Bills: HB146, HB322, HB469, HB1183, HB1481, HB1509, HB1510, HB1511, HB1514, HB1515, HB1516, HB1520, HB1522, HB1524, HB1531, HB1535, HB1548, HB1550, HB1559, HB1573, HB1574, HB1590, HB1593, HB1601, HB1603, HB1615, HB1628, HB1643, HB1644, HB1645, HB1648, HB1663, HB1667, HB1671, HB1678, HB1679, HB1682, HB1688, HB1691, HB1692, HB1695, HB1696, HB1697, HB1716, HB1721, HB1724, HB1725, HB1728, HB1730, HB1733, HB1737, HB1738, HB1739, HB1740, HB1741, HB1742, HB1752, HB1753, HB1764, HB1768, HB1769, HB1777, HB1782, HB1790, HB1799, HB1810, HB1823, HB1824, HB1832, HB1839, HB1840, HB1844, HB1845, HB1850, HB1851, HB1858, HB1860, HB1864, HB1870, HB1873, HB1875, HB1877, HB1878, HB1880, HB1881, HB1886, HB1888, HB1890, HB1892, HB1893, HB1898, HB1921, HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

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• One is brought up the question of certification. I think we've got about...
• So, I interpret that as working on a career and certification license. or taking an AP course or a dual
• And even under SBT. two ESAs can already pay for obtaining an LVN certificate, correct? Yes.
• Requires administrators to notify the State Board of Educator Certification if a candidate design was
• Requires notification to the State Board of Educators. certification regarding educators who process,

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• There were changes made to the qualifications for certification...
• There were changes made to the qualifications for certification, and those are incorporated into that
• These rules are enacted regarding the certification of community health workers in Arkansas.
• These rules are enacted regarding the certification of community health workers in Arkansas pursuant
• These proposed new rules are the rules pertaining to doula certification? Apologize.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a long agenda of agency rule changes, beginning with housekeeping on the order of business and then taking up rules from multiple state agencies. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s odometer disclosure rule allowing electronic signatures and disclosures, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and recreational parks, lead-based paint, counseling licensure, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental specialties and compacts, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, medical compacts, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these were described as technical updates, conformity with recent acts, federal standards, or compact participation, and nearly all were approved without objection after brief questions and, in many cases, no public comment. The committee also reviewed Department of Labor and Licensing rules on minimum wage/independent contractor standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements for ATV/LSV dealers, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting and retention programs. Testimony generally emphasized that the rules implemented recent legislation, updated fees or licensing standards, or streamlined existing processes. Members asked a few questions about fee structures, the rationale for regulating professional wrestling, and how the National Guard’s public-private partnership and incentive programs would work; the department said the recruiting incentives would be funded from existing appropriations and were intended to improve retention and force strength. These rules were also approved without objection. The most extensive discussion came on the Department of Education’s Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program rule. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify allowable expenses, and speed approval of core educational purchases. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting certain sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting phone purchases except for disability-related needs, setting a $1,000 threshold for additional review of technology purchases, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about safeguards, appeals, sports equipment, provider credentialing, rural vendor access, and whether the department would be flexible or overly restrictive. The department said it would review every request, provide written explanations for denials, allow appeals up to the State Board, and refer suspected fraud to prosecutors if necessary. After hearing from 13 members of the public, the committee continued to discuss the rule, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the EFA rule is shown.

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• The certification resolutions adopted.
• President, I move certification >> Mr.
• The certification >> 34 eyes's no nays.
• President, I move certification >> Mr.
• The certification >> 33 eyes. No. The certification resolutions<00:22:29.440> adopted.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• , on lines 1.9, means the certificate that must be issued by the commissioner of Transportation, since
• And then also the next item that we deal with talks about the transfer credit certificate, and it then
• um and which and it then certificate um and which and it then proceeds<00:32:35.960> on<00:32
• and the process by credit certificate and the process by which<00:32:42.080> the<00:32:42.320
• process by the Department certification process by the Department of of of Transportation<00:34:39.240

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , to roll the certification into the existing Health Facilities infrastructure.
• Certification would be rolled into the existing Health Facilities infrastructure.
• Mr. or excuse me, Representative Wer, would you support a $1,000 certification fee per site?
• When this bill began as a certification bill, it was intended to stand up a certification requirement
• <00:58:06.440> is certain type where certification is certain type where certification is

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Division 3 Finance held a work session to move through five bills before noon, noting one member’s early departure and adjusting the order of bills accordingly. The first item, HB 54, would allow some alternative treatment centers in the medical cannabis system to operate for profit. Members discussed a fiscal note showing a one-time $133,000 cost, which was described as a Division 1 budget item to be handled through HB 2 rather than directly in Division 3. After discussion about keeping Division 1 informed and the distinction between retaining a bill versus funding it, the committee voted unanimously to retain HB 54 for further finance work and conversion into HB 2. The committee then took up HB 547, concerning reimbursement to counties for enhanced FMAP funds during the COVID period. The chair summarized the issue as federal enhanced Medicaid matching funds that were received by the state before authority existed to pass them through to counties, creating a disputed amount owed to counties. County representatives said the money should have gone to counties and clarified the relevant time period, while the department did not take a position. The chair proposed retaining the bill and moving it into HB 2, with discussion of a possible four-year repayment structure in equal annual installments. The committee agreed to retain the bill for continued work in the budget process. During the HB 547 discussion, members also clarified the fiscal and accounting details, including that the fiscal note had not been widely available and that some figures in the note should be treated as county revenue rather than county expenditure. Testimony explained that the enhanced FMAP increased from 50 percent to 56.2 percent, and that the state’s and counties’ shares of claims were affected by the timing of the federal change and the later state authorization. The committee emphasized that the issue was complex and budget-dependent, and that retaining the bill would allow further negotiation and incorporation into HB 2 rather than immediate final action.

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• AB 1143, Bennett, home hardening certification program: do pass out with Republicans not voting.
• AB 1143, Bennett, home hardening certification program: do pass out with Republicans not voting.
• AB 429, Davies, AOD program certification: hold in committee.
• AB 1187, Celeste Rodriguez, firearm safety certificates: holding committee.
• AB 531, Rogers, geothermal plant certification: do pass out on an A roll call.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.

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• However, Texas law does not currently require licenses or personal identification certificates issued
• Under Texas law, either a license or a personal identification certificate may be used to satisfy. the
• Senate Bill 964 resolves this issue by requiring that licenses and personal identification certificates
• Online, but they would be able to come into the driver's license office and present their certificate
• We see everything else, the requirements for licensure, all the certifications—we do absolutely believe

Bills: HB5097, HB5513, SB523, SB857, SB964, SB1101, SB2143, SB2332, SB2383, HB 1108

Keywords: criminal history, background checks, government code, licensing, information access, rural law enforcement, child care grants, community support, law enforcement retention, advisory committee, SB 523, Texas driver’s license, alternative address, residential address, confidential address, address confidentiality, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Transportation Code, Section 521.1211

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• allow me to go get my birth certificate allow me to go get my birth certificate from<01:21:11.679
• certificate.
• So this says a copy of your birth certificate.
• , not the photocopy of the birth certificate.
• So this says a copy of your birth certificate.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• modifying the term one-year certificate modifying the term one-year certificate of<00:06:27.680>
• modifies the term one-year certificate modifies the term one-year certificate of<00:06:55.199>
• towards the certification? towards the certification?
• <00:23:43.600> It a specific certification levels. It a specific certification levels.
• program in a chemistry certification program in a chemistry certification But<00:28:40.000> it

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They need the certification.
• They need the certification.
• They need the certification.
• They need the certification.
• They need the certification.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <02:51:58.800> coordinator we have one certification coordinator we have one certification
• 5,000 just about 4,840 certificates uh 5,000 just about 4,840 certificates uh just<03:37:39.040>
• health certificate or official certificate<03:38:01.160> of<03:38:01.319> transfer<03:
• <03:50:19.159> and certification and certification and inspection<03:50:21.840> um<03:50
• quantity generator self-certification quantity generator self-certification program<04:42:53.600

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work. The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain. The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.

