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• going to be able to access these dangerous drugs.
• and Human Services Committee amendment to Senate Bill 1120.
• , by adding Section 15-20-08 relating to school access.
• It criminalizes access to protected speech.
• Public libraries exist to provide access to ideas, not to enforce government censorship.

Summary: The Senate met in several Committee of the Whole sessions to consider a large number of bills, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations and several being amended before advancing. Early action included bills on fentanyl penalties (SB 1061), firearm suppressors/prohibited weapons (SB 1069), DCS attorney appearance and hotline/case-history access (SB 1081 and SB 1174), mandatory reporting and scrap metal theft (SB 1127 and SB 1128), and a narcotic-drug-to-minor offense bill (SB 1170). Senators Ortiz, Kuby, and others argued against the drug bills as harmful mandatory-minimum policies that would reduce judicial discretion and worsen addiction and incarceration outcomes, while supporters framed them as public-safety measures. SB 1170 ultimately failed on third reading; SB 1061, SB 1069, SB 1127, SB 1128, SB 1171, SB 1174, and SB 1188 passed, while SB 1021 later failed after concerns were raised about possible federal anti-kickback conflicts. The chamber also advanced health-care and regulatory measures, including chiropractic board compliance training (SB 1021), radiation protection and health-care institution requirements (SB 1120 and SB 1121), health care cost containment system changes (SB 1171), and pharmacy scheduling/prescription authority (SB 1188). Several of these bills were amended with technical changes or rulemaking authority, and most passed on third reading. SB 1243 and SB 1244 on court-ordered treatment also moved forward after amendments; supporters said the changes would improve notice and allow guardians or agencies to act more effectively, while opponents warned about due-process concerns and expanded coercive treatment authority. In later calendars, the Senate considered local planning and permitting (SB 1241), school access and GED preparation (SB 1166 and SB 1370), water and groundwater issues (SB 1202 and SB 1287), tax and finance measures (SB 1180, SB 1221, SB 1293, SB 1294, and SB 1429), and a constitutional resolution on legislative boundaries (SCR 1031). SB 1166 was amended to limit GED preparation to grades 11 and 12, SB 1241 and SB 1287 received technical amendments, and SB 1180 was clarified to align tax forms with federal conformity. SB 1075 on foreign entities and land sales drew the most debate: an Ortiz amendment would have shifted it toward corporate homebuyer restrictions and housing affordability, but that amendment was defeated on a roll call vote before the bill advanced as amended. Most remaining measures passed their third readings, with the Senate adopting Committee of the Whole reports and transmitting the approved bills to the House.

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• access to SNAP benefits.
• He went on to talk about access to health care as a right.
• the most vulnerable Americans have access to the critical services on which they rely.
• THE MOST VULNERABLE AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS TO THE CRITICAL SERVICES ON WHICH THEY RELY.
• LOSE ACCESS TO BASIC CARE.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• A12 requires DSHS to monitor and prevent access to pornography for an individual that was previously
• under the CPP to be notified of such placement prior to the individual receiving further services by
• to the service provider by a former participant in the CPP.
• you sign and agree to those rules before you are allowed to move into other services.
• reach out to the Department of Health and Human Services and allow them to have a direct line to them

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee met on February 24 to executive a large docket of bills and one gubernatorial appointment. The committee first heard and then moved several bills in two packets. Topics included the Community Protection Program (SHB 1390), jail search policies for transgender and intersex individuals (EHB 1604), medically tailored meals (EHB 2211), limits on DSHS reviews of community residential service providers (SHB 2230), and a children and youth behavioral health coordination bill (2SHB 2429). Later, the committee also considered bills on foster care licensing and adult family homes (SHB 2505), DOC supervision of stalking convictions (HB 2510), inmate funds and indigency thresholds (SHB 2539), and transparency for residential habilitation centers (SHB 2350), along with the reappointment of Corey McNally to the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. Most of the debate centered on SHB 1390 and EHB 1604, where Senator Christian offered numerous amendments aimed at adding restrictions, notifications, assessments, and delays; most of those amendments failed on party-line votes. On SHB 1390, the committee adopted only a technical amendment updating agency names and references, then advanced the bill to Rules. On EHB 1604, all proposed amendments failed and the bill was sent to Rules. On EHB 2211, an amendment to add a competitive bidding credit for nonprofit and small-business meal vendors failed, and the bill advanced. SHB 2230 moved forward without amendment, and 2SHB 2429 was amended with a striking amendment and referred to Ways and Means because of its fiscal impact. In the second packet, SHB 2505 and HB 2510 were both moved out of committee without amendment. On SHB 2539, the committee rejected an amendment to lower the indigency threshold to $50, adopted an amendment allowing the threshold to be at least $100 and adjustable, and then advanced the bill as amended. On SHB 2350, the committee adopted a negotiated amendment requiring notices about residential habilitation center noncompliance to be emailed to relevant legislative committees, withdrew a second notice amendment, and passed the bill. The committee also voted to recommend confirmation of Corey McNally’s appointment to the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. Several bills were reported out subject to signatures, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.

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• If you want to know what the future of Texas or any nation looks like with ready access to cost-efficient
• To access that sweet oil, we need to drill more.
• One, we have access to open water.
• Access to natural gas is needed both domestically and internationally to support our economy.
• We need access to the ports once again.

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We offer various ways for citizens to access our services, whether they want to visit one of our 200+
• We want to offer services in the way they want to consume them, when they want to consume them.
• We aim to simplify this by offering services where any customer can access any of our services... over
• with them on to be able to actually be able to move to a larger, nicer, more accessible location.
• It's not something that we as Service Oklahoma have access to.

Keywords: 914, all

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• providers and expand access to services for individuals. $47.5 million to support the iBudget waiver
• providers and expand access to services for individuals awaiting enrollment in the iBudget waiver. $27.5
• Next, I'm going to move to Health and Human Services to the ADAP part.
• public access to the lands?
• get access to the swim lesson vouchers up to age seven.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• her portfolio to cover housing, and I've worked very closely with her on that, human services, veterans
• SB 1140, Ashby, school campus access, due pass with author amendments to make technical changes.
• SB 1421, McGuire, California Child and Family Service Review System, due pass as amended to revise the
• SB 1203, Smallwood-Cuevas, security services, due pass as amended to delete the third-party training
• SB 1203, Smallwood-Cuevas, security services, due pass as amended to delete the third-party training

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 13, 2026 suspense-file hearing on Senate bills, with the chair opening by thanking staff and recognizing consultant Jennifer Swenson’s retirement after 30 years in the Legislature. The committee explained that it was weighing the fiscal impact of 293 bills and that some would move forward while others would be held because of cost, duplication, or competing budget priorities. The committee then took up the suspense file in alphabetical order and acted on a large number of measures, sending many to the Assembly floor as due pass or due pass with amendments. Examples included bills on battery recycling, wildfire resilience loans, mobile home park disaster assistance, price gouging, veterans’ property tax exemptions, housing and insurance issues, energy and utility regulation, election procedures, criminal justice, health care, education, housing, environmental protection, and artificial intelligence. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, delay implementation, add reporting requirements, clarify definitions, or reduce costs; others were held in committee. Among the notable actions, several bills were advanced on roll calls while others were held, including measures related to water quality, utility rate information, juvenile detention, CARE Court, and various housing and energy proposals. The committee also moved a number of sunset and technical cleanup bills, and several members requested to be added as principal or joint authors on amended measures. At the end of the hearing, the chair noted that the committee had moved a large number of bills to the Assembly floor, usually with amended language, and that the amended versions would be posted online. The hearing then adjourned.

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• </c> they need to get access to health care. they need to get access to health care. this<01:27:56.719
• </c> what service they're going to provide. what service they're going to provide.
• They're afraid that they're going to lose access to the services that keep them and the people they love
• c> we</c> need to protect access to care and we need to protect access to care and we have<01:36:08.480
• </c> constituents ability to access care. constituents ability to access care.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It relates to the entities that provide cable services or video services. Chair, uh, calls up.
• The first is this bill would prohibit us from collecting franchise fees related to cable service because
• Only those services that use our right of way would be required to pay the franchise fee.
• If you enjoy the service, then you'll have to pay a little bit of the fee.
• reposition their cable services as streaming services, and now all of a sudden they don't have to pay

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

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• </c> maintaining access to safe and effective maintaining access to safe and effective vaccination<00
• as to the services and understanding as to the services and supports<00:33:34.080><c> that</c><00:33
• The assets are access to services and amenities, social connections and community.
• Um the assets are access to resounding.
• Um the assets are access to services<01:07:59.200><c> and</c><01:07:59.520><c> amenities,</c><01:08:00.559

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, with one member abstaining because of absence and one member opposing. The main informational items were a Department of Health and Human Services update on the rural health transformation grant and a public health briefing on vaccines, followed by a quarterly budget and staffing update and an annual report from the Permanent Subcommittee on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Related Dementias. Commissioner Lori Weaver reported that the department submitted the rural health transformation grant application on November 4, described it as reflecting input from communities and providers statewide, and said CMS review and budget negotiations would follow before final approval on December 31. She said the grant could support hiring as long as administrative costs stay within the 10% cap, and that the governor’s office will oversee administration with HHS. Ian Watt then testified that New Hampshire remains committed to vaccine access, including through the universal purchase program and annual respiratory virus guidance for flu, RSV, and COVID-19. He said the state continues to use evidence-based review for vaccine policy, noted the CDC’s change regarding the combined MMRV vaccine for the first dose in young children, and said New Hampshire’s school vaccine mandates remain at nine for schoolchildren and 10 for child care, with statutory exemptions still in place. Department staff also said there have been no supply or funding problems affecting childhood vaccine access. Nathan White, the department’s CFO, reviewed the DHHS budget and vacancy trends. He said DHHS makes up a large share of the state budget, that about 31% of its budget is general funds subject to lapse, and that lapse projections are difficult because much of the budget is driven by utilization rather than personnel. He reported current projected general fund lapse of just under $20 million, compared with about $39 million in the statewide surplus statement, and explained that only about a third of DHHS general funds can actually lapse because of statutory restrictions. He also said the department has about 400 unfunded positions, contributing to roughly a $30 million general fund reduction across the biennium, and that the hiring freeze has pushed vacancy trends upward while critical direct-care positions are being prioritized. The Alzheimer’s subcommittee reported six meetings this year, presentations on state services, silver alerts, brain health awareness, and palliative/hospice care, and work toward a new state Alzheimer’s plan. The subcommittee is developing a needs-assessment survey for people living with dementia, caregivers, and service providers, with the goal of using the results and other data sources to inform the plan. Its recommendations focus on integrating Alzheimer’s and dementia materials into chronic disease and aging outreach, embedding brain health into systems of care, adding cognitive health measures to BRFSS, and continuing partnerships with statewide organizations. Members also discussed recent research and prevention efforts, and the committee noted that a separate bill is being pursued to include Alzheimer’s and dementia in existing public health awareness campaigns.

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• If you go to a private school, you likely have access to all these programs, you likely have access to
• away and you probably don't have access to.
• to funeral, cemetery, and consumer services.
• to funeral cemetery and consumer services.
• to public health services corresponding to their biological sex.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes to fallen service members. The chamber then moved through a special order calendar focused on a series of bills, with most measures receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support after brief explanations and floor debate. Several bills were temporarily postponed, but the body took up and passed multiple others, often substituting identical House companions before final passage. The first major measure, SB 1062 on speech and debate education, drew extensive supportive debate from senators who described debate as a civic skill that builds confidence, critical thinking, and conflict resolution, especially for students in public schools and underserved communities. An amendment creating a Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, expanding access through public-private partnerships, and establishing coach training was adopted, and the bill ultimately passed 37-0. The Senate also passed SB 1072 creating an Anti-Semitism Task Force, with a late-filed amendment clarifying that the bill does not restrict criticism of Israel and is not intended to infringe First Amendment rights; that bill also passed 37-0. Other measures passed included a PFAS bill phasing out firefighting foam containing forever chemicals and setting testing, reporting, and enforcement requirements; an expansion of the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; student health and safety legislation expanding seizure-response training in schools; updates to funeral and cemetery regulation; protected cell captive insurance company legislation aimed at increasing insurance market capacity; nonprofit corporation updates; child welfare reforms streamlining foster-care medication approvals and related procedures; salvage title/e-signature changes; and forensic client services changes allowing certain APD clients to be housed with other secure forensic residents. Most of these bills were passed after substituting House companions and received unanimous votes. The most contentious debate came on SB 1134 regarding official actions of local governments and DEI-related activities. Senator Yarborough argued the bill would stop counties and cities from funding or promoting DEI practices he described as discriminatory or ideological, while several amendments sought to narrow the bill to spending only, add an intent requirement for penalties, and preserve local proclamations and observances such as LGBTQ Pride Month. Those amendments were rejected, and debate continued on the bill’s scope and exemptions, but the transcript ends before final disposition of SB 1134 is shown.

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• Right now, the only way to find out about advice letters being filed is to be on the correct service
• Meanwhile, the CCAs themselves did not have access to the data needed to accurately forecast the impact
• a couple of years ago related to PCIA that did avail the CCAs the opportunity to have greater access
• to this information. ...related to PCIA that did avail the CCAs the opportunity to have greater access
• PCIA that did avail the CCA's the opportunity to have greater access to this information.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy met without a quorum at first and proceeded as a subcommittee, then later established quorum and took up three bills. AB 1715, by Assembly Member Schiavo, would require the CPUC to create a searchable online database of utility advice letters, responses, and resolutions dating back to 2020, and add quarterly reporting on taxpayer-funded loans and grants to investor-owned utilities. Supporters, including TURN, said the bill would improve transparency and accountability around utility financing and ratepayer savings; no formal opposition testified, though SDG&E and SoCalGas said committee amendments addressed their main concerns. The bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations and ultimately passed 16-0. AB 1761, by Assembly Member Rogers, would improve transparency around the PCIA charge paid by community choice aggregators and other departing load customers by allowing advance access to data used in the calculation through an existing CPUC nondisclosure process. CalCCA, several CCAs, local governments, and clean energy groups supported the bill, arguing that current PCIA-setting practices are opaque and can cause rate shock; IOUs opposed, citing concerns about market-sensitive data and noting an existing CPUC process they said had not been fully used. After discussion of confidentiality protections and the committee amendments, the bill passed 15-0 to Appropriations. AB 1787, by Assembly Member Schultz, would require the CPUC to direct the large investor-owned utilities to offer optional dynamic rate tariffs once smart meter and related system upgrades approved on or after January 1, 2027 are in place. Supporters said dynamic pricing can help customers shift usage to lower-cost, cleaner periods and reduce peak demand costs, while opponents from PG&E, SDG&E, and SCE argued the bill was too prescriptive, could conflict with ongoing CPUC proceedings, and might create cost or implementation issues. The author said he would continue working with opponents and accepted committee amendments; the bill passed 13-0 to Appropriations. All three measures were reported out, and the committee adjourned.

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• I'd also like to thank each of you for your public service.
• should have access to, to all these values.
• Because of this, we were among the first to collaborate to access the benefits of this legislation.
• One of the critical elements of the bill is the additional resources it provides to expand access to
• having access to their, the CTE pathways in their home district, they also have access to the pathways

Bills: HB20 , HB120

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations, higher education, LGBTQ studies, DEI studies, program prohibition, educational policy, HB120, Texas, Texas Education Code, public universities, public colleges, queer studies, gay studies, lesbian studies

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• and the VA to ensure continued access to his constituents.
• and the VA to ensure continued access to his constituents.
• </c> continued service to the people of continued service to the people of Colorado.<01:39:46.320><c>
• access to the capital and ranchers have access to the capital that<01:48:47.679><c> they</c><01:48:47.840
• ><c> to</c><02:24:00.720><c> everybody,</c> payments not accessible to everybody, payments not accessible

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• THE NEED FOR ACCESS IS PARAMOUNT AND FLORIDA HAS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY AND PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS THE
• THIS BILL WOULD INCREASE ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR FLORIDIANS TO COMBAT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND THE BILL
• WITH ONE, OUR MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND 2, ACCESS TO THAT AND I THINK YOUR BILL COVERS ALL OF THAT SO I
• THE BILL DEFINES THE TERM DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL TO REFER TO AN INDIVIDUAL PAID TO PROVIDE SERVICES
• THEM ALREADY AND THERE WAS A NURSE VISITING THE GROUP HOME TO PROVIDE SERVICES IT WOULD CONTINUE TO

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• resolve the charter, payments to consultants for services that provided little or no benefit to the
• The site is easily accessible, and if you wanted to type in a keyword—let's say you wanted to type in
• So we're going to continue to work with them because obviously they lose it if they don't access it.
• I'd now like to turn it over to the staff of the Public Service Commission.
• employees, to retain them, to carry out the services that this body and the Constitution puts in place

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• It says that the federal government did not have access to state-to-state data through the state-to-state
• So has AMVA ever provided access to Real ID information to any federal agency?
• Do they have access to your data? Not to my knowledge. No. On the Real ID Act...
• But everything we're trying to do now is to better anticipate, when you come to us for service, we want
• service pursuant to the Federal Real ID Program.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• to stabilize the provision of existing health care services when those services are at risk of reduction
• This bill will provide some grants that hospitals and clinics can apply for to Help them keep services
• Chair, just to put a button on it, it doesn't have to be for an... ...expansion of services.
• It's just to shore up vulnerable services. So you wouldn't necessarily see an expansion.
• have access to health care in the near future.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• his military service to our great nation.
• No, immediate access to statewide geospatial data for all citizens of the state.
• So the language was to assure that when the public pays to have maps made, the public has access.
• Public pays to have maps made, the public has access to those maps.
• Just wondering about that, sir, you mentioned that any citizen would have access to this data?

Committee: House Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on Senate Bill 905, moving the bill “do pass.” After roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 6 ayes and 4 nays, and SB 905 was reported do pass. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 959, presented by Senator Doug Beck on behalf of Senator Roberts, who was on active duty. The bill would create the Missouri GIS Council within the Office of Administration to improve statewide geospatial data coordination, planning, training, and education. Supporters, including Greater St. Louis, Inc., the State 911 Service Board, and BioSTL/Next Missouri, said the council would improve emergency response, broadband and infrastructure planning, economic development, and government efficiency, while also including privacy protections that prohibit collection of personally identifiable information. An opponent from Armour Vine argued the bill was “big brother” and raised concerns about government access to geospatial data and privacy, suggesting the measure could be used to track citizens. Committee members questioned both sides about whether the bill collected personal data and whether similar information is already available through cell phones or mapping systems. Supporters responded that the bill concerns address and map data, not individual tracking, and emphasized its value for 911 routing and public safety. No vote was taken on SB 959, and the hearing was closed after testimony.

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• significant challenges is the inability to access paid on-campus employment, including jobs needed to
• to expand access to health care for community college part-time faculty.
• Members, access to health care for workers is a priority for this Members, access to health care for
• AB 375 will restore telehealth access because every child with autism deserves access to the care they
• AB375 will restore telehealth access because every child with autism deserves access to care they need

Keywords: 988, house, all