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Bills: HB0023, HB0024, HB0025

Keywords: extracurricular activities, public school participation, enrollment, Wyoming, student access, charter schools, application process, authorizers, public hearing, community support, scholarship, education, eligibility, continuous enrollment, 916, all

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Keywords: 0:06 - Roll Call 0:30 - Approval of Minutes 0:45 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 2:08 - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER 2:55 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY 5:30 - BOARD OF OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERS 7:30 - BOARD OF NURSING 8:32 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 9:30 - EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES 15:35 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 18:44 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, HEALTH SERVICES AND FACILITIES 23:39 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES 1:01:46 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, OFFICE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS 1:03:46 - Next meeting/adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up a series of administrative regulations from several agencies. Early items included Attorney General consumer protection rules on removal sales, health spas, liquidation sales, and nonresident sellers of visual aid glasses; Finance and Administration Controller rules on clearinghouse validation and fraud prevention; and Board of Dentistry rules updating exam requirements, controlled substance prescribing, training for neuromodulators and dermal fillers, infection control, sedation/anesthesia continuing education, and required education on pediatric abusive head trauma and controlled substance ingestion prevention. The committee also approved staff amendments on these items, generally to conform to KRS Chapter 13A, and members asked a brief question about the dentistry controlled-substances changes, which was answered as an alignment with statute. The committee next approved regulations for the Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers, Board of Nursing, and Board of Emergency Medical Services. The ophthalmic dispensers package would revise meeting and recordkeeping language, raise renewal fees, set reinstatement and apprentice-license rules, add complaint and hearing procedures, and repeal a duplicative regulation. The nursing regulations would streamline approval of training programs and require notice and documentation of site visits and deficiencies. EMS rules would create five EMS medical director certifications, set expiration and renewal requirements, require publication of disciplinary sanctions, and exempt currently approved directors before October 1, 2026. Staff amendments were adopted without objection on each set. The Education and Labor Cabinet’s school transportation regulation drew extended discussion. The agency explained the changes were intended to implement Senate Bill 46 and update references affected by later legislation, including an oral amendment to delete a subsection reference tied to KRS 160.380. The committee adopted both the agency and oral amendments without objection after brief questions about the scope of the bill changes and van transportation for students. The committee then heard a lengthy package from the Department for Public Health on WIC and related nutrition program regulations, including updates to infant and child certification periods, documentation requirements, vendor criteria, sanctions, hearing procedures, and high-risk vendor standards. Staff amendments were adopted without objection. Finally, the committee considered the Inspector General’s regulation for freestanding birthing centers, which included both staff and agency amendments. The agency changes would require two neonatal resuscitation program-certified staff, set rules for medical director vacancies and appeals, revise facility and staffing terminology, adjust transfer-agreement requirements, and allow waivers when agreements cannot be secured. Mary Katherine DeLodder of the Kentucky Birth Coalition testified in support, saying the parties had worked through concerns and were ready to move forward. The committee then moved on to Medicaid’s 1915C child waiver regulations, where staff amendments were adopted, but Lucy Heskins of Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified against the package because it did not include person-directed services, which she said are required by Kentucky law and important for families using the waiver.

