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• that appropriation and established a dedicated fund for gifts and donations to be used for the procurement
• When this bill came to us, it was to set up a study committee on state procurement of food for local
• But we also found an advisory committee on state procurement that hasn't met in at least three years.
• that hasn't met in at state procurement that hasn't met in at least<01:15:41.600> three<01:15
• Speaker, if I know that this law prevents discriminatory housing practices against protected classes

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• Members, I'd like to continue the practice of reserving questions until the end of each testimony.
• This is a mutually beneficial solution to provide those practical hours while they can.
• And hopefully, we learn what best practices are.
• This legitimizes that and makes the law consistent with existing practice.
• So there may be guardrails and good practices... This is in place in San Antonio now.

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• So the procurement process for those consultants involve, again, the sponsor.
• So the<00:04:23.919> procurement<00:04:24.560> process<00:04:24.960> for<00:04:25.199
• > those the procurement process for those the procurement process for those consultants<00:04:
• Um, we prepared a schedule that would start with the development of the scope, go through the procurement
• process, and I think this is procurement process, and I think this is probably<00:56:20.079> at

Bills: SF0050, SF0068, SF0084, HB0087, HB0029, HB0061, HB0090

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development

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• To be clear, this committee, we're very appreciative that you all desired the training on state procurement
• <00:10:45.079> laws<00:10:45.680> and federal funds and procurement laws and federal
• funds and procurement laws and regulations<00:10:46.760> as<00:10:46.880> it<00:10:47.079
• for our staff to help them learn the process more and help them in multiple different areas of procurement
• So Finance uses this National Institute of Government Procurement as well for training opportunities.

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Summary: The committee approved the January 14 minutes and then considered a large agenda of contracts, including personal services contracts, amendments, memoranda of agreement, and Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program items. The chair noted the agenda contained 240 items and emphasized the need for transparency in how contract approvals work. Several items were pulled for questions, while the rest were approved without objection. The first major discussion involved seven contingency-fee contracts for the Attorney General’s office. Committee members asked about the apparent $20 million maximum per contract, and staff explained that the amount was a ceiling, not a guarantee, and that under the statutory waterfall in KRS 45A.717 a $20 million fee would require roughly $355 million returned to the Commonwealth. Staff also said the new batch included some new firms, that these contracts are being handled in 6- to 12-month batches, and that no money had yet been spent from the prior cycle. The committee then approved those contracts. Members also questioned a Cabinet for Health and Family Services training contract, which officials said was needed because Finance provides only Kentucky-specific training, while the outside vendor offers broader procurement and federal-funds training; the committee approved that item. A University of Kentucky capital project contract for the State Capitol exterior renovation was approved after questions about the open-ended date, total project cost, and expected completion, with staff saying the overall project is projected for substantial completion by the end of 2026 and final warranty work could extend into 2027. A DCBS amendment for SSI eligibility determinations for children in out-of-home care was explained as an increase caused by a protest, a reissued RFP, and more children entering care; the committee approved it after discussion of the protest and scoring details. The committee also approved a Transportation Cabinet amendment for an I-71 widening and interchange project in Oldham County after staff explained it was a time extension with no additional funds, though the project had evolved due to traffic changes and now includes an eight-lane bridge design. Finally, the committee discussed two Finance Cabinet facilities and support services amendments tied to the Capitol renovation and juvenile justice facility retrofits. Staff said the Capitol project contract covered the full design team, with completion projected around 2029, while the juvenile justice amendments covered additional design work for McCracken and Breathitt facilities, with final bid documents expected in June or July and construction anticipated to begin in the latter half of 2025. Both items were approved.

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• Over my time practicing here, I have noticed an increase in depression and anxiety during pregnancy and
• HB 4010 ensures that individuals practicing in this field meet consistent qualifications, including a
• There's two areas in which the pharmacist scope of practice is scored.
• If you did a full practice authority, which this bill is not, we would get 100 points.
• On the surface, I agree, it sounds appealing, but the practical realities would be devastating for our

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

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• because she's the one who understands in great detail the marketplace and how this would work in practice
• I'm aware of some private practices where, had that not happened, they were toast.
• But wouldn't it be wonderful if we could set that example in private practice in primary care again?
• But then we'd really have a lot of private practice medicine.
• We were granted some special appropriation money that we were unable to get DFA and procurement code

Bills: SB21, SB42, SB81, SB101, SB139

Keywords: SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare

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• raising significant questions regarding maintenance, transportation, existing laws, and disposal practices
• Overwhelmingly, what we heard from especially LGBTQ individuals and people of color who were practicing
• Do they need to have their PhD in order to practice, or would they be able to do that with a master's
• It's a practical problem too.
• addresses the practical stocking problem.

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• And we've seen cities adopt those kinds of practices and actually boost their solve rates for serious
• <00:07:26.080> and<00:07:26.319> actually those kinds of practices and actually those
• But with that being said, procurement laws are kind of a little roadblock in that process, if I were
• But with that being said, procurement laws are kind of a little roadblock in that process, if I were
• <01:04:27.280> laws with that being said, procurement laws with that being said, procurement

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs held an informational briefing on violent crime clearance rates and what resources law enforcement and prosecutors need to improve them. Chair and members noted there would be no public testimony. The briefing was led by Marshall Clement of the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center, with later participation expected from state and county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. Clement argued that solving violent crime is a systemwide issue, not just a local police function, and said clearance rates have declined nationally over decades for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. He said Hawaii’s reported data, limited to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, shows overall violent crime rates are lower than the national average and have been relatively flat with a pandemic-era spike followed by declines in 2023 and 2024. He reported that Hawaii’s overall violent crime solve rate fell from about 52% in 2014 to about 40% in 2024, with 2024 rates of 50% for homicides, 48% for aggravated assaults, and 26% each for rapes and robberies. He also estimated unsolved cases over the past three years at about 17 homicides, 3,300 aggravated assaults, 1,200 rapes, and 1,700 robberies. Members asked about victim and witness support, staffing shortages, the Denver example, whether clearance rates include cases not prosecuted, and whether HPD’s size or structure might affect solve rates. Clement said support can include victim-witness programs and coordinators that help maintain cooperation and trust, especially where clearance rates are low. He said resources, training, technology, and detective caseloads matter, citing Boston, Denver, and Omaha as cities that improved solve rates through relatively low-cost operational changes; he highlighted Denver’s increase in non-fatal shooting clearance from 39% to 65% in seven months after dedicating more resources. He said he had no research showing that breaking up a large department would improve solve rates, and noted that clearance data can include exceptional clearances such as victim noncooperation, prosecutorial declination, or a suspect’s death. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• We're seeking to codify the current practice of agreements between DCF and military installation installations
• It's not something that really adds to the safe environment and procurement for children it.
• we're talking about in terms of mandatory reporters, it's referring to a physician or and advanced practice
• started my career working for the Guardian ad litem office and now I have my own state, my private practice

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• the system houses data, saves data, for 474,971 current and former users, and um that software was procured
• former users and um that software<00:01:51.840> uh<00:01:52.000> was<00:01:52.240> procured
• in<00:01:53.040> the<00:01:53.200> fall<00:01:53.439> of software uh was procured
• in the fall of software uh was procured in the fall of 2007.

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Summary: Personnel Cabinet and Kentucky Employees Health Plan officials presented a request to replace the Kentucky Human Resources Information System (CHRIS), the state’s HR/payroll ERP system procured in 2007. They said the system supports core HR and payroll for about 48,000 state employees, 24 sheriff and county clerk offices, and the Kentucky Employees Health Plan, which covers more than 300,000 lives. Officials emphasized that SAP has said the system will be end-of-life and out of support by 2030, which would eliminate security updates, vendor maintenance, and tax-compliance support. They argued that replacement is necessary to protect sensitive personnel and health data, maintain payroll accuracy, and avoid major operational and cybersecurity risks. Officials described the project as a true replacement, not just an upgrade, and said the proposed $151 million request covers a five- to six-year implementation, stabilization, and ongoing maintenance period. They broke down the estimate as including roughly $54 million for software licensing and hosting, about $76.5 million for systems integrator/professional services, and additional amounts for independent verification and validation, dependent verification for the health plan, FSA administration, contingency staffing, and hardware-related needs. They said the cost increase from prior estimates was mainly due to inflation and updated requirements. They also noted that payments would be tied to deliverables and checkpoints, with third-party IV&V oversight, and that the cabinet expects to continue normal quarterly IT reporting to LRC while also providing at least monthly project updates because of the 2030 deadline. Committee members asked about the total cost of ownership, recurring operating costs, the size of the integrator contract, how vendor costs were estimated, and how progress would be tracked. Officials said they used market research, peer-state comparisons, vendor discussions, and independent reviews, including input from AON and a third-party QA resource. They explained that the integrator would handle requirements mapping, system design, configuration, training, change management, and implementation support across the Personnel Cabinet, KHP, and other stakeholders. No vote or formal action was taken during the discussion; the meeting consisted of testimony, questions, and answers on the funding request and implementation plan.

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• I'm currently the director of the Criminal Practice Clinic at UNH Law.
• I started practicing prior to what we consider the opiate epidemic and have engaged in the practice of
• I started practicing prior to what we consider the opiate epidemic and have engaged in the practice of
• It's just not practical.
• I am the director of the Criminal Practice Clinic at UNH Law.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It provides that FDOT is the lead agency for coordinating procurement of LiDAR.
• It provides that FDOT is the lead agency for coordinating procurement of LiDAR mapping.
• It provides that FDOT is the lead agency for coordinating procurement of LiDAR mapping.

Summary: The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. Senator Harrell described the bill as creating a framework for vertiports and eVTOL operations, including DOT oversight, vertiport licensing, preemption of local design and operational regulation, and limited liability protections. An amendment was adopted that removed the bill’s sales tax exemptions and narrowed the sovereign immunity language so it would apply only to vertiports co-located at airports, aligning the bill more closely with the House companion. Supporters from eVTOL companies praised Florida’s leadership and the regulatory clarity, while the Florida Justice Association urged caution about extending immunity to unproven entities. The committee then reported the bill favorably. The committee next considered SB 260 on storage and cleanup of electric vehicles after crashes. An amendment narrowed the bill to EVs with visible battery or battery-compartment damage or saltwater submersion, clarified that the fee applies to storage rather than towing, and tied the proposal to existing fire marshal rules requiring damaged EVs to be stored away from structures. Insurance and rental-car industry representatives supported the narrowed approach but asked for more data reporting, clearer limits on cleanup language, and safeguards against overcharging or cost shifting. The bill was debated as a response to the space and safety burdens placed on tow operators, and it was reported favorably after amendment. The committee also approved SB 1352, which creates a secure online portal for license plate seizure/confiscation processing, allows disabled veterans to retain their DV plate alphanumeric designation, authorizes immediate issuance of DV plates by tax collectors, bans license plate covers/overlays that obscure plates, and routes online driver license/ID renewals to the customer’s county tax collector with service fees remitted accordingly. SB 1370 was reported favorably as well; it closes a loophole so drivers who never had a license can still be treated similarly to suspended-license offenders for habitual traffic offender purposes after repeated offenses. Finally, the committee considered SB 1220, FDOT’s transportation package, which included updates to trail prioritization, SunTrail materials and sponsorships, seaport and airport resilience planning, drone delivery and personnel delivery device provisions, LiDAR coordination, turnpike toll programming changes, and felony penalties for damaging autonomous vehicles. An amendment removed some provisions, including digital driver license authorization and the rapid rail transit compact, and added advanced air mobility corridor language and an FDOT study on alternative-fuel revenue impacts; after support from several stakeholders, the committee reported the bill favorably and adjourned.

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• to prescribing or ordering a controlled substance of dangerous drugs or devised by an advancing practice
• HB 3995 by Chalkslay relating to certain regulation, landscaping, and water conservation practices by
• HB 4040 by Chat line relating to prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion practices on school districts
• HB 4061 by Pearson relating to unlawful practice rulings to credit card transactions or for the Committee
• HB 4069 by Leo Wilson relating to the threshold for competitive procurement requirements for counties

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• For APD, we're going to allocate $33.5 million for the funding of a competitive procurement of a replacement
• What is a very common practice in the budget year after year is to revert and reappropriate when monies
• What is a very common practice in the budget year after year is to revert and reappropriate when monies
• In extensive conversations with DEP and looking at their existing practices, today over half of the purchases
• programs, authorizes certain interagency fund transfers, clarifies Medicaid fund redistribution practices

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• that they have to follow, so that way we can develop the terms of the contract, as well as the procurement
• Even through emergency procurement, we still got to go through that process, so it does take a little
• It's nursery practices, so how those seeds are grown and germinated.
• It's also about improving other practices, so the research is trying to understand those facets, and
• But I think we can reduce their impacts and their likelihood of occurring. by smart management practices

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• What people in rural areas will point to is that providers just simply cannot afford to practice in rural
• I would like to remind you of the unique line of practice we have at the congregate living health facility
• One would be scope of practice: Are they allowed to, according to state law or their practice board?
• The difference is managed care plans, we essentially have a procurement process where they're onboarded
• departmental administrative support that includes areas of financial management, information technology, procurements

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But what does that capacity really look like in everyday practice?
• general laws, and applicable Authorizing statute, Chapter 32A, of the General Laws, and applicable procurement
• If it does, the amendment says, as soon as practicable, to allow for some emergency where something may
• If it does, the amendment says, as soon as practicable, to allow for some emergency where something may
• In practice, this could mean that tax changes might go into effect for only part of the year, only to

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Summary: The Senate considered a supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments focused on education, health, transportation, tax administration, and oversight. Senator Kennedy spoke in support of increasing funding for DTA caseworkers to improve SNAP access and reduce delays, but then withdrew the amendment by unanimous consent. Senator O’Connor’s amendment adding $500,000 for Free Period to provide free menstrual products in public schools was adopted, as was Senator Miranda’s $1 million METCO transportation and student support amendment. Senator Collins briefly proposed extending paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance coverage to graduate student workers, but withdrew that amendment for later discussion. Several amendments were debated and either adopted or rejected. Senator Tarr’s proposal to create oversight of the Group Insurance Commission and fund an Inspector General review was defeated after opposition argued existing oversight was sufficient. Tarr also offered amendments on MBTA deficiency fund withdrawals and on requiring 90 days’ notice before state tax code decoupling changes; both were rejected after standing votes. Senator Driscoll’s amendment for Randolph Public Schools restroom improvements was adopted, while his veterans student loan forgiveness amendment was withdrawn. Additional amendments were adopted for Bridgewater Middle School water filtration, Uffum’s Corner Health Center, and NeighborHealth’s pharmacy technician training program for local high school students. A major discussion centered on school funding and enrollment declines. Senator DiDomenico withdrew an amendment that would have provided $100 million to address Chapter 70 funding losses tied to enrollment drops, but he and Senator Collins used the floor to argue that districts facing declining enrollment and rising costs need a broader state response. The Senate also adopted a new draft of the supplemental budget and then passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote, with 35 members in the affirmative and 4 in the negative. The chamber then adjourned to meet again Monday, and did so in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, a former Quincy mayor, state legislator, and clerk magistrate.

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• The state would have a procurement process to select a vendor to operate in the service of the programming
• The state would have a procurement process to select a vendor to operate in the service of the programming
• The state would have a procurement<00:15:11.199> process<00:15:11.600> to<00:15:11.839>
• select<00:15:12.079> a<00:15:12.320> vendor procurement process to select a vendor
• procurement process to select a vendor to<00:15:12.800> operate<00:15:13.120> in<00:15

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• yes, those are those are best practices. yes, those are those are best practices.
• <04:19:41.439> I practices violates that agreement. I practices violates that agreement.
• forest management practices. forest management practices.
• <04:43:54.160> I their ability to procure procure wood.
• I their ability to procure procure wood.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Section 110 authorizes DelDOT to utilize construction manager/general contractor procurement mechanisms
• Dickinson High School lighted football field being used at night only for Dickinson home games and band practice

Summary: The committee met for a fiscal year 2027 capital budget writing session with all 12 members present. It first reviewed and approved the DNREC Resource Conservation and Development drainage project list, which would add projects across New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties and bring the total eligible projects to 1,561. Members offered personal remarks thanking retiring conservation district staff, especially Kevin Donnelly, for years of work on drainage and water issues. The committee then reviewed DelDOT Rule 12 changes, including annual date updates and a reduction in the inflation markup applied to older estimates, and approved the rule as amended. The committee next adopted DelDOT Appendix A and the FY27 paving and rehabilitation list, including the subdivision street management fund and various road resurfacing projects. DelDOT explained that paving projects are for state-of-good-repair work and that major changes from corridor studies would be handled separately. The committee also approved DelDOT epilogue changes, including updates to authorization amounts, a $25 million increase for toll infrastructure work, changes to subdivision street paving language, and an increase in the subdivision street paving management fund to $30 million. Several sections were placed on hold for later updates. The committee then moved through boilerplate epilogue sections in the bond bill, approving a wide range of provisions affecting conservation districts, housing, economic development, corrections, DNREC, public safety, transportation, agriculture, fire prevention, education, and other agencies. Many sections were adopted in groups, while some were held for later revisions or deleted as no longer needed. The session included updates to school capital rules, transportation restrictions and reporting requirements, DNREC conservation and land-use provisions, and funding and administrative authorities across multiple agencies. The committee broke for lunch after approving the education-related sections through 147, with additional sections still pending.