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• This includes the expansion of Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing and other testing to provide more
• expansion of Medicaid coverage for expansion of Medicaid coverage for biomarker<00:25:50.600> testing
• biomarker testing biomarker testing and<00:25:52.280> uh and uh and uh testing<00:25:53.240
• provide<00:25:53.720> more<00:25:54.120> equitable<00:25:54.640> health testing
• to provide more equitable health testing to provide more equitable health care<00:25:55.360> access

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 16, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened on Monday, March 16th, with an invocation focused on safety during storms, support for first responders, and recognition of Women’s History Month. A quorum was present, and the President noted the chamber was preparing for a very busy week, with possible double sessions and a Saturday session if needed. The House message on House Bill 297, concerning adult education and high school diploma pathways, was received and referred to the appropriate standing committees. The chamber then took up several committee reports, mostly adopting committee amendments and favorable reports without objection. Among the bills advanced to third reading were SB 85 on use of Information Technology Investment Fund revenues, SB 520 on public safety spending flexibility in charter counties, SB 558 creating a Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program, SB 641 on procurement exceptions for historic preservation services, SB 647 establishing a catastrophic disability benefit tier for certain law enforcement retirement members, SB 654 raising the State Police mandatory retirement age to 62 and adjusting DROP rules, and SB 668 on Children’s Cabinet funding for local management boards. SB 756, a Baltimore City PILOT/tax exemption bill for a Downtown Rise District project, was also advanced. Several bills were special ordered to allow time for amendments or further discussion. SB 334 on machine gun convertible pistols was special ordered to the next day after members said amendments were not ready. SB 309, concerning a statewide sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion or coins, was also special ordered for the next day so members could add co-sponsors. SB 818 on State Center development contract requirements and an advisory group was special ordered to the appropriate time the next day after discussion of its community input and federal-law compliance provisions. The Budget and Taxation Committee then reported on the fiscal 2027 operating budget, SB 282, and the budget reconciliation and financing act, SB 284. The committee chair said the budget left a $250 million cash surplus and $2.2 billion in the rainy day fund, kept general fund spending below the current year, imposed no tax or fee increases, and funded priorities including behavioral health in schools, child care scholarships, local government disparity grants, nursing homes, developmental disabilities services, public schools, Medicaid, energy assistance, and economic development. Both SB 282 and SB 284, along with their committee amendments, were laid over until the next day for second reading debate.

Transcript Highlights:

• It provides no robust test for any other activity being caught, and it places the registered agents in
• It provides no robust test<00:05:28.800> for<00:05:28.960> any<00:05:29.199> other
• c><00:05:29.520> activity<00:05:29.919> being<00:05:30.240> caught test for any
• That's a definition that's been around for some time, one that's been tried and tested in court.
• time, one that's been tried and tested time, one that's been tried and tested in<00:38:06.000>

Bills: HB0086

Keywords: county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all

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• We are going to be testing those workflows, those integrations, and that community engagement in real-world
• We are going<00:04:45.919> to<00:04:46.000> be<00:04:46.160> testing<00:04:46.479
• > those<00:04:46.800> workflows, going to be testing those workflows, going to be testing
• We're testing the integration on how it's going to work.
• the integration on how it's testing the integration on how it's going<00:14:04.959> going<00:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting opened without a quorum, so approval of the prior draft minutes was deferred until later. The committee then heard a DHS update from Commissioner Lori Weaver and COO David Weers, who described the recent flood at the Brown building and the relocation of nearly 400 DHS staff while operations are restored. They also outlined New Hampshire Care Connections, a privacy- and consent-focused closed-loop referral platform intended to improve referrals among providers, reduce duplication, and support continuity of care, with an Upper Valley implementation partnered with Dartmouth Health and an Epic integration already underway. Members asked whether the system would merge medical records or simply track referrals. DHS said it is not intended to store or transmit full medical records, but to integrate with providers’ electronic health record systems so referrals can be sent, received, and tracked, with consent controls limiting what information can be shared. Officials said the project will be tested over the coming months, with metrics, governance, and advisory committee oversight, and that it is tied to broader rural health transformation efforts and statewide implementation after the regional pilot. The committee also received the annual report from the Child Care Advisory Council. Maryanne Barter and Jessica Carver said the council worked with licensing to streamline the child care licensing rules, reducing the handbook by about 30%, and is now helping develop an informal dispute resolution process, revising the Granite Steps for Quality system, and creating a clearer handbook for providers handling state scholarship audits. They reported ongoing concern about child care closures and workforce shortages, said there is currently no wait list for child care assistance, and discussed questions about federal CCDF immunization requirements, which DHS said it would follow up on with federal technical assistance partners. After quorum was established, the committee moved to approve the minutes from the prior meeting.

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• Test, test audio, test audio, testing. 1, 2, 3. Hello, members.
• by Representatives Gil, Christrist, and Bac, also Senator Ball, concerning calorimetric field drug tests
• :05.920> calorometric<02:12:06.560> field<02:12:06.800> drug<02:12:07.040> tests
• concerning calorometric field drug tests concerning calorometric field drug tests in<02:12:07.679

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened for the opening of the second regular session of the 75th General Assembly of the State of Colorado with ceremonial music, the presentation of colors by the Civil Air Patrol, the national anthem, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then handled organizational business, including appointing Vanessa Riley as chief clerk temporarily, establishing a quorum, and reading notices of resignations and vacancy appointments. The Committee on Credentials was appointed, met, and reported that Lori Goldstein and Kenny Van Wyn were properly appointed to fill vacancies in House Districts 29 and 33; the House adopted the report and both representatives-elect were sworn in. Afterward, the House appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was organized and ready for business, and later received those committees’ reports back in chamber. The House also received and read the full list of committee of reference and Joint Budget Committee assignments for the session. These included standing committees such as Appropriations, Education, Finance, Judiciary, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Housing, and Local Government, among others, along with the Joint Budget Committee membership. No substantive bills were debated or voted on in this transcript beyond the organizational motions and adoption of the credentials report. The remainder of the meeting consisted of opening-day remarks from House leadership. The Speaker and other members welcomed new and returning legislators, thanked staff and veterans, and noted recent losses and a moment of silence for those who had passed. The Speaker’s address focused on political violence, the state’s fiscal challenges, affordability, health care, housing, education, public lands, civil rights, and the need to lower costs while protecting prior policy gains. The session was framed as one in which the House would work on budget pressures, affordability, and continued investments in schools, health care, housing, and environmental protections.

Transcript Highlights:

• that children who participated in child care assistance were not any more likely to have improved test
• So when I say screened, hearing, vision tests—are they colorblind?
• Let me, Charles, I want you to do a study, a stress test on the early childhood program with the $9.2
• early childhood program with the $9.2 billion or $9.8 billion that we're going to have and stress test
• But the stress test will... ...occurring action happen. Or you have to tap the trust fund.

Summary: The committee heard first from LFC staff on a brief about New Mexico’s universal child care expansion. Staff said child care assistance has clear benefits for parents and families, but LFC has not found evidence in New Mexico that it improves children’s educational outcomes; they argued pre-K is the better tool for that goal. The brief highlighted four concerns with universal access: an estimated annual cost of about $849.7 million, a sharp decline in registered homes, possible crowding out of lower-income families, and reduced access for children under age two. Staff also suggested possible mitigations such as prioritizing slots for low-income and at-risk families, reinstating sliding-scale co-pays, and tying quality improvements to workforce wages. Members raised questions about the cost estimate, funding sources, provider quality, and whether the data showed actual crowding out. Several lawmakers expressed support for child care generally but concern about the fiscal impact and whether universal access would divert resources from the families most in need. Others emphasized the importance of child care for workforce participation, rural communities, and family stability, and questioned how registered homes are counted and regulated. LFC staff clarified that the cost estimate was for child care assistance only, not the entire ECECD budget, and that the data showed declines in the share of lowest-income children and infants/toddlers served, though not causation. The ECECD secretary then presented the department’s response, saying universal child care is intended to complete a cradle-to-career system and that the department has already seen strong uptake, increased capacity, and rising workforce participation. She said 6,206 families were found eligible in the first month, the share of infants and toddlers served rose, and new provider applications and licensed slots increased after the November rollout. The department also emphasized wage increases, quality improvements, and a new wage scale/career lattice, while projecting a lower near-term cost than LFC’s estimate and requesting additional funding for child care, early pre-K, home visiting, workforce systems, and capacity-building. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on questions and testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• MEDICAL RECORDS AND THEN THERE IS INSURANCE COMPANIES WERE BILLED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR TESTS
• LEAST OUR HEALTHCARE WHICH OFTEN TIMES IS US THROUGH MEDICARE ARE PICKING UP THE TAB FOR UNNECESSARY TESTS
• WHEN MY BEST FRIEND AT HER FIRST STI TEST SHE WASN'T COMFORTABLE GOING TO HER PARENTS, SHE CONFIDED IN
• TO THE COURT'S PREVIOUS FINDINGS AS RELATES TO THESE ISSUES, DO YOU THINK THIS WILL PASS THE SMELL TEST
• CAN MY SON GET A BLOOD PRESSURE TESTING? WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT SICK PATIENTS HERE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• asked me it sounds weird uh but they did asked me to<00:27:58.760> submit<00:27:59.120> test
• > to<00:27:59.720> testify<00:28:00.200> on<00:28:00.320> their to submit test
• or to testify on their to submit test or to testify on their behalf<00:28:00.960> they<00:28:
• <01:06:08.200> scores performance including higher test scores performance including higher
• test scores and<01:06:09.400> less<01:06:09.680> stress<01:06:10.079> overall<01

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several education-related bills, with testimony largely in support. SB 1388 and SB 1393, both concerning the School Facilities Authority and Department of Education representation and land conveyances, received support from DOE and the School Facilities Authority, with no questions or action taken. SB 423, which would add Head Start representation to the Early Learning Board, was supported by the Early Learning Board and the Executive Office on Early Learning, which explained the bill would realign the board with federal Head Start Act requirements after the board was restructured in Act 170; EEL also requested an effective-date amendment. SB 422, allowing DOE to award diplomas to students whose education was disrupted by war, drew support from DOE, the Chamber of Commerce, the Military Council, and the Special Education Advisory Council, but also significant opposition from the Hawaii Patriot Republicans and many individuals; members asked questions about the bill, and DOE explained the measure’s purpose, but no vote was taken. The committee also took testimony on SB 532, which would expand who may administer certain medications in schools. DOE, the Department of Health, and the University of Hawaii supported the bill. Members asked detailed questions about oral, nasal, and topical medications and the process for prescription review and administration; DOE explained that parents request the medication, a school form is completed, a nurse reviews it, and either a trained school health assistant or a contracted nurse administers the medication. DOE said the measure could improve attendance and learning, especially for students with ADHD, asthma, and other chronic conditions. The committee then heard SB 659 on locally sourced food products and school meals, where DOE’s procurement office opposed the higher small-purchase threshold and DOE exemption from procurement rules, while Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others supported the bill as a way to advance farm-to-school goals and the 30% local food target by 2030. Testimony and questioning focused on the proposed threshold increase, transparency, and whether an online bidding system would be preferable. Finally, the committee heard SB 1300 on subsidies for ALICE families’ school meals. DOE supported the bill but requested amendments: defining eligibility at 250% of the federal poverty level, delaying implementation until the 2026-2027 school year, and covering reduced-price lunch students in full for 2025-2026. HSTA, Hawaii Appleseed, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Pride at Work Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Services Network, and others supported the measure, emphasizing food insecurity, the burden of meal paperwork, and the educational importance of free meals. Hawaii Appleseed suggested replacing ALICE with a federal poverty level standard and removing a rulemaking requirement that could delay implementation. No votes or final committee actions were reported in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• There could be thousands of more lead lines unaccounted for, but additional testing is necessary.
• :29:24.880> for,<00:29:25.279> but<00:29:25.520> additional<00:29:26.000> testing
• unaccounted for, but additional testing unaccounted for, but additional testing is is is necessary
• :54:18.960> also ventilation systems while while also ventilation systems while while also testing
• , adjusting, and balancing these testing, adjusting, and balancing these same same same systems.<00:54

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• charged in the same class as somebody who has stopped for a safety check violation, fails a sobriety test
• charged in the same class as somebody who has stopped for a safety check violation, fails a sobriety test
• charged in the same class as somebody who has stopped for a safety check violation, fails a sobriety test
• case where, like I said, the person was stopped for a safety check, they failed the field sobriety tests
• case where, like I said, the person was stopped for a safety check, they failed the field sobriety tests

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 335 would route objections by political party officers to candidate nomination papers through the Office of Elections. The State Election Director testified that his office was not the right venue for party-membership challenges because it could create conflicts and force the Attorney General to represent the chief election officer in court; members discussed whether all objections should instead go directly to Circuit Court, but no action was taken. SB 280 would expand first-degree negligent injury to cover injuries negligently caused by intoxicated drivers. The Public Defender opposed the bill as too harsh and urged either a lower penalty or clearer statutory definitions of “under the influence,” while the Prosecuting Attorney supported it as a needed increase in accountability for drunk drivers who actually injure someone. Committee members raised concerns about overlap with existing offenses, proportionality, and whether the change would increase jury-trial volume; the prosecutor responded that the bill would apply to a smaller subset of cases involving actual injury and would help ensure more serious treatment of those cases. The committee also heard SB 292, establishing Safe Harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance, with testimony in support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, HPD, U Alliance, and others, and no opposition. SB 31, concerning an additional penalty for dog owners whose dogs destroy property on agricultural land, drew only supportive testimony. SB 356 would require restitution in the form of financial support to the minor children of victims killed or disabled by an intoxicated driver; the Public Defender opposed it as better suited to civil court and questioned enforcement after probation, while the Prosecuting Attorney supported it and said courts can issue enforceable restitution orders. Testimony also strongly supported SB 1284, a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting discrimination based on ethnicity, age, disability, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes, with supporters arguing it would strengthen protections in response to current political conditions. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• Chair, are literacy rates and scores on math and science tests, and the more we sit here and listen to
• Chair, are literacy rates and scores on math and science tests, and the more we sit here and listen to
• Chair, are literacy rates and scores on math and science tests, and the more we sit here and listen to
• Chair, are literacy rates and scores on math and science tests, and the more we sit here and listen to
• science uh tests and the more<00:45:01.760> we<00:45:01.920> sit<00:45:02.160> here

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Recent testing shows many diapers are made with ingredients linked to health and environmental concerns
• The testing is effectively putting a vehicle that has this new part on a test wheel for 150,000 miles
• That testing process is incumbent upon the applicant, costs around a million dollars estimated.
• There’s no reason that it would change because it still includes the durability testing, and it needs
• You would get a signal for that, and it also would show up in any emissions testing. Okay.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Who is testing the water, or the municipalities? And so happy to share that.
• Who is testing the water? Or the municipalities testing the water? Are you all testing the water?
• I believe that DEQ would be the ones who would be testing for water quality on that.
• know, some of my fellow airboaters probably disagree with me, but I think that's a fantastic litmus test

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 470 by Senator Miguez, relative to pregnant women, to require pregnancy tests at correctional
• “Well, I guess just like you would now, you would have to perform some kind of test to determine that
• “You would have to perform some kind of test to determine that it’s an illegal substance.
• You're trying to test me by not voting from your desk, yes.
• relative to creation of a pilot innovation hub to designate the pilot innovation hub, fostering and testing

