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• And then we begin later on doesn't do.
• So, uh, effective date, you see there, July 1.
• So, uh, effective date, you see there, July 1.
• So, uh, effective date, you see there, July 1.
• What begins one-third of the states.

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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• That matters because miss court dates That matters because miss court dates aren't<01:18:50.480>
• Members, I have a question for Miss Pettis. date. So, um, I think it's a good bill date.
• <01:51:13.600> to being to defect the effective date to being to defect the effective date
• date. Questions or concerns members? date. Questions or concerns members?
• this through with a clean date. this through with a clean date.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 2095, which would provide supplemental appropriations for the Judiciary for the 2025-2027 biennium. Judiciary Administrative Director Brandon Kimura testified in strong support and outlined a request for about $6.4 million in supplemental operating funds, plus four permanent full-time position conversions. He grouped the request into security, services to court users, and staffing needs, including $3.25 million for supplemental armed private security at judiciary facilities statewide, nearly $200,000 for cybersecurity staffing and support, restoration of funding for substance use treatment purchase-of-service contracts, restoration of funding for the Office of Public Guardian on Kauaʻi, salary commission funding, a Kona court operations position, and two Court-Appointed Special Advocates positions converted from temporary to permanent. He also described five capital improvement requests totaling $55.4 million, led by $30 million for construction of a new South Kohala courthouse, $1.2 million each for air conditioning upgrades in Hilo and Kauaʻi, $15 million for elevator upgrades at Kahumanu Hale, and $8 million in lump-sum bond funds for emerging projects. Several organizations testified in support, including Parents and Children Together and the True Cost Coalition. Supporters emphasized the importance of the purchase-of-service funding for domestic violence and substance use treatment services and said the restoration would return funding to pre-COVID levels and help providers maintain capacity. Kimura explained that the Judiciary often shifts funds among contracts during the year to avoid service interruptions, but that the reduced funding has caused delays and operational problems for providers and probationers. Members asked detailed questions about the capital projects and operating requests. Representative Shimizu asked for more information on the lump-sum bond funds and the elevator project, and Kimura explained that the Kahumanu Hale request covers four remaining elevator shafts after earlier funding addressed the first five elevators. Representative Cochran asked about the absence of Maui County projects, and Kimura said the Judiciary is still planning for its older Maui facilities with DAGS. Chair Tarnas questioned the need for armed private guards and discussed whether court security should be prioritized within the Department of Law Enforcement; Kimura said the Judiciary needs additional personnel now and has not asked DLE to deprioritize other missions, though the chair suggested further coordination between the agencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• And then amendment eight maintains the effective date of the governor's signature.
• And then amendment eight maintains the effective date of the governor's signature.
• But I'd like to just begin by discussing what the concept is.
• But I'd like to just begin by discussing what the concept is.
• I'm sure you're up to date on what's been announced with Optum in the last several days. Yeah.

Bills: SB511, SB512, HB591, HB909, HB938, HB1154, HB1187

Keywords: automobile repairs, insurance transparency, repair shop liability, non-OEM parts, policyholder rights, automobile insurance, appraisal process, insurance policyholders, dispute resolution, claim valuation, family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, behavioral health, crisis services, mental health care, insurance coverage, healthcare access

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• section does not apply if the business operation was sold or transferred after 24 months from the date
• Beginning January 1, 2027, the commission may issue a valid annual hang-tag permit for a single vehicle
• It also refers to a $3 million per year award under the section beginning in fiscal year 2027-28, and
• It also changes provisions related to certain funds, harmonized provisions, repeal operative dates, and
• It also addresses related funds, harmonized provisions, repeal operative dates, and an emergency clause

Bills: LB737, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB1216, LB1256, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787, LB365A, LB823, LB900, LB903, LB940, LB954, LB1127, LB1127A, LB1205, LB1240, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR505, LR507

Keywords: LB737, Olmstead, developmental disabilities, disability services, community-based services, integrated settings, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, stakeholder advisory committee, independent consultant, public hearing, legislative oversight, disability rights, community integration, housing, employment, education, transportation, community supports, self-advocacy

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• And let's go ahead and begin with the acceptance of the June 30th, 2025 meeting. So move.
• And let's go ahead and begin with the acceptance of the June 30th, 2025 meeting. So move.
• Moving on to item number six, the date of our next meeting. Recognize Mr. Sheay.
• Moving on to item number six, the date Moving on to item number six, the date of<00:26:48.400>
• Any problems with the Senate on changing that date? Not up to... Okay. That'll be nice.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met and first approved the June 30, 2025 meeting minutes. The committee then took up a series of Department of Transportation property actions, including authorization to grant an access point in Exeter, sell two small tracts in Keene, amend a prior Guilford disposal based on a revised survey and appraisal, sell 0.42 acres in Lincoln, list and sell 9.77 acres in Chesterfield, sell 0.54 acres in Fremont, and approve a permanent access easement in Belmont. The committee also approved a utility easement in Albany and a permanent access easement on Route 153 for the Bickfords. Most of these items involved direct sales or listings, administrative fees of $1,100, and conditions requiring surveys and local/state approvals; several were approved unanimously after brief or no questions. Representative Faulkner declared a conflict of interest on the Chesterfield item, and Representative Newman sat in for that matter; later, Faulkner was recused from the Belmont item as well. The committee also approved a Department of Administrative Services request to grant a perpetual utility line easement to Public Service Company of New Hampshire for a facility under construction at the Hampstead hospital property, with the administrative fee waived because the grant was in exchange for utility service. During discussion of informational item LRCP25-038, staff explained that no committee action was needed because the item was only to notify members that a parcel’s fair market value had been reduced due to a change in access. The committee received additional informational materials from the New Hampshire Council on Resources and Development, including minutes from its May 8 meeting and memorandums on surplus land review for Meredith and Hampstead. The next meeting was set for December 9 at 9:30 a.m. at Granite Place, Room 228, and the chair noted the meeting would be on a Tuesday because of building scheduling. The committee then adjourned.

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• So let me give you some numbers of where we're at up to date.
• So let me give you some numbers of where we're at up to date.
• Of the more than 38,000 claims filed to date, around 1,000 complaints have been directly filed with us
• on these claims, and we have been able to recover a little more than $60 million to date for Southern
• I've been sitting on this committee for two years now, and I know at the beginning we were talking and

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee held its fifth oversight hearing on the California Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS), with Commissioner Ricardo Lara providing an update on implementation. Lara said the department has finalized major reforms, including new catastrophe modeling tools, faster rate review procedures, use of forward-looking data tied to mitigation, and modernization of the FAIR Plan. He argued the strategy is intended to improve insurance availability in wildfire-prone areas, increase transparency, and stabilize the market, while also criticizing consumer intervenor groups and saying the department will tighten rules on intervener compensation and relevance. Members questioned Lara about when the SIS would begin producing visible market changes, how long rate filings would take to approve, and what the FAIR Plan modernization would mean for consumers’ costs. Lara said catastrophe model approvals should be completed by the end of the month, insurers are expected to begin submitting SIS filings in the coming weeks, and rate reviews have already been reduced from 281 days to 71 days. He also discussed a new market conduct investigation into State Farm’s handling of wildfire claims, ongoing complaints about smoke-damage claims, and a newly created smoke claims and remediation task force to develop standards. Lara said the department has helped more than 12,000 wildfire survivors, with over 38,000 claims filed and more than $17 billion paid, and that it is also working with other western states on underinsurance issues. Public commenters from the insurance industry, homebuilding, and insurance brokerage sectors largely supported the SIS and the department’s efforts, saying the reforms are needed to restore availability and stability. They emphasized the importance of timely rate approvals, FAIR Plan solvency, and greater transparency, and several noted that member companies are preparing to use the new filing process. The hearing ended without a vote or formal action, though members and the commissioner discussed ongoing legislative needs, including AB 226 and possible future FAIR Plan transparency measures.

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• BILL 400 REMOVES THE REPEAL DATE FOR THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MILITARY
• THIS IS A BILL I RUN EVERY THREE YEARS TO EXTEND THE DATE OUT.
• WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME SO THE GOAL IS TO TAKE AWAY THE DATE AND JUST ALLOW IT TO BE ON THE
• BOOKS AND WE CAN ALWAYS REPEAL IT IF THE DATE COMES SO PARTICIPATION THAT IN THE COMPAQ ALLOWS MEMBER
• TO DATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE BEGUN THEIR ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF WHAT IS REQUIRED TO APPLY WITH THESE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• so and that's a good place to begin so and that's a good place to begin because<01:09:08.480>
• c> but<01:11:54.080> that's Apologize for the date, but that's Apologize for the date, but
• All the dates are tentative at this point.
• Uh, Representative Pazoff. committee members aware of these dates committee members aware of these dates
• I think May 20th was the date.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to review its mission and to discuss recent work on a letter sent to the governor and legislative leaders regarding COVID vaccine safety and related scientific references. Members said the letter, which included 31 cited sources, had been delivered to the governor’s office, the Speaker’s office, and the Senate President’s office, and a press release had been issued. Several members defended the letter’s sourcing and urged the public to read the materials and evaluate the evidence themselves, while also acknowledging questions about the trustworthiness of some cited articles. A major portion of the meeting focused on a research assistant’s effort to use AI tools to help reconstruct and verify the committee’s 2024 COVID report with citations. She reported mixed results from Copilot and Gemini, noting that the tools often produced broad or incomplete outputs and that she would need to break the report into smaller sections and ask for more specific source types. Members advised using more precise prompts and emphasized that any AI output would still need human verification. The committee said it hoped to produce a revised, fully footnoted 2024 report by early September. The chair then outlined the committee’s fall agenda, saying it would examine long COVID treatment, the patient bill of rights as it relates to COVID vaccinations and death reporting, standards of care and professional judgment by New Hampshire health care providers, and oversight of federal COVID-related funding such as CARES Act education relief dollars. He also referenced a recent fraud case involving misuse of COVID funds and suggested the committee may ask the DOJ for information. The committee will not meet in July or August and plans to resume in September and October, with a final report targeted for the end of October. The chair also introduced a recent DNI/Tulsi Gabbard press release about U.S.-funded biolabs overseas, which members discussed as a possible transparency issue relevant to future pandemic policy.

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• Thank you for hearing Senate File 3860, which is a compensation council date change.
• Chair. >> All right, to the testifier, please state your name for the record, and you may begin.
• Um, good morning, uh, may begin.
• Please state your name for the record and you may begin. Thank you, Chair and members.
• certain given date within the amendment. certain given date within the amendment.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Yes, would you um, the A2 author's amendment changes the date, and I left it at my table, but I changed
• the effective date.
• So, let me begin first with one thing I'd like to do, and this has nothing to do with the deputies, but
• The lines purport to delete the expiration date for these credentials.
• Minnesota needs to begin working on and Minnesota needs to begin working on and needs<00:19:50.240>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 1335, a bill to authorize Minnesota digital/mobile driver’s licenses and related electronic credentialing. Chair Tapkey moved the bill as amended to Ways and Means, and the committee adopted the A2 author’s amendment changing the effective date. Tapkey described the bill as a modernization measure modeled on other states, intended to add convenience and security for ID checks at bars, restaurants, airports, hotels, and car rentals, while keeping physical IDs in place. Chair Kosnick objected that the bill’s subject matter should be heard in other committees, especially Commerce, Public Safety, and Judiciary, citing privacy and law-enforcement concerns, but the hearing continued. Several testifiers supported the broader move toward digital credentials and e-titling. Brian McDaniel of the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association said the hospitality industry supports tools that make it harder for minors to access alcohol, while noting privacy concerns and wanting a role in developing the system. Amanda Doerr of the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association supported the A3 amendment as an incremental step toward electronic titles and electronic signatures, saying Minnesota is behind other states and that the transition should be gradual. Jim Hurst of the Minnesota Deputy Registrars Association said deputies support moving toward e-titling but raised concerns about liability for fraudulent electronic documents and strongly opposed the A4 revenue-sharing amendment, warning it could put deputy registrars out of business. Sam Krieger, representing private deputy registrars, said the A4 amendment could exclude private deputies and close about half the offices in the state. Chair Tapkey said the A3 and A4 amendments were intended to improve customer service, digital access, and future title transfers, but after hearing objections, both amendments were withdrawn. The committee then considered the A5 amendment offered by Rep. Anderson, which would bar electronic driver’s licenses for people not lawfully present in the United States. Anderson argued it would prevent issuing credentials to people in the country illegally, including suspected terrorists. Opponents, including Rep. Kegel and Rep. Lucero Nicolai, argued it would create unequal treatment and could wrongly affect refugees or asylum seekers. DVS Director Pong Xiong testified that current applications do not include NCIC checks and that standard credentials are validated through document review rather than broader database screening. The transcript ends amid continued debate over the A5 amendment and related privacy and eligibility questions.

