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• in Washington and how they are enacting new laws, new executive orders, policies, regulations, and filing
• an intervener in the Students for Fair Admissions v. the Department of Education and for the CSU to file
• the fact that the UC as a system has This is exacerbated by the fact that the UC as a system has refused
• It's refused to stand strongly and proclaim that diversity is a key tenet, that retention of all students
• I know that in my conversations with the UC Office of the President, there's actually been a refusal

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee held an oversight hearing on how federal actions are affecting California higher education, with opening remarks from the chair and members emphasizing the importance of state-federal shared governance and the need to protect access, affordability, and campus diversity. The first panel included leaders from the CSU, University of the Pacific, California Community Colleges, and UC, who described broad impacts from federal grant terminations, changes to student aid, loan limits, visa and immigration policy, and proposed reductions to research support. Testimony focused on the elimination of Grad PLUS loans, caps on Parent PLUS and Pell-related changes, the loss or suspension of hundreds of grants, and the resulting harm to student support services, research, workforce pipelines, food assistance, and health care training. UC and CSU representatives warned of major losses in research funding, indirect cost reimbursement, and student opportunities, while community college leaders highlighted uncertainty around federal grants and the need to maintain services for low-income, first-generation, undocumented, and other vulnerable students. Committee members asked how the state could respond, including through intersegmental partnerships, dual enrollment, transfer pathways, and support for basic needs and nutrition programs. Witnesses said California could help by sustaining financial aid, protecting minority-serving institution programs, and investing in research, housing, and workforce development. Several speakers stressed that federal changes were creating instability for students and campuses, and that the effects would likely be long-lasting, especially in health care, teaching, STEM, and social work pipelines. A second panel then focused on equitable access. The California Student Aid Commission described state efforts such as the $3.9 billion investment in aid programs, the Cal Grant system, the Dream Act, and possible reforms to better serve adult learners, foster youth, undocumented students, and students with dependents. The Los Angeles Community College District reported that federal cuts and policy shifts are discouraging students from applying for aid, threatening TRIO and MSI/HSI-funded services, and reducing support for basic needs, counseling, and workforce programs. The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities and the CSU Academic Senate echoed concerns about FAFSA confusion, international student restrictions, grant losses, and the erosion of equity-focused programs. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and discussed possible state responses.

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• So, the death master file, OIG exclusion list, of course we don't want to let anybody in who's been excluded
• Failure to refuse or pay an imposed penalty or follow through the settlement agreement, any conviction
• /c><00:13:42.839><c> to</c> terminate a provider um failure to terminate a provider um failure to refuse
• 43.839><c> impos</c><00:13:44.279><c> penalty</c><00:13:44.680><c> or</c><00:13:44.800><c> follow</c> refuse
• or pay an impos penalty or follow refuse or pay an impos penalty or follow through<00:13:45.360><c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the Department for Medicaid Services’ program integrity work. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Program Integrity Director Jennifer Dudinsky outlined Kentucky Medicaid’s structure, funding, enrollment, and spending, including FMAP rates, the size of the Medicaid and KCHIP populations, the number of providers, and 2024 expenditures. They also described the managed care and fee-for-service populations, noting that managed care serves most members while fee-for-service is concentrated in long-term care and waiver populations. Most of the discussion focused on fraud, waste, abuse prevention, and provider oversight. The department described its provider enrollment and certification checks, revalidation requirements, site reviews, fingerprinting for some high-risk providers, and termination grounds such as false application information, Medicare actions, unreported ownership changes, and abandonment of a provider number. Members asked about nonprofit ownership reporting, MCO fraud oversight, and how the department tracks unusual CPT code utilization, especially in behavioral health. The department said it uses data analytics, audits, policy review, and collaboration with behavioral health staff to monitor those trends. Dudinsky explained the division’s four branches: provider licensing and certification, audits and compliance, recovery, and third-party liability/estate recovery. She described prepayment and postpayment audits, referrals of credible fraud allegations to the Attorney General, monthly meetings with the AG’s office, and coordination with the Office of Inspector General, CMS, HHS OIG, MCOs, and other partners. She also explained payment suspensions, stand-downs during law enforcement investigations, and recovery efforts for overpayments, provider/member fraud, and third-party liability. The department said its recovery and avoidance efforts produced more than $251 million in savings so far in 2025. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

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• Is there any discussion on Senate File 3794? Is there any discussion on Senate File 3794?
• Senate File 4541 as amended is laid over. Senator Dibble, you're up next with Senate File 4540.
• </c> Senate File 4502. Senate File 4502.
• </c> speak in support of Senate File 4444. speak in support of Senate File 4444.
• </c> Senate File 4515. Senate File 4515.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• First up is House File 1621.
• House File 1701, Representative Nelson.
• House File 1701. Representative Chair Hanson. Thank you, Mr.
• Move House File 40. Thank you, Mr. Chair. House File 40 to be laid over.
• House File 40. Just a pretty simple bill.

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• Second, the TEC tries to make the process of filing easier by offering a custom electronic filing application
• First, it's upgrading its filing system.
• system that will scan your report before you file it.
• Respondents are given every opportunity to file a responsive briefing.
• Let me get this in my file here. 私のビデオを見てくれてありがとう!

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• the House requirements for a candidate committee, political action committee, or political party to file
• The Senate amended the bill by applying the provisions of the bill to committees that have not filed
• So they still have to file the report, but any time for the report in those prior periods where there
• So that's a refuse on that.
• for that year, and an additional filing is now required.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across elections, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, public safety, transportation, rural development, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent or third-read consent items, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data for media, adjuster/contractor conduct during emergencies, Industrial Commission changes, association meeting closures, banking and remittance rules, central bank digital currency, public safety parity funding, barbering and cosmetology board continuation, digital asset reserve management, contractor licensing, gaming and racing commission continuation, school AED instruction, classroom removal procedures, school safety reporting, special education complaint transparency, foreign influence and land ownership restrictions, DCS and DES process changes, health care licensing and reimbursement rules, EMS compact adoption, and multiple tax, housing, and transportation measures. Staff repeatedly summarized each bill and answered questions, with several bills noted as mirror or identical to House measures or as strike-everything amendments from committees. A few bills drew discussion. On SB 2874, staff explained that the Senate amendment would limit penalties for untimely campaign finance reports when a committee certifies it received no contributions and made no expenditures, but the sponsor did not concur. SB 1074 prompted questions about whether parental notification changed; staff said it did not and that the bill was aimed at improving communication between teachers and principals about discipline. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction in abuse or neglect cases, drew concern about the scope of the photos, while supporters said it would improve continuity and documentation. SB 1180 also drew comment because the sponsor and committee chair disagreed over an amendment, though the bill was advanced for further work. The most extended debate came on SB 1751, which would allow death-row inmates to choose firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas if voters approve the related constitutional measure. One member strongly opposed the bill on moral and personal grounds, another argued it could be a more humane option if the state is going to carry out executions, and a third raised concern that it could be used against Second Amendment rights. The bill remained on the third-read consent calendar despite the objections. The caucus concluded after moving through the remaining agenda items, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript beyond committee status and consent-calendar placement.

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• </c> support of Senate file 3964. support of Senate file 3964.
• Senate File 4537.
• Senate<01:13:54.480><c> File</c><01:13:54.720><c> 4171</c> Senate File 4171 Senate File 4171 uh<01:13
• I'm here on Senate File<01:14:19.440><c> 4537</c> File 4537 File 4537 as<01:14:21.360><c> amended.
• Sorry, Senate File<01:35:32.120><c> 4537.</c> File 4537. File 4537.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• After ICE agents shot and killed Renee Mlin Good on January 7th, the agents refused to render aid to
• </c><00:03:04.239><c> render</c><00:03:04.640><c> aid</c><00:03:04.879><c> to</c> 7th, the agents refused
• to render aid to 7th, the agents refused to render aid to save<00:03:05.280><c> her</c><00:03:05.519
• Masked men with assault weapons refusing to leave patient rooms when a physician needs to do a physical
• c> Masked</c><00:07:02.880><c> men</c><00:07:03.199><c> with</c> Masked men with assault weapons refusing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and several DFL senators held a press conference after a floor session to announce a package of bills responding to recent ICE operations in Minnesota. Murphy said the proposals are meant to restore and protect Minnesotans’ rights after the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Prey, arguing that authorities should render aid when they injure someone. She said one bill, to be heard the next day in Sen. Ron Latz’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, would create a civil remedy for victims of constitutional violations by federal agents and their leaders. Another bill would give the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension independent investigative authority in cases where federal agents kill Minnesota residents, after the BCA was reportedly shut out of recent investigations. Sen. Lindsey Port described a bill to bar federal law enforcement from hiding their identities while on duty, citing masked ICE agents, alleged use of fake license plates and impersonation tactics, and a recent incident in which a health care worker was allegedly boxed in by masked men. Sen. Elise Mann said the package would designate hospitals, schools, daycares, colleges, and courthouses as protected spaces and require a judicial warrant for ICE entry, arguing that federal agents have been entering hospitals and schools and detaining people at vulnerable moments. The senators framed the effort as a response to unconstitutional enforcement tactics rather than immigration policy, and said they hoped for bipartisan support, though they acknowledged the legal issues may be challenged under federal supremacy and could reach the courts. In response to questions, the senators said the civil-rights bill is intended to create a state-court cause of action against federal officials acting under color of law, because current remedies are limited. They said people in schools or hospitals should not put themselves in danger if confronted by armed agents, and that the law would provide later accountability. Latz said the Judiciary Committee would take up the bills and that Minnesota must have a seat at the table in seeking justice for affected residents. Asked about funding for related community burdens, Murphy said it was not a budget year but the state has a rainy day fund and balance available from last session.

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• . >> Here, um, we have received S.23 back from the House, which informs us that they have refused to
• informs us that from the house which informs us that they<00:21:42.080><c> have</c><00:21:42.240><c> refused
• <c> to</c><00:21:42.880><c> concur</c><00:21:43.280><c> in</c><00:21:43.520><c> the</c> they have refused
• to concur in the they have refused to concur in the Senate<00:21:43.919><c> proposal</c><00:21:44.320

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Who asked you to file this?
• Education Act, the Rehab Act, Title 9, and in my lifetime, I saw state schools across this state that refused
• after long years of fighting, we got Title 9, and the state department of Ed would only listen if I filed
• I filed a complaint against the school here in Oklahoma City. 33 complaints that they had failed to do
• There were no complaints filed.

Bills: HB4028, HB4075, HB4077, HB4074, HB4076, SB1221, SB1921, SB2118, SB1932, SB2134, HCR1025, SB1432, HCR1024, HCR1022, SB1122, HB4029, HB4063, HB4073, HB4078, SB1936, SB44, SB237, SB248, SB1360, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB2143, SB1428, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB1427

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce

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• Starting with some background, employers must file quarterly reports with the Employment Security Department
• A penalty applies if an employer files an incomplete or incorrectly formatted report.
• And the issue here is that in filing your quarterly ESD reports, a lot of people will do it early.
• make a small administrative error, a lot of it has to do with the job coding that's in there, and you file
• A violation by a self-insured employer subjects the employer to penalties for delaying or refusing to

Bills: SB5944

Keywords: language access, collective bargaining, labor relations, employment rights, worker protections, 904, all

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• CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN CHAPTER 120 BEING DISCUSSED TODAY, I AM ALSO AWARE OF BILL HAS BEEN FILED
• AGENCY WILL HAVE 30 DAYS IN WHICH TO AMEND OR REPEAL THE RULE OR TO ADVISE THE COMMITTEE THAT IT IS REFUSING
• SHEEHAN YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION COMING FROM THIS COMMITTEE AND IT WILL BE FILED
• I HAVE FILED A BILL SB 108 THAT ENCOMPASSES MANY OF THE PROPOSALS IN THE RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.
• THE BILL WOULD ALLOW AGENCIES TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE PROPOSED RULES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RATHER

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Knope as the petitioner has filed her partial mediated marital settlement agreement.
• In order to begin a civil action, you must file a complaint or a petition.
• Jerry Gergich: Wait a minute, we're having a file or fee dispute. Judge Happily: Okay.
• the parties as they have been residents of the state for more than 6 Jerry Gergich: Months prior to filing
• So I try to get to a resolution if at all possible, but she still shuts down and refuses to talk.

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• But is there any way for any of you to characterize why Democrats have refused to hear Rep.
• And Senate Democrats refuse to. Really delineate: is this really for millionaires or not?
• And Senate Democrats refuse to say that it will stay at a million and above and not drop below that million

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: At this Republican media availability, Senate and House GOP leaders focused on affordability, taxes, and government accountability as the session approached cutoff. Senate Republican Leader John Braun criticized the Senate’s income tax bill and a range of other tax proposals, arguing they would raise costs for food, health care, prescription drugs, data centers, startups, grocery bags, and employers of Apple Health/Medicaid users. House Republican leaders Peter Abbarno and April Connors echoed those concerns, saying the latest revenue forecast did not justify new taxes and that Democrats were relying on tax increases rather than relief for families and small businesses. A major topic was the income tax bill that had passed the Senate and was headed to the House. Republicans said they opposed it on constitutional and policy grounds, argued it would eventually expand beyond high earners, and said the bill should be amended to remove the necessity clause so it could be referred to voters. They also said any meaningful tax reform should include broader relief such as property or sales tax reductions, not just narrow carveouts. Braun also said he hoped Governor Inslee would reconsider support for the measure, while House Republicans said they would try to stop it from advancing. The lawmakers also discussed child welfare and public safety bills, especially efforts to force votes on legislation related to DCYF and child deaths. They criticized House Democrats for not hearing or advancing several Republican-backed bills and said process objections were being used to avoid accountability. Braun noted that a bipartisan bill to add fentanyl to the endangerment statute, HB 5071, remained alive in the House. Other bills mentioned as priorities to oppose included an environmental crimes bill, a juvenile release bill, a real estate excise tax measure, and a bottle bill, all of which Republicans said would increase costs or expand state authority.

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• They're refusing to turn it over. They're refusing to dissolve it.
• to turn it over they're refusing to turn it over they're refusing<01:10:24.840><c> to</c><01:10:25.679
• ><c> dissolve</c><01:10:26.040><c> it</c><01:10:26.159><c> they're</c><01:10:26.320><c> refusing</c>
• refusing to dissolve it they're refusing refusing to dissolve it they're refusing to<01:10:26.920><c>
• They're refusing to turn it over. They're refusing to dissolve it.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Knox-Keene Act requires all licensed health plans in California to file a comprehensive anti-fraud
• He kind of refused, and the only care that he would receive was street...
• Let us be the hands that heal, the voices that uplift, and the hearts that refuse to turn away.
• And we do go in file order, and so Assembly Member Jackson, item number seven, AB 220 will be next.
• Okay, we are going to move to file item 25, Assembly Bill 955 by Assembly Member Alvarez.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 22 and took up a special order of bills focused largely on prior authorization and utilization management in health care. The chair framed the discussion as part of a broader legislative effort to reduce delays and barriers to care, especially in behavioral health, chronic disease management, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. AB 384 by Assembly Member Connolly would prohibit prior authorization for inpatient mental health or substance use emergency admissions and related physician care; supporters said it would prevent dangerous delays in crisis care, while insurers and health plans warned about fraud, abuse, and ambiguity around residential treatment facilities. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and passed the committee on a party-line style vote, with Republicans largely absent or not voting. The committee then heard AB 510 by Assembly Member Addis, which would require health plans, upon request, to provide a peer reviewer of the same or similar specialty when a treating provider appeals a prior authorization denial or modification. Supporters argued that specialty-matched review would make appeals fairer and more clinically informed; opponents said the requirement was too rigid and that timelines and electronic submission rules needed changes. After discussion about the need for timely, specialty-specific review, the bill was approved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. AB 539 by Assembly Member Schiavo would extend prior authorization approvals to one year or the duration of the physician’s prescribed treatment for chronic conditions; supporters cited repeated denials and treatment interruptions, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, fraud, and the need for shorter validity periods. The bill was also passed as amended and placed on call. The committee next considered AB 669 by Assembly Member Haney, which would bar concurrent and retrospective review for the first 28 days of medically necessary substance use disorder treatment and limit prior authorization for related outpatient medications. The bill was presented with a powerful personal story from Ryan Matlock’s mother about her son’s death after an insurer cut off treatment early; supporters said the measure would keep patients in care long enough to stabilize, while opponents argued it would reduce oversight and could allow lower-quality or non-evidence-based care. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. Finally, AB 512 by Assembly Member Harabedian would shorten prior authorization response times to 24 hours for urgent requests and 48 hours for non-urgent requests; supporters said delays can worsen outcomes, while opponents warned the timelines were unrealistic and could increase administrative burdens and safety issues. The bill was approved as amended and placed on call. AB 574 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez was then heard; it would allow up to 12 medically necessary physical therapy sessions for a new episode of care without prior authorization, with supporters emphasizing stroke and neurological recovery and opponents warning of reduced oversight and unnecessary care. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 574, before final action is shown.

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• He's the filing. You know what I came off the industry. Yeah, we did. Senator Wilson.
• They're refusing to contribute to the economy and the community that the rest of the community is already
• It would no longer impose the $5 minimum late filing fee on certain tax programs where we find often
• the reason no one has filed a return is because they had no activity.
• What we're talking about there is right now there's a minimum $5 late filing fee that we have to impose

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills in its final meeting, beginning with House Bill 200, which had previously been left on the table on a tie vote. The committee voted to bring it back and then approved it as amended on a 7-2 vote. House Bill 38, dealing with coverage for complex rehabilitation technology devices and allowing up to two devices in a three-year period, received testimony in support and was advanced on a 9-0 vote. Members then heard House Bill 270, which would require certain public works projects to contribute to apprenticeship and training programs or the state apprenticeship fund. Supporters argued it would create a level playing field and strengthen workforce development, while opponents said it would raise costs, burden contractors without accessible apprenticeship programs, and hurt small businesses. An amendment to delay the effective date failed 4-6, and the bill was then approved 6-4. House Bill 291, the Taxation and Revenue Department’s annual tax cleanup bill, was presented as a package of technical and policy updates, including rounding rules, fee changes, tax credit clarifications, and property tax collection adjustments; it passed 8-2. House Bill 108, a cleanup measure for watershed districts to address tax-levying authority after a change from elected to appointed boards, passed 10-0. House Bill 306, which limits facility fees for preventive care, vaccinations, and telehealth while exempting rural facilities, also passed 10-0 after brief discussion. House Bill 20, allowing Native American applicants to request a voluntary designation on driver’s licenses and ID cards with privacy protections, received supportive testimony from tribal and law enforcement representatives and passed 10-0. Finally, House Bill 309, expanding a special property tax valuation method to include electric power storage facilities, drew support from labor and energy representatives and passed 10-0. The chair closed by thanking staff and members and adjourned the meeting, noting it was likely the committee’s last of the session.

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• Officer Rayner instructed him to stay in the vehicle and Wallace refused. He shoved Officer Rayner.
• Senator Simon: I want to apologize for all the amendments that have been filed.
• The deadline for filing main amendments to the General Appropriations Bill and Implementing Bill will
• The deadline for filing and hearing amendments to the General Appropriations Bill and Implementation
• If you plan on filing a floor amendment, I will offer strong discouragement from doing so.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• This is not the first time this legislation has been filed.
• It's not even the first time that it's been filed this term.
• They have filed them with the intention to fix the opioid crisis.
• Opiate deaths have been cut in half since the similar legislation was first filed a decade ago. filing
• They have filed them has rejected them.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Number two, the person refuses to sign a personal recognizance.
• ><00:56:24.559><c> to</c><00:56:24.799><c> sign</c><00:56:25.040><c> a</c> Number two, the person refuses
• to sign a Number two, the person refuses to sign a personal<00:56:26.160><c> recgnissance.
• It was like this thick of files for one individual. Five missed court dates is not a close call.
• What we cannot do is refusing to comply.

Keywords: 981, all