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• by the Department of Health or hold a valid multi-state license.
• That database is overseen by the Department of Health.
• officer of the local health department or district.
• Department of Health and Human Services, which has oversight of 340B, has audited 200 of the 60,000-plus
• Department of Health and Human Services, which has oversight of 340B, has audited 200 of the 60,000-plus

Bills: SB5904 , SB5915 , SB6025 , SB5933 , SB5990 , SB5981

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: nursing titles, licensure, healthcare professionals, patient safety, professional standards, SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines

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• House Bill 5663 enables the formation... ...of a separate governing district to manage brain and memory
• of state funds.
• hospital. ...board that kind of manages the hospital district, and this would just allow them to have
• I testify on behalf of myself in favor of the bill.
• And because of the heightened public awareness of what we do, we're no longer in the basement of the

Bills: HB2814 , HB4477 , HB5084 , HB5108 , HB5127 , HB5383 , HB5611 , HB5663 , HB5664 , SB1563 , HB2668 , HB3841 , HB4114

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• police as a member of this committee representing Lowe, with a lot of experience in keeping people in
• I want to point out that on line 11 of the bill, it says the commissioners court of a county, by order
• The purchasing agent serves under the pleasure of the Board of Judges.
• the Board of Judges.
• of funding may be questionable.

Bills: HB2814 , HB4477 , HB5084 , HB5108 , HB5127 , HB5383 , HB5611 , HB5663 , HB5664 , SB1563 , HB2668 , HB3841 , HB4114

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• Department of Finance. Henry and Department of Finance.
• Amanda Garcia, Department of Finance. Yes, hi. Amanda Garcia, Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Henry Yang, Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Thank you. Department of Finance. Thank you.
• Department of Finance, too.

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• But a lot of this seems to be kind of reactive.
• Andrea Smiley here on behalf of the Building Industry Association of Washington in strong support of
• the board of directors of ICC, and on and on, and I am very strongly in support of this bill.
• So much of the time we hear up here, I'm in support of this measure.
• And we just completed six years of work, tens of thousands of hours, many of which were volunteers, on

Bills: HB2517 , HB2480 , HB2588 , HB1529 , HB2223 , HB2006 , HB2573 , HB2141

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: municipal permitting, transit projects, high capacity transit, infrastructure, urban development, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority

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• We stand on the side of justice, and we stand on the side of the people of this state.
• of AJR 31.
• This past summer, I had the privilege of traveling to Alabama with our Black Caucus.
• Division of the United States Department of Justice.
• Members, AB 2706 is a collaborative effort between the Department of Public Health and industry to reform

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• I can say with certainty that scalp cooling made one of the hardest seasons of my life more manageable
• at the behest of the Department of Managed Health Care.
• Coalition, proud cosponsors of AB 2160, and on behalf of the Center for Community Action and Environmental
• Susan Little on behalf of the Environmental Working Group in support.
• last year, as part of the several definitions that are going to move through the Department of Public

Committee: Senate Health

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• And so it's it's inclusive of both of these aspects.
• If there's concern either side of this, we want justice for all citizens of the state of Florida.
• Members of the audience given the amount of time that we've taken thus far and the number of you that
• Last year, the Florida Department of Education Force Districts to move thousands of books, many of which
• There were a lot of news, a lot of countries we can do this.

Committee: House Education & Employment Committee

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• in the State House of Alabama in 140 years.
• I am a professor and chair of the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies at the University of Minnesota
• Department of specialist of the Department of Education<01:05:23.720><c> thank</c><01:05:23.839><c>
• c><01:27:22.000><c> allow</c> Department of Education if we allow Department of Education if we allow
• by the Minnesota Department of Education.

Committee: House Education Policy

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• Dear Lord, thank you for this day and for the opportunity to serve the people of Alabama.
• Alabama.
• All in favor of Ms. Brewer to the Alabama Board of Heating and Air Conditioning.
• Okay, and she came to us from the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, who voted with unanimous consent
• I have the, you know, Department of Examiners.

Committee: Senate Confirmations

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• </c> little bit of discussion if if we can. little bit of discussion if if we can.
• </c> some of those questions that you have. some of those questions that you have.
• <00:19:45.200><c> Department</c><00:19:45.600><c> of</c><00:19:45.760><c> Public</c><00:19:46.080><c>
• </c> Alabama Department of Public Health? Alabama Department of Public Health?
• Um, would this legislation have any impact on the Alabama Department of Public Health?

Bills: SB367 , SB368 , SB350 , SB351

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: rural health, healthcare access, state funding, health transformation, appropriations, fiscal policy, healthcare funding, economic development, mental health, maternal health, antitrust, competition, market regulation, business practices, consumer protection, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, auto-injector, public health, school safety

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• So that onus of having our assessment departments running in to check these out, I think, is asking too
• fees that take any put in management fees that take any type<00:35:36.079><c> of</c><00:35:36.240><c
• So, I see that you're the former Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• </c> Department of Housing and Urban Department of Housing and Urban Development.<02:16:34.960><c> And
• Um, we have a lot of uh activity in our department.

Committee: House Housing

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• I was assuming they'd be from the city of Homewood's Police Department.
• We do have municipalities in the state of Alabama that do not participate in RSA, correct?
• Installation is in excess of 500 acres, which is part of the definition of the military installation.
• I'm Baker, the Director of Governmental Affairs to the Alabama League of Municipalities.
• See live you in session, actually, see all that the state of Alabama does for anyone to do that.

Bills: HB333 , HB329 , HB362

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

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• committee, Senate joint committee and House committee, to have oversight of the Department of Natural
• Department of Natural Resources and Energy.
• review on file with the Department of the Storage Facility.
• shall be based on the area of review on file with the Department of the Storage Facility.
• Guy, along with the three of you guys, the department, to answer this one question.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

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• It's not an expansion of practice.
• They also do Department of Transportation physicals.
• They do complex physicals and see patients for cellulitis, pneumonia, and they also do Department of
• Most of our a million patients a year.
• </c><00:08:16.639><c> of</c> uh they also do department of uh they also do department of transportation

Bills: HB146 , HB276 , HB146 , HB276

Committee: House Health

Keywords: youthful offender, criminal justice, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, social media, minor safety, child online safety, teen accounts, parental controls, age verification, digital privacy, online platform regulation, content moderation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General enforcement, cyber safety, mental health, youth mental health, screen time

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• That we celebrate the winners of the poster contest presented by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
• He's had six years of being a... what did you do with coach? I was a football manager.
• He completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1998.
• Department of Labor requesting greater transparency for the PBMs and the prescription drug market.
• Can they do away totally with having a PBM at all so that we can get rid of some of this middle management

Bills: HR1051 , HR1048 , SB2074 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SB1983 , SB444 , SB1503 , SB1561 , SB592 , SB1501 , SB1946 , SB1567 , SB1833 , SB2026 , SB904 , SB2178 , SB1651 , SB1558 , SB1565 , SB1553 , SB1257 , SB65 , SB1749 , SB1242 , SB1642 , SB640 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1484 , SB1562 , SB1794 , SB1644 , SB1533 , SB933 , SB1555

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of special presentations and introductions celebrating Oklahoma State University, the Cowgirl Wrestling Club, the OSU livestock judging team, military children, poster contest winners, and several visiting groups and honorees. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Kurt Emerson, and the Nurse of the Day, Beverly Felton. Much of the floor time was devoted to OSU Day remarks, including a citation honoring the university and comments from Speaker Hilbert, Coach Eric Morris, and President Jim Hess. The House then took up Senate Bill 2074, a pharmacy benefit manager measure intended to regulate PBMs and support pharmacists. An amendment by Representative Jenkins to remove a section of the bill was tabled, and members questioned the bill extensively about reimbursement rates, consumer costs, employer options, transparency, and the impact on independent pharmacies. After debate, the bill advanced and passed the House by a vote of 87-7. Members also considered Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to cap property tax growth. The measure, as amended, would set a 1.75% annual cap on homestead property tax growth and a 4% cap on other properties, with a stair-step senior freeze. The resolution drew debate over effects on local government revenue, schools, roads, jails, and inflation, but supporters argued it would provide strong taxpayer protections. The House passed the resolution 85-9 and then took the additional vote required to refer the constitutional amendment to a special election.

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• One of which is to help give the Department of Transportation some tools in order to educate the public
• One of which is to help give the Department of Transportation some tools in order to educate the public
• Um, it's all the Department of Safety.
• the purview of the government and the Secretary and the State Department, not the state of New Hampshire
• the purview of the government and the Secretary and the State Department, not the state of New Hampshire

Summary: The committee held public hearings on three transportation bills. SB 154 would add the Snow Traveler Foundation to the list of charitable organizations authorized to offer multi-use decal plates through the existing Department of Safety program. Senator David Roford said the bill would create a non-tax funding source for snowmobile trail maintenance, especially after flood damage, and Dan Gold of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association said the foundation would accept tax-deductible donations for projects such as upgraded trail signage. He explained that the association’s 96 volunteer clubs maintain about 7,000 miles of trails and that the sign program is costly. No opposition was presented, and the hearing was closed after questions from members about the foundation’s status and fundraising goals. SB 271 would expand eligibility for veteran license plates to include veterans with a general discharge under honorable conditions. The sponsor’s representative said the change would recognize service members who are already eligible for many veterans benefits but are excluded from plates under current law. Supporters included Phil Grizzo, who argued that general discharges often reflect service that was otherwise honorable, and Kevin Grady of the State Veterans Advisory Committee, which said it strongly supported the bill and was also considering broader statutory cleanup to standardize the definition of veteran across state law. Committee members asked whether the change should be limited to plates or applied more broadly, but the sponsor said broader changes would be a separate policy question. The public hearing was then closed. SB 273, titled “Cheryl’s Law,” would update New Hampshire’s move-over requirements for motorists approaching stopped or standing vehicles on the roadside, including stranded vehicles and those with warning signals. Senator Donovan Fenton said the bill was intended to save lives and honor Staff Sergeant Jesse Cheryl and Brigadier General John Pogo, both of whom died in roadside incidents. He said the measure would require drivers to slow down, change lanes if safe, and move over for roadside vehicles, with the intent of education rather than punishment. Committee members asked about enforcement, the lack of a fiscal note, whether the bill applied statewide, and whether the language could be read as weakening the move-over requirement; the sponsor said it applied to all roads, did not change fines, and was meant to clarify and broaden safety obligations. The hearing continued with additional questions, and the sponsor said state police and other safety stakeholders supported the approach.

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• For the record, Rihanna Williams, Chief Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Corrections
• The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry operates a specialized K-9 program
• Chair and members, House Bill 2402 allows the director of the Department of Health Services to issue
• House Bill 2402 allows the director of the Department of Health Services to issue a certificate of necessity
• The medical director of the department must identify prisoners who need...

Committee: Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met to hear several presentations and bills. First, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry presented on its K-9 program, describing staffing, specialized detection and trailing teams, and the need to replace retired dogs and modernize an aging, high-mileage vehicle fleet used to transport canines. The committee also heard a presentation from Biometrica on a privacy-focused facial recognition and sensor system designed to identify missing persons and known offenders using law-enforcement-only data; the presenters emphasized that the system does not store video or audio and is intended to balance public safety with privacy. The committee then considered HB 2134, which would prohibit Arizona governmental entities and critical infrastructure providers from contracting for critical infrastructure equipment or software from Chinese companies or the PRC. Supporters, including the sponsor and a national security witness, argued the bill would protect communications and other critical systems from foreign adversary access; concerns were raised about costs and implementation, but the bill was amended to be prospective and to rely on self-certification and risk-based audits. The committee passed HB 2134 with a due pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. HB 2404, which would shift most inter-facility transport of behavioral health patients from peace officers to authorized transporters, drew support from law enforcement and police association witnesses who said officers are not the right personnel for these transports; it passed unanimously, 7-0. HB 2402, dealing with ambulance certificate-of-necessity rules for small or underserved areas, was presented as a compromise measure after work with ambulance stakeholders and firefighters. The bill and a 15-page amendment would require the Department of Health Services to issue certificates in certain small-population areas, streamline applications, add reporting requirements, and address GPS coverage issues; it passed as amended, 7-0. HB 2673, which originally proposed mental health screening and treatment requirements for jail and prison inmates, was narrowed by amendment to create only a study committee on inmate mental health services; family members testified about tragic failures in the system, and the bill passed as amended, 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2253, protecting public employees from retaliation or obstruction when testifying in law enforcement disciplinary appeals, passed 5-0 with two not voting. HB 2270, expanding county protections over seals, logos, and sheriff’s posse naming rights, passed 6-0 with one not voting. Finally, HB 2941, which would treat certain unsafe motorcycle lane-splitting or passing behavior as reckless driving while preserving legal lane filtering, drew both support and concern about overbreadth; after testimony from the sponsor and members of the public, it passed 5-1 with one not voting, and the committee adjourned.

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• For the record, Rihanna Williams, Chief Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Corrections
• The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry operates a specialized K-9 program
• of Treasury, Commerce, the State Department, and the White House National Security Council.
• Chair and members, House Bill 2402 allows the director of the Department of Health Services to issue
• The medical director of the department must identify prisoners who need...

Bills: HB2134 , HB2253 , HB2270 , HB2402 , HB2404 , HB2673 , HB2941

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, law enforcement, disciplinary action, administrative appeals, investigative files, due process, retaliation, county seal, law enforcement authority, sheriff's posse, public safety, county governance, ambulance services, certificate of necessity, emergency medical services, state regulations

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• Their visibility and contributions help change the diversity of the Houston Police Department itself.
• Salinas, Councilman Ruben Villalon, Chief of Police Reinaldo Cortez, and City Manager Richard Osuna.
• to the administration authority and the duties of the health and human services department.
• by the department of information resources referred the committee on delivery of government information
• HB 956 by Garcia Hernandez. as relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions of the Department

Bills: HCR21 , HCR22 , HCR23 , HCR24 , HCR25 , HCR26 , HCR27 , HCR31 , HCR41 , HCR42 , HCR43 , HCR44 , HCR45 , HCR52 , HCR53 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR73 , HR8 , HR10 , HR13 , HR20 , HR21 , HR50 , HR59 , HR61 , HR71 , HR74 , HR79 , HR84 , HR86 , HR90 , HR91 , HR102 , HR103 , HR107 , HR113 , HR125 , HR126 , HR132 , HR142 , HR145 , HR149 , HR150 , HR152 , HR167 , HR179 , HR181 , HR183 , HR186 , HR192 , HR196 , HR199 , HR207 , HR211 , HR212 , HR213 , HR216 , HR249 , HR256 , HR259 , HR261 , HR263 , HR272 , HR281 , HR285 , HR294 , HR295 , HR300 , HR305 , HR311 , HR313 , HR315 , HR316 , HR323 , HR331 , HR339 , HR340 , HR346 , HR349 , HR352 , HR357 , HR358 , HR360 , HR363 , HR374 , HR377 , HCR20 , HCR28 , HCR30 , HCR32 , HCR49 , HR14 , HR15 , HR19 , HR23 , HR24 , HR25 , HR26 , HR27 , HR29 , HR47 , HR48 , HR55 , HR56 , HR66 , HR85 , HR92 , HR93 , HR95 , HR96 , HR140 , HR155 , HR164 , HR204 , HR241 , HR242 , HR250 , HR253 , HR260 , HR262 , HR265 , HR279 , HR310 , HR312 , HR328 , HR332 , HR359 , HR362 , HR367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award