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• Some of the things this chamber has helped do back in 2015, there was one blood test known to, to the
• Other tests were developed the last 10 years.
• Doctor Bonnin and Senator Huffman took up that fight last session and expanded that law to include all tests

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• This chamber has helped do back in 2015, there was one blood test known to. to the cancer community that
• Other tests were developed the last 10 years. to thank my friend Dr. Bonin.
• Last session and expanded that law to include all tests for the purpose of. detection as an insurable

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• looking for that they want to hear what looking for that they want to hear what the<00:07:29.160> test
• 29.960> was<00:07:30.319> there<00:07:30.440> was<00:07:30.720> great the test
• testimony was there was great the test testimony was there was great testimony<00:07:31.960> from

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Summary: House Republican leaders used the briefing to argue that Democrats were absent from the House for the 16th day, calling it a shutdown and saying the absence was preventing the chamber from doing its work. They said Republicans were still meeting in person with constituents, interest groups, pages, and agencies, and were continuing unofficial committee meetings and line-by-line budget work even though formal bill introduction and committee operations were disrupted. The discussion focused heavily on negotiations over whether any Democrats might return, whether there were talks with Leader Hortman or Leader Long, and whether a power-sharing arrangement was possible. The speaker said there were no direct discussions with Hortman that day, no talks with Long, and no side agreements, but that any Democrat who returned would have a place to work. They rejected the idea of equal power-sharing under the current 67-66 House split and said the immediate issue was simply getting members back to work before the May 19 end of session. The speaker also said the Supreme Court decision had negated prior work, including bill introductions, and that the House was trying to preserve the historical record while committee videos and bills were restored. They pointed to testimony from school district officials about financial challenges from prior Democratic mandates as an example of the work that had been done before the process was interrupted. No votes were taken, and no new official legislative action was announced.

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• have more questions on that, the main thing is making sure that you're going through that fourfold test
• That each test he's he's he's the golden child. Our guest today.

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• Obviously, raising four kids at a time, they had all been through the testing and only one was a challenge
• So this, the testing we have in place doesn't pick up on all the issues that could occur there.

Bills: HB4329, HB3016, HB4118, HB3066, HB3649, HB3650

Keywords: dental insurance, claims, medical necessity, appeal procedures, dentist reimbursement, education, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, family caregiver, tax credit, activities of daily living, elderly care, Oklahoma tax law, HB3066, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, workforce recruitment, health care workforce

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• The bill removes the classic learning test as a qualifying assessment for fee waivers.
• What was the reason for the removal of the classic learning tests?

Bills: S7038, S1694

Keywords: education, Florida College System, tuition waivers, vocational rehabilitation, state universities, accreditation, public safety, technology education, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, computer science, high school graduation

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard and approved CS/SB 1694, which would revise general education core standards at public postsecondary institutions to incorporate technology-related instruction. The adopted amendment shifted the bill away from creating a sixth core course and instead required technology integration within existing core courses to include digital literacy, AI tool application, and related instruction in areas such as software engineering, networks, databases, and cybersecurity as applicable. For high school computer science courses, the amendment added guidance on critical evaluation of AI results, AI limitations, and ethical use of AI. The committee adopted the amendment and then voted the bill favorably. The committee also took up confirmation appointments on tabs 1 through 2 and, on one motion, recommended confirmation of all appointees favorably. In addition, it considered SPB 7038 on postsecondary education and workforce development, which addresses tuition and fee policies, consumer protections, career and technical education, student acceleration, and institutional operations. Members asked about dual enrollment expansion, CIE licensure exemptions, and the removal of the Classic Learning Test as a fee-waiver qualifier; staff said the dual enrollment change was intended to expand student options without necessarily increasing enrollment, the CLT removal was an error to be corrected, and a Florida Dental Association representative raised concern about preserving the long-standing exemption for dental assisting programs. The committee moved SPB 7038 as a committee bill and reported it favorably.

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• And so, if you're looking at a blood test to test your cholesterol, um, usually those get approved because
• And so, if you're looking at a blood test to test your cholesterol, um, usually those get approved because
• And so, if you're looking at a blood test to test your cholesterol, um, usually those get approved because
• Thank you. ...blood test to test your cholesterol, um, usually those get approved because it would cost
• So that bill is tried, tested, and harmonized with other things that are happening across the U.S.

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• Any questions for the test >> All right. Any questions for the test fire? fire? fire?
• Are any questions for the test fire? Are any questions for the test fire?
• There's a lot of testing we do to make sure that, like was mentioned earlier, MAOP can be certified at
• >> Representative Ston or if there's a test >> Representative Ston or if there's a test
• >> There's a test. Go ahead. >> There's a test. Go ahead.

Bills: HF3830, HF3688

Keywords: utilities, rate cases, cost recovery, reporting requirements, gas infrastructure, 1183, house

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• were used, how much was used, and should be given the safety data sheets right away so the proper testing
• <00:12:46.639> and the testing and the testing and we<00:12:48.639> also<00:12:48.959
• were used, how much was used, and should be given the safety data sheets right away so the proper testing
• <00:14:45.519> and right away so the proper testing and right away so the proper testing and
• that I'm going to have to order to test that I'm going to have to use<01:08:16.880> an<01:08:

Bills: HF3465, HF3782, HF4075, HF391, HF3946, HF2976, HF3350

Keywords: theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order

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• ><01:28:57.440> been market products that have not been market products that have not been tested
• tested to recognize safety standards. tested to recognize safety standards.
• um includes that these panels<01:36:59.600> must<01:36:59.840> be<01:36:59.920> tested
• <01:37:00.800> I<01:37:01.040> believe<01:37:01.199> it's panels must be tested
• There is an existing standard that's in the testing phase, the UL 3700.

Bills: HB1697, HB1678, HB1679, HB2282, HB1940, HB1671, HB1481, HB2015, HB2207, HB2486

Keywords: natural hair braiding, registration, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Act, public health, sanitation, cumulative voting, associations, unit owners, board of directors, elections, Hawaii Revised Statutes, condominium, association meetings, electronic voting, proxy voting, mail voting, insurance, premium increase, policy cancellation, licensing

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition. The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic. Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• I keep failing my tests," you know, we're helping them figure out what are some strategies to do that
• <00:09:22.000> I<00:09:22.240> keep, out how to study for this test.
• I keep, out how to study for this test.
• <00:09:24.720> You you know, I keep failing my tests.
• You you know, I keep failing my tests.

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• order and genetic familiar with testing order and genetic testing.<00:47:54.480> I<00:47:54.720
• I think some examples that testing.
• <00:48:03.920> Um, when the the wrong test is ordered.
• Um, when the the wrong test is ordered.
• It's longer to get a right test.

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related measures, with most of the discussion focused on bills addressing tobacco/vape enforcement, psychology licensure, hospital price transparency, prior authorization, and medical cannabis. The chair opened by explaining the one-minute testimony limit and that written testimony had been reviewed. For SB 2175 on disposable electronic smoking devices, the Department of Health said the bill’s placement in litter-control law was not a good fit because disposable e-cigarettes contain hazardous materials like lithium and nicotine, but it supported the intent and pointed to a related measure. Public health and tobacco-control advocates strongly supported the bill, citing youth use, toxic waste, battery fires, and the need to tighten definitions and remove exemptions; a long list of organizations and individuals were noted in support, with no opposition mentioned. For SB 2410, which would create a state directory and enforcement tools for authorized e-cigarette products, the Attorney General’s office strongly supported the measure and said it would help enforce the FDA-authorized list of products through certification, inspections, and civil penalties. The Department of Health said thousands of illegal products remain on the market and cited youth usage rates, while public health groups also supported the bill. One tobacco industry-related witness was noted in opposition. SB 2080, the psychology interjurisdictional compact, drew support from the Department of Corrections, which said it had severe staffing shortages and that the compact would help fill gaps, especially for forensic psychology and neighbor island facilities. Some committee members raised concerns about whether the compact would loosen licensure standards and reduce licensing revenue, and the Board of Psychology was said to be meeting and had not taken a formal position; testimony also noted the need for resources if the compact were adopted. The committee also heard SB 2276 on surgical assistance, with DCCA in opposition and a supporter from the field, but little discussion followed. SB 2277 on hospital price transparency drew support from consumer and patient advocates, who argued that clearer pricing would reduce medical debt and help patients shop for care; DCCA and the Department of Health offered comments, with the department suggesting an alternative enforcement model using outside review entities and noting that implementation would require significant staffing and funding. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, saying federal transparency rules already cover the issue and state law could create duplication. SB 2282 on prior authorization received comments from insurers and providers; HMSA asked that the bill be set aside pending the report of the prior authorization working group created by Act 151, while the Hawaii Medical Association said prior authorization is a major burden but deferred to regulators on resources. Finally, SB 2413 on medical cannabis was supported by the Office of Medical Cannabis and others, who said the bill would close a patient-access gap by allowing viable seed sales; one witness suggested clarifying jurisdictional language and allowing dispensaries to sell seeds to each other. The committee then began SB 2425 on health insurance, where an addiction treatment provider testified that insurers’ refusal to honor assignment-of-benefits payments can delay reimbursement and create relapse risk for patients, but the transcript cuts off before further action on that bill.

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• and you you can find out oh it is test and you you can find out oh it is low<00:52:12.000> but
• That was the low hypoglycemia part, because I was told that, oh, you can always do the test when you
• It doesn't kick in at a set time, so you just don't know when to test yourself, and this helps you.
• know when to test yourself and this<00:54:10.319> helps<00:54:10.559> you.
• We don't know it till we've tested it.

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Summary: The committee first took up an insurance-related chronic pain bill and an amendment modeled on language from Massachusetts and Maine. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed after stakeholder meetings because the original bill would have created an unaffordable insurance mandate in New Hampshire. The amendment was intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies by limiting prior authorization and step-therapy barriers so they are not more restrictive than for other treatments, including opioid therapies. After questions, the committee took a straw vote and advanced the amendment. The next item was a department-sponsored bill involving the state’s all-payer claims database. Insurance Department officials explained that the bill would encourage self-funded employer plans to opt in voluntarily by giving them aggregated, deidentified claims information in return. They said self-funded plans cannot be required to report data because of federal law, but the bill would provide an incentive while protecting employee privacy. Members asked detailed questions about who would see the data, whether individual employees could be identified, and how privacy would be enforced; the department said access would be aggregated and deidentified, and employer privacy issues would be governed by ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor. The committee also discussed a glucose-monitoring bill. Members debated whether the bill was aimed at type 1 diabetes coverage or broader access to continuous glucose monitors, and whether it would amount to an unnecessary insurance mandate that could raise premiums. Department testimony estimated the equipment cost and said the annual impact per member would be modest, but also noted that non-insulin therapies have not consistently shown clinically significant A1C reductions. The chair and some members emphasized that the bill should be considered on its own terms as a CGM coverage issue, not as a general diabetes mandate. The committee discussed the bill’s cost implications and asked the department for any prior cost analysis.

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• Infants who test positive for congenital or heritable disorders often require urgent medical intervention
• Infants who test positive for congenital or heritable disorders often require urgent medical intervention
• Infants who test positive for congenital or heritable disorders often require urgent medical intervention
• Newborn screening in Minnesota tests for over 60 conditions that, if left untreated, can cause illness
• Gene therapies as we trials uh testing Gene therapies as we believe<00:52:47.760> these<00:52

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 01:23:20.159> are<01:23:20.480> developed<01:23:21.360> and<01:23:21.679> tested
• <01:23:22.480> and vaccines are developed and tested and vaccines are developed and tested
• <01:42:59.080> and<01:42:59.320> must<01:42:59.719> stop be well tested and
• must stop be well tested and must stop Transmission<01:43:01.880> in<01:43:02.000> order
• is not designed to prove they are tested is not designed to prove that<01:44:05.440> they<01:

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• other<00:18:17.400> people<00:18:17.960> who<00:18:18.120> are<00:18:18.320> test
• <00:18:18.640> who<00:18:18.720> will other people who are test who will other people
• We have seen semi-autonomous cars being tested for transit options instead of using our transit drivers
• We've also seen testing of fully autonomous vehicles, such as with Amazon for deliveries.
• At the federal level, the FDA or the systems that we have in place for drug testing, that there would

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• There are arbitrary tests on cutoffs for blood values.
• And chromosomal testing of embryos—we know that many embryos are abnormal. This is just...
• Chromosomal testing of embryos. We know that many embryos are abnormal. This is just human biology.
• I was screened, but my test came back negative.
• It wasn't until I gave birth and my daughter was tested.

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Summary: The hearing opened with the Senate and House chairs of the Joint Committee on Financial Services explaining that the day’s agenda would focus on health insurance and other insurance matters, with a large number of witnesses and a request for brief testimony. Legislators were taken out of order to accommodate their schedules, and the committee heard testimony on several bills, including coverage for hair prostheses for alopecia (H. 1223/S. 832), medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivors (H. 1258), modernizing fertility and family-building coverage (H. 715/H. 1190 and related bills), coverage for prosthetic devices to support physical activity for people with limb loss (the “So Everybody Can Move” bill), remediation coverage for home heating oil releases (S. 813/H. 1302), and expanded access to physical therapy for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (H. 1170). A separate bill on sickle cell care and registry development (S. 788) was also discussed by Senator Liz Miranda. Witnesses largely offered personal stories and expert testimony in support of the bills. Advocates for alopecia coverage described the medical and emotional impact of hair loss, the high cost of quality wigs, and the argument that scalp and facial hair prostheses should be treated like other medically necessary prosthetics. Cancer survivors and supporters of H. 1258 said oral and dental care after head and neck cancer treatment is a quality-of-life issue and often not covered despite major out-of-pocket costs. Fertility specialists, LGBTQ+ advocates, and legislators supporting the modern family-building bills said the current infertility definition is outdated and discriminatory, excluding same-sex couples, people needing donors or gestational carriers, and others with medical barriers to conception. For the limb-loss bill, parents and adults with prosthetic needs stressed that activity-specific prostheses are essential for children and adults to run, swim, play sports, and stay healthy, but are often excluded from coverage. The home heating oil testimony focused on the financial devastation caused by residential oil spills and the need to make spill coverage automatic in homeowners policies. Environmental professionals and homeowners described cleanup costs ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the strict liability homeowners face, and the fact that many policyholders do not know the rider exists. The insurance industry testified in opposition to the mandatory-coverage approach, arguing for clearer distinctions between first- and third-party coverage, risk-mitigation standards, a delayed effective date, and more emphasis on education and notification rather than mandates. Committee members pressed the industry witness on why agents do not routinely tell customers about the rider and suggested that the issue may require broader disclosure by insurers, agents, and fuel dealers. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and discussed possible compromise language and future action.

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• Number three, we are giving more testing ability for plumbers to test nearly every day of the year now
• , where before they've only been testing nearly 48 times.
• because we test at 0.2 percent.
• Other countries test at 50 percent. So I actually help. Mr.
• because we test at 0.2 percent.

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• prep materials for AP tests and college entrance exams like the ACT and SAT, and not to mention the
• Students can take practice tests and get real-time feedback with this program.
• Schools with licensed library media specialists consistently fare better on standardized reading tests
• reading tests, and schools with<00:25:58.640> at<00:25:58.799> least<00:25:59.120>
• This information includes, but is not limited to, testing data, attendance data, graduation rates, and

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• And then separately from that, there is a. test a case hearing process that affected parties, if they
• Obviously, with some higher standards and testing requirements, and there's. a lot of details that goes
• We're supposed to get every daycare and school. tested within the next two years and there's federal
• money there, but if they don't test we don't know and we can't The federal money will help cover most
• that haven't tested yet. we could see a big run on that account because a lot of them are gonna find

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