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• The next application they work on might be a pharmacy application.
• They code that time to the pharmacy board.
• The next application they work on might be a pharmacy application.
• They code that time to the pharmacy board.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee took up several administrative rule dockets, mostly from DOPL and related health licensing boards. The committee first approved a zero-based rewrite for the Business Enterprise Program for blind vendors, then approved temporary and pending rule changes for midwifery, dentistry, and nursing that were aimed at reducing or adjusting fees to address cash-balance requirements under House Bill 152. The Board of Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals also presented a rule package that streamlined licensure requirements and increased fees to address a negative cash balance; despite support from the Idaho Rural Water Association, the committee rejected that docket on a roll call vote, with members split over the fee increase and the broader structure of board funding. The Occupational Therapy Licensure Board’s fee rule was also rejected after discussion about whether fee increases or broader board consolidation were the better solution. The committee heard extensive testimony from DOPL staff explaining that several boards had accumulated cash balances above or below statutory targets and were adjusting fees accordingly. For the Board of Acupuncture, DOPL proposed a substantial fee increase to move the board toward solvency, citing a negative cash balance, reduced expenditures, and the need to maintain licensure and board operations. The committee then heard virtual testimony from an Idaho acupuncturist who supported licensure and the fee increase, saying the profession values state licensure for public safety and legitimacy and that the higher fees would be manageable for practitioners. Members asked about the need for licensure, consumer protection, and whether some boards should be consolidated or eliminated instead of raising fees. After debate, the committee first moved to hold the acupuncture docket for more information, then considered and failed a substitute motion to reject it; the original motion to hold the docket and seek further information ultimately passed. The committee also received a broader explanation from DOPL leadership about the agency’s consolidation history, shared licensing system, and efforts to keep boards solvent while reducing costs. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced the committee would adjourn and reschedule remaining matters after taking a step back to review the issues further.

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• THE NEXT MODULE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGEMENT, A MODULE THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
• SO THE PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER PROVIDES A UNIFIED SYSTEM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND CRITICAL SERVICES
• SERVICE MEDICAID POPULATION INCLUDING PROCESSING CLAIMS EAT REGRET PRESCRIBING AND INTEGRATING THE PHARMACY
• SO ON SLIDE EIGHT IN REGARDS TO NEXT STEPS FOR THE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT PROCESS, WHEN DOES AHCA

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• Madam Chair, this is my attempt to support my school district in South St.
• </c><00:23:36.240><c> than</c> much less to support their schools than much less to support their schools
• </c> $250,000 in annual Aid to Special School $250,000 in annual Aid to Special School District<00:24
• </c> distributed to school distributed to school district<00:36:53.040><c> uh</c><00:36:53.240><c> reduces
• So typically it's, you know, I think we enacted one for a pharmacy in Duluth.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• OK, you said schools in other places.
• You said you, because you mentioned schools specifically. Is there a specific school?
• And it will happen at our schools and with your children too.
• Um, I went to grad school at Texas Tech. And I went back as a returning adult.
• My tax dollars should fund public schools, not be drained by your chicanery.

Bills: HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy

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• We passed this statute many years ago and made it so that a child in school who is self-administering
• , or a school nurse, for example, who has permission from parents and is helping to administer an EpiPen
• But when you go to get the pill form, they want your $10,000 at the pharmacy.
• What has happened is we passed this statute many years ago and made it so that a child in school who
• is self-administering, or a school nurse, for example, who has permission from parents and is helping

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee convened with a quorum, approved the January 19 and January 20, 2026 minutes, and adjusted its agenda to account for absent members. The committee then introduced several RSs, including RS 3305 on cottage food operations, which would allow certain small-scale entrepreneurs to test refrigerated or frozen foods under a $5,000 threshold without full commercial-kitchen regulation. Members also introduced RS 32945, which would allow directed blood donation, and RS 32947, which would require providers to disclose cash and insurance prices for procedures and let patients choose the cash price while applying it toward deductibles. Committee members raised questions about how the pricing proposal would interact with payer-provider contracts and whether patients would have cash available, but the RS was still introduced. The committee also introduced RS 33015, updating Idaho law on epinephrine delivery systems so school-related self-administration or administration with parental permission would cover both EpiPens and newer single-dose nasal spray options. RS 32948, the oral parity proposal, was introduced after a brief numbering correction; it would address anti-cancer oral medications so patients are not required to pay the full deductible up front for pill forms when comparable IV treatments can be paid over time. Representative Bruce said the goal was to align coverage treatment between oral and intravenous cancer drugs. Finally, the committee heard RS 32915, which would repeal the Yellow Dot Program. Representative Scott said the program, created in 2020, is little used, costs the state money, and is outdated by newer technology and other ways to alert EMS to medical conditions. Members asked about the Senate’s prior inaction and the program’s cost, and the RS was introduced. The chair then shifted to committee business, noting that rules review would begin the next day and likely take several meetings, and asking members to submit budget recommendations by the beginning of the next week. The committee also discussed expectations for members to present RSs once they become bills, and the meeting adjourned without further action.

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• You will see that in the one-half unit of FIED that is offered during each school year to high school
• list of inclusions, but you could specifically exclude ones that pharmacists are dealing with on a pharmacy
• The one I have a little concern about is the school districts, and if the DPI superintendent would be
• able to notify all school districts when that hearing would be coming up for that particular bill.
• would be able to notify all school districts when that hearing would be coming up for that particular

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Health Care Task Force reconvened to hear reports from its divisions. The Appropriations Division reviewed a draft bill appropriating $198 million in federal grant funds for the current year and another $198 million for the next grant year, authorizing DHS to transfer funds within its budget, allowing OMB to adjust federal fund authority for related grants, speeding procurement and bulk purchasing, requiring grant recipients to acknowledge the temporary nature of the funding, and mandating periodic reporting. After questions were answered to the division’s satisfaction, the committee voted to forward the appropriations bill draft to Legislative Management. The Policy Division then reviewed four bills. One would require the presidential physical fitness test to be included in high school physical education; another would require physicians to complete one hour of continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle; a third would add physician assistants to the interstate licensure compact framework; and a fourth would authorize limited pharmacist prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution. Members generally supported the first three measures and noted that the pharmacist bill had been amended in discussion but was left in its current form so stakeholders could comment before the special session. The division also discussed that all four policy bills were tied to the federal grant funding and that failure to pass them, or changing them in a way that reduced CMS scoring, could reduce or eliminate funding. Department officials confirmed that if any of the bills failed or were altered in a way that lowered the score, the state could lose money and could not make up the points elsewhere. Members raised concerns about the physical fitness bill, including possible exemptions for students with severe illnesses or physical limitations, and noted the need for DPI input. Leadership indicated the special session hearings would likely begin Wednesday morning. The committee then approved a motion for Legislative Council to prepare a committee report for Legislative Management and adjourned, noting the task force may need to remain available during the special session.

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• , including schools in California, and from the amazing federal agencies that have been at the heart
• I'm Vice Dean for Research at the UC Davis School of Medicine.
• Kim Elspock, Professor of Management, Graduate School of Management, UC Davis, in strong support.
• Donald Palmer, professor in the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis, and I support the bill.
• I speak directly to the specialty pharmacies every month.

Summary: The Senate Health Committee heard several bills focused on health care access, research funding, consumer protection, and insurance administration. SB 895 by Sen. Wiener would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research and place a bond measure on the November 2026 ballot to support scientific and health research in California; supporters from UC, labor, and patient groups said it would protect jobs, public health, and the state’s research leadership amid federal funding cuts, while the committee later voted 6-0 to pass it as amended and re-refer it to Natural Resources and Water. SB 944 would make acupuncture a permanent Medi-Cal benefit regardless of federal matching funds; acupuncture providers, patients, health systems, and API community advocates testified in strong support, and the committee voted 6-0 to pass it as amended and re-refer it to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 987, which would create a California Health Access Fund to capture state savings if federal Medicaid changes under H.R. 1 reduce Medi-Cal enrollment and redirect those funds to care for people who lose coverage and to reimburse safety-net providers. Support came from disability, consumer, family physician, emergency physician, hospital, and reproductive health groups; members discussed prioritizing indigent care, prevention, and safety-net needs, and the bill was moved on a unanimous vote to Appropriations. SB 964 would let a licensed provider adjust the dose or frequency of an already covered medication up to two times without prior authorization when clinically appropriate, with Crohn’s and Colitis advocates describing delays that harmed patients and insurers warning about safety and cost concerns; after committee discussion about off-label use and clinical safeguards, the bill passed 11-0 and was sent to Appropriations. Later, SB 1099 clarified local governments’ authority to provide state or local public benefits to all residents under PRWORA, with city and county counsel and local officials saying it would preserve flexibility for homeless outreach, street medicine, crisis lines, and other low-barrier services; it passed 11-0 and was re-referred to Human Services. SB 1033 would require protein product manufacturers to test for heavy metals and disclose results, prompted by Consumer Reports findings and supported by consumer, health, and women’s health groups; industry witnesses asked for narrower scope and source-level testing, and the committee voted 11-0 to pass it as amended and send it to Environmental Quality. The committee then began SB 1049, which would give providers a 90-day window after a plan’s latest action to correct certain claim errors and prevent denials based solely on missed filing deadlines; the author said it would address honest billing mistakes and recoupments, and the bill was introduced with support from medical groups and ongoing discussions with health plans.

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• , including schools in California, and from the amazing federal agencies that have been at the heart
• I'm Vice Dean for Research at the UC Davis School of Medicine.
• All of whom have gone on to prestigious graduate schools or jobs at California biotech firms.
• Kim Elspock, Professor of Management, Graduate School of Management, UC Davis, in strong support.
• I speak directly to the specialty pharmacies every month.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Intense anxiety, obsessive thoughts, school refusal, strange night roaming in our house.
• I trained in medical school, as well as adult psychiatry residency and child psychiatry fellowship at
• Excuse me while I'm dropping my children off at school.
• We monitor learning with the goal of preventing school dropouts and all of the problems that come with
• Hello, my name is Unjay John, and I'm a high school senior from the 48th Legislative District.

Bills: HB1496, HB2182, HB2196, HB2242

Keywords: patients' rights, healthcare information, medical confidentiality, health data security, healthcare access, abortion, medications, reproductive health, access, healthcare, PANDA, PANS, treatment access, mental health, legislation, preventive services, state authority, definitions clarification, public health, 904

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• My name is Mallerie Jones, and I'm a high school senior here in Kentucky.
• As a youth advocate and heart survivor, I'm concerned about what I'm seeing in my school, among peers
• One in 10 middle school students and one in five high school students use e-cigarettes.
• It's happening in every school, in every corner of our state.
• Speaking in my capacity as a pharmacy student at UK, in the healthcare setting we advise every patient

Keywords: Call to Order 00:00 SB 100 Discussion 00:05 SB 100 Vote 06:42 SB 202 Discussion 08:35 SB 202 Vote 43:17 SB 17 Discussion 47:37 SB 17 Vote 48:08 SB 22 Discussion 49:22 SB 22 Vote 52:55 SB 133 Discussion 53:55 SB 133 Vote 55:15 SB 190 Discussion 56:00 SB 190 Vote 56:38 Adjournment 57:19, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 100, which would place cigarettes, vapes, and related nicotine products under the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) system, add enforcement tools against bad actors, and regulate nitrous oxide/laughing gas sales to those under 21. Supporters, including youth advocates Mallerie Jones and Griffin Kian Neth, argued the bill would reduce youth access to nicotine products through retail licensing, compliance checks, and escalating penalties. Higdon said the bill targets illegal sales rather than most retailers, and noted the measure also updates House Bill 11 from the prior year and raises the retail license fee from $250 to $500. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then passed the bill on a roll call vote, with members voting yes and no opposition recorded in the transcript. The committee then considered Senate Bill 202, focused on cannabis-infused beverages. Senator Julie Raque Adams said the bill was intended to create common-sense public health guardrails for a rapidly growing product category sold in gas stations, liquor stores, and vape shops, and to address enforcement gaps. She explained the committee substitute would define cannabis-infused beverages at a 5-milligram limit per 12-ounce can, place enforcement under ABC while keeping CHFS manufacturing and testing rules in place, require a University of Kentucky report back to the General Assembly, allow existing higher-dose inventory to be sold through June 1, exempt festivals and fairs until January 1, 2026, and allow stores to obtain licenses to continue selling the product. The committee adopted the substitute and then heard testimony from hemp-industry representatives and a consumer. Opponents of SB 202/SB 22, including Dee Taylor of the Kentucky Hemp Association, Cornbread Hemp co-founder Jim Higdon, Annie Rouse of Cannabuzz Barn, and consumer Nancy Roberts, argued the bill would hurt a legal Kentucky hemp industry, reduce consumer access, and force sales into liquor stores. They said the 100-milligram beverage referenced in debate is actually 10 servings with a resealable top, that hemp retailers educate customers, and that the industry already operates under 2024 regulations and needs better enforcement rather than new restrictions. Higdon and Rouse objected to the 5-milligram cap, the on-premise sales ban, the move to ABC enforcement, and the taxation approach, warning the bill could wipe out a large share of business and jobs. No final vote on SB 202 was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• The Chair lays out SB1236 by Hughes, relating to the relationship between pharmacy. and health benefit
• plan issuers or pharmacy benefit managers to HB3317 by Heffner that we previously voted out.
• Parents, school-age children are typically not capable of holding still while someone is coming at their

Bills: HB813, HB1680, HB3569, HB4074, HB4635, HB5178, SB527, SB1307, SB1822

Keywords: autism, health insurance, coverage, medical treatment, health benefit plan, HIV prevention, prescription drug, prior authorization, health benefits, insurance coverage, insurance, contract termination, property and casualty, insurance agents, discrimination, appraiser, umpire, licensing requirements, continuing education, admin penalties

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• , what are we doing to school-linked mental health services?
• school school school<01:52:26.040><c> linked</c><01:52:26.360><c> mental</c><01:52:26.720><c> health
• </c> school linked mental health services. school linked mental health services.
• </c><01:52:32.920><c> linked</c> what are we doing to school linked what are we doing to school linked
• c> linked</c> This is removing school linked This is removing school linked behavioral<01:52:55.600><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This includes nearly 30 cities and townships in 15 school districts.
• This includes nearly 30 cities and townships in 15 school districts.
• This includes nearly 30 cities and townships in 15 school districts.
• She would park overnight in various locations, then her kids would try to go to school and she would
• </c> food and children struggling in school food and children struggling in school kids<01:25:23.639>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , including schools in California, and from the amazing federal agencies that have been at the heart
• I'm Vice Dean for Research at the UC Davis School of Medicine.
• All of whom have gone on to prestigious graduate schools or jobs at California biotech firms.
• I graduated from an Oakland Chinese medicine and Chinese acupuncture school.
• I speak directly to the specialty pharmacies every month.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health heard several health-related bills, with extensive public testimony and multiple roll-call votes. SB 895, by Senator Wiener, would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research and place a bond measure on the November 2026 ballot to support science and health research in California amid federal funding cuts. The author and UC researchers argued the measure would protect jobs, public health, and the state’s research leadership; many universities, labor groups, and patient advocates testified in support, and there was no opposition. The committee members praised the bill, and it passed 6-0 to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water. SB 944, also by Senator Wiener, would make acupuncture a permanent Medi-Cal benefit regardless of federal matching funds. Supporters, including acupuncturists, patients, community organizations, and health access advocates, described acupuncture as effective, low-cost, and culturally important care; there was no opposition. The committee discussed access for API communities and Medi-Cal patients, and the bill passed 6-0 to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 987, by Senator Wiener, would create a California Health Access Fund to capture state savings if federal Medicaid changes cause Medi-Cal enrollment losses, with the goal of redirecting those savings to care for affected patients and providers. Support came from disability, consumer, family physician, emergency physician, psychiatric, medical, and safety-net hospital groups. Committee members discussed prioritizing indigent care, prevention, and other vulnerable populations if savings materialize. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations. SB 964, by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, would limit prior authorization barriers by allowing certain dose or frequency adjustments for covered medications without repeated authorization, up to two clinically appropriate changes. The bill was supported by a Crohn’s and colitis patient and sponsor testimony describing delays in care, while health plans and insurers opposed it over safety, FDA-labeling, and cost concerns. Committee members raised questions about off-label use and clinical standards, but the author said the bill was intended to reduce delays and avoid emergency care; it passed 11-0 to Appropriations. SB 1099, by Senator Reyes, would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state and local public benefits to all residents under PRWORA-related exemptions, to reduce legal uncertainty for local safety-net programs. County counsel and city attorney representatives said the bill would preserve local flexibility to provide services such as health care, shelter, crisis response, and food distribution without unnecessary eligibility barriers; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 11-0 to the Committee on Human Services. SB 1033, by Senator Padilla, would require manufacturers of protein products to test for heavy metals and disclose results. Supporters cited Consumer Reports findings of lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury in protein powders and beverages, while opponents asked for narrower scope and raised concerns about naturally occurring metals and over-warning consumers. The committee discussed narrowing the bill and the need for transparency, and it passed 11-0 to the Committee on Environmental Quality. Finally, SB 1049, by Senator Weber-Pearson, would give providers a fair opportunity to correct certain claim errors after a health plan action, rather than being barred by original filing deadlines. An OBGYN testified that a missing diagnostic code led to large clawbacks and delayed payments despite appropriate care; the bill was presented as a limited fix for honest mistakes. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1049, before a final vote is shown.

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• Another success is the pharmacy module.
• Another success is the pharmacy module.
• and providers from the existing eight hours per weekday to a 24/7 operation aligned with typical pharmacy
• and providers from the existing eight hours per weekday to a 24/7 operation aligned with typical pharmacy
• members and providers from the existing 8 hours per week day to a 24 7 operation aligned with typical pharmacy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• analysis done to see exactly how much of those expanded benefits expenses are being made at a CVS pharmacy
• risk models transferred down to the medical loss ratio, the majority of the cost or expense side is pharmacy
• The response was that hospital expenses and pharmacy are two of the larger categories of services, dollar-wise
• The response was that hospital expenses and pharmacy are two of the larger categories of services, dollar-wise
• hospital pays slower, so you expect to see a larger IBMR amount than perhaps you would on certainly pharmacy

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee took up two bills and then continued oversight discussions with APD and AHCA. CS/HB 27, the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, was presented as a way to let Florida social workers practice in other compact states and vice versa; AARP, the Florida Chamber, and NASW Florida supported it, and the bill passed favorably. HB 1127, a child welfare bill, would create a treatment foster care pilot for children with high behavioral needs, improve DCF data collection on commercially sexually exploited children, and expand recruitment for protective investigators and case managers; the bill also passed favorably after brief supportive testimony. The committee then questioned APD at length about the iBudget waiver waitlist, enrollment pace, spending projections, and provider capacity. APD said it had sent more than 1,100 interest letters in categories 3, 4, and 5, enrolled 1,124 people so far this year, and expects to spend about 96.4% of its waiver appropriation, leaving roughly $82 million unspent. Members pressed APD on why prior discussions suggested more reserve was needed, how long the SANS process takes, whether category 6 could be expanded, and whether the agency has enough waiver support coordinators and direct support providers. APD said it has about 1,061 waiver support coordinators statewide, adequate capacity for current enrollees, but would need further analysis if the legislature directed a much larger enrollment increase. Members also asked about outreach, annual maintenance of the waitlist, portability for military families, and whether communication efforts should be privatized. Finally, AHCA walked the committee through the 2023 Achieved Savings Rebate (ASR) report for Aetna and explained how the report is used for financial monitoring, rebate calculations, and transparency. AHCA said the ASR is separate from the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation, though both are reviewed, and that Florida uses the ASR mechanism rather than an MLR remittance requirement to recover funds from plans. Members asked about related-party disclosures, CVS/Caremark relationships, expanded benefits, encounter data, network adequacy penalties, denials and appeals reporting, interest earned on capitation payments, and whether rate increases were reaching providers. AHCA and the outside auditors said they review the plans’ reported data, reconcile it to underlying records, and can assess liquidated damages for network adequacy violations; several members requested follow-up data on rebates, interest, provider capacity, and related-party reporting.

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• schools; Fort Supply schools; Bethel schools.
• Our schools are not prisons.
• It’ll then give you an option for school-related or non-school-related.
• Can you... school?
• So she went back to another school. She went back, then she did a three-day school.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Oklahoma school safety from Commissioner Tipton, OSSI director Mike Fike, OACTIC director Alan Young, OSBI lieutenant Isiles Keene, and Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton. The main focus was a statewide school-safety framework built around response, prevention, and recovery. Witnesses described training law enforcement in the LASER active-shooter response model, adding A-TURK training for coordinated law enforcement/fire/EMS response, expanding run-hide-fight and Stop the Bleed instruction for educators and staff, conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, and using the Rave panic-button system and the ProtectOK tip app to speed reporting and dispatch. They also emphasized behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams as a prevention tool to identify and support at-risk students before violence occurs. Members asked about administrator and teacher training, school counselor involvement, how apps are deployed on personal versus school devices, and whether schools are actually using the programs. Witnesses said administrators, counselors, and SROs should be part of BTAM, that training is most effective when it is realistic and repeated, and that Rave is geofenced and typically invited onto devices by schools. Several members stressed that school leaders must buy in for safety plans to work, and one member raised concerns about traumatic training and the need for mental-health support as part of prevention. Witnesses said mental-health referral and monitoring are part of BTAM, but the school and local partners must manage the process. OSBI’s lieutenant added broader context, comparing school safety to fire safety and noting that Oklahoma still lacks some statutory requirements for intruder drills and stronger penalties for school threats. He also discussed possible future tools such as surveillance analytics, gunshot detection, ballistic-rated doors and walls, and better access controls, while warning that technology should supplement, not replace, basic safety systems and training. Sheriff Walton closed by describing rural response challenges and his foundation’s effort to place ballistic shields in schools and police cars, arguing that human resources and rapid communication remain the biggest gaps. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.

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• for in schools.
• school-based health center opened at Rio Grande High School in Albuquerque. school-based health centers
• own pockets just like teachers buy school supplies for kids, school nurses and school-based health centers
• That's going to help school nurses recruit school nurses.
• Rio Grande High School is a community school, so they also have a community school coordinator who can

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• It also continues the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy for six years.
• It also continues the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy for six years.

Summary: The caucus meeting on Friday, June 12, reviewed several bills on Blue Sheets 16, 17, and 18, with sponsors generally concurring in Senate amendments. On property tax and agricultural inspection bills, HB 2104 and HB 2105 were described as creating temporary limits on county assessors’ ability to reclassify or inspect agricultural property after a successful appeal or recent inspection, while preserving assessor authority for changes in use, ownership, splits, or taxable improvements. HB 4117, concerning religious worship assemblies, was amended by the Senate to focus on intentionally obstructing entry or exit from a place of worship or creating a disruptive commotion. HB 2311 would require AI conversational systems to notify users they are interacting with AI and add other consumer protections, and HB 2477 would conform Arizona’s 529 plan rules with federal law and allow certain rollovers to ABLE or Roth IRA accounts. The meeting also covered HB 2114, which directs motorcycle safety fund spending toward education and scholarships and ties motorcycle registration requirements to Class M licensing, with Senate changes narrowing the registration provisions and exempting business-owned motorcycles. HB 2729 was broadened by the Senate from continuing only the Nursing Board to also continuing DES, the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, the Physician Assistants Board, and the State Board of Pharmacy, with members noting this kind of consolidation is common at the end of session. All of these bills were presented for concurrence, and no objections or substantive questions were raised. The caucus then reviewed three additional measures that had just come through rules: SB 1618, which revises military affairs statutes, creates procedures for military installation fund property acquisition, changes commission duties and membership, and adds reporting requirements; SB 1110, which creates a Department of Corrections home confinement program for certain inmates nearing release; and SCR 1004, which would, subject to voter approval, restrict photo enforcement systems unless a contract existed before December 31, 2026. Members clarified that the House mirror of the photo enforcement measure had not advanced. The meeting ended with notice that more caucus or rules activity could occur later in the day as the chamber moved bills to the floor on sine die.

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• We cover everything from SNAP, CYFD, hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers, the prison rape elimination
• We look at pharmacy. We look at dental. We look at so many things that fall under our purview.
• I mean, I can't even believe part of why we did the archaeological school is because the Acequias and
• New schools, roads, and new transmission growth are all connected to these developments.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: During the legislative meeting, House Bill 287 was discussed, which proposes the establishment of a permanent Health and Human Services Committee to oversee the state's $14.4 billion expenditure in this area. An amendment to the bill was adopted, which clarified funding and operational details. Public comments were solicited, but no one spoke in opposition. The committee ultimately voted, with some members expressing concerns about budget implications, but the motion to pass the bill as amended was made and seconded, with several members opposing it. House Bill 371 was also addressed, which focuses on creating an Acequia Infrastructure Fund to support land grant and Acequia communities. The bill aims to provide a financial mechanism for these communities to access funds for infrastructure projects without relying on capital outlay requests. The committee discussed the bill's implications, potential funding sources, and the need for further amendments regarding representation and oversight. A motion to pass the bill was made, with some opposition noted, particularly regarding the lack of specificity in the bill's provisions. Lastly, Senate Bill 143 was presented, which seeks to raise the caps on inspection fees under the Egg Grading Act, among other agricultural regulations. Supportive testimony was provided by representatives from agricultural organizations, emphasizing the need for updated fee structures. The committee engaged in discussions about the bill's implications for consumers and the agricultural sector, ultimately moving towards a vote to pass the bill.