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• It says, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this section, a person may receive delivery
• Louisiana retail establishment in the state, which is licensed to sell those products, provided that delivery
• occurs in person. ...and the third party verifies the age of the recipient at the time of delivery.
• that nicotine use can harm developing brains, that nicotine is an addictive chemical, and that most delivery

Committee: Senate Judiciary B

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• Rules by state agencies in current judicial proceedings refer to the Committee on Delivery and Government
• establishment of state agency grievance procedures of state agency employees refer to the committee on delivery
• An estimate of the cost of the state of the proposed amendments referred to the committee on delivery
• Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency, HB 588 by Jones of Harris, relating to the administration

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• So it's really only the work that is contemplated to go out for consultant delivery.
• activity uh that has actually delivery activity uh that has actually outpaced<00:21:36.520><c> the</
• </c> go out for for consultant delivery. go out for for consultant delivery.
• Funding and delivery models should reflect the full life cycle.
• ><c> should</c> Funding and delivery models should Funding and delivery models should reflect<01:15:40.640

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• Obviously, in a hub-and-spoke model when we're doing telehealth delivery, there's going to be service
• , ...but you covered it because I was struggling to find labor and delivery.
• I was like, why aren't we talking about labor and delivery?
• Where does that fall under that could do the labor and delivery infrastructure?
• Since 2012, 56 hospitals in our state have shuttered their labor and delivery wards.

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• An act to amend the Insurance Law and the Vehicle and Traffic Law in relation to electronic delivery
• Any insurance law and the Vehicle and Traffic Law in relation to electronic delivery of...
• An act to amend the Insurance Law in relation to the offering of reward or incentive programs to delivery

Committee: Senate Insurance

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Insurance met on March 23, 2006, with Senator Jamaal Bailey presiding and several members present, including the ranking member and Senators Skoufis, Addabbo, Harckham, O'Mara, and later Ashby. The committee considered six bills. The first, S.34 (Ritter), relating to elevated lead levels screening, was moved and approved, with Senators Helming and O'Mara recorded without recommendation, and referred to the Finance Committee. The second, S.2648 (D'Avanzo), would require commercial insurance coverage for dental nightguards; members discussed whether it applied to standalone dental plans and who would bear the cost, and the bill was reported to the floor with Senators Helming and O'Mara without recommendation. The committee then approved S.3352 (Bailey), concerning electronic delivery under the Insurance Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law, and S.547 (Bailey), allowing reward or incentive programs for delivery drivers. Both were moved without substantive debate and reported to the floor. S.60122A (Bailey), permitting licensed insurance professionals to carry over up to five hours of continuing education credit between biennial licensing periods, was also approved and reported. The final bill, S.6551A (Bailey), expanding breast cancer screening coverage to include imaging, guide, and biopsies, was approved and referred to the Finance Committee. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were acted on.

