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• Guerin moves to defer the reading and referral of bills until the end of today's business.
• The clerk will read the resolution.
• The clerk will read the resolution.
• The House stands adjourned pending the reading and referral of bills.
• The clerk will read the bills and resolutions.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• All points of order considered as read.
• I want to read a quote on this topic.
• I want to read a quote on this topic.
• I just let her start reading. Start reading the amendment.
• >> Without objection, the reading is >> Without objection, the reading is dispensed<04:24

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• of the Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health and the current chair of our clinical interventions
• of the Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health and the current chair of our clinical interventions

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Ellen Story Commission for Postpartum Depression held its spring meeting with a large turnout, beginning with roll call and a review of the agenda. Co-chairs Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid and Senator Liz Miranda highlighted progress from the recently enacted maternal health omnibus law and the Moms Matter Act, including creation of a midwifery board, expansion of out-of-hospital birth options, doula services, lactation support, MassHealth coverage changes, and a trust fund for community-based behavioral health and substance use grants. Members also discussed implementation of the new law, the commission’s annual report, and the need to continue supporting birth centers and perinatal mental health services. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on commission membership and vacancies. Commissioners discussed whether to remain on the body, the need to fill several open seats, and whether the commission’s statutory composition should be updated to better reflect current practice and expertise. Members suggested adding more clinicians working directly with perinatal families, infant mental health experts, and a representative from PSI of Massachusetts, while also noting the value of having regulators and professional society representatives at the table. Several participants said any changes to membership would likely require legislation, and the co-chairs said they would explore options and possibly circulate a flyer or other invitation process for nominations. The commission also discussed meeting structure and future planning. Members generally supported moving to quarterly virtual meetings, with a preference for a 4 p.m. start time, and some suggested one annual in-person gathering. The group agreed to postpone the usual May Advocacy Day because the Great Hall was unavailable and instead aim for a fall event, with volunteers stepping forward to help plan it. Commissioners raised top-of-mind issues including postpartum depression screening reimbursement, care for people after miscarriage or abortion, access for undocumented pregnant people, and the impact of federal cuts. The meeting ended with agreement to crowdsource legislative priorities for the next quarter, consider future presentations from outside organizations, and send updates between meetings, followed by a motion to adjourn that passed unanimously.

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• So under this law, would it allow a nurse anesthesiologist to do interventional pain management like
• Please read barcode 646-1-25. You're recognized to explain that. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard a lengthy agenda of health care and public health bills. The first major item was HB 649, which would remove the paper supervision protocol for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and allow autonomous practice. The sponsor and supporters argued it would improve access, especially in rural areas, address workforce shortages, and reduce costs, while opponents from the medical community raised patient safety concerns and argued it would weaken physician oversight. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee reported the bill favorably by a vote of 18-7. The committee then unanimously advanced several other measures. HB 259, creating a special observance for fentanyl awareness and education, passed 23-0. HB 791, which codifies infant safety devices as an option for surrendering newborns and amends safe-haven law, passed as amended 25-0. HB 355, allowing schools to use FDA-approved emergency opioid antagonists rather than only naloxone, passed 26-0. HB 1119, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric readiness policies, training, coordination, and assessment requirements, also passed 26-0 after two amendments. HB 431, changing the date for level-two background screening of athletic coaches to July 1, 2026, passed 26-0. Later, the committee approved CS for HB 907, the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases or “Sunshine Genetics Act,” which would establish an opt-in newborn genome sequencing program at FSU and a statewide consortium for rare disease research; supporters emphasized earlier diagnosis and cost savings, and the bill passed 25-0. CS for HB 519, aligning state law with federal law on controlled substances for paramedics, passed 25-0. Finally, CS for HB 723, requiring the Department of Health to provide early-detection materials for type 1 diabetes to families of young schoolchildren, passed as amended 26-0. The meeting adjourned after all bills were reported favorably.

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• So, the amendment, I'll just read through the page and line.
• I hear and read stories so often where I hear and read stories so often where Ramsey<01:30:12.000>
• some form of intervention and prevention is<01:32:58.680> that<01:32:58.840> the<01:32
• read studies after study, they will<01:33:04.920> tell<01:33:05.200> you<01:33:05.320>
• charges, felony charges, I'm reading charges, felony charges, I'm reading where<01:36:50.240>

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• report is read. report is read.
• Pass second read plus count for third reading and final passage.
• third reading final passage. third reading final passage.
• reading and read plus count for third reading and final<01:19:08.159> passage.
• second reading. second reading.

