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• We're opposed to the language in Senate File 3954 as currently written, which would make the existing
• You know, you're speaking my language.
• Leaf, the current system is not obsolete, but this is a new building on campus.
• , but we this is a new building obsolete, but we this is a new building on<00:44:23.680> campus.
• , uh but you Uh so, it is not obsolete, uh but you know,<00:44:58.080> it<00:44:58.200> has

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > our<00:17:18.799> original transition language from our original transition language
• the Senate on on this this language the Senate on on this this language moving<00:38:14.320>
• on in that language. on in that language. >> Repres<00:38:36.720> followup.
• So we will continue working, and I have not seen the entire Senate language yet.
• So we will continue working, and I have not seen the entire Senate language yet.

Bills: HF858, HF2577, HF2576

Keywords: bioincentive payments, agriculture, job creation, environmental compliance, financial reporting, waste handling, sewage sludge, PFAS regulation, environment, record retention, fertilizer disposal, pesticide disposal, environmental impact, safety regulations, burning prohibition, 1183, house

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• Um so this language underaddressed.
• <00:08:37.360> around there's some stricken language around there's some stricken language
• This language is not policy language and does not belong in a policy bill.
• > language<00:30:10.480> and<00:30:10.799> does language is not policy language
• We thought we had clear language.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It also handles language changes from the General Assembly with laws that had been passed, and it also
• It also does some clarity and removes obsolete terms and eliminates outdated requirements in positions
• It also does some clarity and removes obsolete terms and eliminates outdated requirements in positions
• . obsolete terms and eliminating outdated requirements in positions that DCFS no longer has.
• So is the language more permanent and more consistent? I mean, would that be one of the advantages?

Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging, Children and Youth approved the February 11 minutes and then reviewed a DCFS policy manual update from Director Tiffany Wright. Wright said the changes move internal procedures out of administrative rule into DCFS’s internal procedure manual under an executive order, while also updating terminology, conforming to enacted laws, revising foster family continuing education hours, and removing obsolete requirements. Members asked whether the changes would alter practice; Wright said they were mainly terminology and process-location changes, intended to make the department more efficient and flexible. The committee then accepted the rule review without objection. Wright next presented DCFS quarterly performance data for the third quarter of FY 2026. She reported 8,610 hotline reports accepted, 6,919 assigned to DCFS, 22% of investigations found true, neglect as the most common substantiated allegation, and continued staffing shortages in some counties affecting timeliness. She also reported 3,420 foster care cases, 1,788 in-home cases involving 4,568 children, 72% monthly home-visit compliance, 36% permanency within 12 months, 4.5% re-entry into foster care, and 156 children available for adoption. Members asked about neglect trends, sexual abuse/exploitation data, behavior-related removals, staffing recruitment and retention, training improvements, and whether ACE-style testing should be considered for children; Wright said DCFS is expanding recruitment, retention, and training efforts and was open to further discussion on education-related assessments. The committee also received DCFS’s biannual overturned investigations report, covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, which tracks hotline calls, accepted reports, true findings, appeals, and overturned findings by county. A member asked for comparison to the prior year’s report. Major Jeff Drew then presented the Crimes Against Children Division annual report, saying the hotline received 67,987 calls in 2025, 37,986 were accepted for investigation, and CACD handled 6,539 cases with a 28% substantiation rate. Members asked about hotline operator training, qualifications, salary, and whether Arkansas compares with other states; Drew said operators receive a four-week training that includes law, policy, scenarios, recorded calls, live-call monitoring, and evidence-chain/decision-making instruction. Finally, Elizabeth Pooley of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas reported that the statewide network of 29 CACs and 64 multidisciplinary teams served 13,568 children and families in 2025, up about 3,000 from the prior year, and hosted 259 trainings for professionals. She said funding comes from a mix of state, federal, and community sources, with state funding set at roughly $70,000 to $75,000 per center and not based on caseload. Members asked about funding stability and standards of care; Pooley said CACs follow national standards and Arkansas is developing state best practices. The meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• really struggling with the language really struggling with the language because<01:15:50.840>
• I know the bills moving; we're going to work on the language, but we'll call the language the 2025 Chicken
• I know the bills moving; we're going to work on the language, but we'll call the language the 2025 Chicken
• Nice to seek those obsolete languages out of there. Any members' questions? Questions on that one?
• complete nice to seek those obsolete complete nice to seek those obsolete languages<01:47:32.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That's the language that you see in this bill. Move adoption of the amendment.
• Can you explain the difference in the language? Thank you for the question.
• And if you're looking for the language, it's on page seven.
• as a world language, so that will be a part of it.
• I think you mean world language, right, not foreign? Thank you.

Bills: SB1090, SJR49, SB633, HR1059, SB650, SB2063, SB122, SB1614, SB1884, SJR52, SJR53, HJR1101, SJR50, HB3021, HR1058, SB514, SB382, HB3320, SB740, SB833, SB2143, SB1209, SB244

Keywords: SB1090, Oklahoma Homeowner Repair Contract Protection Act, home repair, home solicitation contract, cooling-off period, right to cancel, consumer protection, contract rescission, certified mail cancellation, home solicitation sales, contractor regulation, home improvement scams, public finance, State Treasurer, Invest In Oklahoma, OCAST, venture capital, private equity, growth funds, direct investment

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including the Nurse of the Day and a guest pastor, on the National Day of Prayer. Members also made announcements about prayer activities in the Capitol and welcomed former Speaker Charles McCall to the gallery. The chamber then moved through a long floor calendar of Senate bills, joint resolutions, and a conference committee report, with several measures amended on the floor before final passage. Among the bills passed were SB 1090, a consumer protection measure aimed at giving homeowners time to cancel contracts with predatory door-knocking roofers and contractors; SJR 49, repealing a Wildlife Conservation Commission rule on surety for oil and gas leases; SB 633, a juvenile code measure described as protecting children from fentanyl poisoning; SB 650, a public utilities bill tied to transparency and accountability for state employee salary increases; SB 263, amended to include a “lemonade stand” provision; SB 122, a transportation-related bill on proof of insurance; and SB 1614, creating a teacher induction program, which also received emergency passage. SJR 52 and HJR 1101, both dealing with agency rules, also passed, as did SJR 53 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rules. The most debated item was SB 1884, which would strengthen equal access for school employees to teacher professional organizations and related membership/dues procedures. Supporters argued it would clarify existing law, ensure fair access, and give teachers more choice and legal support; opponents said the problem was compliance with current law, not a need for new statute, and warned against duplicating existing protections. After extended debate, the bill failed 47-44. Members then took up SJR 50, a major Medicaid expansion-related resolution revising earlier trigger language; supporters said it preserved expansion unless federal funding changed and gave lawmakers flexibility, while opponents argued the state had not done enough fiscal analysis before proposing changes. SJR 50 passed 69-18. Finally, the House adopted a conference committee report on HB 3021, consolidating graduation requirements into the ICAP framework and clarifying related school rules, and the bill passed with emergency status.

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• She is very instrumental in helping me craft the language in this bill.
• We discussed in our interim study it repeals the bond language currently there that has not worked and

Bills: HB4358, HB2398, HB3557, HB3129, HB3312, HB2210, HB1937, HB3021, HB4246, HB4230, HB3617, HB3657, HB2976, HB3391, HB4459, HB4128, HB3989, HB2989, HB4060, HB3145, HB2992, HB3464, HB3552, HB2984, HB4124, HB3934, HB3448, HB3131, HB4200, HB4201, HB3011, HB1912, HB3380, HB3881, HB3538, HB3851, HB3907, HB4430, HB4431, HB4457, HB2947, HB2951, HB2980, HB3082, HB3519, HB3644, HB3882, HB3661, HB3996, HB4335

Keywords: screen time, education, public schools, child development, digital learning, youth health, academic performance, credential of value, workforce development, labor market, government reporting, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, free expression, colleges, security fees, public forums

Bills: HB816, HB1535, HB1537, HB1541, HB1562, HB1574, HB1591, HB1853, HB1854, HB1871, HB1965, HB1966, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2315, HB2343, HB2501, HB2505, HB1577, HB2443, HB2498, HB2581, HB2622

Keywords: HB816, Hawaii, opioid overdose, opioid crisis, buprenorphine, naloxone, Narcan, paramedics, emergency medical services, EMS, first responders, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, withdrawal management, overdose reversal, pilot program, Department of Health, DOH, county population under 100,000, rural health

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• before using the updated language. Mr. before using the updated language. Mr.
• <00:45:48.800> on substantly identical language on substantly identical language on everything
• The sections include sections that modernize language on the American Indian cultural program statute
• And then finally, they repeal obsolete statutes relating to MCF Stillwater and St.
• <00:48:28.960> statutes finally, they repeal obsolete statutes finally, they repeal obsolete statutes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This bill, however, focuses on speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
• Senate Bill 905 streamlines regulations for speech-language pathologists and audiologists, generally
• by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Texas Association, the American Speech-Language
• I do have some recommendations for some changes for the language under the current bill.
• The language is limited to legal cases.

Bills: HB136, HB451, SB425, SB466, SB905, SB1986, SB2311, SB2450, SB2805, SB2826, SB2919, SB3001, HB136

Keywords: Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening

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• The substitute adds language to include Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
• The committee substitute adds language to include Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
• Additionally, at the request of the Health and Human Services Commission, it adds language to codify
• That's defined in the compact language: the threshold for amending the compact.
• These concerns are addressed by the plain language of this bill.

Bills: HB3000, HB2622, HB2283, HB541, HB1776, HB1803, HB1669, HB2588, HB220, HB3415, HB50, HB1314, HB 107, HB220, HB50, HB107

Keywords: ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services

Transcript Highlights:

• As new things are created and old things become obsolete, they have come up with some new challenges.
• It says request to repurpose would need to update lapse extension language. What is... right?
• It says request to repurpose would need to update lapse extension language. What is... right?
• It says request to repurpose would need to update lapse extension language. What is... right?
• It says request to repurpose would need to update lapse extension language. What is... right?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the lapse extensions in the back of House Bill 25, which governs capital budget appropriations and bonding. Members were walked through how the bill is structured: section 1 covers general, federal, and other funds; section 2 covers highway fund appropriations; later sections authorize borrowing, restrict spending to the stated purposes, and explain why community colleges and the university system operate through their boards of trustees. The chair also explained that lapse extensions are needed because capital projects can span multiple years, and that appropriations normally expire at the end of the biennium unless extended. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how to identify unspent balances and whether they should be extended, repurposed, or allowed to lapse. Members discussed that if a project is complete or an agency confirms it no longer needs the money, the remaining balance can be reused for another project or, if not needed, lapse back. The committee also reviewed the meaning of bill references and chapter numbers, and how to read prior-year appropriations and extensions in the worksheet. One example discussed was a 2023 Department of Administrative Services courthouse generators item, and members noted that some agencies may rely on encumbered balances rather than explicit lapse extensions, though the chair said he prefers including the extension for flexibility. The committee identified at least one specific change: the Jeffrey Ringe CTE renovation was removed from the governor’s recommended budget because the required local match was not approved, freeing about $18.5 million for possible reuse. Later, the chair noted that lapse extension 49 on the worksheet was no longer needed and could be removed, leaving an unspent balance of $81,500 available for repurposing. The discussion also referenced a Department of Transportation item, Caroline Stratford Freight Rail Improvements, which the agency asked to keep alive through a lapse extension so the funds would not expire on June 30. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• The strike-and-insert amendment simply adds clarifying language.
• The language is such that all three bills can be fully incorporated into the strike-and-insert amendment
• The amendment strikes language requiring an applicant seeking an initial privilege in a remote state
• The amendment strikes language related to mental health services and substance use disorder services
• The amendment strikes language related to mental health services and substance use disorder services

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• <00:03:08.879> business language about the innovative business language about the innovative
• Section 9 is new language. Section 9 is new language.
• ,<00:07:20.400> the Uh section 10, this is new language, the Uh section 10, this is new language
• labor and industry technical language labor and industry technical language from<00:10:47.440>
• Um my understanding is that the language Um my understanding is that the language is<00:54:06.800

Bills: HF3732

Keywords: workforce development, unemployment benefits, youth training, economic development, grants, job creation

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• I think for the most part all of what we do have classes that become obsolete.
• I think for the most part all of what we do have classes that become obsolete.
• I think for the most part all of what we do have classes that become obsolete.
• We do ask that there was something that was omitted in the language.
• would be to add appropriation language would be to add appropriation language into<00:41:02.400>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology heard several labor and personnel measures. Senate Bill 1567 would require the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a comprehensive review of the executive branch classification and compensation system and allow it to contract with a third party outside normal procurement rules. Director Brana Hashimoto testified in support, saying the state has more than 1,400 classes of work and limited staff to keep the system current; she said outside vendor help and market data are needed to update class specifications, minimum qualifications, and pay structures. She noted the project scope and timeline would depend on funding, and said the governor had approved about $1 million for the effort. Members asked about vendor scope, comparisons to the private sector and other public employers, consolidation of obsolete classes, and whether the exemption from procurement rules would speed the work. The committee also heard Senate Bill 326 on defense of state employees, with testimony in support from HGEA, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, and the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Senate Bill 337 would expand the pool of interest arbitrators used in collective bargaining disputes by allowing the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request a list from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and to use arbitrators from both FMCS and the American Arbitration Association; HGEA supported the bill, saying the broader pool would improve selection and address communication issues. Senate Bill 1233 would create a State Internship and Workforce Development Program within DeHerd. The University of Hawaiʻi, HGEA, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and the Chamber of Commerce supported it. DeHerd said the program could help place interns into vacancies and convert them to civil service jobs, but said it would need about five FTE and roughly $330,000 in salaries to administer a program serving about 50 to 75 interns at a time; members questioned whether the positions could be filled and whether the program could proceed without added resources. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1359, which would increase the employer-based composite monthly contribution to the Hawaii EUTF Benefits Trust Fund beginning in January 2026 and then tie future increases to Medicare Part B premium changes with a lag. The EUTF administrator testified, and a member noted the measure resembled a bill that had died in conference the prior year. Senate Bill 1454 would give the Labor and Industrial Relations director authority to issue wage payment violation orders, establish penalties and appeals, and broaden the definition of wage; the department supported it, explaining it would align procedures under chapter 387 with existing chapter 388 enforcement and make investigations easier. Finally, the committee moved through a series of collective bargaining cost-item bills for various bargaining units and related entities, with testimony generally in support from Budget and Finance, HGEA, UH, HHSC, UPW, and other unions and associations. One amendment request was to include bargaining units 1 and 10 in the temporary hazard pay funding bill, and the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association noted its airport firefighters unit was still in arbitration and would provide final numbers later.

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• Section three strikes obsolete language limiting postsecondary institution advertisements and recruitment
• Um section three strikes obsolete<00:02:13.360> language<00:02:13.760> limiting<00:02:14.239
• > post-secary obsolete language limiting post-secary obsolete language limiting post-secary institution
• Um, and section one requires the commissioner to report language development outcomes of the target language
• Section two um uh modifies the language.

Bills: HF1306

Keywords: education, school policy, teacher training, student health, emergency response, 1183, house

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• SENATE BILL 104 IS THE GENERAL REVISORS BILL FOR THE FLORIDA STATUTE AND DELETES OBSOLETE LANGUAGE OF
• >> President: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Senator Passidomo: REPEALING OF THE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE THAT YOU PUT

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• The section also strikes some obsolete language.
• The section also strikes some obsolete<00:30:31.279> language.
• <00:30:32.240> Section<00:30:32.880> two<00:30:33.760> comes obsolete language
• Section two comes obsolete language.
• governor's wreck and it strikes obsolete governor's wreck and it strikes obsolete language.<00:40

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'll focus on expanding the protections of Nikki's Law, including the DPPC language updates and the archaic-language
• Language influences thought.
• This bill reflects old thinking wrapped in reform language.
• The intent was to get rid of language that was really outdated and really not the language that we should
• The intent was to get rid of language that was really outdated and really not the language that we should

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities held a hearing on a broad slate of disability-related bills. Topics included creating a permanent Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Board (H. 231/S. 134), establishing a system for compensating guardians who serve incapacitated, unbefriended individuals through MassHealth (H. 253/S. 154), expanding Nikki’s Law to require MassHealth day habilitation programs to use the abuse registry (S. 165 and related bills), modernizing and streamlining the Disabled Persons Protection Commission’s statute and procedures (H. 243/S. 139), updating the definition of developmental disability to align more closely with federal law and include people such as those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (H. 276/S. 150), removing outdated and offensive terminology from the General Laws (H. 232/S. 137), and an autism education reform bill (H. 286). Several bills had no sign-ups, and the committee also noted related measures on cueing and prompting in PCA programs (H. 277/S. 157).

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• 56.880> or on amending or repealing unnecessary or on amending or repealing unnecessary or obsolete
• laws<00:22:58.039> pertaining<00:22:58.679> to<00:22:59.240> agriculture obsolete
• laws pertaining to agriculture obsolete laws pertaining to agriculture requires<00:23:00.679> a
• We just wanted to clarify that this proposed new language only applies to dogs on agricultural land.
• that uh this proposed uh new language that uh this proposed uh new language only<00:44:19.920>

Keywords: 910, house, all