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• Is the fiscal impact of that part of this bill?
• Obamacare, this causes a shift of more of the financial responsibility for medical care onto the members
• Maybe a financial representative does completely after the delivery of the care is complete in the emergency
• We just want to be out of the middle of that financial relationship.
• That was kind of my point. That was kind of my point.

Bills: HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3928 , HB2955 , HB4453 , HB4460

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance

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• Obamacare, this causes a shift of more of the financial responsibility for medical care onto the members
• For those of us fortunate enough to have health insurance, we understand that our financial relationship
• Maybe a financial representative does that completely after the delivery of the care is complete in the
• Maybe a financial representative does completely after the delivery of the care is complete in the emergency
• We just want to be out of the middle of that financial relationship.

Bills: HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3928 , HB2955 , HB4453 , HB4460

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance

Summary: The committee first took up HB 3794 and HB 3796, both Oklahoma Insurance Department request bills. Members adopted PCS drafts for each without objection, heard brief explanations that the measures cleaned up and clarified insurance licensing and other statutory provisions, and then advanced both bills on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee then considered HB 3928, as amended, which would require optometrists to be reimbursed at Medicare/Medicaid levels and address payment parity for certain vision plans. Representative Tedford raised concerns about premium increases and interference with private contracts, while the author argued the bill would create a fairer level playing field and would not significantly raise consumer costs. The bill passed on a recorded vote and was recommended to the next committee. HB 2955, updating the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act to make Oklahoma more competitive, also passed after OID confirmed a questioned travel reimbursement provision was current law and unchanged. HB 4453 proposed creating an all-payers claims database board to analyze health care spending, use the health information exchange, and make recommendations to OID. The author described changes to board appointments and reporting language, and members asked about consumer representation, fiscal impact, and the board’s advisory role. The bill passed and was recommended onward. HB 4460, which would shift collection of copays, deductibles, and other cost-sharing from providers to insurers, drew extensive testimony from an emergency physician supporting the measure as a way to reduce medical debt and simplify billing, but members raised concerns about ERISA preemption, premium impacts, implementation, and broader market effects. After discussion, the author laid HB 4460 over for later consideration, and the meeting adjourned.

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• peak times of the year, peak hours of the day.
• donate directly through the ODVA's website instead of having each of these payment systems have to incorporate
• He was a member of the National Guard after 40 years of service.
• But this, the purpose of this bill, was just to correct some of those things that didn't get corrected
• All of section 3, when we passed this last year, we basically kind of made a mistake.

Bills: HB3257 , HB3428 , HB3043 , HB3044 , HB3078 , HB3940 , HB3432

Committee: House Veteran and Military Affairs

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits

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• me ahead of time on this.
• peak times of the year, peak hours of the day.
• He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard after 40 years of service.
• He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard after 40 years of service.
• And this is me kind of characterizing the way I read this, all of Section 3.

Bills: HB3257 , HB3428 , HB3043 , HB3044 , HB3078 , HB3940 , HB3432

Committee: House Veteran and Military Affairs

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits

Summary: The committee heard several veterans-related bills. House Bill 3257 would treat 100% disabilities caused by medical malpractice at a VA facility as service-connected for purposes of Oklahoma state benefits, aligning state treatment with federal benefits; members asked about the bill’s scope and its relation to military service and citizenship, and it passed 6-0. House Bill 3432 would allow veterans to attend public school sporting events without paying gate admission; one member spoke against the idea of preferential treatment for veterans, but the bill passed 5-1. House Bill 3428 would require the Department of Labor, working with the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, to create a workplace poster for employers with more than 50 employees listing veteran benefits and contact information for assistance programs. The author emphasized it was not a recruitment effort and said the poster would mainly provide hotline numbers and claims assistance information; it passed 7-0. House Bill 3043 would let ODVA hire PRN, seasonal, or as-needed employees during peak periods instead of relying on full-time staff, and members discussed possible reporting additions; it passed 7-0. The committee also considered House Bill 3044, which continues the existing tax return donation option for the ODVA equipment capital improvement program, and it passed 7-0. House Bill 3078, as amended, changed the donation mechanism to a direct link to the ODVA website rather than a checkbox on state transaction forms, and the amendment was adopted before the bill passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 3940, a broad cleanup/omnibus measure revising National Guard and State Guard provisions, retention and education assistance rules, museum-related authority, and other technical matters, was presented as a follow-up to prior legislation, amended by PCS, and passed 7-0 with one member absent/abstaining; the committee then adjourned.

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• I guess there are a couple of issues that might be of interest to a few of you, and so I want you to
• My legislation, you know me, the sanctity of life, it's all the way to the end of life.
• it's out-of-state bad actors.
• So I want to have, at the end of this process, a bill of... It's not the end.
• It will be improved with the input of the three of you.

Bills: HB4422 , HB4117 , HB4300 , HB4298 , HB2984 , HB3344

Committee: House Children, Youth and Family Services

Keywords: immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy

Summary: The Children, Youth, and Family Committee met for its first meeting, with the chair emphasizing a shared goal of improving outcomes for children and families and describing the bills before the committee as work in progress. The committee first adopted a working draft and heard House Bill 4422, which would require applicants for welfare benefits to be checked through the SAVE system to verify American citizenship; the speaker said amendments removed earlier child-only and WIC changes. The bill was reported out 7-1. The committee then considered several DHS- and child welfare-related measures. House Bill 4117 would broaden the definition of family resource centers to better reflect Oklahoma organizations and support access to public and private grants, including faith-based and workforce-training efforts; it was reported due pass after discussion about the range of services such centers provide. House Bill 4298 would allow child care facilities to receive rule-change notices electronically instead of only by mail, while preserving mail delivery as an option, and House Bill 4300 would add a fingerprint requirement to child care background checks to align state law with federal Child Care Development Fund requirements; both were reported due pass. House Bill 2984 would direct DHS to seek a waiver limiting SNAP purchases to Oklahoma in order to reduce out-of-state card skimming and fraud; members discussed border-area concerns and possible radius exceptions, but the bill was reported out 6-0. The final major measure was House Bill 3344, a foster care bill intended to improve placement and support for foster children and families. The author said the bill was only a starting point and that he had been working with DHS, judges, and other stakeholders; members raised concerns about a felony penalty in the bill, and the author said that provision would be revised as the bill moved forward. The committee passed the bill 7-0. Several members also used the discussion to stress the need for stronger funding for vulnerable populations and state agencies, especially foster care and mental health services. The meeting ended with plans for further revisions and a follow-up meeting the next Wednesday.

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• And I guess the statement at the end of that is, Are the efficiency that can be made that way?
• And I guess the statement at the end of that is more, it's a little frustrating.
• In fact, the last eight financial audits, they have failed six of those.
• I think there's more we can do to make sure that families are getting taken care of from the financial
• leaves foster care carrying the financial consequence of someone else's failure.

Bills: HB2180 , HB2184 , HB2188 , HB2194 , HB2206 , HB2321 , HB2322 , HB2438 , HB2442 , HB2448 , HB2727 , HB2797

Committee: House Health & Human Services

Keywords: appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization

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• of the recycling... ...production of biochar be part of the recycling program because biochar can take
• Matter of fact, many of us have plastic water bottles in front of us, and the whole point is not to use
• Sure, Madam Chair, I'm interested in knowing what kind of a difference in cost, in operational costs
• In spite of the presenters of this bill not being able to answer any of my questions and further having
• It's productive to think of each of our products in terms of its useful life and future use.

Bills: SB47 , SB110 , SB122 , SB143 , SB168

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

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• The escort tug must have an aggregate shaft horsepower of at least 5% of the deadweight tons of the escorted
• The escort tug must have an aggregate shaft horsepower of at least 5% of the deadweight tons of the escorted
• We firmly believe this is an outcome the Legislature of the State of Washington and the City of Moses
• the crest of the Cascades. ...east of the crest of the Cascades, so that's basically every county east
• pull them out of the stream and, of course, dealing with fast fashion, which is sort of what started

Bills: HB2436 , HB2322 , HB2343 , HB1420 , HB2426 , HB2271 , HB2215 , HB2421 , HB2301 , HB2296

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment, coast guard authorization, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, articulated tug barge, bunker vessel, refueling vessel

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• I'm a small business owner and president of the board of directors of the Langley Chamber of Commerce
• of both houses of the legislature.
• I know we have a common interest: me, as a doctor; you, as senators; the well-being of every person in
• of the state must be balanced against public interest.
• of financial worries.

Bills: SB6258 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5823 , SB6292

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund

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• Some of them will be at risk of falling.
• this looks like probably 20 to 30% of this was... ...of this, it looks like probably 20 to 30% of this
• heavily weighted outside of, of each of those counties that I think we are heavily weighted outside
• Natalie Green, Housing Administrator of the City of Las Cruces, in support of House Bill 140.
• I am currently the Deputy Secretary of CYFD, was formerly Secretary of the Department of Health, and

Bills: HB70 , HB93 , HB95 , HB139 , HB140 , HJR4

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Keywords: Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup

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• I'm Sherry Sawyer with the Office of Financial Management, here today to testify in support of Senate
• a reduced B&O tax rate of 0.38% instead of the general B&O tax rate of 0.38% instead of the general
• Chair Robinson and members of the committee, Sherry Sawyer, with the Office of Financial Management,
• Chair Robinson members of the committee, Sherry Sawyer, with the Office of Financial Management here
• Sherry Sawyer, with the Office of Financial Management, here today in support of Senate Bill 6228, and

Bills: SB5989 , SB5898 , SB6240 , SB6244 , SB6231 , SB6228 , SB6220

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: aircraft fuel tax, tax revenue distribution, aviation funding, transportation, state revenue, aeronautics, taxation, aircraft fuel, state funding, aviation fuel, hazardous substance tax, air quality, noise mitigation, environmental impact, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, data center

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• Well, thank you to all of our staff, all of our pages, and thank you to all of the members for all of
• and I got notice of some type of changes happening because of a permitting process.
• Chair, Representative Taylor, so it's kind of interesting how the SBOE works, right?
• This is actually an attempt to kind of get ahead of all the Board of Equalization and that kind of stuff
• get ahead of all the board of equalization and that kind of stuff and really saw attempt to kind of

Bills: HB2016 , HB2104 , HB2105 , HB2288 , HB2289

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land

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• We will give you a little bit of grace if you are going to be reading a statement or I only have two
• We will give you a little bit of grace if you are going to be reading a statement or translating, but
• We know of a certain of our resistance, our group, so that you know of at least five cases of sexual
• So again, the bill imposes no new burdens on law enforcement other than reporting in the interest of
• great increase in interest in access to programming, treatment, and other resources during periods of

Bills: HB1228 , HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2464

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, impaired driving, toxicology, forensic toxicology, breath test, blood test, THC, marijuana, cannabis, alcohol concentration, state toxicologist, implied consent, evidence admissibility, venous blood draw, forensic phlebotomist, certified laboratory, accredited laboratory, law enforcement, DWI

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• and of work.
• My name is Lydia Zepeda, and I'm speaking in support of HB 2105 on behalf of the League of Women Voters
• of the bill.
• Members of the committee, Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of
• And the private right of action, coupled with the requirements that are difficult to meet, can be financially

Bills: HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2218 , HB2107 , HB2137 , HB2243 , HB2264

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, immigrant worker protections, immigrant rights, worker protections, I-9 audit, Form I-9, employment eligibility verification, workplace raid, federal immigration inspection, employer notice, anti-retaliation, retaliation, Attorney General enforcement, private right of action, labor law, workplace rights

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• SB number 19. by Bettencourt relating to a prohibition on the marketing and acceptance of political contributions
• procedures regarding accepting a voter with a resident address that is not current and the immediate effect of
• the voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices referred

Bills: SB 8 , HB7 , HB15 , HB 265 , HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• Whether it's due to lack of internet access, transportation, or financial means, the youth in rural or
• We're in favor of the bill.
• Our company was one of the four companies that got deregulated as part of the sunset in 2021.
• We were one of the four.
• Do you have any information at all on the financial part of this proposal? Yes, sir.

Bills: HB1967 , HB3442 , HB5525 , HB5561 , HB5653 , HB5667 , SB1171

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Keywords: juvenile justice, correctional facilities, reform, rehabilitation, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, alcohol awareness, court-ordered programs, substance misuse education, deferred disposition, youth, parole reform, inmates under 18, mental health, educational achievement, reintegration, foster youth, behavior intervention, community services, diversion policies, HB 5653

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• the functions of an assistant, but some of them.
• So, half of this serving is equal to a bottle of 80%... serving is equal to a bottle of 80% vodka.
• of two.
• I've... the issue of the certificate of analysis.
• Scenarios of different avenues of how to tackle this.

Bills: HB441 , HB445 , HB477 , HB441 , HB445

Committee: House Health

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, THC, delta-8, delta-9, delta-10, consumable hemp products, psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, ABC Board, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, retail hemp sales, wholesale hemp distribution, hemp tax

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• For all those who are interested in submitting a public comment, please view the notice of public hearing
• It's not some of the language; it's all of it.
• As a matter of fact, we saw a whole bunch of people who had potentially a tremendous amount of equity
• I'm interested in finding out a little bit more about how the industry has changed in terms of durability
• They do a lot of the economic research for many of the bills. ...that you see out of Austin.

Bills: HB303 , HB 1107 , HB 1063 , HB1517 , HB1991 , HB2464 , HB3509 , HB3527 , HB303

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights

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• impact of tax think about the financial impact of tax bills<00:29:56.360><c> so</c><00:29:56.600><c>
• With our local units of government facing significant financial headwinds from inflation, increased human
• All of these have required us to raise our levy amounts well above and beyond what is financially stable
• All of these have required us to raise our levy amounts well above and beyond what is financially stable

Bills: HF2254 , HF2302 , HF2502 , HF2315 , HF2475 , HF2086

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: HF2254, Minnesota child credit, baby bonus, child tax credit, income tax, individual income tax, tax relief, newborn, birth credit, family tax credit, tax refund, advance payment, Department of Revenue, taxable year, parenting, families with children, child credit, state regulations, families, taxation

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• Do you want to say a couple of words? I want to say a couple of words. Yeah, sure.
• We have HB143 in front of you, and I hope everyone of y'all got a packet of information on the resolutions
• them out of the water.
• dollars of impact.
• You know, it's all of you all, all of you South Alabama folks.

Bills: HB1 , HB143 , HB1 , HB92

Committee: House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program