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• It provides relative to prescriptions to provide for civil and criminal immunity for the distribution
• This bill is not about punishing good providers. Good providers are already doing the right thing.
• for a state plan amendment, provides for administrative rules, and provides for related matters.
• definitions to provide for an effective date and provide for related matters.
• So I go to a licensed provider... So I go to a licensed provider.

Bills: HB199 , HB222 , HB223 , HB224 , HB235 , HB246 , HB405 , HB535 , HB554 , HB907 , SCR3 , SB43 , SB52 , SB54 , SB113 , SB168 , SB219 , SB222 , SB270 , SB311 , SB359

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship

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• Senate Bill 514 provides clarification in regards to alternative education programming through charter

Bills: SB514 , SB346 , SB1593 , SB1782 , SB1366 , SB1497 , SB366 , SB1895 , SB2048 , SB2005 , SB2006 , SB710 , SB1480

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility

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• medication got into the hands of providers.
• It is our duty to provide... For that.
• On page 260 after line 15, insert 'counsel as provided in law.'
• Insert counsel as provided in law.
• Insert, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SB5863 , SB5892 , SCR8406 , HB2487 , HB2711 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB6278

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government

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• It permits an injured worker to be treated by a non-network provider when no network provider is available
• The bill also prohibits early learning providers.
• You have protected providers when they're providing medical information to patients.
• To refer to providers outside of their facility.
• The agency must provide a justification for not providing the data, and the unavailability of data due

Bills: SB6294 , SB6211 , SB5650 , SB6033 , SB6297 , SB6343 , SB6067 , SB6082 , SB6323 , SB6324 , SB5862 , SB5923 , SB6151

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: local government finance, Washington state, RCW, real estate excise tax, REET, sales and use tax, property tax levy, county tax, city tax, affordable housing, housing services, behavioral health, mental health, developmental disabilities, children and families services, youth services, utility tax, low-income utility assistance, veterans assistance, homelessness

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• We're a youth development organization, as well as a child care provider.
• provider detection tools or created or altered by a covered provider system, but except. 179 modifies
• Providence Detection Tools or created or altered by a covered provider system, but except. [00:50:00]
• It's not explicitly provided for in the Consumer Protection Act.
• This bill forces companies to provide a public tool to detect AI content.

Bills: HB2073 , HB2403 , HB2587 , HB2607 , HB1170 , HB1570 , HB1710 , HB1750 , HB1834 , HB2441

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: health insurance, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, failure to register, criminal justice, registration requirements, public safety, law enforcement, nonprofit, grant funding, pilot program, financial support, community development, child care, childcare, subsidy rates, rate regions, market rate survey

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• I most certainly will provide it in the medical home.
• So by providing essential services to individuals.
• This course would provide provide information on best practices for crisis intervention services, information
• first and providing patient-centered care.
• I mean, under the Texas Tort Claims Act, I mean, governmental sanctions. and government-sanctioned employed

Bills: HB3772 , HB1656 , HB4504 , HB1896 , HB4420 , HB4421 , HB4076 , HB3708 , HB2806 , HB3540 , HB1586 , HB5459 , HB4553 , HB4535 , HB3811 , HB3749 , HB4255 , HB4051 , HB5098 , HB3554 , HB4539 , HB5274

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• The program will provide loans to allow senior care, behavioral health providers, and rural health providers
• It is not on the provider.
• Those regularly scheduled provider appointments are essential to provide education.
• I'm sorry, a shortage of all providers. Of all providers. in anesthesia.
• providers. In the ACT model that is being mentioned, it's a doubling of the provider.

