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• </c> medical care. medical care.
• Our health care dollar health care.
• , reassignment care, or affirming care?
• </c> care, or affirming care. care, or affirming care.
• . directions. directions.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Assisted outpatient treatment is court-ordered mental health care provided in the community and not in
• Like, just whoever's going to be taking care of that kiddo, it's free.
• I've been in health care for around 30 years now.
• I've been in health care for around 30 years now.
• But in big situations where you may have somebody that's taking personal care of somebody...

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We study the health care market and aim to understand changes in health care cost, quality, and access
• Um, and again, this is directed in federal law and rule.
• <00:03:19.519><c> us</c><00:03:19.880><c> to</c> directed us to directed us to do<00:03:21.239><c> this
• In many ways, 340B is an example of complexity in health care.
• </c><00:35:30.080><c> The</c> load boxes and direct traffic. The load boxes and direct traffic.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Sufficient child care capacity is crucial for economic success.
• For some historical perspective, 141 child care loans have been issued, totaling a little over $16.6
• And the North Dakota Development Fund has active loans with 43 child care businesses that care for 3,754
• available for child care?
• Any other questions for Shadden on this child care? Seeing none, thank you. Mr. Gilkin. Thank you.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Budget Section’s Commerce and Legal Services Division met to review the Department of Commerce base budget for the 2027-29 biennium and to receive an update on Commerce programs. Legislative Council staff first walked the committee through the “blue sheet” base budget summary, explaining the major line items, the large share of federal grant authority in Commerce’s budget, and the continuing appropriations that support several Commerce funds. Members asked how grant funding is coordinated across agencies, and staff said collaboration varies by program but is strong in areas like UAS and LIHEAP. Commerce Commissioner Chris Schilken then presented on current activities, focusing heavily on grant administration, transparency, and economic development programs. Members questioned how grant applicants are selected, whether Commerce tracks applications and return on investment, and how long grant awards take to reach recipients. The commissioner said Commerce uses scoring criteria, outside reviewers, a minimum 30-day application window, and typically completes awards within two to three months. A lengthy exchange followed over whether Commerce should open some grants only to intended recipients versus running competitive application processes; Commerce said it follows best-practice grantmaking and that its attorney in the Attorney General’s office approved that approach. Commerce also highlighted the North Dakota Development Fund, citing long-term investment and job creation results, examples such as Red Trail Energy, Packet Digital, Valiance, Corvent Medical, child care loans, and the Automate ND program. Members asked about acceptable failures, lessons learned, regional economic development coordination, and the expansion of the fund into non-primary sectors. Workforce Director Katie Ralston Howell then outlined a statewide workforce ecosystem review, a new governor’s workforce sub-cabinet, and three task forces focused on simplifying entry, warm handoffs, and data integration. She discussed the in-demand occupations list, Workforce Pell, apprenticeships, and efforts to better connect students with employers and higher education. Commerce also briefly reviewed housing programs and a new housing sub-cabinet. No votes were taken; the committee simply received testimony, asked questions, and adjourned after setting up the next meeting to hear the Attorney General budget in June.

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• During Taylor's battle with cancer, I pursued every possible care avenue yet.
• Be careful, but so he represented Jennifer who demanded a $20,000. settlement, or ultimately?
• First, it directs the use of funds from the county.
• So while this bill is not a direct response to that tragedy.
• So developing a wild cave to allow touring by the public is a careful process.

Bills: HB170, HB865, HB748, HJR112, HB 1110, HB1495, HB786, HB 1130, HB170

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• crushed with red tape and burdensome, and often unnecessary, reporting requirements, with no one caring
• This, to me, shows a clear understanding of the need to evaluate the effects, both direct and indirect
• have introduced the Prove It Act again this Congress, which requires agencies to consider both the direct
• During your service in the previous Trump administration, you had direct insight into the COVID, EIDL
• The things the agency does not do well are things like direct lending, voter registration efforts, and

Keywords: SBA, small business, nominations, Bill Briggs, Casey Mulligan, regulations, capital access, public support

Summary: The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship convened to consider the nominations of Bill Briggs for Deputy Administrator of the SBA and Dr. Casey Mulligan for Chief Counsel for Advocacy. The discussions highlighted the critical role of the SBA in promoting small businesses, with emphasis on overcoming challenges posed by excessive regulations and the need for improved access to capital. Several committee members expressed their concerns over recent layoffs within the SBA and the closure of district offices, which they believe undermine support for small businesses across the nation. The committee meeting saw extensive dialogue about the implications of regulations on small business operations and how the nominees plan to address these issues if confirmed. Public support for the nominees was acknowledged through letters from various stakeholders who advocate for small business interests.

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• Representative Ehart, do you care to wrap up? Representative Ehart: Mr.
• Take care." "All right.
• Take care. Thank you.
• But they are not required to exercise due care...
• Chairman, and I will try to be careful. I'm a little shocked.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Members and guests, please now direct your attention to the gentleman from Cape Girardeau for a special
• about the powers that it grants itself. ...careful about the powers that it grants itself.
• Senate Bill 878 is important for rural Missouri health care.
• In many of our small towns, the local pharmacist is one of the easiest health care professionals for
• This bill helps improve access to care while This bill helps improve access to care while keeping proper

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journals for the 65th and 66th legislative days. Members also spent time on personal privilege and special guest introductions, including a recognition of law enforcement officers who were injured in the line of duty and several interns serving in House offices. The chamber then took up several fiscal review committee reports and moved to conference and Senate bills. House Bill 2818, dealing with annexation and related local government language for St. Joseph Airport, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County, was explained as a compromise on voluntary annexation standards; after debate it was adopted and then third read and passed by a vote of 136-7. House Bill 1825, concerning county salary commissions and county classification changes for Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline counties, drew debate over county pay and the exclusion of coroners, but the Senate substitute was adopted 109-35 and finally passed 106-39. The House also considered House Joint Resolution 87, the so-called constitutional sheriff resolution, which would place sheriff duties and the office itself in the Missouri Constitution. Members debated its scope, including concerns about the term “traitors,” possible effects on Kansas City’s police governance, and whether the measure was necessary; a St. Louis City amendment clarifying the City of St. Louis sheriff provisions was adopted. The resolution then passed 100-47. Finally, Senate Bill 878 on pharmacy practice and rural health access, including pharmacist treatment for common illnesses, emergency waivers, and access to certain medications and supplies, passed 132-13 after an amendment on blood pressure cuffs for pregnant women and opioid-alternative language was adopted. Senate Bill 903, addressing telecommunications infrastructure and copper theft, passed 137-5. The House then announced upcoming committee work, including a born-alive bill, and adjourned until May 12, 2026.

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• We want to improve sight distance and provide an additional lane in each direction, and this will help
• While we aim to reduce crashes, post-crash care is an important element of this approach.
• While we aim to reduce crashes, post-crash care is an important element of this approach.
• The commission uses Target Zero, Washington State's Strategic Highway Safety Plan, to direct its work
• The act directed the Board of Pilotage Commissioners, with the help of the Department of Ecology, to

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met for work sessions, public hearings, and executive action. In the work session, WSDOT briefed the committee on the U.S. 12 corridor near Walla Walla and the North Spokane Corridor. Brian White said U.S. 12 is an eight-phase project with seven phases complete, and phase eight would finish the corridor, improve freight mobility and safety, and include a jurisdictional transfer of the old highway back to Walla Walla County. He said the project remains short of full funding, including a gap between the $350 million corridor cost and the $110 million federal Rural Surface Transportation grant, but WSDOT hopes to build smaller independent-utility pieces and begin construction in summer 2027. Charlene K. then reported that the North Spokane Corridor is seven of eight highway miles open, with major remaining work on the I-90 connection and related interchanges, bridges, and trail segments. She described the project as on track for design completion in 2027 and construction completion around 2030, while noting risks tied to federal approval, tight construction space, labor and contractor availability, utilities, and community impacts. The committee also heard from Karen Messmer of the Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council, who summarized the council’s 2025 report and 2026 priorities. She emphasized that pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities remain unacceptably high and urged a safe-system approach focused on safer speeds, roads, road users, vehicles, land use, and post-crash care. She highlighted recommendations including safety-based performance measures, better speed management, more local safety planning support, improved driver education, attention to micromobility and large vehicles, and faster toxicology and crash-data processing. In public hearings, the committee heard Senate Bill 6131, which would expand the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s fatal crash review authority, designate it as a public health authority for limited access to health information, and create a confidential fatality review committee. The sponsor and Traffic Safety Commission said the bill would help identify common contributing factors in all fatal crashes while protecting confidential information; a media representative testified that the bill preserves public access to records already open and supports the goal of improving safety. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6155, which would extend disability parking placard renewal from every five years to every 20 years and remove the need for a health care practitioner’s signature at renewal; supporters said this would reduce burdens on permanently disabled people, while opponents warned it could increase fraud and misuse of placards. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6238, which would raise the minimum tug escort horsepower for oil tankers in restricted waters to 3,000 horsepower or 5% of tanker deadweight, whichever is greater; the sponsor and Board of Pilotage said the change would align statute with current practice and newly adopted rules. Testimony was mixed, and the hearing closed with two people signed in pro and two con. In executive session, the committee advanced several bills. It passed Senate Bill 5746 on EV charging infrastructure property crime, Senate Bill 5824 on fifth wheel travel trailer length, Senate Bill 6110 on e-bikes and e-motos, Senate Bill 5839 on county ferry district passenger-only service, and Senate Bill 6148 on regional transit authority bond terms, all with due pass recommendations to the Rules Committee. An amendment to SB 6110 adding several state agency leaders to the e-moto work group was rejected. The committee adjourned after signing committee reports.

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• During that time, he played a key role in important policy discussions like the CARES Act.
• If directed by the President of the United States to take action that would break the law, would you
• follow the law or follow the President's directive?
• Now, Congressional Republicans say they care about the deficits, so they have a plan to fix things up
• The health care and education programs from families, which I think is a bad idea.

Keywords: nomination, Deputy Secretary of Treasury, economic policy, inflation, tariffs, tribal nations, government relations

Summary: The meeting convened to consider the nomination of Mike Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. During the session, multiple members voiced concerns regarding current economic policies under the Trump administration, particularly around inflation, tariffs, and the impact on small businesses. Discussions frequently centered on the administration's approach to tariffs and taxation, and how these factors contribute to the rising cost of living and potential job losses. Additionally, the importance of bolstering government-to-government relationships with tribal nations was emphasized, highlighting the need for specialized offices focused on tribal affairs within the Treasury Department.

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• attempting to get in front of our tort liability problem by giving some tools to courts in shelter care
• ...shelter care hearings to try to protect children. I urge your support. Further remarks?
• does not use the dollars that should be going to young people to raise them if they're under state care
• carriers for the purposes of paying for abortion care services.
• ... ...a dedicated state account for this funding to direct via grants for the intended purpose.

Keywords: 904, all

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• There is a focus on children's issues, family, health care, you name it.
• Our success in obtaining court orders directing the resumption of funding has restored literally billions
• Under half, $12 billion, $53 million came in the form of direct aid from the federal government.
• filing the lawsuit and submitting our briefs requesting a preliminary injunction that would have directed
• Access to health care and access to the ballot remains unimpeded.

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• I'm the Chief Operating Officer for Direct Care and Treatment, which is still part of DHS.
• I'm Dan Starcamp, operations director for Direct Care and Treatment, and I will kick off the presentation
• As you know, DCT provides direct care treatment, secure treatment for mentally ill, developmentally disabled
• </c><01:21:31.960><c> care</c><01:21:32.120><c> and</c><01:21:32.320><c> treatment</c> director for direct
• care and treatment director for direct care and treatment and<01:21:33.600><c> uh</c><01:21:33.760><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm a foster care alumnus.
• And as a law professor, I care about language.
• Many of them were health care workers.
• Many of them were health care workers.
• workers, and over 700 verified attacks on health care facilities.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.

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• and center-based child care.
• and center-based child care.
• </c> center-based child child care. center-based child child care.
• </c> for long-term care services. for long-term care services.
• </c> and Hennepin Health Care. and Hennepin Health Care.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That's not foster care anymore. That's congregate care under another name.
• Congregate care is not a substitute in any sense, whatever, for foster care in a home.
• to foster care.
• care, and residential care.
• Treatment foster care is for kids who require a higher level of care than traditional foster care but

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• Like just whoever's going to be taking care of that kiddo, it's free.
• Like just whoever's going to be taking care of that kiddo, it's free.
• I've been in health care for around 30 years now.
• But in big situations where you may have somebody that's taking personal care of somebody...
• So they're really very attentive and careful to what that entails. And they, you know...

Summary: The Committee on Health and Mental Health first met in executive session and voted House Bill 2370, House Bill 3278, and House Bill 1638 do pass. HB 2370 passed 13-9, while HB 3278 passed 15-0 and HB 1638 passed 17-0. The committee then moved into public testimony. Senate Bill 1015, sponsored by Senator Nuremberg, was presented as a measure creating a legal process for assisted outpatient treatment for adults with serious mental illness who are at risk of deterioration, hospitalization, or harm. Supporters, including the Missouri Behavioral Health Council and the Missouri Association of Public Administrators, said it would reduce hospitalization and incarceration and improve access to care. The senator and witnesses emphasized collaboration with hospitals and the Department of Mental Health, and no opposition was offered. The committee also heard a detailed presentation on the STARS program from SSM Health representatives, explaining it as a Missouri-based EMS and pediatric emergency planning system that uses physician-approved, electronic care plans for children with complex needs. Members asked about costs, access, and how the program differs from the bill discussed previously; witnesses said the program is free for EMS and emergency access, but hospitals that write plans pay implementation and subscription fees. House Bill 2903, by Representative Mayhew, would give county and district hospitals relief from certain public-entity requirements, including some Sunshine Law-related burdens, board qualifications, and financial reporting timelines, to help them compete with private hospitals. Supporters from Phelps Health said the bill would reduce administrative burden and protect proprietary information; there was no opposition. Finally, House Bill 3379, by Representative Dolan, would expand and strengthen Missouri’s employee disqualification and mandated reporting rules for abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. The bill adds more mandated reporters, including bank personnel and first responders, creates penalties for knowingly failing to report, and requires quicker DSS follow-up to reporters. DHSS supported the bill, citing recent financial exploitation complaints, while the Missouri Bankers Association said it supports the goal but wants to work on the mandatory reporting language so banks are not exposed to liability for situations they cannot readily detect. No formal opposition was presented, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.

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• on the performance of the Child Care Fund every year.
• I'm president of Advanced Single Savis Care Advocacy Project.
• Many people that are more than I care to count.
• If health care is not taking care of patients, they need to be educated.
• If the cost is no more than the cost of care by in that were providers.

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• If we want to have those that care for their elders, we may need to have home care.
• Reproductive health care is essential health care, and access to this care should never be dependent
• Reproductive health care is essential health care, and access to this care should never be dependent
• Leaving campus for care can mean delays or going without care altogether.
• most of our health care provider workforce doesn't know that this is really simple care.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• apologize because you can't see all the tags on the ladder, but they're dealing with things like health care
• energy costs among the highest in the country, housing costs among the highest in the country, health care
• costs among the highest in the country, health care costs.
• She lived her life guided by an unrelenting care for those around her.
• I realize how incredibly lucky I am to have a dedicated, caring, wonderful staff.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up a long series of FY26 budget amendments during debate on the Ways and Means budget bill. Early on, an amendment on debt service and the Debt Affordability Committee was rejected. A major education amendment offered by Senator Lewis and supported by Senator Comerford was then adopted; it directs DESE to begin a public process, with $200,000 in funding, to review and recommend updates to the Chapter 70 municipal contribution formula and related school funding structures as the Student Opportunity Act nears full implementation. Senators argued that school districts across the Commonwealth are under severe fiscal strain, citing rising special education, transportation, health insurance, and Proposition 2 1/2 pressures, and that the current formulas are increasingly out of alignment with local needs. The chamber also considered and voted on many other amendments, with several adopted and several rejected. Adopted amendments included measures on public payroll transparency, regional EMS, a small business group purchasing cooperative pilot, simplifying Medicaid eligibility determinations, and early education background checks. Rejected amendments included proposals on first-time homebuyer savings accounts, population change studies, competitiveness studies, emergency contract reform, natural gas cost containment, a $200 per pupil aid increase, regional school reimbursement increases, a Foundation Budget Review Commission-related study, special education service studies, welfare benefit audits, short-term capital gains, and an MBTA sustainability plan. Senator Durant also spoke in support of Amendment 766, which would create a crumbling concrete assistance fund for homeowners affected by pyrrhotite, with tax-exempt aid, federal funding applications, audits, and a stakeholder working group. Near the end of debate, Senator D. DiDomenico praised the Shannon Grant program for gang violence prevention, and the Senate adopted a final corrective amendment containing technical fixes and local earmarks. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and, after a roll call on engrossment, passed to be engrossed by a vote of 38-2. The Senate also approved a motion to adjourn to the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. and recessed in memory of Yaron Lashinsky, Sarah Lynn Milgram, and Leslie A. Feeney.