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• We do have a lot of capability here. Thank you. The space center for the nation.
• We do have a lot of capability here, a lot of infrastructure, a lot of support through the labs, all
• Because we have so much more capability than Texas does, but they have some momentum going forward, and

Keywords: 996, all

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• how the doctors categorize you, but it doesn't actually say anything about who you are, what you're capable
• constituents whose children are not being accommodated and whose children are falling behind their capabilities
• talked about these websites and stuff, and we have such a big rural state with very limited internet capability

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• This underscores the very point of Senate Bill 2330. that organizations are indeed fully capable of handling
• With all the electronic capabilities today, I can understand that 20, 30, or 40 years ago it was more
• That's all we're trying to accomplish, and I think all of... ...those technology capabilities today give

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• MY QUESTION IS A RETIRED SERVICE NUMBER I THINK ABOUT TROOP MORALE, TROOP STRENGTH, READINESS, CAPABILITY
• WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ADDING THAT CAPABILITY INTO EXISTING HOMES AND WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT.
• PROGRAM THAT IS FLUID AND FLEXIBLE BASED ON NOT JUST WHAT THE VETERANS ARE LOOKING FOR BUT ON THE CAPABILITIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So, if you are a licensed or supervised professional capable of delivering care within a code, that is
• served and then the billing mix that, you know, funds the organization and then the organization is capable
• :42:31.560> the<00:42:31.680> organization<00:42:32.240> is<00:42:32.360> capable
• <00:42:33.200> of then the organization is capable of then the organization is capable of

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on a health insurance/home care nursing provision and on other consumer protection items. Nick Keis and Emily Walters, both parents of medically complex children, testified that commercial health plans had recently begun capping home care nursing as if it were intermittent home health visits, which they said was contrary to Minnesota law and legislative intent dating to 2010. They described severe impacts on their families, including hospitalizations, loss of nursing coverage, strain on waiver budgets, and the risk of children being forced out of the home and into institutions. Representative Bierman echoed that the bill was a straightforward clarification of existing law, not a new mandate or added cost, and a staff member later cited the statutory definition of home care nursing as ongoing, continuous nursing services that cannot be met through intermittent or visit-based care. The committee also discussed the practical difference between home health visits and private duty/home care nursing, with testimony emphasizing that the latter is medically necessary, assessed, and not unlimited in practice. Laura Sales of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office testified on changes to the Consumer Protection Restitution Fund (CIPRA). She said the fund has begun distributing restitution, starting with consumers harmed by the closure of Woodbury Dental Arts, but that current statutory language limits the office’s flexibility to prorate payments. She asked for an amendment allowing the AGO to distribute available funds more equitably so more eligible consumers can receive some payment, rather than requiring full payment to the oldest claims first. Annette Meeks, representing Citizens Against Gambling Expansion, testified in support of banning sweepstakes gambling in the Commerce Committee omnibus report. She argued that online sweepstakes casinos are an illegal gray-market form of gambling, cited rapid growth and billions in revenue, and said other states have acted through enforcement and legislation to stop them. She urged the committee to include language from Senate File 4474 to clarify state law and prohibit sweepstakes gambling. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting shown; members mainly asked questions and received testimony.

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• emergency department that transfer decisions to a hospital shall be based on clinical needs, service capabilities
• Medical Center, which is 20 minutes further away, when Nashua's two hospitals have the absolute capability
• . shall be based on clinical needs, shall be based on clinical needs, service<00:35:53.520> capabilities
• and<00:35:54.920> are<00:35:55.040> subject<00:35:55.600> to service capabilities
• , and are subject to service capabilities, and are subject to the<00:35:55.880> patient's<00:35

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Our employees are capable.
• 00:05:16.160> Our<00:05:16.280> employees<00:05:16.760> are<00:05:16.880> capable
• Our employees are capable. The problem. Our employees are capable.
• They don't have 21st century capabilities.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have the capability and we can.
• There are so many mitigating factors, but what I love about this is that maybe it will give us the capability
• giving our federal delegation the poke and the prod that this is how we see things gives them the capability
• Unfortunately, there is a limited number of specialized contractors capable of providing this level of
• Unfortunately, there is a limited number of specialized contractors capable of providing this level of

