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• House Bill 4922 would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to include freestanding emergency department
• So what does that actually mean in practice? Are they not having a role in it?
• So you want to over-regulate out of the state of Texas for the corporate practice of fiduciary?
• You want to dictate their free market practice in Texas.
• In changing the social impact of certain practices. And that's, it's in its founding.

Bills: HB4922, HB4713, HB4256, HB872, HB1571, HB4266, HB4559, SB251, SB441, SB1719

Keywords: healthcare liability, emergency medical care, standard of proof, negligence, legal reforms, Texas General Arbitration Act, arbitration, binding arbitration, statute of limitations, limitations period, tolling, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 16.073, alternative dispute resolution, ADR, civil procedure, lawsuit filing, court jurisdiction, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, procedural law

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• You practiced that. That was awesome. Yeah.
• These best practices are now scaled out district-wide.
• And so, Competing in the healthcare world or they're competing for private practice.
• Best practices were not followed.
• When they struggle, it's rarely because of a lack of technical knowledge.

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• AB 1629 makes practical, targeted improvements to change that.
• So I think we can clarify. by practice of CDPH's reporting.
• There are also some practical questions the bill does not answer.
• Transparency drives safer industry practices.
• The practice of bypassing the closest facility from multiple regions.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We've never, we've never done that to my knowledge.
• would need to have some level of experience in that subject matter, yes, some kind of veterinary practice

Bills: HB2975, HB3405, HB3406, HB3728, HB3902, HB3977

Keywords: poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation

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• After that, he came back to Fort Worth for his family practice residency at John Peter Smith.
• You guys have so much more knowledge and experience in how policy works in the state of Texas than so

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• :40:41.359> that<00:40:41.599> will a clear, practical proposal that will a clear, practical
• This bill reflects values that many gun owners already practice.
• This bill reflects values that many gun owners already practice.
• This bill reflects values that many gun owners already practice.
• They were practical realistic.

Bills: HF4893

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding

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• Since they already had a pretty good database and a good knowledge of the people that needed this kind
• You have to practically hold the door open to get a wheelchair in the ER area.
• I always learn a lot, and there's just a lot of knowledge sitting there at that table, and I appreciate
• We don't want people to lose their jobs, but if they have those skill sets, if they have that knowledge
• In my knowledge, the two that we've worked with that I've mentioned, that's what we're looking at right

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• The idea being that before this institutional knowledge, this expertise, leaves the building, we'll have
• this expertise leaves the knowledge this expertise leaves the building<00:11:49.279> will'll<
• These are attorneys in private practice who are appointed to represent the accused on an hourly basis
• So it appears, at least to me, based on historic knowledge, you're being completely underfunded again
• don't you're just focused on practicing don't you're just focused on practicing law<02:02:05.239

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market. A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending. Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.

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• for the um what's happening of knowledge for the um what's happening currently<00:07:53.680> in
• Um, I had a quick question about the formulation and the processing practices.
• That was one of processing practices. That was one of the<00:59:25.200> recommendations.
• Um, I had a quick question about the formulation and the processing practices.
• Not to my knowledge. I'd rather not speak than misspeak on this.

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Summary: The meeting opened with roll call and housekeeping, including moving standing attendees to an overflow room and asking the audience to avoid interruptions. The task force then heard testimony from Allison Adams of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who presented statewide health trend data showing Kentucky ranked 41st overall and 44th in health outcomes, with especially poor performance on premature death, chronic disease, diabetes, and vaccination rates. She emphasized that Kentucky has the highest rates of residents with multiple chronic conditions, that diabetes remains above the national average, and that childhood immunization rates have worsened. She also highlighted major provider shortages in rural areas, noting that 43 of 120 counties meet shortage criteria and that more than half of primary care providers are concentrated in Fayette and Jefferson counties. Adams urged the task force to focus on prevention, early intervention, access to care, physical activity, and healthier school and community environments, and said the foundation is prepared to share results from its demonstration projects. Task force members asked follow-up questions about the age range for chronic-condition data and whether the diabetes figure reflected type 1 or type 2 diabetes; Adams said the chronic-condition measure spans all ages and that the diabetes figure likely reflects type 2, though she offered to provide the full report. The task force then approved the minutes from the prior meeting. The committee next turned to SNAP benefits and heard from Lisa Dennis, commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services, and Roger McCann, director of the Division of Family Support. They explained that SNAP is not only a food assistance program but also a public health and family stability tool, arguing that poor diet contributes to chronic disease and that food insecurity is linked to family stress, child welfare involvement, and neglect-related CPS referrals. They cited research showing that more generous SNAP policies are associated with fewer CPS reports, fewer substantiated reports, and fewer foster care placements, and said SNAP helps reduce risk and promote stability across vulnerable populations including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and pregnant women. They also described SNAP-Ed as the nutrition education component that teaches healthy eating, cooking on a budget, and how to use fresh produce, but warned that recent federal legislation eliminates federal funding for SNAP-Ed beginning in federal fiscal year 2026. McCann outlined the remaining SNAP outreach and employment-and-training components, noting that outreach is typically run by nonprofits with a 50% match and that employment and training funds job-skills programs to help recipients move toward better jobs and self-sufficiency. The discussion emphasized that access to nutritious food, education, and job supports are all part of improving health outcomes and reducing food insecurity.

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• Yet in Minnesota's classrooms and halls of medicine, we are seeing policies and practices that undermine
• the sacred bond and seek to influence vulnerable minor children apart from their parents' knowledge
• and it gave us the flexibility knowledge and it gave us the flexibility to<00:14:23.079> do<00
• <00:15:28.360> that seeing policies and practices that seeing policies and practices that
• <00:15:34.480> or apart from their parents' knowledge or apart from their parents' knowledge

Bills: HF22, HF45

Keywords: parent's bill of rights, parental rights, minor consent, minors, parents, guardians, education rights, school records, home schooling, charter school, private school, health care consent, medical privacy, patient records, exam room access, biometric data, DNA samples, blood samples, mental health, physical health

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• coverage on paper fails them in practice coverage on paper fails them in practice when<00:57:12.400
• Thank you. but does not meet them in practice. Uh but does not meet them in practice.
• I practiced obstetrics and gynecology for 40 years in Concord.
• So practically speaking, what does that mean?
• 35:41.600> that practically speaking, what does that practically speaking, what does that mean

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• I practice in San Antonio.
• Uh, I'm a practicing healthcare attorney here in Austin.
• And during residency they're under the supervision of a practicing psychiatrist.
• This is an established practice that's been around since 1993.
• They're not doing it in private practice or anything else.

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• I work in pediatrics and in family practice, and every day people call in about serious health issues
• I work in pediatrics and in family practice, and every day people call in about serious health issues
• I've been practicing in Minnesota, both in rural and urban settings, for 46 years.
• <01:03:20.279> in<01:03:20.440> Min physician I've been practicing in Min physician
• isn't isn't it industry practice isn't isn't it industry practice generally<01:36:06.679> I'm

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Summary: The committee heard a reinsurance overview from Deputy Commissioner Julia Dryer of the Minnesota Department of Commerce on the Minnesota Premium Security Plan. She explained that reinsurance helps stabilize premiums in the individual market by reimbursing insurers for high-cost claims, and said Minnesota’s program has lowered premiums, preserved carrier participation, and helped maintain consumer choice. She warned that without continued funding, the program would be depleted and individual-market premiums could rise by about 25%, with potential losses in coverage and access to care. She also described the program’s structure under a federal 1332 waiver, the role of MCHA in administering the program, and the state’s receipt of more than $650 million in federal pass-through funds to date. Dryer said the current program is funded through the end of 2025, though the federal waiver authority runs through 2027. The governor’s proposal would create a new assessment on insurers, estimated at roughly 2% to 3%, to fund the state share of the program and avoid another full waiver submission. She noted that the proposal assumes MinnesotaCare funding would be held harmless and that the program would be reduced if federal basic health plan funding were negatively affected. She also said projected costs changed because individual-market enrollment has grown and enhanced federal subsidies were removed from the estimate. Members raised concerns about the proposal’s impact on premiums and the history of the fund. Senator Rasmusson argued the new assessment amounts to a large tax increase on health insurance and questioned who would be assessed and whether the surcharge would be capped. Dryer responded that the assessment would be based on annual claims experience and market conditions, with final amounts determined at the end of each year, not monthly. Senator Duckworth and Senator Frentz supported reinsurance as a way to keep premiums lower, while also questioning how the program should be financed. Senator Green asked about the mechanics of the assessment and the role of the department in setting it, and Senator H questioned why the fiscal note assumed 12% annual growth for program costs when general premium growth was lower. No vote or formal action was taken in the meeting.

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• One, ACA would be required to employ the most cost-effective purchasing practices and negotiate rebates
• To my knowledge, there is nothing in Florida law that prevents a charter school from entering into a
• Florida should not be complicit in this practice.
• This practice is banned in other countries.
• Ladies and gentlemen, Senators, to the best of my knowledge, this is our last meeting.

Bills: S0006, S0026, S0206, S0532, S0576, S1012, S1110, S1178, S1192, S1758, S1760, S7046, S7048

Keywords: child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived. The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.

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• I know he lived that in his business and his hiring practices, but he and I got to work together on a
• In his business and his hiring practices.
• They are practically in my backyard, just down the street where I live.
• Active practices.
• It really, until 2024, when we created this Practice.

Bills: HB111, HB61, HB43, HB156, HB70, SB3, HB103, HB109, HB128, HB247, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• We're talking about practices. For follow-up, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Yes, that is correct to my knowledge.
• To my knowledge, that's never been broached or talked about. Thank you for the question.
• It's codifying what is already in practice.
• The machine is practiced for a recorded vote. Erbs a. Harris, I. Miller, I. Tedford.

Bills: HB3329, HR1039, HR1040, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3420, HB3706, HB3711, HB4139, HB1268, HB3660, HJR1023, HB3298, HB3056, HJR1084, HB3934, HB3919, HB4118, HB4119, HB3791, HB4260, HB4178, HB4215, HB4324, HB3270, HB4352, HB4305, HB2955, HB3315, HB3066, HB1245, HB4125, HB3075, HB3129, HB3239, HB4153, HB3265, HB4491, SB680, HB4263, HB4268, HB1675, HB3885, HB2984, HB3697, HB2959, HB3671, HB3852, HB2933, HB3057, HB3802, HB4294, HB4285, HB3708, HB3979, HB3977, HB3986, HB3985, HB3588, HB3742, HB3845, HJR1070, HB3590, HB3595, HB3391, HB3183, HB3764, HB3765, HB1002, HB4434, HJR1086, HB4060, HB3881, HB3500, HB4408, HB3648, HB3127, HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget

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• So we uh develop guidelines, recommendations for best practices, things of that nature specifically related
• ,<00:03:55.680> things<00:03:55.840> of<00:03:56.080> that for best practices
• And so when they were building those data centers, you had a lot of the right technological knowledge
• And so when they were building those data centers, you had a lot of the right technological knowledge
• And so when they were building those data centers, you had a lot of the right technological knowledge

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Summary: The Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the August 14 meeting. The first presentation was from the National Retail Federation on artificial intelligence in the retail sector. NRF described AI use cases in three areas: consumer-facing tools such as chatbots, product descriptions, and marketing; employee-facing tools such as company-specific apps trained on employee manuals; and internal uses such as supply chain forecasting, inventory planning, fraud detection, cybersecurity, and coding support. The presenters said retail has been among the top deployers of AI and emphasized that the goal is to improve both customer and employee experience. NRF also outlined its principles for responsible AI use, organized around governance and risk management, customer engagement and trust, workforce applications, and business partner accountability. The group said retailers should maintain strong internal oversight, be transparent with customers, ensure compliance with existing laws, closely review workforce-related uses because they can be high-risk, and clearly define responsibilities between retailers and third-party developers. In policy discussion, NRF urged a tiered approach focused first on high-risk uses such as hiring, health care, financial, mortgage, and rental decisions, warned against fragmented rules that could favor only the largest firms, and encouraged voluntary standards and worker upskilling incentives. In response to a question about dynamic pricing, NRF said its members do not target consumers based on pricing and offered to follow up with more information. The committee then moved to a follow-up discussion on energy policy and data centers, hearing from Bartley Cleland of NetChoice. He explained that AI runs largely in data centers and that cloud computing shifts processing and storage away from individual devices, which he argued improves efficiency and can reduce costs. He said electricity demand has been rising over time and that AI will increase compute-related electricity use, but framed electricity as a normal input to economic growth. No votes or formal actions were taken after these presentations.

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• SB 911 is a practical, important wildfire resilience measure that helps close that gap, as the Senator
• SB 911 strengthens that process by creating a practical accountability framework that provides local
• SB 911 strengthens that process by creating a practical accountability framework that provides local
• SB 911 strengthens that process by creating a practical accountability framework that provides local
• There's already evidence of these practices impacting fire survivors in the L.A. region.

Summary: The committee heard several bills. SB 911, by Senator Becker, would require notification and verification of defensible-space compliance when homes in high wildfire severity zones are transferred, using the preliminary change of ownership report; supporters said it would improve wildfire resilience and insurance availability, while county assessors opposed the use of the PCOR and urged a different recorded document. Members generally supported the bill but raised concerns about the 12-month compliance window and the need to keep working with assessors; the bill was held pending a quorum and later placed on call. SB 1016, by Senator Blakespear, would create a pathway for a higher-level mental health evaluation when a Care Court petition is dismissed because the person is too ill to participate or otherwise needs more intensive care. Supporters, including psychiatrists, family members, and local officials, said Care Court is leaving many severely ill people untreated and that the bill would connect them to existing LPS processes. Opponents, including Disability Rights California, county behavioral health directors, counties, and other advocacy groups, argued it would expand involuntary detention, bypass existing pre-petition screening safeguards, and undermine Care Court’s voluntary nature. The bill passed the committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 1112, by Senator Archuleta, would create a faster court process for victims of illegal or excessive “bandit towing” to recover their vehicles by posting a bond and obtaining a release certificate. Support came from Enterprise Mobility and the author, who said the bill targets bad actors and helps equalize leverage for vehicle owners; the California Auto Body Association sought an amendment to exclude auto repair shops. The committee passed the bill as amended to Appropriations and placed it on call. SB 1119, by Senator Padilla, would impose child-safety requirements on AI chatbots, including risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, limits on time and data use, reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The bill was driven by testimony from the mother of a teenager who died by suicide after prolonged chatbot interactions; industry and business groups opposed or sought amendments, citing overlap with recent law, vague standards, and prescriptive design mandates. Members expressed strong support for the bill’s goals while urging tighter definitions, and the bill was moved on a roll call vote and placed on call.

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• RESIDENT CARE STANDARDS, MEDICATION PRACTICES, LIMITED NURSING SERVICES AS WELL AS ALF MINIMUM TRAINING
• IT DOESN'T PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE OR PRACTICE OF AN AGENCY NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE AN AMENDMENT OR REPEAL
• THAT DEFERRING ONE MORE TIME CAN HELP NARROW DOWN ISSUES TO SEE IF THERE EVEN IS A DIFFERENCE IN PRACTICE
• FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMITTEE THERE IS NO FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON QUESTIONS AND MR.
• DIRECTION WAS THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER AND ADDRESS LOW IMPACT DESIGN, RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In practice, this creates a de facto monopoly over battery collection, reducing competition, limiting
• In practice, this creates a de form.
• What there are far more knowledgeable What there are far more knowledgeable people<01:09:52.440>
• I'm not sure if that is normal practice, so I appreciate you giving me the opportunity to answer.
• I'm not sure if that is normal practice, so I appreciate you giving me the opportunity to answer.

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