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OelXnY_e7QM, 2026-07-02T01:23:36+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 00:49 - SCR 178 / SR 173 03:34 - DM GVO-EIG 3:00 PM 05:43 - GM 773 14:34 - GM 749 20:17 - GM 783 28:33 - GM 784 29:29 - GM 785 33:44 - DM GVO 3:05 PM 36:28 - SCR 62 39:20 - DM GVO-PSM 3:15 PM Hearing Notices: GVO-EIG 3:00 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_GVO-EIG_04-02-26_.PDF GVO 3:05 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_GVO_04-02-26_.PDF GVO-PSM 3:15 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/hearingnotices/HEARING_GVO-PSM_04-02-26_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fonwExm-e5A, 2026-07-02T01:22:50+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_TRN_02-08-24_.PDF 16:40 - Introduction 16:52 - Decision Making for HB 1594 & HB 1935 28:27 - HB 1576 29:26 - HB 1579 35:04 - HB 1569 39:40 - HB 1531 40:14 - HB 1936 47:45 - HB 2112 1:04:37 - HB 2065 1:04:58 - HB 2526 1:16:12 - HB 2580 1:16:54 - HB 2270 1:19:31 - HB 2015 1:22:04 - HB 2175 1:23:05 - HB 2702 1:23:36 - HB 1991 1:31:17 - HB 2380 1:32:47 - HB 2490 1:35:16 - HB 1856 1:37:41 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D46-rTAvMdQ, 2026-07-02T01:22:49+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HSG-TOU_02-02-24_.PDF Followed by HSG 10:00 AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HSG_02-02-24_.PDF 8:02 - Introduction (HSG/TOU 9:50 AM) 8:19 - HB 2416 37:18 - Decision Making (HSG/TOU 9:50 AM) ------- 39:55 - Introduction (HSG 10:00 AM) 41:29 - HB 1760 45:30 - HB 1761 49:34 - HB 2514 59:25 - HB 1833 1:01:06 - HB 2292 1:03:07 - HB 2357 1:04:10 - HB 2413 1:10:38 - HB 2550 1:11:19 - HB 2642 1:24:05 - Decision Making (HSG 10:00 AM), 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xwrik1fNjs, 2026-07-02T01:22:46+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_WAL_03-28-23_.PDF 7:54 - Introduction 8:25 - SB193 SD1 10:54 - HCR78 / HR82 11:33 - HCR54 / HR56 12:30 - HR38 12:54 - HCR62 / HR64 13:29 - HCR107 / HR113 18:10 - HCR21 / HR23 21:47 - HCR106 / HR112 29:16 - HCR135 / HR136 29:46 - HCR153 / HR154 30:31 - HCR102 / HR139 37:19 - HCR126 / HR127 39:23 - HCR104 / HR110 40:45 - HCR50 43:13 - HCR170 / HR175 48:37 - HCR70 / HR71 59:54 - HCR25 / HR27 1:09:22 - HCR80 / HR85 1:15:53 - HCR94 1:16:57 - HCR40 / HR44 1:18:16 - HCR115 1:19:10 - HCR29 / HR30 1:28:55 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXBkG1hc5AA, 2026-07-02T01:23:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 01:27 - HB 224, HD2 02:18 - HB 1397, HD1 29:55 - DM HOU-HHS 1:00 PM 33:52 - HB 217, HD1 34:58 - HB 674, HD1 35:26 - HB 675, HD1 37:01 - HB 677, HD1 38:40 - HB 679, HD1 39:53 - HB 951, HD1 42:37 - HB 992, HD1 43:19 - HB 1246, HD1 45:19 - HB 1395, HD1 49:17 - DM HOU 1:01 PM Hearing Notices: HOU-HHS 1:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HOU-HHS_03-14-23_.PDF HOU 1:01 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HOU_03-14-23_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjL_WohscDY, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AGR-ECD_02-10-23_.PDF Followed by 10:00AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AGR_02-10-23_.PDF 15:11 - Introduction 17:11- HB305 22:41 - HB690 39:35 - HB1383 48:00 - Decision Making ---------------------------------- 59:22 - Introduction 1:01:06 - HB310 1:06:11 - HB312 1:08:41 - HB974 1:12:56 - HB1350 1:21:48 - HB209 1:25:51 - HB544 1:29:15 - HB1149 1:41:11 - HB1150 1:49:47 - HB577 1:59:11 - HB972 2:00:13 - HB215 2:03:19 - HB204 2:05:59 - HB1455 2:13:21 - HB1512 2:14:08 - HB220 2:32:53 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJmK32f3lIE, 2026-07-02T01:22:39+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_HSG_03-17-22_.pdf Followed by HSG/WAL 11:00AM (moved to RM309): https://www.youtube.com/live/TE9TbwPK3pQ 9:47 - Introduction 10:21 - SB 2898, SD2 (SSCR3052) 14:00 - SB 2922, SD2 (SSCR2781) 16:22 - SB 2504, SD2 (SSCR3060) 19:15 - SB 2581, SD1 (SSCR2795) 20:31 - SB 2479 (SSCR3057) 21:52 - SB 2251, SD2 (SSCR3024) 23:35 - SB 879, SD1 (SSCR3162) 24:38 - SB 2877, SD1 (SSCR2947) 31:25 - SB 3324, SD2 (SSCR2999) 32:04 - SB 2667, SD1 (SSCR3000) 33:32 - SB 3247, SD2 (SSCR3111) 36:20 - SB 206, SD2 (SSCR2007) 53:06 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• When you move to Alabama, you have to...
• This is a small change within the Alabama Code of Military Justice, basically just delegating that non-judicial
• It deals with restructuring the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Alabama has been part of what we do in the archives. Let's go to the next slide.
• permanent exhibition that tells the story of the last 300 years of Alabama history. ...of Alabama history

