Transcript Highlights:

• It doesn't even say as a condition for licensure, but doesn't address how that would be done, and so
• New York also has one-time training for nurse practitioners, all at licensure.
• New York also has one-time training for nurse practitioners, all at licensure.
• We don't know if they'll continue to be free if they're required for licensure.
• We don't know if they'll continue to be free if they're required for licensure.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 538, a Liquor Commission cleanup bill. Chair Joseph Mica and CFO Tina Deir explained that the bill updates outdated statutory titles and positions after the commission’s 2014 restructuring, deleting references to the former commissioner and COO roles, adding a director of administration and a director of finance and audit, and keeping the new positions at the same labor grade pending review by the Joint Committee on Employee Classification (JCEC). Members discussed the proper sequence for JCEC review, but generally treated the bill as housekeeping. The committee then voted ought to pass, and the roll call was unanimous, 16-0. The committee next took up House Bill 493, which would require continuing education related to child abuse/ACE recognition for physicians and other providers. Testimony and committee discussion focused on whether the bill was too vague, whether it improperly intruded on the Board of Medicine’s authority to set professional education requirements, and whether it would effectively mandate a narrow training course that is currently voluntary and free. Supporters argued the bill addressed a real problem and cited testimony about missed abuse cases, while opponents said the board should handle the issue through its own rules and that the bill was poorly drafted. A motion of inexpedient to legislate passed 9-7, and the committee noted a minority report would be needed. The meeting ended with procedural and scheduling announcements, including that the committee would be dealing with budget hearings the following week and had a large number of Senate bills scheduled for later in the month.

Transcript Highlights:

• bill is about meeting people where they're at and creating a more flexible, accessible pathway to licensure
• While prospective producers will still need to study and pass the state's licensure exam, removing the
• bill is about meeting people where they're at and creating a more flexible, accessible pathway to licensure
• While prospective producers will still need to study and pass the state's licensure exam, removing the
• contracting licensing bureau, for the administrative process, just simply mandated as a process of licensure

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met as a subcommittee and heard several bills focused on insurance transparency, wildfire mitigation, market access, and workforce issues. AB 75 would require insurers to give homeowners 30 days’ notice before collecting aerial images of their property and allow homeowners to review those images; supporters said it would improve privacy and prevent inaccurate non-renewals, while consumer and industry groups both sought amendments. AB 234 would add the Assembly Speaker and Senate President pro Tem, or designees, as non-voting members on the California FAIR Plan governing committee; the Department of Insurance supported it as an oversight measure, while Consumer Federation of California said it was only a small first step toward broader transparency reforms. AB 428 would let water corporations join joint powers authorities for pooled insurance, with supporters citing rising insurance costs for small water systems and no remaining opposition after amendments. AB 943 would streamline producer pre-licensing education by removing the 20-hour per-line requirement while keeping ethics training; industry sponsors said it would reduce barriers to entry, while consumer advocates warned it could lower professional standards. AB 1209 would create a pathway for cannabis employers to secure workers’ compensation coverage and related services through a state-coordinated network; supporters said it would help bring the industry into compliance, while one member raised concerns about creating a special carveout for a federally restricted industry. AB 1 would require periodic review of the state’s Safer from Wildfire regulations every five years, and it drew broad support from the department, insurers, local governments, and industry groups as a way to keep wildfire mitigation incentives current. The committee also took up a consent calendar including AB 69, AB 487, and AB 570, all of which were sent to Appropriations. The committee approved AB 75 to Privacy and Consumer Protection, AB 234 to the Assembly Floor, AB 428 to Local Government, AB 943 to Appropriations, AB 1209 to Business and Professions, and AB 1 to Appropriations. Most measures passed on strong or unanimous votes after members added coauthor requests and expressed support for the bills’ consumer protection, transparency, or wildfire-related goals.

Transcript Highlights:

• They don't want more licensure.
• She described it as a smuggling bill with licensure of vapor manufacturers.
• There are several local governments that require retail licensure for tobacco retailers.
• There are several local governments that require retail licensure for tobacco retailers. Okay.
• It's not about licensure. It's not about the retailers. It's about smuggling.

Committee: House House International Trade Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee began with a presentation from Berthold Barak Karlich of Benor Capital on investment and innovation from a European perspective. He argued that legacy in trade and innovation is about enabling future generations, not isolation, and highlighted Austria and Europe’s strengths in education, applied research, hidden-champion SMEs, and deep-tech. He also warned against economic nationalism and emphasized that entrepreneurship and cross-border trade create shared interests, peace, and long-term collaboration. In response to questions, he said Arizona had impressed him as a strong, international deep-tech hub, and he expressed interest in learning more about opportunities there. The committee then considered HB 2746, which creates a study committee on trade offices under the Arizona Commerce Authority to review existing trade offices, gather stakeholder input, and report recommendations by December 31, 2028. Members discussed oversight of Arizona’s trade offices in countries including Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Romania, and Germany, and the sponsor said the bill would help evaluate effectiveness while identifying new opportunities. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. HB 2750, which establishes the Arizona-Sonora Trade Commission with legislative appointees, also received a due pass recommendation after members discussed its role as a complement to executive-branch efforts; it passed 5-1 with one present. The committee next heard HB 4036, a bill restricting the sale and distribution of compounded GLP-1 weight-loss drugs made with certain bulk drug substances and authorizing inspections by the State Board of Pharmacy. Supporters, including Novo Nordisk and the Partnership for Safe Medicines, argued the bill would address unsafe imported ingredients, impurities, misleading advertising, and a surge in mass compounding that they said exceeds the intent of compounding law. Opponents from the Arizona Pharmacy Association, compounding pharmacists, and a physician argued the bill would burden lawful compounders, raise costs, reduce access, and could harm patients who rely on compounded medications. After extensive debate, the committee failed to pass HB 4036 on a 5-5 vote. Finally, the committee took up HB 2765, as amended by a strike-everything amendment creating a vapor product manufacturer licensing framework, fees, penalties, and Department of Revenue oversight. The sponsor said the measure was intended to address illegal smuggling of vape products and protect children, while opponents argued it would burden lawful businesses and that the real problem was illicit actors outside the regulated market. The transcript ends during the discussion of this bill, before a final vote is recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• 19% over the past four years. education and alternative licensure programs has increased by approximately
• We recommend a crosswalk approach to reviewing enrollment, completion, and licensure requirements by
• So, every single one of these fields has the teaching boards, there's a licensure exam for social work
• I just have a brief comment, and it's in relation to exams for licensure and student support.
• But regulatory burdens, are there any when it comes to licensure, and is there anything that we can do

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• can do is say stop what you're doing, but they really don't be able to threaten the removal of the licensure
• is a cease and desist only today, with no authority to remove licenses if you're not under their licensure
• Refer you to the DA for criminal prosecution if you're practicing outside, actually with no licensure
• And was it thought that this amendment would allow them to threaten hospital licensure?
• They're currently a cease-and-desist board only for non-jurisdictional licensures.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several recognitions and memorial resolutions, including honoring retiring Senate staffer Kelvin Bass and Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw and her staff. Members also adopted a series of local and honorary resolutions, including designating Rockport as the Redfish Capital of Texas, San Antonio as Military City, Texas, and Bridge City as the Corn Dog Capital of Texas, along with memorial and medal-of-honor resolutions for Texans and service members. The chamber also received messages from the House reporting passage of various measures and conference committee actions. The bulk of the meeting focused on conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions. The Senate adopted reports and/or out-of-bounds resolutions on SB 293, SB 1610, HB 46, HB 145, HB 1545, SB 650, SB 1660, HB 40, SB 2217, HB 119, HB 493, HB 3642, HB 2963, SB 2024, SB 2972, HB 2516, HB 2885, and SB 2753, among others. Topics included the Texas Civil Commitment Office, the T-Cup prescription program, wildfire mitigation and utility liability, sunset scheduling, alcohol ID swiping at retail and package stores, business court jurisdiction, election administration and data consistency, foreign adversary lobbying, poll watcher qualifications, road naming, right-to-repair, disguised vape pens, and campus expressive activity rules. Several measures passed with near-unanimous votes, while others drew more opposition, including SB 268 on medical board enforcement and SB 2753 on election procedures. There was extended debate on SB 268, which would shift enforcement authority for scope-of-practice complaints to specialty boards rather than the Texas Medical Board. Senators raised concerns about whether the bill would weaken the Medical Board’s ability to stop unlicensed practice of medicine, while supporters argued that specialty boards should police their own licensees and that criminal referrals remain available for unlicensed practice. The Senate also discussed SB 2972 on expressive activities at public universities, with questions about content-neutral restrictions, who counts as the university community, and whether the bill provides a mechanism to challenge campus time, place, and manner rules. Both bills ultimately passed their conference reports, and the Senate later adopted a large package of resolutions by voice vote before adjourning further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• The board has an opposed position on SB 1002 as the board believes that licensure is a vital form of
• He said granting a licensure exemption risks introducing physicians who may not be familiar with California
• out-of-state physicians who seek to provide care to California residents can apply for temporary licensure

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Summary: The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee met first without quorum and heard several bills in subcommittee before later reconvening and taking formal votes. The consent calendar included SB 1263, SB 1148, SB 1376, and SB 1391. The committee also heard SB 1002, SB 1311, and SB 1416, all of which were ultimately advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with SB 1311 amended. After quorum was reached, the committee later ratified the earlier actions and adjourned. SB 1002 by Senator Niello would expand the David Hall Act to allow certain patients who were originally eligible for out-of-state telehealth care because of an immediately life-threatening diagnosis to continue receiving that care after entering remission. Supporters, including a cancer survivor, said the bill would preserve continuity of care for patients who still need specialist monitoring. The Medical Board of California and the California Medical Association opposed the bill, arguing that licensure is an important consumer protection and that the bill would weaken oversight and standards of care. Senator Caballero supported the measure, emphasizing access to care, especially for rural patients. SB 1311, presented by the chair, updates the Dental Practice Act so unlicensed dental assistants can satisfy infection control training requirements either through the Dental Assisting National Board exam or approved courses. The California Dental Association and California Association of Orthodontists supported the bill, saying it would help strengthen the dental workforce and improve patient access. The California Academy of General Dentistry raised concerns that the exam option lacked hands-on training and should be limited unless amended. The committee approved the bill as amended. SB 1416 by Senator Wahab would shorten from 30 days to 21 days the time a physician or dentist has to refund duplicate payments to consumers. Support was brief and largely focused on the bill’s consumer affordability benefits, and no opposition was voiced. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations.

Transcript Highlights:

• The board has an opposed position on SB 1002 as the board believes that licensure is a vital form of
• He said granting a licensure exemption would risk bringing in physicians who may not be familiar with
• out-of-state physicians who seek to provide care to California residents can apply for temporary licensure

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the importance of the rule-making process here to delegate the issues around the inspections and licensure
• So, are the facilities licensed under the Department of Health possibly, or is there no licensure currently
• There is no licensure for establishments for massage therapists.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• An act relating to intergovernmental agreements, enacting the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact
• Senate Bill 106, introduced by Senator Trujillo and Senator Gabbard, an act relating to professional licensure
• introduced by Senator Campos for the Legislative Finance Committee, an act relating to professional licensure

Transcript Highlights:

• programs our board's mission licensure programs our board's mission is<01:42:35.080><c> to</c><01:42
• Secondly, 40% of the cohort have already attained full licensure, including Minnesota's first licensed
• Thank you for listening to my testimony in support of the Heritage language pathway licensure.
• thank you uh missar if you licensure thank you uh missar if you could<01:49:17.639><c> introduce</c>
• I was asked to testify in support of the Licensure via Portfolio program.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This reduces the licensure requirements by removing letters of qualifications.
• He had a general question about rules regarding licensure in the state compared to licensure required
• These rules are the amendments to the rules pertaining to radiologic technology licensure.
• , training and credentialing requirements, and provide for new limited-scope licensure to meet ongoing
• training and credentialing requirements and provide for new limited scope licensure to meet ongoing

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• First, Missouri does not require licensure for summer camps.
• Require licensure. Ensure employees are not criminals with background checks. While I understand...
• Require licensure. Ensure employees are not criminals with background checks.
• I can operate a day camp in a parks and rec facility here in Jefferson City and require licensure.
• I can do the exact same thing in a school facility myself and not require licensure.

Committee: House Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Summary: The committee held public hearings on several bills, beginning with HB 2855, which would let the Department of Labor adjust workers’ compensation administrative taxes and the second injury fund surcharge in smaller 0.1% increments instead of 0.5%. The sponsor and the department said the change would better right-size collections and reduce the burden on employers; the Missouri Chamber also supported the bill as good governance. No opposition was presented, and the hearing on HB 2855 was closed. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 3142, a camp-safety bill prompted by the Camp Mystic flooding tragedy in Texas and a Missouri drowning case. The sponsor and multiple grieving parents urged mandatory emergency plans, staff training, background checks, licensing, weather warnings, and clearer oversight for summer camps. Supporters included the American Camp Association and some state and youth-safety advocates, while opponents—especially camp operators, the Missouri Afterschool Network, and park and recreation representatives—argued the bill was too broad, could burden day camps and church camps, and might worsen child-care shortages. Several witnesses suggested the bill should be narrowed to distinguish overnight residential camps from lower-risk day camps and possibly be housed under DSS rather than DESE. No vote was taken. Finally, the committee took testimony on HB 1893 and HB 2075, which would require sex-segregated multi-occupancy restrooms and locker rooms in private schools and public buildings, with enforcement tied to state funding in some cases. Sponsors said the bills were meant to create clear statewide standards and protect privacy and safety; opponents argued the measures would harm transgender and intersex people, be difficult or impossible to enforce, and create safety and discrimination problems. Supporters emphasized private-school autonomy and concerns about safety in shared facilities. The hearing concluded after extensive questioning, with no action or vote reported.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then it adds in that crime of grooming to teacher licensure.
• It also requires the licensure.
• </c><00:40:12.440><c> And</c> online teacher licensure system. And online teacher licensure system.
• Secondly, flexibility as well as more clearly outlined parameters addressing licensure attainment and
• licensure attainment and needs.<00:43:54.200><c> And</c><00:43:54.440><c> finally,</c><00:43:55.360>

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These rates both support the program's licensure. The rates both support the program's licensure.
• And in the TBL, we propose to update our facility licensure and certification guidance to align with
• And the primary thing that we're doing is proposing to eliminate a licensure category that is no longer
• the reasons we put this TBL forward now is to build in that one-year transition period before the licensure
• An additional— is it going to be ...retire this licensure type. Thank you.

Summary: The subcommittee heard budget and policy updates from the Department of State Hospitals, the Commission for Behavioral Health, and the Department of Health Care Services. DSH described its proposed 2026-27 budget of $3.2 billion, including savings tied to IST solutions, higher patient-driven operating costs, and a small increase in caseload projections. Officials said the department has met court-ordered IST treatment benchmarks, with wait times reduced from a pandemic peak of 1,953 pending placements to about 250, and average treatment initiation now around five days. Members asked about the effects of Proposition 36 and SB 1323, rising outside hospitalization costs, Medicare enrollment, and whether IST solution funding was being overbudgeted; DSH said referrals are slightly down overall, aging and medically complex patients are driving outside care costs, and the IST solution savings reflect slower-than-expected program activation rather than a service gap. The department also outlined proposed funding for CONREP cost increases, a new county-by-county LPS bed allocation model, electrical infrastructure upgrades at Napa and Patton, SB 380 transitional housing feasibility work, and additional dental staffing and space at Metropolitan and Patton. The Commission for Behavioral Health reviewed its role in the Behavioral Health Services Act transition and its new Innovation Partnership Fund. Staff said the commission is shifting from county-level innovation oversight to a statewide grant strategy, with the first $20 million RFA drawing strong interest and awards expected in mid-June. Members asked how “innovation” would be defined, whether grants could be renewed after the initial three-year contracts, and how the state would ensure the money supports real service delivery rather than general outreach or training. The commission also sought a liquidation deadline extension for the Alcove youth drop-in center grants so remaining funds can be spent before they revert, allowing sites to finish implementation and support the final evaluation. DHCS provided an overview of CalAIM and BH Connect implementation, including updated specialty mental health access criteria, new ASAM-based substance use treatment standards, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation, and transitional rent services. The department also addressed BHSA implementation, saying it does not track specific local program cuts but will monitor county three-year plans, performance measures, and outcomes as counties shift to the new funding structure. On H.R. 1, DHCS said it is preparing outreach, eligibility simplification, and exemption strategies to reduce Medi-Cal coverage losses, including clinic navigators, a statewide outreach campaign, and possible employment supports through a future waiver. The department also reported that BH-CHIP bond funds have supported 437 infrastructure projects, creating 546 facilities and more than 9,500 residential beds, with additional outpatient capacity and tribal investments. Finally, DHCS outlined a proposed 988 trailer bill to create a statewide designation process for 988 centers and mobile crisis teams, with implementation no earlier than October 1, 2027.

Transcript Highlights:

• pieces to what we consider the flywheel of economic development and Native Hawaiian values and, uh, reciprocal
• Hawaiian values development and native Hawaiian values and<01:40:59.320><c> uh</c> and uh and uh reciprocal
• or</c><01:41:01.000><c> just</c><01:41:01.520><c> regenerative</c><01:41:01.920><c> wealth</c> reciprocal
• or just regenerative wealth reciprocal or just regenerative wealth building.<01:41:02.520><c> So</c>

Bills: SB2613 , SB2543 , SB2398 , SB2046 , SB2800 , SB2818 , SB2973 , SB2367 , SB2907 , SB3067 , SB3053 , SB2944 , SB2074 , SB2596

Committee: House Water & Land

Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise. Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system. The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.

Transcript Highlights:

• >> Uh, we are regulated by reciprocal jurisdictions and the departments and state regulatory departments
• 01:29:53.920><c> regulated</c><01:29:54.480><c> by</c><01:29:55.199><c> uh</c><01:29:55.440><c> reciprocal
• </c> &gt;&gt; Uh we are regulated by uh reciprocal &gt;&gt; Uh we are regulated by uh reciprocal jurisdictions

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So what is it that you think would not be a reciprocal relationship? What could we offer?
• would</c><00:39:03.359><c> not</c><00:39:03.520><c> be</c><00:39:04.000><c> a</c><00:39:04.320><c> reciprocal
• </c> that would not be a reciprocal that would not be a reciprocal relationship?

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And this is a point I want to underscore: this is a reciprocal benefit.
• And this is a point I want to underscore: this is a reciprocal benefit.
• And this is a point I want to underscore: this is a reciprocal benefit.
• And this is a point I want to underscore: this is a reciprocal benefit.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to factor in rural folks with, you know, and what are the provisions that we already have under licensure
• to factor in rural folks with, you know, and what are the provisions that we already have under licensure
• to factor in rural folks with, you know, and what are the provisions that we already have under licensure
• to factor in rural folks with, you know, and what are the provisions that we already have under licensure
• to factor in rural folks with, you know, and what are the provisions that we already have under licensure

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And so thinking, so will there need to be certain certifications or licensure for vendors providing new
• The first being the Office of Licensure and Certification.
• Just to describe that office, it implements and oversees our state licensure programs of medical facilities
• And then finally, the nursing home and hospital licensure fee increase, really an important piece here
• A set fee schedule to cover the cost of operating the nursing home licensure and inspection program.

Committee: House Health and Human Services

Keywords: House Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all