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• THE LAST STUDY THAT WAS A DONE I WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND IT. I WILL GET YOU THE STUDY.
• SO IF YOU SWITCH TO MANAGED CARE I TRUST YOU WILL ENSURE THAT ANYTHING PEOPLE ON THE MANAGED CARE PILOT
• 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
• THEY HAVE TO STUDY. BUT IF THEY DON'T STUDY THEY FELL THE FIRST TEST.

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• Utah is the first state to pass legislation; it was a bipartisan budget-neutral piece of legislation.
• Neutral piece of legislation.
• So, there's sort of a beginner level you can study for; sorry, six months, you can study.
• The Legislative Council Service then kind of passed it to the eminent forestry division to manage, and
• That tool is going to be increasingly important in managing both surface water and groundwater. ...managing

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• Do you soil analyses, hydrology studies, and natural resource studies, such as all the...
• Studies and natural resource studies, such as all the various species that are present, and those factors
• So we've had multiple studies on soil analysis. What other types of studies have been done?
• So if the studies were done multiple times, why were we not able to prepare an EIR when the studies were
• Pest management plays...

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations on the administration’s Proposition 4 spending plans for extreme heat mitigation and outdoor access, then took up SB 54 implementation, SB 707 textile producer responsibility, and recovery needs related to the Los Angeles fires at state parks. For the extreme heat chapter, agencies described funding for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program, urban greening, urban forestry, fairground upgrades, and technical assistance for community-based climate programs. Witnesses emphasized that these are existing programs with strong demand, that technical assistance is important for reaching disadvantaged and tribal communities, and that the proposed funding would expand outreach and implementation capacity. Members asked for more detail on where funds have gone geographically, examples of successful projects, tree-planting totals, and how fairgrounds could better support fire staging and emergency preparedness. The LAO said the timing of the administration’s proposed funding generally made sense because the programs are already established, and no votes were taken. For outdoor access, State Parks, Fish and Wildlife, and Natural Resources described funding for new parks in underserved communities, deferred maintenance, state lands access, and several new or pending programs. State Parks said the park development program would fund roughly 48 projects and that deferred maintenance funding would address high-priority health, safety, and access needs. Fish and Wildlife said its lands program would improve visitor amenities and access on properties that often lack basic facilities. The Natural Resources Agency also outlined three newer outdoor-access proposals: expanding recreation in disadvantaged communities, enhancing natural resource values and trail access, and a nature/climate/education facilities grant program. The LAO distinguished between existing programs, which are ready to move forward, and the newer proposals, where the Legislature may want more input before funds are allocated. Members also raised concerns about park police vacancies, the need to track outcomes for accessibility investments, and whether Prop. 4 could help with wildfire-related recovery at state parks. CalRecycle then presented on SB 54, the plastics and packaging producer responsibility law, and members pressed hard on the delay in regulations. CalRecycle said it has held workshops, formed an advisory committee, selected the producer responsibility organization, and completed required baseline and covered-material reports, but needs more time to address complex comments and novel features such as source reduction and eco-modulated fees. Members expressed frustration that a statutory deadline was missed and asked for a concrete timeline; CalRecycle said it expects regulations in place by 2026, ahead of the PRO’s January 1, 2027 plan deadline. Finance said the Beverage Container Recycling Fund is currently healthy enough to support short-term loans for implementation. The committee also reviewed SB 707, the textile EPR law, which would create the nation’s first textile producer responsibility program; staff said the proposal would add positions and loan authority, and members noted the statutory deadlines for PRO approval, needs assessment, and later regulations. The hearing ended with discussion of the January Los Angeles fires’ damage to Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park, where State Parks described extensive losses, emergency response work, and ongoing damage assessment. Members asked about FEMA eligibility, state funding sources, and community engagement in rebuilding, and the department said it is still assessing costs and will work with the public on reimagining the parks.

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• . management. management.
• step of that 2023 legislation. step of that 2023 legislation.
• from the Office of Cannabis Management from the Office of Cannabis Management um<00:33:10.560>
• We also oversee the managed portions. We also oversee the managed care<00:45:37.000> contracts.
• Managed care care contracts.

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• But um Senator Her, Madam Chair, the um the A19 amendment is uh management plan. management plan.
• <00:16:54.120> can study what I think the study can study what I think the study can accomplish
• Our intent in pursuing manage it.
• <00:32:10.440> Lithium-ion battery legislation. Lithium-ion battery legislation.
• with what this legislation provides. with what this legislation provides.

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• I also want to thank Senator Lovely for partnering with me on this important legislation.
• I also want to thank Senator Lovely for partnering with me on this important legislation.
• We were with Molly, who is her legislative director.
• pioneer study of Dr.
• This legislation is really grounded in both a practical and research-driven idea.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on four bills: H. 5013 and S. 2928, which would establish a three-year celiac disease screening pilot program for children during routine cholesterol/lipid screening at ages 8 to 12; H. 5087, regulating medical spas; and H. 5115, establishing statewide food truck regulations, though the transcript focused almost entirely on the celiac and medical spa bills. For the celiac proposal, Rep. Badger and Sen. Lovely described long diagnostic delays, the lack of a cure, and the potential for a simple blood test to identify children earlier and reduce long-term harm. Multiple patients, clinicians, and researchers supported the pilot, saying celiac is frequently missed because symptoms vary widely or are absent, and that early detection could prevent malnutrition, growth problems, osteoporosis, and other complications. Testifiers also emphasized that the bill would study feasibility, accuracy, cost, and acceptability, and would include family education and support resources if diagnoses are made through the program. Several experts and advocates backed the celiac screening pilot, including a pediatric gastroenterologist from Italy who described successful national screening efforts there, a Celiac Disease Foundation representative, pediatric gastroenterologists from Massachusetts and Colorado, a pediatric dietitian, and a parent whose child was diagnosed after severe malnutrition. They argued that routine screening alongside existing pediatric bloodwork could identify many undiagnosed children and improve health equity, since celiac disease is often overlooked in people of color and lower-income patients. Committee members asked about how the screening would work, and witnesses explained it could begin with a blood test, followed by confirmatory endoscopy if needed. No vote was taken in the hearing. On H. 5087, witnesses from the medical aesthetics industry largely opposed the bill as written, saying it was outdated, redundant with existing Massachusetts licensing and board oversight, and too restrictive for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other licensed providers. Testifiers, including a retired lobbyist, a nurse practitioner, a PA, a plastic surgeon, and a clinic owner, said the bill could reduce access, raise costs, and push care into less regulated settings, while not addressing the real issues of training, compliance, and patient safety. Committee members pressed for more specific feedback on what provisions were unnecessary or duplicative, and witnesses said they had submitted position papers and written testimony identifying conflicts with current law. The hearing ended with the chair noting that all oral and written testimony would be reviewed before any decisions are made.

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• Beginning June 1, 2027, report annually to the Legislative Management a summary of the findings the reports
• So in the non-LC amendment proposal that I put, that is the study.
• Did you cover that in your study language? I'm missing it.
• There is some reporting in that piece of legislation.
• Or potentially put the study language elsewhere.

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Summary: The subcommittee met on SB 2370 with a quorum present and focused on how to handle proposed 340B-related reporting language. Members discussed three main paths: adopt the LC draft with reporting requirements for covered entities, PBMs, insurers, and manufacturers; convert only the PBM/insurer/manufacturer portions into a study; or turn the entire proposal into a study. Representative Dobervich explained that the study version would keep the same subject areas but delay initial reporting so the data could be analyzed more thoughtfully, and she noted gaps in the original amendments, including federally qualified health centers participating in 340B, 340B contract pharmacies, and a clearer plan for data analysis and administration. Testimony from HHS and the Insurance Department emphasized that collecting data is different from analyzing it and that any version would need clear authority, confidentiality protections, and a designated agency willing to collect, analyze, and publish the information. The Insurance Department said it could potentially collect data but would likely need additional budget resources for analysis, and it noted that the pending PBM bill, SB 1584, could affect what information is already available through regulation. A representative of the North Dakota Pharmacists Association said SB 1584 contains some reporting but is not as comprehensive as the proposal under discussion. Members also discussed whether the proposal belonged in an insulin bill at all, with concerns raised about germaneness and the possibility of sending the matter to the Delayed Bills Committee or placing study language elsewhere. No vote was taken. The subcommittee adjourned after members agreed to continue refining the language over the weekend and bring options back to the full committee, with several members expressing a preference for a combined version that includes both reporting and study elements.

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• Assembly or an interim committee designated by Legislative Management could approve those agreements
• Is there a venue where that could be done, whether it's org session or legislative management reports
• If we were going to downsize, maybe have a legislative study where you can kind of just relax and do
• If we were going to downsize, maybe have a legislative study where you can kind of just relax and do
• The report to Legislative Management is still required.

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• First, the legislation provides that state agencies should make resources available for tribal co-management
• So in providing for tribal co-management of waters of the state, this bill provides for co-management
• I heard this study about retinoids being safe for minors perhaps, a 1996 study, but was it an oral or
• was it a topical study?
• Other studies have found more health outcomes.

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• Management, and the Bureau of Deferred Compensation.
• The division also manages the Treasury investment pool.
• investment management experience.
• And those two things could be eliminated with proper legislation.
• And those two things could be eliminated with proper legislation.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 794, as amended by a late-filed strike-all, which would require a human being to make insurance claim denial decisions and prohibit artificial intelligence from being the sole basis for a denial. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve human oversight while allowing innovation in claims processing. Public testimony included support from the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate and the Florida Medical Association, along with one speaker urging additional protections for homeowners. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported SB 794 favorably with committee substitutes. Members then heard SB 134, which removes the $500 threshold on the sales tax exemption for bullion, making sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion fully exempt and eliminating certain dealer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the change would reduce a regressive tax and help consumers preserve savings; the sponsor estimated a revenue impact of about $300,000. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all on SB 888, which directs the Office of Insurance Regulation to create a more consumer-friendly homeowners insurance website with premium comparison information, market data, rate filing access, and educational resources. The sponsor and Leader Boyd said the goal was to improve transparency and help consumers navigate a stabilizing market. SB 888 was reported favorably with committee substitutes. The final bill heard was SB 1578, covering mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings. The sponsor said it would expand coverage requirements in ACA plans and private insurance policies, including annual mammograms for women ages 40 to 50 and supplemental screening coverage, while noting Medicaid already provides these services. The Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. After the bills, the committee held a lengthy panel discussion on gold and silver as legal tender and transactional money, with testimony from officials from Utah and Florida, industry representatives, and advocacy groups. Panelists discussed constitutional authority, consumer protections, depository oversight, taxation issues, and possible transactional platforms for precious metals. No further action was taken after the discussion, and the committee adjourned.

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• This includes contact information, enabling legislation, copies of their management. plans, if you're
• . management.
• Next step, management plan. Districts adopt management plans.
• For a fact because those numbers were based on 2013 study numbers. This is a 2021 study.
• So the management areas.

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• case is pending legislation. case is pending legislation.
• Um, so the first study was the pier study and then the second study that was done was specifically on
• Uh, the blue sheet, two are in support, and... study was the pure study and then the study was the pure
• I'm the manager of the land resources management program at DES.
• I'm the manager of the land resources management program at DES.

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 27FN, which would change how improvements to dwellings over water are handled and align those projects more closely with the state building code. The bill was presented by Trisha Milo on behalf of Senator Lang, and attorney John Cronin explained that it arose from a specific New Hampshire Supreme Court case involving the Newcombs’ lakeside property, but that it could affect a small number of older waterfront homes statewide. He said the intent was to give the Department of Environmental Services (DES) limited waiver authority for improvements that do not harm water quality, plant life, or fish, while still requiring DES review and local permits. Committee members asked several questions about the scope of the bill, including whether it was tied to one case, how many properties might be affected, what counts as “living space,” and whether the language could allow larger decks or other expansions. Cronin said the bill was meant to be narrow, focused on access and egress and not on creating new living space, and that DES would still be able to deny unreasonable requests. He also described the Newcombs’ project as a rehabilitation of an older structure that had been approved locally and later challenged by DES, leading to the current dispute. Darlene Forst, the Wetlands Bureau administrator at DES, testified in opposition. She said the department was surprised the bill was being heard because it believed the Senate had sent it to interim study, and she argued the language was unclear and could have broader statewide effects than intended. Forst also said the underlying case was still active and should not be effectively re-litigated through this bill. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Um, we can start a discussion about HB 1096, establishing a committee to study ways to manage disposal
• The study committee would be able to hit the ground running, thinking about what legislation would look
• is already being done in several states and that they are already studying it and that there is legislation
• <00:11:30.480> without<00:11:30.800> the<00:11:31.040> study introduce legislation
• without the study introduce legislation without the study committee<00:11:32.240> and<00:11:32.480

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• in the 89th legislative session.
• Good luck with your studies.
• We kind of study each project as they come in, kind of on a one-off bespoke study methodology.
• a little bit— study methodology.
• cluster studies or batch studies of generation.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce held its first interim hearing on securing critical infrastructure and supply chain integrity, with a focus on Texas’s electric grid and the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act. The chair also highlighted Texas’s relatively low electricity prices and welcomed new committee members. ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission (PUC), and the Attorney General’s office were invited to explain how the state screens market participants and grid equipment for ties to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and how the agencies respond to noncompliance. ERCOT testified that it has implemented the requirements of three related Senate bills by requiring attestations on corporate affiliations and on critical grid equipment and services. ERCOT said it has processed thousands of attestations, used additional requests for information and third-party verification tools such as Dun & Bradstreet, and terminated nonresponsive market participants. ERCOT also said it has not seen a case requiring direct Attorney General involvement, but it does refer matters to the PUC when needed. The PUC said it can investigate suspected violations and impose penalties of up to $1 million per violation per day, and that most investigations into late or missing attestations have been resolved through compliance, market exit, or removal by ERCOT. The Attorney General’s office said its role is currently limited to audits and court involvement, and that it lacks broad independent investigatory authority under the act. Members pressed the panel on whether the current system is too reliant on self-reporting and whether it adequately addresses indirect foreign influence, especially through supply chains for batteries, inverters, transformers, and other equipment with routable connectivity. ERCOT acknowledged that the current attestation process has gaps and said it plans to refine definitions of critical grid equipment and grid services, improve information requests, and continue stakeholder rulemaking. The panel also discussed possible legislative changes, including tying prohibitions to the Department of Defense Section 1260H list and the Texas Prohibited Technologies list, clarifying warranty and service access, and expanding the statute to cover grid services more directly. Several senators raised concerns about cost, reliability, and the extent to which foreign-sourced components remain embedded in Texas infrastructure, while others suggested incentives for domestic manufacturing and stronger verification tools, including possible work with national labs such as Sandia.

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• But to in the legislative process.
• It's like no more study as according to this plan, or is it still a consideration of study?
• of study? of study?
• If we move this, there's no more study. If we move this, there's no more study.
• this important legislation. Thank you. this important legislation. Thank you.

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• to uh manage. to uh manage.
• legislation that's on the fly. legislation that's on the fly.
• It doesn't interim study means study.
• . >> On interim study.
• interim study. interim study. >> On<02:29:22.640> interim<02:29:22.960> study.

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• CWD study.
• to study study.
• Do you know or can study to study study.
• We need to manage them. We don't to do. We need to manage them.
• c> it's this study or that study or how it's this study or that study or how it's chosen<01:05:29.520

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• , maybe some legislative ideas and policy that we can work on together. ...legislation, maybe some legislative
• Study after study has shown us that they prevent deaths by more than half.
• Study after study has shown us that they prevent overdose, fatal overdose, at a rate of 50 to 80%, which
• Legislators or to you, Dr.
• They weren't managing his withdrawal.

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• Assembly or an interim committee designated by Legislative Management could approve those agreements
• I know it's not part of our legislative management reports, but will you have an opportunity to report
• If we were going to downsize, maybe have a legislative study where you can kind of just relax and do
• There had been a study where we had an outside consultant come in and take a look at the legislative
• If we were going to downsize, maybe have a legislative study where you can kind of just relax and do

Summary: The committee began with roll call, introductions of a new fiscal analyst and a new member, and approval of the March 19 minutes. The first major presentation was from the Office of Management and Budget on the state’s general fund and special fund status through May. OMB reported general fund revenues were running below the legislative forecast by about $76 million, driven largely by weaker individual income tax and sales tax collections, though the projected ending balance remained positive and above the budgeted level. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap and would transfer excess earnings to the general fund, and the legacy fund balance continued to grow. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing revenue variability. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analyses, followed by discussion of a bill draft for the fixed-route city transportation network study. The draft would create a $15 million general fund grant program with a formula-based distribution to eligible fixed-route transit cities, intended to support operating and capital needs and help match federal transit funds. Transit officials from Minot and Fargo testified in support, explaining local fare and match structures and the difficulty of replacing aging buses and securing federal matching dollars. Several members questioned whether the program should be limited to the current four cities or broadened to future eligible urban areas, and whether local funding sources should be explored further. The committee did not finalize the bill draft at that point and planned to continue discussion at a later meeting. The committee also approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to approval of a bi-state authority with South Dakota, after staff explained that no agreements had ever been implemented and the provision appeared outdated. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried. Later, the Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site presented updates on uncrewed aircraft systems initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and efforts to build a revenue model for Vantis. Test site officials said FAA approval had been secured for the radar data program, replacement of noncompliant drones was underway, and future revenue could come from state and external users once pricing and intellectual property arrangements are finalized. Members asked about Chinese-made drones, supply chain issues, automation, and how the system would manage beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation then presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and a reentry housing study. Officials said the proposed facility would relocate the minimum-security prison to the penitentiary campus, reduce costs from an earlier estimate, and provide more beds and programming space, with construction potentially beginning in 2027 and opening around 2031. They also described staffing needs, the planned move of women to the New England facility, and possible expansion of men’s housing there. The parole and probation chief described a reentry housing task force studying housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with a goal of developing data-driven recommendations for subsidies and support services; a representative from Protection and Advocacy closed by expressing general support for fixed-route and paratransit funding.

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• First one is a case study.
• Investment Management experience.
• treasurer to do a study or starting a procurement process.
• This legislation sort of legislation can enable the least among us to enjoy the benefits of gold.
• And we feel that that should be defined in the legislation.

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