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• This process leaves a lot to be desired. This process leaves a lot to be desired.
• It is just a process that is very difficult to have a cohesive, coherent, deliberative process on.
• ... ...yet in their eligibility review process is pending.
• this to happen. ...be processed to allow that to happen.
• There's the legislative process and there's the three-person agreement process and our three-party agreement

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• Just a little bit of the process that the agency embarked on to implement this program.
• The eight hours, I believe, was in the legislation. No, is it up to eight hours?
• Where are we in that hiring process? Are we fully staffed now after...
• The intent, I believe, of the legislation was really to help.
• What are the components that also may be needed there as well to speed the process along?

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting of the 2025-2026 term, took attendance, confirmed a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from members and staff. Chair Anderson outlined the subcommittee’s jurisdiction over access and affordability issues, including health facility regulation, insurance, Medicaid, CHIP, and state employee health coverage. The main agenda item was an update on implementation of HB 391, which created a family home health aide program for medically fragile children. Representative Tramont, the bill sponsor, explained that the law was intended to let trained family caregivers be paid through Medicaid to care for their children, reduce reliance on private duty nursing, and relieve families. He and several members expressed frustration that implementation had taken nearly two years and that families still faced barriers. Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer of AHCA and Bridget Royce of DCF said the program was implemented October 1, 2024, with billing available, but no home health agencies had yet launched the required 80-hour training program and no claims had been paid. They described the program’s requirements, including agency employment, background screening, training, a $25-per-hour Medicaid rate paid to the agency, and an annual assessment report. A major issue discussed was that income earned by family caregivers counts toward Medicaid eligibility and could cause families to lose coverage. AHCA and DCF outlined two possible fixes that would require CMS approval: disregarding the income for eligibility purposes or treating the child as a family of one. Members and public witnesses strongly urged changes to avoid forcing families to choose between income and coverage. Several providers said they had begun preparing training programs, but asked for clearer approval processes and more patient-specific training requirements. The committee then heard extensive public testimony from parents and caregivers of medically fragile children, who described the financial, emotional, and logistical strain of caring for children with severe disabilities and argued that the bill should be expanded to include Florida KidCare families and others in the coverage gap. They also raised concerns about the eight-hour-per-day limit, low pay, and the need for simpler rules and direct support. Home health providers and associations supported the concept but asked for modifications, including more targeted training and clearer implementation guidance. The meeting then shifted to a second agenda item on the Andrew John Anderson Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing Program, which was funded in the 2023 budget. Deputy Secretary Meyer said the program has been implemented since January 1, 2024, but utilization has been lower than expected, with only about 60 claims paid and many denials occurring through managed care. Public testimony from a lab, a hospital, and a pediatric rare disease expert said the program is clinically valuable and cost-saving, but managed care billing barriers, prior authorization issues, and DRG-related denials are limiting access; they urged direct billing to Medicaid and possible expansion to all newborns.

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• And I front in the negotiating process.
• So I've gone through this process, a very arduous and difficult process, and I just want to make sure
• <00:19:12.680> arduous gone through this process a very arduous gone through this process a very
• arduous and<00:19:13.400> difficult<00:19:13.920> process.
• And I just want and difficult process.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:30 HB 571 Discussion 01:29 HB 571 Roll Call Vote 04:02 HB 542 Discussion 06:01 HB 542 Roll Call Vote 10:21 HB 142 Discussion 13:30 HB 142 Roll Call Vote 22:47 HB 212 Discussion 24:00 HB 212 Roll Call Vote 25:40 HB 658 Discussion 27:01 HB 658 Roll Call Vote 32:02, 958, all

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• <00:05:30.880> and have helped with this legislation and have helped with this legislation
• <00:15:34.639> to<00:15:34.800> comply The process for a respondent to comply The process
• Members are well aware that sometimes getting fiscal notes through the process is a lengthy process.
• <00:57:02.960> of if we were to go through a process of if we were to go through a process
• <01:07:55.520> that we're following the the process that we're following the the process that

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• I do like to point out that Agile is a defined process.
• And we ensure that quality processes have taken place.
• We actually stopped the process.
• Legislative staff can attend. Us and watch.
• and district legislators.

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• process?
• And I firmly support this piece of legislation.
• This is important legislation.
• process.
• They have the same process as...

Bills: SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195

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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• And we can't guess at legislative intent, and so we did not raise that.
• We can raise rates without legislative statutory—not without legislative approval, obviously we have
• “Go through what we call our mass adjustment process.
• I mean, I won't be here, but I, Legislators will pass this.
• I think mostly this one does comply with legislative intent.

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large set of agency rules and reports. Early items were routine filings: emergency-rule reports, subcommittee review reports, and administrative directive reports were filed without objection. One rule from the Department of Agriculture on maternal health providers and remote monitoring was noted as pulled by the agency and not considered. The committee then reviewed and approved several Agriculture rules, including repeal of equine ID-chip rules after Act 703 of 2025, updates to finance rules adding a new water and sewer treatment facilities grant and consolidating revolving-fund rules, and a pesticide rule creating a Class J pesticide category for feral hog toxicant use. It also approved a Commerce/Insurance rule removing duplicative workers’ compensation plan provisions, and a Corrections rule creating a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities and community correction centers. A member asked about prison visitation hours during COVID, and staff said they would check on that. The committee next approved multiple Department of Human Services rules. These included marketing rules for provider-led organizations under Act 301 of 2025, a comprehensive revision of the DCFS policy manual, changes to Medicaid eligibility to include fictive kin placements and to expand ABLE account eligibility under Act 875, presumptive eligibility changes for pregnant women to align with federal rules, and a follow-up SNAP/TEA/Work Pays rule with updated work requirements, mandatory employment and training, alien eligibility changes, and job-search requirements for certain applicants. DHS also presented a rule implementing federal coverage for certain incarcerated youth before and after release, and the committee approved it. Another DHS rule updated nurse aide training requirements to match federal CNA hour standards and moved criminal-records-check procedures to the agency website. The most extended discussion involved DHS Division of Medical Services’ dental rate rule under Act 1025. The agency explained that it was increasing pediatric dental rates and certain oral-surgery-related rates, but not orthodontic rates or a broader special-needs benefit limit because CMS would not approve a diagnosis-based limit. Members debated whether the statutory language was intended to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, with legislators, the Dental Association, and DHS discussing legislative intent, fiscal impact, and whether a future fix or emergency rule might be needed. Despite the disagreement, the committee approved the rule. The committee also approved other DHS medical rules: adverse-decision appeal changes and prior-authorization posting requirements, an increased RSV administration fee for children, expanded emergency treat/triage/transport ambulance authority, and clinic-based physical and occupational therapy coverage. Later, the committee approved permanent rules for the new state insurance program under Shared Administrative Services, procurement rule revisions recommended after an ACASO review, and commodity-management rule updates including a new revenue distribution model. Under Act 595 of 2021, the committee granted two Department of Commerce/Insurance requests to be excluded from rulemaking requirements: one for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting, and one for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would promulgate rules later when clinical guidelines are available. Finally, the committee accepted a recommendation to keep and extend the Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education rules, filed outstanding rulemaking updates, and adjourned without further business.

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• I urge you to consider the long-term consequences of this legislation.
• And then we also had an agreed-to complaint process that's modeled after a patient grievance process.
• AARP Texas is pleased to support this legislation.
• AARP Texas is pleased to support this legislation.
• I support this bill, and I'm happy to answer any questions about the process.

Bills: HB 107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of health and human services bills and left each one pending after public testimony. HB 4655 would expand financial literacy instruction for youth aging out of foster care to include credit scores, predatory lending, scams, banking, budgeting, and related consumer topics; the sponsor and Buckner International described the need to protect foster youth from financial pitfalls. HB 923 would add three public members and one physician to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel; supporters said it would improve informed consent and patient voice, while a witness raised concerns about a House amendment requiring a physician majority for decisions and senators questioned scope-of-practice limits. HHSC said the panel is an independent body and the bill expressly bars it from changing scope of practice.

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• I think that this bill goes to the heart of us to streamline the process.
• I think that this bill go to home of us to streamline the process.
• And so the reality is that, and I know there are other processes and legislation going forward, as I'm
• The reality is that, and I know there are other processes and legislation going forward as recommended
• Unfortunately, as we know when we are legislators and we move legislation through and it gets signed,

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 249, which would require youth-specific coordinated entry assessments for homeless services. The author and supporters from Larkin Street Youth Services and the California Coalition for Youth argued that current vulnerability tools are adult-focused and can disadvantage young people; the bill was described as a developmentally appropriate fix to better connect youth to housing and prevention services. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 7-0 to Human Services. Members then heard AB 239 and AB 1206. AB 239 would create a state-led disaster housing task force, a state disaster housing coordinator, and regular legislative reporting to speed recovery after disasters; it passed 7-0 to Emergency Management. AB 1206 would let local agencies pre-approve plans for single-family and small multifamily homes of up to 10 units to reduce permitting delays and costs; the League of California Cities opposed it unless amended, citing local variation and staffing concerns, but the author and supporters said it would preserve local control and help speed housing production. The bill passed 9-0 to Local Government. The committee also took up AB 57, which would reserve at least 10% of California’s home purchase assistance funds for descendants of formerly enslaved people. Supporters framed it as reparative justice and a way to address longstanding racial disparities in homeownership, while Pacific Legal Foundation argued it likely violated constitutional limits on race-based government action and urged a race-neutral approach. After discussion about reparations criteria and the bill’s intent, it passed 6-0 to Judiciary. The consent calendar, including AB 480, AB 726, and AB 1154, was approved 8-0. Later, AB 282 was heard to allow housing providers to prefer applicants who participate in rental assistance programs, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, despite existing source-of-income discrimination law. Supporters said it would help voucher holders find units and improve affordable housing operations; no opposition testified, and the bill passed 6-1 to Judiciary. AB 1229 followed, restructuring the adult reentry grant program to focus on permanent housing for people leaving prison by moving administration to HCD and using regional administrators; supporters emphasized the link between housing stability and reduced recidivism, and the bill passed 7-0 to Public Safety. The committee then approved AB 670, which would let local governments count preservation of naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element goals and require better demolition reporting, and AB 750, which would strengthen oversight and reporting for homeless shelters after a prior reporting law saw very low compliance. AB 670 passed 8-0 to Local Government, and AB 750 was presented with testimony from a shelter resident describing abuse and lack of accountability in shelters.

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• this is uh a little bit um legislatively this is uh a little bit um legislatively complicated<00
• <00:37:45.920> and important dispute resolution process and important dispute resolution process
• <00:37:57.119> And district's transfer process. And district's transfer process.
• When we did the legislative task force, it was setting up legislators to sort of be the champions around
• <01:11:57.760> We truency legislative study group. We truency legislative study group.

Bills: HF3714, HF4399, HF4176, HF2544, HF60, HF4231, HF4232

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

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• legislate. Thank you. legislate. Thank you.
• <01:05:52.559> for Section 8 establishes a process for Section 8 establishes a process for
• <01:16:23.280> This uh budget approval process. This uh budget approval process.
• oppose the proposed legislation. oppose the proposed legislation.
• board finishes their budget process board finishes their budget process typically<01:34:54.960><

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• the current 2026 legislative session: HCR 4 and SCR 24.
• So my question and comments are more about process.
• The SCR is separate from this commission, so it's in the legislative process.
• So that's the legislative process we're going back to. So thank you for that point of clarity.
• And the other thing, we're often legislative.