Bills: HB3772 , HB1656 , HB4504 , HB1896 , HB4420 , HB4421 , HB4076 , HB3708 , HB2806 , HB3540 , HB1586 , HB5459 , HB4553 , HB4535 , HB3811 , HB3749 , HB4255 , HB4051 , HB5098 , HB3554 , HB4539 , HB5274

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• , or facilitated the health provided, or facilitated the health care. care. care.
• And we’ll provide the preamble to be consistent with the above amendments.
• </c> except as provided in subsection B. except as provided in subsection B.
• </c><00:24:59.040><c> that</c><00:24:59.560><c> a</c> students and providing that a students and providing
• </c> Department of Education to provide Department of Education to provide information<00:38:18.280><

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a large decision-making agenda and adopted most measures, often with technical or clarifying amendments. Bills addressed wildlife habitat conservation plans, civil identification cards for 16- and 17-year-olds, electronic and mail voting for associations, remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, traffic safety around stationary vehicles and pickup truck passengers, expedited permitting for housing for people with disabilities, rainwater catchment systems, EMS advisory committee membership, social media account deletion, limits on immigration-enforcement cooperation, prompt payment rules for professional solicitors, fetal death vital statistics, protections for gender-affirming care, passenger ropeways, law-enforcement facial coverings and immigration-related detention, domestic violence, health care facility access, guardianship record sealing, child protective proceedings, remote driver’s license hearings, disposable vaping products, dog attacks, insurance premium increase explanations, the DOE harm-to-student registry, Hawaiian Homes lease succession, EMS law modernization, hoisting machine regulation, release on recognizance, language interpretation rules, civil asset forfeiture for fireworks offenses, and assisted community treatment. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1897, HB 1957, HB 2121, and HB 2324, while HB 1957 was deferred indefinitely. Most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though HB 1875 and HB 1961 drew no votes from Vice Chair Gabbard, and HB 2413 was adopted with reservations. A number of bills received substantive amendment instructions. HB 1682 was amended with committee report language noting concerns about departing from the model act. HB 1768 and HB 1886 were revised to narrow or clarify immigration-enforcement restrictions and law-enforcement identification and facial-covering provisions, including plainclothes and undercover exceptions, a narrower civil immigration arrest/detention offense, and savings clauses. HB 2540 received extensive amendments to convert policy language into mandatory terms, refine facial-covering and identification rules, align criminal and policy exemptions, narrow immigration-related offenses, and clarify the definition of law enforcement agency. HB 2413 was amended to define violent offenses, change written findings to oral findings on the record, limit reconsideration of bail, and restrict who may request sanctions or financial conditions. Other amendments included technical fixes, bad-date corrections, severability clauses, and chapter-consistency changes. The committee also heard a joint Education/Judiciary item, SCR 105 and SR 99, urging the Department of Education to provide students information on pre-registering to vote before reaching voting age. Testimony was reported in support from the Department of Education, Office of Elections, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and the League of Women Voters. With no opposition or further discussion, the committee voted to pass both resolutions with technical, non-substantive amendments (SD1).

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• </c> on our written testimony providing on our written testimony providing comments.<00:35:42.400><c>
• </c><00:57:26.240><c> me</c> I mean, you haven't even provided me I mean, you haven't even provided me
• ><c> worksheets</c><01:03:12.480><c> you</c> providing you with the worksheets you providing you with
• Thank you." necessarily with the um sanctioned sport necessarily with the um sanctioned sport title<01

Bills: HB1559 , HB2012 , HB2297 , HB2122 , HB2345 , HB2398 , HB2534 , HB2621

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development

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• AND THOSE PROGRAMS WERE EVER THEY WERE SITUATED THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS PROVIDED
• AND IF YOU WERE IN HILLSBORO THEN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS PROVIDED EDUCATION.
• AND I WAS CONTRACTING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS THE HISTORY OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION SERVICE AND
• ALSO WE CAN PROVIDE A FOUR COURSE CATALOG.
• WHAT DETAILS CAN YOU PROVIDE ABOUT WHAT THE CURRICULUM IS? IS IT CONTROLLING ANGER MANAGEMENT?

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• or juvenile or harsher juvenile sanctions.
• Are there providers out there, Mr. Chair? So, Mr.
• Chairman, are there other providers out there doing this work and we're just not funding them?
• They provide the services.
• And then the Department of Aging will provide the staffing.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• so the area agencies providing the oversight over those service providers.
• Instead, he said there is general statutory authority to sanction providers for fraud, waste, and abuse
• waste</c><01:45:00.440><c> and</c> sanction providers for fraud waste and sanction providers for fraud
• <01:45:50.239><c> providers</c><01:45:50.840><c> for</c><01:45:51.159><c> imperfect</c> sanction providers
• for imperfect sanction providers for imperfect recordkeeping<01:45:52.599><c> going</c><01:45:53.000

Committee: Senate Human Services

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• own cultures and that of others, benefiting communities and leading to stronger partnerships; and provide
• I thank you for the grit, the grace, and the growth you provide through decades of service.
• Thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing the resources and the moral support that allows us
• Effectively, what we are creating in this bill, I think, is a state-sanctioned, state-imposed homeowners
• Can you talk a little bit about why we should be creating these state-sanctioned homeowners associations

Summary: The House convened, took a roll call, and heard the daily prayer and Pledge of Allegiance before several special presentations. Members recognized recipients of the Oklahoma Seal of Biliteracy, the Fort Gibson High School wrestling team, the Doctor of the Day Dr. Jason Lees, the Nurse of the Day Teddy Cole, and the 32nd Annual Cattlemen’s Leadership Academy group. The chamber then stood at ease while awaiting the Senate and later convened a joint session with the Senate to honor the Oklahoma National Guard. In the joint session, Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell presided over Oklahoma National Guard Appreciation Day. Chaplain Josh Byrd delivered the invocation, Major General Thomas Mancino and Representative Hildebrandt spoke in praise of the Guard’s service and history, and Lieutenant Colonel Neil Harvey read the proclamation. Speakers highlighted the Guard’s deployments, disaster response, and the commemorative arch and museum projects. The joint session was then dissolved. Back in the House, members considered Senate Bill 2060, the Build Act, which would authorize master development districts and alternative infrastructure financing for residential and other developments. Supporters said it would help finance roads, water, sewer, and other infrastructure without creating public debt, while opponents argued it created an unelected quasi-government entity with strong lien powers, limited local control, and similarities to State Question 833, which voters had rejected. After debate, the House passed SB 2060 by a vote of 54-40. The House also adopted and passed several committee reports and bills with emergency clauses: House Bill 4042, appropriating funds to the Department of Commerce for census-related technology and staffing, passed 90-6 with the emergency approved; House Bill 4037, increasing the Ethics Commission revolving fund cap as its oversight duties expand, passed 91-0 with the emergency approved; and House Bill 4043, appropriating resources to Oklahoma Task Force One and the Department of Emergency Management, passed 93-3 with the emergency approved. The House then recessed until 12:30 p.m.

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• stability and trust. feelings that would be amplified if the President decides to reinstate the sanctions
• In several consecutive National Defense Authorization Acts, this Committee has provided new security
• One of the things they're getting is the ability to circumvent sanctions, and that theft is a piece of
• We must improve our ability to provide life-saving care to wounded servicemembers, including through
• It raises concerns about the effectiveness of existing diplomatic strategies and economic sanctions.

Committee: Senate Subcommittee on Personnel

Keywords: Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. military strategy, China military drills, Taiwan, Philippines, North Korea, defense budget, military modernization

Summary: The meeting focused on significant strategic discussions regarding the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and its military posture in the region. Admiral Paparo and General Brunson were commended for their services, with the Chair noting an alarming shift in the balance of power towards China. Key topics included China's aggressive military drills near Taiwan, the increasing coercion against the Philippines, and the need for the U.S. to reaffirm its commitments to its allies in the region. Concerns were raised regarding China's military modernization and its implications for U.S. forces, alongside discussions on North Korea's threats and its burgeoning nuclear capabilities. The committee emphasized the urgent need for military and defense appropriations to counteract these growing security challenges.

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• This competitive grant program provides matching funds.
• This competitive grant program provides matching funds on a dollar-to-dollar basis to participating agencies
• that partner with health care providers as defined in statute.
• State-sanctioned remembrance matters.
• State sanctioned remembrance matters.

Bills: S0194 , S1246

Committee: Senate Education Postsecondary

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary met with a quorum and first considered SB 1246, which would expand Florida’s Line Fund for health service workforce shortages. Senator Davis explained that the bill would broaden eligibility beyond nursing to include health science education programs and students, allow matching funds from private contributions, and permit use of funds for scholarships, faculty recruitment, equipment, simulation centers, and facility renovations. Senator Harrell asked for more specificity about which professions would qualify, and Davis said the bill was intended to add flexibility but could be made more concrete. Several witnesses supported the bill, and the committee reported SB 1246 favorably without additional funding being requested. The committee then took up SB 194, which would designate October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. Senator Martin said the bill would recognize Kirk’s influence on civic engagement, youth leadership, and constitutional education without creating a state holiday. The bill drew both support and opposition from public speakers, with supporters emphasizing Kirk’s advocacy for free speech and unborn children, and opponents arguing that his public statements on race, civil rights, and Black leaders made him an inappropriate figure for state honor. Members also debated whether statute was the right vehicle for such recognition and whether the bill could encourage future requests for similar commemorations. A late-filed amendment by Senator Jones would have added George Floyd to the remembrance language, framing the issue as selective remembrance and pointing to Floyd’s death as another national reckoning. Senator Martin opposed the amendment as unfriendly, and it failed on a roll call vote. The committee then debated SB 194 at length, with supporters describing Kirk as a defender of open debate and opponents saying the bill would legitimize divisive rhetoric. The committee ultimately reported SB 194 favorably, with Senators Berman, Harrell, and Jones voting no, Senator Rodriguez and Chair Simon voting yes, and Chair Calatayud casting the deciding favorable vote. The committee then adjourned after a motion to record Tab 2 in the affirmative was adopted.

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• Does FOIA provide that remedy or does the Administrative Procedure Act?
• Agency noncompliance with public notice requirements should entail some form of sanction or penalty on
• Lawyers are forced not to respond to these problems by providing a plaintiff with attorney's fees, whenever
• I think one of the very effective things that office does is it provides an enormous amount of analysis
• We look forward to a streamlined FOIA offices that can reduce backlogs. and better provide transparency

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

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• We have other sanctions that can go along with that, like limiting phone time or limiting some of the
• We have other sanctions that can go along with that, like limiting phone time or limiting some of the
• Yes, they would likely spend more time in restrictive housing, or the different sanctions could be increased
• Zach Jenkins, who is our lead investigations manager with the department, to help provide a few programmatic
• And on top of that, I think y'all come in and provide a list to the PA office that says, hey, we want

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

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• This bill provides regulatory certainty for these obligations.
• That's nearly 900 providers.
• For us to interact with providers, absolutely.
• The bill enhances Medicaid provider background checks.
• And third, we provide a deterrent.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• ><c> detection</c> proposals to provide better detection proposals to provide better detection and<00
• The package also seeks to provide clear and expanded authority to stop payments and sanction bad actors
• DHS discovered that substance use providers had bad billing practices that resulted in some providers
• ><c> CL</c> providers providing two time-based CL providers providing two time-based CL claim claim claim
• </c> provide that providers use electronic provide that providers use electronic attendance<00:20:36.159

Bills: HF1470 , HF1310 , HF1837

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

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• The package also seeks to provide clear and expanded authority to stop payments and sanction bad actors
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• </c> that we identify people to provide that we identify people to provide additional<00:07:07.840><c
• </c> complicated uh cases and then provide complicated uh cases and then provide feedback<00:07:55.199
• Providers providing two time-based claims for the same unit, one hour, that partially overlapped.