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• Yeah, grass was dead to begin... ...butts, that wasn't me. Yeah. And then Major Márquez over there.
• We use science to educate students that life begins at the moment of conception.
• Chairman, I move that the Blackman amendment dated January 26, 2026, at 4 p.m. be adopted.
• Because that was not the point of the system to begin with. With that, Mr.
• Chair, I move that the Blackman Amendment dated January 27th at 11:10 a.m. be adopted.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• <00:31:23.680> with Next group of sections beginning with Next group of sections beginning
• >> The next section, section uh beginning >> The next section, section uh beginning
• >> Um The next group of sections beginning >> Um The next group of sections beginning
• <00:34:15.200> with Next group of sections beginning with Next group of sections beginning

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• record and begin when you're ready. record and begin when you're ready.
• and begin when you're ready. and begin when you're ready.
• Eric Corte, if you'd like to begin. begin. begin.
• You may begin.
• If you'd like to begin. great. If you'd like to begin.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One is, of course, the effective date.
• But then this course the effective date.
• And a lot of beginning. I wish I would."
• Life begins at fertilization. The heartbeat does not create that life.
• Um so we will carry over beginning.

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• third letter, same date, for the future year.
• So letter same date for the future year.
• <01:30:19.440> of which uh is right at the beginning of which uh is right at the beginning
• So the the letter is dated August >> Yeah. So the the letter is dated August 1st. 1st. 1st.
• or right after I went on um on that date or right after that<02:08:56.880> date<02:08:57.280>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The siting study that we did at the very, very beginning identified a number of areas in North Dakota
• And when is your final date? July 12th. Well, at this job? Okay. Thank you.
• We have to start at the very beginning of statehood.
• When is your last date? Chairman Patton, it's at the end of this month. So.
• We had one date in mind, the 11th, but we've had some conflicts associated with that.

Keywords: 908, all

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• The start date for my fellowship at the Education Law Center post-dates the writing of my book.
• Ladner begin. Actually, can we let Tracy go? I have a handout. All right, Dr. Hanson, you begin.
• We have had multiple universal choice programs dating all the way.
• Dickey, you may begin. Two minutes, please. Thank you. Mr.
• We'll begin with you, Ms. Garcia. My name is Celia Garcia.

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• And before we begin, I know in Senate Finance you separated your two testimonies.
• There are now only three agencies left with go live dates.
• There is no estimated depletion date. It's completely funded at the moment.
• to do a total analysis to begin to identify and be able to plot their geographic location.
• Three bullets to begin with, Madam Chair, is yes, yes, and yes.

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• Bill 338, 388 by Senator Hodges, Title 14, relative to Homeland Security; provide for an effective date
• Director Hollis, is that when he was a representative, we had just initiated the ballards at the beginning
• All this does is give the department an extra year, so it pushes the date back to July 1, 2028, to make
• All this does is give the department an extra year, so it pushes the date back to July 1, 2028, to make
• This bill would lower that to 21, allowing more qualified young adults to begin working and training

Bills: HR252, HR253, HR254, HR255, HR256, HCR103, HCR104, HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, SCR40, SCR60, SB112, SB131, SB145, SB194, SB268, SB307, SB312, SB319, SB333, SB341, SB346, SB464, SB466, SB488, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, HR9, HR196, HCR27, HCR28, HCR50, HCR62, HCR67, HCR71, HCR78, HCR81, SCR20, HB123, HB251, HB625, HB662, HB709, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB1011, HB1057, HB1155, HB1186, HB1224, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1254, HB1255, HB1256, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB97, SB105, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, HCR6, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB61, HB98, HB102, HB139, HB142, HB170, HB185, HB194, HB199, HB231, HB247, HB294, HB336, HB474, HB661, HB842, HB852, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB455, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, HCR32, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB59, HB955, HB1191, HB1234, HB646, HB824, HB341, SB397, SB442, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB926, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB47, SB82, SB89, SB149, SB382

Keywords: consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction, building codes, inspection practices, housing costs, task force, HR254, House Resolution 254, Ty Hebert, Acadiana Legislative Delegation, Louisiana State University, LSU, graduation, commendation

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• The GCSA's testimony states that they request an effective date of July 1, 2027.
• And for this one, Chair recommends technical amendments and deferring the date.
• <01:14:46.320> Vice amendments and defecting the date.
• Vice amendments and defecting the date.
• <01:18:10.880> be report that the effective date should be report that the effective date

Bills: HB1877, HB2006, HB2167, HB2224, HB1626, HB1690, HB2012

Keywords: LGBTQ+ rights, commission membership, representation, youth involvement, Hawaii legislation, child well-being, financial support, expectant mothers, Hawaii Rx kids program, economic stability, youth homelessness, financial assistance, housing instability, emergency services, transitioning youth, Medicaid, pharmaceutical benefits, human services, healthcare access, public funds

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1877, which would expand the membership of the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission and add a youth seat. The commission’s vice chair supported the bill, saying the commission started with eight members, has growing interest, and would benefit from an odd-numbered board and youth representation. Members asked about quorum, and the commission said it has generally met monthly with only one quorum issue in the past 18–19 months and would work with legislative leaders to have appointments ready if the bill passes. Written testimony included support from Kokopac and one individual in opposition. The committee then took up HB 2006, which would create a cash assistance program for pregnant women and mothers of babies. The Department of Human Services explained current TANF rules, including eligibility requirements, child support cooperation, and work-program participation, and said the state has recently raised benefit levels to the maximum allowed, with a family of three or four receiving a little over $900 per month. Supporters from the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others argued the bill could reduce child poverty and improve maternal and child health, citing evidence from Michigan’s Rx Kids program and the temporary federal child tax credit expansion. A mother and Oahu Youth Action Board member testified from personal experience about the need for direct support during pregnancy. The committee also noted support from several organizations and about 26 individuals. The committee next heard HB 2167, which would direct the Office of Youth Services to run a pilot program providing financial assistance to homeless youth. The Office of the Public Defender, youth advocates, and several organizations supported the measure, saying even small amounts of help can prevent homelessness and help youth transition safely to adulthood. The Office of Youth Services said it supports the intent of the bill but requested clarification, and committee members discussed whether the program should be run directly or through contracted community agencies, how to set performance metrics, and how to structure the RFP and contract process. The chair indicated the committee wanted to work with the vice chair and OYS offline to refine the bill before moving forward. The committee then began discussion of HB 2224, relating to Medicaid pharmacy benefit management, with testimony generally supporting giving DHS flexibility to negotiate with PBMs.