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• The current certification framework supports that work.
• CCIDC's certification framework is working. It protects the public.
• So, but it's a voluntary certification? Yes, it is voluntary. Okay.
• You're not qualified; you can't get our certification?
• There's a need for it, and the certification is helpful versus hurtful.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Department of Revenue, as well as the treasurer and participating city relative to the rulemaking, certification
• There can still be zoning about, you know, what goes in there, about safety, about inspection requirements
• The Missouri Public Service Commission oversees our installation programs, licensing, inspections, dispute
• These inspections are in addition to any local site inspection requirements, and they exist whether there's
• the codes and things have changed, you know, for HUD, but I think a lot of it came down to the inspection

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So recently, the FAA published new infrastructure design guidance and also information on pilot certification
• As soon as certification happens with this, we think that we've done our homework, we've done the research
• And we're currently working with the FAA on our type certification, to your question about thinking about
• We are working with them to get our aircraft certification.
• like they need to be inspected, just like we do our airports and our heliports today.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met and first received an update from FDOT on the Sun Trail shared-use nonmotorized trail program. FDOT said the program, created in 2015 and expanded by 2023 legislation, now includes connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and received a one-time $200 million appropriation plus increased annual funding. The department reported programming about $180 million of that funding, completing 42 construction projects totaling nearly 95 miles in 21 counties, and installing trail counters and QR-code surveys to measure usage and economic impact. Members expressed support for the program and asked no substantive questions. The committee then heard a presentation on FDOT’s locally administered state transportation funding programs, including SCOP, SCOPM, SCRAP, SIGP, and TRIP. FDOT explained these programs support local roadway resurfacing, bridge repair, drainage, paving unpaved roads, and safety or capacity improvements, with varying state match levels depending on the program and eligibility. FDOT said its adopted five-year work program includes more than $1.4 billion for local transportation improvement projects. A member asked whether toll revenues from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties fund these programs; FDOT said it would research the funding source and follow up. The committee’s main discussion was a panel on advanced air mobility (AAM), including FDOT and industry representatives from Supernal, Joby, Atlantic Aviation, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, and Eve Air Mobility. FDOT described its AAM planning work, advisory committee, local government guidebook, and upcoming training, while panelists emphasized Florida’s leadership, the likely use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure first, and the expectation that private investment will fund much of the early vertiport buildout. Members raised concerns about community acceptance, privacy, zoning, airspace congestion, security, and lessons from scooters and drones. Panelists repeatedly stressed a “crawl, walk, run” rollout, local government coordination, multimodal connectivity, and public outreach. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the panel.

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• 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 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.

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• 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.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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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

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• 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

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• 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

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

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• 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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• A document proving that a certificate of occupancy was issued by a municipality.
• If you're recording a subdivision play at any time of the year, you have to provide a tax certificate
• Yeah, um, we're all in favor of anything that expedites filing latts and, and, and tax certificates and
• permit fees would create an unfunded mandate compelling cities to perform essential services such as inspections
• And, and, and do your own inspections and turn that in, can't you?

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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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• 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

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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• 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.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We conduct audits, investigations, inspections, and clinical utilization reviews.
• Are we talking to death certificates so that Medicaid somebody—are we getting that database? Yes?
• And we're conducting on-site verifications through our surveys, inspections, and investigations.
• We're one of two states that has a dedicated pre-certification analysis function.
• We're one of two states that has a dedicated pre-certification analysis function.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• 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.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• They found that facilities were allowed to choose who got interviewed during the inspections because
• They are subject to inspections like anybody that has a license.
• We're just changing the way our department already does these inspections.
• The OPE study found that of the 271 inspections that were previously done over the last decade, 225 of
• So in 225 of those inspections, there were issues, but only 10 led to enforcement actions.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard prayer and the pledge, approved the journal, and received committee reports and messages from the Governor and House. Several bills and resolutions were moved through the calendar, including committee referrals, enrollments, and transmittals of already-passed measures. The chamber also received new first-reading bills, including appropriations measures and policy bills on elections, education, and endowment land leases. On the floor, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 117 recognizing Idaho’s ties with Italy and the opening of an Idaho office in Italy. The resolution was supported with remarks about historical Italian immigration to Idaho and wartime cooperation involving Italian POW labor in Idaho agriculture. The Senate also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 30, which directs the Medicaid Legislative Review Panel to study and provide guidance on implementing comprehensive Medicaid-managed care; that measure passed by roll call, 20-10 with one absent. The Senate then adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 114, adding a new joint rule to limit the number of bill drafts and RSs a legislator may bring in a year, with exceptions for budget bills, amendments, trailer bills, interim committee legislation, and leadership-approved exceptions; it passed 35-0. The chamber also adopted Senate Joint Memorial 115 urging federal action on pelican impacts to Idaho fisheries, and Senate Resolution 120 honoring State Police K-9 Kimber for her service. Later, House Bill 723 on child care licensing and protections for children in residential care facilities passed 32-3 after debate focused on abuse prevention, unannounced inspections, and a bill of rights notice for children. In the afternoon session, the Senate passed several appropriation bills, including Senate Bills 1380, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, and 1386, covering the Endowment Fund Investment Board, Idaho State Lottery, Fish and Game, Veterans Services, Public Utilities Commission, Industrial Commission, and Pardons and Parole. Most were described as enhancement or maintenance budgets funded largely through dedicated or federal funds, with debate emphasizing small hardware purchases, program restorations, and agency operating needs. Senate Bill 1382 for Fish and Game passed 23-12, and House Bill 848, the legislative branch appropriation bill, was brought up for consideration as the transcript ended.