Keywords: 981, all

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• But the $15 is because $10 goes to FAMU for their research and development and 5, those reading of the
• I wanted to share the importance of this bill as an early prevention stage race in intervention.
• If you read something, just keep reading, find something you love eventually.

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• PROVIDE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS AND THE PRIMARY GOALS IS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION
• GO BACK AND READ THE PRESS ACCOUNTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SHOOTING THERE WERE STUDENTS WHO WERE CONCERNED
• YOU CAN READ IN THE COMMISSION REPORT THAT THE BROWARD SCHOOL SYSTEM HAD PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ROBUST
• YOU GO BACK YOU READ THE REPORT AT THE TIME HE ARRIVED ALL THE SHOOTING WAS OVER ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND

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• As you know and read Senate Bill 1065, it was designed to close loophole and allow license to carry permit
• In reading, the city of Dallas ran the state fair at fair part current state law. prohibits them from
• a legal safeguard to address non-enforcement enforcement of election laws by allowing limited intervention
• followers also follows into that social commitment. comparison, but a psychologist friend who I had read

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• She opened the invoice, read back my plate number, and told me and confirmed that I had registered in
• Um, as I read this bill, my understanding is that it establishes the work group and the Veterans Land
• That's my understanding by the way I read it. OK. Members, any questions for Representative Dale?
• I am the deputy Associate commissioner of Substance Use Intervention Treatment and Texas Targeted opioid

Bills: HCR7

Keywords: memorial, tribute, military service, community contribution, Texas legislature

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• We talked about the need for those early interventions as well. Senator Seabrooker?
• early interventions as well. early interventions as well. Senator<00:10:44.520> Seabrooker?
• And if it does not read that way, we may need to amend it as it goes through the process because the
• <01:47:07.960> this<01:47:08.160> correctly if I'm reading this correctly if I'm reading
• Um, I could read it if that's the preference.

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• type of technology because the federal government is coming at identity-based student support interventions
• And so anything that we interventions.
• <02:16:13.440> So,<02:16:13.840> it's identity based interventions.
• So, it's identity based interventions.
• Uh, just as a quick announcement, because I read that it's yesterday—uh, tomorrow, or actually not tomorrow

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• 07:52.400> as concurrent resolution be considered as concurrent resolution be considered as read
• , and that the previous question be read, and that the previous question be considered<02:07:54.880><
• We should target federal investments and interventions toward the most important at-risk minerals and
• agencies I have read agencies I have read on<03:59:18.480> which<03:59:18.680> we've
• to fund the agencies, I will not read to fund the agencies, I will not read them<04:06:56.400>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• She would take Trent to the park, take him for walks, read to him, teach him new games, and play with
• She would take Trent to the park, take him for walks, read to him, teach him new games, and play with
• She would take Trent to the park, take him for walks, read to him, teach him new games, and play with
• She would take Trent to the park, take him for walks, read to him, teach him new games, and play with
• She would take Trent to the park, take him for walks, read to him, teach him new games, and play with

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• It's not unless you read the CRA from law enforcement or you read the information that the state attorney
• Thank you for reading over to tab 3 Senator Gaetz and we'll have southerly next.
• But the premise of the question that you asked is why we do read eliminating those lines.
• Yeah, I don't think that that's what the sus I don't read the same way that you read.
• I appreciate you read the first time. >> Thank you, chair. Thank you. Vice chair senators.

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• Without the robust data, we cannot design the interventions that protect pregnant and postpartum patients
• Without the robust data, we cannot design the interventions that protect pregnant and postpartum patients
• That is fascinating to read and I'm happy to send out a link, but we're living in a very complex um set
• That is fascinating to read and I'm happy to send out a link, but we're living in a very complex um set
• to read and I'm happy<01:37:33.520> to<01:37:33.760> send<01:37:33.920> out<01:

Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771

Keywords: gun violence, public health, Department of Health, prevention, criminal justice, health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration

Summary: The House Finance and Policy Committee met on March 2 with a quorum present and heard House File 3668, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The bill author argued the office would treat gun violence as a public health crisis, improve research and coordination, and help reduce deaths and trauma, especially among children. Several supporters testified, including representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, family medicine, public health, and obstetrics/gynecology, all emphasizing firearm injury and suicide as major public health problems and urging a coordinated, data-driven response. Multiple testifiers shared personal accounts of shootings and their effects on children and families, including the Annunciation shooting, and said the office could help align prevention efforts across health care, law enforcement, and community organizations. Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a permanent taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to shape firearm policy and restrict a constitutional right. The group said Minnesota should focus instead on enforcing existing laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and providing direct victim services. During committee discussion, Vice Chair Nadeau offered an A2 amendment to move the proposed office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing, accountability, and examples from other cities and states; after discussion with the bill author, he withdrew the amendment. Chair Becker then noted existing state and local spending on violence prevention and public safety programs and raised concerns about duplication of effort.

