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• </c> course experienced uh some very severe course experienced uh some very severe damages<00:14:26.120
• </c> severe weather events. severe weather events.
• </c><01:23:47.720><c> updates</c> and then sent out several updates and then sent out several updates
• </c> April event April severe weather where April event April severe weather where once<01:29:37.960>
• </c> for the past several months. for the past several months.

Bills: SCR21 , SCR75 , SCR50 , SCR149 , SCR47 , SCR163 , SCR169 , SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

Bills: HSB314 , HSB622 , HSB623 , HSB694 , HSB696 , HSB729 , HSB739 , HF2438

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: medical release, incapacitated, terminal illness, serious medical condition, parole, risk assessment, victim impact statement, supervision, care facility, Iowa, health services, human services, aging, disability, volunteer services, behavioral health, districts, Iowa Department of Health, service delivery, administrative services

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• seller of raw, unpasteurized milk sold pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any incidental illness
• Over the past couple of years, I've had several requests to run a bill that would legalize non-pasteurized
• that I would hate for the restaurants to be punished if someone would by chance catch one of these illnesses
• As it's in the amendment that they shall be, you know, they shall not be liable for any illness or anything
• There are several that have introduced iterations of it.

Bills: HB3056 , HB3391 , HB3657 , HB3617 , HB4055 , HB3720 , HB3902

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

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• You've heard testimony from several of the family members.
• You've heard testimony from several of the family members.
• I've spoken to several members of the Senate, several members of the public, every municipality that
• We have to make sure that we know what's going on, but we know about these severe cases.
• We have to make sure that we know what's going on, but we know about these severe cases.

Bills: S0330 , S0474 , S0694 , S1120 , S1216 , S1366 , S1442 , S7018

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

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• Then on serious mental illness, we did take what CMS and SAMHSA indicated and we cut off a bunch of the
• The change in the definition of serious mental illness, we understand, but also have some concerns in
• We would recommend changing the terminology used rather than serious mental illness to say a mental,
• And when you talk about severe mental illness and prior authorization there, you're dealing with some
• As you probably noticed last Wednesday, I was ill with the flu, and to the fellow who just testified,

Bills: SB20 , SB111 , SB211 , SB218 , SB14

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• It starts on line five, says qualifying severe illness is an illness that's both chronic and debilitating
• ><02:24:34.800><c> severely</c><02:24:35.520><c> debilitating</c> same meaning as severely debilitating
• </c><02:24:50.760><c> debilitating</c> this section, severely debilitating this section, severely debilitating
• </c><02:28:05.920><c> or</c> severe illness in any state or severe illness in any state or jurisdiction
• 02:40:57.360><c> may</c> to chronic or debilitating illness may to chronic or debilitating illness may

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Bills: HSB314 , HSB619 , HSB650 , HSB653 , HSB704 , HF2220 , HF2315

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: medical release, incapacitated, terminal illness, serious medical condition, parole, risk assessment, victim impact statement, supervision, care facility, Iowa, rural health, transformation fund, healthcare funding, Medicare, health services, Iowa legislation, licensing, healthcare, medicine, continuing education

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• not presently and likely will not in the future pose a threat to public safety, or the person is in ill
• from cancer or another debilitating disease and really are no longer a threat to the community and,
• When men and women in DOC custody When men and women in DOC custody are seriously ill, dying, or not
• I want to thank you for your leadership in the past several months in bringing us together.
• And my organization has members in several counties and towns of Northeastern Washington.

Bills: HB2387 , HB2490 , HB2508 , HB2539

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: elected sheriff, sheriff accountability, recall election, peace officer certification, certified peace officer, law enforcement authority, Washington RCW, criminal justice training commission, special election, public official recall, decertification, sheriff removal, voter accountability, county sheriff, police powers, extraordinary medical placement, compassionate release, medical parole, terminal illness, serious medical condition

Bills: HB322 , HB 126 , HB3062 , HB1481 , HB2310 , HB2674 , HB 121 , HB2243 , HB3627 , HB 1178 , HB367 , HB5515

Committees: Senate Education K-16 , Senate Education

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, higher education, mental health resources, substance abuse education, student policy, communication devices, school regulations, disciplinary measures

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• Uh, first you say a qualifying severe illness means an illness that is both chronic and debilitating.
• ><c> uh</c> is severely debilitating or chronic uh is severely debilitating or chronic uh they<02:23:
• This bill expands to qualify severe illness, chronic debilitating conditions as defined by FDA standards
• <02:24:52.160><c> illness,</c> expands to qualify severe illness, expands to qualify severe illness,
• </c> chron chronic and severe illnesses. chron chronic and severe illnesses.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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• and serious mental illness.
• </c><00:02:08.640><c> these</c> illness and serious mental illness these illness and serious mental illness
• Parents of children in special education are no longer afraid of the term mental illness.
• So we call all those things mental illness.
• </c><01:27:18.280><c> times</c> uh I've reached out to you several times uh I've reached out to you several

Bills: HF2196 , HF2586 , HF2187 , HF2037

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board

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• The residual problem I had was severe insomnia.
• You have debilitating and frightening processing issues.
• Rather, people are told they have other illnesses.
• You have debilitating and frightening processing issues.
• Rather, people are told they have other illnesses.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from House Chair Mindy Domb and Senate Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy, who outlined procedures for the hybrid public hearing, noted the committee would hear testimony on 15 bills related to treatment settings, and recognized members present. The first major bill discussed was H. 4200, authorizing a pilot program for psychedelic-assisted treatment in licensed facilities. Representative Jim O’Day and witnesses from Control Z supported the bill, describing it as a tightly controlled, medically supervised pilot with DPH oversight, limited sites, and screening requirements. Committee members asked about the number of sites and whether Column Health still existed; witnesses said the bill contemplated three separate pilot programs and that Column Health no longer existed after being purchased by another company. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1405 to make the drug stewardship program permanent by removing its 2026 sunset date. Senator John Keenan and others said the program helps collect and safely dispose of unused medications, reduces diversion, and should remain in place because manufacturers should bear disposal costs. A member from Boston added support based on local concerns about people searching through bags for drugs, and Keenan explained the original sunset reflected pilot status and industry pushback. A large portion of the hearing focused on S. 1394 and H. 2193, which would strengthen implementation of the 2023 Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform. The Children’s Mental Health Campaign, Parent/Professional Advocacy League, Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, and Elliott Community Human Services testified that the roadmap’s helpline, community behavioral health centers, and crisis services are important but unevenly implemented. They urged a single point of accountability within EOHHS, regular strategic planning, a public data dashboard, and financial analysis of the behavioral health system and the access and crisis intervention trust fund. Witnesses said commercial insurance often does not fully reimburse community behavioral health center services, making sustainability difficult, and asked for better coordination across agencies and crisis response systems. Committee members asked whether the roadmap includes substance use disorder; witnesses said it is intended to cover behavioral health broadly, including mental health and substance use. The committee also heard testimony on bills to ban aversives and on suicide prevention signage. Lisa Jean Graff testified in support of S. 1394 by urging a statewide ban on aversive practices, including electric shock, withholding food or bathroom access, and other painful interventions, arguing disabled people deserve the same protections from harm as others. Fonda Bryant and Carol McLean supported a bill requiring suicide prevention signs on tall parking garages, describing personal experiences and saying the signs could create a brief pause and connect people to 988 or other help. McLean said her son died by suicide from a parking garage and that signage might have made a difference. The committee also heard strong testimony in support of creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within DMH facilities (S. 1398/H. 2204), with the Massachusetts Nurses Association and a DMH nurse arguing that highly assaultive patients need specialized, more secure units to protect staff and other patients and to improve care. Additional testimony supported creating a dedicated board for licensed mental health counselors (H. 4696/S. 1382), with Rep. John Badger, the Mass Mental Health Counselors Association, and others saying LMHCs are a large and growing workforce that needs its own licensing board, clearer standards, and faster implementation of existing licensure reforms. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H. 2223 regarding benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics. Survivors and advocates described severe withdrawal, lack of informed consent, cognitive harms, and long-term disability, while a physician supported the bill as a way to improve disclosure of risks. Finally, the committee heard multiple witnesses in favor of H. 2231/S. 1383 to establish peer-run respite centers statewide. Advocates and people with lived experience said peer respites provide non-coercive, home-like alternatives to hospitalization, can reduce trauma and repeated admissions, and may be especially important for marginalized communities; they also cited cost savings and existing positive outcomes from current respite programs. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing portion reflected in the transcript.

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• </c> comes to the qualifying severe illness. comes to the qualifying severe illness.
• </c><03:30:33.359><c> They've</c> qualifying severe illness. They've qualifying severe illness.
• Um, and qualifying severe illness means illness that's both chronic and debilitating.
• And so this, in terms of qualifying severe illnesses, chronic and debilitating, terminal, those are all
• severe illnesses, chronic and<03:52:04.960><c> debilitating,</c><03:52:06.239><c> terminal,</c><03:52

Committee: House Judiciary

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• Senator, haven't we worked on several bills in our time here? Haven't we worked on several bills?
• Jackson Andrews, relative to medical marijuana, to allow for the use of medical marijuana by a terminally ill
• But the main thing is that it allows a terminally ill person that needs marijuana for medical use to
• Jackson Andrews, relative to medical marijuana, to allow for the use of medical marijuana by a terminally ill
• But the main thing is that it allows a terminally ill person that needs marijuana for medical use to

Bills: HR174 , HR194 , HCR98 , SB39 , SB124 , SB190 , SB236 , SB270 , SB273 , SB359 , SB415 , SB426 , SB437 , SB451

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: fenbendazole, cancer treatment, public health, FDA, clinical trials, patient safety, visual acuity, student health, de-identified data, longitudinal analysis, education policy, SNAP, food stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, grocery delivery, delivery fees, service charges, online grocery, food access, food insecurity

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• I respectfully ask you to pass this bill because, and I'll give you several examples.
• injuries, because those are severe.
• It's terminally ill and incapacitated release.
• It is terminally ill and incapacitated.
• They do not come up to us, everybody that's ill.

Bills: HB54 , HB55 , HB125 , HB133 , HB158 , HB161 , HB168 , HB169 , HB191 , HB245 , HB280 , HB296 , HB399 , HB821 , HB995

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: juror confidentiality, public records, criminal procedure, privacy, court disclosure, sex offender, sex offense, child predator, registry, registration, notification, supervised release, probation and parole, parole, juvenile offender, victim under 13, community notification, lifetime registration, failure to register, venue

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• mental illness.
• As somebody with chronic illness, I have asthma.
• severe and persistent mental illness.
• In fact, a serious mental illness, I would see them every three months.
• Especially for New Mexicans living with serious mental illness.

Bills: SB101 , SB21 , HM52 , HB132 , SB14 , SB20

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation

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• And that can help them maintain and manage the mental illness that they have.
• mental illness, which is on page 5, lines 9 through 18.
• However, Senate Bill 20 is concerning for several reasons.
• There have been several data privacy bills introduced.
• On to several of the issues that have been raised in this exchange.

Bills: SB20 , SB53 , SB86 , SB96 , SB129

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• It directs physicians to be responsible for diagnosing an incarcerated individual's illness and the appropriate

Bills: SB5873 , SB5895 , SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5945 , SB5957 , SB5966

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability

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• There have been multiple bills filed by this legislature in the last several years about trying to tighten
• While I've had multiple conversations with multiple stakeholders over the last several weeks, it's certainly

Bills: S0330 , S0354 , S0504 , S0506 , S0526 , S0594 , S0840

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

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• Not admit they're mentally ill. We've been doing it for 28 years.
• Due to the severity of his illness, we sometimes turned to law enforcement for help.
• He was suffering from kidney failure and mental illness.
• The Homeless Response System cannot help those who refuse help due to mental illness.
• It will be used to compel severely mentally ill homeless individuals into care and provide local governments

Bills: SJR27 , SB53 , SB311 , SB1164 , SB2807 , SB1574 , SB 53

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority