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• Align appropriations among strategies and methods of finance between years into the appropriate bill
• provisions and general government agencies to the appropriate agency or functional grouping of agencies by method

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

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• Vote CS for SB 160, is reported favorably and we're going to go to Tab 5 Cs for SB 50 Nature based methods
• The bill directs the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules governing nature based methods

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• response when it's not. didn't get much response, whenever you were asking about trying to make a method
• We have sought to improve the judiciary. by advocating for a different selection method over the past

Bills: SB260, SB263, SB293, SJR18

Keywords: school safety, Foundation School Program, education funding, student allotment, Texas education, SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction

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• there for a raise, but you didn't get much response whenever you were asking about trying to make a a method
• Uh, we have sought to improve the judiciary by advocating for a different selection method over the past

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• Um, look, our methods of digesting news have certainly changed over the years.
• It's really kind of the either/or, all-a-cart method.

Bills: SB36, SB39, SB40, SB12, SB29, SB121, SB131, SB12

Keywords: competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• THE SCHOOLS AIM TO IMPROVE EDUCATION EXPERIMENTATION WITH NEW TEACHING METHODS, CURRICULUM AND TECHNOLOGY
• THROUGH NATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE WE LOOK AT METHODS FOR ANXIETY, INCLUDING LEARNING THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So anything we can do to shake this up and offer a new method is something that we're excited about.
• So anything we can do to shake this up and offer a new method is something that we're excited about.
• So anything we can do to shake this up and offer a new method is something that we're excited about.
• So anything we can do to shake this up and offer a new method is something that we're excited about.
• This method is significant upfront cost.

Keywords: 958, all

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• One of the first observations of the task force was that almost all distribution methods based their
• that the distribution amount again nearly doubles using a 4.5% distribution rate from the current method
• 4.5% distribution rate from the using a 4.5% distribution rate from the current<00:34:54.480> method
• > the<00:34:56.800> purple<00:34:57.359> bar<00:34:58.240> is current method
• Now the purple bar is current method.

Bills: HF3900

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

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• teacher, every educator who comes into our schools at any point in time is either educated in these methods
• <00:25:47.279> this either educated in these uh methods this either educated in these uh methods
• She said there would have to be a method for districts to define terms like 'evacuated' and 'disregulated
• attention to these things, including special education departments and advisors. would have to be a method
• for districts would have to be a method for districts to<00:35:13.880> I<00:35:13.920> mean

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the fact that they no longer apply because of maybe things like materials that are no longer used, methods
• ><00:03:05.440> no<00:03:05.599> longer<00:03:05.840> used,<00:03:06.159> methods
• <00:03:06.560> that that are no longer used, methods that that are no longer used, methods
• collect information in the market conduct exam process, which is our most expansive, most intrusive method
• of to business operations um method of gathering<00:49:18.400> information<00:49:18.800> about

Bills: HF1546, HF2403, HF2389, HF2398

Keywords: fire safety, public safety, statewide fire code, code cleanup, repeal, obsolete statutes, matches, strike-anywhere matches, safety matches, match packaging, match storage, tent safety, flame resistant tents, public assembly tents, flammable materials, fire code modernization, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation

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• depending upon the state you got it from, where the elementary teacher is prepared through their methods
• depending upon the state you got it from, where the elementary teacher is prepared through their methods
• depending upon the state you got it from, where the elementary teacher is prepared through their methods
• depending upon the state you got it from, where the elementary teacher is prepared through their methods
• possible and with to the best methods possible and with that<03:44:47.359> then<03:44:47.760>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• if it seems to be a better method, and as it says, additional tests developed through an adjudicative
• them to come up with a different method them to come up with a different method if<00:16:58.560>
• <00:16:59.959> and if it's seemed to be a better method and if it's seemed to be a better
• method and as<00:17:00.240> it<00:17:00.399> says<00:17:01.000> additional<00:17
• need to change I Efficiency methods need to change I don't<00:37:09.119> know<00:37:09.560>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It simply notifies them what they are anticipated to owe and a method to pay the amount back.
• It simply notifies them what they are anticipated to owe and a method to pay the amount back.
• Under the existing method of repayment.
• I did hear some testimony method option.
• in which they track scenario of method in which they track the<03:06:56.160> hours.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and Tobacco Control, relative to the Department of Revenue; timeframe for notice of hearings and method
• Tobacco, Alcohol Control, Relative to the Department of Revenue, timeframe for notice of hearings, method
• Method of notice of hearings. Judiciary, favorably. Passed third reading.
• me through the process of procuring something, procuring a small construction project using this method
• notice, but the last, we've seen several bills come to the House, and we're changing our procurement method

Bills: HR223, HR224, HR225, HR226, HR227, HR228, HR229, HR230, HR231, HR232, HR233, HR234, HR235, HR236, HR237, HR238, HR239, HR240, HR241, HR242, HR243, HCR94, HCR95, HCR96, HCR97, HCR98, HCR99, HCR100, HR218, HR219, HR220, HR221, HR222, HCR91, HCR92, HCR93, SCR41, SCR42, SCR43, SCR44, SCR45, SCR46, SCR47, SCR48, SCR49, SCR50, SCR51, SCR52, SB259, SB347, SB398, SB469, SB483, SB518, HR37, HCR64, SCR11, SCR22, HB89, HB341, HB451, HB456, HB541, HB579, HB595, HB621, HB818, HB841, HB1064, HB1101, HB1165, HB1191, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, SB123, SB125, SB387, SB401, HB730, HCR41, HCR76, HCR77, HCR63, HCR69, HCR86, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB175, HB198, HB437, HB457, HB488, HB646, HB763, HB909, HB971, HB981, HB1066, HB1089, HB1125, HB1154, HB1231, HB1246, HB1248, HB1249, HB276, HB508, HB512, HB599, HB632, HB656, HB998, HB1052, HB1084, HB1171, HB1193, HB1194, HB1204, HB1209, HB1250, SB47, SB82, SB106, SB206, SB210, SB248, SB305, SB376, SB397, SB441, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB173, SB180, SB182, SB260, SB412, SB418, SB424, SB442, SB460, SB476, HCR32, HB911, HB1223, HB798, HB824, HB989, HB1140, HB1166, HB1244, HB459, HB617, HB804, HB926, HB225, HB955, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB59, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1180, HB1203, HB1234, HB1240, SB89

Keywords: Southern Soul, Shreveport, tourism, economic development, cultural preservation, music history, Paul Hollis, United States Mint, Louisiana House of Representatives, commendation, honorary resolution, ceremonial resolution, public service, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, BESE, former legislator, Louisiana politics, recognition, tribute, House Resolution 224

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and a series of personal privileges recognizing visitors and honorees, including Northside High students, the YMCA’s 175th anniversary, Literacy Day, Special Olympics Louisiana, a 75th wedding anniversary, police jurors, Young Marine Sergeant Valerie Uitt, Elmer’s, and other community guests. The chamber also received Senate messages, including refusal to concur in House amendments to SB 149, concurrence in several House measures, adoption of Senate resolutions, and passage of multiple Senate bills. House resolutions were introduced and many were adopted without objection, including measures honoring local events, organizations, and individuals, as well as resolutions on literacy, municipal day, firefighters appreciation, and sports-related commendations. Committee reports moved numerous House and Senate bills and resolutions forward, and members were urged to monitor the Senate calendar to ensure House bills had Senate sponsors before being returned late in session. Several bills were debated and passed. HB 175 created a Veterans Service Grant Fund funded by $500,000 annually from Louisiana Lottery net proceeds, overseen by a board within the Department of Veterans Affairs to award grants to eligible veteran-serving nonprofits, colleges, JROTC programs, veteran courts, and local governments; it passed after questions about the use of lottery proceeds and the role of nonprofits. HB 198 authorized ambulatory surgical centers to perform certain procedures and be reimbursed at Medicare rates, and HB 437 restricted expert witnesses from receiving contingency-style compensation tied to case outcomes after debate over ethics and whether the bill was necessary. HB 488 created the Bell Chase Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund to support the bridge toll buyback effort. HB 763 required a centralized public database of government settlement agreements and consent decrees, with confidentiality protections preserved, and passed after questions about sensitive cases. HB 989 required commercial health coverage for behavioral health crisis services, HB 971 addressed Medicaid reimbursement parity for rural health clinics, HB 981 created a law enforcement recruitment/retention incentive stipend for campus police at public postsecondary institutions, HB 1066 clarified that campus police are not eligible for state supplemental pay, and HB 1089 established care accounts for future medical expense awards, with amendments limiting certain case types and providing for reversion of unused funds. The House also reconsidered and defeated HB 225, a constitutional amendment to impose a lifetime gubernatorial term limit, and HB 730, concerning airport authority regulation of automatic dependent surveillance broadcast systems. Several resolutions were adopted, including HCR 76 continuing a health inequities task force, HJR 77 urging federal action on H-2B seasonal employer designation for the crawfish industry, HJR 67 creating a task force on military drivers without civilian licenses, and HCR 69 urging DOTD to study Interstate 12 safety improvements. The chamber adopted numerous additional commemorative resolutions and concurred in Senate resolutions recognizing sports figures, Mental Health Awareness Month, state observances, and school achievements. Overall, the day featured a mix of ceremonial recognitions, committee reporting, and floor action on veterans, health care, transparency, labor, transportation, law enforcement, and court-related legislation.

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• benefit of using that option, however, is that performance-based pathways can result in construction methods
• 01.160> construction pathways can result in construction pathways can result in construction methods
• c> are<00:31:02.400> more<00:31:02.640> cost-effective<00:31:03.480> and methods
• that are more cost-effective and methods that are more cost-effective and result<00:31:04.000> in
• energy codes have advanced alongside building technologies and more complex building systems, so have methods

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• if I read this correctly, is to allow a voter on election day to be able to provide an alternative method
• If someone can't prove the, uh, citizenship, it provides a method that would allow that to happen.
• citizenship, it the acid test, the citizenship, it provides<01:15:32.560> a<01:15:32.800> method
• that<01:15:33.360> would<01:15:33.520> allow<01:15:33.840> that provides a method
• that would allow that provides a method that would allow that to<01:15:34.320> happen.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• critical and foundational to America as the right to vote must be implemented in a thoughtful, methodical
• Signature verification remains the primary method through which mail-in ballots will be accepted.
• I think there will need to be, there already has been significant research on vote method preferences
• Again, whatever methods will speak best to the voters that need to hear this type of education, that's
• Our union has criticized modern tactics like this, requiring voters to show ID, and it's among the methods

Bills: AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

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• Our central concern with the bill today, though, is that it still allows email to serve as the sole method
• efficiency of going paperless, we believe that email should serve as a complement to traditional methods
• Our central concern with the bill today, though, is that it still allows email to serve as the sole method
• efficiency of going paperless, we believe that email should serve as a complement to traditional methods
• We believe that email should serve as a complement to traditional methods and not as a replacement.

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1730, a Live Local Act bill on affordable housing. The sponsor described it as a set of technical and policy adjustments to strengthen implementation, including changes to zoning, height, parking, moratoriums, attorney fees, and related land-use rules. An amendment by Senator Claudio was adopted, adding provisions such as a 10-story height limit near single-family neighborhoods, exclusions for certain protected areas, and changes to fee and use definitions. The committee then reported the bill favorably. Members next considered CS/SB 1674 on unrated bonds for Israel bonds, with a clarifying amendment adopted to make clear the bill applied only to Israel bonds. CS/SB 140 on charter schools was also approved after debate over parent-led conversion of public schools, municipal job-engine charter schools, and surplus school property; opponents warned about local control and impacts on teachers and communities, while the sponsor said the bill preserved district authority and created new school-choice and economic-development options. The committee also passed SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and CS/SB 954 on recovery residences, after strike-all amendments that addressed zoning, ADA concerns, bed caps, staffing ratios, and limits on operation in certain multifamily settings. Senators expressed support for expanding treatment housing but also raised neighborhood and staffing concerns. The committee then approved CS/SB 1714 on local housing assistance plans, which would allow SHIP funds for limited lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners and require local plans to address mobile-home park closures. SB 658 on standardized construction lien release forms was reported favorably despite testimony from contractors and lawyers warning about possible effects on lien rights and the separate House proposal. The committee also reconsidered and then approved CS/SB 482 after a late-filed amendment addressing local government art fees and a key issue over defining “extraordinary circumstances,” with counties and cities saying more work remained. Finally, the committee passed SB 24 and CS/SB 4, both local claims bills, CS/SB 712 on synthetic turf and related construction rules, SB 952 repealing the emergency firearms/ammunition restriction, CS/SB 1164 allowing email notice delivery in landlord-tenant matters with opt-in safeguards, and SB 202 on municipal water and sewer rates, which drew extensive opposition from North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens officials over utility surcharges and revenue impacts. The meeting ended with SB 202 still under heavy questioning and testimony about the fairness and financial consequences of the surcharge structure.

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• 50.880> effective<01:06:52.000> health Disregarding other more effective health care methods
• one-sided because there is nothing in any of those committees that actually are talking about natural methods
• or healthy immune-boosting methods.
• <01:08:54.080> or<01:08:54.640> healthy methods or healthy methods or healthy uh<01:08:
• c> immune<01:08:57.839> boosting uh healthy immune boosting uh healthy immune boosting methods

Bills: HB1853, HB1591, HB1961, HB1854, HB1965, HB1962, HB1959, HB2505, HB2576, HB1801, HB1804, HB1864, HB2319, HB2314, HB2115

Keywords: HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health, dementia screening, care coordination, referral network, neighbor islands, rural health

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions. The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system. Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• And we would like to research<00:59:32.000> different<00:59:32.319> methods<00:59:32.640
• > of<00:59:32.720> applying research different methods of applying research different methods
• So that means any firewood, any smoke meat wood, is actually a method of infestation.
• <01:01:08.319> So<01:01:08.480> I<01:01:08.720> think a a method of infestation
• So I think a a method of infestation.

Bills: HB1183, HB1656, HB1658, HB1661, HB1663, HB1664, HB1859, HB2116, HB2271, HB2276, HB2335, HB2360, HB2387, HB2472, HB1805, HB2469, HB1815, HB1860, HB2117, HB2118, HB2437, HB2438, HB2604, HB1590, HB2156, HB2268

Keywords: retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes, indebtedness, salary recovery, employee compensation, deductions, financial management, collective bargaining, employee relations, impasse procedures, arbitration, public employment, HB1661, cafeteria plan, Section 125, Internal Revenue Code, flexible spending account