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• That has to be designated by their physician.
• That has to be designated by their physician.
• 13:41.120><c> designated</c><00:13:41.600><c> by</c><00:13:41.839><c> their</c><00:13:42.000><c> physician
• </c> to be designated by their physician. to be designated by their physician.

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• Licensed physicians and nurses must complete a one-time, board-approved continuing education course on
• But about 65, we have a physician... So it varies.
• But about 65, we have a physician here in the House, about 65 years of age, I believe, is the average
• I just think that more nurses and physicians and people in the medical field...
• I just think that more nurses and physicians and people in the medical field should gain the knowledge

Bills: S0086 , S0554 , S0760 , S0774 , S0778 , S0844 , S1022 , S1230 , S1246 , S1594 , S1630

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first reported favorably SB 774, which extends enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries, after adopting a late-filed amendment declaring an important state interest. The committee also heard supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County dispatcher. SB 770, which updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents in secure forensic settings, was reported favorably as well. Members then approved CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized operation of a commercial vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and imposes driver, carrier, and enforcement consequences, despite questions about vehicle impoundment and cargo handling and one appearance in opposition. SB 1594, which protects veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth from being used as reimbursement and instead sets them aside for education and transition services, was reported favorably after supportive testimony. The committee also approved CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in certain violent crime cases, though the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about expanded warrantless arrest authority in one section. The committee next reported favorably CS/SB 554, a complete rewrite of Chapter 617 governing nonprofit corporations, after a technical delete-all amendment. It also approved CS/SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care for certain health care professionals; the bill drew extensive supportive testimony from advocates and patients describing pain management gaps and health disparities. SB 1022, expanding Florida Children’s Initiatives by adding programs in Bay County and Broward County, and CS/SB 1246, broadening the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science workforce programs and related uses, were both reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230, which restricts the use, sale, and distribution of aqueous film-forming foam containing intentionally added PFAS and requires inventory and disposal reporting, after adopting amendments that removed airports from one provision. It also approved CS/CS/SB 128, directing DEP to erect markers for the Andrew Red Harris Spoil Island water body designation. Several senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill removes the medically necessary standard when it comes to treating someone rejecting their
• This bill removes the medically necessary standard when it comes to treating someone rejecting their
• A man claiming to need help with menopause must be treated as though he is really a post-menopausal female
• While approved in some European and Asian countries to treat depression, While approved in some European
• But there's a requirement of intent to treat the animals in those local ordinances.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• must still meet California medical eligibility standards and obtain verification from a licensed physician
• serve the city of San Francisco as a resident, but city workers and first responders shouldn’t be treated
• serve the city of San Francisco as a resident, but city workers and first responders shouldn’t be treated
• Right now, however, these improvements are often treated as standalone projects, separate from routine
• Well-designed wildlife crossings paired with fencing should be treated as the highly effective safety

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a long agenda of transportation-related bills, with several district-specific measures and statewide policy proposals. Early in the hearing, SB 1408 by Senator Arreguín would authorize Contra Costa County to place a new countywide transportation sales tax measure on the ballot to continue funding highways, local roads, transit, biking and walking infrastructure, and paratransit. Supporters said it would preserve funding continuity for major projects; CalTax opposed it over affordability and sales tax burden concerns. Senators discussed that the bill would only place the measure before voters, not enact the tax itself, and a motion was made, but no vote could be taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee also heard SB 990, a rural signage bill for Ridgecrest along Highway 395, which would allow Caltrans business-logo signs to direct travelers to lodging, food, fuel, medical services, and other amenities. The author and local witnesses framed it as a safety and economic development measure for an isolated community; there was no opposition. SB 1167, authored by Senator Blakespear, would tighten consumer protections in the e-bike market by distinguishing legal e-bikes from higher-powered e-motos, requiring clearer labeling and disclosures, and improving incident reporting. It drew broad support from bicycle, medical, local government, auto club, and safety groups, with no opposition. SB 1034 by Senator McNerney would make it easier for disabled veterans rated permanently and totally disabled by the VA to obtain disabled parking placards, aligning state procedures with federal disability determinations; veterans groups strongly supported it and no opposition was heard. The committee then heard SB 1279, which would add Long Beach’s Pacific Coast Highway corridor to the city’s existing speed safety camera pilot. Supporters said PCH accounts for a disproportionate share of fatalities and crashes, especially involving pedestrians, while opponents from the highway patrol and business groups said the issue should be handled under existing or upcoming rules. The California Highway Patrol Association later moved to neutral after discussions about amendments. Finally, the chair presented SB 1177, to require the High-Speed Rail Project Update report to continue including additional information such as revenue options and comparative project history, and SB 1246, a bill to impose stronger remote-operations, response-time, training, reporting, and manual override requirements on autonomous vehicle operators. SB 1177 drew support from the U.S. High-Speed Rail Association and opposition from the City of Burbank, while SB 1246 drew strong support from firefighters, labor, and many drivers and cyclists, but opposition from the AV industry, Chamber of Commerce groups, and a retired CHP official who argued the bill was too prescriptive and conflicted with new DMV rules. Members debated safety, data reporting, first responder access, and whether the bill should wait for rulemaking; the hearing ended with motions and discussion, but the transcript does not show final votes being taken on these measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• It treats us as merely means to someone else's end.
• a decade ago everybody in this room would have thought was information you would share with your physician
• How do we think the courts would treat that today if we were to add a new privilege?
• were in our statutes were on the books before the passage of Prop 8, how do we think the courts would treat
• the passage of Prop 8, how do we think the courts would treat that today if we were to add a new privilege

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on California privacy in the age of mass surveillance, with members framing the issue as urgent in light of AI, data brokers, workplace monitoring, and government access to commercially collected data. Opening remarks emphasized California’s long-standing privacy tradition and concern for impacts on Latino, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and other vulnerable communities. The committee heard from experts from UC Law San Francisco, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and a worker-organizer from Amazon, followed by a journalist from 404 Media. Nicole Ozer reviewed the history of California’s constitutional right to privacy, tracing it to the 1972 ballot measure and arguing that lawmakers should use that right more fully to operationalize stronger protections against surveillance. Deirdre Mulligan described how surveillance capitalism has expanded through physical-world instrumentation, biometrics, connected devices, and AI, and argued that notice-and-consent models are inadequate because people cannot meaningfully understand or control how data is collected, inferred, shared, and used. Ari Waldman focused on disparate harms to marginalized communities, including queer people, survivors of domestic violence, and people seeking reproductive care, and called for stronger regulation, limits on data collection and sharing, and greater accountability for companies and government access to data. Josh Black testified about Amazon’s workplace surveillance, including handheld devices, time-off-task monitoring, hidden cameras, and driver-facing AI cameras, saying the system pressures workers to skip breaks, rush safety training, and discourages organizing. He said the surveillance is used to increase productivity and suppress union activity. Committee members asked about data retention, injury reporting, cash as a privacy-protective payment option, and whether workers truly consent to surveillance as a condition of employment. Jason Kebler described how police departments adopt commercial surveillance tools through pilot programs and vendor relationships, often without public debate, citing license plate readers and networked camera systems that can spread data across jurisdictions. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with discussion of the need for clearer definitions, stronger enforcement, and continued legislative action.

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• So right now, if we were to take some amendments with DCCA and adding in an ablator or two physicians
• In your opinion, would an ambulance and maybe one physician be sufficient for a boxing event? No.
• Two physicians and one ambulance for a boxing event, yes.
• For boxing and MMA, one ambulance and two physicians. I mean, I have that here.
• </c><00:26:09.399><c> would</c> ambulance and maybe one physician would ambulance and maybe one physician

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 48 SD2 HD1 relating to combat sports. The Attorney General offered a technical comment on the bill’s effective date, and several testifiers from the combat sports community strongly supported the measure with amendments. They argued that boxing and MMA should be treated separately, that the current regulatory structure has made events too costly and reduced opportunities, and that more local oversight would help revive the sport and give youth a constructive outlet. Committee members questioned whether the bill’s medical staffing requirements would apply to boxing, MMA, or both, and whether the added requirements would increase costs and reduce access. The witness from the combat sports community said amateur boxing is already regulated through USA Boxing, that the DCCA should focus on professional boxing, and that for safety he would support two physicians and one ambulance for boxing and MMA events. The committee then took up SB 117 SD2 HD1 relating to transportation. The Department of Transportation and the Ulon Initiative testified in support, and the bicycling community was listed as supporting as well. Members focused on the bill’s rebate program for electric transportation devices, asking how successful it had been and whether removing the rebate would affect use. DOT said the program began in February 2023 and had issued about 500 rebates totaling roughly $166,000, aimed at helping people without vehicles access transportation options. The department explained that the bill would broaden access and increase the rebate amount, including additional assistance for low-income applicants. Finally, the committee heard SB 897 SD3 HD1 relating to energy and wildfire liability. The Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Public Utilities Commission, the Attorney General, Clearway Energy Group, Ulon Initiative, Kawai K, IBEW Local 1260, and Hawaiian Electric all testified in support, while the Hawaii Association for Justice was listed as opposed but not present. Supporters said the bill would help finance wildfire mitigation and infrastructure improvements through securitization, reduce wildfire risk, and address utility cost and credit concerns. Hawaiian Electric emphasized that the bill is forward-looking, would help protect customers from future wildfire-related cost increases, and requested amendments including a study on a future wildfire recovery fund. In questioning, members pressed Hawaiian Electric on the liability cap, asking whether it would have applied to the Maui wildfires and whether it would cover personal injury or wrongful death; the witness and company counsel clarified that the aggregate cap applies only to qualifying property damage, not personal injury or wrongful death, and said they would follow up on how the cap would calculate in a Maui-type event. Hawaiian Electric also said it would seek financing under the bill if enacted and updated members on settlement funding efforts, including raising the first $550 million in equity and divesting assets to help meet its obligations.

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• </c><02:42:18.479><c> by</c><02:42:19.120><c> a</c> friends or ourselves being treated by a friends or
• ourselves being treated by a physician physician physician at<02:42:21.600><c> a</c><02:42:21.920><c
• I hold each member of this body in the highest respect and have endeavored to treat them with courtesy
• to treat them with courtesy<03:12:09.600><c> and</c><03:12:09.920><c> collegiality.

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• The physician with expertise working with children or youth may be an advanced practice clinician.
• bit because we'd really like to have a physician on there and these kind of things.
• So we broadened the position for the, for example, for the physician. and Right?
• So we broaden the position for the, for example, for the physician, you know, kind of broadened it a
• little bit because we'd really like to have a physician on there and these kind of things.

Summary: The Early Learning and Human Services Committee held public hearings on three bills. HB 2468 would update the Revised Code of Washington to match DSHS’s 2025 reorganization, replacing references to eliminated administrations with the new Home and Community Living Administration and Behavioral Health and Habilitation Administration, and also removing a 2028 sunset on the Dementia Action Collaborative, adjusting advisory committee membership, and eliminating a staffing mandate tied to no-paid-services caseloads. The sponsor and DSHS testified in support as a technical cleanup bill, while members raised questions about possible amendments, including whether to keep or remove the Dementia Action Collaborative sunset. DSHS said it was open to changes and noted some statutory references still need correction. No vote was taken. HB 2529 would rename the DCYF Oversight Board as the DCYF Accountability Board, move it to OFM for administrative purposes, narrow some duties, require at least twice-yearly engagement with affected communities, allow the board to request ombuds reports, broaden some membership qualifications, and change the annual report to an every-other-year report starting in 2027. Representative Dent, a board member, said the changes were intended to make the board less political, improve attendance and membership flexibility, and focus the report on more useful recommendations. A union representative asked for language ensuring a DCYF caseworker board member can attend meetings as part of job duties rather than using personal leave. Members also questioned whether the reduced reporting frequency was appropriate given recent fatalities and near-fatalities at the agency. No action was taken. HB 2455 would create a two-year pilot program providing rental assistance and related housing fees for 50 youth in extended foster care who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness, beginning January 1, 2027, with a report due in 2029 and transition planning required before youth age out at 21. The sponsor and multiple youth advocates testified strongly in support, describing homelessness, instability, and barriers such as “double-dipping” restrictions that prevent youth from combining housing supports. Testifiers said the bill would help youth focus on school, work, and healing, and urged the committee to expand the program if possible. Members asked about the pilot timeline and whether an interim review might be useful. The hearing closed with no vote on the bill, followed by committee announcements about Friday’s 8:30 a.m. meeting and an agenda change removing HB 2200 from Friday executive session and moving it to possible executive session next week.

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• Physicians and claims teams across Providence continue to report that claims administration is being
• Physicians and claims teams across Providence continue to report that claims administration is being
• payments, and additional manual work take staff time away from patient care and can create strain for physician
• So if an issue does arise related to physician performance, there are processes in place to address the

Committee: House Health

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on August 27 and heard four health-related bills, beginning without quorum and later taking votes once quorum was established. AB 2405 by Gibson would require law enforcement transporting a person on a 5150 hold to take that person to the closest appropriate designated facility, with the author and Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital describing the bill as a way to reduce burdens on distressed hospitals and improve patient placement. There was no opposition testimony, and the committee later voted to concur in Senate amendments; the roll was held open and the bill was ultimately added on by additional members and sent out of committee. AB 2499 by Gibson would require health plans and insurers to accept electronic medical records and supporting documentation through a workable standard electronic process, rather than forcing providers to fax or mail large records. Supporters, including Providence and the California Medical Association, said the bill would reduce delays and administrative burden, while opponents from the California Association of Health Plans and the Association of California Life and Health Insurance Companies argued it was premature given upcoming federal standards and could create operational complexity and fraud risks. After discussion about the bill’s alignment with federal implementation dates and exemptions for outages or disasters, the committee voted to concur in Senate amendments and the measure passed. AB 2093 by Bauer-Kahan sought to refine the state’s 988 crisis lifeline implementation, including clarifying interoperability between 911 and 988 and addressing funding predictability for call centers. The author and the California Behavioral Health Association said the bill would strengthen the crisis response system based on implementation experience, and supporters included the Steinberg Institute and NAMI California. With no opposition, the committee approved the bill on a concurrence vote. AB 1199 by Patterson would extend hospital medical staff re-credentialing and reappointment from every two years to every three years to align with federal law and accreditation standards; supporters said it would reduce administrative work without affecting patient safety, and it also passed on a concurrence vote. After the roll was held open for add-ons, all four measures were reported out of committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have that near-fatality will be certified by a physician.
• It's not necessarily the physician that has seen, physically seen, the child, but a medical provider
• We have that near fatality will be certified by a physician.
• It's not necessarily the physician that has seen physically, seen the child, but a medical provider that's

Bills: SB237

Committee: House Health and Welfare

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• He has been a full-time practicing emergency physician in Tucson for 30 years and has been a supporter
• the other as a Two of whom have followed him into health care, one as a nurse and the other as a physician
• Figgi believes physicians should be engaged in all matters that impact health care, beyond the practice
• includes meeting with and being available to the dedicated public servants who represent patients and physicians

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized Dr. Gary Figgi as Doctor of the Day. Members also introduced guests and read a proclamation honoring the Arizona hotel industry for efforts to prevent human trafficking, with remarks emphasizing hotel training, law-enforcement partnerships, and a recent trafficking sting that led to multiple arrests. On the floor, the House handled several procedural items, including committee substitutions and bill referrals. It then took up third-reading votes on HB 2091, HB 2122, and HB 2138, all of which passed and were transmitted to the Senate. HB 2091 passed 47-11 with 2 not voting, HB 2122 passed 48-10, and HB 2138 passed 54-4 with 2 not voting. The House resolved into the Committee of the Whole and recommended do-pass on HB 2792 and HCR 2043. HCR 2043 drew brief debate about a congressional term limit convention, with one member noting opposition to the measure and concern about its broader implications. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and HB 2792 and HCR 2043 were referred to engrossing. The House then heard announcements about upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

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• Sean Graham with the Washington State Medical Association, representing the state's physician community
• This helps support access to professional conferences and continuing medical education for physicians
• Professional conferences and continuing medical education for physicians and health care providers, which
• Last year, we held a conference dedicated to AI and health care with experts from the physician and tech
• These are important opportunities for physicians to learn about how medicine and care delivery is evolving

Committee: House Finance

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• The requirements to call oneself a physician surgeon or osteopathic physician surgeon include meeting
• standards of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of Physicians
• The proposed substitute would replace these organizations for osteopathic physician surgeons with the
• For physician surgeons, it adds other training boards approved by the Medical Commission.
• For physician surgeons, it adds other training boards approved by the Medical Commission.

Bills: HB2564 , HB2599 , HB1809 , HB2242 , HB2261 , HB2384 , HB2505

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, certification, state regulation, health plan, therapy, psychotherapy, mental health, regulation, professional standards, behavioral health, mental health crisis, crisis response, co-response, co-responder, first responder, EMS, emergency medical services, paramedic, EMT

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• And those were the, um, the neuropaths and the naturopathic physicians.
• Physicians, and then the two professions that we added on with the amendment, which are the naturopathic
• Also, along the same lines of that 2023 report, we have 500 chiropractic physicians; twenty-three percent
• Under House Bill 52, 115 chiropractic physicians would be eligible for the credit. Mr.
• I'm a chiropractic physician and president of the New Mexico Chiropractic Association.

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:

• And we heard this same bill last year. ...if a physician loses their license through an investigation
• </c><00:21:00.240><c> loses</c><00:21:00.640><c> their</c><00:21:00.880><c> license</c> up, if a physician
• loses their license up, if a physician loses their license through<00:21:02.080><c> an</c><00:21:02.320
• And I will say this: I think the really main purpose is we had a physician.
• </c><00:22:51.600><c> We</c> purpose is we had a physician. We purpose is we had a physician.

Committee: House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Transcript Highlights:

• We still do have the Kappa requirement, which is the collaborative agreement with the physicians, and
• that the General Assembly do with this bill is to change the language to say from just a licensed physician
• to a licensed physician in Kentucky with an unrestricted license, because what we’ve had is physicians
• </c><00:18:24.280><c> the</c> collaborative agreement with the collaborative agreement with the Physicians
• and one of the things that Physicians and one of the things that we're<00:18:25.799><c> also</c><00:

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 9, which would create a Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board modeled after the Public Pension Oversight Board. The sponsors said the board is intended to bring together the executive branch, legislative branch, and stakeholders to study Medicaid policy and its fiscal impacts before changes are made. Members generally supported the concept, with questions focused on board size and representation from providers and community-based service organizations. The bill was reported favorably by unanimous vote, including a title amendment. The committee then heard House Bill 152, which would create a Medicaid supplemental directed payment program for public EMS agencies, including fire departments and city, county, or taxing-district EMS providers. The sponsor said the measure is designed to draw down a higher federal match without any general fund impact, and noted support from local government groups. After brief discussion, the bill passed with favorable expression by unanimous vote. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 688, a two-part measure. One part would give the Board of Nursing more discretion to review out-of-state nursing credentials by changing mandatory acceptance of certification to permissive language, in response to concerns about fraudulent or substandard nursing programs and the effects of multistate licensure. The other part would allow certain diabetes medications to be stored and administered in schools, with training for school personnel and civil immunity for those acting in good faith. Some members supported the bill as a way to protect patients and maintain standards, while one senator voted no because of concerns about slowing licensure during a nursing shortage. The bill passed 10-1 with favorable expression. The committee announced it would meet again Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• law was passed to give farm workers not just the right to overtime pay, but also the right to be treated
• For decades... ...the right to be treated like a human and not a machine.
• countywide because of the agricultural employees, and it's not because we were worried about or treating
• the ag employers as a special interest or someone that should be treated specially.
• Natalie Pita, on behalf of the California Academy of Family Physicians, in support. Any other?

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime premium costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, and agricultural groups, argued the bill would restore lost hours and take-home pay after California’s agricultural overtime law reduced schedules. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the proposal would subsidize employers with taxpayer dollars and undermine the principle that employers should pay overtime themselves. The bill was held in subcommittee until more members arrived. The committee then took up SB 1083, a cleanup bill to the prior year’s school employee misconduct database law. The author and supporters said it would add due process protections for classified school employees, require an administrative law judge review before placement in the database, and improve notice and vetting rules for contractors and non-permanent staff. School employer groups and other opponents warned the bill could slow investigations and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved the bill 3-0 and sent it to Senate Appropriations. Members also considered SB 1089, which would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications and expand access through CalRX for chronic weight management and related health conditions. The author and supporters, including the American Diabetes Association and medical groups, said the drugs can prevent diabetes and improve health outcomes but remain unaffordable for many. Pharma representatives expressed concerns about the bill as drafted but said they were open to continued discussions. The bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar 4-0. Later, the committee heard SB 954, which would narrow and add guardrails to last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, including environmental review near disadvantaged communities and labor standards such as prevailing wage and skilled-and-trained workforce requirements. Labor, environmental, and community groups supported the bill as a cleanup of an overly broad exemption, while business and manufacturing groups opposed it, warning it would discourage investment and worsen California’s competitiveness. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1299, a fire sprinkler fitter certification bill, was heard and passed 3-0 to Appropriations with support from the sprinkler fitters and building trades and no recorded opposition.

