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• with people with multiple intoxicated related offenses, struggle with co-occurring complex mental health
• The man was taken into custody after officers found him operating a vehicle with an invalid license and
• The next section is assembling and amusement operations, I'm sorry, apparatus while intoxicated.
• When you look at the National Institute of Health, they say that people who have repeat alcohol crimes
• It's about ensuring that no other family endures the heartache.

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• Committee on Health and Human Services, after consideration on the merits, committee recommends the following
• These brilliant, thoughtful young minds, without fail, come up with impactful ideas driven by an enduring
• Executive Director of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, for a term expiring at the
• 01:14:06.160><c> the</c><01:14:06.200><c> Department</c><01:14:06.560><c> of</c><01:14:06.640><c> Health
• </c> Director of the Department of Health Director of the Department of Health Care<01:14:07.040><c>

Keywords: 981, all

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• special interests to buy their preferred public policies, and they often become colossal spending operations
• Yet despite these large sums, Massachusetts law allows ballot question committees to operate under a
• Previously, as an employee of the Signature Gathering Initiative for the 2024 Massachusetts for Mental Health
• In 2025, 30 Canton residents, volunteers, endured the frigid weather to collect 2,369 petition signatures
• part in all of the budget consideration meetings, all the Finance Committee meetings, so for the operating

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House and Senate Election Laws committees held a hearing focused on campaign finance and several local election-related bills. Office of Campaign and Political Finance Director William Campbell testified in support of H. 848 and S. 515, saying the campaign finance law needs modernization and highlighting proposals for stronger Super PAC disclosure, more timely reporting, improved security for campaign participants, and other reforms. He said the bills would help update a 50-year-old system to reflect legal, economic, and cultural changes. A major portion of the hearing concerned H. 868/S. 507, which would require earlier and more frequent reporting by ballot question committees. Witnesses from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and others argued that ballot campaigns now involve tens of millions of dollars, much of it raised during periods with no real-time disclosure, and that moving these committees into the depository system would improve transparency without burdening grassroots signature-gathering. The committee also heard support for H. 811 and H. 812, which would allow municipalities to create citizen-funded election programs and require identifying information on political text messages, as well as S. 525/H. 875, which would bar political spending by foreign-influenced corporations. The committee also heard testimony on S. 2605, a Canton home rule petition to move town elections from April to November. Canton residents, a select board member, and a poll worker said the change would increase turnout, better align local elections with the November voting cycle, and give newly elected officials more time to prepare for town meeting. Senator Rausch also testified in support of S. 530, requiring presidential primary candidates to disclose recent tax returns. The hearing ended with no votes taken and the committee adjourning, with a note that the next hearing was tentatively scheduled for January 13.

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• She worked on Ways and Means and health care issues in our office. Karen W.
• She worked on Ways and Means and health care issues in our office.
• So gently and subtly that I was really the weak link in the entire operation.
• Coleman Nicom was absolutely invaluable to our operations in the office.
• Can you just walk me through what the operation of that is?

Summary: The House met on sine die and began with prayer, pledges, quorum verification, and a series of announcements and recognitions. The chamber received Senate messages reporting adoption of conference committee reports on SB 268 and SB 2972, and Senate concurrence in House amendments to SB 1637. Members also referred several resolutions and announced the signing of numerous House and Senate measures by the presence of the House. Technical correction resolutions were adopted: HCR 171, authorizing corrections to HB 46, passed 138-0, and SCR 55, making a wording correction in SB 1964, passed 126-12. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to memorials and recognitions. The House honored Pastor Dave Welch, with several members offering condolences and reflections on his work organizing pastors and engaging in civic life, followed by a moment of silence. Members also recognized the Ganado High School Maidens for winning the 2025 UIL 2A Division I softball state championship, Waco police K-9 Andor after being shot in the line of duty, Region 7 DPS for Capitol Complex security, and various restaurants, staff members, interns, caucus staff, and caucus freshmen of the year across Republican, Democratic, Black, Progressive, LGBTQ, IT, Energy and Climate, and Mexican American Legislative Caucuses. The chamber also heard a retirement-style address from Rep. Tony Tinderholt, who reflected on his six sessions in the House, his military service, and his decision to step aside to focus on family, while colleagues from both parties praised his service, discipline, and willingness to work across differences. The House then continued with additional staff and caucus recognitions, including committee staff, district office staff, and interns, with members repeatedly thanking their teams for their work during the session.

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• </c> improve the eye health of our residents. improve the eye health of our residents.
• </c> age, health, environment. age, health, environment.
• It supervised operative experience.
• </c> operations I had being successful? operations I had being successful?
• </c><02:28:08.800><c> health</c> for 10 years to grow rural health health for 10 years to grow rural

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• </c> health support and trauma support. health support and trauma support.
• It will take all of us. mental health, their education, and mental health, their education, and their
• Thank you. mental health resources can help reduce mental health resources can help reduce barriers<01
• </c> to stage operations. to stage operations. 14<01:20:58.000><c> days</c><01:20:58.320><c> in</c><01
• </c><01:57:09.280><c> the</c> had to hear that after enduring the had to hear that after enduring the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• /c><00:38:06.920><c> motor</c><00:38:07.200><c> vehicle</c><00:38:07.600><c> not</c> privilege to operate
• I’m not even listing the rest of the bills that come under health and human services.
• </c><01:12:14.160><c> and</c><01:12:14.320><c> human</c> bills that come under health and human bills
• President, mahalo for your message and your enduring leadership. Colleagues, it's time.
• Mahalo. and your enduring leadership. and your enduring leadership.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• recent headlines that the Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers Incorporated was the last remaining sugar operation
• . in Texas and it closed after more than 50 years of operation due to the ongoing water supply issues
• So more specifically, this engineered a mechanism to establish enduring diplomacy between these two nations
• just at the nick of time to catch them up but you know we don't we don't we can't practice or can operate
• Our last sugar mill in Santa Rosa closed after 50 years of operation.

Bills: SCR13, SB1248

Keywords: water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, harvest reports, wildlife harvest data, public information act, open records, confidentiality, hunter privacy, angler data, game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals

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• And when they lose a job due to a layoff or business closure or health-related disruption, they get sick
• An operator may not operate the electric bicycle at speeds greater than 10 miles per hour if a pedestrian
• Does he operate one himself? I haven't seen it. Fair enough. Any other questions? Thank you.
• And unfortunately... ...the chest trauma he endured from the handlebars was too much for him to survive
• So keeping in mind the safety of particularly the operators is what should be foremost in our minds.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy heard and advanced a series of bills covering transportation, unemployment benefits, public records, education, law enforcement, and health. Senator Massullo’s SB 488, the DHSMV agency package, would update fuel tax and motor carrier definitions, raise the crash-reporting damage threshold from $500 to $2,000, expand email use for certain DHSMV transactions, and align tank vehicle definitions with federal rules; SB 490 would create a related public records exemption for certain email records. Both bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 892, revising enhanced sentencing procedures for repeat offenders, and SB 124, which cleans up and clarifies Florida Virtual School statutes without changing day-to-day operations. The most debated measure was SB 216, which would tighten reemployment assistance eligibility by adding work-search and interview requirements, requiring more frequent identity and eligibility verification, and expanding fraud reporting and information sharing. Supporters said the bill targets fraud and improves program integrity; opponents, including labor advocates and several senators, argued it would create burdens for legitimate claimants, especially rural residents, seniors, and workers facing layoffs, and could sharply reduce access to benefits. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 382 on e-bike safety, requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating a task force to study broader regulation. Testimony from a parent who lost her son in an e-scooter crash prompted discussion about whether scooters should be included in the bill. Additional bills advanced included SB 584, strengthening oversight of commercial driving schools and giving DHSMV and county tax collectors more enforcement tools; CS/SB 656, formally codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force within FDLE and renaming the related grant program; and SB 816, establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to support research, treatment, education, and outreach. All were reported favorably with support from law enforcement, advocacy groups, and institutional representatives. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• Delta Health Services.
• Senate Bill 314 by Senator Farmer, Department of Health oversight, violations. Health and Welfare.
• Health and Welfare. Senator C.
• Health and Welfare meets tomorrow at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Committee Room 5.
• Members, I also wanted to remind you that tonight the LSU Health New Orleans, LSU Health Shreveport,

Bills: HR119, HR120, HR121, HR122, HR123, HR124, HR125, HR126, HR127, HR128, HR129, HR130, HR131, HR132, HCR53, HCR54, HCR55, HCR56, HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, SCR19, SCR26, SB102, SB222, SB255, SB270, SB273, SB314, SB418, SB420, HB21, HB24, HB29, HB31, HB39, HB45, HB49, HB77, HB136, HB150, HB211, HB263, HB273, HB299, HB315, HB324, HB376, HB377, HB422, HB431, HB444, HB450, HB519, HB533, HB538, HB549, HB559, HB562, HB663, HB664, HB715, HB717, HB805, HB822, HB823, HB834, HB864, HB867, HB1011, HB1017, HB1018, HB1068, HB1134, HB1137, HB1234, HB1235, HB1236, HB310, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HCR7, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB76, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB475, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB154, HB400, HB463, HB570, HB631, HB637, HB870, HB952, HB961, HB399, HB868, HB905, HB401, HB901, HR20, HB9, HB58, HB151, HB193, HB284, HB459, HB476, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB615, HB682, HB733, HB915

Keywords: condolences, public service, environmental justice, sustainability, local government, military service, World War II, veteran, community, Italian Festival, cultural celebration, Tickfaw, Italian-American, community pride, heritage, Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Heaven Riley Breaux, recognition, youth empowerment, community service

Summary: The House met on April 9, 2026, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the pledge. Members then spent much of the morning recognizing visiting groups and honoring individuals and teams, including Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Day, social workers, Black Women’s Health Initiative and My Sister’s Keeper, the Knock Knock Children’s Museum, and several championship school teams. The House also received committee reports and introduced a number of resolutions and Senate bills before moving into House bills on second reading and final passage. A large block of bills focused on taxation, procurement, transportation, public safety, and administrative modernization. The House passed measures on prompt payment for contractors, fleet vehicle registration, electronic bidding forms, cooperative purchasing by local governments, and use of federal procurement rules for buses and paratransit vehicles. Members also approved bills related to ad valorem millage rules and a constitutional amendment proposal to change legislative session dates, though that session-date measure was sent to Appropriations. Other bills passed addressed brick manufacturing and wood pellet manufacturing as economic development priorities, boiler inspection authority, the Fire Marshal’s role in child care center inspections, and the Louisiana Wallet digitized credentials program. Several public safety and social policy bills also advanced. The House passed bills increasing penalties for repeat DWI offenders with serious prior driving-related convictions, providing medical expense assistance for injured law enforcement officers and firefighters, creating a green/blue envelope program for drivers with autism or mental illness, and establishing a workplace violence measure for retail food service establishments. Members also passed bills on domestic violence, homelessness-related court programs, non-compete restrictions for interns and preceptors, pharmacy benefit managers, and health coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices. One bill on jury trial reassignment in criminal cases failed on reconsideration by a vote of 50-49 and returned to the calendar. Most of the bills considered on final passage were approved by wide margins, with several receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. A few measures were temporarily returned to the calendar or recommitted, including some domestic violence, insurance, and retirement-related bills. The House also adopted multiple amendments during debate, and several members requested co-authors on measures after passage.

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• I would like to recognize some individuals visiting the Capitol Day with the Black Women's Health Initiative
• recognize them and proclaim today, Monday, April 13, 2026, as My Sister's Keeper Day and Black Women's Health

Bills: HR119, HR120, HR121, HR122, HR123, HR124, HR125, HR126, HR127, HR128, HR129, HR130, HR131, HR132, HCR53, HCR54, HCR55, HCR56, HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, SCR19, SCR26, SB102, SB222, SB255, SB270, SB273, SB314, SB418, SB420, HB21, HB24, HB29, HB31, HB39, HB45, HB49, HB77, HB136, HB150, HB211, HB263, HB273, HB299, HB315, HB324, HB376, HB377, HB422, HB431, HB444, HB450, HB519, HB533, HB538, HB549, HB559, HB562, HB663, HB664, HB715, HB717, HB805, HB822, HB823, HB834, HB864, HB867, HB1011, HB1017, HB1018, HB1068, HB1134, HB1137, HB1234, HB1235, HB1236, HB310, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HCR7, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB76, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB475, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB154, HB400, HB463, HB570, HB631, HB637, HB870, HB952, HB961, HB399, HB868, HB905, HB401, HB901, HR20, HB9, HB58, HB151, HB193, HB284, HB459, HB476, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB615, HB682, HB733, HB915

Keywords: condolences, public service, environmental justice, sustainability, local government, military service, World War II, veteran, community, Italian Festival, cultural celebration, Tickfaw, Italian-American, community pride, heritage, Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Heaven Riley Breaux, recognition, youth empowerment, community service

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• Because they can't provide the health care to their children.
• and health outcomes for youth.
• Or is it even a mental health part?
• medical health care.
• brain than the cisgender male brain.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We don’t want any communist entities operating in our state.
• It limits their flexibility and staffing and operations compared to states that do provide a cash match
• It limits their flexibility and staffing and operations compared to states that do provide a cash match
• Yes, Chair, my brain kicked in, and you have to ask your questions through the chair.
• It undermines accountability and public health, safety, and natural resource protections, and I find

Summary: The Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee heard several measures focused largely on foreign land ownership, historic preservation administration, and limits on the Attorney General’s nuisance-enforcement authority. HCM 2005, which urges Congress to study restrictions on foreign governments from communist or authoritarian countries owning property, drew debate over a proposed amendment to add fascist governments; that amendment failed, and the memorial then received a do pass recommendation. HB 2171, a related bill prohibiting sales or leases of Arizona real property to persons acting for China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea and assigning enforcement duties to state and county agencies, also passed after members debated whether it duplicated existing law and raised constitutional concerns. HB 2790, which would change reporting and administrative structure for the State Historic Preservation Office and appropriate $1 million, received testimony from Arizona State Parks and Trails and the Arizona Preservation Foundation; supporters said it would improve autonomy and efficiency, while others warned about internal inconsistencies and federal funding implications. It was approved on a 5-3 vote. The committee then considered three bills aimed at curbing the Attorney General’s public nuisance actions. HB 2168 would require county board of supervisors consent before the AG could bring a nuisance case in Superior Court; supporters said it would add local control and protect rural industries, while opponents argued it would hinder statewide enforcement and protect large foreign corporations. HB 2169 would make the AG liable for defamation per se if a nuisance action lacks a reasonable basis and is publicized; HB 2167 went further, creating damages, attorney-fee, lost-profit, and treble-damages liability payable from the AG’s operating fund. In testimony, supporters said the bills were needed to check what they described as aggressive or unfair nuisance litigation against rural businesses and water users, while opponents said the measures would chill legitimate enforcement and accountability. All three bills passed on 5-3 votes.

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• We don’t want any communist entities operating in our state.
• The remainder then supports SHPO's operation, including...
• It limits their flexibility and staffing and operations compared to states that do provide a cash match
• Yes, Chair, my brain kicked in, and you have to ask your questions, and it goes through the chair.
• This is not about mom-and-pop operations or a neighbor playing his music too loud.

Bills: HB2167, HB2168, HB2169, HB2171, HB2790, HB2905, HCM2005

Keywords: attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district

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• resembles a brain hooked on the highly addictive drugs.
• </c><00:37:36.760><c> issues</c><00:37:37.200><c> suicide</c> mental health issues suicide mental health
• Uh, the Department of War announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Epic Fury.
• When that insulation is damaged, signals between the brain and body are disrupted.
• When that insulation is damaged, signals between the brain and body are disrupted.

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• Over the last decade, California has endured some of the most destructive and unpredictable wildfires
• Aloha, Mitchell Bechtel, on behalf of the Operating Engineers Local 3, in support.
• Good afternoon, Anthony Croce with Operating Engineers in support. Thank you.
• It also allows the facility owner and operator to develop their own operating plan.
• Advancing safety and sustainability in the communities where we operate is our top priority.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> penalties for operating without a crime. penalties for operating without a crime.
• </c> multinational operations to to operate. multinational operations to to operate.
• </c><01:37:16.560><c> and</c> operate operate around the state and operate operate around the state and
• </c> from a public health perspective. from a public health perspective.
• </c> operating in New Hampshire? operating in New Hampshire?

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• I'll talk about our operations and our budget.
• I will talk operations and our budget.
• . operations. operations.
• </c> operations to be self-sustaining. operations to be self-sustaining.
• That is a great return on your tax dollars. and a health system, that could not find and a health system

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• Over the years, the health plan model that health plans have managed them, health plans do pay more and
• </c> as many of you have heard in the health as many of you have heard in the health committees<00:23
• We operate in both states.
• years the health plan model that<00:25:07.320><c> health</c><00:25:07.559><c> plans</c><00:25:07.799
• </c> stealed themselves against a dire health stealed themselves against a dire health health<00:37:50.800

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I know some ambulance services operate helicopters.
• Big on health care. We have a counselor here, right?
• Tammany Health System.
• I'm a professor at LSU Health Shreveport.
• I'm a professor at LSU Health Shreveport.

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 28 with a quorum and took up several Senate bills, beginning with SB 113 on the local health care provider participation program in Calcasieu Parish. The committee adopted a technical amendment and heard that the bill would shift the local sponsor from the parish to the city if needed by a June 1 deadline. After brief discussion and no opposition, SB 113 was reported favorably with amendments. The committee then approved SB 23, which exempts certain assisted living facilities licensed by LDH from the definition of food service establishment, and SB 150, which would allow LDH to scan and electronically store vital records supporting documents and return originals to citizens. SB 221 also advanced after testimony that it would allow EMS providers to be reimbursed by Medicaid for emergency responses where treatment is provided on scene but the patient is not transported. Members discussed that the bill could reduce unnecessary ER use and likely would require some rulemaking, but it was reported favorably. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 404, a broad vision benefit plan reform bill. Supporters, including optometrists, said the measure would improve transparency, patient choice, and access to eye care by limiting restrictive plan practices; opponents from the vision care plan industry argued it was an unprecedented, provider-driven overhaul that could raise costs and reduce flexibility. After extensive testimony and an agreed amendment clarifying network participation, the committee reported SB 404 favorably with amendments. The committee also reported SB 32 favorably with amendments after emotional testimony from parents and advocates about perinatal bereavement care, cooling devices, and training for hospitals to give grieving families more time and dignity after infant loss. Finally, the committee heard SB 43, which would create a psychedelic-assisted therapy initiative within LDH for clinical research and treatment involving ibogaine and psilocybin, with testimony from veterans, researchers, and advocates describing potential benefits for PTSD, substance use, and traumatic brain injury. The bill was reported favorably with amendments and set to pass a courtesy sheet. The committee then began SB 253, a bill regulating peptides and compounding pharmacies, adopted technical amendments clarifying provider liability, and continued discussion as the transcript ended.