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• It is duplicative of what's already done.
• President, many a times what I've seen over the years is if we don't put something in statute in black
• President, if it's duplicative of federal law, then I think it's even more crucial that we have it in
• President, and Senator, my expert says it's already in statute and indicates there are about 12 members
• service levels, infrastructure, and resources available in the frontier areas and study how state statute

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• expertise and staffing, so they need to make sure whatever they do is efficient, thoughtful, non-duplicative
• staffing and so we need to make sure that whatever we're doing is efficient and thoughtful and non duplicative
• mean, this is like the last meeting and I don't think we've had a lot of deep dives into different statutes
• The authority to seek procurement of offshore wind is already in the statute.
• policy factors in building an SMR, existing state regulations: the finding is there's no Delaware statute

Summary: The meeting focused on finalizing recommendations from the Delaware Nuclear Energy Task Force, with most of the discussion centered on how the state should organize itself to evaluate and potentially pursue nuclear power. Public commenters strongly supported nuclear energy, emphasizing energy reliability, economic competitiveness, data center demand, and the need for Delaware to act quickly. Several speakers argued that Delaware is falling behind neighboring states and should not delay if it wants to attract developers and preserve access to federal tax incentives. Members then worked through revisions to the recommendations, especially the section on state actions moving forward. There was broad agreement that Delaware needs a clearly empowered leadership structure, but disagreement over the best form: a cabinet-level energy agency, an expanded existing agency such as DENREC, a dedicated coordinator, an expanded Sustainable Energy Utility, or a separate quasi-independent authority. Some members favored a nimble, one-off entity with bonding and financing authority; others cautioned against creating a new body outside state government and stressed the need for coordination with existing agencies, public oversight, and cost discipline. The group also discussed adding responsibilities such as site identification, public engagement, coordination with PJM and federal agencies, and financing tools, while removing or folding in items that seemed duplicative or too broad. The committee also revised earlier modules to broaden the focus from small modular reactors to nuclear power more generally, while keeping the task force’s original SMR work in view. Members agreed to keep recommendations on state and local regulatory readiness, financial mechanisms, permitting coordination, and public engagement, and to add a recommendation for Delaware to participate as an observer in the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative through NASEO and NARUC. The committee approved the revised Module Four recommendations by vote, with one abstention from Tom Noyes. Minutes from the prior meeting were also approved with minor corrections.

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• There's a specific math sequence in statute: Algebra I, then geometry, then Algebra II, or Integrated
• There's a specific math sequence in statute: Algebra I, then Geometry, then Algebra II, or Integrated
• It's just duplicative. All right. Any objections to the offering of 3770?
• .of non-public schools from the safety and child welfare standards and continues with the revised statute
• systems to review their required assessments each year to determine if they are necessary, useful, or duplicative

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• that role, and work more closely with agencies to advance the cloud policy forward as written in statute
• We do not have any requirements in statute to provide oversight on these cloud modernization projects
• of common data that seems to me could be centralized, and it's spread across all the agencies, duplicated
• Pursuant to Section 98.035, Florida Statutes, the statewide Florida voter registration system, FVRS,
• Thanks for letting us know about the Washington statute. I'm sure we'll all look forward to that.

