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• In other business, a request for a study of fiscal impact statements was withdrawn.
• You mentioned sponsored research. Is there some follow-up on that?
• Where is the research, the paper, the documentation?
• I'm thinking research like we did in graduate school or post-grad.
• I believe sponsored research now reviews all such expenditures for eligibility.

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• TODAY'S PANEL BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS WHO ARE NOT ONLY STUDYING AI BUT ACTIVELY DEPLOYING IT.
• RESEARCH IS IN ORDER TO INTERFACE WITH IT AND HR AND SUPPORT WITH THE CAMPUS.
• IT IS BASED ON RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION.
• IN OUR RESEARCH AREAS, WE HAVE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN MATERIAL SCIENCE, MODERN
• HOW WE USE IT WITH THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH?

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• Cotterada's done a study. This is not a new study.
• I would be remiss if I did not add that TPCA studied but could not support regulation for many TPCA studied
• I'm a public health researcher with 18 years of experience conducting research on the marketing, regulation
• So, again, TPCA, we studied this.
• 47 researchers over the past two bienniums, and the research they're conducting is really trying to

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• talk about the study. talk about the study.
• And then it wouldn't be a good research study without saying that we need to do more research.
• that<00:23:51.200> we research study without saying that we research study without saying
• need to do more research. need to do more research.
• legislative study from leading study legislative study from California<00:49:10.040> uh<00:49

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• Charles All, Vice President of Policy and Research at the Kentucky Chamber; Sarah Vanover, policy and
• and Research at the Kentucky Chamber. and Research at the Kentucky Chamber.
• In House Joint Resolution 50, we call for a study to look at the regulatory relief for child care.
• And I Hopefully that study on the frame.
• <00:50:45.320> include And key elements of the study include And key elements of the study

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• for research in the most recently completed biennium, and five cents for each dollar expended for research
• of the thresholds of 140 research degrees and $100 million in research?
• the dollars coming in to help support the research enterprise because we do give graduate research waivers
• Research dollars, if we do better on research dollars, you're going to get another bonus on that.
• Research dollars, if we do better on research dollars, you're going to get another bonus on that.

Summary: The committee met to discuss higher education funding and capital building policy. Members first heard an update from NDUS Deputy Commissioner Lisa Johnson on low-producing academic programs. She described a proposed board policy using a five-year rolling window and thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, with programs flagged for three consecutive review periods going to the board. Possible outcomes would include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the review would account for program costs, service to other students, workforce demand, and the difference between inactivation and termination. Johnson said the board would consider broader factors and that campuses already do detailed program analysis. Several members also asked about cost savings and staffing impacts from program terminations, and Johnson said the board would try to provide more information later. The committee then received a report on the Capital Building Fund from Jamie Wilkie. He reviewed the program’s history, matching requirements, and recent uses, noting that about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with most going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Members discussed whether the program is reducing deferred maintenance and requested updated systemwide data on deferred maintenance and campus space utilization. Wilkie said the board is considering a new study to update deferred maintenance figures, which are based on information more than 12 years old. He also reported that several institutions have used current biennium funds for projects such as residence hall renovations, health sciences housing, generators, and building repairs. Later, the committee began a detailed walkthrough of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and also revise the capital building fund structure. The draft would use fall enrollment FTEs, add completion incentives for degrees in in-demand fields, and create a separate research funding component for UND and NDSU tied to doctoral completions and external research expenditures. Members raised concerns about the use of older data in the formula, the treatment of waivers, the weighting of professional and health sciences programs, and the use of CIP codes to define CTE and education incentives. The bill draft would also combine capital building fund tiers, broaden eligible uses for deferred maintenance and legislatively authorized projects, change matching requirements, repeal the old formula chapter and the capital pool, and transfer funds from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund into the capital building fund. No final votes were taken during the portion provided; the meeting was primarily discussion and review.

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• they've done, and for other activities. ...things they've said in class, for research they've done,
• From BRAA's internal research, a JOP eviction can take between five to ten days.
• There's not been a study done as far as the actual impact.
• There's not been a study done as far as the actual impact.
• There's not been a study done as far as the actual impact.

