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• a lot of the same services.
• because we're moving in the wrong direction.
• Theodorovic, Director of Budget Services, Judicial Council, long-term Judicial Service Council member
• You know we are in the service of people in service and the initial and primary what I would describe
• As far as the foster care system, we do represent is our impacting children in foster care, parents who

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We are also continuing to grow our outpatient services, such as our Westside Primary Care Clinic, which
• But getting the direct access to our rural communities... and the access point being those primary care
• Richardson, I received my health care from none other than here, and so I appreciate my services and
• The notion of a continuum of care and broad access, along with different venues for providing those services
• And has provided care services for our community starting with detox, which would eventually be housed

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• in their care and custody.
• Our child care providers and private sector direct care workers deliver culturally responsive care that
• makes early education and human services accessible.
• I'm here as an advocate for frontline health care workers, home care aides, certified nursing assistants
• As someone who works with health care workers who are immigrants, one in five health care workers are

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Summary: The hearing covered several public safety bills and related testimony. On S. 2681, “Colby’s Law,” which would establish safety standards for BMX/motocross tracks, the committee heard emotional testimony from the family of a teen killed at a track and from advocates who said minimum standards are needed for barriers, medical staff, emergency planning, insurance, and oversight. A track owner and rider also testified that safety is important but argued the bill was incomplete and should better distinguish between BMX and motocross and include more specific equipment and weather-related rules. On S. 2680, a bill to expand emergency planning around aging nuclear plants and high-level nuclear waste sites, supporters from Cape Cod, medical groups, and anti-nuclear organizations urged a 50-mile emergency planning radius and stronger state preparedness, citing risks from long-term waste storage and inadequate federal oversight. The committee also heard testimony on a Barnstable home rule petition to allow certain emergency response vehicles to use red lights, with the town supporting the change to improve response times on the water. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on H. 5158, the Protect Act, which would limit state and local cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement. County sheriffs testified about how ICE notifications and detainers work in practice, distinguishing between criminal warrants and civil immigration requests to notify, and describing their discretion when people are released on bail or at the end of a sentence. Sheriffs said they generally notify ICE when requested, especially in cases involving serious charges, but emphasized the need to balance public safety, victim notification, and due process. Committee members pressed them on the impact of ICE pickups at courthouses and jails, and several lawmakers and witnesses argued that pretrial detainees taken by ICE can disrupt prosecutions and deny victims their day in court. Supporters of the Protect Act included labor, education, health care, and immigrant advocacy groups. They said immigrants and mixed-status families are living in fear of routine interactions with police, schools, courts, and hospitals, and urged the committee to ban 287(g) agreements, prohibit law enforcement from asking about immigration status or providing operational assistance to ICE, and add stronger protections for sensitive locations such as schools and health care facilities. Medical witnesses described patients and families avoiding care because of ICE presence, and educators said students are missing school out of fear. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and indicated it would continue receiving written testimony before taking action later.

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• When we talk about the trust of those who are providing health care services to the public.
• Providing good care.
• Los Lunas provides health screenings, pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care services, health support
• So we do receive data from EPIC as the vendor for Presbyterian Health Care Services; they use EPIC, and
• While many of our members provide direct services to New Mexicans, just as many are doing the hard work

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Service they need. I think that's unacceptable.
• As ferries within the system break and go out of service, our route is instead served by one-boat service
• It's a disruption to medical care, access to government services, commerce, education, and family life
• It's a disruption to medical care, access to government services, commerce, education, and family life
• aren't currently served by ferry service.

Summary: The committee first held an executive session on several transportation measures heard earlier in the session, including bills on rounding cash transactions to eliminate pennies, vehicle title transfers to insurers, a memorial bridge naming, BAT lane access for private employer transportation services, oil tanker escort requirements, Traffic Safety Commission authority, fifth-wheel trailer length, electric vehicle sales and funding, and vehicle loads on public highways. Most of the measures were advanced with due pass recommendations to the Rules Committee, and the committee adopted amendments on the penny-rounding bill, the EV funding bill, and the vehicle-loads bill. Members noted some opposition or reservations on a few items, including the penny-rounding proposal and the vehicle-loads amendment, but the motions carried. The committee then returned to public hearing on several bills. Substitute House Bill 2323 would create a blue envelope program for neurodiverse drivers to help communicate with law enforcement during traffic stops; the Department of Licensing and State Patrol fiscal notes were described, and the bill drew strong support in signed-in testimony. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2588 would expand county ferry district authority to include vehicle ferries and require voter approval for new taxes after the effective date; testimony was mixed, with Whatcom County officials and ferry users supporting the bill as a funding tool, while one opponent criticized the tax and timing provisions. The committee also heard public testimony on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2172, which would change the route jurisdiction transfer and abandonment process for state highways by requiring agreements or legislative review for longer abandonments or bridge transfers; cities, counties, the Transportation Commission, and the TIB supported the bill as a more transparent process. Additional public hearings covered Substitute House Bill 2203, creating reckless interference with emergency operations for drivers who bypass emergency road closures; a defense-lawyer witness opposed the mandatory license suspension, while the sponsor described the bill as a response to flood and fire rescues. Substitute House Bill 2410 would create a Commercial Truck Safety and Education Council and raise the commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee from $16 to $32 per vehicle; the trucking industry and business groups supported it as a safety and training investment. The committee also heard a staff briefing and sponsor testimony on Second Substitute House Bill 1923, the Mosquito Fleet Act, which would expand passenger-only ferry district options and was presented as a local tool to improve ferry access and relieve Washington State Ferries congestion.

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• Thank you for your service. And Mr.
• This bill establishes the right of individuals to decline participation in specific health care services
• already taken care of.
• service for reasons of conscience.
• This amendment simply clarifies that these services are not navigation services.

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• </c><00:21:37.440><c> Too</c> released without a plan of care. Too released without a plan of care.
• But she say she said direction.
• </c> care homes which are funded abysmally. care homes which are funded abysmally.
• </c> AOT is essentially act team services AOT is essentially act team services through<00:55:27.920><
• </c><00:56:14.079><c> task</c> the community preventive services task the community preventive services

Committee: House Health Services

Keywords: 00:00:06 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:23 - Review of Referred Administrative Regulations 00:02:00 - Discussion of 26RS HB 485 01:00:40 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 485 01:03:25 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• Madam Whip, members, as amended by the Health and Human Services Committee, Senate Bill 1162 directs
• health care providers while AHCCCS oversees compliance.
• services until the very end.
• for preventive screening services for breast cancer or for additional screening services required to
• Services, CMS.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials across several policy areas, with most items presented as consent or third-read measures and little debate. Topics included special license plates for the Arizona Space Commission, local land-use and housing restrictions, liquor regulation updates, limits on municipal delays in permitting and exactions, election equipment security and timekeeping requirements, precinct committeeman vacancy procedures, assisted living and deed-fraud measures, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming Wesley Bolin Plaza, and a ban on gender transition procedures for minors. Members also discussed health and human services bills on behavioral health technician standards, Medicaid billing during ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic IV administration authority, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and access claim-processing timelines. The Judiciary portion covered probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, a civil cause of action related to prohibited gender reassignment surgery on minors, elimination of the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, probation incentive calculations, victim-rights expense recovery, unlawful flight penalties, vulnerable adult theft definitions, motor fuel theft, unlawful alerting, and evidence rules in sexual-assault-related hearings. In discussion, members asked for clarifications on several bills, including the definitions of “malicious” delay, internet access on election equipment, the scope of the breast screening bill, and the meaning of unlawful alerting. Supporters repeatedly described bills as common-sense, fraud-prevention, patient-access, or public-safety measures, while one member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee. Additional measures in land, agriculture, water, public safety, and transportation included foreign-entity restrictions on land transactions, limits on transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies, water reuse and groundwater fee extensions, a larger water supply revolving fund loan cap, congressional memorials on EPA authority and the San Carlos irrigation project, expanded traumatic event counseling coverage, reimbursement of legal costs for certain disciplined law enforcement officers, data sharing with the federal government on unauthorized aliens, roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military-property sign placement, a towing and impound study committee, photo enforcement penalties, and highway renaming memorials. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and the meeting ended after the transportation items and memorials were completed.

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• Assembly Bill 1519 will provide clear direction.
• Assembly Bill 1519 will provide clear direction.
• So today, local journalism is under attack from every direction.
• San Bernardino Community Service Center, Inc.; Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network; SEARAC
• Though we appreciate the recent exclusion of medical care providers, because denying health care to such

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• through an innovative direct care model, recognized as a top doctor in Arizona.
• Through an innovative direct care model, she is recognized as a top doctor in Arizona. Dr.
• SB 1052, assisted living services. SB 1068, disruptions. Help the name of services.
• ; SB 1318, mammogram; SB 1345, health facilities; SB 1346, 8th services; SB 1454, services; SB 1456,
• about direct democracy.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I am exceptionally proud of the service and care we provide to patients who seek medical care for patients
• I am exceptionally proud of the service and care we provide to patients who seek medical care for patients
• I am exceptionally proud of the service and care we provide to patients who seek medical care for patients
• </c><00:58:39.559><c> to</c> of the service and care we provide to of the service and care we provide
• ><c> are</c> 127 home care and hospice services are 127 home care and hospice services are often<01:04

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> care throughout the state of Minnesota. care throughout the state of Minnesota.
• Because of the sudden structural changes to the federal HUD continuum of care, the Youth Services Network
• </c> direction. I know it's difficult. Okay. direction. I know it's difficult. Okay.
• I'm talking about airport service workers, grocery employees, health care workers, delivery drivers,
• I'm talking about airport service workers, grocery employees, health care workers, delivery drivers,

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Thank you, Matt, every day for your service for our country.
• and Indian Health Service for 34 years.
• Care to explain?
• HB 2402, ambulance services, certificates of necessity. Public Safety.
• Health and Human Services Appropriations. Transportation, Technology.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and advocacy groups, including State Farm agents, justice court judges, Donate Life participants, AARP, educators, and rural water advocates. Members also introduced a doctor of the day and several former legislators and officials. The chamber later agreed to the House’s request to adjourn after completing business on March 11 until March 16, and committee meetings and caucuses were scheduled for the recess. The Senate then took up a series of third-reading votes. Bills passed included SB 1602 on kinship foster care; SB 1621 creating an obesity treatment and prevention advisory council; SB 1672 on AHCCCS step therapy, where one senator objected to the fiscal note while another argued for broader access to treatment; SB 1677 appropriating funds for forestry and fire management, with comments about tamarisk removal and native plant restoration; SB 1811 on public schools; SB 1001 and SB 1072 appropriating funds to the Department of Economic Security; SB 1169 appropriating funds to AHCCCS administration, with support tied to medical residency opportunities; SB 1531 on special plates; and SB 1776 amending AHCCCS statutes. SCR 1020, a proposed constitutional amendment on compensation for elective state officers, also advanced after debate about recruiting a broader range of candidates and making the salary more livable. The chamber also used Committee of the Whole to amend and advance several bills. SB 1170 on drug offenses was amended to change crime qualifications and remove mandatory minimums, then recommended do pass. SB 1488 establishing a study committee on coal-impacted communities was amended to alter appointment provisions and then passed out of committee and later on third reading, with a lengthy explanation from a senator about the economic history of coal plants and tribal communities. SB 1641 on marijuana licensure was amended to remove DHS’s annual license determination role and passed with the required three-quarters vote. SB 1752 on mescaline offenses and SB 1740 on turquoise alerts also advanced. The Senate confirmed gubernatorial nominations for Alex Ridgeway as Director of Tourism, Jessica Manuel to the Game and Fish Commission, and Stephen Williams to the Livestock Loss Board. The session ended with announcements, a motion to reconsider the failed SCR 1047, a civic learning proclamation, and a series of first-reading referrals for House bills before adjournment.

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• </c><00:12:22.960><c> The</c> an act relating to health care. The an act relating to health care.
• So, an estate plan typically will include documents like a health care directive and powers of attorney
• So, an estate plan typically will include documents like a health care directive and powers of attorney
• </c> electronically signed health care electronically signed health care directive<00:15:24.240><c> don't
• </c> takes care of closing that uh problem. takes care of closing that uh problem.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and services uh to the services programs and services uh program.<00:08:04.160><c> You'll</c><00:08:
• </c> increase for the county veteran service increase for the county veteran service grants.<00:08:28.160
• </c><00:19:52.400><c> and</c> ensure MDVA can provide services and ensure MDVA can provide services and
• After receiving service members.
• </c> existing veterans benefits services existing veterans benefits services disclosure<00:20:56.480>

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There is a section in here on parental consent for health care services.
• the Health and Human Services Committee, and I'm a health care provider.
• services or prescribe healthc care services or prescribe medicinal<00:55:34.400><c> drugs</c><00:55:
• </c><01:37:00.719><c> I</c><01:37:01.040><c> do</c> consent for health care services.
• I do consent for health care services.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The bill appropriates the money to the Health Care Authority and what the Health Care Authority will
• The Affordable Care Act was supposed to fix health care affordability.
• to health care.
• This is our chance to lead with care.
• Mexico, we take care of our own.

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• services.
• services.
• services.
• and services.
• This substantial gap is based solely on ownership structure, not on differences in quality of care, services

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The committee met on April 1 and considered several health-related bills and one resolution. HB 933, by Rep. Charles Owen, would create commemorative birth certificates and adjust vital records fees; after adopting a technical amendment, the committee reported the bill favorably. HB 288, by Rep. Boyer, would require the term “miscarriage” to appear alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation and billing; after an amendment changed the bill from mandatory “shall” language to permissive “may,” the committee heard emotional testimony both in support and opposition and then reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 420, by Rep. Berault, would require criminal background checks and registry review for all DCFS employees, not just those with direct contact with children; it was reported favorably. The committee also voluntarily deferred HB 927 and HB 962. The committee then heard HB 971, by Rep. Stagney, which seeks to equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates for independent rural health clinics and hospital-owned provider-based clinics. Supporters, including clinic owners and practitioners, testified that independent clinics provide the same services under the same rules but receive far lower reimbursement, making it difficult to retain staff and avoid sale to hospital systems. The author said the bill is intended to prompt discussion and eventual parity without harming hospitals, and the committee reported the bill favorably. HB 815, by Rep. Carver, would allow federally insured financial institutions to receive death certificate information from vital records to reduce losses and help reconcile account issues after a death; credit union representatives supported the measure, and it was reported favorably. The committee also adopted HR 74, by Rep. Sterling, which urges the Department of Education and local school authorities to report on how schools accommodate students with seizure disorders. Sterling described personal experience with epilepsy and said the resolution is meant to gather data on implementation of existing seizure action plan law and identify gaps in access to rescue medication and training. Finally, the committee took up HB 915, by Rep. Dickerson, which would place Medicaid prior authorization and utilization management timelines into statute. After technical and substantive amendments, including changing some deadlines from five business days to seven calendar days, the bill drew support from providers and health groups concerned about delays in care, and the committee reported it favorably as amended. The committee also began consideration of HB 944, by Rep. Hilferty, creating a women’s consortium within LDH focused on menopause and related women’s health issues; technical amendments were adopted and testimony emphasized coordination of existing research and resources, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• THIS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO MEDICAID MANAGED-CARE
• OF SERVICES PROVIDED.
• SORRY, DIRECT ACCESS TO CARE ISSUES ARE CONSIDERED HIGH PRIORITY FOR GWEN SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT THE INDIVIDUAL
• IN THE AREA OF LONG-TERM CARE.
• LONG-TERM CARE AND QUALITY OF CARE FOR ENROLLEES TO ASSESS SERVICE DELIVERY AND IDENTIFY TIMELY AND

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• How they believe public service should be.
• Contributes to the stability of the health care system.
• source of health care coverage in New Mexico.
• taxes that the health care provider is required to pay.
• It is levied on all services across the state.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance