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• And do you have anything to add right now, or were you going to be just providing technical support?
• Just providing technical support. They're here for technical support.
• So currently, the labs are not able to provide the amount of... ...demand.
• There's nothing that would... ...and their team be as flexible as possible.
• House Bill 17 addresses this challenge by expanding flexibility for accessory...

Keywords: 996, all

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• An act relating to energy, providing for data center energy generation redundancy.
• It also includes flexible funding and mandate relief. The bill is divided into three articles.
• This article provides for a new school performance report so parents can see how their students are performing
• Most importantly, this section unleashes local control to promote innovative and flexible education programs
• Article 3 is funding flexibility and management. Relief.

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• So, today provider of funeral services.
• > an<00:12:27.440> alternative The bill also provides an alternative The bill also provides
• <00:15:42.880> of We're the state's largest provider of We're the state's largest provider
• <01:02:35.400> We about who is providing that care. We about who is providing that care.
• <01:25:01.520> so um have it have broadened flexibility so um have it have broadened flexibility

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm here today to express my strong support for House Bill 6, which provides local control and flexibility
• We needed the flexibility designed in House Bill 6. disabilities provided will allow us the time to design
• It provides the flexibility, resources, and the authority we need to protect our students. students and
• So basically providing... school districts with the flexibility to determine what that punishment should
• HB 6 assists in this aim by providing options and flexibility to school administrators. them to prioritize

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention

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• But this bill would further provide for the parole hearing procedures where an equal amount of time is
• I don't know if that was a standard or if that's flexibility.
• If 50 people showed up on one side and 60 on the other, I want there to be some flexibility.
• We'd give them that flexibility because obviously, if you've got a huge crowd, you don't want to ...
• You know, I want flexibility, right?

Bills: HB397, HB523, HB397

Keywords: real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, parole procedures, advocacy, parole board, victim representation, inmate rights, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption

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• <00:10:45.399> comprehensive known as metag Gap provide comprehensive known as metag Gap provide
• We haven't talked about the lack of flexibility that comes when you make your choice when you turn 65
• If you have diabetes, it's a long list. flexibility just like everybody else but flexibility just like
• when it comes to their flexibility when it comes to their pre-existing<00:17:26.520> conditions
• but yet we'll still be asked to provide but yet we'll still be asked to provide funding<01:29:38.600

Bills: HF2335, HF2400, HF2401, HF2522

Keywords: Medicare, health insurance, supplement policies, preexisting conditions, medical assistance, premium classification, real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, continuing education, out-of-state, licensing, commerce, fraud prevention, automobile theft, law enforcement, insurance crimes, 1183

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• And yes, I haven't—I did not send specific language, but I think that this provides flexibility to the
• language, but I think that this provides language, but I think that this provides flexibility<01
• We're a primary care provider.
• That's what I was looking for. primary care provider. Uh, cuts in rates primary care provider.
• . providers. providers.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 3 work session focused largely on amendment 1176 to HB 2, which would have incorporated the substance of HB 548FN, a House-passed bill creating a direct-pay or membership-based model for health care facilities. Representative Mlan described the proposal as a way to increase competition in health care by extending the direct-care model used in primary care to facilities, arguing it could encourage innovation and that concerns about widespread harm to critical access hospitals were overstated. He pointed to Oklahoma’s long-standing Surgical Center model as evidence that the approach had not spread broadly or displaced hospitals there. Several members and witnesses raised concerns. Representative Stringham questioned whether the model would shift profitable services and patients away from existing hospitals, potentially worsening their finances and affecting Medicaid-related funding. David Ross, speaking for county nursing homes, opposed the language because it also removed moratoriums on nursing home, skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and self-pay beds, warning that it could increase pressure on Medicaid rates and undermine community-based care. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association said the proposal appeared to create a separate regulatory framework for direct-pay facilities and raised concerns about patient safety, CMS participation rules, and a separate patient bill of rights. The chair concluded that, because HB 548 was already moving through the Senate, the HB 2 process was not the best vehicle for the policy and that the issue should be left to the Senate’s more deliberative committee process. Representative Ferski moved to not accept or remove amendment 1176 from the agenda, and the committee approved the motion by roll call, 9-0, withdrawing the item from HB 2.

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• Emergency medical protocols provide structured, evidence-based instructions that allow dispatchers to
• With me to provide... ...to provide, let me also simply say this: we have worked with opposition, and
• Law School, who was self-introduced. ...to provide, let me also simply say this: we have worked with
• And so, again, often that gives a lot of flexibility for the where the employees are.
• And so, again, often that gives a lot of flexibility for the employer to understand its own needs and

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, emergency response, wildfire prevention, and environmental protection. AB 2152 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez would streamline CEQA litigation for new fire station projects and add best-practice requirements; supporters, including firefighters, said it would help communities and firefighter safety, while opponents argued the project labor agreement requirements would raise costs and limit participation for small and nonunion contractors. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo would expand reporting related to 911 dispatcher pre-arrival medical instructions; after amendments and stakeholder agreement, opposition groups said they would remove their opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2101 by Assembly Member Gipson would require human trafficking notices and training at disaster sites and for disaster response workers; supporters said it would protect vulnerable workers, while broadband, city, and county representatives raised implementation concerns, especially in rural disaster areas. It passed to Appropriations despite a no vote from Vice Chair Hadwick. The committee also considered AB 1805, which would require an audit and stronger oversight of the state’s Next Generation 911 project after concerns about major spending and delays. CalNENA supported the bill’s transparency and accountability provisions, and the measure passed to Appropriations. AB 1536 by Assembly Member Addis would tighten safety and public review requirements for offshore oil pipeline restarts and require decommissioning of certain spill-prone pipelines; environmental and coastal government groups supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association warned it would threaten fuel supply and pipeline operations. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. AB 1964 would direct the State Fire Marshal to survey home hardening in fire-prone areas and estimate costs; it passed to Appropriations with broad support. AB 1960, also by Assembly Member Bennett, would use a portion of wildfire prevention grants to encourage community-level home hardening certification. The author said the bill would create incentives and broader public awareness, while the vice chair argued it would favor communities that can already afford hardening and divert resources from higher-need areas; the bill still passed to Appropriations. AB 1863 by Assembly Member DeMaio would clarify that people cannot be charged simply for calling 911 or when no services are rendered, while preserving fees for actual services and allowing billing for legitimate emergency response costs; it passed to the Assembly floor. The committee also took up consent item AB 2517, which passed to Appropriations. After add-on votes for absent members, the meeting adjourned.

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• asked to provide 10% very low-income units.
• Onerous process for cities to have that local flexibility.
• point of flexibility yet closing the loophole at the same time.
• And HCD would be able to provide that type of support.
• I think what was provided in terms of amendments is good.

Summary: The committee heard several housing bills, with the longest discussion focused on SB 79, which would allow more housing near high-capacity transit stops and on transit agency-owned land. The author and supporters argued it would address California’s housing shortage, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and strengthen transit systems by putting more residents near rail and rapid transit. Supporters included housing advocates, local officials, environmental groups, and transit-oriented development organizations. Opponents, including many cities, the League of California Cities, and some tenant and legal advocacy groups, raised concerns about affordability requirements, displacement, demolition protections, local control, and the bill’s interaction with existing local planning efforts. The committee discussed amendments to strengthen anti-displacement protections, minimum density, affordability standards, and a local flexibility alternative, and SB 79 was moved out on a due-pass-as-amended vote of 8-1, with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 21, which would amend the Housing Crisis Act to allow limited unit reductions when converting deed-restricted SRO buildings into larger, more livable affordable units with private bathrooms, kitchens, and supportive services. The author and nonprofit housing providers said many SRO buildings are financially unsustainable and that the bill would preserve deeply affordable housing while improving conditions for residents. There was no organized opposition testimony at the hearing, though one business property group registered opposition. Members expressed support for the preservation-focused approach, and SB 21 was approved on an 8-0 vote and sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government. Next, SB 92 was heard, a measure to close a density bonus loophole by limiting how much additional commercial floor area a project can receive and preventing the law from being used to justify very large nonresidential projects with only minimal affordable housing. The author cited a San Diego project as an example of the problem, and the City of San Diego supported the bill as a reasonable fix. Several labor and housing groups also supported it, while no formal opposition witnesses testified. The committee accepted amendments, members praised the effort to curb abuse while preserving feasibility, and SB 92 passed on a 7-0 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 522, which would extend just-cause eviction protections to units rebuilt after disaster if they had previously been covered by the Tenant Protection Act. The author and the Los Angeles City Attorney said the bill would help preserve rental housing in disaster-affected communities, especially after the Pacific Palisades fires, and would not create new rent control. Opponents, including apartment, realtor, and property owner groups, argued it would add burdens to rebuilding and could discourage reconstruction. Members raised questions about whether existing law already protects returning tenants and whether the bill was necessary, and the hearing continued into committee discussion.

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• PSO provides a second runway.
• provide us the information we need. provide us the information we need.
• > shared Clear school policies provide shared Clear school policies provide shared expectations
• <01:54:35.920> for<01:54:36.080> this cannot provide my support for this cannot provide
• elected officials with the flexibility elected officials with the flexibility and<02:05:04.400><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It also provides legal clarity; stores need that across the state right now, whether it is a retailer
• And then it also provides fairness.
• One of the most important things I think we need to see in this bill would be flexibility.
• SNAP-authorized retailers the... allow flexibility.
• written testimony on, it's a, Of which I've provided some written testimony on.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a public hearing on two bills: House Bill 5138, concerning consumer protections for cash transactions amid penny scarcity, and House Bill 5036, concerning consumer information related to tariffs. Chairs Tackey Chan and Senator Payano opened the hearing, noted the committee’s one-year anniversary, reviewed procedures, and explained that the Senate and House were both in session, with Senator Payano prepared to take over if needed. The committee heard from several industry and legislative witnesses, and the hearing was eventually closed by motion and voice vote. Supporters of H. 5138, including Senator Paul Feeney, the Massachusetts Package Stores Association, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, and the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association, said the bill would create a clear statewide rounding standard for cash transactions if pennies become scarce. They argued it would improve operational efficiency, reduce confusion, provide legal clarity, and protect businesses and consumers by requiring notice and limiting the rule to cash payments. The Retailers Association of Massachusetts also supported the concept but suggested amendments, including changing mandatory rounding language to allow flexibility and clarifying that taxes and fees would not be affected. Witnesses were largely opposed to H. 5036. The Retailers Association, the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association, and the Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association said tariff-related shelf or price disclosures would be difficult or impossible to implement because tariff costs change frequently and are hard to trace through complex supply chains. Auto dealers emphasized the challenge of calculating tariff impacts across thousands of vehicle parts and models, while retailers said the proposal would add burdens and could increase costs. No votes on the bills were taken during the hearing; the only formal action was adjournment of the hearing after testimony concluded.

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• It allows carry forward of unused credit for three years and provides flexibility to maximize the value
• the provides flexibility to maximize the provides flexibility to maximize the value<00:09:43.279
• for my employees, I've been open three years and I've never provided it, then I choose to provide it
• > the<00:18:54.160> small maximize flexibility for the small maximize flexibility for the
• it's really about an employer providing it's really about an employer providing some<00:39:58.400

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And that was one law firm, one provider, one district court.
• And that was one law firm, one provider, one district court.
• And that was one law firm, one provider, one district court.
• But also, the provider has that independent right of action.
• drivers the flexibility to schedule themselves.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Financial Services Committee heard testimony on several insurance, transportation, and labor-related bills. Senator Edwards supported bills addressing app-based delivery workers, arguing that food-delivery drivers should be treated as employees with protections and mileage reimbursement, and that a small surcharge on app-based deliveries could raise revenue for the Commonwealth and localities. Kevin Brousseau of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO also backed the delivery-worker bill, saying it would preserve employee status, add data transparency, and create a process for challenging deactivations. MAPC supported a bill to change transportation network company fees from a flat per-ride charge to a percentage-based assessment, saying the current fee is outdated and that a higher fee could raise more transportation revenue and help address congestion and emissions. A large portion of the hearing focused on auto insurance and collision repair issues. Insurance industry witnesses supported a bill to limit attorney’s fees in PIP cases by giving insurers 30 days after a complaint is served to pay amounts due without fee exposure, arguing that PIP litigation has surged, is clogging courts, and is being driven by out-of-state firms. They also opposed auto body labor-rate bills, saying the market is already adjusting and that a statutory floor is unnecessary. In contrast, auto body shop representatives and the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts urged favorable action on bills to raise and regularly update collision repair labor rates, saying current reimbursement levels are far below market, have not kept pace with inflation or vehicle technology, and are making it hard to retain workers and keep small shops open. One witness also supported a bill to limit insurance surcharge points for low-damage accidents or minor moving violations. Committee members asked questions about deactivation rights for delivery workers, the mechanics of the PIP litigation issue, and the gap between body-shop and mechanical labor rates. Testimony emphasized that current auto body reimbursement rates are around the mid-$40s per hour, while mechanical work can be reimbursed at much higher rates, and that advisory-board discussions have produced only limited progress. At the end of the hearing, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, then moved to close the hearing; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously.

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• Notice has been provided as required by law.
• The first thing is prior to break, we were provided with joint stipulations.
• I was provided a copy by the state election board today.
• Are you arguing that case could provide it?
• The certificate of election Provides that his term goes until 2028.

Keywords: 914, all

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• I think they're very worthwhile, but is it the state's responsibility to provide a science center for
• these efforts and say, look, what is the state's duty and what's the state's duty to our kids and providing
• I think they're very worthwhile, but is it the state's responsibility to provide a science center for
• these types of carve-outs for search... ...duty and what's the state's duty to our kids and providing
• So there's lots of flexibility in the state procurement process and also in the NDIT law.

Bills: HB1540

Keywords: education savings account, ESA, school choice, private school vouchers, nonpublic school, tuition assistance, education tax credit, homeschool exclusion, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Public Instruction, public funding for private education, voucher program, student scholarships, special education, parental choice, curriculum funding, tutoring, online learning, state per-pupil payment, income-based eligibility

Summary: The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000. The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.

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• Senate Bill 378 modernizes the Oklahoma multi-county bond bail has been statute by controlling flexibility
• Senate Bill 378 modernizes the Oklahoma multi-county bond bail bonds statute by controlling flexibility
• Increase their flexibility inside their regulatory agency. One more. You're recognized.
• It provides that you do not have to sign a contract with a real estate agent just to tour a house.
• Or the impact on minority stockholders, have you been able to provide more information or come up with

Bills: SB378, SB540, SB1061, SB1475, SB1531, SB1534, SB1684, SB1824, SB1826, SB2049

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, SB1061, Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, SAFE Act

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• We've gotten some late feedback from other entities, and so I'm just wondering if they've provided any
• any feedback on the they've provided any feedback on the sub. sub. sub.
• <00:13:46.400> me what your explanation didn't provide me what your explanation didn't provide
• <01:15:16.440> at and give better pricing flexibility at and give better pricing flexibility
• <01:29:30.360> equalization So, the first off, provided equalization So, the first off, provided

Keywords: An issue was found with the live stream of this meeting. This version was uploaded as a complete version and should contain the entirety of the meeting. Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 647 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 647 Vote 00:05:47 HB 501 Discussion 00:07:40 HB 501 Vote 00:09:53 HB 502 Discussion 00:11:20 HB 502 Vote 00:14:48 HJR 75 Discussion 00:16:53 HJR 75 Vote 00:17:35 HJR 76 Discussion 00:19:00 HJR 76 Vote 00:19:43 HB 869 Discussion 00:21:22 HB 869 Vote 00:30:00 HB 619 Discussion 00:31:39 HB 619 Vote 00:34:33 HB 356 Discussion 00:36:22 HB 356 Vote 00:40:19 HB 900 Discussion 00:43:17 HB 900 Vote 00:46:21 HB 816 Discussion 00:48:02 HB 816 Vote 00:53:47 HB 9 Discussion 00:55:05 HB 9 Vote 01:18:25 HB 757 Discussion 01:21:04 HB 757 Vote 01:35:55, 958, all

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• fund, to provide for definitions, to provide for initial financial requirements, to provide for technical
• This instrument provides relative to bank-owned life insurance, to provide for an insurable interest,
• provide for related matters.
• This instrument provides relative to coverage for severe obesity treatment, to provide...
• provide for changes to minimum coverage standards, to provide for an effective date, and to provide

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met with a quorum and took up three Senate bills. Senate Bill 341, by Senator Edmonds, was amended with technical changes and reported as amended. The bill expands the Louisiana churches and nonprofit religious organizations’ self-insured fund from a property-only pool to broader commercial coverage, including premises liability, fraud, contents, wind and hail, and loss-of-use coverage. Testimony from the sponsor and the Department of Insurance emphasized that the measure was intended to help churches and nonprofits, including smaller congregations, while preserving solvency requirements for the fund. The committee then heard Senate Bill 509, by Senator Cloud, concerning bank-owned life insurance (BOLI). The sponsor, bank and insurance industry representatives, and the Department of Insurance discussed allowing banks to exchange underperforming policies for better-performing ones under 1035 exchanges, while clarifying insurable-interest and consent issues. Members raised questions about former employees, split-dollar arrangements, and whether additional consent would be needed. Because the parties were still working on a solution, the committee adopted a technical amendment but voluntarily deferred the bill until the following week. Finally, Senate Bill 464, by Senator Barrow, was presented by Ryan Haney and the Department of Insurance as a framework to cover severe obesity treatment, including bariatric surgery. The bill would allow the state to partially implement the mandate based on the amount of funding appropriated, rather than requiring full funding up front. Supporters said the measure could reduce long-term health costs and align Louisiana more closely with neighboring states. The committee reported the bill favorably, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• uh we have some ability to flexibility uh we have some ability to transfer<00:25:17.880> funds
• CMS, the federal government, provides a direct medical education benefit for residents.
• CMS, the federal government, provides a direct medical education benefit for residents.
• CMS, the federal government, provides a direct medical education benefit for residents.
• CMS, the federal government, provides a direct medical education benefit for residents.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• providing an appropriation of providing providing an appropriation of providing for<01:10:05.520
• Providing grants. funding for projects. Providing grants. Providing<01:11:28.239> loans.
• <01:11:28.719> Providing Providing loans. Providing Providing loans.
• bit of flexibility here. bit of flexibility here.
• should be provided. should be provided.

Keywords: 916, all