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• The Assembly Transportation Committee. The Assembly Transportation Committee is called to order.
• It will ensure that as we move into the future of transportation, responsibility remains, law enforcement
• And please introduce Matt Pratt with the Teamsters and Louis Gustav with the Smart Transportation Division
• Louis Costa with Smart Transportation Division. We're also here in strong support of the bill.
• So, if you look at section, do they apply to all bikes or just e-bikes, sorry?

Committee: House Transportation

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• Good luck in Transportation. Is there anyone that you prefer to go first?
• I know you have Transportation too. Members, forgive me.
• I do have to go to committee in Transportation.
• I do have to go to committee in transportation.
• So, members, Chairman Martinez had to go back to transportation.

Committee: House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2584, which would prohibit public monies from being used for genetic sequencing procedures involving devices made by companies owned or substantially controlled by entities domiciled in a foreign adversary. The sponsor said the bill is intended to protect genetic data from being sold or used against the United States. There was no public testimony, and the committee approved the bill on a 13-5 vote for a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up HB 2804, which creates a rural development and housing tax credit capped at $2 million per year and tied to federal low-income housing tax credit projects in counties under 800,000 population. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Flagstaff mayor, and housing investors/developers, argued it would leverage private capital to address rural affordable housing shortages, especially for seniors, veterans, and low-income residents. Opponents, including the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, argued state LIHTC programs are inefficient, costly, hard to oversee, and can add complexity and higher per-unit costs. The bill passed 13-4 with one not voting. HB 2388, as amended, appropriates $100,000 for the Arizona Commerce Authority to study the economic benefits of small modular reactors and data centers, with a report due June 30, 2027. Supporters said the study would help Arizona plan for energy demand and data center growth, while opponents argued the agency should use existing funds instead of a new appropriation. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 10-7 with one not voting. The committee also received a presentation from the Auditor General on county treasurer procedural reviews, including the response to the Santa Cruz County treasurer embezzlement case and the office’s ramp-up plan for reviews and staffing. Later, the committee approved HB 2352, which appropriates $2,385,900 in FY2029 to make the Auditor General’s county treasurer review funding ongoing. Members supporting the bill said the office needs certainty to plan audits and retain staff, while opponents objected to funding it so far in advance during budget uncertainty. The bill passed 11-7. The committee also approved HB 2418, as amended, which directs $600,000 to be evenly distributed among five county sheriff task forces in Cochise, Coconino, Navajo, Pinal, and Yuma counties; supporters said it codifies the long-standing distribution practice, and it passed 17-1. Finally, the committee heard HB 2499, which would provide $2.6 million and 12 FTEs to the Department of Education for ESA administration; supporters argued the program’s rapid growth requires more staff for enrollment, reviews, and accountability, while members questioned the lack of standardized testing data and how to measure student outcomes. The transcript ends during that discussion, before a final vote on HB 2499.

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Committee: Senate Taxes

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Committee: Senate Human Services

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• Their home base until we can clear those beds and approved transport.
• Our mobile outreach and engagement team helps provide transportation to vital resources that are needed
• The Code of Federal Regulations for discharge planning 42.43 also ties the hands of health systems because
• to be a setting where individuals make a full recovery nor are they meant to house individuals the code
• And codes also compete to make it to billing. While City Care's medical respite...

Committee: House Public Health

Summary: The meeting focused on hospital “avoidable days” and the difficulty of discharging medically stable patients who still need post-acute placement or social services. Presenters from Saint Anthony Hospital Midtown, the Oklahoma Hospital Association, City Care, and OU Health described common barriers including lack of skilled nursing, rehab, long-term care, behavioral health, and hospice placements; insurance prior authorization delays; Medicaid and Social Security eligibility delays; guardianship and Adult Protective Services bottlenecks; limited home health and private duty nursing; and the challenge of placing unhoused, uninsured, or medically complex patients. Several speakers emphasized that these delays reduce bed availability, increase emergency department boarding, contribute to staff burnout, and expose patients to hospital-acquired conditions and other harms. The testimony included multiple examples of patients remaining in acute care for days, weeks, or even months after being medically ready for discharge, including patients awaiting guardianship, disability determinations, or placement in facilities willing to accept them. Speakers also highlighted special populations such as patients with behavioral health or substance use disorders, medically fragile children, patients with criminal histories, and unhoused individuals who need respite or hospice care. City Care described its planned 40-bed medical respite facility, set to open in 2027, as a way to provide clinical support and housing navigation for patients too sick to recover on the street or in shelters. Witnesses recommended policy and system changes such as standardizing preauthorization protocols, expanding rural swing-bed and home-based services, increasing public guardianship resources, improving data collection on homelessness, expanding private duty nursing hours, and creating more placement options for complex patients. They also suggested better coordination between hospitals, DHS, APS, the Health Department, and post-acute facilities, including a database of facility services to improve discharge planning and keep patients closer to home. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the transcript, but the chair indicated the issue would require collaboration across multiple agencies and partners.

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• Senate Bill 623 by Senator Umberg and others, an act related to transportation.
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• Senate Bill 623 by Senator Umberg and others, an act related to transportation.
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• for the same treatment, i.e. like a chiropractor, will be X code or Y code.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then handled a series of procedural motions to re-refer bills, suspend rules, and remove items from the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions recognizing family milestones, a youth leadership program from Assembly District 13, a delegation of Japanese business leaders, and a Michoacan delegation. Later, members adopted several resolutions and consent items, including California Craft Beer Week, the Freedom Flag as a 9/11 remembrance symbol, Probation Services Week, and California Wildfire Week, along with other consent-calendar measures. The main floor debate centered on SB 417, a $10 billion housing bond for the ballot, with supporters emphasizing the state’s housing shortage, homelessness crisis, and funding for multifamily housing, supportive housing, homeownership, farmworker housing, student housing, tribal housing, infrastructure, and preservation of existing affordable units. Opponents criticized the proposal as adding debt without enough reform and objected to the use of veterans in the measure’s messaging. The Assembly passed SB 417 on urgency and on the measure, 54-7, and sent it to the Senate. Members then adopted ACA 20, which would expand and modernize the state Rainy Day Fund by increasing its cap and changing deposit rules; it passed 54-8 and was transmitted to the Senate. The Assembly also approved SB 623, a transportation-related bill addressing rideshare safety and medical lien practices. Supporters said it would curb abusive billing, restrict attorney conflicts and kickbacks, require stronger background checks for TNC drivers, and allow women riders and drivers to request women-only matches. The measure passed unanimously, 67-0. Later, the House adopted ACA 21, which removes ACA 13 from the November ballot, by 62-0, and ACA 22, which amends a ballot measure affecting taxation and local fiscal resources, by 64-0. The session concluded with an adjournment in memory of Dr. Dorothy Viola Calvin, followed by announcements, recesses, and final adjournment until the next scheduled floor session.

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• So if that happens, the transport of crude in California will come to a crawl.
• I will also say that transport of the crude via pipeline in-state costs a dollar a barrel.
• They don't have the capacity to do this kind of code enforcement.
• This is not code enforcement. Okay, sorry, not code enforcement—certification.
• That's very, very different than mandatory code enforcement.

Committee: House Emergency Management

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• When you look at the Department of Transportation, which we are buying a whole lot of equipment, you
• It's for providing transport of medical supplies between floors for the workforce to use.
• It's for providing transport of medical supplies between floors for the workforce to use. Okay.
• ><c> of</c><01:01:05.920><c> medical</c> It's for providing transport of medical It's for providing transport
• Good morning, David Rodriguez, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Transportation.

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

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• Question: we are adding in provisions in Section 724 under the powers of the governor.
• She arrived six weeks early by emergency C-section because I was diagnosed with preeclampsia.
• There's also an ICD-10 code that was just created earlier this year for this.
• Tarvel Smith, I'm the presiding judge over the complex litigation section.
• Chairman, Tarvel Smith, I'm the presiding judge over the complex litigation section.

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary met on March 19, 2006, and considered a series of mostly local and judicial bills. Early action included HB 436, which authorizes appointment of honorably discharged veterans as park wardens; supporters said it would give veterans meaningful service roles and improve park safety. The committee adopted an amendment requiring honorable discharge, employment qualification compliance if hired by a public entity, and firearms training where applicable, then reported the bill favorably. The committee also advanced HB 16, extending the jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin, and HB 44, which shifts certain blight-related hearings in St. Bernard Parish from the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to justices of the peace and constables; members asked about appeals, fines, jurisdictional limits, and whether the change would affect HOAs, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved HB 61 creating Battle of New Orleans Day, with an amendment clarifying holiday language and adding a detailed historical commemoration of the battle and its diverse forces. HB 233, which raises juror mileage reimbursement from 16 cents per mile to the state travel rate, drew support but also concern about the cost to local governments; the sponsor and members discussed the fiscal impact, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 164, expanding commissioner powers in the 15th Judicial District Court, was also reported favorably after testimony that it would help manage caseloads and mirror procedures used in other districts. HB 455, defining public works employees as first responders for coordination and recognition purposes, generated extensive questions about emergency authority, FEMA reimbursement, workers’ compensation, liability, and unintended consequences; the committee deferred the bill to a later meeting for further review. The committee also approved HB 242, authorizing deputy constables in St. Tammany Parish at no state cost, and HB 10, making the Friday of the International Rice Festival a legal holiday in Acadia Parish. HB 9, designating Shreveport as the stuffed shrimp capital of Louisiana, was reported favorably after light discussion. HB 571, which would make permanent the complex litigation section program in the 19th Judicial District Court, was supported by judges and court staff who said it improves efficiency in large cases such as asbestos and hurricane litigation; it was reported favorably. Finally, HB 16 and several other local measures moved forward without objection, while the committee also heard a deeply personal presentation on HB 61 designating February 24 as SCN2A Awareness Day, later amended to honor Emily Catherine Diedon by name; members expressed sympathy, discussed genetic testing and access to care, and reported the bill favorably as amended.

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• Question: we are adding in provisions in Section 724 under the powers of the governor.
• She arrived six weeks early by emergency C-section because I was diagnosed with preeclampsia.
• There's also an ICD-10 code that was just created earlier this year for this.
• Tarvel Smith, I'm the presiding judge over the complex litigation section.
• Chairman, Tarvel Smith, I'm the presiding judge over the complex litigation section.

Bills: HB9 , HB10 , HB16 , HB44 , HB46 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB153 , HB164 , HB233 , HB242 , HB436 , HB455 , HB571 , HB594

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, legal holiday, Acadia Parish

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• It says interactions flagged as violating this section.
• Who's flagging those and this section.

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• It moves a reference from Chapter 151 of the Finance Code to Chapter 152 of the Finance Code.
• It moves a reference of Chapter 151 of the finance code to Chapter 152 of the finance code.
• This bill relates to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.
• House Bill 1094, relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.
• House Bill 2731 amends the Transportation Code, changing the population threshold for border counties

Bills: SJR5 , SJR27 , SB4 , SB6 , SB7 , SB9 , SB13 , SB15 , SB23 , SB27 , SB30 , SB40 , SB57 , SB66 , SB140 , SB268 , SB293 , SB331 , SB413 , SB437 , SB447 , SB457 , SB467 , SB506 , SB510 , SB512 , SB568 , SB571 , SB650 , SB710 , SB763 , SB785 , SB800 , SB850 , SB863 , SB865 , SB904 , SB905 , SB973 , SB974 , SB1191 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1494 , SB1504 , SB1522 , SB1540 , SB1567 , SB1579 , SB1580 , SB1610 , SB1660 , SB1723 , SB1760 , SB1838 , SB1923 , SB1946 , SB1957 , SB1964 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2217 , SB2221 , SB2321 , SB2337 , SB2368 , SB2373 , SB2407 , SB2431 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2615 , SB2753 , SB2807 , SB2900 , SB2965 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB3059 , SB3070 , SB1 , SB8 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB21 , SB30 , SB37 , SB260 , SB268 , SB331 , SB379 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB509 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1198 , SB1405 , SB1506 , SB1566 , SB1610 , SB1637 , SB1660 , SB1833 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2155 , SB2217 , SB2308 , SB2337 , SB2601 , SB2753 , SB2778 , SB2878 , SB2900 , SB3059 , HB4 , HB145 , HB300 , HB493 , HB2011 , HB2067 , HB2516 , HB2525 , HB2885 , HB2974 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3595 , HB5138 , HB5246 , HB796 , HB1523 , HB5294 , HB748 , HB3395 , HB180 , HB3171 , HB4690 , HB146 , HB5596 , HB5694 , HB 1135 , HB3225 , HB186 , HB1449 , HB3793 , HB 112 , HB 104 , HB4233 , HB 1094 , HB3336 , HB3520 , HB3320 , HB5663 , HB2731 , HB2399 , HB 111 , HB3483 , HB4580 , HB3748 , HB632 , HB4730 , HB 127 , HB5690 , HB5689 , HB3385 , HB4359 , HB5381 , HB20 , HB 123 , HB549 , HB5606 , HB2594 , HB 1057 , HB3664 , HCR141 , HCR40 , HCR59 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB2023 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB1640 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2841 , SB1528 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB1237 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2608 , SB1602 , SB2009 , SB867 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB2680 , SB913 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1483 , SB1444 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1703 , SB2133 , SB2297 , SB2298 , SB2622 , SB2955 , SB2334 , SB1367 , SB2044 , SB2363 , SB2565 , SB1888 , SB3036 , SB3057 , SB3043 , SB3063 , SB3035 , SB203 , SB2688 , SB2522 , SB2459 , SB2655 , SB2251 , SB1884 , SB2928 , SB2566 , SB2549 , SB2553 , SB2919 , SB1944 , SB1232 , SB1798 , SB2603 , SB2607 , SB2683 , SB1319 , SB3045 , SB3071 , HB20 , HB 127 , HB549 , HB 1094 , HB2594 , HB2731 , HB4233 , HB4690 , SR625 , HCR167 , SJR5 , SB4 , SB6 , SB9 , SB23 , SB40 , SB13 , SB15 , SB30 , SB268 , SB331 , SB447 , SB457 , SB568 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1540 , SB1610 , SB1660 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2217 , SB2337 , SB2753 , SB2900 , SB2972 , SB3059 , HB4 , HB145 , HB493 , HB2067 , HB2516 , HB2885 , HB2974 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB5138

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Senator West, approved the previous day’s journal, and then adopted several recognitions, including Senate Resolution 625 honoring the McLennan Community College Dance Team for winning two 2025 National Dance Alliance national titles. The chamber also recognized University of Texas Rio Grande Valley interns, the doctor of the day, and the San Antonio Coalition for Veterans and Families. The governor’s withdrawal of a Texas Lottery Commission nomination was received and the nomination was returned, and the Senate appointed numerous conference committees on pending bills. The body then took up and passed several measures, often by suspending the rules and the constitutional three-day rule. Senate Bill 4 and Senate Bill 23 were concurred in House amendments as part of property tax relief, with supporters emphasizing homeowner savings. House Bill 20 creating the Applied Sciences Pathway Program passed after a floor amendment and was described as a way to expand career and technical education and help students earn industry certificates in high-demand trades. House Bill 2594 passed to expand venue options for prosecuting certain theft and cybercrime cases, and House Concurrent Resolution 167 was adopted to correct a typo in House Bill 1314. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 9, Senate Bill 40, Senate Joint Resolution 5, and Senate Bill 6. SB 9 and SJR 5 were presented as major bail-reform measures, with supporters saying they would strengthen public safety, clarify appeal procedures, and give judges and prosecutors more tools in serious cases; the debate included questions about records, counsel, and the standards for denying bail. SB 40 dealt with nonprofit bail-bond funding, and SB 6 addressed electricity and data-center growth. The chamber also passed House Bill 423 on digital asset service provider reporting and auditing, with amendments adding protections for cryptocurrency kiosks and a technical correction. Additional bills passed included House Bill 4690 on motor fuel standards, House Bill 1094 on transportation protection agreements, Committee Substitute for House Bill 2731 on roadside vendors and solicitors in certain border counties, Committee Substitute for House Bill 127 on protecting higher education from foreign adversaries and trade secret theft, and House Bill 549 on airway clearance devices at public school campuses. The Senate granted or requested conference committees on a long list of other measures, including HB 4, HB 145, HB 493, HB 2974, HB 3071, HB 3372, HB 3556, and multiple Senate bills. The session ended with adjournment until the following Friday morning.

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• I was just curious was reading the paper recently. >> The business section everything else.
• We have dedicated section on our website for Behavior Analysis with technical guidance.
• multi report is required and there are they implementing statute for managing entities Chapter 3.84, section
• So we have over 700 behavior, health service codes that will be rip rolling out.

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• section of the statute, but it updates the Welfare and Institutions Code to codify the existing comprehensive
• Seventy codes, it's a lot, but what guardrails are going to also exist?
• Specifically, Revenue and Taxation Code Section 30461.6 governs revenues that are allocated from cigarette
• There are several codes, though. Okay.
• There are several codes, though. Okay.

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• Code 4, 0, 0, 6, 9, 2, Thank you, Mr.
• We do have a late filed amendment to the Amendment bar code 1, 8, 1, 4, 3, 6, by Senator Smith.
• I think that we should have serious conversations about transportation, you know, private schools.
• is uncovered, we're only funding transportation at 50% for our public school students.
• What's the process for a parent to be involved in the development approval of the of the student Code

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• That whole section needs to go.
• So that's where the vagueness of this comes in, and that's why that whole section needs to go.
• So that's where the vagueness of this comes in, and that's why that whole section needs to go.
• Chairman, Senator Shamp, it's Section 3... Mr.
• blah, blah—that whole section is where the vagueness comes in.

Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee approved the minutes from February 18, February 20, and March 4, 2026, then took up several measures while holding others in reserve. House Bill 2006, which would require counties without a USPS processing and distribution center to mail printed sample ballots 14 days before an election instead of 11, received support from the Association of Counties and passed on a 7-0 vote. House Bill 2167, which would impose liability on the Attorney General for certain public nuisance or consumer fraud actions that are dismissed or found meritless, drew opposition from some members who said it would interfere with the AG’s work, but it passed 4-3. The committee also discussed House Bill 2109, a hands-free driving bill that would increase penalties and expand the prohibition to watching or streaming video on a device; after extensive testimony and concerns about vagueness, dash cameras, CarPlay, navigation, and other in-car systems, the chair held the bill without prejudice for stakeholder discussions. The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 2016, which would send to voters a proposal to eliminate county vote centers and on-site early voting and require precinct-based polling places with a 2,500-voter cap per precinct. Testimony from voting rights groups, county officials, and rural and tribal representatives strongly opposed the measure, citing higher costs, more provisional ballots, longer lines, delayed results, and reduced access for voters in rural areas and on the Navajo Nation. County representatives asked for a delayed effective date, funding, a higher precinct cap, and a fallback option if precinct sites cannot be secured. After hearing the testimony, the chair announced the resolution would be held without prejudice until the following week to allow further stakeholder discussions with the sponsor.

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• You know, a big section of the state that I represent, and in my own hometown communities and across
• You know, a big section of the state that I represent, and in my own hometown communities and across
• House File 2149 raises a number of questions in section 3, subdivision 1, paragraph 2(a).
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Bills: HF2228 , HF46 , HF856 , HF2149 , HF2215

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• Senate Bill 1087 by Senator Cabaldon and relating to transportation.
• It was an effort to try to use the mix of land use and transportation strategies at the regional scale
• It's critically important that we do long-range transportation planning, but the process has become so
• Senate Bill 1423 by Senator Stern, an act relating to transportation.
• Currently, state law, Penal Code Section 31610, establishes the intent of the Legislature to require

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• So Washington state passed Washington state legislator passed the organ transport services is...
• Licensed organ transport services are allowed to transport these time-critical organs using lights and
• So that is the department's portion of this and how we regulate the organ transport services.
• Yeah, we've licensed one organ transport service. We've had no complaints.
• How do you interface between air travel and transportation on the roads?

Committee: Joint Joint Select Committee on Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight

Summary: The committee met to hear updates from state health leaders on current priorities, including agency leadership transitions, licensure backlogs, federal policy changes, and rural health funding. Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham and HCA Director Ryan Moran described their recent listening tours and said their agencies are focused on access, affordability, quality, patient safety, and stronger coordination across public health, Medicaid, behavioral health, and rural systems. In response to questions, Worsham said health profession licensure delays have been reduced from about four months to six weeks, with the backlog expected to be caught up by January 1, and that the department is adding staff and using dashboards to improve turnaround times. A major portion of the meeting focused on implementation planning for H.R. 1 and its effects on Medicaid and SNAP. Governor’s Office health policy advisor Caitlin Stafford, HCA interim Medicaid director Trinity Wilson, and HCA staff said the state is analyzing eligibility changes, work requirements, and six-month redeterminations, while trying to keep most changes out of statute and instead handle them through budget and administrative action. They emphasized close coordination with DSHS, the Health Benefit Exchange, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, employers, and tribal partners, and said the state hopes to make the process as invisible as possible for enrollees. Wilson said the October 2026 eligibility change for certain lawfully present non-citizens could affect up to 30,000 Apple Health enrollees, while the December 2026 work requirement and redetermination provisions could affect about 620,000 adults, with automated verification expected to cover most cases but 15% to 20% likely needing manual review. Officials also said they are concerned about the cost of technology changes, estimating a possible $30 million system solution, and about the lack of federal guidance. The panel also reviewed Washington’s successful application for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which was submitted to CMS on November 5. HCA said the application was shaped by more than 310 public comments, webinars, and tribal consultation, and includes six initiatives: rural hospital innovation, community-based prevention and care management, tribal investments, technology and data, workforce development, and rural behavioral health. Officials said the proposal includes support for rural hospital collaboratives, maternal and obstetric services, dementia and EMS supports, tribal workforce and data investments, telehealth and AI tools, rural training pipelines, and behavioral health services such as mobile crisis and school-based care. They noted that Washington is unlikely to receive the full $200 million annual amount available to each state, and that an advisory committee will likely help guide spending over the five-year program. Later, the committee heard a brief update on the 2023 organ transport law from Department of Health EMS program supervisor Don Felt, who said the state has licensed one organ transport company, has received no complaints, and has seen no operational problems. LifeCenter Northwest then described the organ donation system, explaining the legal framework, donor referral process, and the role of hospitals and organ procurement organizations. The organization said Washington has seen a 140% increase in organ donors over the past decade and a 103% increase in lives saved, while also noting common misconceptions that donation affects emergency care decisions. The final panel from the University of Washington Medical Center began an overview of its transplant programs, including kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and living donor transplants, but the transcript ends before that presentation was completed.