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• I have worked at UMass Memorial as a labor and delivery nurse, and I also work for Worcester Community
• So if we're having someone who has a low risk vaginal delivery, and they did not end up someone who has
• a low risk vaginal delivery and they did not end up needing a C-section which they're at higher risk
• So the only choice I had was to give birth at a labor and delivery unit that had only 125 births a month
• Had I had the opportunity to be employed at a labor and delivery, I would get fired the first day.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Summary: The committee held a public hearing with testimony on several health care bills, with most of the discussion focused on primary care access, community health center reimbursement, midwifery and birth centers, telehealth, hospital-at-home, direct primary care, and trans-inclusive health care access. Chair Feeney and Chair Murphy opened by noting the large number of signups and asking testifiers to keep remarks brief because of time constraints. Legislators and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that Massachusetts’ primary care system is under strain and that federal policy changes and reimbursement gaps are worsening financial pressure on providers. On community health centers, Representative Blay, Senator Lovely, Michael Curry, Bethany Keeley, Jag Deep Trevetti, Sean Cahill, and Christina Severin all supported H. 1096/S. 711, which would require commercial insurers to pay federally qualified health centers at least the MassHealth prospective payment system rate. They argued that commercial plans currently reimburse health centers below Medicaid rates, threatening sustainability, staffing, and access, especially as federal cuts and coverage losses could increase uncompensated care. Testifiers said the bill would stabilize health centers, protect primary care access, and not cost the state money. A second major topic was H. 1117/S. 784 on sustaining birth centers and the midwifery workforce. Senator Lovely, Senator Miranda, Emily Anesta, Rebecca Orden, Catherine Rushworth, Nishira Burrill, Joel Sutherland, Rachel Blessington, Joelle Ward, and others described the 2024 maternal health omnibus as an important first step, but said birth centers and midwives still face low reimbursement, workforce shortages, and financial instability. They urged reimbursement parity, a workforce development fund, and support for freestanding birth centers, citing improved outcomes, lower C-section rates, better patient experience, and racial equity in maternal health. Several speakers shared personal birth stories and said the bill would help preserve and expand birth options in communities like Roxbury, Worcester, and the North Shore. The committee also heard support for H. 1343 on direct primary care from Dr. Garofalo, Dr. Altman, Dr. Nair, Stephanie Cameron, Dr. Haley Moke-Blessed, and others, who said current insurance rules force patients to use a separate in-network primary care doctor for referrals and sometimes prevent physicians from dispensing medications. They argued the bill would reduce delays, administrative burden, and costs while improving continuity of care. In addition, Dr. Miklides and Sue Stempeck supported H. 1141 on hospital-at-home parity, saying the model has strong outcomes and should be reimbursed at the same rate as brick-and-mortar hospital care. Heather Myers and Katrina Cook testified on telehealth and digital health equity, urging broader coverage for asynchronous care, remote monitoring, interpreter services, and digital literacy supports. SEIU Local 509 supported H. 1188/S. 681 on trans-inclusive health care access, saying it would remove arbitrary insurance barriers to gender-affirming care. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• And then we also improved our procurement and delivery strategies.
• work with the administration to evaluate options that sustain the project's momentum and advance delivery
• And we have launched a code development agreement, and accelerate delivery.
• before you sets out a clear sequence: complete the Merced to Bakersfield segment with an updated delivery
• This plan identifies policy and implementation reforms necessary to streamline delivery and maintain

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held an informational hearing on the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 draft business plan, with testimony from the authority, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the High-Speed Rail Inspector General. Chair Cortese framed the hearing around the project’s recent changes: a new CEO, revised delivery strategy, proposed station and scope changes in the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment, the loss of major federal funds, and the authority’s push for private investment and ancillary revenue. He also raised concerns about financing risks, the proposed changes to the initial operating segment, and the Inspector General’s finding that the draft plan may be missing required statutory elements. Authority CEO Ian Chaudhry said the project is now in a more disciplined phase, citing major construction progress in the Central Valley, near-completion of right-of-way and utility work, and plans to begin track and systems procurement. He said the authority expects the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment to be completed around 2032-33, with broader Phase 1 service later, and argued that design optimization, direct procurement, and public-private partnerships could reduce costs and attract private capital. He also described plans for ancillary revenue from real estate, broadband, energy, and logistics, and said the authority is discussing station locations and value-capture tools with local governments rather than locking them in yet. Several senators questioned the legality and practicality of tax increment financing, utility relocation authority, transparency, and whether the project’s revised scope still meets high-speed rail standards and public expectations. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the draft plan assumes major statutory changes, including changes to station locations and scope, and warned that the plan’s cost and schedule estimates depend on assumptions that may not materialize. LAO said the plan lacks transparency because it does not clearly disclose the assumed station changes, and it questioned whether even the shorter segment can be delivered within existing funding once borrowing costs and other risks are included. The office also noted uncertainty around future greenhouse gas reduction fund revenues and said ancillary revenues are not yet credit-worthy for financing. The Inspector General’s office said the draft business plan does not appear to meet several statutory requirements, including requirements added in AB 377, and reiterated that the final plan must address those omissions. Chaudhry said the authority would respond to the OIG’s findings in the final business plan and committed to resolving the compliance issues before final adoption.

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• district who is not maintaining the system, is not providing anything that looks like consistent delivery
• of services, and as a result, if the time were to ever come... ...that looks like consistent delivery
• These were sent to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee for delivery to the Governor.
• and 32, and House Memorial 19 were sent to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee for delivery
• Senate, 888 as amended in the Senate, was sent to the Judiciary Rules Administration Committee for delivery

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• </c> authority for capital project delivery authority for capital project delivery and<01:04:05.800><
• <01:04:31.240><c> of</c><01:04:31.360><c> capital</c><01:04:31.760><c> construction,</c> delivery of
• This slide indicates the scale of DECA's procurement and project delivery responsibilities.
• </c> procurement and project delivery procurement and project delivery responsibilities. responsibilities
• and maximize value for the delivery and maximize value for the taxpayers. taxpayers. taxpayers.

Committee: Joint State Government

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• the gamut of things that are impactful to cancer, from prevention to screening, treatment, care delivery
• 21.880><c> screening</c><00:37:22.440><c> treatment</c><00:37:22.920><c> care</c><00:37:23.200><c> delivery
• </c><00:37:23.599><c> and</c> to screening treatment care delivery and to screening treatment care delivery
• Our mission really focuses on delivery. We need to be working at the speed of business.
• Recently, an exciting one was if you saw Delta Airlines and their flight with sustainable aviation fuel

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

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• </c> which are Central to Service delivery which are Central to Service delivery have<01:25:22.719><c
• </c> ...of aligning with DHS service delivery transformation initiatives, a blank appropriation.
• If we want to improve service delivery, support our frontline workers, and ensure Minnesotans receive
• If we want to improve service delivery, support our frontline workers, and ensure Minnesotans receive
• We need to be able to streamline our local service delivery.

Bills: HF1380 , HF1166 , HF487 , HF1553 , HF1472 , HF258 , HF1911

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• As health care delivery continues to evolve and public hospitals face increased...
• As health care delivery continues to evolve and public hospitals face increasing financial pressures,
• One of the most notable examples was the delivery of the fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel, a $450
• And one of the most notable examples was the delivery of the fourth bore of the Cal to Cut Tunnel, a
• So this bill is the next step to ensure swift and efficient project delivery along the levee.

Committee: House Local Government

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• to record date and time of use, starting location or destination, beginning and ending mileage, and fuel
• And then we're also alerted if they purchase more fuel than what the vehicle has capacity for.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then heard audit reports from Tom Bullington. For the Department of Public Safety FY24 audit, two findings were presented: a duplicate vendor payment of nearly $3,700 that was later recouped, and a $2.5 million collateral deficiency tied to bank deposits that exceeded FDIC coverage because securities were not properly pledged to the State Police. Agency representatives from Arkansas State Police and the Department of Public Safety answered questions, and members discussed how the collateral requirement works before the report was filed without objection. The committee then reviewed the Department of Transformation and Shared Services FY24 audit, which contained five findings. These included an $800 career service overpayment caused by incorrect rehire data, delayed deactivation and inaccurate listing of fixed assets including stolen cameras, a double count of more than $940,000 in year-end cash records, $10.3 million in health claims that should have been recorded as fiscal year 2024 payables, and repeated deficiencies in vehicle mileage logs. Agency officials said the stolen cameras were recovered through restitution, and they described corrective steps for asset tracking, cash reporting, and vehicle logs. Members asked detailed questions about the vehicle log issues and the planned statewide GPS/telematics rollout. Shared Administrative Services said it is negotiating a vendor contract, expects to implement the system first in its own department, and aims to use GPS, geofencing, alerts, and WEX fuel-card data to improve oversight while preserving privacy. The committee also discussed possible future vehicle sharing across agencies, but no action was taken beyond filing the report. The meeting adjourned after announcing the next meeting date.

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• reduction standard for green fertilizer, and to do so in a manner that's consistent with the Clean Fuels
• reduction standard for green fertilizer, and to do so in a manner that's consistent with the Clean Fuels

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

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• reduction standard for green fertilizer, and to do so in a manner that's consistent with the Clean Fuels
• reduction standard for green fertilizer, and to do so in a manner that's consistent with the Clean Fuels

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee met on February 25 and received briefings on two bills before taking a short caucus break and reconvening in executive session. Substitute Senate Bill 5971 would create a green fertilizer incentive program for low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer production and use in Washington. The committee also reviewed amendment H-3672.1, which shifts the greenhouse gas emissions calculation role to the Department of Ecology, aligns the calculation with the Clean Fuels Program, and ties incentive payments to an 80% lifecycle emissions reduction standard. Members and the chair described the amendment as agreed-to language, and the bill was supported as a pragmatic, bipartisan step to reduce emissions and support jobs. The committee adopted amendment H-3672.1 and then voted to report Substitute Senate Bill 5971 out of committee with a due pass as amended recommendation by voice vote, with 11 ayes and 0 nays. The committee then considered Substitute Senate Bill 6097, which would add federally recognized Indian tribes as eligible participants in the Conservation Futures Program. Supporters said the change would strengthen conservation partnerships and help preserve open space, farmland, and forests, while one member noted concerns about the scope of land involved but said he would vote yes after discussions with the prime sponsor. Substitute Senate Bill 6097 was reported out of committee with a due pass recommendation on a roll call vote of 7 ayes and 4 nays. The chair then announced that this was the committee’s last policy meeting of the short session, previewed a final interim-planning meeting, thanked members and staff, and recognized Chairman Leonard Forsman of the Suquamish Tribe before adjourning.

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• > think</c><01:27:01.120><c> is</c> the word delivery I think is the word delivery I think is consistently
• ><c> preferable</c><01:27:15.199><c> to</c> &gt;&gt; So delivery would be preferable to &gt;&gt; So delivery
• </c> because of the common usage of delivery because of the common usage of delivery and<01:27:20.800
• Chairman, committee members, the word “delivery” is specific to this statute and to the retail deliveries
• The delivery, retail distribution—the delivery, retail distribution—but delivery is the word that we’

Bills: SF0071 , SF0088 , SF0056

Committee: House Judiciary

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• House Bill 3219, relative to the delivery of property tax bills.
• The House bill, relative to the delivery of property tax bills. House number 3219.
• An act relative to the delivery of property tax bills. House Number 3219.

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and procedural motions. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of two resolutions: one recognizing the 100th anniversary of Ayrhill Farms in Adams and another congratulating Fiona White on earning the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award. The House suspended the rules and adopted both resolutions. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition concerning a board overseeing occupancy payments for manufactured housing community accommodations in Attleboro to be sent to the Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported a slate of bills for House consideration, including measures on banking and credit union law, a local option real estate tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and EMTs, electronic filing of property valuation forms, delivery of property tax bills, notification of deceased animals on state highways, a Boston Fire Department age waiver for firefighter Fustiano’s Katayakis, and validation of Bourne’s May 20, 2025 annual election. The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings on these bills, and ordered them to a third reading. The House then considered several bills released from the Committee on Bills in Third Reading. It passed to be engrossed House Bill 4185, relating to the nomination process for town meeting candidates in Milford; House Bill 4374, designating an overpass in Sandwich as the U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torval Veteran Memorial Overpass; House Bill 4391, waiving the Boston Police Department maximum age requirement for Alex J. Rodriguez; and House Bill 4753, relative to the charter of the town of Westwood. The House adopted an order to adjourn to meet Tuesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.

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• House Bill 3219, relative to the delivery of property tax bills.
• The House bill, relative to the delivery of property tax bills. House number 3219.
• An act relative to the delivery of property tax bills. House Number 3219.

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• This is a request pull from DHS to modify the delivery of any rule changes for childcare facilities to
• That's simply adding in electronic delivery as an option to the current law of physical delivery.
• through those, I do intend to run a bill that requests a waiver for those medically tailored home Delivery

Bills: HB4422 , HB4117 , HB4300 , HB4298 , HB2984 , HB3344

Committee: House Children, Youth and Family Services

Keywords: immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy

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• regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery
• certain healthcare costs in the state employees group benefits program, referred to the Committee on Delivery
• and the facilities needed to develop that technology in the state, referred to the Committee on Delivery
• review commission and procedures by which state agencies adopt rules, referred to the Committee on Delivery

Summary: The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions. No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.