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• We're also improving the state's collection, analysis, and publication of dementia-related data.
• We're also improving the state's collection, analysis, and publication of dementia-related data.

Bills: SB1131, SB1249

Keywords: cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care, cognitive decline, brain health, caregiver support, long-term care, in-home care, public health, health services, state plan, dementia services program, Arizona Department of Health Services, aging

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations heard two bills. Senate Bill 1131 would require school districts and charter schools to report AED counts, CPR/AED training levels, and cardiac emergency response plans to ADE, and would appropriate $1 million for AED purchases and maintenance. The committee adopted an amendment shifting the funding source from the general fund to the industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund, after staff said the fund had an estimated $2 million balance and continued to receive $1 million annually. The American Heart Association testified in support, emphasizing the need for AEDs, CPR training, and emergency planning in schools. The bill was returned with a due pass recommendation by a 15-1 vote, with two members voting present and several members noting concerns about using the special fund rather than general funds. Senate Bill 1249 would create or continue a dementia services program and Alzheimer’s state plan at the Department of Health Services and appropriate $600,000 from the Health Services Lottery Moneys Fund. The Alzheimer’s Association testified in strong support, saying the prior three-year appropriation helped establish the plan and workgroups and that the new funding would support implementation, caregiver support, data collection, training, and grant applications. Several members raised concerns about taking money from a fund that supports maternal and child health programs such as Health Start and WIC, describing it as “robbing Peter to pay Paul,” while others said they supported the policy but wanted a sustainable funding source. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 9-3 vote, with three members voting present.

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• You know, based on the City University's analysis of just the revenue streams, it feels like right now
• I would love to see what that data is because, based on my analysis, they're generating nearly $0 from

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• The report went through peer review, fact checking and data analysis.
• alarm system to warn downstream communities in the event of a flood, and if it fails, your bill analysis

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• attract top-tier talent in election law, election administration, and statistical and quantitative analysis
• It's nonpartisan; all evidence-based analysis is what the law center focuses on.

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 742 on workforce education, which would let charter schools directly access the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program for career and technical education programs leading to industry certifications, and would expand the number of programs covered by the money-back guarantee at career centers and Florida College System institutions from three to six. Senator Simon said the bill would help fund CTE expansion; Senator Davis asked whether it could reduce funding for school districts, and Simon said it could depending on available grant funds. A supporter from the Foundation for Florida’s Future appeared in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 892, which would codify the Florida State University Center for Election Law so it can continue operating and become eligible for recurring funding. Senator Simon said the center’s work is focused on nonpartisan, evidence-based research related to improving responses to natural disasters and reducing fraud, mistakes, and irregularities in elections, rather than lobbying or redistricting advocacy. FSU supporters testified that the center has already hosted events such as a Bush v. Gore anniversary conference and has contributed to law school scholarship. After questions from Senator Davis about the center’s scope and funding, the bill was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting consisted largely of confirmation testimony from appointees to university and college boards, who described their backgrounds and priorities. Most emphasized workforce development, student success, affordability, and local community partnerships at institutions including Tallahassee State College, Valencia College, New College, Pensacola State College, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of South Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Daytona State College, University of North Florida, St. Johns River State College, Palm Beach State College, and Santa Fe College. Several appointees highlighted their personal ties to the institutions and their goals of supporting programs in nursing, technical education, research, internships, and graduation rates. One nominee, Dr. Joel Rudman for Pensacola State College, faced pointed questioning about past public comments; he said his remarks were directed at the Florida House, not the Senate, and denied any knowledge of drug use by current or former senators. Public testimony was mixed on his nomination, with one supporter praising his community service and one critic urging rejection. No final confirmation votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• agreement with an organization or a division that's willing to be the source of collection, do the analysis
• with an organization that or a division that's willing to to be the source of collection do the analysis

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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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• PREVIOUSLY SHE WORKED FOR THE OFFICE OF PROGRAM POLICY ANALYSIS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.
• THEY TRIED TO DO A PER CAPITA ANALYSIS AND RANKED WHERE STATES ARE AS WELL AS HOW MUCH REVENUE THEY GENERATE

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• So, yeah, I think the cost-benefit analysis shows that it's cost effective in those states.
• so yeah I think the costbenefit analysis so yeah I think the costbenefit analysis shows<02:42:19.840
• It's also a caution to the committee to take the department's analysis with a grain of salt.
• It's also a caution to the committee to take the department's analysis with a grain of salt.
• <04:26:40.960> has larger than their own analysis has larger than their own analysis has shown

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• whole person patient centered analysis whole person patient centered analysis different<01:55:43.920
• And if the conclusion of the cost-benefit analysis isn't significant cost savings for Granite Staters
• And if the conclusion of the cost-benefit analysis isn't significant cost savings for Granite Staters
• so if that cost benefit analysis doesn't<05:46:51.440> pencil<05:46:51.798> out<05:46:
• preliminary New Hampshire based analysis preliminary New Hampshire based analysis they<05:47:24.080

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• Also, after extensive output-based analysis, Dr.
• Based on extensive input-based analysis, Dr. Kimberly R.
• Okay, I would like to go to Donna Magon. based analysis Dr Kimberly REO Saunders based analysis Dr Kimberly
• From a low to a high, I cannot—I have never conducted such an analysis. Pretty dramatic, isn't it?
• pretty dramatic isn't it like analysis pretty dramatic isn't it like maybe<01:43:57.760> a<01

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Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which clarifies that dual and concurrent enrollment courses may not exceed four credits. Members said the bill came from the community college system and was intended to preserve the program’s high school-to-college pathway. An amendment changing the effective date to passage was adopted 18-0, and the committee then voted 18-0 to recommend OTPA on the bill as amended, with the bill placed on the consent calendar. The committee then retained HB 295 and HB 366, both related to school building aid, after members said the issues were complex and needed more work. Both motions to retain passed 18-0, leaving the bills in committee without reports. The chair also said HB 354 would not be taken up that day because of possible changes from the Department of Education and others. HB 494, funding the math learning communities program, was then amended to flat-fund the program rather than increase it, with members citing budget uncertainty. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted 18-0 for OTPA on the bill as amended, placing it on consent. Finally, HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid, drew debate over whether charter schools should be treated differently from traditional public schools. The committee voted 10-8 for inexpedient to legislate, sending the bill to the regular calendar; Representative Damon was assigned the minority report and Representative Popovic the majority report. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program, where members discussed flat-funding the program at $2.5 million per year and the potential impact on course availability, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• So, the court's analysis was very simply that it violated, and just let me get my notes out here.
• So, the court's analysis was very simply that it violated, and just let me get my notes out here.
• So, the court's analysis was very off.
• :35:44.000> basically<00:35:44.560> violates analysis was that it basically violates analysis
• <00:36:21.200> is what happens here is the analysis is what happens here is the analysis is

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• So what is, in your opinion, a proper number for that cost-benefit analysis for these services?
• So what is, in your opinion, a proper number for that cost-benefit analysis for these services?
• And what that allows for is the evaluation and complex analysis of data sets to where our current law
• We also frequently do data analysis.
• And we also frequently do data analysis.

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• vendors will tell you that it's less than that, but that's the number that we've used to ground our analysis
• vendors will tell you that it's less than that, but that's the number that we've used to ground our analysis
• looked at was advanced manufacturing techniques, because, quite frankly, we thought, going into the analysis
• things that I deliberately am working on with industry is trying to develop the local supply-demand analysis
• would be any... ...would be whether, once we've listened to the presentation about that and their analysis

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• I guess how did you kind of come up with that number in your analysis and how did you get there and was
• Overall, in other words, the cleanup, the technical analysis associated with that, the sampling, and
• Have we done any financial analysis of what that any one of them will cost us over their lifespan?
• What we did to conduct this analysis was we compared the disclosures in FRAC Focus, which Is the required
• It looks like they're going to move forward with what's called a supplement analysis, which will say

