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• He's passionate about custom patient care.
• House Resolution 2001, Health Workforce Well-Being Day.
• This is a health care workforce well-being day of awareness, so I appreciate that.
• A health care workforce well-being day of awareness, so I appreciate the work you do and bringing attention
• to caring for those that care for Arizona.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• each, that's $18,000 per day.
• It's $100 times 180 days, excuse me, it's $100 times 180 days is going to be $18,000.
• Six days later, Williston police and CPS came to John's home, took the kids, put them in foster care,
• It's been a long day. Mr.
• placed in their care.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, then took up House Bill 685, which would add a sentencing enhancement when certain felonies and specified violent misdemeanors are committed while the offender is wearing a mask or disguise. The sponsor said the bill had been narrowed from an earlier version to avoid covering all crimes, and law enforcement witnesses from Nampa and Hailey, along with several public commenters, supported it as a tool for identification, prosecution, and deterrence. One member raised concerns about fiscal impacts and the bill’s provision allowing law enforcement to wear masks in some circumstances, but the bill was ultimately sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; the vote was unanimous except for one recorded nay. The committee then considered House Bill 668 on child custody interference. The sponsor, drawing on a summer task force, said the bill was intended to address repeated failures to comply with custody orders by adding clearer guidance for law enforcement, affirmative defenses for legitimate delays, required welfare checks and reports, and a graduated penalty structure. Numerous parents and advocates testified in support, describing large legal costs, repeated denial of parenting time, and a lack of enforcement under current law. Some members and testifiers raised concerns that the bill’s revised language might unintentionally reduce penalties for the most serious conduct, especially cases involving taking a child out of state. After discussion, the committee amended course by sending the bill to general orders for further work, unanimously. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 696, which would expand the definition of prohibited sexual contact in correctional facilities to better address sexual abuse by prison staff. The sponsor said the bill was prompted by reports of abuse in Idaho prisons and was intended to clarify the law and strengthen accountability. Testimony from advocates and a survivor of abuse in custody strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the vulnerability of incarcerated women and the need for clearer legal protections. The committee approved the bill unanimously and sent it to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.

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• She saw something in me She didn't care.
• </c> in high school and I never missed a day in high school and I never missed a day of<00:13:18.920>
• We have to take care of ourselves before we take care of anybody else. And we have been on a grind.
• Take care of each other.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm excused all day. That's right, I'm excused all day. Senator, you may begin. I apologize.
• , care, medical service, medical care service funding, anything to do with the funds that we get from
• advertisers day in and day out to have them have the most effective campaigns they can have to reach
• The dais. Motion.
• Have a wonderful day.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused largely on regulatory oversight, food insecurity, state symbols, immigration-related funding, and ethnic media outreach. SB 885 and SB 986 would require major regulations with estimated economic impacts over $50 million to come back to the Legislature for review; supporters said this would restore accountability and help address affordability, while opponents warned it would delay health, safety, and worker protections. SB 1025 would create an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate food programs across state departments, expand outreach, run a hunger hotline, and analyze service gaps; members generally supported the goal but urged stronger reporting and oversight language. SB 1214 would designate the Western monarch as California’s state butterfly, and SB 1178 would designate the California yellow jacket as the state wasp, with testimony emphasizing conservation, ecology, and agricultural benefits. SB 1286 would recognize the California sea lion as the state pinniped, with supporters citing its role as a sentinel species and conservation success story. SB 1171 would make private entities that contract with ICE ineligible for state-funded grants or loans; supporters framed it as a response to ICE conduct, while opponents raised concerns about unintended impacts on contractors providing essential services and possible federal retaliation. SB 1358 would create the Ethnic and Community Media Equity Act to improve state advertising and outreach to ethnic and community media through a database and contracting requirements, with supporters arguing it would improve effectiveness and reach underserved communities. Several bills were advanced on committee votes, many with roll calls held open for absent members. SB 885, SB 986, SB 1025, SB 1214, SB 1178, SB 1286, and SB 1171 all received motions to do pass, with some members noting support but also urging amendments or guardrails, especially on timing, reporting, and oversight. The committee also took up a consent calendar of multiple items after quorum was established.

Transcript Highlights:

• Care is now in their backyards.
• So rural access to rural primary health care, violence prevention, elder care, chronic disease prevention
• Some days just go that way.
• It's a crazy day today. We never have crazy days around here. Representative Senator Cortez.
• This includes primary care, dental care, and mental health care.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

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• Sometimes they last multiple days.
• Grandparents caring for children in the foster care system, and informally, keep them outside of the
• foster care system.
• Many seniors do step up to care for their grandchildren who would otherwise be left in their foster care
• Many seniors do step up to care for their grandchildren who would otherwise be left in the foster care

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several tax and revenue measures, beginning with SB 1329 on solar property tax assessment. The author and solar industry witnesses argued the bill would create a uniform statewide method, provide certainty for developers, and exclude tax credits and other intangibles from valuation; county assessors and several counties opposed it, saying it would reduce assessed value and depart from market-based appraisal. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1406 to close the “Montana tax loophole” used to avoid California vehicle taxes, with support from the California Teachers Association and no registered opposition; it passed 2-0 and was placed on call. SB 984, conforming California law to the federal tipped-income deduction, drew support from the restaurant industry, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, and enrolled agents, and passed 3-0 to Appropriations, on call. Later, the committee considered wildfire- and energy-related tax credits. SB 1084 would create a fire-safe home tax credit for home hardening and defensible space improvements; supporters said it would reduce wildfire losses and insurance costs, and it passed 3-0 on call. SB 1118 would provide credits for backup generators and solar battery systems in high fire-threat areas; the author framed it as a resilience measure for households and small businesses, but members raised concerns about cost, diesel use, and whether the credit would reach lower-income households. The bill was moved 1-0 and placed on call, with the chair and other members noting unresolved budget and policy concerns. SB 1424, expanding a partial sales tax exemption to zero-emission vehicle refueling equipment, received support from hydrogen and electric transportation groups and passed 4-0 on call. The committee also advanced SB 1249, a senior tax deduction for taxpayers ages 86 to 90, with support from LeadingAge California and senior advocates; members noted it was narrowly targeted and passed 4-0 on call. SB 1113, conforming California tax law to the federal tonnage tax regime for U.S.-flag international shipping companies, drew support from maritime industry groups and opposition from ILWU over the fiscal impact; it passed 4-0 on call. SB 1137, the Medical Expense Deduction Act, would allow a targeted deduction for medical expenses for lower-income taxpayers; supporters said it would help families facing high out-of-pocket costs, and it passed 4-0 on call. Finally, SB 1415 would extend a partial welfare property tax exemption to mixed-income housing that includes moderate-income units; supporters said it would help finance “missing middle” housing, while assessors and housing stakeholders requested amendments and guardrails. The bill was also moved forward on a committee vote and placed on call.

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• That kid deserves real help and holistic care.
• just to access basic, in-person medical and pharmacy care.
• Health care. Item number six, AB 1876 with Addis. Health care coverage, non-discrimination.
• or other gender-affirming care that the health care service plan would otherwise cover if the denial
• is, we consider it a health care access desert, really, but it's also becoming a dental care access

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Today, approximately 15,547 children remain in care, which is a historic 21 year low.
• Level 3 specializes in caring for survivors of human trafficking.
• The lead agencies, AHCA managed care plans, managing entities and sit providers.
• These were successfully diverted from entering out of home care each.
• We also apply a standard believe it is one 84 per day, which is the standard group care rate from the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Shawna Day, senior director of government relations, 24-Hour Care, in support.
• He needed care.
• It's something that I care about very deeply. It's something that I care about very deeply.
• So I'm proud of our child care And ultimately, the children that they're caring for.
• The maximum CalFresh benefit is $10 a day. Nobody is avoiding work for $10 a day.

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I was the Affordable Care Act...
• primary care and specialty care around the state, particularly in rural communities, so that there's
• We have a doctor, a federally qualified health care center, or other areas to go for health care, even
• They're essentially paying themselves for what is real work of child care or elderly care.
• Care or disabled care within their own households.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• You don't care about protecting children or women. You care about discriminating other people.
• You don't care about protecting children or women. You care about discriminating other people.
• We know how to care for trans people. It is giving them life-saving medical care.
• ; universal health care; free or subsidized maternal care; free mental health coverage; free child care
• They can care less about this.

Bills: SB7 , SB14

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues. Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters. Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• It's an honor and privilege to be a chaplain of the the day. I'll be here all day if you need me.
• Education and sharing day is a day that reminds us of the deeper purpose of learning to feel mindful.
• Members today we are joined by nurses who care for our communities across Texas every single day and
• Nurses take care of Texas, so we must listen to them and take care of Texas. care of them too.
• It was just the day after the battle.

Bills: SJR3 , SB5 , SJR36 , SJR3 , SB616 , SB565 , SB384 , SB5 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842 , SB971 , SB790 , SB767 , SB480 , SB1066

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code

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• Senator Alvich, care to continue your explanation? That should take care of it.
• This applies to full-day pre-K, full-day kindergarten, and grades 1 through 5.
• I don't care about organizations. I care about kids and teachers. That's it.
• Senator Devers, you care to close. Seeing no debate, Senator Devers, care to close.
• Senator Devers, do you care to vote? Senator Hicks, do you care to vote? Do you care to vote?

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of education bills, with several measures passing on bipartisan votes. Early items included SB 1632 on career readiness assessments and college credit pathways, SB 1594 requiring principals to be trained in special education law, SB 2045 establishing 30 minutes of daily recess for younger grades, and SB 1630 allowing districts to count a day of virtual instruction when high school students are taking statewide assessments. Other bills passed addressed school security funds (SB 1251, adding licensed mental health services as an allowable use), teacher association access (SB 1884), library book complaints and penalties (SB 1250), human trafficking survivors’ access to higher education (SB 1262), reduced-price meals moving students into free meal status (SB 1374), high-dosage tutoring for early literacy (SB 1292), and the repeal of the sunset on the Innovative Pathways to Teaching Program (SB 1432). Votes were generally favorable, though SB 1251 and SB 1884 drew the most debate and both passed 8-3, while SB 1250 passed 7-3 and SB 1374 passed 9-1. Several bills generated extended discussion over local control, school safety, and teacher retention. SB 1251 drew concerns that school security funds were being broadened beyond physical security, while supporters argued mental health supports can also improve safety. SB 1884 prompted questions about whether it would open collective bargaining or negotiation meetings to other associations; the author said the intent was to prevent “closed shops” and ensure equal access, while opponents argued equal access already exists and the bill could create confusion. SB 1790, the Protected Learning Environments Act, drew testimony from educator Dr. Elizabeth Pleasant about classroom discipline, teacher burnout, and student behavior; the bill would direct SDE to provide guidance for a three-tier discipline matrix, and it passed 7-2. SB 1481, increasing recess to 40 minutes and prohibiting it as punishment, and SB 1614, limiting adjunct teachers in early grades, also passed after brief discussion. The committee also heard broader policy proposals on federal uncertainty and school leadership. SB 1489 would prepare Oklahoma for a possible federal block grant of IDEA funds, fold some parent-rights and principal-training provisions into state law, and address the cost and backlog of special education dispute resolution; it passed 9-0. SB 1718 proposed an Oklahoma Principal Leadership Development Program for new and early-career principals, with discussion focused on program structure, portability, and stipends. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly emphasized teacher support, student safety, and the balance between state guidance and local district discretion.

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• Chair Day. Okay. Chair Day? Thank you, Madam Chair. You weren't kidding when you said that Mr.
• Let's talk about health care.
• The health care sector, okay?
• and home care programs.
• Even if you don't care about schools, roads, health care, social services, or anything else, these ballot

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on two proposed ballot initiatives: one to reduce the state personal income tax rate from 5% to 4% over three years, and another to revise the state’s tax collection cap/62F process so it would be based on prior-year collections plus wage growth and include surtax revenue. The committee chair and House co-chair outlined the hearing process, and the first witness was Doug Howgate of the Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation, who testified as the committee’s subject-matter expert on both measures. He said the income tax proposal would lower taxes broadly but would reduce state revenue by about $5.4 billion when fully implemented, with an estimated $800 million hit in FY27, and he discussed possible effects on competitiveness, taxpayer savings, and public finances. On the 62F proposal, he said the revised cap would make refunds more likely, could have produced several large refunds in recent years, and would reduce stabilization fund deposits and constrain recovery after recessions. Committee members questioned Howgate about competitiveness, outmigration, prior tax ballot measures, spending growth, MassHealth, and the interaction between the income tax and surtax. He emphasized that taxes are only one part of the state’s overall competitiveness and that housing, public services, and other factors also matter. He also noted that the surtax is constitutionally restricted but can still support ongoing spending choices. After his testimony, the committee moved to the proponents’ panel. Proponents of both initiatives, including representatives from Taxpayers for an Affordable Massachusetts, the National Federation of Independent Business, Pioneer Institute, and the Mass Opportunity Alliance, argued that the measures would improve affordability, help retain residents and businesses, and support job growth. They cited polling support, outmigration, small-business reinvestment, and comparisons to lower-tax states such as North Carolina. Their economist, Rebecca Paxton, said her model showed smaller revenue losses than critics claim and projected that the revised revenue cap would not create additional annual revenue losses while producing more regular taxpayer refunds. Committee members pressed the panel on competitiveness, prior ballot initiative implementation, and whether the measures would actually address broader affordability pressures; the hearing ended with the committee continuing to take questions from the proponents.

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• You can donate every 54 days. So you can do one unit, which is about a pint, every 54 days.
• Who would rule the day? Ms. Shorak, Irwin. Ms. Sharak-Arwin.
• They're on the Capitol Day.
• Representative Redmond, do you care to close? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• And then on line 5, or sorry, page 5, line 9 through 10, we have maternal care or neonatal care defined

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 528, which would codify the ability for patients to use self-donated or directed donor blood under federal testing and collection guidelines. Representative Chris Bruce said the bill was intended to ensure Idaho patients have that option in state law after some hospitals or facilities had denied requests. Supporters testified that the bill protects patient autonomy, religious freedom, and medical choice, and described personal experiences where directed donation was difficult or impossible to arrange in Idaho. Opponents, including representatives from Vitalant and the Red Cross, said directed and autologous donations are already available when medically indicated, that the bill addresses a problem that does not exist, and that it could add cost, complexity, and strain to an already severe blood shortage without improving safety. After debate over terms such as “detrimental” and “gross negligence,” a substitute motion to send the bill to amending order failed 7-9, and the original motion to send HB 528 to the House floor with a do pass recommendation passed 7-6. The committee then approved a rules docket for the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s Business Enterprise Program, which updates and streamlines rules governing vending and food service facilities operated by blind entrepreneurs. The committee next took up House Bill 550, a midwifery bill updating Idaho’s existing statute to allow licensed midwives to administer additional medications within their training and scope of practice. The sponsor and several midwives, nurses, and other supporters said the changes would modernize outdated law, improve care in rural areas, reduce unnecessary hospital transfers, and better address postpartum hemorrhage and other maternal or neonatal needs. One testifier described a tragic homebirth outcome and urged stronger safety limits, while the Idaho Medical Association said it had worked with the sponsor on compromise language. At the sponsor’s request, HB 550 was held in committee and the related revised RS was moved forward. The committee then approved RS-33-250, which incorporated agreed-upon changes defining a formulary and protocol and clarifying maternal and neonatal care language, sending it to the second reading calendar with a do pass recommendation. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• Many patients fear the hidden financial costs of medical care, which is a barrier to care.
• an affordability burden when seeking care.
• up to 30 days after any procedure.
• care problem.
• And Joanna Day.

Committee: House Public Health

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't know about child care, but I know that senior care is one. Okay, that would be really good.
• Those commitments can be 30 days, 90 days, 100 days, 180 days, and then we can renew them.
• A lower level of care.
• And if they can't stabilize them in 7 days, 30 days, send them." And they've welcomed us.
• Are you taking care of children? Are you taking care of an aging family member?

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Children have died from lack of care, lack of access to care as well.
• </c> of care, lack of access to care as well. of care, lack of access to care as well.
• 90 days.
• day, every 90 days investigation every day, every 90 days until<01:49:01.199><c> a</c><01:49:01.360>
• days days on<01:59:42.400><c> three</c><01:59:42.639><c> days</c><01:59:42.880><c> off</c><01:59:43.119

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• : that mental health care is health care.
• I've had to take care of my brain. But I've had to work at it. I've had to take care of my brain.
• Patrick's Day parties.
• the next day would never come for him.
• And that's 90 days after—noncompliance isn't determined until 90 days after the initial deadline.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:05:28.840><c> it's</c> stuff on my calendar that day it's stuff on my calendar that day it's
• was sick those two days.
• </c><00:58:18.720><c> on</c> committee we've got Central Care on committee we've got Central Care on
• /c> actually absent those two days but actually absent those two days but um<00:59:29.119><c> yeah</c
• Welcome, Center Care and team.

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house