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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

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  • During the interview process, I started asking them, was this school an in-person school?
  • To help address that concern in the process as well.
  • So there's a—Is the vetting process with the medical school?
  • There are processes as nurses, advanced practice nurses, and CRNAs.
  • We are vetted through similar processes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • That process already just makes things worse. I did want to point out... Briefly.
  • It doesn't restrict access to care; it protects individuals in the recovery process.
  • Not everything worked, and we had to go through this process of trial and error.
  • So it's really a regulatory process to issue.
  • We support this process. We have been negotiating with other parties and...
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  • This legislative budget is outside of the scope of purview.
  • We ended up not doing any cuts this year; we kept a relatively flat budget.
  • Chairman, just a couple of items I got off the budget portal.
  • So those are the two increases in the budget.
  • Chairman, I'm curious if you could speak a little bit about the process of crafting this year's budget
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • ambitious bill agenda today, we'll come back to the budget at the end of the meeting.
  • due process.
  • With that, Sheila, the appearance forms for the budget.
  • They don't use their attorney and the process as a punitive one.
  • I know sometimes our agendas are packed to be able to make comments on the budget.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to consider several criminal justice and court-related bills, along with the committee’s proposed $7.9 billion budget. The committee first heard and approved CS/SB 600 on bail bonds, as amended to adjust solicitation, cash bond return, forfeiture remission timing, and clerk procedures; CS/SB 436 on felony battery, which expands qualifying prior offenses and was amended to correct a drafting issue; CS/SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction for dangerous crimes; SB 1332 on career offender registration, adding in-person reporting, more detailed registration requirements, and stronger penalties for noncompliance; and CS/SB 682 on violent criminal offenses, a domestic violence measure adopted via a substitute amendment that adds stricter penalties, electronic monitoring, injunction protections, and related procedures. All of those bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office. The bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing rising anti-Semitic incidents and the need for statewide review, and opponents raising concerns about free speech, the definition of anti-Semitism, and possible conflation of criticism of Israel with hate speech. Senators also discussed the bill’s scope and the IHRA definition before it was reported favorably. In addition, CS/SB 532 on clerks of court was amended to clarify foreclosure sale procedures and funding predictability for clerks, then reported favorably. CS/SB 644 on attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs was also approved after amendments that aligned family-law fee provisions and codified standards for fee awards in dissolution and paternity cases; the sponsor said the bill was intended to curb vexatious litigation and improve consistency across districts. After the bill actions, the chair summarized the criminal and civil justice budget, describing it as a disciplined proposal that addresses corrections deficits and future inmate growth while funding core public safety needs. The committee then heard substantial public testimony on prison conditions, staffing, pay, heat, infrastructure, and the possibility of reducing prison populations or adding air conditioning in facilities. The chair announced that SB 1632 and its conforming bill SB 1634 would be temporarily postponed to the following week, and the record was supplemented with the names of many people who had registered to speak for or against those bills. The meeting concluded after members were invited to record votes and the committee adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 7

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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Bills: HB1751, HB1752, HB1636
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 11:00 AM HST

Public Safety

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  • Um, anything related to the processing of a 911 call. how having this information really how having this
  • Um, anything related<00:44:09.760> to<00:44:09.920> the<00:44:10.160> processing
  • related to the processing of a 911 call. related to the processing of a 911 call.
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held its first hearing and began with House Bill 1531, which would require the governor or county mayor to provide an ASL interpreter during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and require news outlets to show the interpreter in a picture-in-picture window. Testimony was strongly supportive from disability advocates, who said live captions can be inaccurate and that ASL access is critical during emergencies, but broadcasters raised practical concerns that the bill as drafted could require extra camera crews and reduce coverage. Members discussed possible alternatives such as government-provided pool feeds and interpreter placement, and the chair recommended deferring decision-making on the bill to the following Wednesday to allow time for amendment language. The committee then heard House Bill 1751, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel. The Hawaii Army National Guard, the Department of Defense, and University of Hawaii representatives supported the measure as a recruiting, retention, and professionalization tool. A member asked about funding, and the response was that the program is funded through a state appropriation currently set at $250,000 and was described as sufficient at present. The bill drew no opposition in the hearing. Next, House Bill 1752 was taken up. This measure would remove the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex officio member of the HAIMA advisory committee and add the HAIMA administrator as a nonvoting ex officio member of the MSAC. The Department of Defense and Department of Health supported the bill, with the Department of Health asking that it be aligned with other EMS modernization provisions in the governor’s package so the related measures remain consistent. No objections were raised. The committee also heard House Bill 1577 on 911 services, which would require the 911 Board to establish a statewide emergency safety profile system for residents to voluntarily store emergency-relevant personal information. The Department of Health, disability advocates, the 911 Board, and others supported the concept, saying it could improve emergency response for people with disabilities, kūpuna, families, and others with functional needs. Testimony also raised concerns about funding, system integration, confidentiality, advanced directives, and liability protections if information does not reach responders in time. Members discussed statewide coordination and existing county systems, and the hearing continued with those issues unresolved.
TX
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  • The way I see this working out is that the Texas Board of Pharmacy would develop that process, but it
  • Schofield: ...reduce the sheriff or constable's budget for the year by the amount of the contract.
  • Schofield: It adds to it the protection for the budget of the office that does the contract, whether
  • And so we had a very, very long process of creating a budget that was established for that department
  • Oliverson: The amendment just adopted was to protect the budget, right?
Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192
HI
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  • It does not criminalize disagreement, mediation, due process complaints, or participation in IEP meetings
  • It does not criminalize disagreement, mediation, due process complaints, or participation in IEP meetings
  • I recognize that this is a bill still going through the process.
  • I recognize that this is a bill still going through the process.
  • Uh we'll be adding AG processes.
Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251
KY
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  • With that, uh, application process.
  • Our total budget in 2025 was providers. Our total budget in 2025 was 20.6<01:21:39.760> billion.
  • And then what through this process. Uh hopefully just through this process.
  • Those were reviewed and scored within a process very much like the normal RFP scoring process, and a
  • , but it's hard to propose a budget when we don't have a dollar amount to budget against.
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

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  • That's what to 5.75% of the budget.
  • <00:08:34.959> stabilization would go into the budget stabilization would go into the budget
  • million would go to the budget million would go to the budget stabilization<00:09:18.080> fund
  • um included in the budget $210 million. um included in the budget $210 million.
  • <01:01:43.280> Um, process with our committee. Um, process with our committee.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Feb 10th, 2026

Education Pre-K - 12

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  • This whole process doesn't happen without the people that are behind the scenes that are making things
  • This whole process doesn't happen without the people that are behind the scenes that are making things
Bills: S0182, S1318, S1690
Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K through 12 Committee considered three bills and reported all of them favorably. SB 1318 by Senator Rodriguez made a technical clarification to the Florida tax credit scholarship program so that when a scholarship account is closed, any remaining funds revert but do not revert to the state. The bill was taken up without debate and passed on a favorable roll call vote. The committee then heard CS for SB 1690 by Senator Calatayud on child care and early learning services. The bill updates child care laws, improves transparency and accountability, clarifies terminology, and aims to avoid over-regulating before- and after-school programs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying rulemaking authority, shifting it to the State Board of Education. Senator Berman questioned a provision related to information on leaving children in vehicles, and Senator Calatayud said she would follow up. The committee then voted the bill favorably. Finally, the committee considered CS for SB 182 by Senator Jones on school teacher training and mentoring programs. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House companion, limited mentor placements to D- and F-rated schools, expanded participation to districts and charter schools, tightened mentor qualifications, authorized stipends up to $3,000, and allowed use of educational enrichment funds. The amendment was adopted, supportive appearance forms were waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, members recognized committee staff and applauded Kathy Missouri for her last committee meeting, and senators later recorded additional affirmative votes before adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Mar 27th, 2025

Elections

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  • They are a vital part of our electoral process. Texas.
  • The Secretary of State review process could be good.
  • Can you walk us through how this process works now and how the process will change?
  • it harder to process challenges.
  • Second, it is a slow and costly process.