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• House Bill 138 by Dean relating to the establishment of the health impact cost and coverage analysis
• The bill analysis fails to comply with House Rule, Section 32C2, which requires that a bill analysis
• On the grounds that the bill analysis fails to comply with House Rule 4, Section 32C2, which requires
• that a bill analysis accurately summarize the substance of the bill.
• The bill analysis says that you informed the committee that there is a need for increased transparency

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard the invocation and pledges, and then took up a series of memorial resolutions and recognitions. Members adopted memorial resolutions honoring former President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Alice Gail Hudgens, with remarks highlighting their public service and community impact, and adopted resolutions recognizing Victoria College’s 100th anniversary and May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. The chamber also recognized Texas A&M system interns and later granted permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. The House then moved through a long third-reading calendar, passing a number of bills on wide margins. Measures approved included SB 304 on municipal court jurisdiction over nuisance abatement ordinances, SB 608 on reporting evidence collection kits, SB 2312 creating a Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict, SB 494 creating a petroleum theft task force, SB 530 on postsecondary accreditation, HB 45 giving the Attorney General a role in prosecuting human trafficking cases, HB 35 on peer support for first responders, HB 47 and HB 3073 on sexual assault policy and prosecution, HB 318 and HB 3000 creating rural sheriff and ambulance grant programs, HB 554 on Juneteenth fireworks sales with county opt-in authority restored, HB 705 and HB 932 joining licensure compacts for cosmetology and occupational therapy, HB 849 allowing county park boards to meet by video conference, HB 1119 on mental health bed reporting, HB 3041 on students with nontraditional secondary education, HB 713 on maternal mortality review reporting, HB 3104 on Webb County bailiff appointments, HB 3970 on electricity planning for large loads, HB 4042 on Railroad Commission safety provisions for gas distribution pipelines, HB 4490 protecting next-of-kin information, HB 1731 on the physician assistant compact, HB 2607 on Walker County Hospital District governance, HB 3689 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association funding, HB 1788 on continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists about abuse and trafficking, HB 1612 on hospital direct payments for uninsured patients, and HB 138 on health impact cost and coverage analysis. Several bills drew extended debate or amendments. HB 353, creating a trespass offense near schools and daycares, prompted questions about constitutional concerns and property rights before passing. HB 3211 on optometrists in managed care plans received a perfecting amendment and a Medicaid-related amendment setting a minimum payment level. HB 1056 on gold and silver specie and a state-based currency prompted detailed questioning about its mechanics and fees, followed by a point of order challenging the caption. The House also adopted or postponed a number of items, including postponing HB 2520 and HB 1359 until later in the calendar before later passing both, and laying several bills on the table subject to call. Many measures passed overwhelmingly, while a few, including HB 3326 on loan forgiveness for adjunct professors and HB 3237 on energy consumption goals, passed with narrower margins.

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• Uh, I will from the get-go say that the analysis that's in the slides only look at the general...
• The same analysis is shown on the next slide for middle school per ADM next slide for middle school per
• I'm sort of looking for a sensitivity analysis there. >> Mr.
• So this provides an analysis for the past 17 years, since school year 2008-09. ...since school year 2008

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• A preliminary analysis shows that under the proposed buffer zones, in 99.99% of the Commonwealth, it
• Section 53 of the Climate Act establishes a cumulative impact analysis provision, which requires applicants
• welfare in harm's way without a full examination of the facts and an honest, transparent, cost-benefit analysis
• You might think cumulative impact analysis could actually take care of this, but it has too many loopholes

