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• new granting structure that was structured two years ago and still had a contracts to provide that services

Bills: SB1177 , SB1177

Committee: House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget

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• So as I'm trying to understand health and human services, and that's the subcommittee that I sit on.
• The Legal Services Revolving Fund is a separate Fund unrelated to the Extraordinary Litigation.
• And you, I'm also being told that it's separate and apart from the Legal Services Revolving Fund.
• So, in the Legal Services Revolving Fund, so I've got The current numbers now, Anthony tells me there's
• request. scholars program and then an increase in their debt service request.

Bills: SB1177

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget

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• By way of background, in 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, established rural
• Rural emergency hospitals are allowed to provide emergency department services, observation care, and
• additional outpatient medical services, as long as it does not exceed an annual per-patient average
• They are prohibited from providing inpatient services except under certain circumstances.
• Senate Bill 6103 makes payments for medical assistance program services by a rural hospital designated

Bills: SB6103

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: rural healthcare, emergency services, hospital payments, state appropriation, public health

Bills: SSB1235

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: state budget, government funding, administrative services, public employees, department appropriation

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• services.

Bills: HF2434

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding

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• , trained by a registered apprenticeship program through the contractors who come to utilize our services
• , trained by a registered apprenticeship program through the contractors who come to utilize our services
• They're informed users who are using these kiosks as a real cash-to-crypto service.
• And thank you for your service, too. My boys are 13, 13, 10, and 7.
• And thank you for your service, too. My boys are 13, 13, 10, and 7.

Bills: S0198 , S0422 , S1236 , S1356 , S1456 , S1722

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, ADS-B, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, aviation, airports, airport fees, landing fees, departure fees, touch-and-go landing, general aviation, pilot privacy, airspace radius, aircraft tracking

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• It allows a person who was providing earned wage access services to continue to provide such services
• It allows a person who was providing earned wage access services to continue to provide such services
• access to a service.”
• services for things like this.
• to provide ambulance services if they can demonstrate the ability to provide all services required in

Bills: HB2118 , HB2181 , HB2308 , HB2309 , HB2402 , HB2476 , HB2682 , HB2698 , HB2875 , HB2877 , HB2903 , HB2910

Committees: House Commerce , House House Commerce Committee of Reference

Keywords: mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, HB2181, death certificate, death certificates, vital records, funeral establishment, funeral home, human remains, medical certification of death, death registration, state registrar, local registrar, county medical examiner, alternate medical examiner

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• access to certain reports and information in the custody of responding fire departments and ambulance services
• access to certain reports and information in the custody of responding fire departments and ambulance services
• And fourth, it creates a new exemption for the Of responding fire departments and ambulance services.
• And second, it exempts money used for telephone services from certain otherwise mandatory deductions.
• the underlying bill related to that second component that would have exempted money for telephone services

Bills: HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2490 , HB2508 , HB2510 , HB2532 , HB2539

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: reentry, reentry readiness, recidivism, earned release time, good time credits, graduated reentry, community custody, partial confinement, home detention, work release, electronic monitoring, substance use disorder treatment, mental health treatment, corrections, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, sentencing, release date recalculation, transition services

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• The service provider tax could be another $2 billion.
• The service provider tax could be another $2 billion.
• And the same with the service provider tax thing.
• I would have a completely separate group just meet on the service provider tax.
• The web service connection will be a large effort.

Bills: HB2190 , HB2202 , HB2233 , HB2251 , HB2252 , HB2396 , HB2437 , HB2689 , HB2796

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC

Bills: HSB314 , SF304 , HF708 , HSB500 , HSB501 , HSB502 , HSB503 , HSB504 , HSB505 , HSB506

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: medical release, incapacitated, terminal illness, serious medical condition, parole, risk assessment, victim impact statement, supervision, care facility, Iowa, minors, medical consent, healthcare services, sexually transmitted infections, privacy, youth healthcare, healthcare decisions, palliative care, hospice care, life-sustaining procedures

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• It would significantly impact your ability to serve your city with safety services.
• Yes, sir, it would dramatically impact us with safety services.
• The state resources, certainly in the Panhandle wildfires, come from the forest service.
• That is not part of their role or the service they provide.
• They provide a valuable service to our city, but I just can't...

Bills: HB5691 , SB427 , SB2623 , SB2858

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor

Bills: SF570 , SF96 , SF151 , SF475 , SF589 , SF260 , SSB1209

Committee: Joint Ways and Means

Keywords: business court, commercial transactions, Iowa law, judicial efficiency, business litigation, court procedures, judicial appointments, property tax abatement, volunteer emergency services, homestead, tax assessments, financial relief, local service area, Iowa veterans, special registration plates, license plate decals, combat infantryman badge, combat action badge, combat action ribbon, air force combat action medal

Bills: HSB248 , HSB249 , HSB186 , HSB215 , HSB209 , HF320 , HF487 , HF449 , HF105

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: public assistance, work requirements, Iowa health and wellness plan, Medicaid, employment, disabilities, emergency medical transportation, health services, Medicaid enrollment, access to healthcare, provider assistance, medication abortion, informed consent, abortion-inducing drugs, mifepristone, healthcare, state legislation, reversal procedures, child welfare, dependent adult protection

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• The law specifies access to public sewer service and public water service, and I have some questions
• Another question related to infrastructure is that some communities have water and sewer service, but
• So if Boxford does not have public water and public sewer service, I don't think those would be qualifying
• You mentioned about the access to those services of sewer and water, right?
• I mean, having an acre lot, most of those acre lots in areas with public sewer and water services will

Bills: H5009

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: collective bargaining, worker rights, labor relations, public counsel services, state employees

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-03, House Bill 5000, which would allow single-family homes on smaller lots in areas with public water and sewer service. The hearing began with committee members outlining the Article 48 initiative process and then hearing from two subject-matter experts. Under Secretary Chris Clutchman of Housing and Livable Communities explained how the proposal would amend Chapter 40A, noted that Boston would be excluded, and said municipalities would still be able to adopt reasonable regulations on setbacks, bulk, height, and short-term rentals. He also flagged unresolved implementation questions, including how to treat wetlands, infrastructure capacity, and pre-existing nonconforming situations. Attorney Susan Murphy said the measure would significantly alter local zoning, could create conflicts with existing zoning districts and Section 3A/MBTA Communities rules, and raised concerns about infrastructure capacity and the lack of any home-size or affordability limits. Supporters of the petition argued that Massachusetts faces a severe housing shortage and that large minimum lot sizes are a major barrier to building starter homes. Proponents said the measure would legalize single-family homes on lots as small as 5,000 square feet with 50 feet of frontage where public sewer and water are available, and they cited polling showing public support for lot-size reform. They said the proposal could produce thousands of additional homes per year, help young families and seniors, and expand housing choices in high-cost suburbs. Committee members pressed the proponents on how the measure would interact with affordability, home size, frontage requirements, 40B compliance, and whether the bill would actually produce starter homes rather than larger expensive houses. The Massachusetts Municipal Association testified in opposition, urging the committee to take no action. MMA representatives argued that zoning is fundamentally a local decision and that the proposal would preempt municipal authority with a one-size-fits-all mandate. They also said the bill is impractical because public water and sewer service does not guarantee available capacity, citing examples of communities facing water and wastewater limits and costly infrastructure upgrades. MMA further argued the measure lacks affordability requirements and could be counterproductive, and pointed to existing and pending state tools such as Chapter 40Y, 40R-related proposals, and other housing funding or zoning reforms as better approaches. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• The law specifies access to public sewer service and public water service, and I have some questions
• Another question related to infrastructure is that some communities have water and sewer service, but
• So if Boxford does not have public water and public sewer service, I don't think those would be qualifying
• You mentioned the access to those services of sewer and water, right?
• building these homes that's in the language itself will be the access to public sewer and water services

Bills: H5009

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: collective bargaining, worker rights, labor relations, public counsel services, state employees

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• I am the Senior Director of Safety at Chalk Mountain Services.
• We bring the motor fuels to your neighborhood service station.
• the services.
• We're a service and construction company.
• They've directed me to stop using any company services.

Bills: HB4806

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards

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• The increased cost of insurance is reflected in the cost of goods and services that Texans buy, while
• So the intent is to have all of the value of the service, right?
• Not necessarily the piece you paid; it is the total of what that service was valued and paid.
• provide for therapy services.
• They've been accepted by the doctor, they are within a range that the service provider...

Bills: HB4806

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards

Bills: SB1379

Committee: House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee

Keywords: human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding

Bills: HB85 , HB94 , HB276 , HB323 , HB374 , HB586 , HB656 , HB998 , HB1204 , SB42 , SB46 , SB51 , SB87 , SB110 , SB154

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: animal abuse, registry, law enforcement, felony offenses, public notification, firearms, due process, confiscation, law-abiding citizen, government funding, self-defense, bail, contradictory bail hearing, Gwen's Law, pretrial detention, criminal procedure, child sexual abuse, child rape, sexual battery, oral sexual battery

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• They end up rendering services and not getting paid. So we're just removing this antiquated policy.
• expect that we might see some reductions in ER visits and other use of higher-level, higher-cost services
• For the Department of Human Services, they collude with the state children's hospitals to kidnap children

Bills: SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1094 , HJR1095 , SJR49

Committee: Senate Administrative Rules

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs