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• The only modification we may need to do to our application is just: are you moving from a compact state
• application. language is still in our application. the<01:31:29.840> only<01:31:30.080> modification
• may<01:31:31.199> need<01:31:31.360> to<01:31:31.600> do the only modification
• we may need to do the only modification we may need to do to<01:31:32.000> our<01:31:32.239><

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• The prosecutor then would have had to consider whether to ask the court for a modification or revocation
• your questions. consider whether to ask the court for a consider whether to ask the court for a modification
• modification or revocation of bail. modification or revocation of bail.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Industry partners, though, do make modifications to products that they sell to schools in order to meet
• 00:25:18.720> make uh they our industry partners make uh they our industry partners make modifications
• products<00:25:20.320> that<00:25:20.559> they<00:25:20.799> sell modifications
• to products that they sell modifications to products that they sell to<00:25:21.679> schools<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the August 20 meeting, and then heard testimony from Representative Steven Doan on House Bill 439, a school nutrition bill aimed at restricting certain ultra-processed foods in schools. Doan said the bill was inspired by his own health journey and his work in agriculture, and he described the measure as targeting specific chemical additives in foods served during the school day, not concession sales or after-hours activities. He said the bill would phase in later to give schools time to adjust and noted that the list of restricted additives was drawn from efforts in other states and advocacy groups. Members asked about the chemical abstract numbers, fiscal impact, summer meal programs, fundraisers, and whether the bill would affect parent-provided items; Doan said he had not done a fiscal note and explained that the bill was intended to apply only during instructional time on school property. Committee members generally reacted favorably, with some raising practical concerns about cost and implementation. One member asked about high fructose corn syrup, which Doan said was not included because it is too pervasive in the food system. Another member noted that schools already limit some homemade items and asked about the line between school-provided and parent-provided food. Doan also said the list was based in part on Turning Point USA materials and similar laws in other states, and he referenced federal efforts to define ultra-processed foods. The committee then heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials Matt Ross, Lauren Moore, and Katie Embry on school meals and nutrition programs. They outlined Kentucky’s school lunch, breakfast, summer meals, and other USDA child nutrition programs, including participation and reimbursement figures, and explained how community eligibility provision schools, meal patterns, offer-versus-serve, smart snacks, and local wellness policies work. They said USDA and FDA are currently seeking public input on a uniform definition of ultra-processed foods, that there are no current USDA requirements specifically on ultra-processed foods, and that schools already operate under federal and state rules governing competitive foods, including a state time restriction on smart snacks. They also discussed local purchasing, noting its benefits but also the procurement and staffing challenges schools face. No votes or final actions on the bill were taken in the portion provided.

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• existing legal authority for strategies, practices, and methods to reduce the availability of modifications
• availability<01:49:23.920> of to reduce the availability of to reduce the availability of modifications
• 25.040> the<01:49:25.280> electric<01:49:25.719> motor<01:49:26.719> of modifications
• to the electric motor of modifications to the electric motor of electric<01:49:27.679> assisted

Keywords: 1183, house

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• audit, Century College was quoted as saying MICC should be applauded for their continuous program modifications
• > be applauded for their continuous be applauded for their continuous program<00:31:38.240> modifications
• <00:31:39.000> and<00:31:39.440> improvements program modifications and improvements
• program modifications and improvements Sentry<00:31:40.840> college<00:31:41.159> is<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We oppose the energy metering provisions modifications currently proposed in House File 845 because well-researched
• We oppose the energy metering provisions modifications currently proposed in House File 845 because well-researched
• And if not, then can we commit that that would be a modification to the bill?
• Baker, if this is the case that there's this hole in here, would you agree that we will make a modification

Bills: HF845

Keywords: net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164

Transcript Highlights:

• He added that the language is all new language in the bill and is subject to change and modification.
• change<00:55:37.680> and<00:55:37.960> and<00:55:38.319> uh<00:55:38.839> modification
• <00:55:39.839> so change and and uh modification so change and and uh modification so representative

Bills: HF711, HF653

Keywords: agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We did suggest one amendment, maybe the modification for clarity, that an agricultural dedication is
• maybe<00:19:59.880> the suggest one Amendment maybe the suggest one Amendment maybe the modification
• 00.480> for<00:20:00.760> clarity<00:20:01.240> that<00:20:01.400> an modification
• for clarity that an modification for clarity that an agricultural<00:20:02.159> dedication<00

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Agriculture and Food Systems and Tourism hearing focused on HB 189 and HB 966, both dealing with agricultural tourism. HB 189 would require counties to adopt ordinances governing review and permitting of agricultural tourism as secondary uses on working farms, require the principal agricultural use to pre-exist any tourism-related permit, and limit ag tourism to land where productive agriculture is occurring. HB 966 would create statewide uniform standards for agricultural tourism, require county registration of activities, require ag tourism to coexist with agricultural activity on a farming operation, and end the tourism use when agricultural activity ceases. Testimony on HB 189 was mixed. The Department of Agriculture and Kualoa Ranch opposed the bill, arguing that the proposed restrictions and income-based limits could burden bona fide farms and ranches, reduce flexibility for counties, and harm food production, jobs, and diversification efforts. Kualoa Ranch said ag tourism supports its food sales and community market and warned the bill could cost more than 350 jobs. The Hawaiʻi Cattlemen’s Council also opposed the measure for similar reasons. The Hawaiʻi Farmers Union supported the bill with suggested amendments, including clearer language around agricultural dedication. The Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau supported the intent of the bill but urged caution, saying ag tourism should remain tied to actual agricultural production and that counties need flexibility to address abuses without imposing overly rigid standards. Members discussed how to define a bona fide agricultural operation and whether property tax agricultural dedication could serve as a clearer qualifier. They also raised concerns about how counties would enforce revenue thresholds or separate accounting for tourism and farm income, and whether state law should better target clearly non-agricultural uses such as gondolas or other abusive developments. The Department of Agriculture and Farm Bureau said counties already have authority to regulate ag tourism through ordinances, but that any new standards should avoid unintended burdens on true farmers and ranchers. HB 966 was then introduced, and initial testimony again reflected support for the bill’s intent from some agricultural groups and opposition or caution from others. Kualoa Ranch said ag tourism can help educate visitors and support agriculture, the Hawaiʻi Farmers Union supported county flexibility, and the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau reiterated concerns about the bill’s income comparison provisions and the need to distinguish legitimate agricultural tourism from misuse. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• makers are contained within that common reporting chain, it may be something we consider for future modifications
• <01:46:26.000> for<01:46:26.199> future<01:46:27.119> um<01:46:28.119> modifications
• we consider for future um modifications we consider for future um modifications to<01:46:29.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• particular program, but I can't think of any other program where we're kind of making a special modification
• 05.360> special we're we're kind of making a special we're we're kind of making a special modification
• 07.160> of<00:16:07.319> those<00:16:07.480> two<00:16:07.639> main modification
• to one of those two main modification to one of those two main tax bases<00:16:13.839> this<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• minute, but this is the vehicle that we use to fix some of the issues in last year's bills and make modifications
• minute, but this is the vehicle that we use to fix some of the issues in last year's bills and make modifications
• minute, but this is the vehicle that we use to fix some of the issues in last year's bills and make modifications
• 00:16:15.560> bills<00:16:16.120> and<00:16:16.240> make<00:16:16.440> modifications
• <00:16:17.240> as year's bills and make modifications as year's bills and make modifications

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Dr. Denise Pope, and led the pledge of allegiance. The body then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including the doctor of the day, student pages, Carthage Christian Academy, Mississippi Valley State University visitors, the University of Southern Mississippi’s DuBard School and related programs, and members of the Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists. The Senate took up Senate Bill 2896, which revises the Department of Public Safety salary schedule for MHP and MBN officers. Senator Hopson explained it as the vehicle for possible pay raises for troopers, NBI, and MBN officers, and the chamber adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill by morning roll call. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2917, a recurring appropriations cleanup measure; its main change would allow Mississippi Valley State University to use previously designated dormitory funds for repair and renovation instead. A reverse repealer amendment was adopted before final passage by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2825, the Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, was then considered. Senator Harkins said the bill extends the repealer for the health care industry zone incentive program to 2028 and noted the program has generated significant investment and jobs statewide. An amendment requested by the Mississippi Development Authority was adopted to revise eligibility language, including replacing a CON requirement with a requirement that a hospital have at least 25 acute care beds and deleting a section under current law. The bill then passed by morning roll call. Finally, the Senate considered Senate Bill 2894 on local improvement projects and the return of unexpended funds and earned interest. Senator Harkins explained that the bill would require older local improvement project funds to be returned if projects were not moving forward, require reporting to DFA and the Legislative Budget Office, allow audits, and permit limited extensions, while also withholding a portion of other state distributions for noncompliance. Senators raised concerns about projects that are already obligated or delayed by workforce and engineering constraints, and Harkins said the bill would be refined with a reverse repealer to work with LBO and avoid disrupting active projects. The bill was discussed but not finally disposed of in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• audit of the Legislative Budget Assistant to be placed in statute, and if I finally know these modifications
• Representative Freeman said these modifications may assist special education teachers and students.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It specifies that the provisions of this legislation relating to ESA program modifications do not become
• effective if one of the first... ...of this legislation relating to ESA program modifications do not
• SCR 1019, modification, equal rights amendment.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• made because we're doing these assessments of this fund annually, we can make adjustments and modifications
• We can, you know, make adjustments and modifications. fund annually, we can, you know, make adjustments
• and modifications as necessary.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard May Revision items for child support, child care, and related human services. The Department of Child Support Services described two technical adjustments, which the LAO said raised no concerns. The Department of Social Services then walked through child care proposals, including a shift in how federal and Proposition 64 funding reductions would be absorbed, a 2.01% COLA, disaster-related child care infrastructure grants, an increase in in-contract administrative support costs for alternative payment agencies, reversion of prospective-pay implementation funding after a federal rule change, a one-time allocation to cover the first quarter of Cost of Care Plus payments in the next fiscal year, reappropriation for existing infrastructure grant closeout work, and estimates of unspent child care funds. The department also outlined trailer bill language on a single rate structure, site safety and emergency procedures, CalWORKs child care data sharing, and child care oversight. The LAO recommended that the Legislature seek more justification for shifting reductions from General Child Care to the Alternative Payment Program, noting that CAP reductions affect more slots and that General Child Care has had significant unspent funds. It supported removing prospective-pay funding, but recommended rejecting the administrative cost shift to a percentage-based rate because it could create future General Fund pressure. It also suggested the Legislature review alignment between the disaster grants and the child care infrastructure program. Senators and members pressed the administration on why the budget would reduce child care slots and COLA percentages while the state still has waitlists and unspent funds, and questioned the need for early funding of Cost of Care Plus payments and the move from a flat administrative amount to a percentage. Public commenters, including providers, advocates, county offices, and infrastructure partners, urged full COLA funding, preservation of child care slots, support for prospective pay, and continued investment in child care access and facilities. After a short recess, the committee moved to Part B on health and heard the Department of State Hospitals. DSH presented a May Revision budget of $3.2 billion and described proposals for a central utility plant replacement at Metropolitan State Hospital, an electronic health record implementation, reduced county bed billing authority due to phased-in LPS bed capacity, limited contract exemption authority for online clinical subscriptions, reversion of prior-year unspent operating funds, and a workforce development proposal shifting some costs to Behavioral Health Services Act funds, including support for an additional psychiatric training cohort at Napa. The department also outlined IST-related savings and a trailer bill to remove the sunset on the independent placement panel program.