Summary: The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission met on April 17, 2026, with a quorum present, adopted the agenda and prior minutes, and then focused primarily on chronic wasting disease (CWD) management in light of a new positive deer detection in Washington Parish. Staff explained that the March 11 declaration of emergency expanded the CWD control area into portions of Washington and surrounding parishes, including parts of Morehouse, Union, Lincoln, and Jackson, and that the emergency rule remains in effect for 180 days unless rescinded earlier. The commission also discussed the task force’s report and recommendations, but the chair indicated those recommendations would be tabled pending legislative action on Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 (SCR 24)."} 0}

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• A CHALLENGING COURT APPOINTED PSYCHOLOGISTS IN FAMILY LAW CASES AND ENSURES DUE PROCESS AND PROTECT
• THIS LEGISLATION ADDRESSES A PERSISTENT PROBLEM IN THE STATE'S MANAGED CARE SYSTEM LIMITING ACCESS TO
• ARE THERE ANY LEGISLATIVE IN THIS BILL?
• HE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY ON IT HAS BEEN HIS ENTIRE TIME IN THE LEGISLATION NOW.
• IT WAS AN ARDUOUS PROCESS.

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• The federal immigration policy was to process and release.
• means, you know, the vetting process.
• We don't, you know, there's the vetting process. They don't have a criminal history.
• , the vetting process.
• I've been developing legislation.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security held its first hearing of the 89th legislative session, established a quorum, welcomed new and returning members, and adopted the committee rules without objection. The chair said the hearing would be limited to invited state agency witnesses and was intended as a status update for new members on current border operations, especially in light of the change in federal administration. Testimony came from the Office of the Attorney General, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department. The Attorney General’s representative said border-related litigation is largely in a holding pattern while the new U.S. Department of Justice awaits additional leadership, and noted prior cases involving concertina wire, buoys, and the CBP One app. DPS described Operation Lone Star’s evolution from filling gaps when Border Patrol was overwhelmed to current operations focused on interdiction, criminal arrests, fentanyl and meth seizures, and national security concerns, while also noting improved morale and more voluntary deployments as border pressure has eased. The Texas Military Department reported more than 5,000 personnel on state active duty, extensive use of barriers, drones, boats, and rapid-response forces, and said Operation Lone Star has resulted in more than 531,000 apprehensions and a 90% reduction in illegal crossings. Members and witnesses discussed whether the state should maintain its current border-security footprint while federal policy settles, with the chair emphasizing preserving institutional knowledge and leaving tactical decisions to the governor. Questions also covered trooper fatigue, Border Patrol training under SB 602, and concerns about cartel-driven commercial trucking and fuel depots near the border. The committee heard that Border Patrol training with DPS has resumed, and the chair asked agencies to keep the Legislature informed as legal and operational circumstances change. No bills were heard and no votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.

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• And I know that this is sort of what the legislative and budgetary process is like, but it doesn't sit
• Jenny Bella, Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Standardization of the intake process.
• This is the federal grievance process.
• Streamlining our budgetary processes.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Let me ask a question about process.
• Equally troubling is the process by which this map has been...
• Equally troubling is the process by which this map has been brought forward.
• Florida's state legislative districts were drawn from the same 2020 census data.
• And that is the trust of this process with the people.

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• This is a process that expedites the determination process, but it is not the final determination of
• Pres asstive eligibility process would Pres asstive eligibility process would qualify<01:00:58.280>
• With letters from tribes, it includes tribes in the process.
• tribes it includes tribes in the process tribes it includes tribes in the process now<01:13:22.400
• The state, through this legislation, to help us do this work.

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• Revenue the office of the legislative Revenue the office of the legislative budget<00:15:44.920>
• rejecting this ill-conceived legislation rejecting this ill-conceived legislation by<00:59:40.799
• legislation legislation the<01:34:55.239> questions<01:34:55.560> on<01:34:55.719>
• inexpedient to to legislate inexpedient to to legislate representative<03:37:16.880> Jessica<
• uh without this without legislative uh without this legislative legislative legislative body<06:25:57.120

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We appreciate your interest and participation in the legislative process to ensure everyone can view,
• own process set up.
• instead of requiring a specific process. instead of requiring a specific process.
• process would be. process would be.
• It’s their process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , when CDCR overhauled its grievance process, the process by which incarcerated people raise allegations
• When CDCR overhauled its grievance process, the process by which incarcerated people raise allegations
• Why is legislative intent being ignored?
• Why is legislative intent being ignored?
• We appreciate legislative support of $3 million.

Keywords: 988, house, all