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• all the other coastal states to clarify what happens in Alabama with their discount.
• So Alabama has a discount in place, and you can see it ranges from 25 to 55 percent.
• So, can you, do you know the difference between the Alabama and Oklahoma systems?
• This is very strange for me to be saying nice things about Alabama and Oklahoma.
• in Alabama.

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• OTHER STATES THAT ARE PAYING A COMPARABLE SALARY ALABAMA RIGHT NOW $35 AN HOUR $73,000 PER YEAR WE ARE
• YOU TOLD US WHAT ALABAMA. >> Speaker: IT IS NOT HIGH IT'S NOT ALABAMA BUT IT'S DOING GOOD.
• CHAIR FIRST QUESTION WE TALKED ABOUT ALABAMA AND $35 AN HOUR WHICH IS ROUGHLY 60,000.
• DO WE KNOW WHAT THEIR INMATE POPULATION IS IN ALABAMA TO HAVE A COMPARISON OF THE OVERALL RATIOS?
• YES SIR, ABSOLUTELY. >> AND DJJ WE HAVE 21 DETENTION FACILITIES AND 39 DETENTION FACILITIES.

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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.

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• instructural, high quality literacy instruction followed by a national comparison with states like Alabama
• Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, and Mississippi. So the table summarizes 5 common pillars.
• If you'd like to follow along, table 1 on page 2 titled Multi-layered System of Supports provides a quick
• On page 6, you will find table 3 titled Excel and Ed's Report on New Mexico's literacy implementation
• Hire a Title One teacher that was a certified academic language therapist and even coming out of COVID

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• We know what works across the states that have passed the codes.
• We know what works across the states that have passed the codes.
• , which is the add-on code.
• Yeah, so 34 states have passed the codes now on their Medicaid fee schedules.
• That these are primary care codes, and that removes a lot of the barriers.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a public hearing on 14 bills focused on insurance, parity, opioids, behavioral health access, and mental health system reform. Chair Mindy Domb and Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would accept written testimony. The hearing featured testimony from legislators, providers, advocates, and behavioral health organizations, with most speakers urging favorable reports on the bills they addressed. A major topic was psychiatric collaborative care, including H. 222/S. 1390, which would raise reimbursement for collaborative care codes to at least Medicare levels and allow billing outside the MassHealth primary care subcapitation model. Supporters said the model improves access, outcomes, and cost savings by embedding behavioral health in primary care, and several witnesses described successful implementation in practices and schools. Committee members asked questions about how the model works, what specialties use it, barriers to adoption, and whether copays, deductibles, and subcapitation rules should be changed. Witnesses also supported related innovation legislation, including H. 2224, which would create a mental health innovation fund and support nontraditional trauma-healing approaches. Other bills discussed included H. 2212, which would require prescribers to discuss opioid and pain-medication risks, alternatives, and addiction/overdose concerns with patients or guardians; H. 2232 and H. 2233, which would address equitable payment and equitable access for behavioral health providers serving MassHealth patients; and S. 1406, which would add opioid maintenance treatment information to MassPAT and allow patient-authorized access to that information. Witnesses also strongly backed S. 1399, which would set targets to increase behavioral health spending within the overall health care cost benchmark, arguing that Massachusetts underinvests in behavioral health and that greater investment could reduce emergency, hospitalization, homelessness, and criminal justice costs. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and committee questions.

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• Wednesday night, the Alabama Retired State Employees Association will hold a reception at the Alabama
• Could you give the people of Alabama what...?
• To establish the Alabama Veterans Resource Center Act, to create and designate the Alabama Veterans Resource
• In the state of Alabama, 85% of veterans.
• Members, this is an Alabama Law Institute bill that revises the Alabama Small Estates Act.

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• He is a native of Lyndon, Alabama, and the lead pastor of Flatline Church here in Montgomery, Alabama
• Alabama. Hello everyone. All right, let us pray.
• Also, we have Teresa Gilwater from Valley, Alabama, and Letha Crawford from Valley, Alabama, guest of
• code right now.
• They can say Alabama did this, and Alabama would be able to help Florida's case.

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• 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
• Resolution the clerk will read the resolution HR 277 by Ashby recognizing February 18 2025 as Alabama
• Members, today as Alabama Cushata Tribe their day at the state capitol as the oldest native tribe with
• The Alabama Cushata Tribe has deep roots and takes great pride in its contribution. and culture of Texas
• I'm honored today to welcome a number of prominent members of the Alabama Kshatriya tribe that are up

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• Following the bill presentation, we will move to our oversight hearing titled, "Department of Insurance
• to 29, while leaving commercial ZIP codes really unchanged.
• Again, should we look at building code upgrades? Should we look at land use policies?
• Again, should we look at building code upgrades? Should we looking at land use policies?
• on the latest construction technologies, which is probably to code.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 597, a bill to strengthen consumer protections for disaster survivors who use public adjusters. The author and the Department of Insurance said the measure would cap public adjuster fees at 15% for claims tied to declared disasters, require clearer contracts, prohibit solicitation during emergency conditions, and allow consumers to rescind contracts that were solicited during prohibited periods. Insurance industry groups supported the bill, while public adjuster representatives opposed it as written but said they were willing to work on revisions. The committee approved the bill and re-referred it to Appropriations; the roll call was ultimately recorded as 16-0. The committee then held its fourth oversight hearing on the Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy, with Commissioner Ricardo Lara giving an extensive update on wildfire-related market reforms and consumer protections. He said the recent Southern California wildfires had not derailed the strategy and described actions including advance claim payments, a one-year moratorium on residential non-renewals in affected areas, a new fraud strike team, smoke-damage claim guidance, additional living expense protections, and a consumer claims tracker. He reported more than $12.1 billion in claims paid, over 37,000 claims filed, and more than 7,000 survivors assisted directly. He also discussed related bills and reforms, including AB 597, SB 495, SB 547, SB 429, SB 616, AB 888, and AB 2026. Members questioned the commissioner about the Fair Plan’s growing exposure, the $1 billion assessment, rate increases, non-renewals, underinsurance, and whether the reforms would actually stabilize the market. Lara said the assessment was already approved, that policyholders would not be hit with one large bill because insurers have two years to recover costs, and that the department was pushing insurers to use catastrophe modeling and reinsurance tools in exchange for commitments to write more policies in wildfire-distressed areas. He said the department expects to see market stabilization by 2026, though he emphasized the timeline depends on insurer participation, implementation of the new regulations, and future disaster activity. Members generally expressed support for the goals of the strategy while pressing for clearer expectations for consumers and faster action on mitigation and market reform.

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Bills: HB0068, HB0062, HB0127, HB0109

Keywords: veterans, property tax exemption, disabled, service-connected disability, Wyoming, governmental claims, liability limits, inflation adjustment, public safety, local government insurance, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, property tax, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval