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• <00:19:47.919> Well, need these. Yeah. Well, need these. Yeah.
• We can talk about large numbers all day in health and human services, but it's the need we need to focus
• We can talk about large numbers all day in health and human services, but it's the need we need to focus
• as not to drop anybody who needed care. as not to drop anybody who needed care.
• serve the citizens who are most in need serve the citizens who are most in need of<00:42:19.680>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• citizens and other people who need citizens and other people who need caregivers<00:14:43.279>
• needs to be<00:21:02.880> met.
• think we need this should be a start. think we need this should be a start.
• need to work with.
• That is who we need need to work with.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• were in need of help. were in need of help.
• That's important as needs local needs.
• <00:33:06.480> than<00:33:06.640> there need for there's more need than there need
• We need this now. We need it.
• ourselves as as need be. ourselves as as need be.

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• We provide specialized databases for staff that need them.
• We provide specialized databases for staff that need them.
• We provide specialized databases for staff that need them.
• We provide specialized databases for staff that need them.
• <01:12:41.320> this individualized learning needs this individualized learning needs this

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You need the or cause blindness.
• Um, Madam Chair, I think<00:48:26.000> we<00:48:26.319> need think we need think we need
• Yeah, we really need to cut things off. Yeah, we really need to cut things off.
• somehow that you don't need to do that. somehow that you don't need to do that.
• We need more people. We have agree. We need more people.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ><00:00:48.880> ask<00:00:49.320> counsel Um I first need to ask counsel Um I first need
• She needs to, after her testimony, she'll need to leave.
• not need to get decided today. not need to get decided today.
• Um, I don't necessarily need, uh, Mr. Um, I don't necessarily need, uh, Mr.
• So, we need to B.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Colorado families do not need more accounting maneuvers. They need lower costs.
• They need transparency.
• I think we always needed to vehicle. I think we always needed to recognize that.
• Appropriations needs to find the money, and we need to take care of these...
• The department's saying we need $2... The department's saying we need $2 million.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Um why would that not be needed? Thank you, Madam Chair. So, it's not needed right now.
• We need them around. I don't succeed. We need them around.
• <00:36:55.599> We they need. We are at a crossroads. We they need.
• change the coverage for the needed change the coverage for the needed medication<00:43:20.720>
• And so when we see this happening, something needs to be done and it needs to be addressed.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• but they don't need to uh they<00:33:52.799> don't<00:33:53.000> need<00:33:53.200>
• and uh I very much agree they need and uh I very much agree they need Independence<00:37:20.920>
• It's very needed.
• I'll need you to land it.
• I'll need you to land it.

Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• Um, I just need our maternity desert.
• We need to going into these matters.
• We need more of these bills to protect life, and we also need to expand in the future.
• Uh, I guess I need some help. mean, I I I guess I need some help from mean, I I I guess I need some help
• do we need half of these definitions? do we need half of these definitions?

Bills: HB0003, HB0004

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, medical assistance, birthing centers, Medicaid, Wyoming, 916, all

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• So if somebody really needs a full roof replacement, they're going to need the full $10,000, and they're
• :06.480> to<00:35:06.560> need<00:35:06.720> the replacement, they're going to need
• c><00:49:32.000> be is written and needs to be needs to be is written and needs to be needs to
• Not unexpected under the last few years.
• that's in here I think we needed that's in here I think we needed something<01:53:49.920> in<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If that's not what you need, let me know and we'll get you what you need. Thank you, sir. Okay.
• Page 28 is the high need fund.
• Don't necessarily need to come up.
• We just need the authority.
• So we need some additional.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And the need is great, the information is needed. Thank you. Thank you, members.
• We need more health care workers, not fewer.
• We just need a level playing field.
• Does anyone need a resource witness?
• In a world that desperately needs more frontline workers, and I assure you, we desperately need them

Bills: SB227, SB269, SB407, SB463, SB527, SB547, SB1283, SB1380, SB1383, SB1511, SB1640, SB1784, SB2069

Keywords: school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, healthcare policy, vaccines, exemptions, religious beliefs, public health, workplace violence, healthcare facilities, definition expansion, safety regulations, health and safety code, health insurance, anesthesia, pediatric dental services, coverage, medical necessity

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with several members initially absent, then later established a quorum. The committee heard multiple bills, with most testimony focusing on access to care, insurance practices, senior safety, and health care worker protections. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes, and public testimony was limited to two minutes per witness. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with no final votes taken in the portion provided. Senate Bill 2069 would create a work group to study the feasibility of a statewide acute psychiatric bed registry; the substitute shifts appointment authority to the Health and Human Services Commissioner and extends reporting and sunset dates. Senate Bill 463 would expand workplace violence protections to additional hospice, home and community support, intermediate care, and state-supported living center settings. Senate Bill 1283 would require background checks and transparency measures for senior retirement communities after testimony about the Dallas-area serial killings of elderly residents. Senate Bill 1784 would require 60 days’ written notice before medical debt is sent to collections. Senate Bill 527 would require medical insurance coverage for general anesthesia for medically necessary pediatric dental procedures for children under 13 with qualifying conditions; pediatric dentists testified that denials delay needed care. A major portion of the meeting centered on prior authorization. Senate Bill 1380 would eliminate prior authorization for a broad list of services, including emergency, primary, mental health, substance use, chemotherapy, preventive, pediatric hospice, and certain chronic-condition care. Physicians and hospice advocates supported the bill, describing delays, administrative burden, and patient harm, while health plans opposed blanket exemptions and argued prior authorization helps prevent unnecessary care and control costs. Relatedly, Senate Bill 547 would require insurers to report gold-card prior authorization exemptions to TDI and create a centralized database and annual report; TMA supported better tracking, while health plans warned of duplicative reporting and administrative cost. Senate Bill 407 would require health care facilities to honor conscience- and religion-based vaccine exemptions for employees, with testimony from a physician and vaccine-choice advocate supporting the bill. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1383, which would regulate senior living referral agencies, allow more flexible compensation structures, and add disclosure and consumer protections; an out-of-state referral company and A Place for Mom supported it. Senate Bill 1511 would allow freestanding emergency centers to provide outpatient services in addition to emergency care, with consumer protections such as estimates, limits on facility fees, and restrictions on balance billing. The chair repeatedly announced that bills were being left pending after testimony, and no final committee action or recorded votes were taken in the transcript provided.

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• It's the way the story needs to be told.
• There are things that can be and need to be fixed in the adoption world that need to be done.
• I needed my son.
• That's what we need: a support group, not more time. Your last sentence was that women need...
• We don't need more time; we just need more support because we might not...

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534, HB163, HB216

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

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• consideration the wide range of um needs consideration the wide range of um needs of<00:18:00.880
• So, but it definitely goes needs.
• <00:48:09.440> for critical need and that's the need for critical need and that's the need
• half of the amount remaining unexpected half of the amount remaining unexpected in<00:57:09.599>
• We need to see how LEAs framework.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:16:08.280> to region's PSAPs, including the need to region's PSAPs, including the need
• And I just needed to say that.
• So, why do we need this bill?
• So we need really sustained investment. We need that because we face constraints.
• and security needs. and security needs.

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

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• <00:05:06.840> for fact that a quorum is not needed for fact that a quorum is not needed for
• $322,000 it's likely that we would need $322,000 it's likely that we would need to<01:24:40.880>
• residents need.
• exemptions it provides much needed exemptions it provides much needed consistency<02:21:19.160><
• Loophole that needs to be covered. Good point. Loophole that needs to be covered. Thank you, sir.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Chairman, we need your motion. Brent can make the motion. Mr.
• What do they need for unexpected fiscal plant failures? They're in a perfectly new building.
• I don't think we need the public school support for I don't think we need the public school support for
• I don't see that we need either one of them.
• You know, Trujillo needs a friend.

Bills: SB241, SB145

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• And this is why we need to pass SB 611 now.
• And this is why we need to pass SB 611 now.
• We have some other items that we need to do before we adjourn.
• We need a motion. Can we please have a motion and a second? Second. First and second.
• Then I need to recall that one. Then I need to recall that one again. Carrillo? Aye. Carrillo? Aye.

Summary: The committee opened the June 18, 2025 Local Government hearing with housekeeping rules, noting that testimony would be in person and that disruptive conduct would not be tolerated. Because a quorum was initially lacking, the committee proceeded as a subcommittee and heard several bills before later taking formal votes once quorum was established. The agenda included 15 bills, with eight placed on the consent calendar and one bill pulled by the author. The bills discussed included SB 333, which would let San Luis Obispo County voters consider raising the local sales tax cap for transportation funding; SB 390, a district-specific measure for South San Francisco to address a Mello-Roos/CFD issue affecting properties with conservation easements; SB 394, which would increase penalties for water theft and allow local agencies to recover damages; SB 611, which would restore protections for housing projects tied to adopted community plans while CEQA litigation is pending; SB 757, which would allow nuisance abatement liens or special assessments to collect cleanup costs for chronic nuisance properties; and SB 489, which would require public agencies involved in housing approvals to post application requirements online. Supporters generally framed the bills as tools for infrastructure financing, housing production, transparency, public safety, or deterrence of theft and blight. Opposition was heard on SB 757, with critics warning about due process, foreclosure risk, and displacement of low-income homeowners. After quorum was called, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 757, and later approved SB 489 on a 10-0 vote. The consent calendar bills—SB 74, SB 225, SB 272, SB 409, SB 558, SB 735, SB 736, and SB 737—were approved together. SB 333 advanced on a 7-2 vote, SB 390 passed 9-0, SB 394 passed 9-0, and SB 611 passed 10-0. The hearing concluded with the committee adjourned after all listed actions were taken.

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• SPONSOR ON THIS ONE AMENDMENT, ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON THE AMENDMENT, SEEING NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WE NEED
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