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• You can't count on that; that's the pharmacies, which is probably $6,000.
• You can't count on that, that's the pharmacies, which is probably $6,000.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee met with a quorum, first introducing RS 33-691, which would refine last year’s SNAP restrictions on soda and candy to better preserve access to more nutritious foods while still excluding traditional soda and candy. Representative Redmond presented the proposal, and Representative Beiswenger moved to introduce it; the committee approved the motion and RS 33-691 was introduced. The committee then heard House Bill 818, sponsored by Representative Green, which would require insurance coverage for fertility preservation for patients facing cancer treatment-related infertility. Representative Green, Dr. Rihanna Menon, Dr. Kristen Slater, and several patients testified that chemotherapy, radiation, and some surgeries can quickly and permanently affect fertility, that decisions must often be made within days, and that the out-of-pocket costs can be several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars. Testimony also addressed the limited number of fertility clinics in Idaho, the short window for treatment, and the emotional burden on patients and families. An insurance representative explained that the bill would likely trigger a state reimbursement obligation for certain plans and noted the fiscal note. Committee members raised questions about cost, insurance coverage, whether the bill should be limited to cancer-related infertility, and whether philanthropy or existing employer coverage could fill the gap. Representative Green said the bill was intentionally narrow, that the estimated state cost was about $150,000 with a small affected population, and that premium impacts would be minimal. At the sponsor’s request, Representative Rubel moved to hold HB 818 in committee rather than send it to the floor, and the motion passed. The bill was held for further work and possible reintroduction next year.

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• within certain proximities of insured persons to make sure they have access to either physical pharmacies
• or hospitals, you know, there are... ...to make sure they have access to either physical pharmacies

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• On November 17th, 1978, he answered a call for a robbery at Limmeese Pharmacy on the corner of Queen
• Some of our schools that are between 2,000 and 3,000 students are going to be reluctant to expand their

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hearing on 25 tax and administrative bills, with opening remarks explaining the hearing process and noting that House-filed matters must be reported by December 6. The first major topic was funding for the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial and related support for families of fallen officers. Police representatives, memorial fund advocates, and family members gave emotional testimony urging favorable action on S. 1934 and related bills, emphasizing the need for a permanent revenue stream to maintain the memorial and honor officers killed in the line of duty. Committee members and legislators responded with personal remarks of support and appreciation for law enforcement families. The committee then heard testimony on a proposed Commonwealth Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, including S. 1967 and related bills. Senator Peter Durant and later Dennis Porter argued that the state should be allowed to invest a limited share of stabilization or other funds in Bitcoin or other regulated digital assets as a hedge against inflation and fiscal risk, with strict caps, custody rules, and audits. They described the proposal as a forward-looking, non-mandatory framework for diversifying state reserves. No vote was taken during the hearing. Another major topic was disaster resilience funding. Dr. Paul Biddinger of Mass General Brigham supported S. 1936/H. 3030, saying climate-driven flooding, drought, and wildfire risks are increasing and that the State Disaster Relief and Resiliency Trust Fund needs a dedicated revenue source. Senator Comerford also testified in favor, explaining that the fund was created in the prior session, that recent floods showed the need for quick state response, and that the bill would dedicate a portion of capital gains revenue to the fund. Committee members asked about how the fund would accrue and be used. The committee also heard testimony on PILOT and endowment-related bills: AICUM opposed H. 3122/S. 2013 and H. 3264/S. 2016, arguing that an endowment tax and mandatory PILOTs would harm private nonprofit colleges, students, and research; and a representative from Peru supported reform of PILOT formulas for state-owned land, saying rural towns need higher reimbursements and hold-harmless protections. The hearing concluded after testimony on the digital asset bills, with no recorded votes or final actions.

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• located near agricultural land, often miles from services such as public transit, libraries, and pharmacies
• Because a lot of times people want to stay because they want to stay at that school.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Nowadays, insurance companies are tangled up with pharmacy benefit managers and an increasing array of
• early learning and child care programs, which close the gap for children less likely to succeed in school

Bills: HB2487

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, 904, all

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• we had to get very crashed in our thinking so that we would be able to build a good case against pharmacy
• the risk protection orders and the red flag laws that were included in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So he decided he'd go to law school. That's how he became a lawyer.
• You've made your school, your city, and your county proud.
• district and protection of the school.
• AB 2623 by Matt Caff relating to the students enrolled in public schools subject in or out of school
• in public schools for the Committee on Public Education.

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• We have kids who are in school who can't afford to pay for school.
• For example, if a school district refused to allow ICE into a school to detain a child, would perhaps
• Could this lead to the deputization of school resource officers in our schools to check for students'
• They were in my office yesterday, talking to me and telling me about the ones that are in pharmacy school
• I think most of us learned in school about the land bridge and how... ...school, about the land bridge

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and adoption of the special order report for the day. The chamber then moved into a special-order agenda focused almost entirely on immigration-related measures, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. The memorial was adopted 85-27 after brief debate, with supporters arguing Florida should help maximize federal immigration enforcement and opponents saying Congress, not the state, should fix immigration policy. The House next took up Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses for illegal entry and reentry by adult unauthorized aliens and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members debated constitutional concerns, due process, racial profiling, fiscal impacts, and whether the bill intruded on federal immigration authority. Several amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to extend protections to Venezuelans with TPS, to remove the mandatory death penalty, to protect certain long-term immigrant workers and teachers, to expand exemptions for Haitians and humanitarian parole recipients, and to create a task force on best practices for immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive locations. A final amendment to strip the bill as unconstitutional was also rejected. The bill then passed 85-29. The final measure discussed was Senate Bill 2C, which creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establishes grants and incentive bonuses for local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities, repeals the fee waiver for undocumented students beginning July 1, 2025, and appropriates more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as a broad enforcement package, while questions from members focused on the impact on current students who receive in-state tuition and whether the bill would remove incentives for those already enrolled. The transcript ends during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• helps our FFA students by permanently creating a scholarship for their participation and ensures that schools
• available in many different forms and I think it's covered under Medicaid in in dispersed to the pharmacy
• you're you're recognized. >> So I think you are not my background, as I may have mentioned, is Harvard School
• couple years from now after supporting this and see children with increased tooth decay and coming to school

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Juvenile jurisdiction and the THC vape issue in our schools, even in our rural schools here in Hill County
• distance from our high schools, junior highs, and elementary schools—five locations, including gas stations
• THC was my gateway to pharmacy. legal medicines.
• They weren't by a school or marketing to kids.
• We actually sent a letter to the school across from us too, Crockett High School, letting them know that

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• creating a positive environment at school.
• who face serious challenges to school success, including poverty, face serious challenges to school
• And whereas school districts and local educational agencies should continue to work with school social
• When experienced teachers stay, school culture strengthens.
• And these systems that we have in place, private system, private school, the charter school, they don't

Keywords: 1182, all

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• creating a positive environment at school.
• And whereas school districts and local educational agencies should continue to work with school social
• When experienced teachers stay, school culture strengthens.
• When experienced teachers stay, school culture strengthens.
• And these systems that we have in place, private system, private school, the charter school, they don't

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a journal approval, and recognitions including the Doctor of the Day and guests. Members also adopted a proclamation honoring National School Social Work Week, with remarks emphasizing the role of school social workers in student mental health, crisis intervention, and family support. The chamber then moved through first readings and multiple Committee of the Whole calendars. On the first calendar, the House considered HB 2123, HB 2140, and HB 2144, all dealing with gold and silver or child support beginning at pregnancy. HB 2123 and HB 2140 were amended and recommended do pass; HB 2144 drew debate over paternity, genetic testing, rape-related pregnancies, and whether support should begin before birth, but it also received a do-pass recommendation as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and engrossed those bills. On a later calendar, the House advanced HB 2492 on urban growth boundaries, HB 2875 with clarifying amendments, HB 2946 on housing affordability and construction costs, and HB 4115 and HCR 2051 on ballot initiative petition rules and disclosure. Supporters said those measures would improve transparency and ensure Arizona initiatives are driven by residents, while opponents argued they would make it harder for citizens to qualify measures and would burden direct democracy. The House also considered HB 2175 on hate-crime law, HB 2270, HB 2416, HB 2495, HB 2557, HB 2697, HB 2940, and HB 4010. HB 2175 prompted a failed attempt to add a Garcia amendment that would have included gender identity and removed political affiliation from the hate-crime statute; the House later adopted the Committee of the Whole report without that amendment. HB 2557 was described as a medical-records bill changing timing from calendar days to business days, and HB 2697 was explained as a Good Samaritan-style measure extending protections for expired opioid antagonists such as Narcan. HB 2940 drew substantial opposition from Democrats and health advocates who said it would cut people off SNAP and Medicaid/Access and could violate pension protections, while the sponsor argued it would reduce ineligible enrollment and save money; it still advanced as amended. HB 4010 also advanced as amended. In the final portion, the House took up HB 2324, HB 2573, HB 2601, HB 2876, and HCR 2004. HCR 2004, on photo enforcement, was amended to allow cities with photo radar to put the issue to local voters; supporters framed it as a compromise and a local-choice measure, while opponents argued photo enforcement saves lives and reduces speeding-related crashes. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, then reconsidered earlier failed bills HB 2055, HB 2150, HB 2426, and HB 2755. The chamber also passed several third-reading bills, including HB 2264 and HB 2373, while HB 2413 failed. The transcript ends amid debate and voting on HB 2862, a sentencing bill involving crimes committed while wearing a mask.

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• I'm a professor at all of our medical schools here in Arizona.
• I'm a professor at all of our medical schools here in Arizona.
• There are didactic accredited schools.
• We could work out something with the pharmacies around here, but we don't necessarily need to because
• You can say the same for schools and others. So it's a data point. It wasn't speculation.

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

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

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• So, an SAO that has a charter school in a district would be required to monitor those schools.
• Extenuating circumstances such as school-sanctioned events, such as athletics, high school athletic
• in any school district.
• offered by all schools, including charter schools, beginning in grade 8.
• We are incorporating civics beginning the 2027-2028 school year in every public charter school.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• Schools can already calculate the financial gap using FAFSA data but aren't currently required to do
• Schools can already calculate the financial help guide them.
• Schools can already calculate the financial gap using FAFSA data but aren't currently required to do
• and our private schools and our higher ed.
• Pharmacies, hospitals, laboratories, and the beneficiaries themselves.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to hear interim charges on higher education transparency and on preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in state government. The chair emphasized accountability for taxpayer dollars and asked witnesses to address financial reporting, audit practices, and whether more frequent or comprehensive audits would improve oversight. Legislative Budget Board staff described how public university systems and most community colleges respond to requests about internal audit practices, noting that university systems generally follow a similar annual audit timeline and that community colleges use a more varied mix of internal and external audit arrangements. Members focused on gaps in reporting, especially Texas Southern University’s missing submissions for several years and Collin County Community College’s nonresponse to the LBB survey. The State Auditor’s Office then outlined its higher education audit work, including mandatory statewide single audits, DEI compliance audits, HUB and State Use Program audits, benefits proportional audits, and discretionary audits based on risk. The auditor said the office has released 43 higher-ed audit reports since fiscal year 2021 and has two audits in progress, and explained that internal audit reports from institutions help guide future audit selection. Senators pressed the office on the lack of enforcement authority, the value of internal auditors at each institution, and whether community colleges should have more standardized reporting and audit requirements. The auditor and general counsel said the SAO can refer suspected fraud to law enforcement but cannot itself enforce findings, while several senators suggested stronger clawback authority and more robust internal audit structures. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board explained that it collects annual financial reports, sources-and-uses data, and community college finance reports, and uses them for funding formulas and other reporting. It also trains governing board members and said it has limited regulatory authority, though community colleges must certify compliance annually and can lose eligibility for state funds if they do not. Members questioned the reliability of self-attested data, the adequacy of board training, and whether a single reporting structure would be more efficient. During public testimony, a ScholarShot representative argued for clearer, student-facing financial transparency so students can see total cost of attendance and the gap they must cover before enrolling.

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• of low-performing schools and try and get more balance into these schools to get the needed supports
• Sometimes school drop-off and pick-up can be traffic disasters, and the local government and the school
• Sometimes school drop-off and pick-ups can be traffic disasters, and the local government and the school
• One high school to Palmer, you know, get the same privileges as other students in school. ...the high
• school to Palmer, you know, get the same privileges as other students in school.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You know where the state money goes; other state funds include the public school fund.
• Drug and pharmacy costs are increasing, and a lot of those are outside of Medicaid's control.
• . ...making sure we have AEDs in schools.
• goal of having no failing elementary schools in the state of Alabama.
• Certainly, I think the Turnaround Schools Program is benefiting from that as well.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• school health advisory council.
• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 2314 requires public schools to inform high school students of the
• Does the bill address proximity to private schools, public schools, or all schools?
• The bill is mainly tailored to public schools. The bill is mainly tailored to public schools.
• Does the bill address proximity to private schools, public schools, or all schools?

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• And the final thing I want to address in SB 457 is school safety.
• And the final thing I want to address in SB 457 is school safety.
• , on school nurses, are mandated to get an assessment. ...on school counselors, on school nurses, are
• There are five cities that go around one little school, and this school is 100 years old.
• from school libraries and classrooms.

Keywords: 909, all

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• districts, uh and counties, our school districts, uh and in<00:10:10.560><c> this</c><00:10:10.720><
• I served on a school board where 80 to 85% of our budget was in salaries and benefits because it is a
• I served on a school a people business.
• </c> procuring prescription drug and pharmacy procuring prescription drug and pharmacy benefits<00:46
• </c> support local government and school support local government and school districts<00:49:33.839><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all