Bills: HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee approved the March 17 minutes and then took up a long calendar of bills, holding HCR 2038. HB 2787, which would bar the state and its political subdivisions from using personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with the Mexican wolf reintroduction program, drew opposition from Sierra Club and Humane World for Animals/Animal Defense League of Arizona, who argued it would hinder wolf recovery and undercut science-based wildlife management. The committee nevertheless gave HB 2787 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2055 on a Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund and HB 2782 on disclosure requirements for regulatory assets in utility rates. Testimony on HB 2055 raised concerns that brackish groundwater is still groundwater and that pumping it could cause localized impacts, but the bill initially received a do-pass recommendation before a later vote failed on reconsideration. HB 2782 prompted discussion about Corporation Commission authority and utility regulation, but it ultimately received a do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 2781, a solar energy decommissioning and financial assurance bill, with testimony from environmental groups, industry representatives, and a local official; an amendment by Senator Sundareshan to strengthen financial assurance and remove the remediation fund failed, and the underlying bill also failed on a tied 4-4 vote. Later, the committee approved HB 2975, which would suspend use of solar scoring maps on state trust lands and require new mining and housing scoring maps, despite opposition from environmental groups and neutral comments from the State Land Department that the solar map is only a guidance tool. HB 2696, as amended, passed after the committee adopted amendments shifting the Arizona Commerce Authority’s fuel-price mandate and creating a fuel resiliency task force; testimony focused on fuel supply, pipeline capacity, refinery access, and whether the ACA was the right agency to lead the effort. The committee also passed HCM 2009 urging Congress to require legislative approval for new national monuments and to streamline mining and land-swap processes, and HB 2889, which funds ADEQ monitoring of uranium contamination and creates a statewide registry and tribal partnership program. Finally, the committee approved HB 2763, which would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a shooting range. Supporters said it was meant to protect facilities like Ben Avery and preserve safe shooting locations, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary because existing review steps already exist and there was no imminent closure threat. The committee also heard testimony on the bill from Game and Fish, which said the measure would add another layer to an already extensive closure process and that the department was neutral on the proposal.

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• Third, the government had the capability and the means and the resources to prevent property damage.
• The two lines that she's speaking of is a line in regards to how to calculate the capability of the government
• line in regards to how to calculate a line in regards to how to calculate the<00:28:43.600> capability
• of<00:28:44.480> the<00:28:44.720> government<00:28:44.960> to the capability
• of the government to the capability of the government to address<00:28:45.279> it.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Calendar/2nd Readings 04:07 Orders of the Day 05:07 HB 144 05:15 HB 3 08:27 HB 290 12:34 HB 84 14:53 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 40:12 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 45:19 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 46:20 ConC/Rules Report 48:12 Floor Amendments 49:42 Adjournment 50:05, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 93 members present, approved the previous day’s journal, and reported several bills on second reading, including measures on elections, retired police officers, the Kentucky Communications Network Authority, local government, mental health facilities, prescription drugs, Alzheimer’s services, and electric generating unit decommissioning costs. The chamber then moved to floor action on several bills. House Bill 144, relating to motor vehicle titles, was taken up first. A House Committee Substitute was adopted, and members discussed that the bill would let insurance companies avoid forfeiting titles for cosmetic damage such as hail damage while still requiring payment for the damage. The bill passed 94-0, and the clincher was applied. House Bill 3, relating to Medicaid reimbursement for pharmacist services, was then explained as allowing Medicaid to reimburse pharmacists for services they already provide, such as strep testing, immunizations, and medication management, without expanding Medicaid or scope of practice. Supporters said it would improve access, especially in rural areas, and the bill passed 93-0, followed by the clincher. House Bill 290, concerning county law libraries, was explained as allowing local bar associations to use their funds for electronic legal research tools, including online subscriptions, computers, and internet access, rather than only books. It passed 94-0 and the clincher was applied. House Bill 84, on local government liability for failure to protect property during riots, generated the most debate. Supporters said it would make the law uniform across jurisdictions and hold governments accountable when they have notice and the means to act but do not; opponents raised concerns about outdated language, possible vigilante implications, and fiscal impact. A floor amendment adding an emergency clause was adopted 81-8, and the bill then passed as amended.

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• Do you all have the capabilities of doing that right now? >> No, ma'am, we don't.
• Do you all have<00:24:26.960> the<00:24:27.120> capabilities<00:24:27.679> of<00
• :24:27.840> doing<00:24:28.080> that have the capabilities of doing that have the capabilities
• I know they have the capability of doing that.

Bills: SB61, SB8, SB58, SB60, SB167

Keywords: school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice, reciprocal licensing, background check, continuing education, workforce shortage, military spouse, active duty military, compact commission

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• is also unrealistic as an expectation and beyond the scope of what assisted living facilities are capable
• be unintended consequences and liability that exists unfairly, and the expectations are just not capable
• I'm now gaining the clinical skills and confidence I need to become a compassionate and capable nurse
• I'm now gaining the clinical skills and confidence I need to become a compassionate and capable nurse
• 20, 30 years in their fields, and now they're giving us that information to go home with and feel capable

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up a series of health and human services bills, beginning with CS/SB 1602, which would require hospital emergency departments to have evidence-based pediatric care protocols, staff training, child-sized equipment and medications, a pediatric care coordinator, and participation in a national pediatric readiness assessment. The bill was reported favorably after no public opposition. CS/SB 1224, aligning Florida law with federal requirements for paramedics to administer controlled substances under physician or nurse practitioner direction, also drew supportive testimony from the Florida Fire Chiefs Association and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1182, requiring coverage of continuous glucose monitors under both pharmacy and durable medical equipment benefits, was likewise reported favorably after brief support from AARP. The committee then considered CS/SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which addresses venous thromboembolism by defining certain conditions as chronic diseases, creating a statewide registry, and requiring screening and training in hospitals, surgical centers, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. Family members and blood clot advocates strongly supported the bill, but assisted living representatives objected to being included, arguing the bill would impose unrealistic medical expectations and liability on residential care facilities. Senators also raised concerns about the assisted living provisions, but the bill was reported favorably after the sponsor said more changes were likely later. CS/CS/SB 954, dealing with recovery residences and treatment centers, was amended to reduce the number of active patients from 500 to 300 and then reported favorably after extensive debate over zoning, clustering, neighborhood impacts, and access to recovery housing. CS/SB 1050, which expands the developmental disabilities pilot program and creates an adult pathways waiver option, generated the most extensive testimony. Supporters said it would help reduce the long APD waitlist and expand services, while many families and advocates warned against managed care, citing provider shortages, weak oversight, and the importance of consumer-directed care. Committee members emphasized that participation is voluntary and that people can disenroll, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 614, requiring a public educational webpage about background screening and level-two screening requirements, and CS/SB 1578, expanding breast cancer screening coverage, were both reported favorably with little opposition. CS/SB 1060 created a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid financing and operations; after an amendment expanding the committee from three to five members, it was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 1240, updating DCF substance abuse and mental health procedures including 988, methadone assessment, forensic evaluators, and Baker Act transfer timing, was amended and reported favorably after debate over transfer deadlines and facility responsibilities. Finally, the committee began hearing CS/SB 526, a major nursing education bill aimed at improving Florida’s low NCLEX passage rates by tightening program standards, requiring exit exams and remediation, mandating reporting and inspections, and limiting accreditation extensions. A strike-all amendment was introduced that would also require certain low-performing programs to offer a three-month graduate preceptorship. The transcript cuts off before the bill’s full debate and final action are completed.

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• We believe that people are capable of making their own intimate decisions, that every pregnancy is different
• We believe that people are capable of making their own intimate decisions, that every pregnancy is different
• decisions we believe that that people decisions we believe that that people are<00:43:41.720> capable
• making<00:43:42.800> their<00:43:42.960> own<00:43:43.400> intimate are capable
• of making their own intimate are capable of making their own intimate decisions<00:43:45.040> that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• state of Texas benefits from the work of the Office of State Federal Relations, which enhances the capabilities
• Um, we are desperate in our firefighting capabilities, so we are purchasing our own stuff, but that doesn't
• everybody, we have moved almost all of our operations to the cloud in regards to storage and computing capability
• district that comes in and it's set up, it, uh, It does have a, a governmental nature to it and, and is capable
• In order for our county to comply with the new equipment and and capabilities required.

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• engineering work to get an environmental document and approved conceptual layout so they could intelligently
• replace so that we could intelligently replace those<03:44:22.720> bridges<03:44:23.120> or
• Trying to continually prioritize those to available funding and make intelligent recommendations for
• Trying to continually prioritize those to available funding and make intelligent recommendations for
• Trying to continually prioritize those to available funding and make intelligent recommendations for

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So there's capability in two avenues to move a lot of money around.
• So there's capability in two avenues to move a lot of money around.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first returned to the A&E/Water Resources budget and walked through the bill section by section, agreeing to keep some routine items and remove or defer others. Members accepted Section 4 with language to allow additional Resources Trust Fund revenues and requested federal funds, while Sections 5, 6, 7, 10, and 17 were taken out for now. They also discussed Section 12’s Bank of North Dakota line of credit for the water infrastructure revolving loan fund, Section 14’s federal funding for the biotreatment plant, Section 20’s study language on water governance and finance, Section 22’s line-item transfer limits, and Section 23’s carryover language. Several members raised concerns about the size and flexibility of available funds, the need for a project stabilization fund, and whether some projects—especially Southwest water—should be studied again. No final votes were taken, and the chair said the committee would return to the budget later after more numbers were known. The committee then moved to the Historical Society budget, where members reviewed a series of one-time funding changes. The $500,000 NAGPRA grant was removed from the budget because it is tied to separate legislation. For the military gallery expansion, the committee reduced SIF funding by $5 million and split another $4.2 million request between SIF and donations. The Medora area planning amount was reduced, local grants were reworked with matching requirements and a cap on awards, Fargo’s request was reduced, the Medora transportation improvement grant was removed, and the America’s 250th celebration funding was increased to $1 million. Members also discussed adding language giving the North Dakota National Guard military gallery primacy on signage and allowing the Adjutant General to manage content. The chair and members indicated the Historical Society budget amendments would be drafted and brought back, with the goal of finishing them by Friday if possible. The committee also noted upcoming hearings on related bills, including 1603, and said the budget work would likely go to conference committee because several funding and matching issues remained unresolved. No formal votes were taken in this portion either, and the meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene the next day.

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• dollars to go to that and let us not create, let us not DEI be a code or a dog whistle for inferior capability
• We risk Matthew, the kid who lives a couple of houses down, never being presented of how capable he is

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• But I would say that they're entirely capable of dividing historical bridge application to non-historical
• would say that they're entirely capable would say that they're entirely capable of<00:08:04.720>
• <00:52:58.720> Then physical capabilities look like.
• Then physical capabilities look like.
• that works really really well capability that works really really well but<00:58:17.440> the<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So this will give us the capability of in almost real time being able to match billing records against
• We want to build some capability in that lets us do some um looking behind when that data was put in,
• <00:23:35.919> of<00:23:36.720> in this will give us the capability of in this will
• give us the capability of in almost<00:23:37.360> real<00:23:37.600> time<00:23:37.840
• We want to build some<00:24:51.760> capability<00:24:52.400> in<00:24:52.720> that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Up until just the end of 2024, New Hampshire did not have the full capability of testing evidence for
• of testing evidence for the capability of testing evidence for the presence<01:39:30.400> of<
• 04.159> for<01:41:04.480> DNA<01:41:05.480> we<01:41:05.679> have Lab capable
• of testing for DNA we have Lab capable of testing for DNA we have ended<01:41:06.440> the<01:
• State Crime Lab now has the capability State Crime Lab now has the capability of<01:42:41.280>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It's not about taking away supports that are making someone capable of staying in the community.
• So just if you want to pick it up and hold it and speak loudly, I know you're all very capable of that
• We're very much at the end of that capability to do that.
• This is just a sort of top-level understanding of our analytic capabilities. We have many more.
• We have a small but very capable staff that provides a wide array of technical assistance and toolkits

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a Health and Human Services budget hearing in Clinton, with opening remarks from Chairs Meg Kilcoyne and Robin Kennedy, local officials, and many House and Senate members introducing themselves. The hearing focused on Governor Healey’s FY27 EOHHS and MassHealth budgets, with repeated themes of rising health care costs, federal funding uncertainty, workforce shortages, and access to care in underserved regions. Members also raised concerns about primary care shortages, rural and regional disparities, behavioral health access, maternal health, food insecurity, and the impact of federal policy changes on Massachusetts programs. EOHHS Secretary Kiame Mahaniah said the FY27 EOHHS budget totals $33.7 billion, reflecting mostly non-discretionary growth from health care costs, labor costs, caseload increases, and provider rate pressures. He highlighted targeted investments in foster care, family resource centers, maternal health, youth services, nutrition programs, immigrant legal services, and human service workforce rates, while warning that federal actions could strip roughly $3.5 billion annually from the state’s health care funding. In response to questions, he defended the administration’s cooperation with federal audits and program integrity efforts, discussed the primary care crisis, and said the state is trying to preserve core services while preparing for a more difficult FY28 budget cycle. MassHealth Undersecretary Mike Levine then described two major FY27 challenges: double-digit cost growth and the expected effects of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He said MassHealth’s proposed $22.7 billion gross budget includes a 7.5% increase and relies on a moratorium on new expansions plus targeted reductions, including a $1,000 annual adult dental cap, ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss only, reducing care management to peer-state levels, and work groups to slow growth in PCA, adult foster care, and adult day health spending. Members questioned the impact on Boston Health Care for the Homeless, preventive care, and regional access; Levine said the changes are meant to preserve sustainability, that children and certain disabled populations remain protected, and that the administration will continue working with providers, advocates, and the Legislature on implementation and longer-term reforms.