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• That's an OBN and AG failure to administrate the last three years.
• information to you, and let you know that we're here and happy to have anybody visit some of these facilities
• The Department of Agriculture and Law Enforcement, including OBNDD and AG, are really taking the lead
• You don't have to tell me you're coming to our facility. Like, come on.
• But if somebody comes in and cleans out a facility, takes all the product, destroys it, whatever you

Keywords: 914, all

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• federal grant fund for operating and maintenance costs in fishery programming, both at hatchery facilities
• $200,000 one-time for wolf depredation response and control, $791,100 for inflation at fisheries facilities
• $200,000 one-time for wolf depredation response and control, $791,100 for inflation at fisheries facilities
• I know that the ag chairman yesterday had mentioned that. I was... she answered it for me.
• Can enroll and the nurse will develop that relationship and go in the home up until two years of age

Summary: The committee began with a general fund update from Legislative Services, which reviewed the latest green sheet, explained where to find budget information and hearing schedules online, and noted that JFAC actions had updated the FY 2026 and FY 2027 ending balance estimates. Members asked about tracking workgroup progress and were told to consult analysts and workgroup members rather than circulate a public daily summary. The update also noted several bills moving between chambers, including House bills 503, 556, 684, 737, and 759, and Senate Bill 1226. The committee then considered and approved several agency budgets and supplemental requests. The Idaho State Tax Commission budget was reconsidered and approved with a revised FY 2027 motion that removed funding for the chief operating officer salary and set aside funding for property tax education, tax automation, fast tax collection services, seasonal employees, replacement items, and OITS hardware; accompanying language restricted the fast tax collection money to that purpose and required any unused amount to revert to the general fund. The Office of Information Technology Services received approval for FY 2026 supplemental funding for Chinden campus furnishings and the E-CORE grant, and FY 2027 enhancements for enterprise security, the E-CORE continuation, and the final IT modernization transfer of 58 positions from Health and Welfare, along with cash-transfer language tied to SWICAP costs. The Military Division’s request for indirect cost recovery funds passed, but a proposed add-on for the state education assistance program failed. The Industrial Commission and Public Utilities Commission budgets also passed with dedicated-fund increases for IRIS maintenance, training, disability fund costs, and replacement hardware. The Department of Fish and Game budget was approved with a large package of dedicated and federal fund enhancements for fishery habitat work, Good Neighbor Authority projects, hatchery and lab inflation, temporary employees, wolf depredation response, communications, and equipment replacement, along with reappropriation authority. The Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health Services drew the most debate: one motion would have funded home visiting, immunization assessment restoration, lab testing, ARPA grants, HIV and hepatitis prevention, and related items, while a substitute motion sought to keep some funding but move the home visiting program to Early Learning and Development and restore additional public health items. Both motions failed, leaving that budget unresolved in committee. The meeting ended with new language for the State Controller and State Treasurer requiring monthly cash reconciliations between Luma and TATERS, reporting to JFAC and LSO, and retention of supporting documentation for audit purposes. The committee adjourned after being reminded that budget setting would continue through the week and that Monday’s agenda would include education, administration, building fund, and lottery budgets.

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• and regional partners, while recognizing the unique challenges faced by rural and critical access facilities
• There is a proposed substitute, age 2936, by Representative Rule.
• anesthesia services based on base units, time units, or billing modifiers, including the patient's age
• For many hospitals, especially in rural facilities like mine, anesthesia reimbursement is not just a
• also result in decreased access for Washington State patients or more pressure on already strained facilities

Bills: HB1812 , HB2232 , HB2250 , HB2340 , HB2577

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: anesthesia services, healthcare access, reimbursement, patient care, equitable treatment, emergency services, healthcare outcomes, health infrastructure, system improvement, charity care, residency requirements, medical assistance, low-income, HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure

Transcript Highlights:

• and regional partners, while recognizing the unique challenges faced by rural and critical access facilities
• There is a proposed substitute, age 2936, by Representative Rule.
• anesthesia services based on base units, time units, or billing modifiers, including the patient's age
• For many hospitals, especially in rural facilities like mine, anesthesia reimbursement is not just a
• also result in decreased access for Washington State patients or more pressure on already strained facilities

Summary: The House Health Care & Wellness Committee held public hearings on several bills. House Bill 2232 would create a Department of Health-operated time-sensitive emergency data repository covering trauma, cardiac, and stroke events, with quality improvement reporting and support for rural facilities; it drew strong support from emergency physicians, nurses, and the Department of Health, while the Washington State Hospital Association said hospitals support the goal but lack the resources to absorb the added requirements. House Bill 1812, as a proposed substitute, would bar insurers and public plans from imposing anesthesia time limits or related reimbursement caps; the sponsor and anesthesia providers said it protects patient safety and fair payment, and the Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists asked for a clarifying amendment on physical status modifiers. House Bill 2250 would limit hospital charity care to Washington residents, while preserving emergency care access; supporters from rural hospitals and the Washington State Hospital Association said the change would help border hospitals facing rising nonresident charity care, and opponents from legal aid, patient advocacy, and LGBTQ groups warned it would create barriers, chill access for immigrants and other vulnerable patients, and conflict with Washington’s safety-net values. The committee also heard House Bill 2340, which would extend existing substance-use monitoring program protections and stipend eligibility to nursing assistants under the Board of Nursing’s CARES program. The sponsor described it as a simple equity measure, and the Board of Nursing supported it, saying it would improve access and reduce stigma; members asked where the stipend funding comes from, and staff and the board said it is currently general-fund supported at about $25,000 annually. House Bill 2577 would change hospital inspection law by requiring acute care hospital inspections every 18 months rather than on average, allowing some accredited inspections to satisfy the requirement every 36 months, and clarifying fire-protection reinspection standards; the sponsor and Department of Health said it responds to a JLARC audit and provides needed clarity, while DOH said it is still working to catch up from inspection delays caused by the public health emergency. The meeting ended after public testimony on the bills was closed and the committee adjourned.

Bills: HB146 , HB322 , HB469 , HB1183 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1510 , HB1511 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB1516 , HB1520 , HB1522 , HB1524 , HB1531 , HB1535 , HB1548 , HB1550 , HB1559 , HB1573 , HB1574 , HB1590 , HB1593 , HB1601 , HB1603 , HB1615 , HB1628 , HB1643 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1648 , HB1663 , HB1667 , HB1671 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1691 , HB1692 , HB1695 , HB1696 , HB1697 , HB1716 , HB1721 , HB1724 , HB1725 , HB1728 , HB1730 , HB1733 , HB1737 , HB1738 , HB1739 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1742 , HB1752 , HB1753 , HB1764 , HB1768 , HB1769 , HB1777 , HB1782 , HB1790 , HB1799 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1832 , HB1839 , HB1840 , HB1844 , HB1845 , HB1850 , HB1851 , HB1858 , HB1860 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1873 , HB1875 , HB1877 , HB1878 , HB1880 , HB1881 , HB1886 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB1898 , HB1921 , HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Bills: HB146 , HB322 , HB469 , HB1183 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1510 , HB1511 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB1516 , HB1520 , HB1522 , HB1524 , HB1531 , HB1535 , HB1548 , HB1550 , HB1559 , HB1573 , HB1574 , HB1590 , HB1593 , HB1601 , HB1603 , HB1615 , HB1628 , HB1643 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1648 , HB1663 , HB1667 , HB1671 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1691 , HB1692 , HB1695 , HB1696 , HB1697 , HB1716 , HB1721 , HB1724 , HB1725 , HB1728 , HB1730 , HB1733 , HB1737 , HB1738 , HB1739 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1742 , HB1752 , HB1753 , HB1764 , HB1768 , HB1769 , HB1777 , HB1782 , HB1790 , HB1799 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1832 , HB1839 , HB1840 , HB1844 , HB1845 , HB1850 , HB1851 , HB1858 , HB1860 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1873 , HB1875 , HB1877 , HB1878 , HB1880 , HB1881 , HB1886 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB1898 , HB1921 , HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Bills: HB146 , HB322 , HB469 , HB1183 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1510 , HB1511 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB1516 , HB1520 , HB1522 , HB1524 , HB1531 , HB1535 , HB1548 , HB1550 , HB1559 , HB1573 , HB1574 , HB1590 , HB1593 , HB1601 , HB1603 , HB1615 , HB1628 , HB1643 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1648 , HB1663 , HB1667 , HB1671 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1691 , HB1692 , HB1695 , HB1696 , HB1697 , HB1716 , HB1721 , HB1724 , HB1725 , HB1728 , HB1730 , HB1733 , HB1737 , HB1738 , HB1739 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1742 , HB1752 , HB1753 , HB1764 , HB1768 , HB1769 , HB1777 , HB1782 , HB1790 , HB1799 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1832 , HB1839 , HB1840 , HB1844 , HB1845 , HB1850 , HB1851 , HB1858 , HB1860 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1873 , HB1875 , HB1877 , HB1878 , HB1880 , HB1881 , HB1886 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB1898 , HB1921 , HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Bills: SJR 4 , SCR 36 , SCR 37 , SCR 38 , SCR 39 , SCR 40 , SCR 41 , SCR 42 , SB 7 , SB 30 , SB 31 , SB 32 , SB 33 , SB 34 , SB 36 , SB 37 , SB 38 , SB 39 , SB 1851 , SB 1852 , SB 1853 , SB 1854 , SB 1855 , SB 1856 , SB 1857 , SB 1858 , SB 1860 , SB 1861 , SB 1862 , SB 1863 , SB 1864 , SB 1865 , SB 1866 , SB 1867 , SB 1868 , SB 1869 , SB 1870 , SB 1871 , SB 1872 , SB 1873 , SB 1874 , SB 1875 , SB 1876 , SB 1877 , SB 1878 , SB 1879 , SB 1880 , SB 1881 , SB 1882 , SB 1883 , SB 1884 , SB 1885 , SB 1886 , SB 1887 , SB 1888 , SB 1889 , SB 1890 , SB 1891 , SB 1892 , SB 1893 , SB 1894 , SB 1895 , SB 1896 , SB 1897 , SB 1898 , SB 1899 , SB 1900 , SB 1901 , SB 1903 , SB 1904 , SB 1905 , SB 1906 , SB 1907 , SB 1908 , SB 1909 , SB 1910 , SB 1911 , SB 1912 , SB 1913 , SB 1914 , SB 1915 , SB 1916 , SB 1917 , SB 1918 , SB 1919 , SB 1920 , SB 1921 , SB 1922 , SB 1923 , SB 1924 , SB 1925 , SB 1926 , SB 1927 , SB 1928 , SB 1929 , SB 1930 , SB 1931 , SB 1932 , SB 1933 , SB 1934 , SB 1935 , SB 1936 , SB 1937 , SB 1938 , SB 1939 , SB 1940 , SB 1941 , SB 1942 , SB 1943 , SB 1944 , SB 1945 , SB 1946 , SB 1947 , SB 1948 , SB 1949 , SB 1950 , SB 1951 , SB 1952 , SB 1953 , SB 1954 , SB 1955 , SB 1956 , SB 1957 , SB 1958 , SB 1959 , SB 1960 , SB 1961 , SB 1962 , SB 1963 , SB 1964 , SB 1965 , SB 1966 , SB 1967 , SB 1968 , SB 1969 , SB 1970 , SB 1971 , SB 1972 , SB 1973 , SB 1974 , SB 1975 , SB 1976 , SB 1977 , SB 1978 , SB 1979 , SB 1980 , SB 1981 , SB 1982 , SB 1983 , SB 1984 , SB 1985 , SB 1986 , SB 1987 , SB 1988 , SB 1989 , SB 1990 , SB 1991 , SB 1992 , SB 1993 , SB 1994 , SB 1995 , SB 1996 , SB 1997 , SB 1998 , SB 1999 , SB 2000 , SB 2001 , SB 2002 , SB 2003 , SB 2004 , SB 2005 , SB 2006 , SB 2007 , SB 2008 , SB 2009 , SB 2010 , SB 2011 , SB 2012 , SB 2013 , SB 2014 , SB 2015 , SB 2016 , SB 2017 , SB 2018 , SB 2019 , SB 2020 , SB 2021 , SB 2022 , SB 2023 , SB 2024 , SB 2025 , SB 2026 , SB 2027 , SB 2028 , SB 2029 , SB 2030 , SB 2031 , SB 2032 , SB 2033 , SB 2034 , SB 2035 , SB 2036 , SB 2037 , SB 2038 , SB 2039 , SB 2040 , SB 2041 , SB 2042 , SB 2043 , SB 2044 , SB 2045 , SB 2046 , SB 2047 , SB 2048 , SB 2049 , SB 2050 , SB 2051 , SB 2052 , SB 2053 , SB 2054 , SB 2055 , SB 2056 , SB 2057 , SB 2058 , SB 2059 , SB 2060

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, public safety, university property, peaceful assembly, law enforcement coordination, disruptive protests, balanced budget, federal debt, fiscal responsibility, Texas governance, national budget, Tomato Suspension Agreement, trade, economic impact, tariffs, Texas-Mexico relations

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• young sisters uh ages 22 and 24<00:34:56.760><c> believe</c><00:34:56.960><c> it</c><00:34:57.079><c
• So whether we're hiring you to coach, do nutritional services, facility management, all your work is
• So whether we're hiring you to coach, do nutritional services, facility management, all your work is
• So whether we're hiring you to coach, do nutritional services, facility management, all your work is
• So whether we're hiring you to coach, do nutritional services, facility management, all your work is

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What would we do at the rural health care facility?
• The health care facilities are a giant part of that, but so is the whole community.
• So we don't want to have health care facilities that thrive.
• And these health care facilities could have the best.
• operated IHS facilities may not.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Rural Health Transformation Committee met to receive an extensive briefing from the Department of Health and Human Services on North Dakota’s federal Rural Health Transformation award. HHS leaders Pat Traynor, Donna Auckland, Jonathan Ollum, and Krista Freming described the $198.9 million award, the tight federal timelines for obligating and liquidating funds, and the need for rapid procurement, CMS approval, and technical assistance. They outlined broad funding priorities including connect tech/data, care closer to home, workforce recruitment and retention, and a “Make North Dakota Healthy Again” prevention initiative focused on chronic disease, movement, nutrition, behavioral health, and community connection. They also emphasized that the program cannot fund new buildings or supplant existing funding, and that sustainability will be a key requirement for all projects. The department previewed likely first-round grant opportunities, including recruitment and retention incentives, technical assistance and equipment grants for rural providers, financial analysis support for rural hospitals, and exploration of a unified electronic health record option. Freming also reviewed four policy bills tied to the award: a presidential fitness test, nutrition continuing medical education, the Physician Assistant Compact, and pharmacist scope-of-practice changes, explaining that these policy actions affect future scoring and funding. HHS said it will work with tribes, local public health, hospitals, medical and pharmacy associations, and other partners, and will use a website, listserv, listening sessions, and committee updates to communicate opportunities. Committee members raised concerns about how the money will reach rural residents, whether newspapers and existing local communication networks will be used, how “rural” and “frontier” will be defined, how faith communities might participate in behavioral health efforts, and how HHS will avoid CMS delays and supplanting issues. HHS responded that the focus will be on where the patient lives and on rural community need, that local public health units and existing structures will be part of outreach, and that technical assistance and template applications will help speed approvals. The committee approved the December 4, 2025 minutes, then recessed into divisions for further work on the appropriations bill and the four policy bills, with the full committee set to reconvene the next morning.

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• work and cooperate with the bigger, fancier system, they wanted to build their own stand-alone facilities
• All these wastewater treatment facilities, whether it's 500,000 gallons a day or 5 million gallons a
• Proposed facilities that those smaller plants are able to meet our effluent quality.
• have a water and wastewater facility immediately available. I appreciate that question.
• But on the side of Sudhir, all these plants are sitting adjacent to a regional facility.

Bills: HB29 , HB685 , HB1633 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB1918 , HB2010 , HB2500 , HB2608 , HB2626 , HB29

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• And this story really stuck with me because it's a patient who is around my age.
• So the reimbursement from insurers goes to a facility that hires CRNAs and other APRNs.
• This is for the facilities to get reimbursed enough so that they can hire more providers, which would
• Now that has been opened up to facilities, hospitals, any place can utilize all APRNs independent of
• What we see happening is cultures at specific facilities have not changed.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on several health care access and insurance-related bills, with most testimony focused on H.1136 to improve the prior authorization process. The Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Health Care for All, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, physicians, and hospital representatives all supported the bill, arguing that prior authorization delays care, increases administrative burden, contributes to clinician burnout, and can worsen patient outcomes. Witnesses described examples involving delayed cancer treatment, diabetes care, COPD medication, shingles pain treatment, and hospital discharge delays. They said the bill would preserve prior authorization but add guardrails such as longer validity periods, continuity-of-care protections, faster responses for urgent care, clearer lists of services requiring authorization, and more transparency and standardization. The committee also heard testimony on H.1142/S.783 regarding equitable reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), with Senator Lovely and CRNA advocates supporting parity with physician anesthesiologists. They said CRNAs provide the same services at the same standard of care, but private insurers sometimes reimburse them at lower rates than physicians, which they argued is inconsistent with federal and state policy and harms access. Senator Keenan testified in support of a bill addressing claim denials and appeals, saying insurers should provide clearer explanations, time to resubmit claims, and timely appeal responses. Dr. Lorraine Schratz supported H.1126 to align state patient disclosure requirements with federal No Surprises Act rules, and Dr. Michael Trimbley supported H.1120 to recognize direct primary care as not being insurance and to encourage primary care participation. The committee also heard testimony on H.1140/S.801 to remove barriers to patient care by updating insurance statutes to reflect nurse practitioners’ full practice authority, and on H.1168/S.A.18 to eliminate the PCP referral requirement for specialty gynecological care. Witnesses on those bills described delays and denials affecting autism diagnosis, nutrition coverage, and endometriosis care, and said the proposals would reduce unnecessary barriers and improve timely access. After testimony and a few member questions, the chair closed the hearing; no votes were taken during the session.

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• ABLE account, up from the previous age limit of 26.
• Maybe we still, you know, there's facilities and maybe it'll come back, you know.
• Page 243 is the Precision Health and Ag Science.
• But it was also a significant renovation and repair to the facility.
• It would deal with our currently aging system that we have. It's Lotus Notes.

Summary: The committee first heard the Office of State Treasurer’s FY27 budget presentation from Treasurer Vivek Malik. He highlighted record investment earnings, growth in MOBUCK$ linked deposits, record unclaimed property returns, expansion of the MOST 529 plan, and changes to the MoABLE disability savings program. Members then focused heavily on two budget requests: $750,000 for the Show Me My Retirement Savings program and additional spending authority for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (MOST Scholars) program, along with a staffing request for compliance and communications positions. Much of the discussion centered on MOST Scholars’ rapid growth, how applications are prioritized, whether income is reverified, how funds flow through educational assistance organizations, and concerns about marketing, geographic distribution, and the use of public dollars for private schools. The treasurer also answered questions about the 529 plan, the pending lawsuit over the ESA general-revenue transfer, and whether funds should be swept back to general revenue when unused. Several members raised policy objections to MOST Scholars, including concerns about discrimination by participating private schools, the lack of annual income requalification, and whether the program shifts money away from public education. Other members defended the program as a parent-driven choice option and asked about expanding access, improving outreach, and ensuring the program is fully funded. The treasurer said the office was following the statute as written, that the program’s demand could exceed available resources, and that the office would continue to seek more funding and better outreach. The committee then concluded the treasurer’s budget hearing. The committee next began the FY27 budget hearing for the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Commissioner Bennett Boggs introduced the department’s leadership team and gave a brief overview of the department’s role in aligning postsecondary education with workforce needs through its coordinating board and strategic planning. The hearing had just started when the transcript ended, and no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Over the interim, I did have an opportunity as well to visit a recycling facility.
• The facility that I visited, which is just one example, was doing all kinds of things.
• The steel is shipped off to another steel recycling facility and can become part of new buildings, as
• He told me that he's looking at Spokane to start a facility.
• A box spring is $15, which is what we charge at our facility right now in the Everett area.

Bills: SB6271 , SB6174

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: mattress stewardship, producer responsibility, extended producer responsibility, EPR, mattress recycling, solid waste, landfill diversion, illegal dumping, recycling program, Department of Ecology, producer responsibility organization, PRO, renovator, retailer obligations, collection sites, bulk pickup, drop-off locations, waste management, environmental compliance, circular economy

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• the Roan District was the chair of Ag.
• , all we did was the Ag Tax Credits and the Agriculture Committee.
• But also for two sessions, all we did in the Ag Committee was tax credits.
• That you first want it to go to ag tax credits.
• This is the Ag Education on the Move program.

Summary: The House recognized its drafters and research staff, then moved through committee reports and several conference committee reports and final passage motions. Senate Joint Resolution 87 was adopted and finally passed after debate over a provision affecting the City of St. Louis sheriff; supporters said the final version restored the original format with a minor wording change, while opponents argued it removed local voter control. The resolution passed 95-46 on both the conference report and final passage votes. Members then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 973, a measure combining a wholesaler provision and a land bank/real estate transparency provision, with supporters describing it as consumer protection and cleanup language. Senate Bill 1421, a public safety package, was also advanced after a motion to exceed the conference differences; debate focused on clean slate provisions, masked intimidation penalties, prosecuting attorney salaries, fentanyl language, good time credit, Brianna’s Law, and a St. Louis liability provision. The conference report passed 116-18, final passage 110-25, and the emergency clause for the drone-related portion passed 136-5. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a broad package including insurance claim assignment protections, court automation updates, treatment court administration, a circuit judgeship codification, a St. Louis civil case surcharge, and anti-SLAPP protections. Senate Bill 1408, which authorizes MoDOT and the Highway Commission to consider raising rural interstate speed limits from 70 to 75 mph, was receded to the Senate version and finally passed 93-46. Senate Bill 913, extending multiple agricultural tax credits through 2033 and adding a short-line railroad credit, drew extensive debate over tax credits, budget priorities, and return on investment before the previous question was ordered and the bill passed 107-30. Finally, Senate Bill 1553 was passed, creating incentives and a grant program tied to critical minerals and pharmaceuticals to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers; supporters framed it as a jobs and national security measure, while one member raised concerns about local revenue impacts before clarifying the bill’s scope. The House then received Senate messages indicating the Senate had passed a House bill, and the session continued.

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• You know, the AG is also saying they don't see a tremendous amount of increase, but it could change.
• Requires any hospital or health facility that provides emergency care to sexual assault survivors to
• So I think just making it to where treatment facilities, hospitals, health facilities that are treating
• Now, on page one, the definition of health care facility is for urgent care centers or a facility that
• There's about nine facilities currently that are not providing it.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and took up House Bill 3174 by Representative Justice. Members adopted two committee amendments: one removed the bill’s mapping provisions so that the vendor-list portion could move forward separately, and another required schools to have at least one master key box for emergency responders. The amendments were rolled into a committee substitute, which the committee then voted do pass on a 10-0 roll call. A second executive-session bill was postponed until the following week because of a family emergency involving Representative Williams. The committee then heard Senate Bill 982, a cleanup and reorganization bill dealing with Missouri’s sex offender registry and related registration rules. Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman said the bill was intended to align the registry statutes with prior changes, clarify tiering and registration requirements, address offenders with ties to Missouri but living elsewhere, and improve information-sharing rules for law enforcement and victims, including notice when a registrant dies or moves. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Alliance for Family Restoration, which said the bill codifies case law and reduces administrative confusion for the Highway Patrol and registrants. No opposition was offered. The committee also heard House Bill 3414, which would create a state offense modeled on a federal online-fraud law to help law enforcement pursue internet-based fraud, including schemes involving credit cards, account numbers, telecommunication identifiers, and similar access devices. The sponsor and a law-enforcement witness said the bill would give investigators another tool against increasingly common fraud, including elder fraud and VoIP-based schemes; a Maverick convenience stores representative also supported it as a response to changing technology. No opposition was presented. Finally, the committee heard House Bills 2628 and 3460, the CARE Act, which would require hospitals and health facilities treating sexual-assault survivors to inform patients about emergency contraception, provide it if requested, test and treat for sexually transmitted infections, and seek reimbursement through the Department of Public Safety. Sponsor Jacqueline Zimmerman said the bill is meant to reduce trauma and prevent pregnancies resulting from rape, and witnesses from sexual-assault nursing, reproductive-health, anti-poverty, medical, and nursing organizations supported it as a way to standardize care, especially in rural areas. Several members raised questions about whether the bill would require abortion-inducing drugs, whether hospitals could opt out on conscientious grounds, and how reimbursement would work; the sponsor said she intended to add language excluding abortion-inducing medications and that the current DPS forensic-exam payment structure would not change. No votes were taken on the later bills in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• At each facility, they scheduled their own. We centralized that.
• has is also the facility in Sayre.
• The state has never owned any of these facilities.
• But the state does not own those facilities.
• Facilities loved it because it was competitions amongst each other.

Keywords: 914, all

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• This is where businesses could go together and build a large child care facility.
• Of course you're going to prioritize your child if your child care facility closed.
• He was in a facility in the community. So it's expensive.
• And so sometimes it just doesn't... ...facility in the community. So it's expensive.
• They may not be so familiar with how to run a child care facility.

Committee: House Economic Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Been to the club and gone out to the facility.
• A municipal solid waste to energy facility Apra Pyro Missus facility, a solid waste disposal facility
• or solid waste management facility on and and incinerate incinerator of any type.
• These bills will chill investment into expansions and upgrades and new facilities.
• When you reach my age, your body begins to break down.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Those PRC facilities pose a risk to the free flow of U.S.
• Further, the facilities at Guantanamo are in poor condition and are extremely understaffed.
• Senator, the JTF Gitmo is a detention facility.
• Yes, for the JTF Gitmo facility. along with the rotational force that comes in.
• Just the facility. So the cost would be much higher than that.

Committee: Senate Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

Keywords: national security, China, Russia, cybersecurity, border security, military deployment, transnational crime, defense modernization, military strategy

Summary: In this meeting, key topics included national security concerns with an emphasis on threats from China, Russia, and transnational criminal organizations. Senior military officials provided testimony on the evolving risks posed by these adversaries, particularly focusing on cybersecurity and advancements in weaponry. The discussion highlighted the importance of a cohesive strategy among government departments to effectively respond to the challenges presented by these threats, emphasizing the need for modernization in defense capabilities. Committee members grilled the witnesses on border security and the implications of deploying military resources in domestic operations.