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• In practice, if the gestational age was determined in the first trimester and it's different from the
• gestational age based on the last menstrual period, we use the clinically accurate gestational age.
• Tools like ultrasound are more accurate in calculating this gestational age.
• These are the infrastructure that keeps people like myself healthy. Here's what SB 5981 does.
• Certified pharmacists and pharmacy techs do their best to keep these patients healthy and in care.

Summary: The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held a hearing on several bills. SB 5904 would prohibit non-human entities from using nursing titles; the sponsor and nursing groups said it is meant to increase transparency around AI and ensure patients know when they are interacting with a real nurse. SB 5915 would change Health Technology Assessment Program review criteria and timelines, with supporters arguing it would better account for Medicare coverage and national guidelines, especially for rare and life-threatening conditions. SB 6025 would update the definition of fetal death to allow gestational age to be determined by the best clinically accurate method rather than last menstrual period, and medical professionals and the sponsor said this would reduce emotional, financial, and legal burdens on grieving families. SB 5933 would require near real-time sharing of overdose data into ODMAP; public health, local government, and recovery advocates said it would improve overdose response, while one witness asked that poison center data be included and clarified separately. SB 5990 would allow APRNs and physician assistants to serve as local health officers in counties under 100,000 population; rural county officials supported the added flexibility, while public health groups and naturopathic physicians raised concerns about qualifications and asked that naturopathic doctors be included as well. SB 5981 would restrict drug manufacturers from limiting 340B drug access through contract pharmacies or requiring data as a condition of discounts; safety-net hospitals, community health centers, pharmacies, and patients said it protects access and reinvestment in care, while manufacturers, employer groups, and industry representatives argued it increases costs, lacks transparency, and may not ensure savings reach patients. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the transcript; each bill was heard and testimony was closed. Sign-in counts were reported for several bills, including strong pro support for SB 5904, SB 5915, SB 5933, and SB 5981, and mixed or substantial opposition on SB 6025 and SB 5990.

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• California itself found that the San Joaquin Valley is one of the fastest-growing, poorest, and least healthy
• United States that have bloated voter rolls, more people registered than they have eligible voting-age
• as a co-author that state law must deliver on the promise of free and fair elections to create a healthy
• during a home invasion is generally limited to cases involving unlawful restraint or victims under the age

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then completed the roll call and prayer, adopted routine procedural motions, and moved through the daily file with many bills passed and retained or passed outright. Early measures included AB 2417 on community college faculty retirement information, AB 1579 expanding the Children’s Crisis Pilot Program, AB 2041 on emergency medical services reporting, AB 1547 on a UC medical school feasibility study in Kern County, and AB 1552 directing higher education segments to report on civic engagement and democracy education. The body also took up SB 73, an urgency elections-security bill, where supporters argued it would protect ballots, voting systems, and election workers from interference, while opponents said it could be unconstitutional, partisan, and overly restrictive of local and federal investigations. SB 73 passed with urgency and immediate transmittal to the Senate. The Assembly then approved a long series of policy bills, many with unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including AB 1554 on California Earthquake Authority transparency, AB 1584 on civil rights duties at the Air Resources Board, AB 1592 on the California Indian Cultural Center, AB 1629 on direct payment to dentists, AB 1645 on prison visitation physical-contact rules, AB 1688 on foster care notice and accountability, AB 1699 on prescribed and cultural burns, AB 1738 on virtual final inspections for single-family homes, AB 1741 on charging sexual battery during a residential break-in as a wobbler, AB 1802 on mitigation lands endowments, AB 1813 on community renewable energy program changes, AB 1899 creating a youth homelessness prevention office, AB 1904 on a credentialing apprenticeship program, AB 1941 on organized metal theft, AB 2043 on drone-attack prevention for mass gatherings and critical infrastructure, AB 2054 on paid family leave for military relatives, AB 2081 on home-based Medi-Cal care, AB 2116 on predatory lending, AB 2122 limiting bench warrants for vehicle-code infractions, AB 2176 on student housing coordination, AB 2187 on tribal public-contract exemptions, AB 2221 on charitable fundraising processing deadlines, AB 2232 on advance parole hearing reporting, AB 2235 on confidentiality of judges’ home addresses, AB 2250 on cannabis/hemp enforcement cleanup, and AB 2266 on electricity. Most measures were described as support or bipartisan bills and passed with little or no opposition. A few bills drew notable debate or recorded opposition, including AB 1813, AB 2122, and SB 73, though all ultimately passed. After finishing 35 items, the Assembly announced it would return the following week with a much larger file, noted upcoming floor amendment deadlines, and adjourned until Tuesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. A post-adjournment vote change was also recorded, changing Assembly Member Dixon’s vote on AB 2041 from aye to no.

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• California itself found that the San Joaquin Valley is one of the fastest-growing, poorest, and least healthy
• More people are registered than there are eligible voting-age adults.
• as a co-author that state law must deliver on the promise of free and fair elections to create a healthy
• during a home invasion is generally limited to cases involving unlawful restraint or victims under the age

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• but the trends are alarming, and he wants to talk openly about both sides and make sure both are healthy
• but the trends are alarming, and he wants to talk openly about both sides and make sure both are healthy
• </c><00:08:04.800><c> both</c><00:08:05.039><c> are</c><00:08:05.280><c> well</c> that both are healthy
• both are well that both are healthy both are well stood<00:08:05.840><c> up</c><00:08:06.159><c> both
• </c><01:13:27.280><c> and</c> environments are Equitable healthy and environments are Equitable healthy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Healthy,<00:36:57.440><c> happy</c><00:36:57.839><c> baby</c><00:36:58.240><c> girl.
• So our trip started at age seven. We started at Denver Children's.
• She'll be in a wheelchair at age 12. We can offer no help. So, we went home.
• So our trip started at age seven. We started at Denver Children's.
• She'll be in a wheelchair at age 12. We can offer no help. So, we went home.

Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, informed consent, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, law enforcement, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, 916, all

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• There's age limits. just wasting law enforcement's time, just wasting law enforcement's time, hurting
• There's age limits.
• </c> December, the Coalition for Healthy December, the Coalition for Healthy Massachusetts<01:08:57.279
• ><01:19:53.920><c> restrictions,</c><01:19:54.480><c> or</c><01:19:54.719><c> consumer</c> testing, age
• restrictions, or consumer testing, age restrictions, or consumer protections<01:19:55.679><c> as</c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• House 4105 provides for a steady stream of income from casino money to the Healthy Incentives Program
• I'm here to support House Bill 4105, which will provide a steady stream of income to help fund the Healthy
• identities fall within established, protected classes, such as race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age
• I am a fourth-generation islander, mother of three, ages 32, 28, and 24, all living on island at this
• Older adults struggle with downsizing or aging in place.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on a series of bills focused largely on local-option real estate transfer fees and housing funding tools for communities facing severe affordability pressures. Testimony strongly favored bills for Somerville, Concord, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Chatham, and a statewide local-option transfer fee, with speakers arguing that high-end real estate transactions should help fund affordable housing, anti-displacement efforts, workforce housing, and related capital improvements. Elected officials and local housing leaders described rising rents and home prices, investor activity, shrinking year-round housing stock, and difficulty recruiting or retaining teachers, police, health care workers, and other essential employees. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposals would be optional for municipalities, could include exemptions for first-time homebuyers or seniors, and would direct revenue into local affordable housing trust funds or housing banks. Committee members asked questions about who would pay the fee and whether it could make housing less affordable, and supporters responded that the fees would be targeted at higher-value transactions and designed with local flexibility. For Somerville, the delegation and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne backed both a local home rule petition and statewide enabling legislation, saying the city has already used zoning reform, inclusionary zoning, and local housing funds but still needs a new revenue source to address displacement and investor-driven purchases. For Concord, Representative Carmine Gentile and Concord housing advocates supported a home rule petition and the statewide bill, arguing that a modest fee on sales above $1 million could generate predictable revenue for affordable housing production and preservation. One committee exchange focused on whether the fee would affect most Concord sales and whether it would be passed on to buyers; supporters said the policy was intended to shift costs toward higher-value properties and help leverage other funding sources. The committee also heard testimony on House 4105, which would redirect a casino-related revenue stream to the Healthy Incentives Program. Farmers, advocates, and residents said the current funding was originally intended to support horse racing but has not met that goal, and that the money would be better used to support Massachusetts farmers and food-insecure residents through HIP. In a separate bill, Senator Becca Rausch testified in support of Senate 268, which would create a state-level hostile learning environment complaint process for higher education institutions and potentially strip tax exemptions from colleges or universities found to have such environments; she cited anti-Semitic and transphobic incidents on campuses and argued that existing federal protections should be mirrored in state law. The hearing also included testimony on college tuition debt reduction legislation from Senator Michael Moore, who said the bill would allow a deduction for tuition and fees paid to Massachusetts public colleges and universities to ease student debt and support the state’s workforce. A major portion of the hearing focused on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket housing bank proposals. Hospital, school, housing, planning, and municipal officials from Martha’s Vineyard said the island’s year-round housing shortage is harming health care, schools, and the local workforce, and urged approval of a housing bank funded by a local-option transfer fee. Nantucket witnesses made similar arguments, pointing to a very high median home price, a large seasonal housing stock, and the need for a dedicated revenue stream to preserve and create year-round housing. Supporters repeatedly cited the long-running success of the islands’ land banks as evidence that transfer fees can work without harming real estate markets. Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Thomas Moakley Luddy also backed the Cape and Islands transfer-fee bills, saying the region needs bold action and a sustainable local funding source to address its housing crisis.

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• of our virtually non-existent pre-term birth rate, our success in supporting families to full-term healthy
• Ampersand Families was founded 17 years ago to help prevent older youth in foster care from aging out
• prevent older youth in foster<00:42:11.160><c> care</c><00:42:11.920><c> from</c><00:42:12.160><c> aging
• </c><00:42:12.520><c> out</c><00:42:12.720><c> of</c><00:42:12.880><c> foster</c> foster care from aging
• out of foster foster care from aging out of foster care<00:42:13.599><c> without</c><00:42:14.079><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair Howard, is the lack of affordability of homes and the simple fact that in one year the median age
• Um many people<00:03:45.120><c> in</c><00:03:45.280><c> my</c><00:03:45.920><c> age</c><00:03:46.239>
• to engage in healthy debate and make<00:09:14.240><c> necessary</c><00:09:14.800><c> adjustments.
• We want to make sure that over time we are being safe and healthy and energy efficient as well.
• home into this uh uh much more healthy home as<00:37:31.119><c> well.

Bills: HF3545, HF4004

Keywords: energy efficiency, construction standards, building codes, environment, sustainability, 1183, house

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• And then I was kind of asking them, like, anybody age about 55-ish, you know.
• or the seasoned age.
• Well, I thought maybe, because we're focused on the older age or the senior age, I guess they're retired
• There's certain ages.
• Because once they hit a certain age, there's no going back.

Summary: The Arkansas Legislative Autism Task Force approved the April 1, 2026 meeting minutes and then reviewed several vacant membership slots on the task force, including appointments from the Arkansas Psychology Board, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, UAMS, and parent or guardian positions. Members discussed trying to fill those vacancies before the next meeting, and noted that if they remain open they may be addressed in the task force’s legislative report and through possible statutory changes in the next General Assembly. Representatives from the Developmental Disabilities Provider Association (DDPA) and Civitan Services presented on DDPA’s role serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Arkansas. They said DDPA now represents 80 providers serving more than 13,000 individuals in 75 counties, with services including early intervention, adult day programs, supported employment, intermediate care facilities, work activities, and community/residential waiver services. They also shared survey data on older clients and said these services remain available to seniors with IDD, including people with autism. The task force then heard a proposal to amend Act 656 of 2021 to include licensed psychological practitioners as qualified providers for autism waiver-related evaluations. The presenter argued this would reduce wait times, avoid duplicate assessments, and help families access services sooner, while still maintaining quality standards. Members asked about training, licensure, and whether other professionals such as speech-language pathologists or audiologists should be included; Dr. Scott noted that current practice already relies on a two-provider model and that speech-language pathologists play a role because autism diagnosis considers communication, cognitive ability, and language. The discussion also touched on the need for proper testing standards and board oversight. No vote was taken on the amendment, and the meeting ended with plans to return to fraud-related discussion and to begin prioritizing recommendations for the 2027 session before adjourning.

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• c><00:10:41.360><c> as</c><00:10:42.079><c> those</c><00:10:42.399><c> farmers</c><00:10:43.040><c> age
• </c> create challenges as those farmers age create challenges as those farmers age and<00:10:44.000><
• I'm age 77. Uh, since 1969, I've lived on our family farm.
• </c><00:38:14.640><c> forest</c><00:38:14.960><c> on</c> SFIA is to maintain healthy forest on SFIA is
• to maintain healthy forest on the<00:38:15.280><c> landscape</c><00:38:15.680><c> for</c><00:38:15.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Unfortunately, these disposable devices are incredibly popular and have become an accessory for several age
• Movement California, Save the Bay, Cal Poly Center for Health Research, Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy
• whom are broadcasters like myself and who know firsthand the importance of quality journalism to a healthy
• Contra Costa, Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, Freedom for Immigrants, Future Leaders of America, Healthy
• Contra Costa, Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, Freedom for Immigrants, Future Leaders of America, Healthy

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• They have a healthy culture that they're in where we live, tons of friends.
• kids that come to these schools know a lot more about things that they shouldn't know at those young ages
• They have a healthy culture that they're in where we live, tons of friends.
• But being raised in a healthy manner, excluding all the negative sides of what a rural culture has to
• I've also been a proponent of how virtual learning is beneficial because it promotes a healthy learning

Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool

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• And that's when I have an age.
• To fix that, we completely struck the AG review from the bill.
• Senate Bill 1261 by Senator Laird and an act relating to aging.
• Senate Bill 1261 by Senator Laird, an act relating to aging.
• during major transitions affecting aging services.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• currently have the vaccine exemption so that they can continue as they progress through the school age
• Being over a healthy weight comes with many challenges, such as precursors to cardiovascular diseases
• They improve insulin sensitivity, reduce blood glucose, support healthy weight loss, and cut the risk
• older, and we have aging parents.
• And my age of my employees changed by one year and that's just ludicrous.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• For our aging, disabled veterans population, this legislation delivers essential relief at a time when
• For our aging, disabled veterans population, this legislation delivers essential relief at a time when
• These problems include housing affordability, behavioral health, aging infrastructure, growing strain
• I'm 73, and I'm not authorized to disclose my wife's age.
• It's used for family, my aging in-laws and parents.

Summary: The House Finance Committee heard briefings and public testimony on several bills related to local tax authority and exemptions. HB 2559 would let cities and counties impose an additional 4% lodging/short-term rental excise tax starting in 2027, with revenues dedicated to affordable housing programs and up to 15% for administration. Staff explained existing lodging tax limits and estimated substantial local collections, while the prime sponsor and supporters argued it would give local governments a needed tool to address housing shortages caused in part by short-term rentals. Opponents, including short-term rental owners and hosts, said the tax would hurt tourism communities, reduce supplemental income for owners, and should not single out one lodging segment. The hearing on HB 2559 was suspended and later reopened for additional testimony; no vote was taken. The committee also heard HB 2133, which would make permanent the property tax exemption for multipurpose nonprofit senior citizen centers. Staff said the exemption is currently set to expire in 2028 and that the bill would remove it from the automatic 10-year sunset. The sponsor and a veteran/senior center perspective emphasized that the exemption helps keep senior centers open and supports isolated older adults. A question was raised about whether a broader nonprofit community center with senior-focused space would qualify, and staff said they would follow up. The hearing on HB 2133 was then closed. HB 2135 would increase and extend the adaptive housing sales and use tax remittance for disabled veterans, raising the individual lifetime cap from $2,500 to $5,000, increasing the statewide annual cap, and extending the program’s expiration to 2038. Staff said the fiscal impact would be minimal because use is low, and a veterans coalition representative supported the bill as a way to ensure more federal grant dollars go toward home modifications. The hearing on HB 2135 was closed. The committee spent the most time on HB 2442, an eight-part local government tax and fund-flexibility bill. It would expand uses of existing REET revenues, allow cities to adopt an affordable-housing REET under certain conditions, authorize county public utility taxes with a low-income assistance set-aside, create a new local sales tax for children and family services, broaden housing-related sales tax uses, restructure mental health and veterans property tax levies, extend levy lid lift periods, and allow rental car tax revenues to be used for criminal justice purposes. Supporters from counties, cities, housing groups, and some local officials said the bill would provide needed fiscal flexibility and new tools to address housing, public safety, and service demands. Opponents from utilities, realtors, water and sewer districts, wireless carriers, auto dealers, and tax critics argued the bill would raise regressive costs, especially on housing and utility customers, and that some provisions lacked a sufficient nexus to the original taxes. The hearing on HB 2442 was closed after extensive testimony.

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• There are different payment rates based on ages, but probably around $2,000 a month.
• As a PE educator, I see every day how active, healthy students are better learners physically, socially
• I also appreciate the need to ensure that we... educator, I see every day how active, healthy students
• And when she's done, which now she is, she's aged out, she'll have her own little library.
• Ninety percent of a child's brain development occurs before age five, and research shows that children

Bills: SB5952, SB5961, SB5969, SB5841, SB5943

Keywords: physical education, school districts, student requirements, education policy, high school, early literacy, childhood literacy, book distribution, Imagination Library, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, preschool, pre-K, reading readiness, school readiness, birth to age five, young children, nonprofit contract, OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, DCYF

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• the list, or one of their children, who is now an adult, that was placed on the list at 13 years of age
• safety agreements, SB 596 will require the department to account for removals, including the child's age
• We're focused on making America healthy again and addressing our chronic illnesses.
• Aging is an enslavement of our DNA. DNA has to relate to the environment.
• To recap, I began identifying as transgender at age 11, started hormones at age 17, and by age 19, underwent

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

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• We want our communities to be healthy while also providing opportunity for economic investment.
• More than 156 breathe healthy air.
• But a healthy America includes healthy air, water, and soil, and EPA is integral to achieving that goal
• And I yield back. includes healthy air, water, and soil, includes healthy air, water, and soil, and<05
• 6 to 17 and $3,600 for children under the age of six.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• When that equipment ages, it depreciates, and policies like this help ensure that continued reinvestment
• tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack, it is estimated that it will decrease smoking in youth under the age
• They are not identified in the Healthy Youth Survey, and if the goal is to impact youth usage, our youth
• usage in the Healthy Youth Survey is 0.0024.
• similar taxes were passed in other states, the number of youth who started using tobacco before the age

Keywords: 904, all