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• We must not condone this practice with our silence.
• If you have not asked your appointed committee chairs to renounce this practice, please allow them to
• We must not condone this practice with our silence.
• If you have not asked your appointed committee chairs to renounce this practice, please allow them to
• We translated community concerns into well-researched practical solutions.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I'm committed to continuing collaboration as we move forward.
• I'm committed to continuing collaboration as we move forward.
• Just like when I had a clinical practice, I would look at that as well.
• I think it's a practical and long overdue framework.
• I was not referring to the practice of compounding, however.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• practices.
• practices then we protect our practice practices then we just<01:09:25.560><c> become</c><01:09:25.880
• </c> practices um the these are practices practices um the these are practices that<01:42:18.080><c>
• <c> a</c> practicing these practices without a practicing these practices without a license<02:59:24.040
• practices performed by healing practice practices performed by traditional<03:02:49.960><c> Hawaiian

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Health and Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard two midwifery bills, with testimony focused primarily on HB 1194. Committee chairs opened the hearing with rules for Zoom testimony and noted the bills relate to midwives. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it supported the intent of HB 1194 and offered comments. Supporters of the bill, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, argued that midwifery should remain subject to mandatory licensure to protect consumer safety, citing the state’s regulatory licensing standards and a 2025 state auditor sunset analysis. They said the bill would strengthen educational standards and public protection, and some offered clarifying amendments. Opponents argued HB 1194 would restrict access to care and fail to protect traditional, cultural, and community-based birth practices. Testifiers from the Hawaii Home Birth Task Force, the Hawaii Home Birth Collective, the Libertarian Party of Hawaii, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Pacific Birth Collective, and Papa Ola Lōkahi said the bill would limit licensure pathways, reduce access in rural and underserved areas, and burden Native Hawaiian and traditional practitioners. Several speakers said the measure could worsen Hawaii’s maternal health shortages, especially on Maui, and urged lawmakers to defer HB 1194 or instead advance HB 1328, which they said better protects practitioner access and cultural practices. The Hawaii affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives said it opposed HB 1194 because it did not align with national or state standards for certified midwives and could create conflicts with Medicaid reimbursement and prescriptive authority. The ACLU also opposed the measure, emphasizing reproductive rights, privacy, and the need to preserve apprenticeship pathways to licensure. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

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• </c> density by right, removing practical density by right, removing practical city<00:28:14.720><c>
• We appreciate the efforts of the authors and collaborators including Senators Port, Rasmuson, Balden,
• We appreciate the efforts of the authors and collaborators including Senators Port, Rasmuson, Balden,
• </c> Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative. Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative.
• Beacon is a collaborative of bill.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to make sure that we have the best practices for multilingual students, our best practices for our special
• ed students, and our best practices for students in poverty.
• to make sure that we have the best practices for multilingual students, our best practices for our special
• that we know can have an impact, whether it's bilingual practices, whether it's practices that are less
• As a practical matter, though, we really need this help.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Some of the services provided look like practical communication skills, supporting kids and families
• </c><00:03:27.120><c> communication</c><00:03:27.760><c> skills</c> look like practical communication
• skills look like practical communication skills supporting<00:03:28.959><c> kids</c><00:03:29.200><c
• So the CMDE that I mentioned is completed by a physician and advanced practice registered nurse, or a
• </c><00:41:40.400><c> process</c> it that there's a collaborative process it that there's a collaborative

Keywords: 1183, house

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• RESIDENT CARE STANDARDS, MEDICATION PRACTICES, LIMITED NURSING SERVICES AS WELL AS ALF MINIMUM TRAINING
• IT DOESN'T PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE OR PRACTICE OF AN AGENCY NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE AN AMENDMENT OR REPEAL
• THAT DEFERRING ONE MORE TIME CAN HELP NARROW DOWN ISSUES TO SEE IF THERE EVEN IS A DIFFERENCE IN PRACTICE
• THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH WATER SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO GO THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO FIGURE OUT
• AND WOULD THAT BE THE BEST USE OF YOUR TIME AFTER WORKING FOR FIVE YEARS TO COLLABORATE ON THE FINAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Well, why the need for collaboration?
• So how does this work in practice, putting together a collaborative strategy?
• So to have some collaborative things, some collateral that are collaborative, will be so helpful. ...
• collaborative things, some collateral that are collaborative, will be so helpful and such a tool for
• So thank you all for that collaboration.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission met on May 14, 2026, with a quorum present to reopen the commission’s work after a long gap. Members approved the July minutes and heard an update that a bill was moving in the Legislature to transfer the commission’s administrative home to the Office of Multimodal Commerce, with the strategic plan expected to be restarted and a consultant likely considered at a future meeting. The chair and vice chair emphasized that the commission now has stronger staffing and a clearer home for its work. The commission then repealed its July resolution that had requested a new ports and waterways infrastructure fund and identified priority projects. Members said the earlier resolution was well-intentioned but premature because the projects had not been fully vetted, LED had not been sufficiently involved, and there was no clear funding structure. They said the projects would still be considered in the broader strategic planning process, but in a more thorough and coordinated form. A major portion of the meeting focused on the collaborative marketing strategy for the five Lower Mississippi River ports, presented by Joe Toomey and Ken Erickson of Polaris, with LED’s Paige Carter confirming LED will serve as the administrative home for the plan. The presenters described a data-driven regional effort built around unity, not uniformity, to promote the ports’ combined strengths, increase trade, attract foreign direct investment, support economic growth, and strengthen funding requests. Members praised the effort as a pilot for statewide coordination, noted that the plan will live at LED, and said it should help the state present a more unified message to investors and policymakers. The commission also received an update from the navigation and safety task force. Members observed a moment of silence for the late Captain Toby Waddingney, and Steve Wall, the new NOBER president, said he would continue the work using Waddingney’s notes. Commissioners reported that several recommendations from the task force are already being implemented, including bridge air-gap sensors, GIS tools, and dredging project coordination. The meeting ended with no public comment, plans for another meeting in the next quarter, and adjournment by motion.

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• </c> disposal, and increasing collaboration disposal, and increasing collaboration with<00:03:27.880>
• ><c> Minnesota</c> working collaboratively with Minnesota working collaboratively with Minnesota DNR,
• And so, again, I guess I would say I would task the commissioner with using their best practices.
• </c> their best practices. their best practices. Senator<00:15:15.880><c> Dames.
• strengthening</c><00:56:13.880><c> the</c> practical solution by strengthening the practical solution

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• For over a decade, trial courts allowed this practice.
• In practice, some families... ...may better suit the needs of their student.
• It makes sure that we are taking practical steps to review wages and working conditions.
• This bill would make this collaboration exponentially more difficult and would likely...
• PERB for adjudicating unfair labor practice charges.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This was with that collaboration.
• </c> residences are following best practice. residences are following best practice.
• </c> really want to be more collaborative really want to be more collaborative externally<01:02:02.319
• </c> Um I'm not certain if we've collaborated Um I'm not certain if we've collaborated with<01:04:56.079
• </c><01:14:50.960><c> uh</c> feeding our future um collaboration uh feeding our future um collaboration

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This bill is a product of all of that collaborative process.
• This bill is a product of all of that collaborative process.
• This bill is a product of all of that collaborative process.
• You know, the practice has a study guide.
• You know, the practice has a practice. You know, the practice has a study<00:25:57.760><c> guide.

Keywords: Consideration of HB 139 -- 00:03:15 Consideration of HB 356 -- 00:08:48, 958, all

Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 139, which would allow a political party to replace a candidate who dies or withdraws after the filing deadline but before ballot certification. Representative Decker explained the substitute as a narrow election-related fix, and the bill was then passed by the committee on an 11-yes, 1-pass vote and sent to the full House. The committee then heard House Bill 356, which would move the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) qualification test from a once-every-four-years, Frankfort-based format to administration through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System at multiple locations and times. Representative Bridges said the Department of Revenue would still write and control the exam, KCTCS would only administer it, the fiscal note was zero, and the change would improve access and convenience without weakening standards. KCTCS said it was prepared to help if directed. Members generally agreed PVAs should be tested, but some raised concerns about test integrity, whether a broader testing network could create uneven conditions, and whether the change should instead use a smaller number of regional test sites. Others supported the bill as a common-sense way to expand access and avoid forcing candidates to wait years after missing a single test date. The committee also discussed the lack of a study guide for the exam and whether that should be addressed separately. No final vote on House Bill 356 is reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• What practical, tangible steps do you take using the data to then close the achievement gaps?
• will prioritize licensee education through training and other resources that support good business practices
• the privilege of working with ABC to bring together diverse stakeholders on responsible alcohol practices
• I look forward to continued collaboration on these important efforts. Thank you very much.
• and a fair marketplace, and that relies upon a strong ABC that enforces the laws, enforces trade practices

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments, bill referrals, rule waiver requests, and floor acknowledgments. The committee approved multiple non-appearance appointments, including Peter Briar-T to the Southern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, several appointees to the Acupuncture Board, Roy Mathur to the Board of Pilot Commissioners, and Davina Hurt to the California Water Commission; the Water Commission appointment drew a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved bill referrals, two rule waiver requests allowing guests on the Senate floor on March 16 and March 23, and floor acknowledgments, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Afterward, the committee returned to the earlier appointment of Peter Briar-T and added it to the record by roll call. The committee then heard testimony from Lillian Corral, nominated to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Corral emphasized her background as a Colombian-born immigrant and first-generation college graduate, and said her priorities would include helping students navigate a changing economy shaped by AI, improving data and digital infrastructure, supporting Vision 2030 goals, and expanding pathways to jobs. Senators questioned her about community college bachelor’s degrees, achievement gaps, dual enrollment, staffing, and her work at New America and the Open Technology Institute, focusing on privacy, student safety, age verification, TikTok, and financial aid fraud. Corral said safety and security should come first, that she supports privacy and technically feasible verification tools, and that the community college system is using identity verification, AI tools, and human review to reduce fraud. The committee voted 3-0 to advance her nomination to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Paul Tupi, nominated to lead the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Tupi described a career in law enforcement and ABC enforcement and said he would focus on public trust, timely licensing, licensee education, community responsiveness, and accountability when alcohol-related harms occur. Senators asked about enforcement against sales to minors, alcohol-related traffic deaths, delivery compliance, agency responsiveness, fund stability, and potential policy changes such as entertainment zones and cocktails-to-go. Tupi outlined ABC’s decoy, shoulder-tap, delivery decoy, and TRACE programs, and said the department also works with local agencies through grants and training. Supporters from the alcohol policy, wine, brewing, and former ABC legal communities praised his open-door approach and enforcement focus. The committee unanimously approved his nomination to move to the full Senate for confirmation.

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• But it's a group of lawyers that took it upon themselves to destroy the reputations and legal practices
• I'll give you a practical, real-world example: a person getting out of the military at 24 or 25 years
• There are also modern practical concerns.
• The amendment you see today is in collaboration with the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association to
• This has been a tried-and-true best practice in Arizona.

Bills: SB1039, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069, SB1099, SB1127, SB1148, SB1271, SB1426, SB1448

Keywords: attorney discipline, legal costs, reputation damage, state bar, court costs, fentanyl, drug offenses, narcotic drugs, criminal penalties, Arizona Revised Statutes, educational institutions, public order, disruption, concealed weapons, safety regulations, firearms, muffling devices, weapon regulations, Arizona law, public safety

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• Act for odors or fugitive dust caused by agricultural activities consistent with good agricultural practices
• We welcome the opportunity to work collaboratively in the future with the AGO and with the prime sponsor
• We will work with you, as we always do, to try to find differences, collaborate as necessary, and we'll
• For example, a new water quality rule adopted for forest practices was established on a standard based
• on no measurable change in stream temperature, and there's no practical means for working forest lands

Keywords: 904, all

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• I know that this has generated a lot of discussion, and I want to tell you that in my 38 years practicing
• And we worked with MSV and the doctors collaboratively.
• And we worked with MSV and the doctors collaboratively.
• One of the most difficult things I have in my practice is sitting across the table from somebody whose
• It's the hospitals, it's the doctors, it's their practices, right?

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• Thank you, Director Moran, also very grateful for your continued partnership collaboration.
• Currently, the only mechanism for them to step away from practice is surrender of a license, which is
• I live in tops of Maine and practice psychiatry in Maine and in New Zealand, which is a single-payer
• When I became a nurse, I agreed to care for all my patients equally and using evidence-based practice
• What I know now is that. ...with the state of Washington and as a practicing registered nurse.

Summary: The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held a public hearing on six bills, with the chair repeatedly emphasizing one-minute testimony limits because of the large number of sign-ins. The committee first heard SB 6292, which would create a joint legislative-executive committee on health care financing to study strategies for improving statewide access and coverage and report in 2027. Supporters, including the Health Care Authority, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, community health centers, carriers, and provider groups, said the bill could help the state respond to affordability and system sustainability challenges and coordinate policy work across branches of government. The committee then heard SB 6258, which would create a non-disciplinary pathway for voluntarily relinquishing certain Washington Medical Commission licenses. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would provide a humane exit option for physicians and other licensees who are medically disabled or otherwise leaving practice, without forcing them into a disciplinary process. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, and the hearing closed with 17 people signed in pro and 2 con. The committee also heard SB 6182, establishing an abortion savings program funded by a new assessment on health carriers. Supporters argued it would recapture funds originally set aside for abortion care under the ACA and protect access amid federal changes, while opponents raised concerns about hidden taxes, lack of opt-out, and the impact on premiums and conscience rights. The hearing drew very large public interest, with 245 signed in pro and 1,775 con. The committee next took testimony on SB 5947, which would establish the Washington Health Care Board and prepare a state universal health care plan contingent on federal authorization and funding. Supporters from labor, health care, tribal, and universal coverage advocacy groups said the bill would position Washington to act quickly if federal waivers become available and argued that health care should be treated as a human right; opponents warned about costs, vagueness, and government overreach. The hearing then moved to SJR 8206, a proposed constitutional amendment declaring access to affordable health care a fundamental right. Supporters framed it as an aspirational commitment and a necessary step toward universal coverage, while opponents argued the language was vague, legally risky, and could create costly obligations. Finally, the committee heard SB 5823, which would require hospitals to employ or provide access to patient advocates to help patients navigate bills, records, and appointments. Hospital and patient coalition witnesses supported the goal but asked for amendments to clarify staffing, exemptions, and scope; the hearing closed with 20 signed in pro, 792 con, and 3 other. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing.

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• I've never heard a concern over 35 years of practice that a patient's rights were violated, that medical
• We advocate for practices that prioritize health outcomes, minimize harm, and support the trust that
• We advocate for practices that arrive.
• We advocate for practices that prioritize<00:05:02.960><c> health</c><00:05:03.280><c> outcomes,</c><
• are for that what best practices are for that interaction. interaction. interaction.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: At this meeting, Senator Matt Klein and a group of Minnesota physicians and medical organizations described what they said was escalating ICE activity in and around hospitals and clinics, and argued it is deterring patients from seeking care and interfering with medical work. Speakers from emergency medicine, pediatrics, the Minnesota Medical Association, obstetrics/gynecology, and family medicine said patients are avoiding appointments, missing follow-up care, and in some cases suffering serious harm because of fear of detention or family separation. They emphasized that emergency departments and other health care settings should remain safe spaces where care is based on medical need, not immigration status. Several speakers gave examples they said showed actual patient harm, including missed prenatal and pediatric visits, delayed treatment leading to sepsis, perforated colon, burst appendix, and a patient with cancer who was detained and moved without medications. Pediatric and OB/GYN speakers focused on trauma to children and families, including fear of bringing children to appointments, requests for home births, and patients refusing transfer for higher-level care. Family medicine and emergency physicians also said staff morale is low, some workers are afraid to come in, and the situation is affecting diverse health care teams across the state. The discussion also touched on legal and policy questions. Speakers said they have tried calling police, hospital administration, and security to remove ICE agents from private patient areas, but reported that agents refused to leave. They said ICE may be allowed in public spaces but should not be in patient rooms or during private exams, and suggested there may be a role for legislation to codify best practices for law enforcement interactions in health care settings. No votes were taken; the meeting consisted of testimony, questions from reporters, and calls for collaboration and for ICE to stop enforcement activity in health care settings.

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• ... ...bring them in line with language in existing law and commission practice.
• Simply put, those professions have different investigatory and hearing practices...
• I've been practicing DUI law for nearly 23 years.
• In practice, we are the lawyers who get to help people with alcohol problems by connecting them with
• In practice, the law serves as a deterrent, shifting behavior before dangerous impairment occurs.

Bills: HB2220, HB2362

Keywords: criminal justice training commission, CJTC, law enforcement training, peace officer certification, decertification, corrections officer certification, tribal police certification, police accountability, police oversight, public safety, academy training, in-service training, continuing education, use of force, misconduct investigations, disciplinary hearings, administrative law judge, hearing panel, law enforcement standards, background investigations

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• We are looking forward to keeping that collaboration and hopefully linking our system together in the
• So moving away from fossil fuel with this practical approach, we really advocate."
• So moving away from fossil fuel with this practical approach, we really advocate.
• Hall for all of his work and collaboration on this bill.
• As a result, here we are needing practical solutions that maintain reliability and protect jobs.

Bills: HB2272, HB2285, HB2296

Keywords: ski areas, winter sports, terminology update, recreation, regulatory changes, carbon capture, clean energy, environmental regulation, sustainability, green technology, distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, energy policy, 904, all