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• diseases, people who are pregnant or postpartum, people who are undergoing fertility treatments or managing
• that the state has to build a cohesive and comprehensive set of services—from A to Z, from case management
• under a Joint Legislative Budget Committee audit plan to review the Department of Child Safety's management
• of the case management system used to track the placement and location of children in DCS care.
• of the case management system used to track the placement and location of children in DCS care.

Bills: HB2408, HB2434, HB2725, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2732, HB2733, SB1192, SB1398, SB1399, SB1494, SB1557, SB1813, SB1821

Keywords: nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation

Summary: The committee took up several health and human services bills. SB 1192 would exempt good-faith basic first aid given without compensation from Arizona Medical Board licensure requirements, with added consent and law-enforcement notification rules for injured persons under 15; a Shamp amendment clarified that the bill does not limit existing liability protections, and the bill passed as amended. SB 1398 would require AHCCCS to redetermine eligibility for members over 21 every six months starting in 2027 and report eligibility data annually; Access testified neutral but raised concerns about costs and the lack of exemptions, while supporters framed it as a transparency and budgeting measure. The committee adopted a technical amendment and passed the bill as amended. SB 1399 would require prepaid capitated AHCCCS contractors to report annual spending on direct patient care versus administrative costs; it passed without amendment after testimony that the report would improve oversight of taxpayer dollars. The committee also considered SB 1494, a strike-everything amendment aimed at stopping patient brokering and steering, including prohibiting health care providers, institutions, and drug manufacturers from paying premiums or inducing plan changes tied to health-status factors. Blue Cross Blue Shield supported the concept, describing small-scale but harmful brokering and fraud concerns, while ARMA opposed the language as too broad and vague, warning it could chill ordinary provider-patient conversations and sweep in social workers and navigators. The committee adopted the striker and passed the bill as amended, though several members said they wanted to refine the language before floor action. SB 1813 would remove the Maricopa County cap on Arizona State Hospital civil beds tied to the Arnold v. Sarn settlement and require admission based on clinical need; the sponsor and supporters argued the cap is outdated and leaves beds unused while patients remain in crisis, while the Department of Health Services and others warned of rural access concerns, litigation risk, and the need for more resources. The committee adopted both amendments, including removal of a citizenship requirement, and passed the bill as amended after a lengthy debate about legality and possible court challenges. SB 1821, which would allow JLBC audit review of DCS case-management systems, authorize unannounced inspections of licensed group foster homes, prioritize kinship placements, and require one year of supervised training for new child safety workers, passed without amendment. SB 1557 would require signed informed consent before most medical interventions; supporters said it codifies standard practice, while the ACLU argued it was vague and could create burdens for ongoing care and politically sensitive treatments. The bill passed as introduced.

Bills: SB1333, SB1191, SB1439, SB1314, SB1509, SB1319, SB1346, SB1613

Keywords: water infrastructure, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, revolving fund, grants, environmental compliance, SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, fossil fuels

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• OwRB manages this, the state's groundwater well drillers and pump installers program.

Bills: SB1191, SB1314, SB1319, SB1333, SB1346, SB1439, SB1509, SB1510, SB1613

Keywords: SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention, regulatory compliance, SB1319

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• people of my community knew about the issues, Tens of thousands of dollars that my school district is wasting
• But if you have any small business, someone has to be a manager and in charge, and the last thing—the
• can technically overdraw a debit account, but it's important to teach them the limits and how to manage
• So you're changing the way they can manage the program.
• public education endowment by increasing financial expertise and legislative input in the fund management

Bills: SB205, SB582, SB625, SB1884, SB1903, SB2600, SB2617, SB2751, SB111, SB3061, SB1908

Keywords: fetal development, health curriculum, public schools, middle school health education, grade 7, grade 8, State Board of Education, school health advisory council, Texas Education Code, pregnancy, reproductive health, infertility, birth defects, prenatal development, unborn child, trimester, medically accurate instruction, age-appropriate instruction, drug and alcohol effects, lead exposure

Bills: SB107, HB158, HB353, HB354, HB357, HB181, HB465, HB526

Keywords: SSUT, simplified sellers use tax, sales tax distribution, municipal revenue, municipal population, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, boundary change, federal census, decennial census, Department of Revenue, local government finance, revenue sharing, municipal boundaries, population recalculation, probate judge, Boundary and Annexation Survey, Alabama municipalities, HB158

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• But with a digital driver's license, you can manage what information. is given out.
• This includes programs related to identity management and digital identity credentials.
• We, our wallet, our phone, our device stores the data and manages the key processes encrypted in the
• What else is there besides waste, fraud, and abuse? And thank you morning. Sir.
• To give our Office of Inspector General the tools that they need to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse

Bills: HB2034, HB2436, HB3010, HB3033, HB3138, HB3177, HB3426, HB3686, HB3858, HB4176, HB4257, HB4264, HB4804, HCR98

Keywords: groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety

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• These are the grants management changes recommended by the Department of Administration as part of the
• And then finally, the rest of page four of the A6 includes changes requested by Minnesota Management
• and Budget to their personnel management statute changes.
• Eric Wagy here, who's the Director of Emergency Management for Hennepin County, Dr.
• Websites for the various public benefits programs will help case managers, county workers, and social

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• to their personnel management statute changes, deleting sections that allow for longer temporary and
• to their personnel management statute changes, deleting sections that allow for longer temporary and
• <00:15:44.079> and requested by Minnesota management and requested by Minnesota management
• budget to their personnel management budget to their personnel management statute<00:15:47.199><
• Eric Wagy here, who's the director of Emergency Management for Hennepin County. We have Dr.

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• business owners must render all personal property used to produce income that the business owner owns or manages

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• I can talk to the House staff that supports pensions and get a solid answer.
• I can talk to the House staff that supports pensions and get a solid answer.
• I can talk to the House staff that supports pensions and get a solid answer.
• I can talk to the House staff that supports pensions and get a solid answer.
• I can talk to the House staff that supports pensions and get a solid answer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to manage a $30,000 program?
• only tools districts have to manage only tools districts have to manage extreme<01:44:52.880>
• Management, you have issues as well.
• Management, you have issues as well.
• Management, you have issues as well.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It needs to all be under one management.
• Needs to all be under one management.
• There’s also the possibility of discussing uniformity of management tools, even if the management is
• We now have the space for it, and we now have the management techniques and tools we need to manage that
• We now have the space for it, and we now have the management techniques and tools we need to manage that

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission opened an informal discussion focused on developing recommendations for its September report on correctional consolidation and cooperation. Chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasized that the group is still in an information-gathering phase, but should begin putting ideas on the table, including possible written recommendations, further hearings, and additional facility tours. Members discussed whether the commission should seek more input from frontline stakeholders such as sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, unions, and the judiciary, and whether recommendations should be organized around specific issue areas like medical costs, programming, reentry, and facility operations. A major theme was the need for a more integrated and consistent correctional system. Participants raised concerns about fragmentation across DOC, county sheriffs, probation, and parole, and suggested exploring step-down pathways, minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and regional reentry hubs to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Several speakers stressed the importance of uniform standards, evidence-based programming, better data on outcomes and spending, and clearer alignment between custody conditions and rehabilitation goals. There was also discussion of looking to other states and international models, as well as revisiting older reports and plans, including the 2009 commission report and the 2010 corrections master plan. Facility-specific issues were also raised, including the need to examine women’s facilities such as Framingham, Bridgewater, and restrictive housing practices in light of suicide concerns and mental health needs. Members discussed the relationship between correctional custody and behavioral health, the role of the judiciary in sentencing and reentry planning, and whether judges should be better informed about available programming and step-down options. There was broad agreement that collaboration, transparency, and accountability should be strengthened, with some members urging that recommendations be based on firsthand facts and data rather than opinion alone. The meeting also included presentation of a written set of eight high-level recommendations compiled by advocacy and legal organizations, which focused on clearer and more consistent programming, equitable application of rules, and reducing punitive conditions that function like solitary confinement. The chairs said the document would be shared with members and posted online. No formal votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended with plans to continue the conversation at a future session, including possible follow-up on reentry centers, restrictive housing, and other systemwide reforms.

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• utilities to have the financial backing to put these energy efficiency programs on so that we are not wasting
• working on an amendment that we think will, in fact, clarify the process and make it even more manageable
• And really, we had really good, solid teachers quit; the superintendent, everything was a mess.
• I do recommend, if I may, against a floor substitute because those are very difficult to manage on the
• So if the military U.S. presence there, thereby managing the nation, is by definition an occupation.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I am the manager of the Elephant Butte Irrigation District in Las Cruces.
• We've been managing groundwater ...district in the Roswell-Artesia area.
• We've been managing groundwater there for 95 years now, and we strongly support this bill.
• We've been utilizing the Water Trust Board grants for watershed restoration and management projects.
• My name is Bonnie Murphy, and for the past three years I started as the program manager for the Regional

Keywords: 996, all

Bills: SCR22, SB53, SB204, SB266, SB268, SB291, SB292, SB296, SB304, SB305, SB413, SB447, SB455, SB462, SB493, SB504, SB519, SB522, SB532, SB541, SB667, SB670, SB673, SB681, SB687, SB711, SB746, SB765, SB783, SB827, SB850, SB860, SB888, SB897, SB901, SB927, SB955, SB963, SB984, SB989, SB993, SB996, SB1023, SB1033, SB1058, SB1062, SB1101, SB1119, SB1172, SB1173, SB1215, SB1220, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1238, SB1239, SB1245, SB1248, SB1254, SB1259, SB1273, SB1277, SB1302, SB1332, SB1341, SB1346, SB1350, SB1352, SB1353, SB1355, SB1358, SB1370, SB1371, SB1378, SB1403, SB1404, SB1415, SB1437, SB1448, SB1450, SB1464, SB1493, SB1494, SB1537, SB1566, SB1569, SB1589, SB1598, SB1644, SB1709, SB1719, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1810, SB1841, SB1895, SB1930, SB2039, SB2289, SB2312, SCR1, SCR6, SCR27, SCR32, SB2232

Keywords: SCR 22, Senate Concurrent Resolution 22, official state gun, state symbol, cannon, artillery, Texas Revolution, Battle of Gonzales, Come and Take It, Alamo, San Jacinto, Twin Sisters, Sam Houston, Angelina Eberly, Texas history, historic weapon, commemorative resolution, state emblem, Texas heritage, Gonzales Memorial Museum

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• HE'S FINISHED MANAGED CARE AND HE WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE WAIVER.
• SO IF YOU SWITCH TO MANAGED CARE I TRUST YOU WILL ENSURE THAT ANYTHING PEOPLE ON THE MANAGED CARE PILOT
• IS MANAGED CARE THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT? I DON'T KNOW.
• IT IS MANAGED CARE AND SENATOR DAVIS I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF MANAGED CARE.
• BUT WHEN IT GOES OVER INTO MANAGED CARE DOES A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WAIVER WHICH WAS SWITCHED TO MANAGE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• font color="aaaaaa">>> You know, this is there's a lot of really good solid
• lot of really good solid things in this bill
• > they're going to have to have tracked and and managed
• font> provide an economic use of the construction waste