Summary: The subcommittee first heard a panel on state cloud modernization efforts after canceling an LBR on the Department of Corrections’ OBIS project because the presentation materials were not submitted on time. Florida Digital Service, the Northwest Regional Data Center, and several agencies described how the state is assessing and migrating applications to cloud environments under the cloud-first policy. Northwest explained its 2023 cloud readiness assessment of 890 applications from 24 agencies, the criteria used to rate readiness and risk, and its recommendation to tackle lower-risk applications first. Agency updates covered the Department of Corrections’ modernization of 98 legacy applications tied to OBIS and cloud-native infrastructure, the Department of Elder Affairs’ Microsoft Power Platform modernization, the Department of Health’s health management and child protection systems, and FDOT’s large cloud program for transportation systems. Members repeatedly asked about costs, data ownership, disaster recovery, single sign-on, security tools, and whether cloud migration actually saves money; presenters generally said the focus is more on modernization, resilience, and efficiency than immediate savings, and that cost analyses are often application-specific rather than enterprise-wide. The discussion also covered governance and architecture questions. Florida Digital Service said agencies remain responsible for their own databases and cloud tenants, while FLDS provides advice and an enterprise architecture framework; it does not have statutory oversight over most projects, except for OBIS project oversight due to its size. Northwest said it is acting as a cloud broker for some agencies and is consolidating Azure and AWS payer tenants to seek better pricing, but agencies still make system-by-system decisions based on business needs, risk, latency, and total cost of ownership. Members raised concerns about fragmented data structures, the lack of a complete statewide application inventory, and the need for better interoperability and enterprise standards. Several agencies said disaster recovery is built into their cloud plans, and FDOT and Corrections described ongoing efforts to keep systems current through core platforms, training, and ongoing support. In the second half of the meeting, the Department of State presented two new technology requests. Secretary Byrd described the SunBiz corporate registry system as a 34-year-old platform supporting more than 3.5 million business entities and generating over $575 million in annual general revenue. He said the department had already virtualized the legacy hardware after earlier modernization efforts failed and is now seeking $800,000 recurring for password protection and $5 million nonrecurring to continue procurement for a replacement system. The department also presented the Florida Voter Registration System modernization request, noting that the current system is outdated and requires manual workarounds for some statutory changes. The department requested $2.4948 million nonrecurring and $44,000 recurring to procure a modernized FVRS solution, and staff said the feasibility study recommended a hybrid approach. Members asked about the study’s findings and about creating a database for voter eligibility information for returning citizens; the department said that would require data sharing with all 67 clerks of court and other entities such as DOC.

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• Eliminating this one-size-fits-all rule will ensure energy production isn't bogged down by duplicative
• Good governance doesn't have redundancy and duplicative rules in place that hamper Americans from building
• Good governance doesn't have redundancy and duplicative rules in place that hamper Americans from building
• My little example is the duplicate of MRIs and scans and those things.
• of MRIs and scans and of the duplicate of MRIs and scans and those<03:20:34.279> things<03:20

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: SB2138, SB2054, SB2987, SB2908, SB2702, SB2924, SB3248, SB2635, SB3127, SB3001, SB2294, SB2037, SB2797, SB2765, SB2961, SB2210, SB2948, SB3108, SB3240, SB2045, SB2675, SB2338, SB2451, SB2552, SB2553, SB3089, SB3176, SB3285, SB2234, SB2219, SB2312, SB2336, SB2343, SB2849, SB2928, SB2930, SB3332, SB2927, SB2983, SB2906, SB2353, SB2848, SB2340, SB2845, SB3246, SB3077, SB3254, SB2934, SB2571, SB2248, SB2471, SB2298, SB2413, SB2425, SB3045, SB2843, SB2595, SB2907, SB3204, SB2311, SB2532, SB2528, SB2313, SB3300, SB2530, SB2693, SB2010, SB3156, SB2697, SB2991, SB3153, SB2812, SB2527, SB2376, SB3081, SB3218, SB3219, SB3333, SB2232, SB2192, SB2378, SB2070, SB3011, SB2676, SB2957, SB2434, SB2673, SB3301, SB2247, SB2453, SB2457, SB2075, SB2811, SB2601, SB2258, SB2612, SB3263, SB3261, SB3334, SB2613

Keywords: SB2138, Hawaii National Guard, state tuition assistance, STAP, graduate degree, graduate education, tuition assistance, University of Hawaii, UH, Department of Defense, adjutant general, enlisted personnel, warrant officers, company grade officers, military education, veterans benefits, higher education, state residency, professional development, retention

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• collaboration, which is very strong among our universities in New Mexico, ensures efficiency and we do as duplications
• Again, an area where we are all working together to not duplicate our efforts, but really have synergy
• So right now by statute, the PRC, when a utility comes to them asking if a cost is reasonable, the utility
• Based regulations also within the statute.

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• If you'll look on page two, what we have is the statute currently that's in the code with regard to processing
• This statute, this is current law right now, so if there's more than three difference between those,
• We've uncovered evidence of duplicate voters across multiple counties, and we've observed numerous anomalies
• When voter rolls contain duplicates or deceased voters, someone must be authorized to correct them.

Bills: HB311, SB447, SB505, SB2217, SB2753

Keywords: voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit

Summary: The House Committee on Elections met with a quorum present and heard several election-related bills, with public testimony limited to two minutes per witness. The first measure, SB 447, would allow the City of Mission to move its municipal elections from May to November on a one-time, permanent basis. Supporters, including Mission’s mayor, said voters had already approved the change by a wide margin and argued it would improve turnout and reduce costs. The bill was left pending after no objection. The committee then heard SB 2217, which was described as a transparency measure to standardize election data reporting and reconciliation across counties. Testimony focused on a technical issue involving discrepancy thresholds for electronic voting system reconciliation, with one witness urging the bill be aligned with existing law’s “more than 3” standard rather than a 1% threshold, and another suggesting a definition fix. The bill was left pending. Members also heard SB 2753, a major proposal to create a continuous in-person voting period by combining early voting and election day into one uninterrupted period, with a committee substitute making it a pilot and permissive. Supporters said it could simplify administration and improve security, while opponents warned it would increase costs, require more staffing and equipment, delay results, and create logistical problems for counties. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 505 would let certain election stakeholders request explanations of irregularities from election officials and, if unresolved, escalate the matter to the Secretary of State for audit or possible conservatorship. Supporters framed it as a tool for accountability and transparency, while opponents called it overly broad and vulnerable to abuse. The bill was left pending. The committee also took up HB 311, which would expand online voter registration to first-time registrants and direct state agencies to develop a pathway for Texans without a driver’s license to register online. Supporters argued it would modernize the process, reduce errors, and save money, while opponents said first-time applicants still need a wet signature and raised concerns about signature verification and implementation. Due to the late hour and floor deadline, testimony was cut off, the names of remaining witnesses were read into the record, and the bill was left pending before the committee adjourned.

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• We had products on our shelves that looked like duplicated the look of marketable candies, branded candies
• We had products on our shelves that looked, a duplicated, the look of marketable candies, branded candies
• What we did is we took the statute related to the beverage law here in the state of Florida and we basically
• As it's been stated, this statute, the state hemp program, researchers, and growers who are growing for

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy considered several bills and reported all of them favorably. SB 70-24, on state planning and budgeting, was presented as a modernization of the long-range planning program to simplify reporting, remove outdated measures, and focus on key data points and outcomes; it passed without opposition. CS/SB 166, on administrative efficiency in public schools, made broad changes to school accountability and operations, including lowering the stakes of certain student assessments, giving districts more flexibility on evaluations, contracts, certification, calendars, facilities, and VPK oversight. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying that Title I funds may be used for STEM services, and another refining how advanced degrees count on salary schedules. The bill passed favorably after testimony both supporting and opposing the changes, with supporters emphasizing flexibility and opponents raising concerns about teacher evaluation and instructional practice. CS/SB 164, on vessel accountability, was described as a measure to address derelict and at-risk vessels by improving owner identification, creating a free long-term anchoring permit program, increasing penalties, and authorizing grants for local governments in the FWC prevention program. It received support from marine industry groups and was reported favorably. CS/SB 472, on education and correctional facilities for licensed professions, would allow inmates to receive credit toward licensure for qualifying coursework; a strike-all amendment added coordination with DBPR and professional boards. The bill drew support from criminal justice, business, and policy groups and passed unanimously. The committee spent the most time on CS/SB 438, on food and hemp products. Senator Burton and co-sponsor Senator Davis argued the bill was needed to regulate intoxicating hemp products, restrict child-appealing packaging and signage, ban synthetic hemp products, cap THC content in edibles and beverages, and require hemp beverages to be sold through alcohol-style distribution channels. Supporters, including alcohol distributors and some public safety advocates, said the bill would improve testing, labeling, and consumer protection. Opponents, including hemp retailers, farmers, and libertarian advocates, argued it would harm small businesses, reduce consumer choice, and push sales to the black market. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tab five, and the committee adjourned.

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• And when a district district, is there anything in the statute that acts as a impediment to doing that
• Is there anything in the statutes that prohibits or acts as an impediment to doing that?
• welding, the other school districts also have separate so that not they're all not all having to duplicate
• And if there's a duplicate, obviously we wouldn't fund it twice. Thank you. Yes, sir.

Bills: HB20, HB120

Keywords: fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations, higher education, LGBTQ studies, DEI studies, program prohibition, educational policy, HB120, Texas, Texas Education Code, public universities, public colleges, queer studies, gay studies, lesbian studies

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• NECESSARY AUTHORITY TO ENSURE QUALITY CHILDCARE REGULATION WILL STREAMLINE CURRENT LAW TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATE
• WILL SEE ALL SESSION, BUT SINCE 1938 SURGERY CENTERS WERE FIRST GRAFTED INTO THE HOSPITAL LICENSURE STATUTE
• THE LANDSCAPE WAS CHANGED SINCE THAT DATE AND SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TAKING WITHIN THE STATUTE AND CREATING
• THEIR OWN STATUTE AND THAT IS THE BILL. >> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
• SURGICAL SUPPLIES FOR LESS SO THE REASON FOR THE BILL IS TO GET SURGERY CENTERS PLACED INTO THEIR OWN STATUTE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• to the health statutes and ...
• to the health statutes and ...
• the statute the statute in<00:37:28.200> summary<00:37:28.599> SF<00:37:28.880>
• gas to those existing statutes.
• statute statute now<00:45:30.400> uh<00:45:30.559> maybe<00:45:30.880> for<00:45

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Statute delegates, as I'm sure you all know, we've had these debates endlessly, statute delegates the
• The statutes say we shall be funding education. The statute... I don't know.
• As a state, the statutes say we shall be funding education.
• In Section 286-93 of the statute, to motorcycles.
• This applies to multiple programs in statute.

Summary: The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions. On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House. The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.

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• /c><00:02:50.520> um Uh, so the interaction there is just to say that that prevailing wage statute
• that<00:03:13.280> um that um that um prevailing<00:03:14.519> wage<00:03:14.760> statute
• <00:03:15.200> applies<00:03:16.120> except prevailing wage statute applies except
• prevailing wage statute applies except for<00:03:16.760> my<00:03:16.959> understanding
• in all scenarios with a duplication in all scenarios with a centralized<00:32:14.800> portal,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, this just is going to exempt OidD from duplicating certain processes which are already in place
• request bill, and what we're doing is we're cleaning up quite a few sections and clarifying some statutes
• Members, House Bill 2123 amends the current authorization and statute for the OTA to build a bridge across
• It amends it to remove the self-sufficiency language that's currently in statute.

Bills: HB2445, HB2123, HB3048, HB3176, HB3239, HB3263, HB3794, HB3796, HB4265, HB4266, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3673

Keywords: HB2445, Route 66, Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Forward Commission, centennial, historic highway, preservation, tourism, historical society, scenic byway, National Historic Trail, Route 66 Alliance, Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, historic preservation, heritage tourism, public-private partnership, sunset extension, commission extension

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• The bill makes a narrow targeted update to Section 97.0291 Florida Statute to remove any ambiguity in
• So, when I first looked I said surely we can do that but the statute says you cannot.
• Sapp: This bill saves from repeal a public record exemption for trade secrets and removes duplicate language
• from the statutes.

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• So, statute sets that 25,000 and below, statute sets Sets that 25,000 and below, statute sets that 25,000
• So, that's all set by statute.
• Those have stayed static within statute.
• Um, that would require a change in statute.
• Statute says you're supposed to." Statute says you're supposed to.

Keywords: 916, all

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• the most complicated statutes there is. the most complicated statutes there is.
• Make a note of that. just it's antiquated statute. just it's antiquated statute.
• we may charge for a duplicate license. we may charge for a duplicate license.
• is there is this duplicative is there is this duplicative effort<03:05:06.800> somehow?
• within statute. within statute.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds met to review inactive and dedicated accounts, note prior legislation that had passed, and begin its annual review of agency funds. Members discussed several inactive funds, including some HHS-related accounts, a law enforcement memorial fund, and possible cleanup of accounting references where funds had been reorganized or merged. Staff noted that some newer funds may simply not have started receiving revenue yet, and the committee agreed to follow up on specific accounts later rather than address everything immediately. The committee then heard from Fish and Game on its dedicated funds. Topics included the statewide public boat access account, which is used for boat ramp and access-site maintenance and is supported by boat registration fees and federal funds; the ORV education, training, and enforcement account, which has declined over time and may need attention because revenue depends heavily on weather and snowmobile use; and the search and rescue account, which is funded by Hike Safe cards, a $1 fee from boat and OHRV registrations, and court-ordered fees. Fish and Game also explained that the conservation license plate fund had been merged into the non-game species management account, which is supported by donations, federal funds, and a statutory general fund transfer, and that pheasants are treated as game species under a separate program. The committee spent considerable time on the lifetime license account, an off-book Treasury-held account that collects lifetime license sales and returns funds to Fish and Game based on annual sales plus 9% of the fund balance. Members questioned why the account’s presentation did not clearly show the transfer as a revenue reduction and suggested the reporting format needed cleanup so the flow of money would be easier to understand. Fish and Game said the account is operating properly and that the transfer to the unrestricted Fish and Game fund exceeded $400,000 in the most recent year. The committee also reviewed the publications and fundraising revolving fund, which keeps a $100,000 balance for inventory purchases and transfers excess year-end funds to the unrestricted Fish and Game fund; members again raised concerns that the reporting format did not clearly show the transfer, and staff said they could add a note or other clarification.

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• <02:29:52.720> of a bill to extend the statute of a bill to extend the statute of limitations
• <02:32:40.560> of fund, will have extended statutes of fund, will have extended statutes of
• list of all federal crimes in statute list of all federal crimes in statute and<03:24:17.920>
• Vague laws, hidden laws, duplicative Vague laws, hidden laws, duplicative laws,<03:26:24.720>
• which will help eliminate duplicative which will help eliminate duplicative laws<03:38:35.359>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• community mental health centers, our federally qualified health centers, to reduce their cost of duplicative
• <00:03:16.239> efforts reduce their cost of duplicative efforts reduce their cost of duplicative
• 23.440> that interfaces for those to eliminate that interfaces for those to eliminate that duplicate
• :14:24.959> a<00:14:25.120> lot<00:14:25.199> of<00:14:25.360> times duplicate
• effort that a lot of times duplicate effort that a lot of times we've<00:14:26.160> heard<00:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting opened without a quorum, so approval of the prior draft minutes was deferred until later. The committee then heard a DHS update from Commissioner Lori Weaver and COO David Weers, who described the recent flood at the Brown building and the relocation of nearly 400 DHS staff while operations are restored. They also outlined New Hampshire Care Connections, a privacy- and consent-focused closed-loop referral platform intended to improve referrals among providers, reduce duplication, and support continuity of care, with an Upper Valley implementation partnered with Dartmouth Health and an Epic integration already underway. Members asked whether the system would merge medical records or simply track referrals. DHS said it is not intended to store or transmit full medical records, but to integrate with providers’ electronic health record systems so referrals can be sent, received, and tracked, with consent controls limiting what information can be shared. Officials said the project will be tested over the coming months, with metrics, governance, and advisory committee oversight, and that it is tied to broader rural health transformation efforts and statewide implementation after the regional pilot. The committee also received the annual report from the Child Care Advisory Council. Maryanne Barter and Jessica Carver said the council worked with licensing to streamline the child care licensing rules, reducing the handbook by about 30%, and is now helping develop an informal dispute resolution process, revising the Granite Steps for Quality system, and creating a clearer handbook for providers handling state scholarship audits. They reported ongoing concern about child care closures and workforce shortages, said there is currently no wait list for child care assistance, and discussed questions about federal CCDF immunization requirements, which DHS said it would follow up on with federal technical assistance partners. After quorum was established, the committee moved to approve the minutes from the prior meeting.