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• It's meant to be piped and stored, you know, in a storage facility and so what we run into is that the
• We're operating at permitted facilities. This is challenging.
• will be new expansive rulemaking by the Commission related to manifest there are operators of SWD facilities
• southwest crossing neighborhood approached my office regarding a leak-shaving natural gas storage facility
• My Savior Church is less than the present 500 feet limit from this facility.

Bills: SB766, SB290, SB494, SB1145

Keywords: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water regulation, environmental protection, pesticide management, natural resources, LP-gas, property owner notice, gas installations, safety notification, petroleum theft, task force, oil and gas, law enforcement, economic impact, environmental regulation, water permits, water quality, land application, 1185, senate

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• The water treatment facility that they're ready to build is three treatment plants covering all nine
• of their municipal wells, and it's a permanent facility.
• It's not a temporary facility, so that's why it costs a little more, but in the long run it'll be able
• :45.399> ready<00:09:45.640> to<00:09:45.880> build<00:09:46.600> is facility
• that they're ready to build is facility that they're ready to build is um<00:09:47.079> three

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and then student housing facilities.
• So previously it was limited to academic and student housing facilities.
• And we've spent a lot of money on facilities, and I think that's a discussion that needs to happen.
• And is there any feeling on the committee that we don't allow it for athletic facilities?
• We're solid on we don't fund building athletic facilities.

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to continue work on a draft higher education funding formula and related capital building fund changes. Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System updated the committee on the board’s developing policy for low-producing academic programs. She said the board is using a five-year rolling window, with thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, and that programs flagged in three consecutive review cycles would go to the board for review. Possible outcomes include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the policy would account for enrollment, program costs, workforce need, and programs that serve students outside their major. Johnson said the board would likely use an accompanying procedure to consider those factors. She also reported that about 200 programs could potentially be reviewed under current guidance, with 135 inactivated and 112 terminated, and said the process is intended to support quality and stewardship rather than simply cut programs. Jamie Wilkie then reported on the Capital Building Fund. He reviewed the fund’s history, matching requirements, and use for extraordinary repairs, deferred maintenance, and some legislatively authorized projects. He said about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with roughly 78.7% going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Committee members pressed for updated information on how much deferred maintenance has actually been reduced, and several members said they wanted clearer reporting on the return on investment from new buildings versus repairs. NDSU representatives said the tier funding has helped significantly reduce deferred maintenance and allowed demolition and renovation work on campus. The committee also discussed the need for updated five-year facility plans and space-utilization information from the institutions. The committee then began a section-by-section review of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and restructure the capital building fund. The draft would fund UND and NDSU differently from the other nine institutions, use fall enrollment rather than completed credits, add performance funding for completions in in-demand fields, create research incentives for UND and NDSU, and combine capital building fund tiers while changing matching requirements and eligible uses. Members raised concerns about the treatment of professional students, the use of CIP codes, incentives for waivers, and whether the formula should rely on more current data. The committee did not take final action on the draft during this meeting, but it continued detailed discussion and indicated more review would follow.

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• Can you define for me what a water reclamation facility is?
• A water reclamation facility is any facility that would gather water for movement of water, either for
• Water reclamation facility? Yeah. Water reclamation facility?
• You have to permit, so water reclamation facilities do need permits.
• It could, not unlike an energy facility would have a similar permit where they hold a basin for cooling

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• first experience many of us have getting outdoors is in our local parks and trails, with those facilities
• <00:01:04.960> that and trails uh with those facilities that and trails uh with those facilities
• When people engage in these activities, they're looking for facilities near their homes.
• <00:03:44.760> near they're looking for facilities near they're looking for facilities near
• and construct a shelter facility. Right. and construct a shelter facility. Right.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So this AI presents the ability to book an appointment with a local doctor at a Kentucky facility and
• <00:05:56.800> with with a doctor that is in a facility with with a doctor that is in a facility
• and that's escalated Kentucky facility and that's escalated as<00:10:37.839> the<00:10:38.079
• So is the data integrated like the data from your facility that your telehealth provider needs at one
• that your teleaalth from your facility that your teleaalth provider<00:45:59.280> needs<00:46

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: A presenter from Fast Health Corporation described a proposed Kentucky Health Command System tied to Senate Bill 175, which would create a state-sanctioned AI platform for rural hospitals and telehealth. The company said the system would help rural residents get health information remotely, triage minor issues, and escalate more serious cases to Kentucky providers, with use cases including blood pressure, diabetes, maternity care, smoking cessation, and other preventive-care topics. The presenter argued the system would help rural hospitals compete with out-of-state telehealth companies and keep patients connected to local care. The presentation also emphasized a commercial model the sponsor said would generate new revenue through ads and branded interactions, with the bill reportedly directing 80% of that revenue to rural hospitals and 20% to the state to maintain the system. The presenter said the technology would augment, not replace, doctors and nurses, and claimed it could improve access and convenience in underserved areas. Committee members raised concerns about liability, whether the AI could provide medical advice, and whether there was evidence it had reduced emergency room visits; the presenter said the system could not give medical advice and acknowledged the technology is still very new. The sponsor of the bill said the goal was to help transform rural health care, reduce unnecessary ER use, and capture revenue that would otherwise go to commercial search engines and out-of-state companies. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion ended with questions about branding, loyalty, and the legal limits of the AI system.

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• Act 236 creates this whole new inspection scheme with transitional facilities, private inspectors, and
• private facilities will be inspecting material coming into the state.
• ,<00:30:48.760> private<00:30:49.160> inspectors,<00:30:49.920> and facilities,
• private inspectors, and facilities, private inspectors, and private<00:30:50.440> facilities<00
• last year with the transitional facility program<00:52:56.160> um program um program um that<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard several measures and took testimony without questions on SB 2431 relating to health savings accounts and SB 2797 relating to consumer protection. For SB 2797, the DCCA Office of Consumer Protection offered comments, Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed the bill over gift card fraud compliance costs and legal risk, and AARP Hawaii supported it. The committee also heard SB 2946 on foreclosures, where the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Collection Law Section and several lenders, associations, and individuals opposed the measure, while the Hawaii Bankers Association and others offered comments. SB 2961 on insurance drew comments from the Insurance Division and Hawaii Insurance Council, with NAMIC opposing and some individuals supporting. SB 2948 on insurance fraud received comments from the Insurance Division and support from the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, with NAMIC and the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding also commenting. No votes were taken during the hearing portion, and the committee recessed after testimony. The committee then reconvened for decision-making on the 9:30 agenda. SB 2431 was passed with amendments, including DOTAX-requested changes, a five-year limit on credit carryforwards, removal of an aggregate cap, a rural definition, transparent reporting, technical amendments, and a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. SB 2797 was also passed with DCCA-requested amendments, technical changes, and the same deferred effective date. SB 2946 was deferred because there was no testimony in support. SB 2961 was passed with amendments, but after Senator McKelvey raised concern that policy-limit language could undermine the bill, the committee removed two policy-limit amendments before adopting the recommendation. SB 2948 was passed with amendments deleting certain definitions, aligning penalties and public-records provisions, adding coordination and disclosure clarifications, and making technical changes; one no vote by Senator Awana was recorded, with the rest in favor. The committee also considered SB 3000 from a prior hearing and recommended passage with amendments clarifying the Attorney General’s authority, creating a special fund, and addressing concurrent actions, again with a deferred effective date and one no vote by Senator Awana. In a joint CPN/GVO agenda, SB 2258 relating to school agriculture procurement targets was passed with amendments after the Department of Education said it would need to follow up on whether changing the target period from calendar year to school year would create procurement or scheduling issues; the committee added technical changes, a deferred effective date, and routed the bill to Ways and Means, with a note that Education should also have received it. In a later joint CPN/AEN hearing, SB 2452 relating to climate-friendly insurers drew strong opposition from the Insurance Division and several insurance groups, who warned it could push insurers out of the authorized market and into the surplus lines market, raising costs; Senator Dela questioned whether the bill would worsen an already strained market, while the division said the legislature could make the policy choice but warned of market disruption. The hearing then moved to SB 2760 on invasive species, where DLNR, DAB, CGAPS, and the Oahu Invasive Species Committee generally supported broader inspection and quarantine authority, civil penalties, and longer interim-rule authority, while committee members asked about staffing, treatment capacity, and implementation for non-agricultural commodities such as building materials and vehicles.

