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• that we may have differences, but we have not succumbed to the idea that uh that we let dysfunction rule
• system especially in rural facilities system especially in rural facilities but<00:18:41.200>
• and the reasons on this that is a facility that houses about 1,000 inmates.
• That facility is very old, and the upgrades and the deferred maintenance would be too much.
• I mentioned it's a 111-year-old facility that houses about 1,000 incarcerated individuals.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• first two amendments are on page one, and they both are for inspection and monitor services for the facilities
• One is for the adult facilities, and one is for the juvenile facilities.
• The Prison Rape Elimination Act requires all institutions or facilities where juveniles and adults are
• No, it's a facility audit. Okay, thank you. Thank you, sir. Thank you, ma'am.
• There's an AG ruling. What is this for? What does this ruling do?

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Our third point is no new facilities. Facilities are costly; they're problematic.
• We don't want the opening of old facilities.
• We don't want y'all to reopen juvenile correctional facilities.
• rule change.
• I think I'm creaky. that is really rule. I think Albuquerque deserves rule.

Bills: SB5, SB6, SB8

Keywords: physician residency, healthcare, rural communities, medical education, appropriation, education, medical school, New Mexico, construction, behavioral health, funding, mental health services, general fund transfer, 996, all

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• First of all, down these facilities?
• Uh first of all, sitting in facilities Uh first of all, sitting in facilities like<02:28:31.120>
• And I one these facilities to close.
• These facilities provide they're gone.
• money will rule. money will rule.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We operate three licensed facilities: a cultivation and manufacturing facility in Peterborough and two
• <00:39:39.280> regarding greenhouse, including rules regarding greenhouse, including rules
• <00:53:46.559> that Rules in addition to any new rules that are deemed to be appropriate for
• If I wanted to visit your facility, could I just pop in and visit your facility? No.
• , marijuana, but without any of the rules, marijuana, but without any of the rules, testing,<01:19

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Madam Chair, member, Senate Bill 1345, health facilities anonymous complaints prohibition, passed on
• Yeah, just on the rules, the rules attorney said this violated the First Amendment Establishment Clause
• Yeah, just on the rules, the rules attorney said this, violated the First Amendment Establishment Clause
• Madam Chair, members, SB 1137, underground facilities excavations notification, passed unanimously out
• This bill only went through Rules, members, and it did pass out of Rules unanimously.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large calendar of Senate bills, with members mainly hearing short titles, committee vote counts, and whether bills were on consent or pulled for further discussion. Many measures were reported out on party-line or split votes and several were flagged to be removed from consent, especially bills involving artificial intelligence content verification, public benefits eligibility, gender transition procedures liability, health insurance reimbursement for vaccines, light rail feasibility review, public employees merit hiring, public records fees, virtual currency payments, tax conformity, undocumented immigrants and financial services, central bank digital currency, and public monies investment in trust currency. The caucus also discussed a number of education, public safety, child welfare, health, and regulatory bills. These included measures on school communications, bullying liability, AED training, classroom management, school safety reporting, DCS procedures, fingerprinting at behavioral health facilities, probation conditions, missing children reporting, sex offender monitoring, crimes against children probation monitoring, and domestic violence release conditions. Several members raised objections or concerns about specific bills, including mandatory sentencing, religious sectarian law language, concealed weapons notice repeal, and a bill on death sentence by firing squad, with some members asking to pull those bills from consent. A final topic was a blue-sheet Senate amendment to HB 2874 on campaign committee termination statements and penalties. Rhonda explained the Senate changes would void penalties for committees with no contributions or expenditures, retroactive to December 2021, but noted the Senate did not secure enough votes for the emergency clause. Members asked about the rationale, the Secretary of State’s position, and the amount of outstanding penalties. The chair later announced that the Senate amendment was being refused, so the bill would not receive final passage that day and would instead be sent back for further action or conference.

