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• So it's a great platform in terms of the weight budget and the propulsion system it has.
• like Turo, and they then rent their cars essentially on that platform.
• For a group of the peer-to-peer platform, so generally speaking, people placing their car on that platform
• like Turro, and they then rent their cars essentially on that platform.
• For a group of the peer-to-peer platform, so generally speaking, people placing their or um platform.

Bills: SB6352

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, resources, funding, state law, 904, all

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• So it's a great platform in terms of the weight budget and the propulsion system it has.
• like Turo, and they then rent their cars essentially on that platform.
• For the peer-to-peer platform, so generally speaking, people placing their car on that platform would
• like Turro, and they then rent their cars essentially on that platform.
• For a group of the peer-to-peer platform, so generally speaking, people placing their or um platform.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met for a work session and public hearing on February 19, 2026. In the work session, Switch Maritime presented a proposal for hydrogen fuel cell ferries for Washington State, including a budget proviso directing the Joint Transportation Committee to study hydrogen propulsion and a lease model for future Washington State Ferries procurement. The company described its Sea Change vessel, said the design could be adapted for Washington routes such as San Juan Islands–Anacortes, and emphasized that hydrogen fueling could be delivered through a mobile supply chain without new charging infrastructure. Senators asked about vessel flexibility, size, hydrogen availability, and terminal compatibility. The committee also received an update from WSDOT on the new public-private partnership program authorized in 2025. Staff said the agency is developing a four-phase implementation process, including consultant selection, a steering committee, a program manual, stakeholder engagement, and candidate project identification, with a report due to the transportation committees on September 1, 2026 and program launch targeted for January 1, 2027. The presentation stressed that the program manual will provide flexibility within the statute and that legislative input is being sought on engagement and project timing. The public hearing was on Senate Bill 6352, an omnibus transportation resources bill that revises and expands provisions from last year’s ESSB 5801. Staff outlined sections covering a mobile driver’s license and ID card program, a reduced-fee ID card for older drivers, changes to alternative fuel and aviation taxes and fees, revised sales tax distributions for ferry and multimodal funding, transit and bicycle education grants, fish passage permitting, clean energy siting on WSDOT right-of-way, toll notice procedures, older driver safety outreach, traffic safety camera revenue sharing, and a delay to the tow-truck indigent impound reimbursement program. The prime sponsor highlighted two priorities: digital driver’s licenses and dedicated ferry funding. Testimony was mixed. Supporters included airlines and aviation groups backing mobile ID and repeal of the luxury aircraft tax, transit and bicycle safety advocates supporting grant flexibility and continued bike education funding, and ferry advocates supporting dedicated ferry revenue. Local governments, including Bellevue, Kenmore, and Tacoma, raised concerns about the traffic camera revenue change, saying the shift from net to gross revenue would reduce local safety funding and could discourage new camera programs. The Association of Washington Cities also warned about unintended consequences in the fish passage and traffic camera provisions. RV dealers sought a delay to the luxury vehicle tax, and peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Turo asked for clarification on documentation requirements. The committee took no final vote and announced it would consider executive action the following week.

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• What's at stake in the platform of public schools?
• We want them to leverage the NMPFMA group to provide education in that platform.
• It allows districts to access these systems and look at their platform.
• But it is a platform that needs to be managed.
• This would be a platform, a measurement and verification platform.

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• Platforms of the venmos and cash apps of the world and we want to make sure we're fully dovetailing with
• colleagues this is a bill to SB 378 is a bill to ensure that there's accountability when online platforms
• Right now there are situations where people including kids can just go on an easily available platform
• In contrast, the illicit market, especially through these unchecked online platforms, offer none of those
• It gives consumers and legal businesses a way to hold platforms accountable and stop this trade from

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The top three social media platforms would be specified as Facebook, Instagram, and X, which are all
• The second amendment on lines 27 and 28, we would specify those social media platforms, what they are
• 30 days and 15 days media platforms 30 days and 15 days prior<00:19:02.960><c> to</c><00:19:03.039><
• which is one of the amendment platforms which is one of the amendment would<00:19:13.120><c> be</c><
• what they are, social media platforms what they are, which<00:20:58.159><c> are</c><00:20:58.400><c>

Keywords: Municipalities - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 9:30 AM, 925, all

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• TO REMEMBER WHILE STATUTE APPLIES TO ALL SCHOLARSHIP TYPES THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS AND ONLINE PLATFORM
• EITHER THROUGH A REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS OR AS A DIRECT PURCHASE FROM THE ONLINE PLATFORM OR MARKETPLACE
• HERRO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Speaker: MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT, WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR MARKETPLACE PLATFORM
• THOUGH THE FINAL METHOD OF SPENDING IN OUR PLATFORM IS IN MY SCHOLAR SHOP, THIS IS OUR GOODS MARKETPLACE
• THE RECEIPT WOULD HAVE BEEN READ BY OUR PLATFORM THE MACHINE LEARNING AND IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN OUT THOSE

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• This will be leveraging our existing PeopleSoft platform to provide financial dashboards for agencies
• Can you speak to why the process is working, why we have so many different platforms that we're using
• Chairman, then can you speak to who is bankrupt and how many of our agencies are based on that platform
• The agency that is using the consumption of those licensing platforms pays for that backup.
• We've been on a journey of trying to get agencies standardized on the platform so that we can enable

Keywords: 914, all

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• Um, as we know, the internet has exploded, and right, like you can't believe everything that you read
• on the internet these days.
• Um, there are many places in Minnesota where um internet connectivity is not always a guarantee.
• on the internet these days.
• Um, there are many places in Minnesota where um internet connectivity is not always a guarantee.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This bill sets forth a dangerous precedent for enforcement and policing of the Internet.
• A brief search on the internet shows that ideologically motivated gun enthusiasts in other states are
• Not only are these shootings happening, but there are also various tutorials across the internet on how
• Increased access to AI, YouTube, and the internet makes it easy for anyone to find a tutorial and print
• Increased access to AI, YouTube, and the internet makes it easy for anyone to find a tutorial and print

Bills: HB2255, HB2320, HB2548

Keywords: litigation finance, legal funding, lawsuit, financial services, access to justice, firearm regulation, manufacturing, safety standards, background checks, license requirements, health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change

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• An angry person with access to my home address is a terrifying prospect, far more so in the internet
• It won’t stop a determined psychopath from using the internet to find you one way or the other.
• I mean, for example, like I pay for services to make sure that my information is not on the internet,
• It's also reliable... ...is not on the internet, right? So it's not just the agency.
• even though they can't get an address maybe from government, they can certainly get it from the Internet

Bills: HB2176, HB2244, HB2120, HB2333

Keywords: drug therapy, public records, confidentiality, healthcare, collaborative practice, transparency, accountability, exemptions, government accountability, audit, legislative review, resource efficiency, committee work, political violence, elected officials, election officials, criminal justice, protection, safety, threats

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• Please note, the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
• Please note, the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
• Please note, the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
• </c><00:33:36.880><c> connections</c><00:33:37.279><c> on</c><00:33:37.440><c> the</c> any bad internet
• connections on the any bad internet connections on the testifier's<00:33:38.240><c> end.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint Transportation and Public Safety hearing considered HCR 121/HR 117, which asks federal and state transportation and defense agencies to coordinate on expanding Kle Pass as an emergency exit route. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from state departments and community representatives, though one member raised equity concerns about other communities needing similar access solutions. Both committees recommended passage, and the resolutions were adopted in tandem. The Transportation Committee then heard a series of road safety and mobility resolutions. These included HCR 43 on studying highway patrol and speed cameras in speeding hotspots; HCR 52/HR 48 on a sidewalk between Iroquois Point and Ewa Beach; HCR 57/HR 53 on traffic calming around Piywa Street in Waipahu; HCR 112/HR 108 on a pedestrian-first policy; HCR 129/HR 125 on safety and congestion near Haiku Elementary; HCR 131/HR 127 on rural air service and short takeoff/landing aircraft; HCR 136/HR 130 on reflective gear for pedestrians at night; HCR 137/HR 131 on school crosswalk safety at Kipapa Elementary; HCR 177/HR 173 on a summer streets pilot; and HR 43 on an emergency access road on the YNI coast. Testimony was mixed but generally supportive of pedestrian and school safety measures, while some transportation and bicycling advocates opposed the reflective-gear resolution as placing too much responsibility on pedestrians rather than improving the built environment. During decision-making, the committee advanced all measures. HCR 43 was amended to specify the study should include district court impacts. HCR 131/HR 127 was amended to shift the rural air service study from the Legislative Reference Bureau to the Department of Transportation. HCR 136/HR 130 was amended to change the reflective-gear proposal from a requirement to an encouragement. HCR 137/HR 131 and HCR 45/HR 38 were also advanced with technical or clarifying amendments, and the remaining resolutions were passed as is. Several members noted reservations or no votes on the reflective-gear measure, but all recommendations were ultimately adopted and the committee adjourned.

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• Only affects those social media platforms and their billionaire owners.
• Only affects those social media platforms and their billionaire owners.
• Only affects those social media platforms and their billionaire owners.
• </c> the 14 largest social media platforms the 14 largest social media platforms uh,<00:48:04.160><c>
• </c> platforms and their billionaire owners. platforms and their billionaire owners.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• platform platform &gt;&gt; the<01:24:30.639><c> digital</c><01:24:30.960><c> platform</c><01:24:31.920
• Um I leadership about their platform.
• uh the the digital mental platform uh the the digital mental health<01:25:50.800><c> platform</c><01
• </c> still learning about uh the platform still learning about uh the platform that<01:27:04.719><c>
• </c> digital youth mental health platform digital youth mental health platform pilot<02:19:01.120><c>

Bills: SB2175, SB2410, SB2080, SB2276, SB2277, SB2282, SB2413, SB2425, SB2491, HB2315, HB2562, HB1532, HB1857, HB2209, HB1961, HB2343, HB2160, HB2505, HB1537, HB1562, HB1731, HB1853, HB1973, HB1974

Keywords: environmental protection, waste management, disposable electronic smoking devices, plastic pollution, lithium-ion batteries, public health, electronic smoking devices, e-liquids, certification, FDA compliance, penalties, directory, mental health, telepsychology, interjurisdictional compact, psychology regulation, LGBTQ+ youth, access to care, professional licensing, surgical assistant

Summary: The committee opened a hearing on multiple health-related bills and first took up HB 2315, which would create a Department of Health pilot program allowing eligible employees to defer unused vacation leave in exchange for a payout to help with home purchase assistance. The Department of Health testified in support, saying the proposal could aid recruitment and retention, and United Public Workers also supported it as a creative, cost-effective benefit that could help employees become first-time homebuyers. The chair likewise praised the department’s effort, and there were no questions or opposition before the committee moved on. The committee then heard HB 2562 on workplace violence in health care settings. The Department of Health said it preferred requiring licensed hospitals to adopt workplace-violence prevention policies and public reporting rather than creating a new state program. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said it appreciated the intent and explained that, absent a specific standard, enforcement would rely on OSHA’s general duty clause, guidance, and inspections. Nurses and the Hawaii Nurses Association gave emotional testimony describing harassment, threats, doxxing, and fears for patient and worker safety, arguing that existing processes were too slow and that hospitals needed immediate, enforceable requirements. The committee discussed current hospital alarm systems and OSHA enforcement, and Labor said it does inspect hospitals and can receive complaints from employees. HB 1532, concerning importation of large cigars and pipe tobacco, was announced as deferred at the request of the bill’s author so it could be refined with proponents and the Attorney General. The committee also discussed HB 1857, a very large measure redefining qualified health care provider and making extensive changes to health care law; the chair said the House would likely pass it without substantive changes and instead defer the effective date while using the Senate companion bill as the vehicle. Testimony on HB 1857 was generally supportive, including from the Hawaii Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and a certified genetic counselor, though both referenced proposed amendments. Finally, the committee heard HB 2209, which would require insurers to honor a patient’s written assignment of benefits to a substance use disorder treatment provider. The Insurance Division and HMSA opposed the bill as drafted, arguing it would create a special class of providers, raise fraud and litigation concerns, and potentially increase premiums. Treatment providers and advocates strongly supported the measure, saying insurers often refuse direct payment even when patients assign benefits, forcing families to front large sums and delaying access to residential treatment; they argued the bill would improve access and help keep care in Hawaii. A psychiatrist testified that he had not seen fraud in Hawaii and that the bill could help address long wait times for life-saving treatment. The committee also received written support from multiple individuals and organizations, and members began asking questions about HMSA’s network size and wait times, with follow-up information requested."}】【。final json to=commentary 天天中彩票出票 to=commentary code 彩神争霸邀请码 to=commentary 彩票平台招商 to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary

Transcript Highlights:

• This digital platform allows us to track where we're assigning people by location.
• Another aspect or feature of this platform is that it provides information sharing.
• Another aspect or feature of this platform is that it provides information sharing.
• This digital platform allows us to track where we're assigning people by location.
• Another aspect or feature of this platform is that it provides information sharing.

Bills: SB1041, SB1363, SB1418, SB1419, SB1445, SB1447, SB1488, SB1519, SB1523, SB1560, SB1580

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for allowing me this platform, especially to Assembly Member Joe Patterson and our Placer County
• Thank you for allowing me this platform, especially to Assembly Member Joe Patterson and our Placer County
• Thank you for allowing me this platform, especially to Assembly Member Joe Patterson and our Placer County
• And I again, thank you for your time and this platform. Thank you both for your testimony.
• And I again, thank you for your time and this platform. Thank you both for your testimony.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It would pay it onto the platform.
• The platform would then convert those monies to gold that the vendor could then use, basically like a
• The state would be paying dollars to the platform.
• The platform would turn around and purchase the gold on behalf of the vendor, and that would show up
• as a balance to them on this transactional platform.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 794, as amended by a late-filed strike-all, which would require a human being to make insurance claim denial decisions and prohibit artificial intelligence from being the sole basis for a denial. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve human oversight while allowing innovation in claims processing. Public testimony included support from the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate and the Florida Medical Association, along with one speaker urging additional protections for homeowners. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported SB 794 favorably with committee substitutes. Members then heard SB 134, which removes the $500 threshold on the sales tax exemption for bullion, making sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion fully exempt and eliminating certain dealer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the change would reduce a regressive tax and help consumers preserve savings; the sponsor estimated a revenue impact of about $300,000. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all on SB 888, which directs the Office of Insurance Regulation to create a more consumer-friendly homeowners insurance website with premium comparison information, market data, rate filing access, and educational resources. The sponsor and Leader Boyd said the goal was to improve transparency and help consumers navigate a stabilizing market. SB 888 was reported favorably with committee substitutes. The final bill heard was SB 1578, covering mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings. The sponsor said it would expand coverage requirements in ACA plans and private insurance policies, including annual mammograms for women ages 40 to 50 and supplemental screening coverage, while noting Medicaid already provides these services. The Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. After the bills, the committee held a lengthy panel discussion on gold and silver as legal tender and transactional money, with testimony from officials from Utah and Florida, industry representatives, and advocacy groups. Panelists discussed constitutional authority, consumer protections, depository oversight, taxation issues, and possible transactional platforms for precious metals. No further action was taken after the discussion, and the committee adjourned.

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• The contractor will provide a data platform for Health Management for... ...data platform for Health
• The work that we're looking to contract is the actual data platform where we will ingest data from their
• electronic health record into the state platform. ...record into the state platform so that we can meet
• Yes, and we're also paying $1.5 million to provide them a data platform.
• currently have their own... ...their own EHR, but we at the state Mental Health did not have the platform

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Uh the other is to look at some out-of-date language that limits the advertising on internet-based distribution
• Uh the other is to look at some out-of-date language that limits the advertising on internet-based distribution
• Uh the other is to look at some out-of-date language that limits the advertising on internet-based distribution
• things is, if I’m trying to pitch to Hollywood, or if I’m trying to pitch to Netflix or a streaming platform

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard seven bills on consumer protection, DBEDT-related matters, and tourism/creative industry issues. On SB 2031, DCCA supported aligning state law with the FTC’s 2025 rule on hidden fees and pricing misrepresentations in live event ticketing and short-term lodging; hotel and financial industry witnesses also testified, and senators asked for complaint and enforcement data. On SB 2129, DBEDT and business groups supported a study of minimum wage impacts, with testimony emphasizing effects on hours, employment, prices, and business viability; a senator asked whether the study could also examine the gig economy and business closures, and DBEDT said that may be possible but would require more research and data access. On SB 2259, which would promote dementia-friendly businesses, DBEDT said the measure fit better with another agency and lacked the department’s expertise, while the Executive Office on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association supported the intent and offered to help with curriculum, branding, and training. Testifiers described dementia as a spectrum and said businesses should be trained to communicate effectively with customers and employees living with the disease; suggested amendments included changing the branding language and requiring at least 85% of employees to complete training rather than all employees. A senator also raised concerns about stigma and whether early-stage dementia should affect a person’s ability to function, and the witness responded that people can often function well in early stages. The committee also heard SB 2577 on sports tourism, which DBEDT and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported as a way to better understand which events draw visitors and economic benefits. SB 2578, creating a film commission, drew broad support from DBEDT, Creative Industries, SAG-AFTRA, the Hawaii Film Alliance, the Hawaii Film Office, and others, but several witnesses urged changes to the commission’s composition and authority, including more labor representation and limits on the commission’s ability to adjust the production cap. Senators questioned staffing, costs, and whether current film office employees should transfer to the new commission, and one senator proposed a friendly amendment to add musicians, SAG, IATSE, and Teamsters, though the department cautioned that too many members could make the commission difficult to manage. The transcript ends during discussion of the film bill, with no final votes or committee actions stated for the measures heard.

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• Not only did they get it through the House, they got it adopted as part of one party's platform.
• to come and speak before an official committee and not relegated to like the dark corners of the internet
• to come and speak before an official committee and not relegated to like the dark corners of the internet
• to come and speak before an official committee and not relegated to like the dark corners of the internet

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In addition to self assessments, we had to reevaluate our data platforms and or adopt what we didn't
• Here is a sample of our curriculums, platforms, screeners, and initiatives that have utilized blended
• the platform, if a student transfers to another school that is using the platform, all of their information
• If Level all is integrated into a student inform statewide information student, um, platform, the platform
• platform.