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• I hear that there was a suicide at a facility in Albuquerque.
• Secretary: Madam Chair, Representative Chatfield, with respect to facilities, our licensing bureau went
• in and did a full investigation of the facility.
• Representative Chatfield: Personnel on site at these facilities for these kids?
• These smaller providers may struggle with administrative overhead, facilities maintenance, and grant

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• comprehensively reevaluate its policies regarding in-person contact visitation at correctional facilities
• <00:52:33.720> throughout<00:52:34.040> the Correctional Facilities throughout the
• Correctional Facilities throughout the state<00:52:34.720> to<00:52:34.920> best<00:52:
• is requesting the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to make available to correctional facility
• and establish a release Court facilities and establish a release procedure<00:53:59.319> under

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on House Bill 1064, which would implement recommendations from the Fire Safety Research Institute’s Maui wildfire report, clarify the role of the State Fire Marshal, and appropriate funds. Testimony was generally supportive from DLNR, the Climate Advisory Team, the State Fire Council, Hawaiʻi Electric, the Attorney General’s office, the Honu Fire Department, AARP, the Hawaiʻi Insurance Council, and others. Governor Green’s office said it supported the bill but wanted the office of the State Fire Marshal placed under the Department of Defense rather than the governor’s office, citing constitutional and administrative concerns. Members also questioned the State Fire Council about the selection process for the fire marshal and about defensible space and wildfire resilience in different communities. After discussion, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1064 to Friday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 225 for the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, with the same recommendation from the other committee. The hearing then moved to House Bill 697, which would expand who may review automated speed enforcement images. HDOT supported the bill but said it would prefer funding from the Highway Special Fund or the automated speed enforcement special fund rather than general revenues. Opposition testimony from the ACLU raised privacy concerns, argued the bill blurs the line between law enforcement and infrastructure management, and said DOT staff lack the mandate and expertise for the task. Judiciary said it would need additional capacity to process citations and hearings, and noted the program’s likely workload and costs were still uncertain. The committees then took up House Bill 277 on vehicular pursuit policy. The Attorney General and the Law Enforcement Standards Board urged the committees to defer the bill and let the board develop policy first, while Hawaii County Police opposed the measure as unnecessary, confusing, and too restrictive of officer discretion. Honolulu Police Department and the Policing Project supported the bill, arguing that clearer statewide standards and transparency are needed because pursuits can cause serious injuries or deaths and existing policies are inconsistent or not public. The Policing Project said the bill could be improved with amendments on serious crimes, but supported legislative action to set statewide standards while still involving the board. No final vote or action on HB 277 was taken in the portion provided.

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• Index B identifies the unexpended balance authority included in recommendations for space facilities
• need for more facilities, and...
• Student success. research, facilities, athletics, and community service.
• To that end, we are... ...requesting a $175 million C-CAP for a new modern facility. that would both
• They're in the process of constructing $100 million. cancer facility.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:47:20.040> has<00:47:20.200> a construction of the facility has a construction
• of the facility has a shared<00:47:21.040> cost<00:47:21.480> of<00:47:21.640> $7.5<
• Many of these are internal Parks Facility Management projects, while others are being managed alongside
• The projects are internal Parks Facility Management projects, while others are being managed alongside
• uh um Department team in our facilities uh um Department imp<00:50:36.119> parks<00:50:36.880

Keywords: Reuploaded to restore full meeting 00:13 Call to Order and Roll Call 01:14 Approval of Minutes 01:40 Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet 27:44 Department of Parks 59:23 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its second Budget Review on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy and first approved the minutes from the prior meeting. Members then heard a presentation from the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet and the Kentucky Department of Tourism on the 1% tourism marketing fund. Witnesses explained that the fund supports statewide tourism promotion, advertising, research, regional marketing, and matching grants to local tourism commissions, and that it cannot be used for capital construction. They reported that the General Assembly and governor increased appropriations in the 2024 session, adding $3 million in FY25 and $7 million in FY26, and set aside funding for the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Authority, the National Quilt Museum, and the Southern Kentucky Tourism Initiative. Tourism officials emphasized that Kentucky tourism is a major economic driver, citing 2023 figures of $13.8 billion in economic impact, 79.3 million visitors, $9.7 billion in direct spending, more than 95,000 jobs supported, and nearly $1 billion in state and local tax revenue. They said the department now uses targeted digital and over-the-top advertising in selected domestic and international markets, with 62% of media placements digital and 80% of the budget spent out of state. Members asked about market selection, how the department measures return on investment, and what attracts visitors from places such as Dallas, Orlando, Toronto, and Washington, D.C.; officials said research shows a mix of family visits, outdoor recreation, and varied Kentucky offerings, and that 81% of overnight visitors are repeat visitors. They also discussed the potential impact of tariffs and trade tensions on bourbon-related tourism and international visitation, especially from Canada, and officials said they were monitoring the situation with U.S. Travel Association and Brand USA. The committee then heard from Kentucky State Parks officials on capital projects funded through HJR 76, HJR 56, and House Bill 6. They said they are providing quarterly project reports and have been meeting regularly with the Finance Cabinet’s engineering and contract staff. The presentation focused on campground utilities, broadband, and structural upgrades, including $40 million for campground improvements across the park system, with completed bathhouse renovations at Barren River and Nolin Lake and additional projects underway or in planning. Officials said the work is based on camper survey feedback, such as requests for better Wi-Fi, sewer and electric upgrades, frost-free spigots, and improved site layouts, and noted that the My Old Kentucky Home campground project is under construction and expected to be completed by spring 2026.

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• is an image from our factory of an enclosure, and at the bottom are several enclosures at a test facility
• is an image from our factory of an enclosure, and at the bottom are several enclosures at a test facility
• <00:04:48.960> in enclosures at a test facility in enclosures at a test facility in California
• So um that's facility online rapidly.
• <00:41:48.480> versus people to to run this facility versus people to to run this facility

Bills: HF4059, HF76

Keywords: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses

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• <01:26:00.440> So maltreatment against a facility. So maltreatment against a facility.
• There are about 7,800 child care facilities in Minnesota, and so this could be about 10,000 per facility
• <01:52:09.400> are make sure that child care facilities are make sure that child care facilities
• <01:52:55.640> in about 7,800 child care facilities in about 7,800 child care facilities in
• So centers to all child care facilities.

Bills: HF4277, HF3819, HF3489, HF4408, HF3901, HF4316

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

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• federal government when it comes to caring for our neighbors who access care at home or in a nursing facility
• So this committee has jurisdiction over uh long-term care, um, and that includes both waivers and facility
• 00:05:23.039> and and that includes both waiverss and and that includes both waiverss and facility
• <00:05:25.199> In<00:05:25.440> addition,<00:05:26.080> uh facility funding
• In addition, uh facility funding for MA.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• problem for instance in the facility problem for instance in the facility capacity<00:50:27.040>
• It simply become medical facilities.
• First, I want to describe facilities.
• <01:03:44.119> as home and health facility as home and health facility as hospital.<01:03:
• Examples are day surgery facilities.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Imagine not being able to have a kid because you were in the area where there was a facility and you
• and you you were just was a facility and you you were just born<01:13:03.960> a<01:13:04.280>
• <01:13:11.000> that's<01:13:11.199> just<01:13:11.400> one around a facility
• outside of where um current facilities outside of where um current facilities might<01:18:09.600
• facility that generate the power and facility that generate the power and distribute<01:21:32.480>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 19, 2025, and first heard SB 137 SD2 HD1 relating to electric utilities. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the Public Utilities Commission said they stood on their written comments, IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill, and Ulupono Initiative also supported it. Hawaiian Electric supported the intent but asked for an amendment, saying the bill’s definition of “acquiring entity” was too broad and could unintentionally cover purely local utility transactions. A later witness from Life of the Land supported the bill only if the merger/acquisition language were removed, arguing the PUC would not have a workable mechanism to let a cooperative intervene in a utility sale process. Committee members questioned whether the bill could still work without that section, and Ulupono said it was open to clarifying language but did not seek to remove the provision; the discussion ended without a vote in the excerpt provided. The committee then took up SB 1220 SD2 relating to a renewable gas tariff. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the PUC again stood on written comments. HGas strongly supported the measure, saying it would create a faster, more cost-effective path for a voluntary renewable gas tariff without requiring a full rate case, while preserving PUC oversight and consumer protections. The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas also supported the bill, emphasizing that it would expand consumer choice and help Hawaii’s clean energy goals while keeping the program voluntary and shielding non-participating customers from costs. Henry Curtis of Life of the Land opposed the bill, arguing that HGas already had an active rate case and could have raised the issue there, and that the proposal did not increase renewable gas supply or speed up acquisition; he called it a gimmick. In response, HGas said the bill was mainly a mechanism to speed filing and that the details would be worked out in a PUC docket. Committee members pressed HGas on whether the measure would actually add renewable gas, what source would be used, and whether customers would simply be paying more for the same gas; HGas said it had two projects in development, including banagrass and hydrogen-related work, and that the tariff would be a voluntary opt-in rate for customers seeking renewable natural gas to meet sustainability goals. No vote was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• <00:40:16.599> um increase in Damages to our facilities um increase in Damages to our facilities
• It would allow facilities in the state of Minnesota to import, in this case, reindeer from the state
• in the state here of facilities in the state here of Minnesota<01:02:30.920> to<01:02:31.319>
• <01:04:15.640> in<01:04:15.839> Minnesota three Zoological facilities in Minnesota
• for for an AA house at our facility for for an AA institution<01:05:11.319> we<01:05:11.520><

Bills: HF47, HF434, HF1503, HF1702

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF434, cervidae, deer, elk, moose, chronic wasting disease, CWD, wildlife importation, animal health, biosecurity, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA, USDA exhibitor, species survival plan

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• their facilities. their facilities.
• , including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice facilities.
• , including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice facilities.
• , including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice facilities.
• , including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice facilities.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the pledge, established a quorum, dispensed with reading the journal and bill introductions, and then moved through announcements recognizing visitors in the galleries, including cancer advocacy groups, Mississippi Math and Science School students, a gospel choir, Leadership Greater Jackson, and other guests. Members also made several commendations, including recognition of Elena Johnson’s softball accomplishments and a student’s appointment to West Point. On the general calendar, the House passed House Bill 1076, the SAVE Act of 2026, by a vote of 122-0. The bill is described as a consumer protection measure for veterans that prohibits pay-to-refer arrangements, tightens standards for paid claims assistance, requires written agreements and limits upfront or nonrefundable fees, and adds privacy and disclosure safeguards. The House also passed House Bill 223, designating a segment of Highway 537 as the Sergeant John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway, by 122-0. The chamber then passed House Bill 1112, which revises state aid road division laws to expand purchasing authority, increase authorized vehicles, and allow unused county road funds to be reallocated after a period of time, by 120-1. House Bill 737, with an adopted amendment, allows Medicaid providers to repay certain non-fraud overpayments in installments when immediate repayment would cause hardship and aligns the repayment timeline with federal law; it passed 116-0. The House also passed House Bill 479 on marriage and family therapy and psychology licensure changes, adopting an amendment that extends the time to verify credentials for out-of-state applicants and provides a temporary license, by 121-0. Additional bills passed included House Bill 991 on third-party registration systems for used motor vehicle parts dealers and scrap metal processors (118-0), House Bill 1072 creating voluntary portable benefits accounts for independent contractors (119-0), House Bill 1137 revising CPA licensure education and experience requirements (118-1), House Bill 571 extending the foreign-national contribution ban to ballot measures (111-1), House Bill 630 allowing certain county electors to serve as municipal poll managers in small municipalities (113-4), House Bill 858 requiring election equipment internet connectivity to be disabled on election day (116-1), House Bill 788 changing how affidavit ballots can update voter registration information, with an amendment adopted, (115-3), and House Bill 908 tying Mississippi’s mail-ballot counting rule to the outcome of pending federal litigation so state and local races would be treated the same if the current federal-race rule is struck down (the bill was under discussion at the end of the excerpt).

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• you may remember I had an interim study last year that was dealing with abandoned marijuana grow facilities
• A lot of these facilities are just piling up trash of who knows what, human excrement being dumped on
• the Ground and what this does is it adds these facilities to the definition of public nuisance so that
• This is strictly dealing with the definition of public Nuisance and cleaning up these grow facilities

Bills: SB65, SB444, SB592, SB640, SB1242, SB1257, SB1304, SB1501, SB1642, SB1946, SB2178

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• First, it aligns the facilities that must comply with this bill to those within HHSC's regulatory authority
• Second, it clarifies that SB 331 only applies to facilities with revenue that exceeds seven million.
• dollars and it establishes a penalty schedule for facilities that meet the seven million dollar revenue
• If they violate the provisions of this bill, the penalty is $100 per day for facility revenue, and it

Keywords: 1185, senate, all