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• More than a decade later, access did not improve, and patients have been harmed.
• And this is premised on access claims that are not supported by the data.
• The access to education is available everywhere.
• out-of-state records accessible as well.
• So providers in our state with access to our portal could also access, say, Colorado records for their

Keywords: 996, all

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• improve access to nutritious food. improve access to nutritious food.
• I've spoken to Haitian own website?
• Access to food, medical the country.
• You can find that on the Senate's website.
• You can find that on the Senate's website.

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• One is that we create access to low-cost capital for infrastructure and economic development.
• We expect to be redoing the website in the second half of this year.
• We're going to move right along to the consideration of local solar access rules.
• Motion to approve the local solar access rules as proposed changes, correct? I second that.
• Approved rules governing the local solar access fund. Thank you.

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• Out of the way and open a pathway for landowners to have access to the information and the expertise
• USDA inspections, FDA inspections we see right now, and that was a short little search on the FDA website
• but I didn't go all the way to the end to see, but I never saw any milk-related deaths on the FDA website

Bills: SB2173, SB2028, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134

Keywords: landowner, energy negotiation, agricultural preservation, orphaned wells, renewable energy, raw milk, unpasteurized milk, milk products, dairy, pasteurization, food safety, consumer warning label, health warning, farm sales, direct-to-consumer sales, ungraded milk, goat milk, raw milk cheese, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, agricultural regulation

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• Restricting access to certain information during an epidemic.
• They're not on our iPads; they're online, so we have to go into the legislative website to look up the
• Reports on the department's website prescribing a penalty.

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• to financial practices and have access to financial practices and decisions<00:13:16.680> they
• to Fair dispute resolution day access to Fair dispute resolution homeowners<00:13:30.519> should<
• homeowners should have access to dispute homeowners should have access to dispute resolution<00:
• All this has created needlessly, and it does impact housing affordability and access.
• All this has created needlessly, and it does impact housing affordability and access.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It is also required that it's paired with financial literacy and bank account access.
• You've printed it out from our website. We have it available for purchase.
• They include equitable access to high-quality instruction, equitable access. ...to well-prepared, culturally
• About that last year, provide universal access to pre-K for four-year-olds.
• , transportation access.

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• So they are posted on our website as well. So you can find those on our website.
• So they are posted on our website as well. So you can find those on our website.
• And those would be all secure access again.
• And those would be all secure access again.
• And I was surprised that it's still not accessible to the general public. access it then, and I was surprised

Summary: The committee first received a general fund and revenue update from the Office of Management and Budget. Staff reported that the state started the biennium about $176 million above prior estimates, but year-to-date revenues were now running below legislative forecast, mainly due to lower individual income tax and sales tax collections. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap, the legacy fund continued to grow, and oil revenues were slightly above forecast overall. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing variability, and OMB said agencies would be asked to address potential federal reductions case by case during budget preparation. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analysis materials, followed by a bill draft for a fixed-route city transportation grant program. Testimony from transit officials in Fargo and Minot supported the proposal, saying state aid would help match federal transit funds and support operations, but members raised questions about the funding source, fare structures, and whether the program should be limited to the current four fixed-route cities or allow future eligible cities. Several members asked for more time to study the formula and possible funding options before moving the bill forward. Next, the committee approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to a proposed North Dakota-South Dakota bi-state authority. Staff explained the provision had been unused for about 30 years and that existing law likely already allowed joint powers agreements without the specific language. The committee voted to adopt the repeal bill draft. The Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site then provided an update on uncrewed aircraft system initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and future revenue models. Officials said North Dakota had received FAA approval to operate the radar data pathfinder, had begun replacing non-compliant drones from restricted foreign sources, and was working on phased procurement and cost-recovery plans. Members asked about deadlines, funding, supply-chain issues, and how the system would be used; staff said the federal restrictions were already in effect and that Vantis was being positioned as infrastructure for future beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Finally, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and on a reentry housing task force. The new facility is planned for the penitentiary grounds, with a reduced estimated cost of about $263 million, 600 beds initially, possible expansion to 732 beds, and completion projected around 2031 if funded in 2027. The reentry housing task force described a data-driven effort to identify housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with the goal of reducing homelessness and recidivism through targeted housing support and possible subsidies. Members asked about staffing, site selection, housing duration, and whether employment and transportation needs would be included in the assessment.

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• To ensure members of the media and public have access to our proceedings today, this hearing will be
• streamed on the Assembly's website.
• In the Central Valley, we do not have access to adequate surface water to recharge our groundwater.

Summary: The Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee met with a short agenda and initially lacked a quorum, so the chair began with bill presentations before taking formal action. Assemblymember Macedo presented AB 568, explaining that it would help Tulare County and the Tulare Sub-Basin comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act by providing a stable groundwater sustainability agency structure after the local joint powers authority became fractured. Tulare County grants and resources manager Denise England testified in support, describing the basin’s overdraft conditions, the breakdown of the existing JPA, and the county’s need for a long-term entity to implement SGMA. No opposition testimony was offered. After quorum was established, the committee took up AB 568 and the consent item ACR 107. Members voted to concur in Senate amendments on AB 568 and to approve ACR 107 on the consent calendar, with both measures receiving unanimous or near-unanimous aye votes from members present. The chair also noted that Assemblymember Lackey was substituting for an absent member and that the committee would leave the roll open briefly for add-ons before concluding. The meeting ended with final votes recorded, including Assemblymember Lackey’s aye votes on both AB 568 and ACR 107, followed by adjournment.

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• It's been a long road, an arduous process to be able to get access.
• It's been a long road, an arduous process to be able to get access.
• , is the access to Washington State programs is important.
• I'll start off with access, right?
• I'll start off with access, right?

Summary: The committee heard updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Navy Region Northwest, Fairchild Air Force Base, the Coast Guard, state licensing agencies, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Washington National Guard, and a veterans behavioral health presenter. Across the military briefings, common themes were readiness, infrastructure, and quality-of-life issues for service members and families, especially child care, housing, food insecurity, medical and dental access, and military spouse employment. JBLM highlighted its role in Indo-Pacific readiness, ongoing PFAS cleanup, 212 new family housing units under construction, efforts to expand child care, and continued work to keep the Lewis Army Museum open. Navy Region Northwest discussed its major installations and economic impact, the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan, future carrier and submarine homeporting needs, and asked the legislature to continue support for licensure compacts, educational stability for military children, housing, and medical access. Fairchild emphasized its tanker and survival missions, child care shortages, food insecurity, aging housing, and concerns about wind turbine development near flight paths, while the Coast Guard focused on rebuilding Base Seattle for new icebreakers and on rural access to housing, medical care, and child care at dispersed stations like Neah Bay. Members repeatedly raised food insecurity and asked for follow-up on solutions. JBLM and Fairchild both described increased demand for food assistance during the shutdown, and committee members noted progress in getting mobile food vans onto JBLM. The presenters also praised state action on military spouse licensure and child care, including Senate Bill 5545 and related compact and portability efforts. The Department of Licensing reported about 9,000 self-identified military members or spouses licensed, with average time-to-license just under nine days, and said applications are prioritized when military status is self-identified. The Department of Health said its military-to-civilian crosswalk now covers more than 35 health professions, that temporary practice permits and expedited processing are in place, and that 1,300 credentials were issued to military spouses and domestic partners and 129 to military-trained health professionals in the last fiscal year, all within 30 days. The Professional Educator Standards Board explained that military spouses and service members can receive expedited teacher certification with reduced documentation, and that they are moved to the front of the review queue when they self-identify. Members asked about verification, and staff said the process relies on attestation with investigatory safeguards if needed. The Washington National Guard briefed on its dual state and federal mission, the impact of the recent shutdown on nearly 700 employees who worked without pay, and policy and budget requests including youth academy protections, alignment of the Washington Code of Military Justice with the UCMJ, making Civil Air Patrol a division of the Military Department, 911 funding, disaster assistance, and capital funding for headquarters and readiness facilities. The Guard also warned about drone threats and said it wants authority to identify, track, and monitor suspicious drones. A veterans behavioral health presenter, an Army combat veteran and clinical social worker, described high suicide risk, barriers to care, and the need for more culturally competent services, especially for women veterans and caregivers. He said Washington veterans’ suicide rate remains above the national average and emphasized that childcare, transportation, and provider shortages can prevent timely treatment. Members generally responded supportively throughout, asked for follow-up on food security and other issues, and encouraged agencies to bring forward legislative ideas for future sessions.

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• boards and commissions receiving briefings from entities such as the Department of Defense can only access
• Process, but having an independent appraiser and access to that made all the difference.
• The Texas Department of Insurance on our website advises.
• These affect my property rights and my future generations' access to my land.
• They are directly impacted by these builds, according to the Parks and Wildlife website.

Bills: SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

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• It's just that I think one of the best things that came out of COVID actually was increased access to
• to tella health I have increased access to tella health I have a<00:28:09.640> Statewide<00:28
• not have their access denied which unfortunately<00:37:41.599> a<00:37:41.720> lot<00:
• <00:52:05.040> um if you go on to the HHS website um if you go on to the HHS website um you'll
• we improve people's ability to access we improve people's ability to access controlled<01:08:43.319

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• I'm particularly interested in insurance coverage, pharmacies, other medical access, and making sure
• <00:07:21.840> other<00:07:22.479> uh<00:07:22.599> medical<00:07:23.520> access
• <00:07:24.520> uh pharmacies other uh medical access uh pharmacies other uh medical access
• We have a rulemaking website, or a rulemaking newsletter, when we sort of add up all the subscriptions
• <00:53:24.520> prescriptions having needed to access prescriptions having needed to access

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Minnesota House Commerce Committee held its inaugural meeting with Chair Tim O’Driscoll and co-chair Representative Greg Davids opening the session and inviting members to introduce themselves. Members briefly described their districts, business backgrounds, and priorities, with recurring themes including small business competitiveness, insurance and health care access, property and real estate issues, agriculture, and making Minnesota easier to do business in. Committee staff also introduced themselves and reminded members and testifiers about sign-in procedures and microphone use. The committee then heard an overview from Eric Toell, interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management, on the agency’s work and budget priorities. He said the office now oversees adult-use cannabis, medical cannabis, and hemp-derived cannabinoid products, has grown from about nine employees to 90 full-time staff plus temporary workers, and has been working with a Cannabis Advisory Council on testing, warning labels, and implementation issues. He also described outreach efforts, including webinars, newsletters, guidebooks for local governments, and office hours for applicants, along with enforcement of hemp-derived product rules through more than 3,000 inspections and an increase in compliance rates from about 35% to 75%. Toell also reported that the medical cannabis program has surpassed 51,000 patients and nearly 2,500 registered health care providers, and that a chronic pain report found more than a third of patients reported decreased pain. On the adult-use side, he said the office has posted proposed rules for public comment, plans to adopt them after review, and will open a licensing window from February 18 to March 14. He explained that the office is also managing community reinvestment grants and a technical assistance grant, with an emphasis on safeguards to ensure funds reach intended recipients. No votes were taken during this meeting.

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• Revocation would be published on the OAG's website.
• I'll get to websites for you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is Skeeter Miller.
• Access to credit is kind of an American thing.
• Do you have a website? Is there a website that yes, electron? Electran.org.
• Are your members on that website? Okay, great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Bills: SB231, SB584, SB600, SB668, SB841, SB986, SB1003, SB1244, SB1625, SB1960, SB1963, SB1964, SB2026, SB2056, SB2368

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

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• <01:45:02.320> ADA federal mandate to make the websites ADA federal mandate to make the websites
• is out there, whether it's an AG website or it's a Department of Health website or Family Services.
• <01:55:44.400> cannot lines, and internet access cannot lines, and internet access cannot
• <02:49:32.160> Implementation off your own website. Implementation off your own website.
• Um, and by the way, on our website, website, website, I<02:56:13.840> don't<02:56:13.920> know

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• on the Hawaii tourism authority website. on the Hawaii tourism authority website.
• and we do have what we call website and we do have what we call traveler<00:38:08.560> profiles
• Tourism Authority website Tourism Authority website >> and<00:38:41.760> is<00:38:42.000
• It's also on the HTA website for other people to use. >> And then you talked about the increase in AI
• to to a lot of are not accessible to to a lot of households.

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• hearing We encourage the public to read written testimony before the hearing by visiting the committee website
• All are encouraged to watch the hearing room from its live stream on the assembly website.
• California is a reproductive freedom state, that our constitution ensures that Californians have access
• I think the 2.4 million Californians that will lose access to health care due to Medicaid cuts would
• But how will they find a job if they can't get access to the records?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , not refine access.
• As much as they want to receive, they should have access to that.
• You can read our blogs on our website where we've advocated for transparency as well. Okay.
• You can read our blogs on our website where we've advocated for transparency as well. Okay.
• It's got an administrative burden on doctors and delays patient access.

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Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on April 29 with a quorum present and considered several insurance- and health care-related bills. SB 192, concerning dental reimbursement and payment methods, was amended to clarify opt-in for electronic acceptance and then reported as amended. SB 84, which expands prostate cancer screening coverage for men over 40 and bars cost-sharing, was also amended and reported as amended after testimony from the American Cancer Society supporting earlier detection and reduced out-of-pocket barriers. SB 275, dealing with reimbursement and network access for certified registered nurse anesthetists, was reported favorably with broad support from nurse anesthetists, hospitals, and related groups. SB 169, a biomarker testing cleanup bill, was amended to clarify legislative intent and reported as amended. The committee spent substantial time on two major drug-pricing bills. SB 401 would create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board to study selected prescription drug prices, collect manufacturer and related pricing data, and report findings to the legislature; amendments narrowed the scope, addressed confidentiality, and delayed implementation. Supporters said it would provide transparency similar to Texas and help lawmakers understand drug pricing, while opponents warned about government overreach and confidentiality concerns. SB 387, the companion PBM reform bill, would restrict PBM compensation to flat fees and performance bonuses, require rebate pass-throughs, limit formulary practices, expand audit and reporting requirements, and create enforcement mechanisms; it was amended to delay implementation, refine definitions, and address ERISA-related concerns. Supporters argued it would curb PBM abuses and lower drug costs, while opponents from the Pelican Institute and PCMA said it would interfere with private contracts, reduce flexibility, and could raise premiums. After a roll call vote, SB 387 was reported with amendments. The committee also took up SB 241, which requires certain insurance adjusters and appraisers to include license numbers in written communications. After amendments narrowing the requirement to individual claims and public adjusters, the bill was reported as amended. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly raised concerns about unintended consequences, especially for cities, school boards, and other non-ERISA plans, and sponsors said they would continue working on the drug-pricing bills before floor consideration.

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• To ensure members of the media and the public have access to our proceedings today, this hearing will
• be streamed on the Assembly's website and members of the public can provide testimony in person. here
• To preserve the safety of everyone here and ensure the public's access to the discussion, please follow
• So how do we connect those investments to actual job creation and access?
• One of the biggest challenges I face has been access to capital.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• viewing options for all Senate meetings on the live and on-demand video page of the Legislature's website
• If you're interested in reviewing the written testimony, please go to our website.
• the definition of nursery stock and removing the requirement that registrations be posted to the website
• to the definition of nursery stock and removed the requirement that registrations be posted to the website
• the funding and in order to access the funding and defect<00:16:59.399> the<00:16:59.519>

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Summary: The committees considered a large number of Senate bills, with many measures advanced either unamended or with technical or substantive amendments. Early action included SB 88 and SB 11 SD1, both passed unamended, and SB 562 SD1 and SB 642 SD1, which were passed with amendments reflecting agency testimony. SB 1133 SD1 was amended to remove duplicative county requirements and clarify tax credit carry-forward eligibility, while SB 1569 SD1 on sports wagering was deferred. Later, SB 933 on nonprofit/federal funding support drew strong testimony from nonprofit and health advocates emphasizing the risk of federal funding freezes and the importance of protecting services such as early learning, domestic violence support, housing, and workforce supports; the committee recommended amendments to define eligible organizations, require reporting, and include the Judiciary. SB 934 and SB 935 were also amended, with SB 934 tying mass transit funding to Honolulu project milestones and SB 935 revising retirement-system language to change “fewer than five years” to “five or more years.” The committees then took up additional measures with targeted amendments. SB 1033 was amended to clarify that the bill applies to legal entities, not individuals, though members noted concerns about closely held family corporations and asked that the issue be reflected in the committee report. SB 1166, SB 1249, and SB 1256 were advanced with amendments or committee-report notes reflecting concerns from the Attorney General, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and Hawaii Farmers Union United, respectively. SB 1432 and SB 137, both relating to electric utilities, were amended to require retention of covered employees after mergers or acquisitions and to direct the PUC to consider whether proposed transactions further state policy goals. SB 157 on antitrust was narrowed to focus on coordinator conduct in rental housing markets, SB 252 on invasive species received a defective effective date, and SB 336 on defense of state employers and employees passed unamended. SB 536 on the Hawaii Community Development Authority was deferred to a later hearing, and SB 1064 on medical cannabis was heavily amended to authorize cultivator licenses with limits on canopy size, license counts, physician fees, and a special-fund appropriation for enforcement. In the Ways and Means portion, the committee passed several bills unamended, including SB 19, SB 124, SB 264, SB 345, SB 422, and SB 741 and SB 747 later in the agenda. SB 361 was amended to remove references to the attorney general and delete an appropriation section, SB 438 was amended to redefine buffer zones and landfill-unit language, and SB 441 and SB 494 were amended to blank appropriations and, in SB 494, assign charter-school audit responsibility to the state auditor. SB 659 was substantially amended to promote local procurement, including county-level geographic preferences and higher thresholds for locally sourced purchases, and SB 732 was amended to adjust film tax credit provisions, including the streaming-platform definition and sunset-related language. SB 819 was amended to replace references to “educators” with “teachers.” Throughout, most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on particular bills.