Bills: HR188, HR189, HR190, HR191, HR179, HR180, HR181, HR182, HR183, HR185, HR186, HR187, HCR75, HCR76, HCR77, HCR78, HCR79, SCR24, SCR36, SCR39, SB64, SB107, SB152, SB185, SB217, SB232, SB278, SB290, SB294, SB320, SB321, SB419, SB424, SB436, SB440, SB468, SB470, SB476, SB482, SB489, HCR32, SCR11, HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB267, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB478, HB610, HB617, HB679, HB745, HB749, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB896, HB979, HB992, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1166, HB1172, HB1173, HB1193, HB1207, HB1218, HB1223, SB256, SB180, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HB59, HB74, HB159, HB330, HB364, HB414, HB458, HB525, HB568, HB786, HB1008, HB1033, HB1034, HB1041, HB1062, HB1070, HB1079, HB1112, HB1118, HB1139, HB1151, HB1176, HB1182, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB368, HB433, HB441, HB447, HB466, HB481, HB741, HB1242, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, HB615, HB864, HB1103, HB1175, HB31, HB225, HB608, HB664, HB897, HB977, HB1003, HB1160, HB1180, HB911, HB306, HB366, HB1161, HB1230, HB181, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB772, HB773, HB996, HB1035, HB1058, HB1082, HB1113, HB1189, HB1234, HB1240

Keywords: hunting dogs, field trials, working dogs, dog training, greyhound protection, Farm Bill, federal overreach, sportsmen, sportswomen, wildlife management, conservation, rural communities, Louisiana hunting, hunting tradition, animal welfare, dog breeders, dog owners, outdoor recreation, Kathy Taylor, musical achievements

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• And we did our own contact tracing, we did our own testing, and we were able to secure a data use agreement
• If someone tests at either IHS or a health care facility in Rolette County, that positive case will go
• If I asked, I sat with the field epidemiologist and I asked her what the protocol was: if someone tests
• and a method to test that hypothesis.
• In this state that they have these waivers, there are... ...a method to test that hypothesis.

Summary: The meeting focused heavily on behavioral health and substance use treatment, especially the IMD exclusion and whether North Dakota should pursue a Section 1115 waiver to allow Medicaid reimbursement for services in institutions for mental diseases for adults ages 21 to 64. Turtle Mountain representatives described major local needs, including limited access to care, high syphilis rates, and the importance of timely public health data. They also discussed the tribe’s recovery center, which opened the prior year, now operating five levels of care with 16 beds, and the desire to expand capacity, possibly through an IMD waiver or related policy changes. Committee members also raised related issues such as rural health transformation funding, telehealth, workforce retention, and the need for better coordination between tribal and state public health systems. A central issue was Turtle Mountain Public Health’s long-running effort to secure a data use agreement with the state so it can receive surveillance data and respond directly to infectious disease cases among tribal members. Speakers said the tribe had a successful COVID-era agreement that allowed faster contact tracing and case management, but that agreement ended with the pandemic. They argued that current delays in sharing data, especially for sexually transmitted infections, leave the tribe unable to respond quickly, while the state and county epidemiology workload is too distant and stretched to be effective. Committee members expressed support and said they would look into the issue, noting that other tribes have secured similar agreements. The committee also heard a detailed presentation from the National Health Law Program on the IMD exclusion. The presenter explained that federal Medicaid law generally bars payment for care in facilities with more than 16 beds, but that states can use other tools such as state plan amendments, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He said IMD waivers are administratively complex, time-limited, and have shown mixed results in other states, with some gains in residential treatment access but limited evidence of improved overdose outcomes or stronger community-based care. He urged the committee to consider broader continuum-of-care solutions and cautioned that waivers alone are not a cure-all. No final vote was taken on the bill draft during the portion shown, but the committee discussed the proposal to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE to HHS to pursue an IMD waiver and report back in the next interim. Members also debated the policy rationale for the 16-bed limit, the role of the state versus tribal sovereignty, and whether the bill should move through the Health Care or Human Services committee in the future.

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• , prior to the restart of an oil pipeline not in use for five or more years, a comprehensive hydro test
• urgently needed steps to help prevent destructive oil spills in California: requiring hydrostatic testing
• There are certain circumstances that require hydro testing that the bill summary goes through, and they're
• This is a new circumstance that we think is deserving of that rigorous test before restarting this idle
• Yeah, I'm just saying they're going to hydro-test it and check metal tests anyway before they start because

Summary: The committee first heard SB 14, which would direct state agencies to reduce single-use plastics and improve waste diversion at state facilities by updating integrated waste management plans, increasing reusable foodware use, reducing paper purchasing, and requiring better employee education and recycling/composting practices. Supporters from the California Compost Coalition, Republic Services, Waste Management, and others said the bill would help build composting and recycling markets and let the state lead by example. Several groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were now neutral after amendments, including the removal of a 90% requirement. The bill was moved out on a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee then took up SB 326 on wildfire mitigation. The bill would create a framework for Cal Fire to evaluate the risk-reduction benefits of fuels management and landscape resilience investments, and it would accelerate implementation of Zone Zero defensible-space standards, including grants for local enforcement and broader application to rental and sale properties and post-fire reconstruction. Support came from Stanford climate researcher Michael Mastrandrea and several local government, insurance, and climate groups. With no opposition, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. Next, SB 34 on port emissions and the South Coast Air Quality Management District drew extensive testimony. The author said the bill was narrowed by committee amendments to preserve the ports’ ability to reduce emissions while preventing cargo throughput caps and addressing concerns about automation, local control, and the timeline for port clean-air planning. Supporters included ILWU, business groups, and port-related stakeholders, while the South Coast AQMD and many environmental and community organizations opposed it, arguing it would weaken public-health protections and set a bad precedent. After lengthy debate, the committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended vote to Transportation, with some members voting no and others abstaining. The committee also heard SB 279, which would expand composting options for farmers and small community composters by allowing limited on-farm composting after large biomass events and increasing the amount small operations may process and sell. Supporters said the bill would help address agricultural waste, expand composting capacity, and reduce landfill disposal. Commercial composting representatives opposed it, warning that the bill could create regulatory inequities, strand recent investments in permitted facilities, and allow too much unregulated food waste. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to Appropriations on a due pass vote. The transcript also briefly referenced SB 613 on upstream methane emissions data, described as having no opposition and intended to improve tracking of imported oil and gas emissions.

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• and professionals in the space when it comes to what is the best practice about, for instance, drug testing
• But what we're seeing is a trend across the nation is eliminating the test for social workers.
• She still has to take her test, but right now, from my understanding, the actual test itself for the
• Mexico and so I'm just wondering if there is any movement at all towards looking at the social worker test
• It was simply to pilot incentives for people to adapt, but the elimination of the test wasn't specific

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• Some funding related to hepatitis C prevention and hepatitis C testing kits, $1.3 million in reversions
• We oppose any asset limits to Medi-Cal, any type of means-testing requirements that are in addition to
• We have certainly heard from others who think it would make more sense to have a mean-tested approach
• We're working on some of the stability tests, and those have gone well, and there are still a number
• of steps with the FDA in testing.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• It also requires those products to be tested and labeled.
• The biggest benefit of legalizing cannabis in a state is that you have products tested.
• is that it takes a while to get accredited... ...lab to be accredited so that they can qualify to test
• So while that process is ongoing, they will be able to participate and test products for the market,
• ensuring that whenever it does start going, there is tested product available that's safe for consumers

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• I want to buy, I want to buy homes in school districts that have good test scores.
• So we are going to continue to work on that preliminarily, but we do have to do cost-effectiveness tests
• Obviously, we have to complete the work and then continue to test and assess the success of our of our
• And I say that because I have the privilege to test and answer. answer critical questions around fire
• And so there's not really good testing data to be able to say if we spray this product in this community

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• However, it is a test reactor. It is not a full-scale commercial reactor.
• Yeah, their, their permit is for Tennessee, but they, they were one of the awardees for the nuclear test
• electric generation, which would, of course, exclude, uh, this high process heat, uh, that will be tested
• Have Hello So we show you as John Umphres, uh, test for public citizen. That's right.
• Oh He's test was testifying on behalf of the Public Citizen group and he was against the bill and we're

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund