Transcript Highlights:

• obligation to keep the American people safe, safe from terrorism, safe from gang violence, safe from fentanyl
• enforcement agency on this planet, that thousands of agents go to work every single day, going after fentanyl
• SAFE FROM TERRORISM, SAFE FROM GANG VIOLENCE, SAFE FROM FENTANYL.
• THAT THOUSANDS OF AGENT GOES TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY, GOING AFTER FENTANYL DEALERS, GOING AFTER VIOLENT
• Action, voting on the Halt Fentanyl Bill led by Congressman Morgan Griffith and Bob Latta.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• we're getting, you know, one of my friends works for, um, NI and they're looking at, um, you know, fentanyl
• we're getting, you know, one of my friends works for, um, NI and they're looking at, um, you know, fentanyl
• we're getting, you know, one of my friends works for, um, NI and they're looking at, um, you know, fentanyl
• we're getting, you know, one of my friends works for, um, NI and they're looking at, um, you know, fentanyl
• we're getting, you know, one of my friends works for, um, NI and they're looking at, um, you know, fentanyl

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session focused on HB 54, which would allow New Hampshire’s alternative treatment centers to operate for profit. Chair David Nagel opened by identifying the main concerns: whether members agreed with the bill conceptually, whether the proposal could be shaped to avoid a gubernatorial veto, and whether it could lead to “big cannabis” taking over. He also emphasized that the bill would not change the existing oversight structure, which remained under RSA 126-X. Representative Wendy Thomas said the governor’s objections in past sessions appeared to center on the state’s preference for a state-run model and broader policy concerns, but no one present knew the current governor’s position. Several speakers argued the bill was primarily about financing and access, not expanding the number of dispensaries. Matt Simon of Granite Leaf Cannabis said the current nonprofit structure makes it difficult to raise capital, pay down debt, and open additional access points, and that the bill would be a corporate restructuring rather than a change in day-to-day regulation. Brandon Pollock of TASCAL Wellness said medical cannabis programs in most other states are for-profit, and that New Hampshire’s nonprofit requirement has left ATCs burdened with high-interest debt and higher prices that push patients to Maine, Vermont, or the street market. He said converting to for-profit status could allow conventional financing, lower prices, and help keep patients in the regulated program. Members also discussed whether for-profit ownership would invite outside corporate control. Witnesses said the bill would not open the market to new operators, would not change advertising rules, and would include restrictions on ownership transfers for a period of time; “foreign corporation” was explained as an out-of-state entity. One speaker noted that the bill is similar to earlier versions that passed both chambers with strong support but never became law. No vote was taken during the work session; the discussion was informational and aimed at addressing concerns before the bill moved forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's a part of this bill that talks about fentanyl.
• We have thousands of families across this state who have lost loved ones to fentanyl that aren't here
• There's a part of this bill that talks about fentanyl.
• We have thousands of families across this state who have lost loved ones to fentanyl that aren't here
• This takes out the. ...the fentanyl that aren't here today but might be listening online.

Summary: The House took up a series of conference committee reports and third-read Senate bills near the end of session, with several members also recognizing House drafters and research staff. The chamber first adopted and finally passed Senate Joint Resolution 87, which drew debate over whether the measure would remove the City of St. Louis sheriff as an elected office; supporters said the change also applied to other charter governments, while opponents argued it reduced local autonomy. The report and final passage both succeeded on 95-46 votes. Members then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 973, a package combining a wholesaler/real estate transparency measure with a land bank provision. Senate Bill 1421, a broad public safety bill, was also advanced after a motion to exceed the conference differences; supporters highlighted provisions on clean slate, masked intimidation, prosecuting attorney salaries, fentanyl, gift card fraud, unmanned aircraft, and other public safety items. The conference report passed 116-18, the bill finally passed 110-25, and the emergency clause for the drone-related portion passed 136-5. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a combined conference report that included insurance consumer protections, court administration updates, treatment court and judgeship provisions, a St. Louis civil case surcharge, and the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act. Senate Bill 1408 was stripped back to a single issue authorizing MoDOT to consider raising rural interstate speed limits from 70 to 75 mph, and it passed 93-46. Senate Bill 913, extending several agriculture tax credits and adding a short line railroad credit, prompted extended debate over tax credits, budget pressures, and whether such incentives should be extended now or later; a proposed child tax credit amendment was withdrawn, and the bill ultimately passed 107-30. The House then began debate on Senate Bill 1553, a critical minerals and pharmaceutical manufacturing incentive bill, with supporters framing it as a jobs and supply-chain security measure and opponents raising questions about tax incentives and local impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• Fentanyl kills just like heroin kills, just like methamphetamine kills.
• Fentanyl kills um just like Speaker.
• included fentanyl. included fentanyl. your<01:15:29.679> daughter,<01:15:30.239> your<
• And it increases the amount of fentanyl that is a violation to 30 grams.
• I mean, for 20 grams of fentanyl on.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So what this bill does fentanyl deaths.
• And so we think this is the most fair way to address the fentanyl problem.
• And so we think this is the most fair way to address the fentanyl problem.
• Thank you, address the fentanyl problem. Thank you, madam. madam. madam.
• So, thank you. ...the therapeutic dose of fentanyl.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They were leaving the amendment that was added by the House, but are removing fentanyl from the list
• of covered substances because four ounces of fentanyl is four ounces of fentanyl is four.
• They were leaving the amendment that was added by the House, but are removing fentanyl from the list
• of covered substances because four ounces of fentanyl is four ounces of fentanyl is four.
• Fentanyl from the list of covered substances because four ounces of fentanyl is far more lethal than

Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• On fentanyl testing by Senator Polsky there.
• After unknowingly ingesting a substance laced with fentanyl since he was unaware that you consume get
• medical professionals were unable to identify fentanyl and time to save him.
• This bill will require hospitals and campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl as part of any
• He was poisoned with illicit fentanyl in September of 2022, this bill would have made it possible for

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Now, instead of investigating fentanyl and firearms trafficking to Mexico and the cartels, DEA and ATF
• She was able to accomplish this when we started losing a record number of people to fentanyl in this
• When fentanyl became such a deadly poison, ravaging our working and fighting-age Americans, our children
• appreciated the opportunity to talk to her about our shared priorities, including cracking down on fentanyl

Transcript Highlights:

• The number one killer of 18- to 45-year-olds in the United States is fentanyl.
• Fentanyl or things of that nature. So I want to make that point.
• With fentanyl lacing everything, including marijuana, that risk wouldn't have just been legal.
• That means a real risk of fentanyl poisoning. Fentanyl is now killing more people.
• out that marijuana... there was residue of fentanyl, which she OD'd of.

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

Transcript Highlights:

• A failure that led to millions of illegal crossings and an alarming influx of deadly fentanyl into our
• different examples that ultimately led to Operation Lone Star seizing over 472 million lethal doses of fentanyl
• Over 472 million lethal doses of fentanyl, uh, 400 apprehended over 480,000, um, illegal cross illegal

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met to consider SCR 39, authored by Senator Creighton, which urges the federal government to take immediate action on border security and calls for Texas to be reimbursed for roughly $11 billion spent on border-related efforts. Creighton argued the federal government has failed to secure the border, leading to illegal crossings, fentanyl trafficking, and the need for Texas to step in through Operation Lone Star. A DPS chief financial officer was present as a resource witness, though no public testimony was taken. Several senators spoke in support of the resolution while also noting broader context. Senator Hinojosa of Nueces said border security has been neglected by multiple administrations, not just the Biden administration, but supported the measure and emphasized the need for lawful immigration and border enforcement. Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo and Senator Flores also supported the resolution, highlighting cartel activity, trade impacts, and Texas’s role in maintaining border integrity. Senator Eckhardt questioned the author about what specific federal actions were meant by “immediate action,” and Creighton pointed to more staffing, better radio interoperability, stronger drug interdiction, and renewed federal responsibility for wall construction and enforcement. After questions and discussion, public testimony was closed. Senator Flores moved that SCR 39 be favorably recommended to the full Senate, and the committee approved the motion by a vote of 4 ayes and 1 nay. The chair then announced that SB 36, creating a border security division within DPS, would be the committee’s primary focus at the next meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll next take up tab 17, CS for SB 1346 on fentanyl testing by Senator Polsky.
• We'll next take up tab 17, CS for SB 1346 on fentanyl testing by Senator Polsky.
• He passed away in September 2022 after unknowingly ingesting a substance laced with fentanyl.
• He was poisoned with illicit fentanyl in September 2022.
• This bill will aid in eradicating the current fentanyl crisis and can prevent further loss of life.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• And boy, if you look at the fentanyl crisis, it just takes the smallest amount of fentanyl to kill somebody
• So the health standards bill related to overdose and fentanyl is going to be tomorrow, hopefully as a

Bills: HF1306

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

Transcript Highlights:

• First, the bill adds xylazine to the same statute as fentanyl when it resembles a food product or has
• Fentanyl is a drug that is used for horses and cattle by veterinarians to put them down.
• And so as a result, you can use Narcan to help them on the side of fentanyl or carfentanil, but Narcan
• He lost his limbs after using fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer also known as Trank, that
• Narcan will not bring someone back if they have overdosed on xylazine, and often it's mixed with fentanyl

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard and advanced a series of bills on inmate medical billing, court-order transmission, animal abandonment during disasters, first responder peer support, firearm purchase waiting periods, capital felony aggravators, domestic violence protections, boating safety, restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, xylazine trafficking, and offenses against law enforcement officers. Testimony was generally supportive across the agenda, with some opposition or caution raised on the xylazine bill, the boating safety bill, and parts of the law-enforcement-officer bill. Several measures were presented as responses to specific tragedies, including the Martin County jail medical billing bill, the Baker Act transmission bill, Trooper’s Law for restrained dogs, the Jason Rayner Act, and Lucy’s Law. HB 407 would cap certain emergency medical charges for Martin County jail inmates at 110% of Medicare rates, mirroring Department of Corrections practice; it passed 15-0. HB 513 would require faster electronic transmission of certain court orders, including Baker Act orders, to law enforcement within six hours; it passed 15-0. HB 205, Trooper’s Law, creates a third-degree felony for abandoning a restrained dog during a natural disaster; it passed 15-0. HB 421, as amended, expands peer support for first responders to certain support personnel involved in crime scene work or evidence handling; it passed 16-0. PCS for HB 383 would let law enforcement, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and active military service members bypass the three-day handgun waiting period without a concealed carry permit; it passed 18-0. HB 693 adds an aggravating factor in capital cases when the victim was gathered with others for a school, religious, or public government meeting; it passed 17-1 after opposition testimony from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. PCS for HB 19 and HB 41, the Haven Act, would expand domestic and dating violence protections, including a feasibility study for a web-based 911 alert system and confidentiality/public-records protections for victims; both passed 18-0. PCS for HB 289, Lucy’s Law, would align boating penalties with driving offenses and expand boating safety card requirements; it passed 18-0 despite concerns from one witness that the bill should go further. HB 479 would allow courts to order restitution in leaving-the-scene property-damage cases; an amendment changing mandatory to discretionary restitution was adopted, and the bill passed 18-0. PCS for HB 57 would regulate xylazine, add trafficking penalties, and include veterinary-use exceptions; it passed 17-0 after one witness opposed mandatory minimums. HB 175, the Jason Rayner Act, clarifies that officers are protected when acting within the scope of their duties and adds manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses requiring life imprisonment; it passed 17-0 after debate over self-defense and unlawful police conduct.

Transcript Highlights:

• Those priority one babies are those that have a substance exposure to fentanyl, meth, other polysubstances
• Any newborn that's exposed to fentanyl, meth, born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or exposed to
• Would that mandate that the child would be released to someone who is addicted to fentanyl or something
• And just to piggyback on that, I just want to make very clear that a mom who is addicted to fentanyl
• We're getting more young people involved with fentanyl, you know, all the things that are going on.

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• Senate's budget targets are out, plus Minnesota's students are struggling when we're talking about fentanyl
• Senate's budget targets are out, plus Minnesota's students are struggling when we're talking about fentanyl
• And I said we need to accomplish the student experience when we’re talking about fentanyl in our schools
• I said we need to accomplish the student experience when we’re talking about fentanyl in our schools,
• I said we need to accomplish the student experience when we’re talking about fentanyl in our schools,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Fentanyl, we know, is one. Xylazine, it is constantly changing.
• AS WE KNOW, THE DRUG SUPPLY IN THE STREETS IS MIXED UP WITH MANY DIFFERENT CHEMICALS, FENTANYL WE KNOW
• Funding has been cut, which provides fentanyl test strips, which provides xylazine test strips.
• Four years, open borders, tons of fentanyl brought into this country.
• But the idea that we're going to make sure that you don't die today from fentanyl but you're going to

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and took up a series of motions to discharge identical Assembly bills to the Third Reading Calendar, along with committee reports and amendments. The chamber also received an introduction from Senator Gonzalez honoring Maria Raine and her advocacy for guardrails on AI chatbots after the death of her son, and later adopted a Rules Committee report sending several General Business Law bills directly to Third Reading. The resolution calendar was adopted with some exceptions, and the Senate recognized several previously adopted resolutions honoring individuals and observances, including Barnabas McHenry, Arthur Jones Jr., Floyd Todd Peterson III, the Lexington School for the Deaf, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Apraxia Awareness Month, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, Prevention Week, Physician Anesthesiologists Week, and Golf Day in New York. The Senate then considered and passed numerous bills, many on consumer protection and public policy topics. Measures included bills on General Business Law, Public Health Law, Correction Law, Environmental Conservation Law, Executive Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Public Officers Law, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, Public Housing Law, Education Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills were laid aside, including a Public Health Law bill by Senator Fernandez and a Public Service Law bill by Senator Parker. The chamber also passed a concurrent constitutional resolution by Senator Stec proposing an amendment to Article 14. During floor debate, senators explained votes on several measures. Senator Ramos spoke in support of paid sick leave for domestic workers, describing the bill as a long-overdue labor protection for a workforce historically excluded from such rights. Senator Fernandez described her bill as the Manufacturer Disclosure and Transparency Act, aimed at requiring notice and public disclosure of certain pharmaceutical patent settlement agreements to improve transparency and competition in prescription drug pricing. Senator Ryan and Senator Martins supported a bill restricting hidden algorithmic price manipulation online, and Senator May supported a bill limiting excessive rental car fuel charges as part of a broader consumer protection package. The Senate also passed a memorial highway bill naming a portion of Route 19 in LeRoy for Lieutenant Gary A. Scott, with Senator Borrello explaining the veteran’s service and sacrifice.

Transcript Highlights:

• , alpha-methylfentanyl, and any other derivative of fentanyl. or xylosine Thank You mr.
• Speaker, members, House Bill 1644 legalizes the possession of testing strips for fentanyl and xylosine
• And most of the people. our state who have been and are still dying from fentanyl overdose are dying
• because they didn't know they were coming into contact with fentanyl.
• So please help me legalize fentanyl testing strips.

Bills: HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684, HJR99, HB1399, HJR5, HB1330, HB2110, HJR2, HJR6, HB1587, HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 259 recognizes August 21 as a state day of observance in education on the fentanyl crisis
• Many of us and those with fentanyl addiction have it through no fault of our own.
• It is an important thing to note that fentanyl doesn't just affect the user.
• This will remind us of the dangers of fentanyl with the somber tone this crisis demands.
• Over 6,000 people died in this state in 2022 because of fentanyl.

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• In the seven minutes that you and I have been talking about, two people have died from fentanyl overdoses
• ...500,000 deaths due to fentanyl and drug overdoses in one year.
• Make sure we don't have a hundred thousand drug overdoses from Chinese fentanyl and Mexican heroin.
• I just say one last thing: we've talked a lot about fentanyl stopping it from coming into the United
• And you've talked about the rapes, the fentanyl overdoses, the murders.

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• They treated him with fentanyl and opioids, and he had no quality of life and could not communicate with
• They treated him with fentanyl and opioids, and he had no quality of life and could not communicate with
• They treated him with fentanyl and opioids, and he had no quality of life and could not communicate with
• that patient to keep their fentanyl, take the fentanyl, keep it locked in the room, and administer it
• that patient to keep their fentanyl, take the fentanyl, keep it locked in the room, and administer it

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 612, which had been laid on the table because of questions about section one. Senator Tate explained that section one would allow the state, counties, and municipalities to enter interlocal agreements to provide installation support services on military installations, mainly road and infrastructure work such as paving and dirt work, and that section two would add Coast Guard medics to an existing provision allowing trained military medics to sit for LPN certification. After questions about the breadth of “installation support services,” the committee adopted the motion for title sufficient, due pass, with opposition noted, and the bill was reported to the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. House Bill 942 was then passed over at Senator McMahon’s request until Tuesday. The committee then took up House Bill 1034, which would allow terminally ill hospital patients to use medical cannabis gummies. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help terminally ill patients who already qualify for medical cannabis but are denied access in hospitals, and that it prohibits smoking or inhalation. Members raised concerns about whether the bill was too broad, whether it would interfere with hospital and physician judgment, possible drug interactions, federal law issues, liability for hospitals and doctors, storage and disposal requirements, and whether hospitals would incur costs or be forced to handle cannabis on their premises. The sponsor responded that the patient’s use would be logged in the chart, that the caregiver is generally responsible for the lockbox and disposal, and that the bill includes language allowing a facility to opt out if compliance would jeopardize federal funding or licensing. The bill’s author also described the measure as arising from a Coast Guard family’s experience in which a terminally ill patient was denied access to medical cannabis at one hospital but allowed at another, and said the goal is to prevent similar denials for terminally ill patients. He said he was not aware of other drugs treated this way in hospitals, but argued that terminally ill patients should have access to most anything they want. The discussion ended with Senator England asking whether changing the bill’s requirement that a facility “shall” allow medical cannabis to “may” allow it would better protect hospitals and preserve discretion, but no final action on House Bill 1034 was taken in the portion provided.