Transcript Highlights:

• These are the various elements here of the national certification, the bachelor's degree, and academic
• Six and a half years, if you want all three board certifications together.
• Our credentials are certified, and certifications are standardized.
• And that certification is there to continue their competency as they practice, and that certification
• There are available programs as well as post-master's certificates. Thank you very much.

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• We have supported nearly 300 tribal members with tuition assistance for vocational certificates and college
• And finally, we have a—not sure if you're familiar with the certification process, but the RG STAR certification
• They're all required to complete RG STAR certification or training and maintain their certification through

Summary: The joint hearing of the Senate Business, Trade, and Economic Development Committee and the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee focused on proposed amendments to the tribal-state gaming compacts for the Tulalip Tribes and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. Washington State Gambling Commission staff explained the compact approval process under IGRA and said the parties had reached tentative agreement; the commission and ex officio members will take public comment and vote at an August 28 special meeting on whether to forward the compacts to the governor or return them for further negotiation. Tulalip Chairman Hazen Chappell described the tribe’s long history of gaming in Washington and emphasized that gaming revenues support governmental services, jobs, charitable giving, and community support. Commission advisor Johnny Bray said the Tulalip restated compact consolidates 12 prior amendments, reorganizes and updates appendices, removes some outdated provisions, and includes higher wager limits, jackpot sharing, and the option to increase player terminal allocation in stages. Chappell also noted the tribe’s ongoing responsible gaming efforts and community support, including aid for wildfire-affected families. For the Cowlitz Tribe, Chairman William Ayala and Ilani Casino President Kara Fox LaRose described the tribe’s history, community programs, and the resort’s growth. The proposed sixth amendment would raise gaming station wager limits up to $1,000, create a special higher-limit player process with financial suitability and anti-money-laundering checks, strengthen responsible gaming signage and marketing requirements, allow temporary gaming areas, and adjust TLS ticket pricing through the most favored nation process. Committee members asked about self-exclusion and credit practices; Cowlitz gaming officials said hundreds of people have used the self-exclusion program and that higher-limit play is tied to substantial credit/front-money requirements. No votes were taken at the hearing, and the meeting ended with closing remarks and adjournment.

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• by Hayes relating to the fees changed by certain property owners association for the resale of certificates
• and updates of resale certificates or for the Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
• Institutions of higher education requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete certificate
• license, commercial driver's license, commercial learner's permit, and personal identification certificates
• HB 2555 by Allen relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of bilingual education certificate

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• 2504 by Hayes really. to the fees changed by certain property owners associations for the resale certificates
• and upseats of resale certificates or for the committee on.
• Requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete certificate or degree program using courses
• license, commercial driver's license, commercial learner's permit, and personal identification certificates
• HB 2555 by Alan relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of bilingual education certificate

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• certificate certificate after<01:36:36.600> leaving<01:36:36.880> an<01:36:37.000>
• He doesn't have certificate is baby boy.
• Senator Gustafson, does your legal name match your birth certificate?
• Senator Heineman, does your legal name match your birth certificate?
• can bring your marriage certificate." can bring your marriage certificate." aren't<02:01:25.800>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Assistant Commissioner, what are certificates of participation then?
• certificates of participation then? certificates of participation then?
• Certificates of participation question.
• For certificates of supporting the debt.
• <01:07:57.039> of appropriation bonds, certificates of appropriation bonds, certificates of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Certain kinds of certifications.
• Representative, every certification will be looked at... ...will be followed carefully.
• So this is simply talking about refraining certification and teacher preparation programs.
• But there is certification in various statutes throughout our. statutes. Representative Gantt.
• Is there a pathway that would lead them to professional certification under? this new language?

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• And then a little bit of teacher certification fees.
• A portion of our budget is funded by teacher certification fees.
• There's alternative certification.
• You can do that with certification, you can do it without certification. But those are important.
• We want to grow with the new certification.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all