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of late-file energy bills, with much of the discussion focused on battery storage siting, gas system expansion, propane consumer protections, gas workforce safety, and a Taunton home-rule petition on water rates for manufactured housing communities. Representative Sweeney urged support for H. 4689 and H. 4690, which would impose a moratorium and setback requirements for lithium battery storage facilities, citing fire risk, proximity to homes, and environmental concerns. Several local officials and residents from Oakham, Tewksbury, and other communities described proposed battery projects near homes, schools, wetlands, and conservation land, while industry and clean-energy advocates argued the bills would effectively block storage development and conflict with state energy goals and existing fire-safety standards. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2290/H. 3547, a bill to prevent gas expansion near environmental justice communities, from environmental justice advocates, municipal officials, and clean-energy groups. Testimony emphasized rising gas bills, the cost of new pipelines, methane and health impacts, and the need to avoid locking in long-term gas infrastructure costs. Witnesses also discussed related bills on gas workforce safety, gas shut-off valves, and gas meter replacement plans, with labor representatives supporting safety-focused measures and opposing changes they said would weaken inspections, while consumer and environmental advocates argued that some utility replacement practices are unnecessarily expensive and should be reined in to reduce ratepayer costs. Other testimony included support for H. 3518 on propane gas ratepayer protections, with the witness arguing for clearer contract terms and website price disclosure, and support for S. 2652, which would authorize Taunton to create a separate water billing rate for manufactured housing communities because residents there are effectively paying higher water costs through rent due to a single master meter. No committee votes or final actions were taken during the hearing, and members mostly asked brief clarifying questions or made no comment after testimony.

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• No, because the fundamental point I'm making is that we recently at Mass Taxpayers wrote an analysis
• DOR earlier this week put out their analysis... ...of the negative and positive revenue impacts of OB3
• In OB3, as we saw from the DOR analysis from a week ago, there are more than a hundred tax provisions
• MassBudget is a nonpartisan, nonprofit that conducts rigorous research and policy analysis, along with

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue, chaired by Senator James Eldridge and Representative Adrian Madaro, opened its hearing with a moment of silence for the late Lowell State Senator Ed Kennedy and reviewed hearing procedures and deadlines. The committee then took testimony on several corporate tax bills, including S. 2033/H. 3110 on offshore tax avoidance, H. 3248 on a manufacturing tax exemption, H. 3057 on a tiered corporate minimum tax, and S. 2041 on a corporate tax haven blacklist, along with a separate business interest deduction bill. No votes were taken during the hearing. Supporters of S. 2033/H. 3110, including labor unions, health care workers, educators, public health advocates, seniors, and several legislators, argued that Massachusetts needs new revenue to offset federal cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, health care, education, and other services. They said the bill would raise roughly $400 million annually by increasing the share of offshore profits included in the state tax base from 5% to 50%, and they framed it as a fairness measure that would require large multinational corporations to pay more while leaving most local businesses and workers unaffected. Testimony emphasized risks to MassHealth, PCA services, adult dental care, hospitals, schools, and public health programs if new revenue is not raised. Opponents, including the Mass Taxpayers Foundation and the Council on State Taxation, argued the proposal is poor tax policy and likely unconstitutional because it would tax foreign-source income without allowing foreign tax credits or a comparable apportionment method. They said Massachusetts should take a broader, coordinated approach to federal tax changes rather than a standalone bill, and warned of litigation risk and possible double taxation. Supporters such as MassBudget and former tax counsel Don Griswold countered that the bill is a reasonable rough-justice approach, consistent with federal and neighboring-state treatment, and that it would primarily affect a small number of very large multinationals. On S. 2041, the Global Business Alliance opposed the proposed tax haven blacklist, while supporting a separate bill allowing business interest deductibility.

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• So then, um, we want to take a look at, and using the, um, Senate Council's research and analysis, and
• and >> um Council's research and >> um Council's research and uh<00:03:57.160> analysis
• <00:03:58.440> and uh analysis and uh analysis and um<00:03:59.880> I<00:03:59.960>

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• whether potential changes to the constitution and related statutes are warranted, and after a year of analysis
• c><00:14:22.959> of are warranted, and after a year of are warranted, and after a year of analysis
• > research,<00:14:24.480> the<00:14:24.600> task<00:14:25.040> force analysis
• and research, the task force analysis and research, the task force recommended<00:14:26.079> three

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• So, I'll pass it out, and I do believe that both analysts received a copy of it, so there's an analysis
• Even in here, on our analysis, it looks. At and talks about regulation, right?
• Specific to this, but each of our analysis talks about the Rural Health Transformation Program and those
• that we would have some type of answer by now, over years of figuring out, looking at trends and analysis

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