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• Research from the Yale School of Medicine found that midwives reduce unnecessary intervention during
• But as we read more and more, it became clear that ChatGPT played a major role in Adam getting to the
• And the fact that you are taking such a multi-pronged approach to dealing with this problem, when we read
• about, before we had the opportunity to get to know the Rain family, but read about Adam's case last
• And I suppose I should read the notes that my staff wrote for me.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training. The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.

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• Okay, so let me read the cards in.
• Currie, would you read that in for us? Yes, sir. Amendment Set 44-29.
• I'll read the cards in. We have Lenny Kupaski with St. Tammany Parish, present in support.
• I'm reading the amendment that says the department shall not be liable for any actions of an electronic
• But what they don't do is true up the cost based on a total cost report and surgical interventions in

Bills: HB198, HB325, HB488, HB719, HB749, HB755, HB797, HB823, HB1028, HB1194, HB1222

Keywords: Medicaid, reimbursement, ambulatory surgical centers, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, healthcare funding, Louisiana Department of Health, surgical procedures, TOPS-Tech, scholarship, education, eligibility, college credit, dual enrollment, state funding, HB 488, Belle Chasse Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund, Plaquemines Parish

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• So let me read the cards in. There's a Patrick Riley, Chemistry Association, present in support.
• Currie, would you read that in for us? Yes, sir. Amendment Set 44-29.
• I'll read the cards in. We have Lenny Kupaski with St. Tammany Parish, present in support.
• So I'm reading the amendment that says the department shall not be liable for any actions of an electronic
• But what they don't do is true up the cost based on a total cost report and surgical interventions at

Summary: The Finance Committee met on May 27, 2026, with six members present and took up a series of House bills, most of them dealing with education funding, criminal justice staffing, transportation, health care access, and economic development. HB 325 was reported favorably after testimony that it would expand TOPS eligibility by allowing dual-enrollment credits to satisfy eligibility criteria and by making part-time students eligible for TOPS Tech, with supporters saying the program has been underused and the change would help working students. HB 719 was amended and reported favorably to increase assistant district attorney positions in various judicial districts; the Louisiana District Attorneys Association said the changes were based on workload data and local input, and members discussed the need to coordinate any expansion with public defender funding. The committee also reported HB 749 favorably, which would move Louisiana’s 529 savings accounts to a more secure online platform after a cyber incident, and HB 1028 favorably, which concerns transportation reimbursement for providers and was described as already subject to appropriation. Several bills focused on food access and local economic development. HB 1222, the Grocery Initiative Act, was reported favorably to let LED use existing grant resources to map food deserts and develop a program, with members noting it could return for funding later if needed. HB 1194 was amended and reported favorably to define food deserts and direct the LSU AgCenter and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to identify and map them, with authors emphasizing it was a study and not a government-run grocery program. HB 755, which would create IDIQ contracting for architects and engineers on smaller state projects, was reported favorably with no fiscal impact. HB 823, a local diversion pilot for Orleans Parish, was also reported favorably after the fiscal note was revised to remove state impact and reflect only local costs. The committee spent substantial time on HB 488, a proposal from Plaquemines Parish to use severance-tax revenue to help buy out a private toll concession on the parish’s bridge. The author and local officials described severe toll burdens, economic harm to local businesses, and what they called an unfair contract, but members noted the bill was not funded and ultimately deferred it without a motion. HB 797, the Bayou Gold/Louisiana Sound Money Act, was amended to make implementation subject to appropriation and then reported favorably. The committee also took up HB 198, which would raise Medicaid reimbursement for ambulatory surgery centers for certain outpatient procedures; after extensive discussion about fiscal notes, access to care, and potential long-term savings, the bill was amended to narrow its scope and make implementation subject to appropriation, then reported favorably as amended. The meeting ended with the chair noting it would be the committee’s last meeting and asking members to spread the word.

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• So, for example, teaching a student reading. English. That would not be prohibited, would it? OK.
• These medical interventions have lasting, damaging, and irreversible implications that can include infertility
• Ten Commandments in schools, teachers are allowed to preach, participate in periods of prayer, and read
• give to anybody who is interested after my testimony, but it would take longer than two minutes to read
• to make our schools not a place of acceptance and learning. ...for learning, but a place for just reading

Bills: HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843, SB 13, SB 27, SB 57

Keywords: student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan