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• On March 1, 2023, I took my first child off our health care.
• My second child was taken off the insurance in 2024, and Covered California doubled our rates to 540.
• I’ve heard a lot of things thrown out here in terms of where the missing dollars are, missing programs
• I have to do my job and just say avoiding death, unnecessary pain and suffering, and endangering life
• Yessena Robancho with End Child Poverty, California.

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Miss Delana Smith, OK. Doctor Anna Dunn, that's Anna with the glasses on the top right.
• One child has unique qualities, and so They're all girls, right, Brett?
• So, you might kind of go over the members of that advisory council.
• When you talk about educating a child, you've got to deal with both of those.
• Not every child learns the same way.

Committee: House Oklahoma Education Commission

Keywords: 914, all

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• Chair, and that happens to be this advisory board.
• Who is actually on the advisory board now? How many members and who are they?
• And we see the result because look at the composition of this advisory board.
• are in the room who are on that advisory board.
• Well, we've got an advisory board.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 61, which would raise aggravated battery on a peace officer from a third-degree to a second-degree felony in cases involving great bodily harm or a deadly weapon. The sponsor and supporters said the bill fixes an inconsistency in current law, where aggravated assault on an officer can be punished more severely than aggravated battery causing serious injury. Law enforcement representatives, the Chiefs Association, CBRC, and chamber representatives testified in support, and the New Mexico Sentencing Commission was noted as having endorsed the bill by a 6-3-4 vote. After questions about proportionality and plea bargaining, the committee voted due pass on HB 61 without objection. The committee then returned to House Bill 99, a medical malpractice reform bill, and several members made conflict-of-interest disclosures before debating amendments. The discussion focused heavily on the patient compensation fund, surcharge setting, and whether an advisory board or the superintendent should control rates. Amendments to segregate future fund money, require surcharges no lower than the advisory board’s recommendation, and create a commission with more actuarial and financial expertise were debated at length; the committee rejected the first two amendments. Members and witnesses argued over whether past undercharging of hospitals and doctors led to insolvency and taxpayer bailouts, and whether the bill should require more transparency and oversight. The committee also debated amendments on punitive damages. One proposal would have delayed punitive damage claims until after substantial discovery; opponents said it would conflict with civil procedure, prolong litigation, and likely be struck down. Another would have tied punitive damages to a multiple of compensatory damages or a percentage of net worth; supporters said that would better deter harmful conduct, while opponents said it would create uncertainty and more discovery. That amendment also failed. A final punitive-damages amendment would have removed caps in cases involving sexual assault or intoxication by a health care provider and protected the first $5 million of an independent provider’s personal assets; it too was rejected after members said it would shield egregious misconduct and go beyond the bill’s purpose.

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• I start my morning off like every caregiver, trying to get my child ready for school.
• After school, I pick up my child and two other students, and we begin my car service home.
• Um, but a child trying to Minnesota.
• </c><00:47:27.920><c> The</c><00:47:28.160><c> car</c> He did not abandon his child.
• The car He did not abandon his child.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The meeting focused on the impact of recent ICE enforcement activity in Minnesota, especially on schools, students, and families. Speakers, including legislators, superintendents, a school board chair, teachers, parents, and a student, described fear in immigrant and non-immigrant communities, increased absenteeism, disrupted school routines, and broader trauma affecting children’s mental health and learning. Several speakers said students were staying home, families were avoiding bus stops and public places, and educators were taking on extra duties such as transporting students, delivering food, and helping with housing and remote learning options. Testimony included specific examples from Columbia Heights, Fidley Public Schools, Rochester, and Maple Grove. Speakers reported detained students and family members, canceled in-person classes in some districts, expanded virtual learning, and sharp attendance declines; one superintendent cited more than 530 additional daily absences in Rochester and large increases in excused absences among multilingual, low-income, Asian-American, and Latino students. A parent and student speaker described organizing neighborhood safety efforts and a planned student walkout to demand safe busing, suspension of a policy that unenrolls students after 15 consecutive absences, and a pause on standardized testing. The speakers repeatedly called for ICE to be removed from schools and from Minnesota, and urged elected officials to act to protect children and educators. One senator reflected on democracy, liberty, and freedom from fear, linking the situation to the purpose of public education. No formal committee vote or legislative action was taken during the excerpt; the session ended with a transition to questions and a call for community responsibility and support.

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• And I believe that this bill would be an excellent vehicle to actually correct that important missing
• But what’s often missed is that installed costs for distribution-scale batteries continue to climb further
• Unless I missed an amendment, this bill applies to the entire state, not just San Francisco, Senator.
• which have been set aside for mitigation for another type of development, and for habitat for an endangered
• But again, I think that it's missed the mark. Thank you. Mr.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The VA and Oracle endangered patients by rushing the deployment, not ensuring the system was technically
• Missed it by an inch. And I think that veterans' issues should be bipartisan issues.
• We're missing the mark. You and I have...
• Senator, there's no veteran that is going to miss the benefits that they earned.
• Let me see if there's anything that we're missing.

Committee: Senate Senate Veterans' Affairs

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• </c><00:05:14.360><c> Protection</c> brings together Child Protection brings together Child Protection
• I also have the privilege of serving on a rare disease advisory council.
• </c><00:58:15.440><c> who's</c> this legislation would that child who's this legislation would that child
• Miss Barnes, if you could, um...
• I am a member of the Hennepin County lived experience Advisory Group.

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, Miss Griffin, if you do the policy.
• U Miss analyst with House Research.
• </c><00:14:39.199><c> level</c> exceedence of a health advisory level exceedence of a health advisory
• </c> Miss Griffin, Chair Franen, and members. Miss Griffin, Chair Franen, and members.
• </c><00:22:18.559><c> Miss</c> Chair. Oh, do you want me to cover? Miss Chair.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Shires are an endangered breed. There's less than 2,000 of them left in the world.
• How many, I might've missed, I'm sorry, Chairman, I missed the layout.
• I want to raise my child. Thank you.
• One of the things that we're missing is that I know several of these companies in the back spend the
• Yes, my name is [Name Missing] representing Texas Housers, and we support House Bill 4045.

Bills: HB386 , HB1449 , HB1701 , HB2142 , HB2675 , HB2857 , HB3063 , HB3171 , HB3641 , HB3732 , HB4045 , HB4370 , HB4491 , HB4505 , HB4626 , HB5267 , HB5356

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• Uh, I'm currently the chairman of the land trust advisory board.
• And one thing that people don't know and often miss is NMI is not a local taxing authority.
• It does mean that they're providing a place and time for the child to do the homework.
• Representative Sarana, I missed the presentation.
• So how many, I, I missed, I missed how many Purple Star schools do we have right now? Uh, Mr.

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• We have Miss Khipi on Zoom. testimony. We have Miss Khipi on Zoom.
• Um, Miss Khalipi's submitted.
• Miss Kipi or Miss Kipy, Miss Kipi or Miss Kipy, um,<00:12:36.079><c> would</c><00:12:36.399><c> you</
• </c> everything and then Hang on, Miss Cleer. everything and then Hang on, Miss Cleer.
• Excuse me, Miss Baresa. Go vice chair. Excuse me, Miss Baresa.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard multiple gubernatorial nominations to island burial councils, with testimony focused on the importance of filling vacancies so the councils can reach quorum and fulfill their kuleana to protect iwi kūpuna and burial sites. For GM 674, Kavuna Khalipi was introduced as OHA’s nominee for the Molokaʻi burial council, with OHA, SHPD, and several community members testifying in support and describing her cultural grounding, community service, and experience in mālama ʻāina. Testifiers also stressed that burial councils are essential for protecting ancestral remains and that prolonged vacancies have left sacred sites vulnerable. Khalipi herself said she was honored to serve but expressed concern about accepting the appointment without quorum, saying she did not want to waste a term if the council could not function effectively. The chair explained the Senate advice-and-consent process and the consequences of inaction, and after discussion Khalipi asked to pull her nomination from the committee. The chair then deferred decision-making on GM 674 until April 10 at 1 p.m. to clarify the process and avoid unintended rejection. The committee then heard testimony on GM 676, Dane Maxwell for the Maui and Lānaʻi burial council, GM 677, Noani Parisa, GM 678, Caroline Hartman, and GM 679, Benedict Duman. Supporters, including SHPD and OHA, highlighted each nominee’s cultural knowledge, preservation work, genealogy, and experience with burial or historic preservation matters. Testimony repeatedly linked the nominations to the need for functioning burial councils, especially in light of the 2023 Maui fires and long-standing vacancies. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated votes would be taken at the end of the agenda.

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• It is the Early Childhood Tribal Advisory Coalition, Joni Sweeney, who is the Assistant Secretary for
• To our purpose for today, I want to highlight our New Mexico Early Childhood Tribal Advisory Coalition
• Short, and as you may know, they were established as a community tribal advisory body to ECECD in 2022
• We do have some urban centers that we've included as a part of our advisory coalition as well, and the
• And so we recognize there are partners that are missing from the table, including NAPR, for example,

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• That is a minor consideration if you consider that under the Endangered Species Act, this does meet one
• That is a minor consideration if you consider that under the Endangered Species Act, this does meet one
• That is a minor consideration if you consider that under the Endangered Species Act, this does meet one
• </c><00:32:41.760><c> in</c> You've got, you know, boards missing in your barn.
• </c><00:34:05.279><c> Wasserberger's</c> that you do and um Miss Wasserberger's that you do and um Miss

Committee: Joint Select Natural Resource Funding Committee

Keywords: 916, all

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• Unfortunately, the child died from his injuries.
• ><c> from</c><00:18:59.280><c> his</c> Unfortunately, the child died from his Unfortunately, the child
• </c> That thousands of voters were missing That thousands of voters were missing registered<01:39:25.120
• Seeing that she's missing, uh Senator Heisman.
• she's missing, Seeing that she's missing, uh<02:11:37.240><c> Senator</c><02:11:37.480><c> Heisman.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ><c> that</c><00:15:13.760><c> reflect</c> We are missing assessments that reflect We are missing assessments
• </c> as federal transportation funds, child as federal transportation funds, child care<00:19:07.280>
• </c><00:20:29.440><c> in</c> thing I we think we often miss in thing I we think we often miss in clinical
• </c> When you get comfortable, Miss When you get comfortable, Miss Representative<01:09:34.960><c> Willer
• You improve child entire family.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the November 12 minutes by voice vote, and then heard a presentation from former Governor Ernie Fletcher and Dave Johnson on Medicaid reimbursement for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Fletcher argued that addiction should be treated as a chronic disease requiring a longer continuum of care, not just short residential stays, and said recovery should combine clinical treatment with social supports such as housing, transportation, employment, peer coaching, and recovery housing. He cited data on overdose trends, low treatment rates, and high costs for people with SUD, and said current reimbursement models create poor incentives and do not adequately support long-term recovery or measure outcomes well. Fletcher proposed a “carve through” model administered at the MCO level with standardized metrics, data sharing, and an independent recovery coordinator that would assess patients, coordinate care, and connect them to clinical and social recovery services. He suggested using bundled payments, shared savings, and partial risk arrangements, with recovery housing reimbursed on a PMPM or weekly basis and funded in part through existing Medicaid spending and other sources such as opioid abatement funds. He also emphasized peer support, telemedicine, criminal justice coordination, workforce and education supports, and the use of technology, including text messaging and possibly AI, to maintain long-term follow-up and identify relapse risk. Members questioned how the model would work in practice, especially the education and staffing requirements for recovery coordinators, reimbursement levels, and how many patients each coordinator or peer would serve. Fletcher said peers could be certified and would need additional training in assessments such as ASAM and recovery residence standards, but he did not give a precise salary figure, saying the market and bundled rates would determine that. He also said follow-up should continue for years, noting relapse risk over the first 18 to 24 months and that meaningful employment and ongoing peer contact help sustain recovery. No formal vote or action was taken on the substance use presentation.

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• </c> Well, we're going to miss one. Yeah, we're going to miss one.
• the child.
• </c><01:32:19.679><c> if</c><01:32:19.920><c> the</c> endangering the welfare of child if the endangering
• So, it would clear up the child.
• </c> and separately directs that to a child. and separately directs that to a child. uh<01:38:55.600>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first took up Senate Bill 268, a bill related to biological sex and related classifications. Members opposing the bill argued it was unnecessary, poorly drafted, and a personal attack on a small group of people, while supporters said it was needed to protect girls and women and to avoid repeated floor debate on a measure they viewed as proper. Several members also discussed the bill’s definition of biological sex, the lack of guidance on what information could be required to make determinations, and concerns about unintended consequences. The committee voted on a motion to retain the bill and approved it by a 10-8 roll call vote, with the bill retained. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 189, described by supporters as a housekeeping measure requested by the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Human Services concerning fetal death records. Supporters said the bill was narrow, time-sensitive, and ready to pass, while opponents argued it needed further work and that the committee should not use retention to reopen the bill for broader changes. Some members said they wanted to add or explore additional provisions related to fetal death reporting, while others objected that such changes were outside the bill’s scope and poor procedure. After debate, the committee voted to retain Senate Bill 189 as well.

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• May I ask you to summarize, Miss Mamaru?
• May I ask you to summarize, Miss Mamaru? Basically, that was it.
• Miss Kendrick.
• Garren, or Miss Garen, not present. Sherry Broer, please proceed.
• </c><03:27:15.960><c> from</c> paragraphs because they're missing from paragraphs because they're missing

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• That single missed moment changed everything.
• It will help prevent missed tests, missed conversations, and missed opportunities for children to thrive
• Not a day goes by that we don't miss Logan.
• Without universal screening, these children are missed.
• We missed the window to test and treat CMV by 853 days, but the next child born in Massachusetts does

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on children’s health, tobacco control, newborn screening, pediatric cancer, palliative care, and professional licensure. Early testimony highlighted Senate bills to expand newborn screening for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, lysosomal storage disorders, and congenital CMV, with families and clinicians describing severe diagnostic delays, missed treatment windows, and the benefits of early detection. Speakers also supported a bill to improve pediatric cancer research through a dedicated trust fund, and a bill to extend pediatric palliative care services to age 22, with parents and providers emphasizing continuity of care for seriously ill young people. Several witnesses gave personal accounts in support of the newborn screening measures. Families described children who endured years of misdiagnosis before receiving diagnoses such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and CMV, often after irreversible damage had already occurred. Medical and advocacy witnesses said Massachusetts already collects some of the relevant screening data and argued that results should be reported to families, while others urged the committee to add conditions to the state panel because effective treatments already exist. The committee also heard support for a bill to establish a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program and training for providers. On tobacco and youth health, testimony supported bills to ban internet tobacco sales, strengthen youth protections, and reduce lung cancer deaths through point-of-sale information and quit-line access. A student testified about easily purchasing flavored nicotine products online without meaningful age verification, and public health advocates backed measures to keep tobacco out of children’s environments. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to ensure parents have access to their children’s medical records through age 16, with exceptions for sensitive services already protected by law. The committee additionally took testimony on an optometry licensure bill, where ophthalmologists opposed language they said could broaden scope of practice and allow optometrists to use the title “optometric physician,” while optometry educators and students supported the bill as a modernization measure with no scope expansion. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly reminded speakers of time limits and noted that written testimony could be submitted for additional comments.

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• Moving on to the next department, Child Support Services, issue 11. Good morning.
• So individuals that receive child support need less. For cost avoidance.
• So our department establishes and enforces these child support orders.
• Poverty, California, and the Truth and Justice and Child Support Coalition.
• We appreciate your questioning about the missing ambulance reports.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c> advisory and they should be contingent. advisory and they should be contingent.
• </c> putting them on this community advisory putting them on this community advisory committee<01:43:
• will</c> community advisory committee will community advisory committee will transition<01:43:41.680
• I think I prefer that we have this strong advisory committee that translates into an advisory council
• </c> bill so that no child feels left behind. bill so that no child feels left behind. MAHALO.

Bills: HB2459 , HB1616 , HB1799 , HB1604 , HB1732 , HB1736 , HB1931 , HB772 , HB2153 , HB2122 , HB2009 , HB2012 , HB1779 , HB2296 , HB2397 , HB2398 , HB1596 , HB2233 , HB1976 , HB1563 , HB815 , HB1655 , HB1851 , HB1941 , HB2037 , HB1635 , HB2201 , HB1943 , HB1163 , HB2452 , HB2429 , HB2148 , HB2306 , HB2007 , HB2049 , HB2616

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing