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TX
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  • The caseworker and also the supervisor, and depending on the allegations or the case, it...
  • Neglect is so subjective, depending on the personality of the caseworker.
  • Coverage from your regular job work, if you still do emergency, I mean... Paramedic. Yes ma'am.
  • make sure that newborns can go to the doctor while waiting to be manually enrolled into Medicaid coverage
  • However, that dependency can create a situation where you're kind of...
TX
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  • If there is something this entity needs to do that the people of this state and perhaps the nation depend
  • ensure that the caregiver knows what's going on with the policyholder, and that there's no lapse in coverage
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary

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  • requirement that there be some sort of reasonable inquiry as to whether that individual has health coverage
  • It simply states that a lien can be placed if they do not have coverage.
  • And this amendment would also require a reasonable inquiry as to whether the person has health coverage
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • No leadership, no coordination, no urgency when lives depend on it.
  • Families know about the available coverage without adding any cost to the state.
  • Darby, relating to the election of certain school districts to participate in the uniform group coverage
  • Institutions to be able to create their own health plan so that we can get them coverage.
  • SB 1257 by Hughes relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

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  • This bill would address the insurance coverage problem for Arizonans.
  • This bill would address the insurance coverage problem for Arizonans.
  • This bill does not mandate coverage or regulate rates. It requires transparency.
  • This bill does not mandate coverage or regulate rates. It requires transparency.
  • Oh, by the way, they didn't have a hearing yet, an evidentiary hearing, for the dependency.
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several health-related bills, with the longest discussion centered on SB 1214, the Arizona Stem Cell Therapy Act. The bill would regulate stem cell and birth tissue therapies, bar use of tissues derived from aborted fetuses or embryos, require informed consent and disclosure for non-FDA-approved therapies, and create civil and criminal penalties for violations. Supporters framed it as a patient-safety and bioscience-innovation measure, while opponents objected to the abortion-related language and felony penalties. The committee approved SB 1214 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also advanced SB 1194, which would prohibit health professionals and institutions from denying care or reducing care quality based on vaccination status, and SB 1814, which creates a study committee on substance use disorder treatment standards and oversight. SB 1602, increasing monthly stipends for kinship foster care parents, and SB 1603, expanding child-only cash assistance eligibility for certain foster and relative placements, were both amended and passed unanimously. SB 1177, barring public funds from being used for gender transition procedures, and SB 1014, requiring insurance coverage for detransition care and related reporting, both drew strong support and opposition and were each approved on 4-3 votes. Later, the committee unanimously passed SB 1628, requiring insurers and health plans to report claims-denial and prior-authorization data to DIFI for public reporting, and SB 1629, requiring AHCCCS managed care organizations to give advance notice and network-adequacy documentation before terminating high-volume providers without cause. Supporters of both bills emphasized transparency and patient access, while opponents argued the measures duplicated existing federal or state oversight. The committee then heard SB 1752, which would criminalize commercial harvesting or sale of mescaline while preserving a religious-use defense; the sponsor said it was intended to address improper sales of peyote-derived substances, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 20th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • obligation to pay premiums on behalf of an individual after the individual's eligibility for group coverage
  • They have a school district, and they depend on these local taxes.
  • 68 out of 254 counties do not have a licensed psychiatrist, and 78 counties do not have chemical dependency
  • No, it depends because I think in some cases the counseling that is offered is extremely harmful to our
  • The Dallas area representative, sometimes my people that live in my community that are dependent on this
HI
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  • We'll start off with the first bill, which is House Bill 1864, providing health insurance coverage for
  • Lu, if I could just clarify, you're saying that the coverage should apply to all women above the age
  • clarify, you're saying that the coverage clarify, you're saying that the coverage should<00:08:51.519
  • of the measure is to include dependents of the measure is to include dependents over<00:48:37.680
  • <00:49:04.480> of<00:49:04.720> the member of any dependent of the member of any dependent
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 1864, which would require health insurance coverage for standard fertility preservation services for people undergoing medically necessary treatment, drew broad support from SHIPA, the Department of Health, HMSA, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, and others. Testifiers emphasized that fertility preservation is routine coverage on the mainland and important for patients facing infertility from cancer or other treatment; one patient described incurring more than $20,000 in costs. The Insurance Division flagged possible Affordable Care Act issues, a potential conflict in the bill’s language about using patient history to determine limits, and a mismatch with state medical-necessity standards. Committee discussion also focused on whether the bill should apply to all women of childbearing age rather than a narrower age-based category. HB 2305 would require nutrition and metabolic education as part of physicians’ continuing medical education. The Hawaii Medical Board opposed the measure, arguing that CME should remain flexible and tailored to each physician’s specialty and warning that topic-specific mandates can expand over time. The Office of the Governor supported the bill, saying it would help the state’s rural health transformation application and could improve federal funding prospects, though the exact impact was unclear. Members questioned whether nutrition is already covered in medical training and whether the requirement should be limited to primary care physicians; the board said Hawaii currently has no topic-specific CME mandates and that physicians can already choose relevant courses. The committee also heard strong support for HB 1597, which would establish an Alzheimer’s disease research center at the University of Hawaii. Supporters from the university, the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and others said the center could attract federal research dollars, expand clinical trials, and help address the state’s high Alzheimer’s-related health costs. HB 2159, which appropriates funds for health care workforce development, also received broad support from the University of Hawaii, health systems, and advocacy groups, with no opposition noted. Finally, HB 2121, which would prohibit the sale and distribution of disposable electronic smoking devices, drew support from the Department of Health, youth advocates, and public health groups citing youth addiction, environmental waste, and fire hazards; the department said a separate bill, HB 1573, would be more comprehensive and better defined for enforcement and penalties. The committee ended with HB 1913, creating a veteran services mental health coordinator position at Tripler Army Medical Center, which was supported by veteran services officials and others who said veterans need better navigation and coordination for behavioral health care.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Education

Education

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  • that establishes a self-insurance program and employs at least 300 employees to obtain quotes for coverage
  • currently available, and a report of comprehensive eligibility census data for all employees and dependents
  • Do you like the coverages?
  • Do you like the coverages? What are the doctors?
  • the agenda for us to go out for a bid, and ultimately we were successful in getting new insurance coverage
Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced a series of education-related bills and resolutions. SB 1572 would require public schools to observe Celebrate Freedom Week and provide civics instruction, including a Declaration of Independence recitation unless exempt; supporters said it would strengthen civics education, while opponents argued schools already provide similar instruction. It passed 3-2. SB 1798, as amended, would require each high school to designate a FAFSA point of contact and implement FAFSA awareness efforts; the Arizona Board of Regents supported it, while some members raised concerns about imposing mandates on charter schools. It passed 5-1 as amended. The committee also passed SB 1711, which directs the State Board of Education to develop and post age-appropriate resources on recognizing and preventing inappropriate contact, with supporters emphasizing prevention and opponents warning about conflicts with Arizona’s sex-education rules. SB 1004, as amended, would exempt certain student groups from chronic-absence consequences under a new attendance policy, and SB 1507, as amended, would require consolidation of certain small school districts in receivership, with added provisions on assets, elections, and CTED participation; both passed unanimously or near-unanimously. SB 1497, as amended, would require school districts with self-insurance programs and at least 300 employees to seek competitive quotes every three years and provide detailed claims and enrollment data; it passed 5-0. Later, SB 1424 would require annual age-appropriate firearm safety awareness instruction in public schools, limited to accident prevention and without live firearms or handling demonstrations; supporters framed it as basic safety, while some members objected to charter-school mandates. It passed 4-2. SB 1684 would create a cause of action against public schools for failing to address bullying after prior reports if a student suffers serious physical injury; opponents said existing law already covers such conduct and warned of litigation costs, but it still passed 4-2. SB 1741 would require schools to allow parent-consented release-time religious instruction and award academic credit under secular criteria; critics raised constitutional and instructional-time concerns, and it passed 4-2. SB 1754 would improve complaint handling for students with disabilities by requiring a designated helper and annual reporting on special education complaints, and it passed 6-0. SB 1763 would streamline handling of small instructional grants and set an August 15 deadline for annual financial report formats; it passed 6-0. Finally, the committee advanced SCR 1012, SCR 1041, and SCR 1051, which would expand Arizona Teachers Academy eligibility for community college students and place teacher pay and permanent school fund distribution measures before voters; each resolution passed on party-line or near-party-line votes. The committee then adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Judiciary

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  • 12.640> any the juvenile court's proceeding with any the juvenile court's proceeding with any dependency
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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

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  • Supreme Court decision here and the time to do so, before a primary or extending that time frame depending
  • Supreme Court decision here and the time to do so, before a primary or extending that time frame depending
  • Well, I guess it depends on >> Yes, ma'am.
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  • <00:10:20.000> and else with the ruling itself depend and else with the ruling itself depend
TX
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  • there's not that integration currently occurring, you've got child care providers out there who, depending
  • I mean, it depends on a lot of things.
  • What happens on day five when I've had time to reconsider my choice, feeling extremely dependent, feeling
  • Conservators, guardians of minors who are denied admission to chemical dependency treatment facilities
  • Concerns have been raised that chemical dependency treatment facilities do not inform parents of their
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 7th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

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  • Depending on a meeting location, schools can cost $500. I would say $1,500. $1,600 to $2,000.
  • It depends on what the management company, what platform they're using.
  • Again, it depends on what the document says. Generally, it's a majority vote of the board.
  • You know, it's governing document dependent, but in my experience, I've never seen a term over three
  • It really depends on the governing documents. There's case law we're trying to fix here.
TX
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  • Cotton General provides coverage to over 45. hundred employees, 130 cotton gins, 83 cotton farms, and
  • If the fund winds down, we will continue to provide workers' compensation coverage to our members. and
  • supports the Contingenters' trust efforts to continue to provide cost-effective workers compensation coverage