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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules May 4th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any member wishing to vote or change their vote? Speaker, aye. Kendricks, aye. Norwood, aye.
  • Did you want to change your vote? Did you want to change your vote?
  • real quick, is there any commentary or notation we should know about this H.J.R. 1100 with the late change
  • Notation we should know about this H.J.R. 1100 with the late change of the major rule implication, just
Summary: The committee considered three resolutions, all presented by Chairman Kendrick with full PCS substitutes. H.J.R. 1096 approved a medical marijuana rule that had originally been treated as a major rule but was later determined not to be one; members asked no questions and the resolution was adopted unanimously. H.J.R. 1099 was described as a direct result of H.B. 1576 from the prior session concerning Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules; it also drew no questions and passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1100 addressed a rule from the Oklahoma Management and Enterprise Services that was discovered late to be a major rule; after brief discussion and no substantive questions, it too passed unanimously. During the meeting, members voted on each resolution after motions for adoption and do pass. The recorded votes were unanimous in favor on all three measures, with no nay votes. After H.J.R. 1100 passed, Chairman Kendrick noted there would be one more committee meeting the next morning at 9 a.m. to address a late-arriving resolution, and he offered to discuss the late major-rule issue with Representative Chapman after adjournment.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules May 4th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any member wishing to vote or change their votes. End. Norwood. Worthen. Maynard. Stairs. Blair.
  • Did you want to change your vote? Guess you should be doing this on a in Kendricks.
  • just real quick, is there any Commentary or notation we should know about this HDR1100 with the late change
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not surprising the training partnership supported this change.
  • It's not surprising the training partnership supported this change.
  • Developmental Disability Administration.
  • Before you is House Bill 2311, making administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment Accountability
  • Turning to the bill before you, House Bill 2311 makes the following administrative changes to the WIA
Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 2337 and House Bill 2311, then took executive action on Substitute House Bill 2132. HB 2337 would repeal the planned January 1, 2027 requirement that certain family caregivers who are paid to care for a relative complete continuing education. The bill sponsor and several family caregivers argued that mandatory annual continuing education is unnecessary, repetitive, and burdensome for relatives caring for one loved one, especially when training is often not tailored to the individual’s needs. Opponents, including SEIU 775 representatives and caregivers who support the current system, argued that continuing education improves care quality, helps caregivers stay current as needs change, and should remain mandatory; they said the state had already expanded course offerings in response to prior legislation. No action was taken on HB 2337 during the hearing. HB 2311 would make administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board, including lengthening co-chair terms, allowing more than four meetings per year, changing one consultation requirement, and eliminating the statutory public dashboard requirement. Supporters from WASAC, Microsoft, and the United Faculty of Washington State said the bill would improve board operations and that the dashboard has not been funded or created. A committee member raised concerns about the board’s capacity and whether the bill would affect how projects are evaluated; witnesses said it would mainly improve the board’s ability to review more proposals and provide better recommendations. No vote was taken on HB 2311 in the transcript. The committee then considered HB 2132, which limits disclosure and retention of personally identifying information in WASFA records. Members adopted amendment Ross 106, which broadens the Student Achievement Council’s ability to share WASFA applicant information with entities beyond higher education institutions under binding data-sharing agreements. After debate over the one-year retention period and privacy concerns, the committee voted 9-8 to report Substitute House Bill 2132 out of committee with a do pass recommendation.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • requires local governments to designate a permit responsible official with authority to issue final administrative
  • The bill makes changes to the requirements in Thank you. This bill was also heard last Thursday.
  • The bill makes changes to the requirements and provisions for establishing a local tax increment financing
  • It modifies the project analysis, including changes to the assessment of impacts that a local government
Bills: HB2272
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added Apr 28th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Anyone wishing to change their vote? I declare the vote closed.
  • Any member wishing to change the vote? I close the vote. Declare the vote: 11 aye, 0 nay.
  • If something changes with that, I will be sure and let all of you know.
  • with this process, and one of the things that we've seen, I will tell you that we've watched some changes
  • And one of the things that we've seen, I will tell you that we've watched some changes in the administrative
Summary: The committee took up several joint resolutions dealing with agency rules. H.J.R. 1090, approving energy- and agriculture-related agency rules, was adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1091, covering business and commerce rules, was also adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1092, which had been split out from the business and commerce packet because of a reported $10 million cost impact on one business, was adopted after discussions with regulators about delaying remodeling requirements and addressing safety concerns; it passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1093, approving health-related agency rules, passed 11-0, with some Oklahoma Health Care Authority major rules noted as being handled separately in the Senate. The committee then discussed H.C.R. 1094, a major rule from the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission. Members raised concerns that the agency’s rule impact statement contained errors, incorrect notice and hearing information, and an incomplete economic analysis. After debate over whether the resolution could be amended or had to be accepted or rejected as a whole, the committee voted 11-0 that it did not pass. The committee then considered H.J.R. 1095 with an amendment to specifically disapprove a proposed permanent rule change by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission that would have allowed the commission to ignore its own rules in the “best interest of the state.” The amendment was adopted 11-1, and the resolution as amended passed. At the end of the meeting, the chair thanked members and staff for their work and said the committee would try to move the resolutions to the floor on Thursday, with another meeting likely needed to address additional major rules coming from the Senate. A committee member also suggested a brief educational review of a prior procedural issue at a future meeting, and the chair agreed to discuss broader concerns about the administrative rules process in a later wrap-up.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay. the federal changes to the Medicaid the federal changes to the Medicaid program.
  • Uh, yeah, change that on my end.
  • and changes to provider taxes.
  • </c><00:32:12.799><c> are</c> financing and payment changes are financing and payment changes are changes
  • </c> necessary changes to Medicaid. necessary changes to Medicaid.
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028. Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Revenue Feb 12th, 2026

Joint Committee on Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, when paired with the administrative actions that we plan to take, this will not change the total
  • So that was the most recent change that this administration put out and supported.
  • So that was the most recent change that this administration put out and supported beyond that.
  • You have to look at the outside section also in connection with some administrative changes we're making
  • to make those changes administratively on the employee side.
Bills: H4975
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added Apr 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Anyone wishing to change their vote. I declare the vote and close the vote. Unanimous consent.
  • Remember wishing to change the I closed the vote. Declare the vote.
  • period the following sentence: quote, the legislature hereby disapproves the proposed permanent rule changes
  • If something changes with that, I will be sure and let all of you know.
  • I will tell you that we've watched some changes in the admin rules process over the last couple of years
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Jan 12th, 2026

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • I had some challenges with it, and I know this has changed, and I apologize.
  • Last year, I know we saw a similar bill, I had some challenges with it, and I know this has changed,
  • It's proposed to be changed to six months.
  • So I take two Bernedoodles and a German Shepherd up to Maine every summer... ...to be changed to six
  • We do have a major issue with changing the 14-day to 30-day, because that gets into heartworm medications
Bills: S0754, S0796
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up two bills. First, it heard SB 754 on heated tobacco products. The bill would statutorily define heated tobacco products and exempt them from the cigarette tax. Senator Davis questioned why the exemption was needed, and Senator Bernard asked about youth access; the sponsor said the bill was limited to taxation and would look into age and regulatory issues. A Florida Retail Federation representative appeared in support. The committee voted the bill favorably, and Senator Bracey Davis later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tab 1. The committee then considered SB 796 on veterinary medicine, after adopting a delete-everything amendment. The amended bill would create a Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA) role for individuals with a master’s degree in veterinary clinical care to perform delegated tasks under a licensed veterinarian’s responsible supervision. It also would extend the time period for telehealth prescriptions for flea and tick products from one month to six months and for other medications from 14 days to 30 days. Senator Boyd raised liability concerns, and the sponsor said existing statute already places liability on the supervising veterinarian. The Florida Veterinary Medical Association testified against the bill, arguing Florida should expand and better utilize existing veterinary technicians rather than create a new mid-level role, and warning about federal prescribing restrictions and animal safety. Supporters, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Dr. Wayne Jensen, argued the bill would expand access to care, reduce costs, and provide a well-trained supervised workforce. Several senators said the bill balanced access and safety, and the committee reported SB 796 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Higher Education & Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • changes.
  • changes that are important.
  • changes that are important. just does some minor administrative changes that are important to the Student
  • We hope, as a board, that with these changes we can more coherently present the danger that those changes
  • That's changed. And we now have the opportunity to move... ...could accommodate. That's changed.
Summary: The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee first opened a hearing on SB 6090, which would direct Washington State University to establish a Heritage Orchard Program to register, preserve, and propagate heritage orchards and rare or lost apple varieties. Sponsor Sen. Braun said the bill would honor Washington’s apple-growing history and support research at WSU at low cost, though staff noted a fiscal note was not available. The hearing was then closed. The committee then held a work session on student complaints in higher education. Faculty, union, and research witnesses argued that student complaint systems are sometimes misused against faculty, especially faculty of color, women, and contingent faculty, causing stress, attrition, costs, and harm to academic freedom. They urged safeguards such as an initial review for bad-faith or biased complaints, routine data collection, and a faculty bill of rights. Members asked about data tracking and FERPA/Title IX issues, and witnesses said complaint data is inconsistently collected across institutions. The committee next heard SB 5931, a technical cleanup bill for the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board. The bill would extend co-chair terms to two years, move the annual report date to December 31, and remove an unfunded dashboard requirement. WASAC, labor, and Microsoft testified in support, saying the changes would improve board effectiveness and preserve institutional knowledge. The committee then heard SB 5963, which would automatically treat Passport to Careers students as income-eligible for the Washington College Grant beginning in 2026–27 and make related funding changes. Supporters said it would streamline aid for former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth, many of whom already receive the maximum grant, while members asked about outreach and how the Passport funds are used. The committee also heard SB 5978, which would codify the Washington Guaranteed Admissions Program and require student notifications about guaranteed admissions, financial aid, dual credit, and related opportunities. Supporters, including students, colleges, and advocacy groups, said the bill would reduce anxiety, improve transparency, and help more students see college as an option; several members discussed keeping the proposal cost-neutral. Finally, the committee heard SB 6082, which would require JLARC to audit fraud in state financial aid programs, including fictitious students and AI-enabled schemes. The sponsor said the bill responds to emerging fraud risks, while community and technical college witnesses said colleges already have fraud controls in place, warned the audit would be an unfunded and delayed response, and asked for more resources to address the problem. The committee adjourned after closing the hearing on SB 6082.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Education Policy Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Page two, we're going to change that number three to the number two.
  • The first one changes to 16-52 regarding the composition of the board.
  • Number two, changes to 1615-55-6 regarding board of trustees meetings.
  • This bill would modify this section to change the would modify this section to change the written notification
  • discussed these changes and all of them at their retreat on 31125.
Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Committee on Administrative Rules will come to order.
  • There was a change at the federal level to expand that from being just.
  • title and nothing will change so any pending rules coming forward, nothing will change.
  • that is correct senator Jett follow up If this doesn't change Currently you do not have any administrative
  • Concerns and our rules and the rules changing when the goalposts keep changing for certain people.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Higher Education & Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This allows students to be identified by financial aid administrators when students enroll in college
  • The maximum Washington College Grant is changed to the average of the awards for the same academic year
  • You heard that on Monday, and this makes a technical change to the WIA board so that co-chairs will serve
  • So I think it would be an administrative burden for those institutions.
Summary: The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee first received a work session presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Passport to Careers Program. Staff explained that Passport serves youth who experienced foster care at age 13 or later or unaccompanied homelessness, with about 2,000 students expected to be served in 2025-26. The program provides scholarships of up to $2,000, plus flexible campus support funding and training through a partnership with the College Success Foundation. Testimony emphasized that students often face basic-needs insecurity, work long hours, and still have significant unmet financial need even after Pell, Washington College Grant, and Passport aid. Officials said the program has grown 131% since 2019, but appropriations have not kept pace, forcing reductions in award levels from $5,000 in 2023-24 to $2,000 in 2025-26. They also noted strong outcomes, including a reported 31% eight-year graduation/credential rate and 84% of surveyed students saying Passport made them more likely to enroll or stay enrolled. Senators asked about comparisons to overall student graduation rates, the share of participants who are parents, where students attend, and how campus support staff are funded and deployed. The committee then moved into executive session on several bills. Staff summarized measures on medication abortion access at public postsecondary institutions, changes to Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship awards for private nonprofit four-year institutions, low-enrollment program review at state universities, technical changes to the Workforce Board, veteran dependent tuition waivers, Passport to Careers funding and eligibility, a JLARC audit of state financial aid fraud, and creation of the Heritage Orchard Program at WSU. During action, the committee adopted a proposed substitute for SB 5931 and voted do pass on SB 5826, SB 5828, SB 5909, SB 5931 as amended, SB 5954, SB 5963, SB 6082, and SB 6090, sending each to the Ways and Means Committee. One senator stated opposition to SB 5826, citing cost and administrative burden concerns, but the bill still passed the committee. The session then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The trajectory has completely changed.
  • He said WPUDA's opposition is rooted in a change the bill makes to the Climate Commitment Act.
  • Tariffs can be changed whenever the board of directors of the utilities decides that a new change is
  • Tariffs can be changed whenever the board of directors of the utilities decides that a new change is
  • My name is Pat Hayley, and I'm the city administrator for Quincy.
Summary: The committee hearing covered three bills before moving into executive session later in the day. HB 2343 would require the Department of Fish and Wildlife to obtain water discharge permit coverage for publicly operated game farms, or an individual permit if needed, and to treat game farms with at least 5,000 birds as large CAFOs. Supporters, including Centralia officials, county public health staff, and residents, said the bill is needed because nitrate contamination from the WDFW pheasant farm has affected private wells and public health. WDFW testified that it had already voluntarily secured the permit the bill would require and said it would continue working with Ecology and local partners. HB 2301 would expand Washington’s paint stewardship program to cover additional paint-related products, including thinners, removers, additives, aerosols, and certain non-industrial coatings. The sponsor and industry supporters said the bill builds on a successful recycling program that already diverts large amounts of paint from landfills and could reduce costs for local hazardous waste systems. County and local solid waste officials generally supported the expansion but asked for clearer treatment of packaging, convenience standards, and compensation. Ecology supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, including the need for broader standards, reporting, and more time for rulemaking. A wood preservers group opposed including wood preservatives in the bill. HB 2515, in proposed substitute form, would regulate “emerging large energy use facilities,” mainly data centers and virtual currency mining facilities at 20 megawatts or more. The bill would require utilities to adopt tariffs or policies to ensure these facilities pay full costs, participate in demand response, and avoid shifting costs to other customers; it would also require reporting on energy and water use, set clean energy targets, create a new annual fee, and limit no-cost cap-and-invest allowances for utilities serving these facilities. Supporters said the bill protects ratepayers, improves transparency, and helps Washington meet climate goals. Opponents from utilities, business groups, ports, and labor warned it could raise costs, reduce competitiveness, create prescriptive rules, and threaten jobs and investment, while some public agencies and environmental groups supported the bill with requests for technical changes. No votes were taken during the hearing.