Summary: The committee first approved the May 5 minutes and then heard House Bill 578, which would define sex in Louisiana law as biological sex, replace references to gender with sex in various statutes and forms, and direct the Law Institute to make conforming changes. Supporters from the governor’s office said the bill would bring clarity and consistency, while opponents argued it could create conflicts with existing law and weaken protections tied to gender identity. After debate, the committee reported HB 578 favorably. Members then considered House Bill 1250, a measure aimed at aerospace-related litigation. The bill would allow a special motion to strike certain claims against aerospace flight entities when the claims are preempted by federal law. Senators raised concerns that the language was broad enough to affect airports, airlines, contractors, and even unrelated incidents, and the author said he was willing to work on narrowing amendments. The committee nevertheless reported HB 1250 favorably. House Bill 718, dealing with liability protections for private airstrips used for recreation, was amended to narrow its scope and then reported favorably, while House Bill 163, a narrower related airstrip bill, was voluntarily deferred so the committee could work from the other measure. The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 61, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to review possible conflicts between the constitution and statutes on expropriation. House Bill 180, defining foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries for a proposed constitutional amendment, and House Bill 192, a constitutional amendment barring foreign adversaries from expropriating land in Louisiana, were both reported favorably. House Bill 1008, which sets out academic freedom and whistleblower protections for higher education, was rejected on a roll-call vote after concerns about its scope and limits on university discipline. House Bill 638, a prompt-payment bill for contractors, was set aside while amendments were being located. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 71, which would extend existing liability protections for justified use of force to properly trained armed security guards. The author and the Board of Private Security Examiners said security officers receive training and often face dangerous situations, but opponents argued the bill would give too much protection to personnel with far less training than law enforcement and could shield bad shootings. After debate, the committee voted to defer HB 71. The last measure discussed was House Bill 1082, which would change venue rules for lawsuits involving the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System so actions by the system would be filed where the employer is located; the author said the bill was meant to help small municipalities, and members indicated they were open to narrowing amendments.

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• <00:24:05.280> the establishing a committee to study the establishing a committee to study
• So, I'd like to see a study better.
• It needs to be studied rules on this.
• Representative KTO said that all avenues would be looked at in the study committee.
• <00:57:39.200> and research and research and your<00:57:41.280> information<00:57:41.760

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Summary: The committee first took up a Senate message on HB 179, relative to hazardous waste accident fees. Members reviewed the Senate amendment, which would cap the daily non-payment penalty at no more than $1,000 per day and limit the cumulative penalty to 25% of the cost, with no additional daily penalty if the responsible party is following an agreed payment plan. Members discussed the change from the committee’s earlier version, which had allowed penalties up to 100% of the damages, and agreed the revised language was reasonable. The committee voted to concur with the Senate amendment and indicated the bill could be placed on consent. The committee then recessed SB 302, requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners, because a late request for an additional change had not yet been fully reviewed. It next voted on SB 229, relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat. Supporters said the bill would expand retail access to these meats, support New Hampshire farms, and improve food security. Members also noted the Department of Agriculture did not object, that the bill would remove a sunset and keep more workable inspection rules in place, and that the animals involved are largely from closed herds. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 229 and agreed to place it on consent. Finally, the committee considered SB 50, establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities. Members described disturbing testimony about missing, injured, or dead dogs and the lack of clear oversight, licensing, or even a reliable list of kennels in the state. They discussed possible study topics including licensing, inspection authority, standards, penalties, and protections for both pet owners and boarding operators, including disclosure of medical conditions. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 50 and also agreed to place it on consent. After the executive sessions, the committee heard a presentation from the New Hampshire Food Alliance on the state’s first food and agriculture strategic plan, introduced by director Nicole Cardwell, with participation from advisory committee members including Rep. Bixby and Commissioner Sean Jasper.

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• It relies on the black robe effect, which is not backed by research.
• It relies on the black robe effect, which is not backed by research.
• Medical study after medical study shows that when we make the switch to daylight saving time, heart..
• Medical study after medical study shows that when we make the switch to daylight saving time, heart attacks
• This is not beneficial for their health or their studies in school.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on mental health access, preventive care, health care costs, detention oversight, and daylight saving time. SB 989 would streamline Care Court referrals by allowing first responders to ask county behavioral health agencies to review and file petitions; supporters, especially firefighters and families, said the current process is too burdensome, while Disability Rights California and other opponents argued Care Court is coercive and unproven. SB 1089, as amended, would direct CalRx/HHS to help distribute GLP-1 medications more broadly and more affordably; the author described her own experience with the drugs, and the bill drew support from medical and life sciences groups with no opposition. SB 1309 would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically appropriate lung cancer screening follow-up care; cancer advocates and survivors strongly supported it, while health plans and insurers opposed it as costly and said the bigger problem is low initial screening rates. The committee also heard SB 1284, which would require DHCS to report large employers whose workers are enrolled in Medi-Cal and estimate taxpayer costs, framed by supporters as a transparency measure about corporate reliance on public coverage. SCR 7, urging permanent standard time for health reasons, passed with support from medical groups and no opposition. SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, would create statewide inspection and enforcement standards for large involuntary residential facilities, including private immigration detention centers and certain youth facilities; supporters cited unsafe and inhumane conditions, while county probation officials objected to duplicative oversight for secure youth treatment facilities. The committee took votes on each measure, and the bills and resolution advanced, with SB 1309 and SB 1284 moving on amended and the others also reported out; the consent calendar was approved as well.

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• <00:42:25.359> So, to a hundred research projects. So, to a hundred research projects.
• One mass is the cross- researchers.
• researchers.
• The study will identify the problems that need to be solved and who needs to help solve them.
• The partners in this study include all the entities we expect will be needed to solve those problems,

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• It shouldn't come as a surprise, but studies show that marriage rates are declining.
• Research shows that children who grow up in married parent households fare better across multiple age
• Our research shows that the poverty rate for married parent families in Texas is around 7.7%, while the
• For lack of a better word, we're all gagged and sealed, and we can't interfere with this research per
• The science there is, without dispute, the ACE studies, these long-term studies that...

Bills: HB168, HB 1044, HB1534, HB1914, HB2240, HB2530, HB3284, HB3395, HB3515, HB3783, HB4034, HB4213, HB168

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• University of California, Davis, Research Associate, National Library of Economic Research, and Brian
• I'm going to share some insights from our research.
• So if you look at research on the earlier, the 2018, 2019 waves of tariffs.
• And I think that study needs to be done.
• Who could effectuate that study?

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• We were the subject, you know, there were studies commissioned by the State Bar.
• As a result of that, some studies were done.
• Going through the process of research...
• I'm trying to do some quick research up here and find out what the 10 charges are.
• Do some quick research up here and find out what the 10 charges are.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules established a quorum and first approved several items without required appearances, including the appointments of Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California, along with references of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard testimony on two State Bar of California appointments requiring appearance: George Cardona, J.D., for Chief Trial Counsel, and Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director. Cardona described his first four years as chief trial counsel, emphasizing reforms after the Girardi matter, including stronger conflict-of-interest and gift rules, tighter trust-account investigations, more data tracking, and efforts to reduce case backlogs and discipline disparities. Senators questioned him about the John Eastman disbarment case, the office’s role and jurisdiction, racial and Latino discipline disparities, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing vacancies, and the use of AI in pleadings and internal work. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 3-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate. Enderton Speed said she sought the executive director role to help restore public trust, strengthen discipline and admissions, and address the February 2025 bar exam problems. Senators asked about the State Bar’s budget deficit, hiring freeze, long-term fiscal stability, the bar exam audit and litigation, safeguards against conflicts and gifts, and the decision to move the February exam largely remote before returning to in-person administration for July. Public witnesses also supported her confirmation, citing leadership, accessibility, and a focus on core functions. The committee voted 5-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The meeting ended with remarks honoring Senator Jones on his final day on the committee and a cake presentation before adjournment to executive session.

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• In a 2022 study, uh, 27% of American patients have undergone care with uncertainty that they can pay
• And so would you say that would be equal to what a psychiatrist would study?
• Did you submit that research to this committee? I'm unaware if we did.
• I would like to see that research.
• In fact, I was reading this weekend and one study points to a 162% increase.

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• Has there been any research or study done or a survey given to the donors to see if they were willing
• Okay, so no formal studies have been done. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.
• Research shows that access to financial services and support is the most likely priority.
• In fact, a 2024 study by the Texas Violence and Injury...
• A 2019 study conducted by TCFV found that 71% Needed assistance finding housing.

Bills: HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158

Keywords: housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing

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• Will there be an evaluation process after the study, after the pilot?
• Decades of research shows that doula care is associated with lower rates of preterm birth and cesarean
• She passed that, and Senator Rouson passed a bill last year for ACCA to do a study on sickle cell.
• She passed that and Senator Roussin passed a bill last year for ACCA to do a study on sickle sale.
• Okay, we'll do some research and back to fill that in for us. Is there any objection? I hope not.

Bills: S0036, S0864, S0268, S0844, S0514, S1404, S0914, S1758

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, uterine fibroids, public records, health privacy, epidemiology, medical information, emergency department, physicians, privacy, personal information, sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, pain management, controlled substances, prescribing education, continuing medical education

Summary: The committee first considered SB 268, a public records exemption for emergency physicians. Senator Rodriguez’s strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and testimony from an emergency physician described threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. Members then heard SB 514, creating the Dula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women affected by substance use disorder. Senator Osgood explained the pilot would provide non-medical doula support and data collection, and an amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and complement medical providers. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also approved SB 36 on use of professional nursing titles after extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be allowed to use “doctor” in clinical settings, with concerns raised about patient confusion and the need for clearer identification. The bill was amended to align with the House version and then reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee next approved SB 864, a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data, after a technical amendment setting a July 1, 2026 effective date; Senator Sharif said the exemption is needed so the Department of Health can collect sensitive data for the related research bill. SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain licensed physicians and nurses, was also reported favorably after emotional testimony from patients and advocates describing delayed care and bias. Later, the committee approved SB 1404 on memory care, after a strike-all amendment creating a new memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or provide specialized memory care services, while allowing optional supportive services without the new license. Supporters from the senior living industry backed the clarification. The committee then passed SB 914, which clarifies that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling, after an amendment adjusting supervision and continuing education language. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad Medicaid and SNAP reform bill that would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose Medicaid work requirements for certain able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services, modernize drug purchasing and prior authorization, and require SNAP fraud-reduction measures. Several amendments were adopted, and members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, EBT card photo identification, and due process concerns; debate continued as the transcript ended.

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• So we're just looking to move that to an interim study. Questions? That to an interim study.
• There is opposition to this study.
• the interim study.
• We would have to do a greater in-depth study.
• Congratulations, your study is passed. Thank you.

Summary: The committee first approved special expenses incurred by the committee, then took up interim study proposals. ISP 2025-069, sponsored by Representative Perry and presented by Representative Eaton, would move collection of sales tax on motor vehicles from the current post-purchase registration process to the point of sale at dealerships. Committee members and DFA discussed the current 60-day registration/tax payment window, possible fiscal and programming impacts on DFA, the added administrative burden on dealers, verification and audit issues, and concerns about whether the change would improve or complicate tax collection. After questions, the committee voted to send the proposal to research/interim study. The committee then considered ISP 2025-071, from Representative Ray, based on House Bill 1636, which would phase out the state excise tax on soda over five years if revenue triggers were met. Representative Ray explained the tax revenue supports the Medicaid trust fund and said the proposal was intended to continue discussion after the bill failed on the House floor in the regular session. Members asked about the annual revenue generated, the trust fund’s other revenue sources, and whether the revenue would be replaced. DFA was asked to provide additional information on how withdrawals from the Medicaid trust fund are authorized and whether the legislature has oversight. The committee then approved the proposal for interim study and adjourned.

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• Finally, the bill does have to have an actuarial study, or the COLA, excuse me, before it is granted.
• s actuary produced four cost studies. Those options range from $30 million to $366 million.
• So this bill is a study bill.
• But this is a study. It makes sense. I would move the bill. Okay, we have a motion.
• Connie Tan, and I'm a research manager at Stop AAPI Hate.

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• So, I think that studying is great.
• So, I think that studying is great.
• I think that doing a detailed study is a I think that doing a detailed study is a states.
• going to be coming out with a a study going to be coming out with a a study detailing<00:36:38.079
• research and development uh tax, right? research and development uh tax, right?

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• I am the House DFL researcher. researcher. researcher. Hello<00:02:46.720> everyone.
• Matt Burrus with House Research.
• Burrus with House Research. Burrus with House Research.
• Tom Cheetah, Senate GOP Research, and Danny Gillis, Senate DFL Research. So, Mr.
• > search<01:16:31.520> charge first study studies a search charge first study studies a

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