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• Requires all state building construction begun on or after 7/1/2026 to provide at least one universal
• throughout the state.
• This is state facilities.
• This is state facilities.
• This is state facilities.

Bills: SB2094

Keywords: toxic chemicals, environmental action levels, public notice, environmental safety, pollution control, Hawaii State Constitution, public participation, government transparency, environmental health, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted. The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests. The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.

Bills: SJR7, SB261

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Bills: SJR7, SB261

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Bills: SJR7, SB261

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Bills: HB0003, HB0004

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, medical assistance, birthing centers, Medicaid, Wyoming, 916, all

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• licensed by the state.

Bills: HB0003, HB0004

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, medical assistance, birthing centers, Medicaid, Wyoming, 916, all

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• So SB 1376 is a bill seeking to address the shortage of genetic counselors in our state.
• So SB 1376 is a bill seeking to address the shortage of genetic counselors in our state.
• bill would establish an education grant program to support students pursuing a career in genetics at state
• universities who are helping Florida meet the current and future demand of the rapidly growing genomic
• I remember back when we didn't even license genetic counselors in the state of Florida.

Bills: S1376, S1570

Keywords: genetic counseling, education grants, state universities, faculty recruitment, student financial assistance, missing persons, special needs, autism, search-and-rescue, Florida, voluntary program, funding

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and first considered SB 1376, which would create an education grant program to help address Florida’s shortage of genetic counselors by supporting students in genetics programs at state universities. Senator Burgess described genetic counselors’ roles in oncology, prenatal care, rare diseases, and other clinical settings, and noted Florida’s limited number of licensed counselors. The committee adopted an amendment requiring graduate programs to be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling and to show sufficient clinical training capacity. Members spoke in support, and CS/SB 1376 was reported favorably by roll call vote. After a brief recess, the committee took up SB 1570, which would revive Project Leo, a prior Florida program that helped locate missing persons with special needs who are at high risk of wandering or elopement. President Gates explained that the bill would allow participating CARD centers to work with local sheriff’s offices to provide voluntary tracking devices and included $1 million in nonrecurring funding. Senators Berman and Harrell supported the measure, citing the dangers of wandering, especially for individuals with developmental disabilities or autism, and the importance of preventing drownings and other tragedies. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. No other business was raised, no senators requested to be recorded on the bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• I attend Arizona State University, and I am from Mesa, Arizona. All right. Thank you. Kiana. Mr.
• I go to Arizona State University, and I am honored to be here. Thank you, sir. Mr.
• This is my first legislative session, and I attend Arizona State University. Thank you.
• This is my first legislative session and I attend Arizona State University. Thank you. Mr.
• the state for a violation of state or local law.

Bills: SB1055, SB1065

Keywords: immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, veterans, military health, mental health treatment, funding allocation, 1182, all

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• I love our public institutions, our libraries, our state parks, our universities.
• After graduating high school, I enrolled at Texas State University, a public university, um, where I
• into our state.
• been injured to enforce a state law without state supervision?
• the laws of the state.

Bills: HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy

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• I love our friends in Washington, but this bill might take a year and a half to negotiate in Washington
• It's certainly hard for the state, without an adjustment for the state dollars, to level up the cost
• I currently serve as the Director of Educator Preparation at Tarleton State University.
• Up to the state base.
• By the state for any of the extra at the state base. Right, so you need that.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• That come with state funding.
• state.
• All of our non-federal funds come from the state, which means you, our state legislature, are the only
• The state is struggling with that.
• You're your state representative. Yes, sir.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• section to that that will give them some more teeth and a way for them to be able to go across the state
• and be able to go across the state and bring some of the bad actors to justice.

Bills: HB297, HB587

Keywords: cash transactions, money transmission, regulatory compliance, criminal penalties, Alabama Securities Commission, information technology, auditors, financial institutions, cybersecurity, certifications, state regulations, 1136, house, all

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• Someway, you’ll get pockets around the state of people coming in with complaints.
• , and so I hope that represents the state of Texas well.
• Generally, in other states, staff pay is based on the executive director's pay.
• I'm the presiding officer of the Texas State Dental Board.
• Yu stated.

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

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• Thank you for the state board.
• We bought it from the state of Washington for $1.00 in 1991, and it's served as the backbone of our claims
• Bush State Office Building.
• Add Texas State University System to the list of agencies authorized to purchase aircraft.
• Many were concerned that the state has shifted the entire... the burden of the state board's remediation

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

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• In fiscal year 2023. $15.8 million in prize fees was collected by the state and 12.6% spent by the state
• And in that, you don't use state.
• . state.
• Currently, the state.
• The state needs to take him.

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

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• Not only through the state, but also the federal government.
• And I assume that this match of federal funds and state funds.
• So, you know, the state does some really cool things. The feds built it. Now it'd be a state.
• We've been able to work with other states and expand it to 10 other states, so there's 11 of us now sharing
• We have nine wine trails across the state. state of Texas, and of that $20 billion, the vast majority

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

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• . the state.
• acres of state lands.
• Federal issue, state issue?
• It's what the state needs to have done for the state, and so we're doing the work.
• If the state is going to address it, it's a huge issue for the state of Texas.

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

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• From the state.
• So there's no state law prohibition against using state funds either in real time or state funds that
• The State Board for Educators...
• Kansas has just put in a pitch, and Washington State is in the process of building one.
• on fewer state funds.

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

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• We also help lead the collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory and California State University
• Next, we have Tarleton State University. Thank you very much.
• So, Corpus Christi and Tarleton State are the two largest universities there.
• The report ranks Texas A&M University-Kingsville among the top ten universities in the state for social
• Universities in the state and region.

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

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• What is the impact of adding Angelo State University and Midwestern State?
• And so, as a state university, I...
• At every state university, if you go to a state university, you are on scholarship from the people of
• University in the United States, and the lowest, of course, in the state of Texas.
• Now we'll call up Sam Houston State University and Sam Houston State University College of Medicine,

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