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• They are trained to care for everyone from newborns to aging adults, making them the Swiss Army Knives
• I provided this slide last time, and after a good healthy conversation with Chair Rarick, we were able
• The median age is 58; that's actually been updated now to 60.

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

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• years, I've been able to work with senior citizens in this community and this arena and watch them age
• The average age of residents in continuing care retirement communities is around 85 years old.
• This bill updates Florida's firefighter OSHA statute to help keep our firefighters safe, healthy, and

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several insurance, financial regulation, and public safety bills. SB 1656, a large Office of Insurance Regulation bill, was taken up with a delete-all amendment and extensive discussion. The bill would increase transparency in insurance rates and mitigation data, update reciprocal insurer rules, limit use-and-file rate filings, expand cybersecurity breach notification, and strengthen oversight of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Residents and senior advocates generally supported stronger oversight to prevent bankruptcies like the Unison case, while CCRC operators and industry groups warned that lien authority, reserve requirements, and other provisions could raise borrowing costs and burden well-run communities. The committee adopted the delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably after debate and public testimony. The committee also passed SB 1658 on the public records database for uniform mitigation verification forms, with a clarifying amendment protecting policyholders’ personal information. SB 1612 on financial institutions was reported favorably after an amendment and substitute amendment dealing with credit union investment limits and reimbursement rules for board members. SB 1740, an insurance bill aimed at reducing premiums and insolvency risk, was amended to prioritize rate-decrease filings and prohibit AI as the sole basis for claim denials; it was then reported favorably. SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety was amended to add occupational disease language and other firefighter protections, including safer gear, cancer prevention, and possible telehealth mental health services, and was also reported favorably. Finally, SB 1184 on residual market insurers was amended to preserve existing excess-and-surplus line standards, strengthen consumer disclosures, and clarify Citizens-related appointment rules before being reported favorably. Throughout the meeting, committee members repeatedly noted that several bills were still being refined with stakeholders, and multiple public witnesses testified in support of or opposition to the CCRC and insurance provisions, focusing on resident protection, financial stability, and unintended cost impacts.

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• Last year, Live Healthy created access, helped with retaining and recruiting family physicians in Florida
• it's about time we have a bill of this sort because we have seen so many physicians in this day and age
• ... ...have a bill of this sort because we have seen so many physicians in this day and age of corporate

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health Policy considered several health-related measures. SB 890 on improving screening and treatment for blood clots was presented as a work-in-progress based on a prior working group. The bill would define certain clot-related conditions as chronic diseases, create a DOH registry, require screening and training in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities, and several senators raised concerns about definitions, training requirements, facility responsibilities, and public records impacts. Survivors and family members testified in strong support, describing blood clots as a preventable public health crisis. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. SB 668 on storage and disposal of prescription drugs and sharps would direct a study of medical sharps collection and address conflicts between state and federal law on disposal of certain prescription drugs. Senators discussed whether the study should include both individual and commercial disposal and whether newer injectable medications increase sharps waste. The bill received supportive testimony from waste and recycling stakeholders and was reported favorably. SB 762 on preventing the spread of avian influenza would create a DOH task force to develop a statewide response strategy, monitor outbreaks, study wastewater monitoring, and recommend cost-effective testing and prevention measures. An amendment extended the task force deadline, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also approved SB 182, which creates the Home Away From Home tax credit for businesses donating to charities that house families of critically ill children, with supporters saying it would help expand lodging for families in need. SB 942, the chair’s bill on restrictive covenants in health care, would limit non-compete clauses for physicians under a salary threshold, with debate focused on patient access, workforce retention, and concerns about small practices and contract enforcement. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee adopted SPB 7018 to preserve a public records exemption for minors seeking judicial bypass of parental consent requirements for abortion, and then reported it favorably. Several members later recorded votes on earlier bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• invasive species, restore native forests, and educate our communities about the critical link between healthy
• now will determine whether our children and grandchildren continue to have access to clean water, healthy
• now will determine whether our children and grandchildren continue to have access to clean water, healthy
• now will determine whether our children and grandchildren continue to have access to clean water, healthy
• now will determine whether our children and grandchildren continue to have access to clean water, healthy

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And most cases of FTD are diagnosed in people aged 45 to 65, an age group much younger than all other
• ><00:32:37.919><c> 45</c><00:32:38.320><c> to</c><00:32:38.559><c> 65,</c> are diagnosed in people aged
• 45 to 65, are diagnosed in people aged 45 to 65, an<00:32:39.600><c> age</c><00:32:39.840><c> group<
• </c><00:46:08.800><c> All</c> The question before us is the adoption of the AG Committee report.
• </c> state's making a pro turning a healthy state's making a pro turning a healthy profit<02:28:23.359

Keywords: 981, all

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• So our cohort started at 10 years of age.
• </c> surveillance as well as a healthy surveillance as well as a healthy environment<00:34:33.760><c>
• pushed for it forward, because we need to allow youth to have agency and, you know, work with their age
• understanding at age appropriate levels what<01:27:37.679><c> does</c><01:27:37.760><c> it</c><01:27
• </c> conversations in age appropriate times. conversations in age appropriate times. um<01:28:13.840>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on the second anniversary of the Maui wildfires, with Chair Dela Alani framing the discussion around emergency preparedness, recovery, and lessons for future disasters. The main presentation came from researchers involved in the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study, who described the project as a grassroots academic-community partnership that has enrolled more than 2,000 adults and children for health screenings, social assessments, and biomonitoring. They said the study has documented elevated mental and physical health conditions, housing instability, unemployment, barriers to care, and exposure to heavy metals and other toxicants, while also noting some modest improvement in adult mental health and self-rated health compared with the prior year. The presenters emphasized that wildfire impacts remain severe two years later. They reported that about half of adult participants had worsening health since the fires, roughly 40% had direct or frequent fire exposure, and many adults showed chronic disease burdens such as hypertension, diabetes, and respiratory impairment. They also said about half of adult survivors reported depressive symptoms, about a quarter had moderate to severe anxiety, more than 4% had considered suicide in the prior month, and nearly one in four had PTSD. A clinician from the Lahaina Certified Community Behavioral Health Center described the clinic’s no-turn-away model, with case management, therapy, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management for anyone who needs it, and urged lawmakers to fund and expand that approach. The researchers also highlighted environmental findings, saying urine testing of more than 1,200 adults found heavy metal signatures that differed between burn-zone residents and those on the perimeter, with higher levels associated with displacement and ash re-exposure. They said about 20% of participants had higher-than-expected heavy metal levels 6 to 12 months after the fires, and cited a negative association between nickel levels and lung function. They argued for long-term monitoring, better cleanup methods, and a centralized health surveillance system tied to community outreach. No vote or formal committee action was taken during the briefing; the chair said the presentation materials and related reports would be posted for public access, and members were invited to ask questions after the presentation.

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• So, um, um, this original bill changes the composition of the Ag in the Classroom Committee.
• She was just 60 years of age.
• She was just 60 years of age. this year. She was just 60 years of age.
• CBD came on completely unexpectedly, and she was otherwise healthy and active.
• </c><04:55:28.760><c> Brains</c> recently introduced the Healthy Brains recently introduced the Healthy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Making North Dakota healthy again is $17.1 million. And then care closer to home is $116.2 million.
• Making North Dakota healthy again is 17.1. And then care closer to home is 116.2 million.
• And lastly, but I don't want to say least, is make North Dakota healthy again.
• And so it's also been shown that if you have a healthy diet, it can reduce the risk in prevention of
• And so it's also been shown that if you have a healthy diet, it can reduce the risk in prevention of

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Joint Policy Committee met to hear an overview of North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program before taking up the related policy bills. Department of Health and Human Services staff explained that the state received a $198.9 million CMS award, with funding focused on four pillars: strengthening rural workforce, bringing care closer to home, connecting technology and data, and improving population health through prevention. They emphasized that the program is intended to benefit rural and frontier residents statewide, including areas near urban centers when the project serves rural patients, and that CMS approval, provider readiness, and sustainability will drive what can be funded. Committee members asked about how the program would treat border communities, frontier counties, urban providers serving rural patients, multilingual outreach, tribal consultation, and whether there would be information sessions for applicants. HHS said the website will include sign-up and translation features, more listening sessions and training will be offered, and a rural health tribal liaison will work alongside the existing Medicaid tribal liaison. Members also raised concerns about reimbursement timing, cash flow for providers, and whether projects in urban areas could qualify; HHS responded that urban projects may be eligible if they clearly benefit rural residents. The department then outlined the four policy bills tied to the grant scoring: nutrition continuing medical education for physicians, the presidential fitness test, the physician assistant compact, and pharmacist scope of practice. HHS said these policy actions were incentivized in the federal funding opportunity and that failure to pass them could reduce future funding. The committee did not take final action on the bills in this portion of the transcript and recessed for lunch before moving on.

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• </c> understanding that we have an aging understanding that we have an aging Minnesota<00:20:12.400><
• Um, and so people like that, he's out of the workforce now because of age and retirement, but people
• </c><00:57:46.640><c> development</c> essential for kids healthy development essential for kids healthy
• We know, on the ag committee, we don't think about the ag committee dealing with mental health, but we
• Finally, I want to underscore the fact that many of you already know: farmers are aging out.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The bill specifically applies to healthy, asymptomatic people.
• Suddenly, you're not a healthy individual. You're asymptomatic.
• Again, a healthy, asymptomatic person. This is not so much a medical question.
• Again, a healthy symptomatic, asymptomatic person. All right.
• This bill does not only apply to healthy asymptomatic patients.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 13 and approved the minutes from the prior week before taking up a series of House bills, many of them with testimony from sponsors, agency officials, and stakeholders. Early action included HB 971, which would direct LDH to equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates between independent rural health clinics and hospital-owned rural health clinics; the sponsor described a significant payment disparity and the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also deferred HB 1030 and HB 796 until the following week before moving to other items on the agenda. Several bills dealing with Medicaid and provider regulation were advanced. HB 414, as amended, closes a loophole so health care providers cannot hire unlicensed workers with certain serious out-of-state convictions; amendments addressed effective dates, FBI background-check issues for therapeutic group homes, and delays for direct support professional applicants caused by minor record issues. HB 740, as amended, creates an independent review process for Medicaid claims disputes in the coordinated system of care for behavioral health providers, with amendments clarifying applicability dates and program definitions. HB 786, which prohibits extrapolation in managed care claims recoupments and requires recovery to be based on actual overpayments or underpayments, was also reported favorably. HB 915 set timelines and accountability standards for prior authorization and utilization management in Medicaid managed care and was reported favorably after testimony about delays in care. The committee also heard and passed several bills affecting health professions and facilities. HB 405 simply updates the name of the national acupuncture certification body. HB 1095 allows nursing homes to use alternative power sources while keeping existing generator and fuel requirements. HB 557 defines long-term care pharmacies for policy purposes. HB 779 authorizes expedited partner therapy prescriptions for certain sexually transmitted diseases. HB 933 creates an optional commemorative birth certificate, with part of the fee going to the Office of Women’s Health. HB 796, carried by another representative for the author, establishes a chiropractic preceptorship program with on-site supervision requirements and was reported favorably after questions about student training and patient safety. The committee also heard emotionally charged testimony on HB 288, which would place the term “miscarriage” alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation and patient communication. Several witnesses described the distress caused by current coding language, and supporters said the change would make records more compassionate and understandable; the bill was reported favorably. HB 403 increased the cottage food gross-sales cap, and after testimony from small producers and the committee’s discussion of other states’ higher limits, an amendment raised the cap to $150,000 before the bill was reported favorably. HB 930 modernizes cosmetic-product regulation and creates a small home-based producer exemption under a wholesale-sales threshold; it was also reported favorably. Finally, HB 1041, a no-mandate bill restricting discrimination based on medical intervention status, prompted extended debate over exemptions for schools, hospitals, and other entities, with one amendment failing on a roll-call vote and the discussion continuing over the scope of the bill and federal funding concerns.

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• And then 10% is on ag literacy. Then 10% is on ag literacy.
• Interesting questions about the reach of ag and ag education. Great question.
• Two years ago, we started our own ag education center. It's called Little Ag Ventures.
• Two years ago, we started our own ag education center. It's called Little Ag Ventures.
• Two years ago, we started our own ag education center. It's called Little Ag Ventures.

Bills: HF711 , HF653

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house

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• driven by rising health care and public safety costs, as well as the need to maintain and modernize aging
• Like many California cities, we are faced with real fiscal pressure driven by inflation, aging infrastructure
• During that same period in Riverside County, 24% of individuals who died in custody were age 25 to 34
• Of individuals who died in custody who were 35 to 44 years of age, the share of Riverside County is 22%
• Chair, members, Rand Martin, on behalf of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and its Healthy Housing Foundation

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of local government, housing, transportation, and public safety bills. Early items included SB 762, which would give certain local governments a voter-approved path to seek additional local sales tax authority to address fiscal pressures; SB 1400, which would modernize Alameda Health System governance and give Alameda County more flexibility and oversight; and SB 1408, which would authorize Contra Costa County to place a renewal of its transportation sales tax on the ballot. Supporters for those bills included local officials, county representatives, labor groups, fire and police organizations, and transit advocates, while no organized opposition was presented on those measures in committee. The committee also heard SB 1272, which would give homeowners more time to correct certain inherited code violations and allow an affidavit process for buyers who did not know about the violation at purchase. The bill drew support from the California Apartment Association and opposition from code enforcement and county groups, who argued it would reduce local enforcement discretion and create health and safety risks. After questions about disclosure and enforcement, the committee approved SB 1272 as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations. SB 1055, dealing with procurement flexibility for Pajaro flood control and levee repairs, also passed as amended and was sent to Appropriations. Later, the committee approved SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner and create an independent medical examiner system. The author and supporters argued the change was needed for transparency and independence in in-custody death investigations, while opponents raised labor, cost, and governance concerns; some opposition was softened after the author agreed to employee-protection amendments. The committee also passed SB 1172, limiting consultant compensation and adding transparency rules for local tax-sharing agreements, and several housing bills from Senator Grayson: SB 1003 on pro-housing infrastructure financing districts, SB 1014 on early disclosure of infrastructure requirements for housing projects, and SB 1169 on extending tentative vesting map validity. The committee took votes on consent items and later add-ons, with most measures passing on bipartisan or unanimous votes and several being re-referred to Appropriations or Housing and Community Development as appropriate.

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• driven by rising health care and public safety costs, as well as the need to maintain and modernize aging
• Like many California cities, we are faced with real fiscal pressure driven by inflation, aging infrastructure
• During that same period in Riverside County, 24% of individuals who died in custody were age 25 to 34
• Of individuals who died in custody who were 35 to 44 years of age, the share in Riverside County is 22%
• Chair and members, Rand Martin, on behalf of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and its Healthy Housing Foundation

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• what our grandfathers and grandmothers told us years ago: that the sick should be isolated, not the healthy
• I am residency trained in emergency medicine, but I practice cosmetic surgery and anti-aging medicine
• I'm a licensed physician, but at the board's request and at the request of the AG, and on the suggestion
• of the AG, the physicians employed by the board do not actively practice because they felt it would
• committee had considered language regarding ramps or wheelchairs after speaking with the Council on Aging

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 23 and first disposed of several items without hearing them, including HB 1093 and HB 1145, and voluntarily deferring HB 946. The committee then quickly reported HB 1095 favorably without objection. That bill would require nursing facilities to have fuel or another alternative power generation source to maintain power, and supporters said it preserves existing backup-power safety requirements while giving facilities more flexibility as technology changes. The committee then took up HB 926, which concerns vaccination status and admission to public buildings and seeks to prohibit medical mandates. After adopting an amendment set and additional changes clarifying exclusions for licensed health care providers and facilities, medical masks, and child welfare/school-related provisions, the committee heard testimony both for and against the bill. Supporters framed it as a civil-liberties measure limiting vaccine-card requirements for public buildings, while opponents warned it could interfere with public health measures, school immunization rules, and the ability of health care facilities to protect patients. The bill was reported favorably on an 8-4 vote. HB 1220, a cleanup bill for the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, was then reported favorably after a technical amendment set. HB 1227, which would require complaints involving medical judgment to be reviewed by a three-physician panel before formal disciplinary action, drew extensive testimony from a physician sponsor, a doctor describing his disciplinary experience, and the board’s executive director, who said the board already uses practicing physicians, nurses, and experts in its process and warned the proposed panel system could be impractical because physicians are difficult to recruit for such reviews. At the sponsor’s request, the committee voluntarily deferred HB 1227 for further work. Finally, the committee reported HB 1217 favorably with amendments to a pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill, after supporters said it would expose hidden pricing and rebate practices and opponents argued some provisions were duplicative or unnecessary. HB 1028, setting minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation, was reported favorably and referred to Appropriations after supporters described the need for higher rates and members discussed funding. The committee also reported HB 1185 favorably, with amendments preserving the existing Rural Hospital Preservation Act while extending similar protections to additional rural-lookalike hospitals, and adopted HCR 76 to continue the Health Inequities and Disparities in Rural Areas Task Force for another year.

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• individuals are at a disadvantage compared to someone like you and I who may be physically mobile and healthy
• They can keep it after age 18 until age 23 if they are enrolled in a secondary school or an accredited
• I call him a young man, I guess a middle-aged man.
• I call him young man, I guess a middle-aged man.

Bills: HB82 , HB143 , HB145 , HB160 , HB222 , HB430 , HB445 , HB490 , HB603 , HB619 , HB670 , HB672 , HB763 , HB773 , HB781 , HB810 , HB874 , HB981

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: DWI, driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, penalties, criminal justice, inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, firefighters, law enforcement, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, domestic violence, domestic abuse, battery of a dating partner, domestic abuse battery, strangulation

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• establishes narrow exemptions from vendor-assisted sales requirements when activities occur in strictly age-restricted
• environments limited to individuals who are 21 years of age or older.
• The minimum required age of 21 remains unchanged. Excuse me.
• The minimum required age of 21 remains unchanged, excuse me, unchanged.
• observation, other than having law enforcement or military presence at polling locations is not a sign of a healthy

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee began by introducing several RSs and then considered a series of gubernatorial reappointments, including Bud Tracy to the State Building Authority, Skip Smeiser to the Idaho Lottery Commission, Jerry Aldape to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board, and Nikaela Black Abrams to the Idaho State Racing Commission. The committee voted to send the latter three appointments to the floor with recommendations for confirmation, while Bud Tracy’s appointment was held for a later vote. The committee also postponed consideration of one item to accommodate scheduling conflicts. The committee then heard and advanced several bills and resolutions. House Bill 795, a cleanup measure related to House Bill 710, was sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1398, which would move Idaho’s presidential primary to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May and align it with state primaries, drew support from the Secretary of State, the League of Women Voters, and committee members who emphasized voter access and turnout; it was sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. House Concurrent Resolution 32, affirming Idaho’s energy sovereignty and preference for reliable in-state generation and property-rights protections, also advanced on a due-pass motion. The committee next approved House Bill 893, a codifier/technical corrections bill, and House Bill 817, which updates tobacco retail laws to clarify and permit certain adult-only premium cigar retail and event activities while maintaining youth-access restrictions. Testimony on HB 817 came from a small business owner and a trade association representative, and members described it as a small-business measure. House Bill 872, which would eliminate the separate ballot page for constitutional amendments and initiatives to reduce printing costs and streamline ballots, was supported by the Secretary of State and county clerks but opposed by the League of Women Voters; it nevertheless received a due-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee advanced Senate Bill 1397, which would bring larger private wastewater corporations under Public Utilities Commission rate regulation, with supporters arguing it would protect customers from unregulated monopolies and improve oversight. House Bill 831, which would require school polling places to be closed to instructional use on election day to better balance voter access with student safety, also received a due-pass recommendation after testimony from the League of Women Voters, county clerks, and the Secretary of State. The meeting adjourned after all motions passed.

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• Health Interview Survey conducted by UCLA, researchers estimate that over 3.1 million Californians ages
• But many women, because of systemic low pay, have to work well into retirement age.
• Retirement age. Our systems were just simply not written with women in mind.
• It will, but if you're lucky enough to make it to that age, you will.
• The feeling of always being watched does not foster a healthy working environment, especially if you're

Committee: House Labor and Employment

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Members, this bill just ensures that certain intoxicating beverages aren't Available to those under the age
• interested in this was obviously the exposure of minors having access to it and even those under the age
• expand their business in new ways and it will provide increased options for consumers to purchase healthy
• It expands the eligibility from ages 16 to 25, reflecting today's nontraditional and returning learners
• I think it's currently 11th grade, so it actually identifies an age of 16. and goes up to 25.

Bills: HB4104 , HB3722 , HB3787 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3310 , HB3404 , HB2964 , HB2398 , HB3024 , HB3499 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3645 , HB3649 , HB2293 , HB3260 , HB3176 , HB3177 , HB3114 , HB3172 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB4248 , HB3720 , HB2210 , HB1322 , HB1937 , HB3301 , HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation and the Department of Management Services, Division of State Group
• My name is Brian Meyer on the deputy secretary for Medicaid at the age of Health Care Administration
• So currently in Florida, we allow pregnant women and children under 21 years of age to have 3 months
• will abbreviate as small are capital Wgs as a cover service for Medicaid recipients to 20 years of age
• successfully outside of the drg who can receive rapid whole genome sequencing enrollees that are 20 years of age

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• But reliable service also comes from utilities that are financially healthy and can proactively invest
• New Jersey Kids Code Act adopts the Jersey age-appropriate design code and requires certain online service
• So we have a healthy surplus, a very healthy surplus heading into next year, and we have a very, very

Committee: Senate Senate Budget and Appropriations

Keywords: 1146, all