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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am

A&B Health Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our vision is to provide a healthier Oklahoma, supporting healthcare training programs, patient care
  • and psychiatric support in the schools telemedically.
  • Support that, so we haven't spent any of the $8 million yet. It's still sitting in the account.
  • And we have plenty of logistics support through the folks at OMES to do that.
  • That is the construction of the Oklahoma Children's Hospital Behavior Health Center.
Keywords: 914, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (7-20-26)

Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:
  • DCBS should encourage staff to continue to treat cannabinoid use as a high-risk behavior.
  • DCBS should encourage staff to continue to treat cannabinoid use as a high-risk behavior.
  • to support that. >> Yeah.
  • </c> of research to support that. of research to support that.
  • What kind of programs are out there to support our kids when they're not in school?
Keywords: 958, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 11th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • No, I'm a strong supporter of law enforcement. I'm proudly supported by them in my community.
  • My name is Chance Oliver, and I'm here to express my support for. House Bill 305.
  • I assure you that my colleagues also support this initiative.
  • Fully in support of it.
  • We don't call behaviors what they are.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • On the whole, I support simplification.
  • </c><01:20:01.719><c> if</c> about the um the harassing behavior if about the um the harassing behavior
  • It's just referencing human behavior.
  • It's just referencing human behavior.
  • So they don't have to be behavior.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm in support of the age exemption bills.
  • I'm speaking in support of this bill.
  • A free society supports informed consent.
  • A free society supports informed consent.
  • So I support bodily autonomy, and I support family integrity, the right for parents to make decisions
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We hope to get 90/10 funding to support that.
  • We hope to get 90/10 funding to support that.
  • We hope to get 90/10 funding to support that.
  • We hope to get 90/10 funding to support that.
  • </c><00:54:31.599><c> health</c> nursing facilities and behavioral health nursing facilities and behavioral
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met for an overview of the Department for Medicaid Services budget. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beal described Kentucky Medicaid enrollment at about 1.4 million members, including more than 600,000 children, and said the agency’s 2025 total budget was $20.6 billion. They reviewed enrollment trends before, during, and after the COVID-19 public health emergency, noting that redeterminations begun in 2023 reduced enrollment from its peak but that total membership remains above pre-COVID levels. They also explained the difference between the fee-for-service population, which includes long-term care and waiver members, and managed care members, and gave examples of the kinds of services and diagnoses seen in each group. A major focus was the governor’s recommended Medicaid budget and the department’s forecast process. Lee said the budget is split into benefits and administration, with benefits covering fee-for-service services, managed care capitation, transportation, and Medicare premiums, while administration covers contracts, personnel, operating costs, and IT-related advanced planning documents. She said the department uses a consensus forecasting group and actuary input, and that its forecasts have been within 1% of actual spending in recent years. The department also said the governor’s budget includes new waiver slots to address waiting lists, a 2% staff COLA, and a 10% phase-down on state-directed payments beginning in January 2028. Much of the discussion centered on House Resolution 1 and the funding needed to implement its Medicaid-related provisions, including community engagement requirements, six-month redeterminations, and future cost sharing. Lee said the department requested about $35 million in total funds for fiscal 2027, including about $8.2 million in general funds for system changes to the integrated eligibility system, claims processing, notices, and monitoring; and about $11 million in fiscal 2028 for ongoing maintenance, with about $1.6 million in general funds. She said the department expects to seek federal APD matching funds for the IT work. In response to questions, she explained that community engagement would apply to Medicaid expansion members, with qualifying activities including work, school, volunteering, or equivalent income, and that certain groups such as pregnant women, children, caretaker relatives, and some people with chronic disease or substance use disorder would be excluded. She said the department identified roughly 70,000 expansion members who could be subject to the requirement. No votes or formal actions were taken.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> support it. Thank you. support it. Thank you.
  • In support, not present. Next, uh, we In support, not present.
  • </c> support on Zoom not present. support on Zoom not present.
  • </c> speaks in support. Welcome. speaks in support. Welcome.
  • Uh I do support support this measure.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1790 HD1, which would require law enforcement and oversight agencies to collect and report data on stops, use of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab, which would publish incident-level information and annual reports. Supporters, including the Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the ACLU of Hawaii, Hawaii Justice Rising, and the Policing Project, said the bill would improve transparency, help identify disparities, and support better policy and accountability. OHA requested amendments to ensure Hawaiians are identified as a distinct category in the data, and the University of Hawaii’s Ashley Rubin said the Crime Lab would work with agencies to make implementation as seamless as possible. The Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill’s intent but asked for a longer timeline and culturally appropriate methodology, while HPD opposed the bill as written, saying it would require too many new data points, create a significant administrative burden, and rely on subjective perceptions of race and ethnicity; HPD also noted it is piloting an e-citation system that could help with data collection. Committee members questioned HPD about current manual processes and technology options. The chair reported 18 testimonies total: 15 in support, one in opposition, and two with comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard HB 1611 HD1, which would phase down the general excise tax on groceries and nonprescription drugs until a full exemption takes effect in 2034. The Department of Taxation offered technical recommendations, including clearer definitions for groceries and nonprescription drugs and a technical change regarding the county surcharge exemption. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, argued the GET on groceries is regressive and worsens food insecurity, especially for low-income households, and said the bill would provide needed relief. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical concerns, including a possible wholesale-tax enforcement issue once the exemption is fully phased in. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1611, with no final committee action shown.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (04/14/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:20:26.480><c> verse</c> by Medicaid that type of support verse by Medicaid that type of support
  • , whether it is academic support.
  • , whether it is academic behaviors, whether it is academic support.<00:26:45.520><c> They</c><00:26:45.760
  • </c> to support our community financially? to support our community financially?
  • </c> reimbursement for special ed um support reimbursement for special ed um support from<00:58:26.079
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee opened its second meeting on House Bill 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and discussed whether to also examine differentiated aid within the adequacy formula. The chair said the committee had previously heard from HHS/Medicaid officials and now wanted to hear from local special education directors about how the aid system works in practice, including billing, training, data collection, and whether districts handle claims consistently. Members also referenced Arkansas as a possible comparison state and said they hoped to develop ideas by November to address the current funding process. Committee members focused on the current special education aid thresholds and the impact of proration. The chair described the existing formula as requiring districts to absorb costs up to 3.5 times the state average per student, with the state paying 80% from 3.5 times through 10 times and paying above that, and said FY25 appropriated about $34 million while actual claims were about $50.1 million, leaving roughly a $16 million shortfall that caused proration. Members also raised the possibility of lowering the threshold to 2.5 times and asked how that would affect the number of eligible students and costs. Another member asked about how districts decide whether services are education-related or medical-related and how Medicaid or private insurance reimbursement affects later state aid claims. District representatives from Boothby Therapy Services, Bedford, and Guilford introduced themselves and described their roles. Guilford’s director said the district tracks students with paraprofessional support, nurses, transportation, or specialized programming, uses a data system to log every service touchpoint, and tries to maximize both Medicaid and special education aid; she said a lower threshold would likely capture all students with paras or nurses and that rising staffing and service costs would increase the number of students over the cap. Bedford’s assistant director said the district uses a different system, tracks roughly 60 to 80 students a year, and pursues Medicaid and special education aid simultaneously but does not pursue private insurance if it would affect FAPE; she said reducing the threshold to 2.5 times would likely double the number of qualifying students. Members asked follow-up questions about software, data entry, and how districts decide whether to bill Medicaid or seek state catastrophic aid, and the directors explained that their systems log services by staff type and student, with some districts using the same data for both Medicaid and state reimbursement claims.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 22, 2025 - 10:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do not support this amendment.
  • And so this is something that we don't support there is that there is no current training right now support
  • I I support the concept of this bill and I support the medical providers.
  • you on it and I will support you.
  • Look at the rest of the industry supports the bill, including those who support and represent a left
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Feb 18th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We strongly support the passage of this bill.
  • We're in support of SB 5203.
  • And we're in support of SB 5203.
  • in Washington, asking for your support on SB 5203.
  • and elk, and that supporting these animals supports our economy.
Keywords: 904, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Behavioral Health Center of Excellence. Behavioral Health Center of Excellence.
  • So, I'm in full support of what's happening here.
  • </c> would say I'm on record as supporting would say I'm on record as supporting this.<01:05:25.119><
  • So, I'm in uh full support of this.
  • </c><01:36:28.560><c> by</c> effective, practical, and supported by effective, practical, and supported
Bills: HF3423, HF2354, HF3634
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Feb 5th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • of elected officials, and that that behavior is not appropriate. on the behavior of elected officials
  • So, I mean, very fraudulent behavior.
  • We like to support you.
  • We like to support you.
  • We like to support you.
Summary: Attorney General Catherine Hanaway presented the Office of the Attorney General’s FY 2027 budget request and outlined her office’s priorities: reducing violent crime, targeting illegal and unregulated activities she described as a “vice squad” focus, protecting Missourians from fraud, and improving the office’s legal work. She highlighted major cases and enforcement efforts, including litigation over insulin pricing, Dollar General pricing practices, a criminal prosecution in Hermann, the Jackson County assessment dispute, and a new lawsuit involving Misha’s board policy. Committee members asked about cybercrime enforcement, cooperation with federal authorities, VLTs, ballot and referendum litigation, and the office’s approach to diversity-related legal issues. Hanaway said cybercrime and no-call enforcement rely heavily on multi-state and federal cooperation, and she emphasized that many cases begin with citizen reports. Members also questioned the cost and scope of ongoing election-related litigation, including redistricting and referendum cases, and Hanaway said her office is defending the laws and ballot processes as required. She estimated roughly $600,000 in staff time over about six months for the referendum/redistricting work combined. Several members raised concerns about the Misha lawsuit and whether similar statutory provisions elsewhere in state government could raise the same legal issues; Hanaway responded that the case involved a board rule, not a statute, and turned on whether the requirement functioned as a quota. The committee also discussed child sexual exploitation, human trafficking, Medicaid fraud, and the use of outside counsel and pro hac vice fees. Hanaway said the office is using non-GR funds where possible and is not requesting pay increases this year. The Missouri Office of Prosecution Services then presented its budget. Officials explained that MOPS trains and supports prosecutors statewide, including on DWIs, child sex cases, and new prosecutor training, and that its budget request matches the governor’s recommendation. Members asked about support for local prosecutors, the nine counties without elected prosecutors, and the new conviction integrity unit; staff said the unit’s positions were shifted between line items and that the office can help answer prosecutorial questions through its general counsel. The committee then moved to the Department of Public Safety budget. DPS reviewed funding for crime victims notification, law enforcement recruitment and retention, drug task forces, academy scholarships, Blue Star grants, local crime prevention, school safety, World Cup security, 988 trainings, wastewater testing in schools, and other programs. Members asked about the $59 million federal FIFA World Cup grant, school safety app funding, and wastewater testing participation; DPS said the World Cup funds require no state match, the app funding is being phased out, and schools opted into the testing program. The committee recessed before finishing the DPS book, with plans to return later.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/11/26 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I ask for your support.
  • I ask for your support. today. I ask for your support.
  • </c> for your support. for your support.
  • And why should I support it? And bill? And why should I support it?
  • </c> ask for your support. ask for your support.
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • I’m in support.
  • Hello, Carly Stelzer with the California Behavioral Health Association, also proud co-sponsors in support
  • Malik Bina with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association in support. Thank you. Jay J.
  • Anna Litig, I'm supportive of SB 690. Anna Litig, I'm supportive of SB 690. Thank you.
  • Anyone else here in support?
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going to... ...time now, so I support this. I'm going to vote to support this.
  • We fully support this bill. We fully support this bill.
  • We are very grateful for this committee's support, and I ask for your continued support and advocacy
  • There was great support from the committee, and there always is support for protecting those who try
  • Add my name and visual support to that. Thank you. ...support to that. Thank you. Thank you.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard testimony on several bills, beginning with a major workplace violence proposal for health care settings. Senator Lovely, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, and SEIU 1199 all supported legislation requiring hospitals and other health care employers to conduct facility-specific risk assessments, develop violence prevention plans, train workers, and provide reporting and protections for assaulted employees. Witnesses described workplace assaults as frequent and escalating, and committee members discussed balancing worker safety with concerns about criminalizing mental illness; testimony emphasized that the bill targets intentional assaults while preserving treatment and discretion for behavioral health crises. The committee also heard strong support for bills to strengthen traffic safety, including primary seat belt enforcement, rear-facing car seat requirements, and seat belts on school buses. AAA Northeast, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, law enforcement, legislators, and the Massachusetts Insurance Federation all backed the measures, citing crash data, injury prevention, and personal stories of traumatic brain injury. Senator O’Connor testified for school bus seat belts, saying Massachusetts should join other states requiring them, and later Sophia Furzada of the National Transportation Safety Board urged passage of school bus seat belt and child passenger safety bills, saying lap-shoulder belts would reduce injuries and save lives in crashes where compartmentalization is not enough. Other testimony included support for a bill to make 9-1-1 disability indicator forms more accessible and inclusive, with the witness arguing the form should better reflect mental health, developmental disabilities, language access needs, and a fifth-grade reading level. The committee also heard opposition to a proposal to extend Christian’s Law to swimming pools, with a parks and recreation director warning of unintended consequences for municipal camps and underserved communities. Finally, the committee took testimony on a bill to expand the Forensic Science Oversight Board to include workforce representation, which MOSES said would restore technical expertise to the board. At the end of the hearing, the committee adjourned without taking votes on the bills discussed.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 12/17/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So those lensure or payment behavior.
  • And that's receive support and service.
  • And so I think the some support.
  • </c><01:05:12.160><c> in</c> on but some of the kickback behavior in on but some of the kickback behavior
  • ,</c> down in integrated community supports, down in integrated community supports, but<01:43:44.480>
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Jan 21st, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Secretary Kelly is here to waive or, yeah, waive and support. Waving and support.
  • support.
  • And we appreciate it and support.
  • The support cards are from Erin DePetro, from Florida Family Voice, who is here waving in support.
  • Crystal Etting, I hope I got that right, is waving in support. Sonia Johnson is waving in support.
Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism heard and advanced several bills focused on economic development, consumer protection, workforce issues, and technology. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million beginning with the 2027 allocation, and it was reported favorably. SB 1266, as amended, creates a cybersecurity experiential internship and clearance-readiness program with Cyber Florida and was also reported favorably. SB 554, a Florida Bar-backed update to the not-for-profit corporations statute, was approved without opposition. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive sales practices and predatory financing at retail pet stores, received supportive testimony from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which sets rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, also passed favorably. The committee also considered SB 998, the Department of Commerce package, which combines updates to the Small Cities CDBG program, clarification of rural community eligibility, an exemption from a reverter clause for military-related land conveyances, and revisions to E-Verify enforcement. The E-Verify portion drew the most debate, with questions about employer cure periods, treatment of current investigations, and whether the bill creates a loophole for independent contractors. Senator Smith opposed the bill, arguing it creates unequal enforcement between employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. SB 998 was reported favorably on a divided vote. SB 214, which expands the rural community definition to include special districts in rural counties, was reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 482, an artificial intelligence consumer-protection bill that creates an “AI bill of rights” covering companion chatbots, parental controls for minors, data privacy, de-identified data, unauthorized use of likeness, and enforcement by the Attorney General, with a limited private cause of action for minors. The bill drew extensive testimony both in support and in opposition, including concerns about privacy, age verification, and enforcement, but it was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7030, a public-records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations under the AI bill, and adjourned after members requested to be recorded on certain votes.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We will not accept disruptive behavior or behavior that incites or threatens violence.
  • And so we would urge your support. And we appreciate the administration jumping on this so quickly.
  • Are there any other witnesses in support? Any witnesses in opposition? Hi, India McDonald.
  • So I think that's fully supported.
  • I fully support it. And I second the motion if that helps. Wonderful. Thank you, Ms. Dixon.
Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met to hear its only agenda item, AB 493 by Assemblymember Harabedian, which would require lenders to pay interest to homeowners on post-loss insurance payouts held in escrow. The author said current law already pays interest on some escrowed funds, but excludes insurance proceeds after a loss; he argued the bill would help wildfire survivors and other homeowners rebuilding after major property damage. He noted amendments clarifying that the bill applies only to loans and only to insurance payouts still held in escrow on or after the bill’s effective date. Support came from the Consumer Federation of California, whose representative said the measure closes a loophole and would provide modest but meaningful help to homeowners facing long rebuild timelines. The California Bankers Association did not oppose the bill but raised concerns about aligning it with existing mortgage servicing law and the treatment of hazard insurance proceeds, saying it wanted to work with the author on technical issues. Committee members expressed support, emphasizing the need to help displaced homeowners access funds more quickly. The committee voted unanimously to pass AB 493 and refer it to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The roll call showed the bill receiving eight votes, and the committee then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Finance (Part II) Mar 12th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now if you'll move with me to page 7 to the Behavioral Health Executive Council.
  • Top of page 7, item 4B, expand kinship family support for children with behavioral health needs.
  • health support and services to children.
  • Item 22 at the top of the pay support ongoing Medicaid and CHIP operations.
  • Out of 5, amend Section 9 system support services, that item was also adopted.
Bills: SB 1
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to testify in support of SB 719.
  • Cliff Porter, in support of 1232.
  • I support the bill.
  • AARP Texas is pleased to support it.
  • We strongly support this.
Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.