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• .$500,000 to treat one person living with HIV.
• The cost of treating HIV and HCV can easily exceed $300,000 to $500,000.
• But finally, one day, an outreach worker approached me and treated me with compassion.
• They treated me as a human, as a person.
• Ascension Seton Highland Lakes employs approximately 250 associates, including 22 dedicated physicians

Bills: HB1320 , HB2012 , HB2293 , HB2655 , HB3174 , HB4108 , HB4661 , HB4799 , HB5534 , HB5580

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• An extreme abortion ban labeled as the strictest in the country, forcing physicians to leave.
• Young physicians who came and said, 'I'm not gonna stay in Oklahoma.' I talked to a whole group.
• Not just the patient but the physician too, because now they're criminalized.
• So, I worry for those physicians. that are targeted, constantly criminalized, constantly.
• Today, there are physicians and nurses sitting in this chamber.

Bills: HR1036 , HB2975 , HB3026 , HB3297 , HB2981 , HB2978 , HB4144 , HB1322 , HB1818 , HB3194 , HB3767 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB4170 , HB3287 , HB3288 , HB4454 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3268 , HB4095 , HB4115 , HB4316 , HB3530 , HB3428 , HB4272 , HB4273 , HB4274 , HB3405 , HB3406 , HB3467 , HB3469 , HB3931

Keywords: Bob Wills, Western Swing, Cain's Ballroom, Oklahoma music history, country music, rock and roll, folk jazz blues, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma Film and Music Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, OKPOP Museum, commemorative resolution, day at the Capitol, musician recognition, heritage celebration, Tulsa, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture

Transcript Highlights:

• Just let me get through this. religious families treating us as a religious families treating us as a
• That's why we treat you with respect. Please proceed. I am here as a stay-at-home mother.
• Let’s just treat each other with respect, including those who might not agree with you. Okay?
• </c><02:10:31.000><c> this</c> um it is really important to treat this um it is really important to treat
• </c><02:12:47.480><c> each</c> please come on let's just treat each please come on let's just treat each

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard several measures, beginning with HB 194, which would designate May 22 as Maritime Day. Testimony from labor, health, and community groups was in support, and the committee later recommended passage of the bill as is, with several members voting yes and some reserving or being excused. HB 458 would designate April 27 as Brother Joseph Dutton Day; the Department of Accounting and General Services, the Joseph Dutton Guild, and a descendant all supported it, and the committee recommended passage with technical amendments. HB 957 would designate the first Friday in May as Lā‘au Day; support came from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many individuals, and the committee recommended passage as is. HB 345 would establish the ʻōpae ula as the state shrimp to promote awareness and protection of anchialine ecosystems; DLNR, Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAu, and other supporters testified, and the committee recommended passage with technical amendments. The committee also heard HB 901, which would allow public charter schools to appeal directly to the Board of Education on certain operational, governance, or funding matters. The Attorney General and the Public Charter School Commission offered technical comments and suggested amendments, while the commission described its current monitoring and renewal process and said it works closely with schools over the life of a charter contract. Members raised concerns about whether the bill would shift too much work to the Board of Education, and one member voted no when the committee later moved the bill with the Attorney General’s amendments. HB 1066 would add Head Start-related ex officio members to the Early Learning Board; the Early Learning Board and the Executive Office on Early Learning supported it, explaining the changes were needed to align with the federal Head Start Act, and the committee moved it forward without opposition. HB 1069 would add voting members from the Department of Education and Board of Education to the School Facilities Authority Board. DOE and the School Facilities Authority supported the change as a way to strengthen collaboration, though questions from members focused on the current communication process between the agencies. HB 1343 would require the Board of Education to adopt a policy banning student phone and related device use during school hours; the committee noted written testimony in support and then moved to decision-making. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted recommendations to pass HB 194, HB 458 with technical amendments, HB 957, HB 345 with technical amendments, HB 901 with amendments, HB 1066, HB 1069, and HB 1343.