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• I'm happy to stand for questions, and I'll try to answer them, and I'd like to reserve the right to.
• Who's going to care for them? This child who's now pregnant, who's going to care for the baby?
• Thank you for coming to testify.
• figure out how to deal in the gray, right, and what I like for for everything to be back to how it was
• So thank you for taking time to hear what we have to say.

Bills: HB44 , HB2200 , HB1612 , HB2747 , HB2038 , HB3717 , HB1431 , HB3800 , HB3801 , HB3560 , HB3246 , HB44

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

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• to do catering do not need to obtain a permit.
• To my knowledge, we do not at this time have any type of application for a rate review before the commission
• The state currently requires the applicant to first submit an application to the Texas Board of Education
• Basically, all the states surrounding. allowing us, allow for SIT applicants to take the test from the
• , which ultimately have more applicants for professional registration, which the state needs. to first

Bills: SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: SB43 , SB50 , SB145 , SM2

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: parole, life imprisonment, rehabilitation, criminal justice, victim rights, law enforcement, training requirements, mental health, domestic abuse, child abuse, public safety, crisis intervention, auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, pediatric palliative care

Bills: SB43 , SB50 , SB145 , SM2

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: parole, life imprisonment, rehabilitation, criminal justice, victim rights, law enforcement, training requirements, mental health, domestic abuse, child abuse, public safety, crisis intervention, auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, pediatric palliative care

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• Thank you for allowing me to come advocate for House Bill 2290.
• point out before in order for students to be eligible for FAFSA and for institutions to be eligible
• And a third way for institutional support for faculties to have the freedom to teach so students have
• expertise to help everybody on campus, to respond to crises also for long-term planning.
• Is that for these universities to be respected institutions that they have to, that they have been for

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• to hire for."
• to, any other big city. is a lot easier for a young person to swallow than 10 years.
• It creates a centralized application system for nursing. similar to the one that's currently used for
• That does not account for if an applicant applies to multiple nursing schools.
• Yes, I just wanted to add my thanks for coming to testify and for bringing this to light.

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• We should track, and hope that we can track, how this new alternative pathway works for applicants to
• You'd have to go to a different veterinarian for that, is that right?
• administrative examination and submits the proper application and request for licensure to the Department
• act or claim to be an adjuster to apply for and obtain a license.
• I want to flag that another application for a constitutional convention from Arizona is completely unnecessary

Bills: SB1021 , SB1144 , SB1164 , SB1178 , SB1181 , SB1241 , SB1247 , SB1286 , SB1415 , SCR1011

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: health profession, regulatory boards, criminal activity, notification, auditor general, investigations, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, ALTCS, providers, ownership change, healthcare, Arizona Long Term Care System, naturopathic physician, naturopathic medicine, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic physicians medical board

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• speak for up to two minutes each, with up to two primary witnesses per side.
• It's going to be open mic. But we're going to begin the hearing. For that.
• its work and may be required to disgorge any amount paid to it, even if it was properly licensed for
• He worked for a member. He then went to the caucus.
• for a member, then went to the caucus, then to the Dental Association, and then back to the caucus twice

Bills: SB342 , SB1303 , SB1347

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: naturopathy, medical licensure, California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, healthcare services, fictitious-name permit, pupil health, albuterol inhalers, emergency medical aid, respiratory distress, local educational agencies, childcare programs, school safety

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1347, which clarifies that stock albuterol may be authorized in all public schools, including preschools. The bill was presented as a technical cleanup to existing law and received support from the California Society for Respiratory Care and the American Academy of Pediatrics. There was no opposition, and the committee approved it on a due pass vote. The committee then considered AB 2772, the sunset bill for the California Council for Interior Design Certification. Supporters said it would extend the council’s sunset date and recognize its quasi-public status by applying transparency and accountability requirements. Opposition came from the International Interior Design Association, which argued the council had not complied with open meeting laws and objected to expanded authority to levy civil penalties. The committee nevertheless concurred in the Senate amendments and passed the bill. SB 1303, the sunset bill for the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, was heard next after major amendments removed disputed scope-of-practice language. The board and its supporters emphasized consumer protection, title clarity, and enforcement against unlicensed activity, while several medical and professional groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were removing opposition or moving to neutral. The committee passed the bill as amended. Finally, SB 342, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, was presented as a measure to allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed, even if there was a lapse in licensure during a long project, rather than forfeiting the entire contract value. Supporters said this would prevent unfair windfalls and reduce litigation; opponents, including Los Angeles Unified School District and local government groups, argued it would reward contractors who fail to maintain licenses and weaken consumer and public protections. The committee approved SB 342 as amended. The meeting also included extended thanks and farewell remarks for committee consultant Bill Lewis, who was retiring after many years of service.

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• Welcome to the House. Thank you for being here. Welcome to the House. Thank you for being here.
• Thank you for continuing to care for fellow New Mexicans, even when it has not been easy to do so.
• He also thanked the governor for taking this seriously and for holding their feet to the fire to fix
• He said he fully plans to vote for the MedMal fix and for the compacts they are trying to pass on the
• The vote is about to close. Go for it. Go for it.

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM18 , HM21 , HB10 , HB11 , HB12 , HB13 , HB14 , HB31 , HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• It prohibits a person with an interest adverse to the ward from filing an application for the appointment
• An application that is required for someone to fill out.
• It's for the purpose—it's supposed to be for treatment, to see what help they need, okay?
• I object to... Lessening the time for a parent to register for the father to register.
• for about a third of those we had to reject.

Bills: HB557 , HB732 , HB1892 , HB1954 , HB2301 , HB3180 , HB3405 , HB3650 , HB3758 , HB4035 , HB4621 , HB4795 , HB4870 , HB5069 , HB5137 , HB5149

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: child support, arrears, court enforcement, contempt, legal protections, healthcare, insurance, cost reduction, accessibility, regulations, impotency, marriage annulment, Family Code, Texas law, family law, Texas legislation, dissolution of marriage, annulment, marriage, child custody

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• to look for opportunities lasting desire to look for opportunities to<02:06:37.960><c> Champion</c><
• and development and not less than 50% for demonstration or commercial application activities to be provided
• > taxpayers</c><02:20:40.600><c> to</c> and to control costs for taxpayers to and to control costs for
• important to you to fight for it.
• 07:24.760><c> always</c> to you to to fight for it but he always to you to to fight for it but he always

Bills: HR240 , HR198 , HR1326 , HR359 , HB1534 , HR1368 , HR1350 , HR1325 , HR1318 , HR730

Keywords: resolution, death of a representative, honor, adjournment, Raul Grijalva, Raúl M. Grijalva, Arizona, House resolution, memorial resolution, condolence resolution, death of a member, adjournment in memory, tribute, obituary, congressional memorial, House of Representatives, committee funding, budget allocation, government expenditures, Congress

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• Just a couple of housekeeping things for folks to keep in mind.
• For the record, Dan Jones, staff to this committee, for not-your-resource issues. Good afternoon.
• For the record, Megan Morris, staff to the committee.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Bob Hilt.
• Again, for the record, Megan Morris, staff to the committee.

Bills: HB2251 , HB2254 , HB2385

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health insurance, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA

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• If you're set for another hearing, you need to go look for another room.
• I especially want to thank this committee for staying to 9:30 the other night to have a hearing.
• I want to thank this committee for staying to 9:30 the other night to have a hearing.
• So I thought you had to go to the VA to get, you know, to put in your application for your disability
• "Yeah, I'm happy to find some things for you.

Bills: HB302 , HB371 , HB597 , HB1097 , HB1190 , SB34 , SB164 , SB208 , SB232 , SB317 , SB357 , SB421 , SB510

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: legal representation, attorney general, elected officials, defense, legislative acts, judicial review, judiciary, election, judges, 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge, precincts, coroner, retention, body, mortuary, investigation, missing persons, Amber Alert, Endangered Missing Child Advisory

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• taxes that I'm going to have to pay for.
• Approval of an HPA is valid for up to five years from the date of issuance, except for permits that divert
• So that would allow them to extend the validity of the permit for greater than five years.
• The concern is that to get the permit approval for those emergency repairs, they then have to eventually
• The proposed substitute amends the exemption to specify that the permitted development must be for a

Bills: SB6132 , SB6181 , SB6154 , SB6189 , SB5903 , SB6037 , SB5983 , SB5995 , SB6016 , SB5820 , SB6064 , SB6077 , SB6101 , SB6013 , SB6066

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development, city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit

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• We had more than one applicant, and due to some additional funds, OEQ has requested some flexibility
• With that, I yield for questions and move for advancement at the appropriate time.
• Those wishing to change their vote, Senator Peterson, you care to vote?
• Senate Bill 1405 reauthorizes the income tax checkoff for donations made to the Oklahoma Wildlife Diversity
• I asked for advancement at the appropriate time and yield for questions.

Bills: SB44 , SB546 , SB1213 , SB1256 , SB1287 , SB1443 , SB1644 , SB1653 , SB1716 , SB1209 , SB1826 , SB1919 , SB1930 , SB1976 , SB2028 , SB2067 , SB2072 , SB2117 , SB710 , SB1477 , SB1405

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits

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• time and I'm happy to return for your time and I'm happy to return for<00:07:21.440><c> questions.
• </c><00:20:40.799><c> the</c> to develop tools for addressing the to develop tools for addressing the
• </c> to agree to extended periods of time for to agree to extended periods of time for rate<00:21:44.159
• Just want to say thank you to everybody for allowing me to bring this forward.
• to allow for more act, amended later to allow for more tense<00:53:30.800><c> pilots.

Bills: HF4236 , HF4122 , HF4377

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: public utility, interim rates, utility rates, rate case, general rate case, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, PUC, rate increase cap, rate freeze, refunds, customer refunds, ratepayer protection, electric utility, gas utility, regulated utility, ratemaking, return on equity, rate base, test year, rate design

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• Let's remember this is to provide a health plan option for their Provide a health plan option for their
• Um, and so I would ask for the committee not to pass this at this time. um not to pass this at this time
• policy... you want to make a change in your policy for short-term products or for pharmacy, and you
• to the notice of 60 days for this hypothetical situation.
• for their members, uh, is what To underwrite, uh, is one of the main things that allows them to offer

Bills: HB445 , HB477 , SB274 , HB441

Committee: Senate Health

Keywords: hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, THC, delta-8, delta-9, delta-10, consumable hemp products, psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, ABC Board, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, retail hemp sales, wholesale hemp distribution, hemp tax, excise tax, age verification, underage sales, product testing, certificate of analysis

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• Thank you for coming to testify today.
• This is just another tool for us to have.
• No one should have to fight for access to medications that allow them to lead healthier, more productive
• For this, you wouldn't have to have this study to pass a bill.
• cost so like for example there's a mandate this session just for us to increase reimbursement to a specific

Bills: HB138 , HB335 , HB388 , HB138

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• . that we are, because if we're going to pay for wigs, we need to know how much the doctor's going to
• That's the cost for you to, to take care of. doing the wig, the mandate.
• To make it clear for everyone here, when you submit your... invoice to the insurance company for your
• We want to you know, that's something we're going to advocate for you're going to advocate for etc you
• I'm here to testify in support for House Bill 388.

Bills: HB138 , HB335 , HB388 , HB138

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• Please rise as you're able for the invocation and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be
• Move for adoption. Open for questions. Member yields to questions.
• Move to adopt. You questions. Member yields for questions.
• Yield for questions. Move to adopt. Member yields to questions.
• Ask for passage. Member yields to questions.

Bills: HB4358 , HB2398 , HB3557 , HB3129 , HB3312 , HB2210 , HB1937 , HB3021 , HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464 , HB3552 , HB2984 , HB4124 , HB3934 , HB3448 , HB3131 , HB4200 , HB4201 , HB3011 , HB1912 , HB3380 , HB3881 , HB3538 , HB3851 , HB3907 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4457 , HB2947 , HB2951 , HB2980 , HB3082 , HB3519 , HB3644 , HB3882 , HB3661 , HB3996 , HB4335

Keywords: screen time, education, public schools, child development, digital learning, youth health, academic performance, credential of value, workforce development, labor market, government reporting, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, free expression, colleges, security fees, public forums