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• FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS OUR FACILITY HAS SEEN A 40% INCREASE IN MALPRACTICE COVERAGE.
• WE CAN'T AFFORD THE FIRST DOLLAR OF COVERAGE.
• HIGH-RISK SPECIALTIES LIKE OBSTETRICS IN SOUTH FLORIDA THAT ARE PAYING NEARLY $250,000 FOR $250,000 OF COVERAGE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• it might make sense for you to, to have sort of a, a written protocols to understand, uh, what. coverage
• What kind of coverage do you have of this corridor and the activities that you are undertaking together
• this corridor, because that is the subject of the bill, do you feel like you have joint operational coverage

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• He said he wanted to begin by addressing the recent changes to chiropractic coverage under Minnesota
• 54.480> chiropractic the recent changes to chiropractic the recent changes to chiropractic coverage
• <01:19:55.360> under<01:19:55.679> Minnesota<01:19:56.159> healthcare coverage under
• Minnesota healthcare coverage under Minnesota healthcare programs.<01:19:57.600> The<01:19:57.760
• <01:25:26.400> So know I'd want that coverage back. So know I'd want that coverage back.

Bills: HF1669, HF4709, HF3531, HF4048

Keywords: tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, electricity generation, property tax exemption, renewable energy, incentives, economic development, fuel delivery, tax exemption, retail transactions, diesel exhaust fluid, fuel lubricants, healthcare tax, gross receipts tax, hospitals, chiropractors, healthcare providers

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• other states that have implemented the program that currently exists in New Hampshire have seen coverage
• The program that currently exists in New Hampshire has seen coverage losses.
• The number of uninsured Granite Staters could grow 64%, leaving over 41,000 more people without coverage
• 01:26:04.560> losing than 10% with 19,000 people losing than 10% with 19,000 people losing coverage
• coverage by 2030. coverage by 2030.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• New Senate Bill 211, an act relating to coverage for prescription drugs. Senator Richardson.
• Also, Senate Bill 212, an act relating to mental health coverage and declaring an emergency.
• <00:08:33.760> for >> an act relating to coverage for >> an act relating to coverage
• <00:08:41.519> and<00:08:41.760> declaring to mental health coverage and declaring
• to mental health coverage and declaring an<00:08:42.399> emergency.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, approval of the prior journal, and remarks welcoming visitors, including military children in the annex. The House clerk then communicated several House-passed measures to the Senate, and the clerk reported second readings of Senate Bills 70, 74, 80, 127, and 154, which were sent to the Rules Committee. Committee reports also advanced SB 129, SB 101 with Committee Substitute 1, SB 124, SB 50, SB 162 with Committee Substitute 1, SB 170 with Committee Substitute 1, and Senate Resolution 103. The chamber also introduced SB 211 on prescription drug coverage and SB 212 on mental health coverage and declared an emergency. The main floor action was on Senate Joint Resolution 74, which directs the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources. Supporters said the map would consolidate fragmented funding information across agencies, identify gaps and duplication, improve budgeting, and provide a public-facing report; the resolution also requires posting the map online and submitting a report to the General Assembly by October 30, 2026. The Senate passed SJR 74 by a vote of 38-0. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 104, the “Halo Act,” which would create a 25-foot safety buffer around first responders while they are performing official duties. Supporters argued it would protect first responders and EMTs from interference and still allow bystanders to document events from a distance. Opponents said existing laws already cover obstruction and related conduct, and warned the bill is vague, duplicative, and could chill First Amendment activity such as filming police or protesting. The debate included multiple explanations of votes, with some senators citing public safety and others raising constitutional concerns; the excerpt ends before the final vote on SB 104 is completed.

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• Expanding presumptive cancer coverage will reflect modern science and medical evidence, provide fairness
• It's not a medical presumptive coverage. It's a death benefit.
• It's not a medical presumptive coverage. It's a death benefit.
• We just need you to support us in making sure that we have coverage for our members.'
• We just need you to support us in making sure that we have coverage for our members.'"

Keywords: Reupload to restore attendance roll call Roll Call 00:00:00 Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24 Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48 Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43 Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52 Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18 Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.

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• House Bill 76 by Representative Freeman is an act in Title 22 relative to health insurance coverage to
• establish guidelines for coverage of orally administered anti-cancer medications.
• House Bill 76 by Representative Freeman is an act in Title 22, relative to health insurance coverage
• to establish guidelines for coverage of orally administered anti-cancer medications.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Uh, the big white spot, I believe, is not—it doesn't have full coverage of transit. All right.
• 00:15:36.680> doesn't<00:15:37.000> have<00:15:37.240> full<00:15:37.480> coverage
• <00:15:37.920> of it doesn't have full coverage of it doesn't have full coverage of transit

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• Uh, the administration was attempting to expand coverage of GLP1s to basically weight loss and those
• attempting Uh the administration uh was attempting to<00:02:59.120> expand<00:02:59.680> coverage
• <00:03:00.800> from<00:03:00.959> of<00:03:01.200> GLP1s to expand coverage
• from of GLP1s to expand coverage from of GLP1s um<00:03:04.080> to<00:03:04.239> to<00:

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 0:22 Roll Call 1:05 SB 65 Discussion 9:30 SB 65 Vote 11:55 SB 177 Discussion 26:34 SB 177 Vote 30:05 SB 245 Discussion 33:07 SB 245 Vote 33:48 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met on March 3, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 65, sponsored by Senator Steve West. The bill would nullify administrative regulations found deficient by the Administrative Regulations Review Subcommittee. West said the committee had found three deficient regulations this year, including one related to vaping rollout problems and one involving GLP-1 coverage expansion for Medicaid. Senator Berg raised concerns that striking the GLP-1 regulation could limit Kentucky’s ability to use these drugs for weight loss and other health benefits, but the sponsor and others said the action would only block the specific regulation and that doctors could still prescribe GLP-1s under existing Medicaid authority. The committee passed SB 65 with favorable expression, 8-2. The committee then considered Senate Bill 177, sponsored by Senator Rick Girdler, and first adopted a substitute. The bill concerns speech-language pathologist licensure. Testimony from Kate Wood Hall and Ann Blandford of the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association explained that the substitute would remove the mandatory post-professional graduate experience as a requirement for full licensure, while keeping an interim pathway and preserving an optional compact-related pathway. They said the change responds to updated graduate training standards and federal billing issues, including CMS guidance that had temporarily disrupted reimbursement and access, especially in rural areas. Members asked whether the change would weaken standards or affect compact participation; witnesses said it would not, and that the compact option remained available. The committee also noted that pages two and three of the substitute were missing and staff would restore them. Several senators spoke in favor while explaining reservations. Senator Berg supported the bill and shared a personal story about speech therapy in her family. Senator Douglas also voted aye but expressed concern about reducing requirements for trained professionals and about incentives in professional education. Senator Chambers Armstrong asked whether the opt-in structure would create barriers or affect compact participation, and witnesses said it would not increase costs and that other states, including Virginia and Oregon, were pursuing similar approaches. SB 177, as amended by the substitute, passed with favorable expression.

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• Shield representatives regarding the instability of rising healthcare premiums and increasing gaps in coverage
• policy directives to help alleviate families that were having to decide whether to even maintain coverage
• committee the words of President Trump. >> In that paragraph, you referred to healthcare costs, coverage
• you know, we've been a fast-track session. >> In that paragraph, you referred to healthcare costs, coverage

Bills: HB55, SB15, SB247

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment

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• There was a lot of media coverage and a lot of hoopla and it was brought up in the House committee and
• There was a lot of media<00:40:55.920> coverage<00:40:56.160> and<00:40:56.400> a
• 56.640> lot<00:40:56.720> of<00:40:56.800> hoopla<00:40:57.680> and media coverage
• and a lot of hoopla and media coverage and a lot of hoopla and it<00:40:58.079> was<00:40:58.240

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• Currently, we have 85 radio sites online, contributing to 70% geographic system coverage.
• Once we have these 82 sites up and operational, we'll be at 78% coverage shortly.
• We want to get over 90% coverage and work on getting some advanced features out there, such as integration
• This will make it a lot easier for our first responders to stay in touch and ensure that they have coverage

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• We have no cell coverage in Guyana and Kapulín, and that's another thing holding us back.
• There's no electricity or cell coverage here. Kids don't have a place to go.
• emergency plan for Cajulon, Cebolla, Coyote, Gaina, Capulin; most of the places don't even have cell coverage
• It's because we have no cell coverage in certain areas. We're dead spots.

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• The bill also requires coverage of medication administration to treat substance use disorder.
• limiting the ability of a provider or insurance companies to provide associated services and insurance coverage
• limiting the ability of a provider or insurance companies to provide associated services and insurance coverage
• mandates that certain public and private health insurers, including Medicaid, by July 1, 2027, provide coverage

Bills: SB6, SB62, SB74, SB90, SB104, SB119, SB132, SB133, SB135, SB182, SB185, SB193, SB207, SB217, SB229, SB233, SB260, SB262, SB280, SB281, SB300, SB306, SB378, SB382, SB393, SB403, SB422, SB427, SB431, SB434, SB442, SB452, SB456, SB468, SB472, SB487, SB503, SB6

Keywords: cloud seeding, Nevada, water conservation, agriculture, Desert Research Institute, victim compensation, hate crimes, property remediation, criminal justice, vulnerable persons, elections, voter registration, mail ballots, candidate eligibility, cybersecurity, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel

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• Texas-based insurance companies, when these activists are trying to push them to deny insurance coverage
• Insurance coverage should not be used as a weapon, and it sure shouldn't be used as a weapon against
• The secretary will read the caption: House Bill 136, relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement
• The secretary will read the caption: House Bill 136, relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement

Summary: The Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 945, which concerns political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurance holding companies. Senator Hughes argued the bill would protect Texas-based insurers from activist shareholder pressure, especially proposals aimed at limiting insurance coverage for oil and gas companies for ESG or political reasons. The motion to suspend the regular order was adopted over objection, and SB 945 passed to engrossment on a 20-10 vote with one present not voting. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 1117, allowing any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin in oral or maxillofacial regions for aesthetic purposes, and House Joint Resolution 98, renewing Texas’s application for an Article 5 Convention of States to propose amendments on fiscal restraints, federal power limits, and term limits. Both measures advanced after debate and roll-call votes; SB 1117 passed unanimously after suspension of the three-day rule, and H.J.R. 98 was adopted on a 17-14 vote. Members then approved several other measures, including the committee substitute for House Bill 142 on HHSC’s Office of Inspector General and Medicaid overpayment recovery, Senate Bill 2373 on AI-enabled financial fraud and deepfake/phishing schemes, Senate Bill 2221 on fraudulent UCC financing statements, and Senate Bill 2681 on the basis for third-party voter-registration challenges. The Senate also adopted a resolution authorizing a Texas Life Monument replica at the Capitol complex, and passed S.J.R. 59 creating funds for Texas State Technical College capital needs. The body debated and passed Senate Bill 946, which would bar credit discrimination against organizations based on social, political, religious, or similar value-based considerations and require credit decisions to rest on creditworthiness. Senators raised concerns that the bill could create a special protected class for non-human entities or conflict with existing state policies, but the bill advanced to engrossment on a 20-11 vote. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2477 to ease office-to-residential conversions in large cities after adopting an amendment negotiated with municipal stakeholders, and began consideration of Senate Bill 715 on ERCOT reliability requirements for generators, including existing generation, with extensive debate over impacts on renewables, power purchase agreements, and grid reliability.

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• we deleted all Provisions<00:21:02.919> related<00:21:03.280> to<00:21:04.039> coverage
• <00:21:04.360> on<00:21:04.520> psycho Provisions related to coverage on psycho Provisions
• related to coverage on psycho Educational<00:21:06.000> Services<00:21:07.000> and<00:
• Section 12, we establish a 180-day window where prior offs cannot cause someone to lose their coverage

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:10 HB 2 Discussion 00:01:00 HB 2 Vote 00:04:00 HB 544 Discussion 00:05:05 HB 544 Vote 00:06:15 HB 552 Discussion 00:07:00 HB 552 Vote 00:08:40 HB 605 Discussion 00:09:35 HB 605 Vote 00:11:35 HB 606 Discussion 00:12:10 HB 606 Vote 00:15:40 HB 695 Discussion 00:16:25 HB 695 Vote 00:34:05, 958, all

Summary: The Appropriations and Revenue Committee took up several House bills and committee substitutes. House Bill 2, as amended by Senate Committee Substitute 1, was described by Rep. T.J. Roberts as restoring a tax exemption enacted in 2024 by providing refunds with interest to those improperly taxed and creating a cause of action; the substitute also aligned state filing deadlines for certain flood-disaster counties with the federal November 15 deadline. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed the bill with favorable expression. The committee also adopted a title amendment for House Bill 544, which Rep. Jason Petrie said was part of the state’s flood-relief discussion and would allow the guard cap to be used over the biennium rather than annually, effectively increasing the cap from $50 million per year to $100 million over two years; the measure passed with favorable expression. House Bill 552, handled by Rep. Josh Bray after Rep. Kim King’s absence, was described as simplifying tourist commission appointments. The committee substitute added creation of the Kentucky-Ireland Trade Commission and changed marina licensing agreements by exempting private contractors from the model procurement code. The committee adopted the substitute, approved a title amendment, and passed the bill with favorable expression. House Bill 605, sponsored by Rep. Kim King, clarified which grants qualify for a grant program and allowed cities or counties to apply on behalf of water districts or other entities not directly affiliated with them; Rebecca Hearts of Grant Ready Kentucky said the program had matched $103 million of the $200 million allocation, generating about $469.98 million in total project value. The committee adopted the title amendment and passed the bill with favorable expression. House Bill 606, by Rep. Wade Williams, added a capital-oversight reporting requirement for school district general obligation bonds that had been omitted from prior legislation. The committee substitute also made several budget and program adjustments, including moving Regional Training Center funds, accelerating funding for the Grand Lyric Theater, correcting water funding language, removing Odyssey Inc. language from a treatment-related item, fixing a double appropriation to LifeWorks Transition Academy, clarifying carry-forward language, allowing SRO reimbursements for public and non-public schools, and authorizing an additional $10 million in agency bonds for Western Kentucky University athletic facilities. The committee adopted the substitute, approved a title amendment, and passed the bill with favorable expression. The committee then spent the most time on House Bill 695, a Medicaid-related bill. Rep. Adam Bowling said the bill was intended to stabilize Medicaid, create oversight and advisory mechanisms, and address growth in the program. Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander and Medicaid CFO Steve Beckle said they were generally supportive of the transparency and reporting changes but flagged risks, including federal compliance concerns, budget growth from changing the drug rebate treatment, administrative costs tied to MCO rebidding and a managed long-term services study, and some data-collection challenges. Representatives from the Kentucky Association of Healthcare Facilities opposed the section calling for a managed long-term care reimbursement study, arguing it would be costly, duplicative, and likely ineffective, and they warned against managed care models for long-term care. Despite the concerns, the committee adopted the committee substitute by voice vote and moved the bill forward with favorable expression.

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• My first question is, would you clarify the number of citizens who will be added for coverage under the
• Scores are not used to deny coverage; they're not used to penalize thin files.
• As Alice mentioned, there is a coverage that all of us that buy insurance cover in case there's a hit-and-run
• To pay less because that uninsured motorist (U.M.) coverage is less, as far as what guardrails are in

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• by Representatives Leader and Bacon and Senators Roberts and Rich concerns mandatory health care coverage
• healthcare and Rich concerning mandatory healthcare and Rich concerning mandatory healthcare coverage
• <02:25:27.920> or workers compensation coverage or workers compensation coverage or rejection
• <02:25:29.040> of<02:25:29.359> coverage<02:25:29.680> for<02:25:29.920> all<
• /c> rejection of coverage for all rejection of coverage for all applicants,<02:25:30.880> general<

Keywords: 981, all

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• federal nondiscrimination protections to ensure that no individual is excluded from health care coverage
• This bill does not require providers to expand services or coverage.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , the clerk will read: Assembly Bill 2233 by Assembly Member Taw, an act relating to health care coverage
• Assembly Bill 2233 by Assembly Member Taw, an act relating to health care coverage.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of several bills to different committees and permission for committees to notice bills pending re-referral. A motion by Assemblymember Castillo to suspend the rules and take up AB 2670 immediately failed on a 18-39 vote. Assemblymember DeMaio then moved to re-refer AB 2624 back to the Privacy Committee, arguing the bill had been misrepresented in committee; the Majority Leader’s substitute motion to move to the Daily File was accepted 44-19, and the chamber proceeded to regular business. On the Daily File, the Assembly adopted ACR 120 on Positive Parenting Awareness Month after Senate amendments were concurred in 56-0. It also adopted ACR 150 declaring California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, with broad support and 62 coauthors added. Several policy bills then passed, including AB 2233 on autism treatment access and missed appointments (57-0), AB 1601 creating a pathway for a Sonoma County retiree COLA review (50-3), and AB 1801 expanding notice and transparency requirements for private detention facility approvals (45-16). The chamber also adopted H.R. 103 recognizing Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, with 60 coauthors added. Members also gave guest introductions recognizing the Greek Evzones, the Whitney High School girls cross country team, and dispatch and public safety telecommunicator guests. Additional resolutions on the consent calendar, including ACR 130, ACR 172, and H.R. 104, were added to by coauthors and then adopted along with the remaining consent calendar items, which passed 62-0. The Assembly then announced upcoming committee and floor schedules and adjourned until Monday, April 20 at 1 p.m.