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• <00:20:40.159> to provision uh regarding modifications to provision uh regarding modifications
• <00:26:53.840> to<00:26:54.159> the temporary modification to the temporary modification
• The next couple lines are related to the motor vehicle dealer plate modifications.
• vehicle dealer plate modifications. vehicle dealer plate modifications.
• And then modification to fees as well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On lines 24 through 27 are modifications to the beginning farmer credit.
• > the<00:14:00.160> beginning are modifications to the beginning are modifications to the
• <00:14:06.720> uh<00:14:06.959> of modifications to the eligibility uh of modifications
• Within this article is a modification to the class rate for class 1C homestead resorts and also modification
• within this article uh is a modification within this article uh is a modification to<00:55:36.800

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• Turning to page two, on line 42 is a modification to Compass and MTSS.
• <00:08:42.560> to two on line 42 is a modification to two on line 42 is a modification to
• On line 139 is a modification to the tribal contract schools aid.
• Line 174 and 175 is a modification to school library aid.
• On page six, line 212 is a modification On page six, line 212 is a modification to<00:22:06.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So we have four modifications before us today on Clearinghouse Rule 25-092 based on the feedback from
• I urge the Department of Natural Resources to consider these modifications and implement them for the
• The committee would recommend that the department make modifications to Clearinghouse Rule 25-092.
• and amphibians in contests. ...reptiles and amphibians in contests, and it would also ask for a modification
• Any other comments on the rule change or modification requests?

Keywords: 970, all

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• This is a bill that I'm working with CPAC and the District Attorney's Council to offer sentence modification

Bills: HB2936, HB2937, HB2951, HB2960, HB2979, HB2980, HB3062, HB3082, HB3087, HB3148, HB3152, HB3262, HB3264, HB3266, HB3268, HB3269, HB3278, HB3299, HB3544, HB3606, HB3678, HB3790, HB3903, HB3996, HB4139, HB4140, HB4142, HB4143, HB4144, HB4260, HB4272, HB4296, HB4324, HB4339, HB4341, HB4342

Keywords: HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act

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• Currently, the definition includes modifications.
• The amended version of SB 306 currently treats modifications to... ...effective.
• The Chamber echoes my colleague's concerns regarding prior authorization modifications to ensure that
• They aren't allowed to offer behavioral health modification.
• They aren't allowed to offer behavioral health modification.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on health care access, oversight, and affordability. The first major item was SB 306 by Senator Becker, a prior authorization reform bill. Becker and supporters, including the California Medical Association and California Hospital Association, argued that prior authorization delays care, adds administrative burden, and can lead to serious patient harm. The bill was substantially amended late in the process to have DMHC and CDI identify services and drugs to exempt from prior authorization based on utilization data, with safeguards for fraud, waste, abuse, and patient safety. Health plans and insurers opposed the measure as written, saying prior authorization remains an important utilization-management tool and raising concerns about the 90% threshold, drug inclusion, and how modifications are counted. The committee also heard SB 35 by Senator Umberg, which would let cities or counties inspect unlicensed sober living homes if DHCS does not act promptly on complaints. Supporters said the bill would address weak enforcement and protect residents, while one behavioral health directors group opposed it unless amended. Members generally supported the measure, citing problems with unlicensed facilities and the need for local enforcement backup. The committee then heard SB 62, which would codify California’s updated essential health benefits benchmark if approved by the federal government. Senator Wiener said the package would add hearing aids, durable medical equipment, and infertility treatment including IVF, acknowledging that premiums could rise but arguing the benefits were worth it. Health Access California and other advocates supported the bill, while the California Family Council opposed it. The committee also took up SB 596 by Senator Menjivar, which would tighten the rules for hospitals claiming an on-call list as a defense to nurse staffing ratio penalties. Supporters, including nurses and SEIU, said hospitals have used vague or ineffective on-call practices to avoid accountability and that the bill would improve enforcement and patient safety. Hospital groups opposed it, arguing that staffing is highly dynamic, that hospitals need flexibility to manage acuity and emergencies, and that the bill could increase costs and interfere with collective bargaining arrangements. Finally, the committee heard SB 40 by Senator Wiener, the Insulin Affordability Act, which would cap insulin copays at $35 for a 30-day supply and restrict step therapy unless a plan covers at least one insulin in each drug type. Supporters, including physicians, diabetes advocates, nurses, students, and patient groups, said insulin is life-saving and too often unaffordable, forcing patients to ration or choose between medication and basic needs. There was no formal opposition testimony, though one member questioned why insulin remains so expensive. The committee also began discussion of SB 363, but the transcript cuts off before that bill’s full presentation or any action on the measures. No votes are recorded in the portion provided, and several bills were noted as consent items earlier in the hearing.

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• We've got two new leases requiring action and two lease modifications requiring no action.
• :24:55.200> annual modification results in an annual modification results in an annual amortization
• The final item I'm reporting today is a lease modification for PR 5624 for the Transportation Cabinet
• "Those two lease modifications do not require any action. Uh, do any members have questions?"
• 22.159> in The lease modification resulted in The lease modification resulted in square<00:26:

Keywords: 00:02 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:45 Approval of Minutes 01:01 Information Items 06:25 Project Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions-KCTCS 10:50 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 18:08 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 27:12 Rpt from OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority 33:56 Rpt from OFM – CED EDF Grants 47:20 Rpt from OFM – Office of Financial Mgmt 56:53 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including approval of the February meeting minutes and several information items. Those items covered university equipment purchases, school district and transportation-related debt issuances, Northern Kentucky University’s planned construction-manager/general-contractor delivery method for the medical examiner/crime lab relocation project, a lease-space advertisement, postsecondary asset preservation allocations, and lease-law compliance reports. Members then discussed the Northern Kentucky crime lab project in more detail; staff explained that the memorandum of agreement would cover the construction portion while the lease would cover operations, and members were told the project should move forward without procurement problems. The committee approved a Kentucky Community and Technical College System project to modify the fire academy maintenance building after the related dormitory project was set aside because of major cost overruns. KCTCS said the dormitory would be about $3 million over budget, so it would not be bid; instead, the maintenance building would be expanded to add showers and restroom/locker facilities, bringing that project from $2 million to about $3.2 million. The committee also approved a Transportation Cabinet project for the Hardin County I-65 southbound commercial motor vehicle station relocation, with members asking about the estimate, the lack of a direct prior example, and the fact that the loadometer equipment itself would be purchased separately and was not included in the construction estimate. Finance and Administration Cabinet lease items were then considered. The committee approved a Department of Public Advocacy lease in Christian County and a Transportation Cabinet vehicle regulation lease in Kenton County, both negotiated down from initial asking prices and both including utilities. Two lease modifications were reported without action: a Department of Revenue fit-up in Jefferson County and an expanded vehicle regulation lease in Adair County. Members also approved a package of Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including four loans and six Cleaner Water Program grant reallocations, covering sewer and water projects such as MSD’s Patty’s Run flood pumping station, Paducah-McCracken County’s wastewater treatment plant, Mount Washington’s lift station replacement, and Eminence’s wastewater plant expansion. Finally, the committee heard a batch of Kentucky Product Development Initiative economic development grants and approved the action items in one vote. The projects included due diligence and infrastructure work for industrial and site-development projects in multiple counties, with local match requirements and KEDFA approvals described for each. The committee also received three line-item water grants from House Bill 1 that required no action, and the meeting ended after the grant presentations and approvals.

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• Um we're going to walk through our modifications.
• Uh look at the 1.35 modifications.
• We Any questions on the modifications?
• <00:33:09.919> because talk about their modifications because talk about their modifications
• ,<00:40:21.760> we're questions on the modifications, we're questions on the modifications

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• This bill would allow families to request reasonable accommodations, such as safety modifications to
• to rent rental properties modifications to rent rental properties to<00:15:16.000> protect<00
• safety locks or make other modifications safety locks or make other modifications to<00:15:44.600
• There are waivers that would fund home safety modifications under the 245 Home and Community Based waivers
• under the 245 uh the Home modifications under the 245 uh the Home and<00:18:32.880> Community

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It does not ban weather modification.
• be in a sense weather modification be in a sense weather modification experimented<01:55:42.560>
• Weather modification is not a localized or private action.
• these kinds of modifications these kinds of modifications and<02:06:11.119> clouds<02:06:
• ,<02:16:38.800> cloud expertise on weather modification, cloud expertise on weather modification

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If such modification is made, the recipient shall be required to repay the full rebate amount to the
• If such modification is made, the recipient shall be required to repay the full rebate amount to the
• in the committee report for potential recommendation modifications and further consideration.
• in the committee report for potential recommendation modifications and further consideration.
• The committee report will include potential recommendation modifications and further consideration.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on February 6, 2025, and heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 667 would require DOT or county departments to scan deceased cats or dogs found on public roadways for microchips, record information, and report it to county animal services. DOT said it supported the bill, and the Hawaiʻi Humane Society and others strongly backed it, describing it as important for grieving pet owners. A private citizen also testified in support, saying the measure could help families learn what happened to missing pets. The chair noted there were nine supporters. The committee then heard HB 230 on sending a carbon copy of traffic citations to vehicle owners, followed by HB 77, which would make civil identification cards free to issue or renew. The Attorney General’s office said it had already submitted comments on HB 77, DOT opposed it, and a private citizen supported it as a way to reduce barriers to basic services. HB 668, which would make license suspension mandatory for operating a vehicle without insurance, drew opposition from the Office of the Public Defender and DOT. The Public Defender argued current law already allows suspension and that a mandatory rule would discourage people from obtaining insurance, increase court burdens, and disproportionately affect indigent drivers; the chair emphasized that driving is a privilege and raised concerns about uninsured driving in rural areas. The Public Defender also said it would look into whether state insurance options could help people who cannot get traditional coverage. The committee also took up HB 12, which would bar inspection certificates for mopeds or vehicles modified to increase NOx emissions. DOT offered comments, Citizens Against Noise supported it, and the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed it; the chair noted six additional supporters and ten opponents. HB 169 would raise the minimum age for moped operators from 15 to 16 and increase the helmet requirement age from 18 to 21; DOT supported it, while Moped Doctors, Moped’s Direct, and seven individuals opposed it. HB 220 would require moped operators to carry insurance under motorcycle/motor scooter insurance laws; DCCA offered comments, DOT supported it, and Moped Doctors and ten individuals opposed it. Finally, the committee heard HB 277, which would establish a statewide vehicle pursuit policy for law enforcement agencies. The Policing Project at NYU and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi supported the bill, citing national data on deaths and injuries from pursuits and arguing for a baseline limit on pursuits for minor offenses; the Hawaii Police Department and Maui Police Department opposed it. The committee also heard HB 54, which would make a third or subsequent excessive speeding offense a Class C felony and allow vehicle forfeiture. DOT supported it, while the Public Defender opposed it, arguing the bill was overly harsh, internally inconsistent, and likely to strain courts, law enforcement, and probation systems by turning a traffic offense into a felony with prison exposure and jury-trial rights. No votes or final actions were taken on the measures in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• This dealt with the modification of sentences for marijuana-related offenses, which would have created
• They may receive an automatic hearing to consider that modification, and this procedure would have sunset
• court that entered the original judgment shall schedule the hearing by January 1 and consider modification
• of those blended convictions, this hearing should be scheduled by April 1, 2027, and consider modification
• It also clarified that modification decisions under that procedure shall not form the basis for any relief

Keywords: Cannabis Retail Market, Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a, 976, house, all

Summary: The Joint Commission on Cannabis and Hemp Policy met for its first meeting of 2026, elected Senator Lashrecse Aird as chair and Delegate Paul Krizek as vice chair, confirmed a quorum, adopted the virtual participation policy, and heard member introductions. Opening remarks emphasized the commission’s ongoing charge under HJR 497 to oversee Virginia’s transition toward a regulated retail cannabis market, with leaders noting that cannabis possession and home cultivation are already legal but retail sales remain unregulated and that the commission’s work continues despite the veto of the 2026 retail market bill. The commission then received a virtual briefing from NCSL on federal cannabis and hemp developments. Presenters explained the federal rescheduling of certain cannabis products to Schedule III, stressing that it applies only to FDA-approved cannabis drugs and state medical cannabis products, does not legalize adult-use sales, and leaves unresolved issues such as banking and broader tax compliance. They also reviewed the 2026 federal hemp changes narrowing the hemp definition, effective November 12, 2026, and warned of enforcement, interstate commerce, and market-disruption concerns for hemp-derived products. Members asked questions about whether rescheduling could lead to decriminalization and about tax and compliance implications for states. Commission staff then reviewed Virginia’s cannabis-related legislation from the 2026 session. They summarized bills that became law, including a process for modifying certain pre-2021 marijuana-related sentences, a bill allowing the Department of Health to address cannabis oil use in hospitals and convene a work group on medical-care-facility access, and a medical cannabis labeling/delivery measure. They also described SB 543, which strengthened hemp and illicit cannabis enforcement by requiring license decals, creating penalties for unlicensed sales and false decals, authorizing cease-and-desist actions and seizures, establishing a public tip line, directing law-enforcement training, and creating a consumer-protection civil action for certain high-THC products. No public comments were offered, and the meeting adjourned without further action.

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• 21.199> the improvements can be made and what the improvements can be made and what the modifications
• 22.639> sick<00:08:22.800> and<00:08:23.039> safe<00:08:23.280> time modifications
• to earn sick and safe time modifications to earn sick and safe time did<00:08:23.919> is<00:08
• still even that session was that it's still even with<00:10:21.040> these<00:10:21.279> modifications
• ,<00:10:22.160> Minnesota with these modifications, Minnesota with these modifications, Minnesota

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• So you've brought forward modifications to it three times. This is the third time.
• So you've brought forward modifications to it three times. This is the third time.
• So you've brought forward modifications to it three times. This is the third time.
• So you've brought forward modifications to it three times. This is the third time.
• <00:10:01.600> to you've brought forward modifications to you've brought forward modifications

Keywords: 919, house, all

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• So this is what we consider a fairly small modification that again remains that...
• So this is what we consider a fairly small modification that again remains that the amendment that was
• this is what we consider a fairly so this is what we consider a fairly small<00:04:13.879> modification
• <00:04:14.879> that<00:04:15.200> again<00:04:16.000> remains small modification
• that again remains small modification that again remains that<00:04:17.239> and<00:04:17.479>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1354, which was moved with a DE1 amendment. The amendment was adopted without opposition. The bill, as explained by the author and BCA Superintendent Drew Evans, would narrow the BCA’s website-posting requirement for officer-involved death investigations so that the agency must post the video of the incident showing the events leading up to, during, and shortly after the incident, rather than all body-camera footage. Other materials would still be available through normal data requests, and the change was described as intended to reduce the burden of redacting and posting large amounts of extraneous video while preserving transparency. Evans said the BCA supports public access and transparency but is struggling to meet the current 30-day posting deadline because of the volume of video and the time required to redact private information. He noted that the BCA has nine full-time staff working on data practices requests and that the Senate amendment clarifies what must be posted while preserving Chapter 13 and the Minnesota Data Practices Act. A public testifier, Rich Newmeister, thanked the bill authors and said the amendment helps ensure data remains available to the public and supports transparency following George Floyd’s death. Members offered supportive comments, including appreciation for the BCA’s cooperation and willingness to work on the issue. No opposition was recorded. The committee then approved the motion to re-refer House File 1354, as amended, to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee.

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• Prohibits modifications to EAL unless certain procedural requirements are met.
• Establishes a process to allow any resident to petition for modifications to an established EA.
• > unless Prohibits modifications to EAL unless Prohibits modifications to EAL unless certain<00
• resident to petition for modifications resident to petition for modifications to<00:10:13.040>
• So what we do right now, sorry to interrupt, um, is we send out any modification that is a significant

Bills: SB2064, SB2662, SB2862, SB2343, SB2075, SB2781, SB2927, SB3068, SB3015, SB2929, SB2938, SB3230, SB3249, SB3332, SB3216

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise, gubernatorial appointments, senate confirmation, executive branch, accountability, civil service, SB2343, Hawaii Legislature, regular session, lengthened session, continuous legislature

Summary: The committee met on February 12, 2026, to take decision-making on measures previously heard earlier in the month. Several bills were deferred indefinitely or set for later discussion, including SB 2064 on the Office of the State Architect, SB 3068 on procurement, and SB 3216 after its contents were moved into another measure. SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, SB 2781, and SB 315 were all deferred to Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225 for further work. The committee also noted that if technical problems interrupted the meeting, it would reconvene later for outstanding decision-making. The committee passed SB 2343 on the Legislature with amendments incorporating language from SB 3216, technical changes, and a defective date of 2525. SB 2075 was advanced as a Senate draft 1 after amendments responding to constitutional concerns raised by the attorney general and SPO. SB 2927 on procurement was also passed with amendments clarifying debriefing requirements and adding technical changes, and SB 2938 on search and rescue was amended to place the position in Hima rather than the Governor’s office before being adopted. SB 3249 on procurement protests was amended to remove the term "frivolous," reduce the forfeiture to half the bond amount, and note unresolved issues, then adopted. The committee also took up SB 3332 on state-funded travel, amending it to remove certain lines, report travel by position number to protect confidentiality, remove subsection G, and add a defective date of 2525; it was adopted. SB 2929 on public notice was amended into a pilot project for counties with populations between 100,000 and 175,000, with a year-end report to the Legislature, and was adopted. Later, the committee returned to SB 2094 on environmental action levels, heard testimony from the Department of Health in support of its current scientific process and from an environmental caucus witness in strong support of the bill’s transparency and petition provisions, and then deferred decision-making to February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225. In the joint hearing portion, SB 3233 on agricultural workforce housing drew generally supportive testimony from ADC, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the State Procurement Office, with concerns focused on clarity, flexibility for smaller farms, and avoiding concentration of benefits in one large operation. The committee ultimately recommended passing SB 3233 with the State Procurement Office’s clarifying amendments and the Hawaii Farmers Union’s amendment to ensure workforce housing incentives benefit multiple farmers, and the measure was adopted.

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• The loan modification program gives hospitals more time to implement their financial turnaround plans
• Three hospitals have applied for loan modification.
• If loan modification isn't available, extension would be the default opportunity potentially for them
• Right, so the loan modification would be the extension.
• place, they could come back in another year and apply for additional loan modification.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• while the foreclosure is in process. modification so the way to resolve a if modification so the way
• the the loan modification while the the Foreclosure<00:09:10.600> is<00:09:10.959> in<
• Thank you. point that they've been denied a loan point that they've been denied a loan modification<00
• basically or there's been a modification basically or there's been a determination<00:09:34.160>
• which has become and Loan modifications which has become such<00:12:21.839> an<00:12:22.000><

Bills: HF1027, HF101, HF1021

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• We're going to take up Tab One Cs for SB. 56 on GEO Engineering and weather modification activities by
• Airports must report monthly any aircraft equipped for weather modification that land we fuel or stop
• Despite the millions of dollars invested in whether or not modification programs across the country,
• Were any weather modification operations have to tell local constituents about what they're doing in
• I also don't understand why if the state is concerned about whether modification they wouldn't enforce

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• These sections one and two make modifications to the Can Startup Program.
• Article five makes some modifications to the Promise Act loans, grants, and loans.
• And then these sections one and two make modifications to the Can Startup Program.
• Senator Champion, article five, Promise Act modifications, uh, 18.
• article five promise act modifications article five promise act modifications uh<00:37:05.599>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all