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• ,<00:03:28.000> they there may be a processing facility, they there may be a processing facility
• on other safety, security, and facility on other safety, security, and facility improvements<01:
• <01:59:56.160> and overbuild the facility and overbuild the facility and and<01:59:57.160>
• existing facility. So, so thank you, Mr. existing facility. So, so thank you, Mr.
• it's also based on the other facilities it's also based on the other facilities attached<02:03:04.800

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Just so you know, the Senate is allowed to participate virtually in their rules. Yes, I'm here.
• Just so you know, the Senate is allowed to participate virtually in their rules. Yes, I'm here.
• Today we will hear a variety of bills relevant to issues including health care facilities, workforce
• This is an act relative to medical health and fitness facilities. Welcome to all of you.
• Part of that is due to the incentive structure that we provide for these facilities.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing covered a wide range of public health bills, with much of the testimony focused on two major themes: expanding access to care and stabilizing health-related workforces and services. On House 2364, an act relative to medical health and fitness facilities, representatives from Dedham Health and Athletic Club argued for a pilot program recognizing supervised exercise as medicine, saying it could improve outcomes for chronic disease, fall prevention, and mental health while reducing costs. On House/Senate bills concerning community health workers (H. 359/S. 251), multiple witnesses from MACHW, Health Care for All, MHA, Cambridge Health Alliance, Mass General Brigham, Boston Children’s Hospital, Asian Women for Health, and the City of Somerville described CHWs as essential for navigation, trust-building, language access, and addressing social needs, and urged reimbursement by MassHealth, the GIC, and private insurers, along with workforce development measures. One pediatric neurologist also told the committee that losing grant-funded CHW support led to more avoidable ER visits and threatened clinic operations. The committee also heard extensive testimony on hospital closures and essential services. Witnesses including Dr. Alan Sager, MNA President Katie Murphy, nurses from Brockton Hospital and Providence Behavioral Health, and local officials and legislators from Norwood described the loss of hospitals and service lines, especially maternity, pediatric, and behavioral health care, and argued current closure processes are too weak to protect communities. They supported bills such as H. 2460/S. 1503 and H. 2534/S. 1574, which would require earlier notice, community input, stronger state oversight, possible receivership, and limits on reopening or expanding after closures. Testimony emphasized the impact of Steward’s bankruptcy, the closures of Carney and Neshoba Valley, and the need to preserve access to essential services in underserved areas. Several end-of-life and professional regulation bills were also discussed. On H. 2436, Representative Omar Gomez and funeral industry witnesses supported eliminating Office of the Chief Medical Examiner fees for the removal of a child’s body in cases involving children five and under, describing the bill as a small but important relief for grieving families. On H. 2444 and related Senate bills, cemetery and consumer advocates supported legalizing alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction as environmentally friendly after-death options, while cemetery representatives opposed H. 2360, which would allow funeral establishments to operate crematories, arguing cemeteries should retain that role. The committee also heard support for H. 2382, which would exempt dentists and oral surgeons from a new office-based surgical center framework, and for H. 2461, which would create hospital efficiency standards; employers and retailers backed that bill as a way to address rising health care costs. Finally, the committee heard testimony on autism services and hospital governance. On S. 1414, behavior analysts and school representatives said Massachusetts already licenses assistant-level ABA providers but MassHealth does not reimburse them, causing long waitlists and limiting school and family access; an actuary testified that a three-tier ABA reimbursement model could reduce MassHealth costs by up to 6% per child served. Senator Lovely also testified in support of S. 1572, which would require at least one registered nurse on each acute care hospital governing board, arguing nurses’ frontline perspective would improve quality and retention. No votes were taken in the hearing excerpt, but many witnesses urged favorable reports on their respective bills.

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• the same as the detention facilities.
• Facilities.
• So how long have you been on the rules chair? For two years.
• Okay, and what's the time frame for once it hits rules and comes out?
• Forward, especially anything we're considering for Rules.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• They maintain facilities, they enforce rules and regulations.
• For these older. communities that never anticipated short-term rentals, they're adopting rules.
• , public, not public, community facilities.
• So there's rule making authority sometimes.
• those rules.

Bills: HB406

Keywords: local economic development, notification, workforce development, municipal agreements, county contracts, 1184, house, all

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• We'll be able to use it to reduce our natural gas needs at the facility.
• Cloud does have excess renewable energy being produced at the facility.
• This is an overview of our facility, and many of you from this committee actually visited our facility
• And into that unit to dry it for biofuel for our facility.
• I think that having facilities to burn these waste trees...

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• Many facilities... Are not required to offer chaperones for any sensitive examinations.
• In this case, the facility is a van.
• In this case, the facility is a van.
• And I've never heard this rule before. Thank you. Welcome to China.
• One set of rules for those who have not participated in opioid settlements, another set of rules for

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health bills focused on access to preventive care, behavioral health, hospital services, and patient safety. Early items included AB 554, which would expand and protect access to HIV prevention drugs like PrEP, including injectable forms and coverage protections; supporters said it would shore up access amid federal threats, while insurers opposed it as a costly benefit mandate. AB 577 would limit insurer and PBM practices that steer medications away from physician offices and require more transparency and patient consent; doctors and patient advocates supported it, while health plans and insurers warned it could raise drug costs and disrupt specialty pharmacy networks. AB 546 would require coverage for portable HEPA purifiers for vulnerable enrollees during declared emergencies, especially wildfire smoke events, with support from air quality and public health groups and opposition from insurers concerned about benefit expansion and cost. The committee also heard AB 224, which would codify California’s updated essential health benefits benchmark plan after a public review process, adding infertility treatment, hearing aids, and durable medical equipment if approved by CMS for the 2027 plan year. DMHC said the state had completed the review and needed legislation to meet federal timing, and the measure drew broad support. AB 1032 would require plans and insurers to reimburse up to 12 additional behavioral health visits for enrollees in wildfire-affected counties for a limited period after an emergency; supporters argued it would fill gaps in trauma care after disasters, while insurers said existing parity and continuity-of-care rules already address the issue and that the bill could create inequities. AB 849 would require trained chaperones for sensitive ultrasound exams and training on how to observe and intervene; it was backed by a survivor and patient advocates, with hospitals and health districts raising staffing concerns. Later, AB 1196 would direct the Department of Public Health to update outdated rules requiring three surgeons for certain heart surgeries using cardiopulmonary bypass; supporters said the rule no longer reflects modern practice and strains staffing, while cardiology representatives had no formal opposition but wanted to review amendments. AB 1113 would codify a right to wear a mask for health reasons in public spaces, with support from disability and public health groups. AB 1386 sought to add perinatal care to the list of basic hospital services, prompting testimony about maternity ward closures, workforce shortages, and rural access; the author said the bill would be amended further and that the committee would need to revisit timelines and implementation details. The committee also heard AB 1429, which would address Kaiser’s repeated mental health parity violations and improve access to behavioral health care, though the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill is shown. Several bills were moved with motions and seconds, but many were held for quorum; AB 1196, AB 1113, and AB 1386 were among the measures advanced to a roll call or held on call, and the committee repeatedly noted that final votes would occur when quorum was available.

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• And the gentleman is on the Rules Committee. Uh, and we are debating the rule.
• committee on rules. committee on rules.
• rule.
• Creating different merger rules rule.
• clause 6 of rule 20.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Committee on Rules and Administration. Committee on Rules and Administration.
• it says a data center means a facility it says a data center means a facility composed<01:13:43.160
• Senator Dziedzic, for those voting pursuant to rule 40.7.
• to rule 40.7. Thank you, Mr. President. to rule 40.7. Thank you, Mr. President.
• pursuant to Rule 40.7. pursuant to Rule 40.7.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , or training facilities that are associated with paid fire.
• There is also 588 training facilities within the state.
• You have to move folks out to other facilities.
• based upon the size of the facility.
• And I will add, we have a mental health facility. and a TDCJ facility across the street from our jail

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The Committee on Rules worked and set the following bills for proper consideration.
• The Committee on Rules set the following bills for proper consideration.
• The Committee on Rules recommends the following bills for proper consideration.
• The Committee on Rules will recommend the following bills for proper consideration.
• The Committee on Rules set House Bill 4117 for proper consideration.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• witnesses and public comment, I want to make sure everyone understands that the State Assembly has rules
• We apply these rules consistently to all people, regardless of the viewpoint they may express.
• The rules for today's hearing includes no talking or loud noises from the audience.
• Please be aware that the violations of these rules may subject you to removal or other enforcement actions
• We have 41 resource centers or I call it instructional facilities totaling 100,000 square feet with a

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• All right, we do have a motion by a representative to adopt the three-minute rule.
• Seeing none, we'll have a three-minute rule on public testimony.
• So we're going to be on the three-minute rule, and we'll call every bill.
• We have something in federal law called the social justice rules, and in those rules, if there's an..
• . ...justice rules.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• - and city-owned facilities.
• work together with the facility work together with the facility is<00:43:25.440> the<00:43
• it's any town or city-owned facility it's any town or city-owned facility within<00:48:13.920>
• Um our rules allow us to take amendment.
• Our rules allow us to adopt amendment?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Yes, that is still a piece of our rule.
• And so we just inspect them for compliance adherence to the rule. That's great.
• So this rule is making it come out of this fund, is that what you're telling me?
• We don't certify each facility. We certify the worker or the contract company.
• We do expect them to know the rule after that training and be able to comply.

Keywords: 1204, all