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• system? system?
• vote.
• vote yes for no. vote yes for no.
• the vendor to update their um electronic the vendor to update their um electronic system,<04:28:
• The clerk vote motion, you will vote no.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ON AN INDIVIDUAL APPOINTEE WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE ON ALL APPOINTEES.
• AND I WAS EXCITED AT THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT THE FLORIDA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AT THE TIME.
• IF CONFIRMED I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THE LEGACY OF THIS GREAT SYSTEM.
• I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS AND ALSO YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
• I GET TO VOTE FOR THE HIGHEST PRESIDENCY WITHIN THIS COUNTRY AND I DON'T GET TO VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• All of our large districts have their own system that they use for electronic applications.
• So there's nothing to vote no on. To pass failed, so there's nothing to vote no on.
• Senator Burckhard wasn't able to, we could not hear his vote on the final vote to send the bill to the
• Okay, so he voted. It wasn't recorded and he would like to have his vote recorded.
• We'll have a vote. No discussion. We'll have a vote on accepting the amendment. Please, roll call.

Bills: HB1623

Keywords: HB 1623, North Dakota, rural health, rural health transformation program, medical facility infrastructure loan fund, medical facility infrastructure loan program, rural health loan program, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, federal grant, health care infrastructure, rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, nonprofit health care providers, gap financing, loan fund, public health funding, healthcare financing, Medicaid

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1624, the “Universal Lunch Bill,” from Rep. Mike Nathie. He argued the proposal should be placed in Century Code rather than the Constitution so future legislatures can adjust it if state finances tighten, and said the bill would start the program a year earlier with a $65 million appropriation for one school year. DPI testified that the estimate did not include nonpublic schools that do not participate, and members questioned the impact on Title I, free-and-reduced applications, private-school accountability, breakfast mandates for schools that do not currently serve breakfast, and whether the funding could come from the DPI budget or other sources. Supporters, including North Dakota United, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, a pediatrician, and the American Heart Association, said universal meals improve student health and learning, reduce family costs, and are better handled in statute than by constitutional amendment. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair closed the hearing for later work-session action. The committee then took up House Bill 1627, introduced by Rep. Tye Dressler, which would raise the income threshold for the state-funded school lunch program from 225% to 300% of poverty, with an estimated cost of about $7 million for 2026-27. Dressler said the bill is intended as a targeted, budget-friendly alternative to the ballot measure and emphasized that the state should maximize federal meal dollars while improving participation in the current program. Members questioned whether raising the threshold would actually increase utilization, whether a dollar amount would be clearer than a percentage, and how the change would affect federal reimbursements and application rates. DPI said it could quickly calculate additional percentage levels, and the chair closed the hearing, directing DPI to prepare more numbers for the work session. Finally, the committee opened Senate Bill 2403, presented by Sen. Schiable, to create a short-term bridge-loan program for financially distressed hospitals, centered on Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. The bill would authorize up to $5 million per loan, with a $10 million appropriation available on a first-come, first-served basis, and would run only through June 30, 2027. Schiable said the hospital’s debt and operating problems threaten local health care, ambulance service, and the community’s economy, and that the proposal was designed narrowly with Bank of North Dakota review to avoid creating a broad precedent. Committee members asked whether the appropriation could be reduced and whether the bank would still apply commercial feasibility and repayment standards; Schiable said yes, the bank would still evaluate the loan and could reject it if it was not sound.

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• MAKE SURE YOUR CELL PHONE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE GENERALLY ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE NOISE TO START
• WE VOTED ON FLOOR CLASS SESSION BUT I WILL REFRESH YOUR MEMORY.
• THE CURRENT SYSTEM DOES NOT INCENTIVIZE IN ORDER TO TRAIN THE BUS DRIVER AFTER HE IS AT AN ACCIDENT.
• THE CURRENT SYSTEM DOES NOT INCENTIVIZE ENGINEER TO GET THERE WHEN THEY FIND OUT 4 THE BUTTON THAT MAKES
• >> Chair McClure: BY YOUR VOTE THE BILL PASSES. PLEASE REPORT HOUSE BILL 145 FAVORABLY.

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• The Health Care Facilities and System Subcommittee will come to order and please call the roll.
• A quick reminder to please silence your cellphones and their electronic devices.
• Call the roll and announce the vote. Vice Chair Michael: Yes.
• Call the roll and announce the vote. Vice Chair Michael: Yes.
• Mary Summers from Baycare Health System waives in support.

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• the central sewage system.
• Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted as Senator Burton voted. Thank you.
• Members will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Jeff Takis, Clerk. proceed to vote. Of all Senators voted.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into a series of special-order bills and House messages. Early floor action included passage of a claim bill for Mandy Penny Lemon (HB 6503) and bills on sewer collection systems (HB 1123) and farm products (HB 211), all passing unanimously. The chamber also took up an ad valorem tax exemption resolution for agricultural tangible personal property (CS/HJR 1215), which passed 37-0. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the Senate recessed and later returned to House messages and additional special orders. The Senate then addressed multiple House amendments and conference-style motions. It concurred in amended versions of SB 994 on driver safety, SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, and HB 1609 on waste incineration/auxiliary containers after extended debate over hurricane recovery rules, local government restrictions, and plastic container preemption. The chamber also concurred in CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiative petitions, increasing the number of petitions a volunteer may carry from 2 to 25, and in CS/HB 733 on Brownfields. Other House amendments were rejected or sent back, including SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, SB 116 on veterans policy, SB 168 on mental health, and HB 1101 on out-of-network provider referrals. Later, the Senate approved CS/HB 1255 on education and CS/HB 875 on educator preparation, with discussion focused on school readiness, teacher training, and changes to certification and testing requirements. It also concurred in CS/HB 1427, a broad health care bill, after the House added a major nursing education amendment that tightened Board of Nursing oversight, required standardized evaluation and remediation, and imposed accountability measures tied to NCLEX pass rates and program performance. Several members raised concerns or praised negotiated compromises throughout the day, but the recorded actions were mainly concurrence motions, refusals to concur, and final passage votes on the bills considered.

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• Votes machine members. More. Members, are you through voting? Members, are you through voting?
• “Members, vote on the machine. Voting. Voting. Members, are you through voting?
• You vote yea; those opposed vote nay. Voting... Members are through voting.
• You favor yet as opposed to vote. Voting. Voting. Voting? Members are you through voting?
• Vote machine. Vote machine, members. Members through voting? Members through voting? Voting.

Bills: HR179, HR180, HR181, HR182, HR183, HR184, HR185, HR186, HR187, HCR75, HCR76, HCR77, HCR78, HCR79, HR165, HR166, HR168, HR169, HR170, HR171, HR172, HR173, HR174, HR175, HR176, HR177, HR178, HCR65, HCR66, HCR67, HCR68, HCR69, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR73, HCR74, SCR34, SB34, SB43, SB52, SB56, SB165, SB173, SB189, SB190, SB260, SB322, SB345, SB374, SB387, SB401, SB448, SB449, SB455, SB487, SB496, SB502, SB505, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HB55, HB385, HB394, HB396, HB406, HB608, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB897, HB1030, HB1035, HB1038, HB1045, HB1049, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059, HB1092, HB1100, HB1117, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1177, HB1180, HB1189, HB1216, HB1239, HB1240, 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, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, HB977, HB181, HB31, HB664, HB9, HB192, HB225, HB306, HB310, HB366, HB635, HB911, HB1230, HB1236, HB615, HB864, HB1103, HB1175, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB996, HB1003, HB1082, HB1113, HB1234

Keywords: neighborhood, crime prevention, security districts, law enforcement, community safety, funding, Counseling Day, mental health, Louisiana Counseling Association, community support, mental wellness, Louisiana State University, athletics, NAIA, sports achievements, recognition, success, competition, education, higher education

Summary: The House opened with a prayer, pledge, quorum call, and several personal privileges recognizing guests and special observances, including Junior League Day, Renewable Energy Day, Wholesalers Day, and Sin Law Day. Members also introduced and adopted a number of commemorative resolutions, including condolences, recognitions of schools and community figures, and resolutions related to LSU, ALS Awareness Month, and local festivals. Several Senate and House measures were referred or laid over, and the chamber announced upcoming scheduling changes for House and Senate bills. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 385, which would require certain TOPS scholarship recipients to repay one semester of aid if they fail to meet academic requirements, subject to listed exemptions and an option to avoid repayment by entering certain high-demand career and technical programs. Opponents questioned the bill’s impact on students, its possible constitutional issues, administrative costs, lack of a fiscal note and implementation details, and whether it would worsen brain drain or convert a merit scholarship into a loan. The motion to recommit the bill to Appropriations failed 34-16, but after continued questioning and criticism, the author later moved to return the bill to the calendar, and that was agreed to. The House then passed House Bill 55, which restricts public disclosure of juror information, after adopting an amendment clarifying that juror interviews are still allowed if jurors choose to participate. The chamber also passed House Bill 394 extending the conditional parole programming period from nine months to 24 months, House Bill 396 making autopsy photographs admissible in criminal proceedings, House Bill 406 directing the Department of Education to study whether it should supervise interscholastic high school athletics, House Bill 622 aligning state criminal history record handling with federal requirements, and House Bill 676 creating the crime of fraudulent patient referrals, or body brokering, with amendments clarifying lawful marketing arrangements. House Bill 1030, concerning reimbursement for non-emergency medical transportation for certain mental health-related services, was taken up with amendments and then temporarily returned to the calendar.

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• Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as 5-minute votes.
• Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as 5-minute votes.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device.
• Members will record their vote by electronic device.
• This is a five-minute vote.” electronic device. This is a fiveminute electronic device.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Calatayud: PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
• Rodriguez: >> Vice Chair Simon: >> Chair Calatayud: YES. >> Chair Calatayud: BY YOUR VOTE SHOW CS FOR
• CHAIR, WE STRENGTHEN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS
• Rodriguez: >> Vice Chair Simon: YES. >> Chair Calatayud: YES. >> Vice Chair Simon: BY OUR VOTE SB 1624
• DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO RECORD A VOTE ON A BILL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That system is live as a remote. That system is live.
• For the entirety of the system to begin releasing iterations of the system.
• This involves edits in our electronic claim system, and the MCOs do something similar, where we put checks
• So, systems changes.
• And then lastly, electronic documentation systems—many providers are using those, and they offer tremendous

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Great.
• Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Great.
• Tungapai not voting. Next up we have And that is out on a roll call, with Mr. Tungapah not voting.
• Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• Taw not voting. And with that, I'd like to... B-roll call with Mr. Tungapaw and Mr. Taw not voting.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up a large consent calendar. It moved a set of bills to the Assembly Floor consent calendar by unanimous vote, including AB 1773, 1785, 1828, 1873, 1918, 2001, 2085, 2173, 2412, 2536, 2644, and 2781, and separately approved another group of unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent, including AB 1544, 1555, 1614, 1621, 1637, 1704, 1816, 1933, 2529, 2559, 2663, and 2731. The committee then heard several individual bills, with each author describing the measure and witnesses generally testifying in support; no organized opposition was recorded on the bills discussed. Among the measures heard, AB 2393 would create fixed statutory damages for certain false imprisonment and arrest claims, while exempting peace officers, custodial officers, and public entities. AB 1697 would delay implementation of a recently enacted prohibition on employment contracts that require workers to repay employer debts if they leave a job, and AB 2534 would extend Domestic Violence Prevention Act restraining order protections to attempted forced marriages and survivors of forced marriages. AB 1608 would strengthen the High-Speed Rail Inspector General’s office by adding staffing and contracting authority, requiring public reports, and allowing limited temporary confidentiality for sensitive information; the bill drew questions from members about transparency and whether information could be withheld, but the author and Inspector General said the measure would increase accountability and only allow narrow, time-limited confidentiality. The committee also approved AB 1916, which would allow American Sign Language interpreters to participate in the same collective bargaining process as other certified court interpreters, and AB 1803, which would require anti-hate speech training as part of workplace harassment prevention training for employers with five or more employees. AB 1821 would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days, with local government sponsors arguing it would better reflect actual processing time for broad and complex requests without reducing access. AB 1919 would establish election procedures to let voters decide the future of Santa Cruz Metro service funding after a one-time grant expires. Each of these bills was moved forward on due pass votes, with some members not voting on certain measures. The committee then approved a long suspense file, and the remaining suspense bills were deemed approved without further discussion.

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• Respectfully ask for your aye vote. That is on call.
• I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Great.
• Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Great.
• Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• Taw not voting. And with that, I'd like to...

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• department to develop a standardized electronic claims-based reporting across the entire system for
• And then system access to key systems and a spreadsheet.
• Since the inception of our electronic system, we use what's called other cost accumulators to describe
• So, in addition to the charge of oversight of the system and ensuring quality of the entire system of
• It's input at the consumer takes the survey electronically; it's directly into our system, so we already

Summary: The subcommittee heard two Department of Children and Families implementation updates on measures passed in prior sessions. First, DCF reviewed House Bill 633, which increased oversight of behavioral health managing entities through biennial independent audits, standardized claims-based reporting, and new monthly outcome dashboards. The department said it had awarded the inaugural audit to Ernst & Young, found no significant waste, fraud, or abuse, but identified process risks involving financial controls, claims validation, data access, and system access controls. DCF also described its transition to standardized behavioral health coding and said the new public dashboard of 11 measures is posted on its website, though members asked for easier access and for hard copies of the audit report. Members asked about how the department distinguishes Medicaid-covered services from department-funded services, how duplicate payment risks are being addressed, and whether the new reporting and audit requirements would improve oversight without disrupting services. DCF said it is the payer of last resort for uninsured or underinsured individuals, that some overlap with Medicaid is expected because Medicaid does not cover all behavioral health services, and that new claims edits and cross-checks are being built into the system. The department also said it had not found significant negative feedback from providers and that the new requirements are intended to improve transparency and accountability. DCF then updated the committee on Senate Bill 7012, covering human trafficking data collection, domestic violence center certification, limited background-screening exemptions, expanded recruitment for child welfare staff, subcontractor liability protections, a four-year treatment foster care pilot, case management efficiency recommendations, and a statewide study of residential bed capacity for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The department said several items are already complete or underway, including limited exemptions in the screening clearinghouse, while others are in procurement or rulemaking. It identified Circuits 4 and 12 as the treatment foster care pilot sites and said the pilot will launch in January 2026. Members questioned recruitment metrics, pilot timing, and report deadlines; the department said final reports are expected by January and that some dates were flexible because of procurement and implementation timelines. The meeting ended after the presentations and questions, and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• Those in favor of the measure vote aye. Those opposed vote no. The system is now open.
• That's why I voted no. Senator Kuby votes no. The system is now closed.
• The system is now closed. Secretary, record the vote: 16 ayes, 9 nays, 2 not voting.
• Those in favor of the measure vote no. The system is now open.
• I vote yes. Senator Hoffman votes aye. The system is now closed.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Well, it would disrupt the system.
• They need to get this into their system.
• eligibility systems.
• a provider. ...of the health system.
• . system.

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• the system.
• helps throughout the system.
• helps throughout the system.
• helps throughout the system.
• the system.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chairman, the Subcommittee on Defense and Veterans Affairs voted this bill forward to you with a vote
• Chairman, the Subcommittee on Defense and Veterans Affairs voted this bill forward to you with a vote
• In 2017, we passed legislation creating a statewide electronic... tracking system for evidence collected
• So we'll have a vote to reconsider, and then we'll vote on the bill.
• So we understand the system.

Bills: HB1583, HB1775, HB1832, HB1836, HB1837, HB1866, HB1983, HB2029, HB2217, HB2318, HB2363, HB2486

Keywords: mental health, emergency detention, peace officer, mental illness, prevention of harm, border security, private landowners, study and report, General Land Office, participation, controlled substances, opioid antagonists, law enforcement training, substance abuse prevention, Texas-Mexico border, criminal justice, public safety, law enforcement, National Park Service, arrest powers

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• is capable of accommodating this into our system, and FAST has already delivered this project in other
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• 00:05:02.960> our<00:05:03.199> system<00:05:04.039> and<00:05:04.360> and
• I am the project manager for FAST Enterprises, maintaining the M Drive system for DPS.
• <00:13:49.760> within create a no cards no care system within create a no cards no care system

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Her votes I. Go ahead. Her. Yes. Her votes I.
• Vote no.
• Vote no.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Electronic health records, of course, bring operational efficiency.
• Were they investments in electronic health records?
• 17 public health systems that are county-owned and affiliated, as well as the UC system.
• Systems also operate as integrated systems of care, where existing hospital revenue reporting structures
• system and leave it just as quickly.

Keywords: 988, house, all