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• about identity, the importance of online identity, works with the Better Identity Coalition. 22 we released
• legitimate issuing authority and it makes an MDL nearly. impossible to be counterfeited. in their release
• perfect world, autonomy should be at the local level, but that does not mean that there is not. supervision

Bills: HB2034, HB2436, HB3010, HB3033, HB3138, HB3177, HB3426, HB3686, HB3858, HB4176, HB4257, HB4264, HB4804, HCR98

Keywords: groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety

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• existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision
• , parole, or mandatory release.
• Conditions are critical when someone who has already indicated a risk has been released.

Bills: HB316, HB353, HB 1160, HB1414, HB1422, HB1443, HB1713, HB1789, HB1902, HB2073, HB2666, HB2695, HB316

Keywords: motor fuel, criminal offense, metering device, organized crime, Texas Penal Code, trespassing, school safety, day-care centers, education, trespass, public safety, utility employees, criminal penalties, assault, harassment, public duties, safety, law enforcement, driving offenses, license regulations

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• Currently the cap for physicians to supervise physician assistants is 10.
• So it would be under the general supervision of a dentist. Representative Skidmore. Thank you, Mr.
• But again, all of this would still be under the general supervision of a dentist still.
• I feel like you need to have the supervision, and we should be doing more to recruit doctors to Florida
• They are supervised, insured, and subject to board oversight.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously. The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.

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• On Monday, our office released our initial comments on the May Revision and provided an analysis of the
• So we did release an RFI to interested parties.
• So we did release an RFI to interested parties. We got 15 proposals back, including Baby2Baby.
• I don’t—have we, I haven’t released money, I’ve been allocated for that already?
• We're scheduled to release Version 1 in October 2026.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The hearing opened with Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office remarks on the May Revision, which both described efforts to reduce large out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases, spending reductions, and reserve use. Finance said the May Revision more than halves projected deficits in later years, while LAO stressed that revenues are at unprecedented levels yet the state still faces a significant structural deficit and is drawing down reserves; LAO urged maintaining at least the administration’s level of budget solutions and adding to reserves rather than new ongoing commitments. The chair echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations and noted the tension between service reductions and requests for additional administrative positions. The committee then heard a series of California Health and Human Services and HCAI proposals, including additional legal support for CalHHS to respond to federal HR1 changes; a net-zero transfer of positions for a centralized eligibility/data-sharing platform; 988 crisis line implementation funding and continued work with the Trevor Project to train crisis centers to better serve LGBTQ youth; EMS data system maintenance funding; HCAI implementation of AB 1312 hospital charity care screening; SB 660 data exchange framework funding; CalRx biosimilar insulin reappropriation; and a diaper access initiative that would provide free diapers to newborns in participating hospitals and support a future direct-to-consumer purchasing option. Members questioned the diaper program’s universal design, the use of a Public Contract Code exemption, and the selection of Baby2Baby, with the chair expressing concern about optics and the lack of an income threshold. The committee also discussed distressed hospital funding, with HCAI requesting up to $50 million for another round of grants to hospitals in immediate financial distress. HCAI said it receives annual and quarterly financial reports but the data lag limits real-time monitoring, and the LAO recommended stronger program parameters and turnaround plans. Members argued the repeated need for distressed hospital aid reflects a structural problem, not a short-term gap, and raised broader concerns about hospital reimbursement and patient flow. Other items included reverting $19.6 million in unused opioid settlement funds from HCAI to DHCS for General Fund offset, and a Rural Health Transformation Program request to increase HCAI spending authority to cover the full federal award. Later, DMHC presented funding requests to implement PBM licensing and financial review requirements under AB 116, modernize the managed care complaint system, and build an electronic claims settlement data system under AB 3275. The final major discussion focused on the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, which opposed the May Revision’s proposed reduction of its Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy grants. The Commission argued these programs are core to Proposition 1’s goals of statewide innovation and community accountability, while Finance said the proposal is consistent with Proposition 1’s maximum funding levels and reflects a broader effort to prioritize direct services and use unspent prior-year funds; members pressed for more information and questioned whether the cuts would undermine the new behavioral health framework.

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• I supervise the water section of the attorney general's office. >> Mr.
• This gives the water commissioner authority to take over the stream and shepherd water when released
• When water is released from any reservoir, this conserved water will be stored in with the resultant
• from storage out of a released from storage out of a reservoir,<01:13:42.640> it<01:13:42.960
• When water is released face regulation.

Bills: SF0050, SF0084, HB0133, HB0116, HB0011, HB0044

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use

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• speaking as a parent, looking at my child, and thinking this is exactly the kind of structured, supervised
• speaking as a parent, looking at my child, and thinking, this is exactly the kind of structured, supervised
• With adult supervision, clear rules, and a safe structure, my daughter is bright, she's observant, and
• She wants to contribute, and I think this bill gives her that pathway to do that in a very supervised
• require supervisor of elections training appropriate to the duties assigned, and require direct supervision

Summary: The Committee on Rules met and first approved several open-government sunset repeal bills and related measures. SB 7024 and SB 7026, both sponsored by Senator Mayfield, were explained as consolidating and extending public records/public meetings exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies; both were reported favorably. SB 7020, sponsored by Senator Trumbull, reenacted an aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and was also reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for relief involving Miami-Dade County, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg; all were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS for SB 806, a consumer right-to-repair bill creating portable wireless device and agricultural equipment repair acts, despite opposition from several industry groups, and reported it favorably.

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• When employees under my supervision raised safety concerns about this perpetrator, DOE leadership didn't
• As I was writing my testimony, I came across a letter from Supervising Attorney General James Halverson
• 43:14.760> employees<00:43:15.200> under<00:43:15.400> my<00:43:15.559> supervision
• them when employees under my supervision them when employees under my supervision raised<00:43:16.760
• across a letter from supervising across a letter from supervising Attorney<00:44:24.720> General

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Education met on January 30 and heard testimony on several bills, beginning with an announcement asking testifiers and members to keep remarks brief because of weather. The vice chair also explained that HB 440, relating to immigration issues in schools and state hospitals, was removed from the agenda because the proposal would not create meaningful legal protections and immigration policy is governed by federal law. The committee then moved through a series of education-related measures, with testimony largely from the Department of Education, the School Facilities Authority, the Attorney General’s office, unions, advocacy groups, and individual testifiers. On HB 330, concerning school impact fees, the School Facilities Authority supported the bill as aligning policy with implementation, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii said the fee accounts have accumulated large balances, including more than $20 million in impact fee funds and nearly $9 million from predecessor fair-share contributions, and urged that collected money be used rather than left idle. DOE said it would follow up on the balance and why it was not being used. On HB 1188, dealing with workforce housing, DOE and the Charter School Commission offered comments or support, the Attorney General suggested clarifying the phrase “within commuting distance” by using a mileage standard and adding repayment language, and HSTA, HGEA, and others supported the bill, with HSTA saying teachers need housing to be able to live and work in Hawaii. On HB 624 and HB 625, both related to school psychologists, DOE said it would participate in a work group on the pathway bill and supported the incentive program bill; school psychologists and related groups supported the measures, while one testifier said DOE should not lead the work group alone because school psychologists may work in many education settings beyond DOE schools. The committee also heard HB 1314 on youth mental health in schools. DOE described its student support process, universal screening tools, and behavioral health services, saying schools already identify and respond to concerns and that staff are trained to report issues, while the Attorney General warned the bill could expose schools to liability and recommended a broad liability waiver. Testimony was mixed, with several supporters and one opponent. On HB 616, concerning school safety and harassment protections for educational workers, the Attorney General sought clarifying amendments on harassment definitions, temporary restraining order costs, and paid leave, while HSTA, HGEA, and individual teachers strongly supported the bill, describing harassment incidents and arguing for a standardized statewide response. DOE said it already has reporting pathways, visitor codes of conduct, trespass notices, and an ethics hotline, but acknowledged implementation varies by school and that staff can escalate concerns if needed. The committee also began hearing HB 88 on a three-year pilot program for athletic travel, but the transcript cuts off before that bill’s testimony is completed or any votes are taken.

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• So this is called self-supervision, right?
• Self-supervision, right now, this is a methodology which was extremely simple.
• And being able to do that, which means you don't need supervision from anybody, you know.
• Self-supervision, right now, this is a methodology which was extremely simple.
• so this is called supervision so this is called self-supervision<00:37:18.640> right<00:37:19.240

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It maintains Kentucky's existing supervision framework while providing greater clarity around training
• It maintains Kucky's existing<00:10:47.920> supervision<00:10:48.560> framework<00:10:48.959
• > while existing supervision framework while existing supervision framework while providing<00

Keywords: Call to Order 00:00 Roll Call 0:31 HB 36 Discussion 1:10 HB 36 Vote 8:20 HB 776 Discussion 9:42 HB 776 Vote 12:19 HB 236 Discussion 14:15 Adjournment 20:40, 958, all

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• Inspector General within MDE to ensure subject matter expertise and proximity to the programs being supervised
• parachuting in when something goes wrong. proximity to the programs being proximity to the programs being supervised
• Otherwise,<00:06:58.800> we<00:06:58.920> create<00:06:59.360> slower supervised
• Otherwise, we create slower supervised.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that that 17-year-old is not their own boss, that they have to report to someone who is going to supervise
• <00:04:01.840> to report to someone who is going to report to someone who is going to supervise
• 04:03.040> they<00:04:03.200> are<00:04:03.360> on<00:04:03.519> duty supervise
• them while they are on duty supervise them while they are on duty engaged<00:04:04.319> in<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This amendment changes the supervision required in the bill from responsible supervision to immediate
• supervision of the licensed veterinarian.
• I think the direct supervision is very needed in the situation.
• We want to follow the pattern that we've established with PAs, and that's direct supervision.
• I think the direct supervision is very needed in the situation.

Bills: S0036, S0620, S0796, S0934, S1080, S1096, S1366, S1536, S1548, S1580, S1588, S1620, S1756, S7034, S7044

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, payment bond exemption, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Forever Act, land acquisition

Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.

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• Out of that came an order book strategy and a request for information, or RFI, that was released last
• The request for information, or RFI, was released last September to formally solicit industry and stakeholder
• formal nuclear energy roadmap just in March 2026, and even more recently, on May 7, Pennsylvania released
• rate regulatory authority is codified in Section 49-02-03, which provides that the commission shall supervise
• You use hydrogen peroxide, sometimes sodium bicarbonate, to release the uranium, and then pump it up

Keywords: 908, all

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• So the 2025 American Physical Therapy Association did a national survey that was just released, and that's
• <01:10:02.159> just national survey um that was just national survey um that was just released
• c> that's<01:10:04.159> where<01:10:04.800> these<01:10:05.360> numbers released
• and that's where these numbers released and that's where these numbers can<01:10:06.000> be<01
• Are the people delivering the service in such a setting that they're supervised, for example, by a credentialed

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'm Leo Asen, the Chair of the PUC, and with me today is Mark Cayetsu, our PUC supervising attorney,
• For example, if this person was directly supervised by, in this case it's um Mr. Mr. Mr.
• a neighbor, right, who, you know, has a friend and even the former chair had a neighbor that was released
• of the spirit at HEO. former chair had a neighbor that was former chair had a neighbor that was released
• <02:14:29.520> from<02:14:29.760> HEO released from HEO released from HEO because<02:14

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability. Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent. The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.

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• Um, the we wanted to make sure that it was clear that if a domestic abuse advocate receives a release
• they<00:36:35.520> get<00:36:35.839> uh<00:36:36.000> a<00:36:36.240> release
• <00:36:36.480> of receives they get uh a release of receives they get uh a release of information
• The last half of that career was supervising this fire protection program.
• was supervising this fire protection<02:45:42.640> program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Next steps, we will release trend data in Tableau this summer, where you can look at all three iterations
• I'm a supervising attorney with Minnesota Disability Law Center, which is part of Mid-Minnesota Legal
• He is minimally verbal and requires round-the-clock care and supervision.
• He is minimally verbal and requires round-the-clock care and supervision.
• However, he is at risk for elopement only when not properly supervised.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Also, clarifying the duties of pharmacy technicians and clarifying that supervision by a pharmacist of
• um<02:07:46.639> uh and um um clarifying that um uh and um um clarifying that um uh supervision
• 47.960> by<02:07:48.239> a<02:07:48.480> pharmacist<02:07:49.360> of supervision
• by a pharmacist of supervision by a pharmacist of technicians<02:07:51.239> uh<02:07:51.880><
• Clause um to the quote um release um a Clause um to the quote um release um a third<02:13:40.360>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered HB 553 on biomarker testing coverage, HB 556 on colorectal cancer screening access, and later HB 712 on 340B drug pricing. For HB 553, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, patient advocates Natalie Heyman and Susan Hirano, a surgical oncologist, and the American Lung Association strongly supported the bill, arguing that biomarker testing should be covered when ordered by a doctor and guided by current evidence. DHS and several insurers offered comments and requested amendments, with DHS saying it appreciated the intent but wanted changes. The committees then voted to pass HB 553 with amendments, including a House draft and a defective date of July 1, 3000; both the House Health and Human Services and Homelessness committees adopted the recommendation unanimously. For HB 556, testimony focused on closing gaps in colorectal cancer screening, especially for uninsured and underinsured patients who can get stool-based screening but then cannot access follow-up colonoscopies. Community Clinic of Maui, ACS CAN, and the American Cancer Society supported the bill, with ACS CAN urging a program similar to the breast and cervical cancer control program and offering amendments. DHS requested that the program and appropriation not conflict with executive budget priorities, and the committees noted technical amendments, a defective date, a blank appropriation amount, and corrections changing Medicare references to Medicaid. HB 556 was also passed with amendments by both committees. The hearing then moved to HB 712 on 340B drug pricing and contract pharmacies. The Department of Health and the Attorney General’s office expressed concern that the bill would require the state to regulate private commercial activity and said the department lacked the expertise and resources to implement it as written, suggesting it might belong in a different statutory section. In contrast, PhRMA opposed the bill, while Hawaii Pacific Health and Hawaii Island Community Health Center supported it, saying 340B savings are important for hospital services and patient access to low-cost medications, especially where manufacturers have restricted shipments to contract pharmacies. No vote on HB 712 was taken in the portion provided.

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• cannot meet the restrictive demands in this legislation, libraries may very well lose access to new releases
• libraries may very well lose access to libraries may very well lose access to new<00:10:24.560> releases
• <00:10:26.000> experience<00:10:26.480> higher<00:10:26.880> costs, new releases
• , experience higher costs, new releases, experience higher costs, or<00:10:27.680> be<00:10:27.839
• helps you save money on providing a space for sometimes family visits for parents who are under supervised

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Apprentices must be supervised by licensed electricians of the same W-2 employer.
• Apprentices must<00:07:46.520> be<00:07:46.680> supervised<00:07:47.440> by<00:07
• :47.600> licensed must be supervised by licensed must be supervised by licensed electricians<00
• While our bill allowing for supervision While our bill allowing for supervision modifications<00
• We cannot simply bring in a temp person to supervise them.

Keywords: 1183, house