Transcript Highlights:

• So these are some modifications we think the Legislature could consider.
• Community Living an update to the IF based on any revised area agency on aging designations and any modifications
• Modification of the state share of IHSS growth and cost shift to the counties and the elimination of

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The hearing opened with Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office remarks on the May Revision, which both described efforts to reduce large out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases, spending reductions, and reserve use. Finance said the May Revision more than halves projected deficits in later years, while LAO stressed that revenues are at unprecedented levels yet the state still faces a significant structural deficit and is drawing down reserves; LAO urged maintaining at least the administration’s level of budget solutions and adding to reserves rather than new ongoing commitments. The chair echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations and noted the tension between service reductions and requests for additional administrative positions. The committee then heard a series of California Health and Human Services and HCAI proposals, including additional legal support for CalHHS to respond to federal HR1 changes; a net-zero transfer of positions for a centralized eligibility/data-sharing platform; 988 crisis line implementation funding and continued work with the Trevor Project to train crisis centers to better serve LGBTQ youth; EMS data system maintenance funding; HCAI implementation of AB 1312 hospital charity care screening; SB 660 data exchange framework funding; CalRx biosimilar insulin reappropriation; and a diaper access initiative that would provide free diapers to newborns in participating hospitals and support a future direct-to-consumer purchasing option. Members questioned the diaper program’s universal design, the use of a Public Contract Code exemption, and the selection of Baby2Baby, with the chair expressing concern about optics and the lack of an income threshold. The committee also discussed distressed hospital funding, with HCAI requesting up to $50 million for another round of grants to hospitals in immediate financial distress. HCAI said it receives annual and quarterly financial reports but the data lag limits real-time monitoring, and the LAO recommended stronger program parameters and turnaround plans. Members argued the repeated need for distressed hospital aid reflects a structural problem, not a short-term gap, and raised broader concerns about hospital reimbursement and patient flow. Other items included reverting $19.6 million in unused opioid settlement funds from HCAI to DHCS for General Fund offset, and a Rural Health Transformation Program request to increase HCAI spending authority to cover the full federal award. Later, DMHC presented funding requests to implement PBM licensing and financial review requirements under AB 116, modernize the managed care complaint system, and build an electronic claims settlement data system under AB 3275. The final major discussion focused on the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, which opposed the May Revision’s proposed reduction of its Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy grants. The Commission argued these programs are core to Proposition 1’s goals of statewide innovation and community accountability, while Finance said the proposal is consistent with Proposition 1’s maximum funding levels and reflects a broader effort to prioritize direct services and use unspent prior-year funds; members pressed for more information and questioned whether the cuts would undermine the new behavioral health framework.

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• This is the Little Snake River Battle Lake Modification Forest Management...
• Little Snake River Battle Lake Modification Forest Management Demonstration Project.
• I'll call mitigation projects for some of these landowners that are going to be impacted with the modification

Bills: SF0069, SF0070, SF0016, HB0078, HJ0002, HB0085, HB0086

Keywords: wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water development, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management

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• I would agree except for one modification. I do not think this is in conflict with an existing law.
• I would agree except for one modification. I do not think this is in conflict with an existing law.
• I would agree except for one modification. I do not think this is in conflict with an existing law.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The modifications proposed in House Bill 252 signify a commitment to adapting state policy to better
• Representative Capriglione. ...Galeone's efforts since introducing this legislation to incorporate modifications
• You could make some modifications to it and submit it, as my guess, because you're guaranteed the cost

Bills: HB149, HB252, HB643, HB1442, HB1500, HB1672, HB1851, HB1893, HB2028, HB2768, HB2818, HB149, HB252

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access

Transcript Highlights:

• then Senator Kupec again has Senate File 1706, Human Service Data and Veterans Data Provisions, Modifications
• Provisions, Modifications. members. Um Provisions, Modifications. members.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If there is a modification to that language, did you have an amendment you wish to move forward?
• there<00:29:20.679> is<00:29:21.080> a<00:29:21.679> uh<00:29:23.080> modification
• <00:29:24.080> to<00:29:24.559> that If there is a modification to that language, did

Keywords: 1183, house