bed limit, the role of the state versus tribal sovereignty, and whether the bill should move through the Health Care or Human Services committee in the future.

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• Uh, first resolution, um, we're going to go ahead and adopt a Senate draft one.
• We need to make some Senate draft one.
• <00:22:43.679> Vice 239 215 Senate draft 1. I vote yes. Vice 239 215 Senate draft 1.
• one, we're going along as a Senate draft one, we're going to<00:23:19.520> note<00:23:19.760>
• If not, Vice Chair. 44, Senate Draft 1, I'll vote yes. Vice Chair votes I. Senator Sam Bentura I.

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Summary: The Government Operations Committee met on March 20, 2025, and heard two resolutions. STR 239/SR 215 would request the Department of the Attorney General, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation to provide universal changing accommodations in state facilities, state parks, and city and county parks. The only testimony noted was late comments from DAG; no one testified in person or on Zoom. The committee also heard STR 44, which seeks to convene a legislative working group to recommend family notice and standardized consent provisions for pre-contracts governing cremation. Testimony was mixed: DCCA’s complaints and enforcement office asked to include the Department of Health Environmental branch, while the Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association, Mililani Group, Dodo Mortuary, and Soy Garden Mortuary opposed the measure, saying funeral homes already provide the relevant disclosures; Senator Carol Fukunaga and one individual testified in support. The chair said the issue belonged more properly in the consumer protection committee, but the committee would still move the resolution forward and note the concerns in the report. In decision-making, the committee adopted both measures as Senate Draft 1 with technical, non-substantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style. For STR 44, the committee also agreed to keep DCCA in the working group, add the Department of Health Environmental branch, and change the phrase “mainland jurisdiction” to “other states.” The measures passed with the vice chair and Senator Sam Bentura voting yes, while Senators Morawaki and Favilla were excused.

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• bill.
• And this bill wants to reduce it down to seven. I've seen various drafts of it.
• bill.
• The committee substitute is drafted, while the bill is just a legislative council draft.
• bill.

Bills: HB22, SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525

Keywords: emergency communication, broadband, funding, natural disasters, technology, HB 22, Texas broadband development office, comptroller, emergency communications, early warning systems, disaster alerts, natural disaster notifications, interoperable communications, interoperable emergency radio, public safety communications, 9-1-1, next generation 9-1-1, NG911, broadband grants, low-interest loans

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• David and Judith Kim, Lynette Williams, Bill and Judith Kim, Lenette Williams, Bill and Torsi?
• <00:17:55.280> 1 public hearing on HB 511 house draft 1 public hearing on HB 511 house draft
• Housing will hold a public hearing on Housing will hold a public hearing on House<00:18:35.840> Bill
• > HD1<00:18:38.440> this<00:18:38.760> Thursday<00:18:39.320> March House Bill
• 1088 HD1 this Thursday March House Bill 1088 HD1 this Thursday March 20th<00:18:40.480> at<00

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• and doesn't include the green bill.
• <00:02:26.720> um the appropriation here was drafted um the appropriation here was drafted
• continue and there's also this bill continue and there's also this bill accounts<00:02:53.200>
• DPS deficiency funding in this bill. DPS deficiency funding in this bill.
• Thank you. more time on this bill than we did our more time on this bill than we did our budget<00:13

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3230, a security package combining several bills related to political and Capitol security. Members first adopted the DE6 amendment, described as reflecting the negotiated allocation and appropriations language, and then heard Chair Mullen explain that the bill covers judicial security and courthouse grants, continued Capitol grounds screening, hardware and hardening improvements, legislative services home security, temporary local law enforcement support for credible threats, a new task force, funding for the BCA threat assessment team, and DPS deficiency funding tied to recent events. Discussion focused largely on the balance between security and public access. Representative West objected to the Capitol screening and metal detectors, arguing the Capitol is the “people’s house” and questioning the cost and fairness of the measures; he also asked whether the bill changed who controls Capitol security. In response, members said the scanners were not created by this bill but were already decided by the governor and security commission, and that the bill includes a provision clarifying the chain of command and training responsibilities. Other members supported the package as a necessary response to political violence and threats, emphasizing protection for lawmakers, staff, visitors, and the public. After discussion, the committee renewed the motion to place House File 3230, as amended, on the general register. The motion passed without opposition.

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• That is the bill. Thank you. Are there questions on the bill?
• Additionally, this bill, as currently drafted, is redundant with current market practices.
• Additionally, this bill, as currently drafted, is redundant with current marketing. and reputations.
• Additionally, this bill, as currently drafted, is redundant with current macro practices.
• Okay, my next question is, where was the nexus of the bill? Did you draft it on your own?

Summary: The committee first took up SB 702, as amended by a strike-all amendment on digital content provenance and authenticity. Senator Burgess said the bill would require generative AI providers to add provenance data to content wholly generated by AI, allow provenance tags on AI-modified images, require social media platforms to retain and display provenance data in an accessible format, and apply content credentials to online election advertisements. He also described a two-year pilot program for the Division of Emergency Management to test provenance data in emergency communications, and said the bill would be enforced only by the Attorney General with no private right of action. Supporters from Microsoft and Adobe waived in support, while TechNet and the James Madison Institute raised concerns about broad definitions, implementation burdens, and the possibility that the rules could be easily circumvented. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS for SB 702 favorably. The committee next considered CS for SB 282 on home and service warranty association financial requirements, which would allow extended warranty companies to use multiple insurance policies to back obligations and let companies with a $100 million net worth satisfy proof requirements through SEC filings or an audited financial statement. The Florida Service Agreement Association supported the bill, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee also passed CS for SB 678, which allows pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; the Florida Pawnbrokers Association and a business representative supported the change, the amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1132, the Portable Wireless Device Repair Act, which would require manufacturers to provide diagnostic tools, repair information, and parts to owners and independent repair providers, and would also extend right-to-repair concepts to agricultural equipment through an amendment. Supporters argued the bill would expand consumer choice and repair access, while opponents including TechNet, the Repair Done Right Coalition, the James Madison Institute, and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance warned about privacy, cybersecurity, trade secret, safety, and compliance concerns. After debate, the committee reported CS for SB 1132 favorably. Finally, the committee took up SB 676, which would create a framework for employees to knowingly and voluntarily waive the Florida minimum wage in certain internship, apprenticeship, and work-study settings, with a parent or guardian sign-off for minors. The sponsor said the bill was intended to expand job training and first-job opportunities for young people and others seeking experience, but multiple speakers and senators argued it conflicted with the Florida Constitution and existing case law, could be exploited by employers, and would undermine the voter-approved minimum wage. The committee continued extensive debate on the bill, with strong opposition testimony and questions about constitutionality, definitions, and enforcement.

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• Hawaii Farm Bureau in support. bills um ulupono initiative in support bills um ulupono initiative in
• We are in strong support of this bill.
• Thank you for the opportunity. strong support of this bill um we strong support of this bill um we believe
• I'm in full support of C 891 draft 2.
• <01:18:55.960> it I mean um you know under the bill it I mean um you know under the bill it

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Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, with most witnesses either supporting the bills or offering technical concerns and suggested amendments. On SB 338, testimony came from the Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Surpac, and the bill later moved forward with amendments. On SB 558, testimony was largely in support from the Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, which described the measure as supporting rural jobs, food-system development, and use of off-grade agricultural products. ADC requested flexibility for neighbor-island siting and funding allocations, while the committee also discussed whether the bill’s language should be made more general and whether it could raise constitutional concerns about overly specific site designations. The bill was advanced with amendments and a noted appropriation allocation of $350,000. The committee also heard SB 186, which drew support from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Public Health Institute, DED, ADC, AAHU RC&D, and the Hawaii Youth Food Council. Supporters said the measure would improve coordination among agencies on food systems, help address food security and the state’s 30% by 2030 farm-to-school goal, and create a more organized statewide food systems effort. SB 328 received support from the Department of Taxation and Hawaii Farm Bureau, with Farm Bureau describing it as a way to repurpose existing dairy infrastructure to revive hog production and support livestock and farm-to-school goals; the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the measure as a potentially narrow industry incentive that could unfairly benefit a specific taxpayer and said a direct appropriation would be more transparent. SB 89 was described by Hawaii Farm Bureau as a labeling measure intended to protect the integrity of a culturally relevant local product, though the group raised concerns about wording and implementation timing. Later, SB 742 received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii KidsCAN, the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative, and the State Commission on the Status of Women. Testifiers said the bill would improve cross-agency data sharing, support workforce and education planning, and create public-facing dashboards; the Commission on the Status of Women asked to be included in the working group or as an advisory member. In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments and advanced SB 338, SB 558, and SB 1186. For SB 1186, the chair’s recommendation added three positions, specified committee-note funding amounts for those positions and operating funds, and revised working-group membership to have co-chairs appoint five members with relevant experience and expertise.

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• That's House Bill 429.
• Of House Bill 310.
• With that being said, it's a disclosure bill. being said, it's a disclosure bill.
• We do share the goal of protecting consumers from deceptive AI practices, but the bill, as drafted, creates
• We do share the goal of protecting consumers from deceptive AI practices, but the bill, as drafted, creates

Summary: The committee heard several bills, but much of the meeting focused on House Bill 306, which would require disclosure when a consumer is interacting with a chatbot rather than a human. Sponsor Senator Townsend described it as a consumer protection measure and said the bill is meant to keep pace with rapidly changing AI technology. Committee members and witnesses raised concerns about the bill’s enforcement structure, especially private rights of action and penalties that could apply even without actual consumer harm. The Department of Justice said the bill would apply where the conduct has a Delaware nexus, and that the disclosure requirement is the key consumer protection. Industry witnesses and chambers of commerce opposed the bill as drafted, arguing it would create broad compliance burdens and expose businesses to excessive litigation risk without a harm requirement or clearer safe harbor language. Earlier in the meeting, the committee discussed House Bill 429, which would update Delaware’s step therapy exception process to include biosimilars and interchangeable biologics. Senator Poore and supporters from Highmark and the Department of Insurance said the bill would modernize insurance law, improve access to effective treatments, and reduce costs; they cited national savings from biosimilars and said the bill has agency support. Members asked about Delaware-specific savings, patient switching, and how the process would work, but no vote was taken during the discussion. The committee also heard House Bill 310, which would exclude large data centers from Blue Collar Jobs Act tax credits; the sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure large energy users contribute more to state and local revenues, while supporters and opponents debated competitiveness and community impacts. House Bill 406, on allowing insureds to choose their auto repair shop, and Senate Bill 347, a cleanup bill related to medical debt collection and personal property levies, were also presented without opposition in the hearing. House Bill 253, concerning who may receive letters testamentary or of administration, was described as a cleanup to align statute with existing practice. The committee approved the meeting minutes, but the transcript does not show final votes on the bills discussed.

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• that this is a an error in the drafting that this is a an error in the drafting of<00:07:18.720>
• Senate Bill 497 corrects an oversight in House Bill 25 of 2025, the capital budget.
• U Senate Bill 497 corrects an through.
• 2025, oversight in um House Bill 25 of 2025, oversight in um House Bill 25 of 2025, the<00:09
• Um in House Bill 25, the capital budget.

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• Please keep in mind that LBB did not draft all of these riders and so they may not be able to provide
• complete information on a particular draft.
• As a reminder, contingency riders for bills are not required to be filed at this time.
• So I, you gave us some funding, but to be clear, um, is there any funding in the rider as drafted?
• Currently it's drafted as no no additional cost. They would have to use existing appropriations.

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• to get the bill in the shape I'd like.
• Garing to walk through the bill as amended.
• Moving ahead to page seven of the bill, section five comes from Representative Tapp's bill that the committee
• <00:39:32.040> right the 14 days that are in the bill right the 14 days that are in the bill
• <00:47:13.520> being<00:47:13.680> laid the bill the bill is just being laid the bill

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• So from Brenda on a bill draft.
• But I'll ask Brenda to please walk us through the bill draft. Good morning.
• So what I'll be walking through is the actual draft that was provided to you as this first draft.
• Questions from the committee on the bill draft? Thank you, Brenda.
• Questions from the committee on the bill draft? Member Ellison. Thank you, Mr.

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