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• at a Veterinary Clinic for about 2<00:15:06.639><c> years</c><00:15:07.639><c> and</c><00:15:07.880>
• <00:31:50.120><c> resolved</c><00:31:50.600><c> short</c><00:31:51.000><c> of</c><00:31:51.320><c> trial
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• </c><00:32:17.840><c> um</c> Beyond A Reasonable Doubt at trial um Beyond A Reasonable Doubt at trial

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of transportation-related bills. SB 21 on water carriers would create an inflationary cost index mechanism; DOT, Agriculture, DCCA, the PUC, and several harbor and logistics interests supported it, while Pacific Transfer opposed. SB 1478 would require vessel masters to follow harbor master evacuation orders during emergencies; DOT clarified it applies only to commercial ports, with support from Hima and the Harbor Users Group and opposition from the Hailongm Association. SB 108 would authorize DOT to regulate vessel noise near commercial harbors; the White Harbor Users Group opposed, while DOT said it supported the intent but warned the bill may be preempted by federal law. SB 1475 would raise the bond ceiling for harbor improvement projects from $100 million to $600 million, and SB 1473 would cap central services assessments on DOT funds at $5 million and tie them to CPI; DOT supported both, and Budget and Finance explained the central services fee is generally a 5% deduction from special funds with some statutory exceptions. The committee also heard SB 1402 on securing mooring lines in state commercial harbors, which drew support from the General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the Hawaii Longline Association. SB 1522 on vehicle title transfers was supported by the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Customer Services. SB 599 would require DOT or counties to scan deceased cats and dogs for microchips before disposal; DOT said it would provide scanners, the Hawaiian Humane Society and a private witness strongly supported the bill, and the committee discussed that the measure would not charge pet owners and that Oʻahu microchip rates are about 80% for dogs and 70% for cats. SB 1025 would allow service and non-service animals on mass transit under certain conditions; DHS offered comments, Maui and Honolulu opposed, while the Hawaiian Humane Society, the Environmental Caucus, and others supported it, and an opponent raised concerns about large pets, service animals, and the need for size and off-peak restrictions. Later, the committee heard SB 1096 on license plate-flipping devices, with DOT and Honolulu police supporting it. SB 384 would expand victim restitution in DUI-related negligent homicide cases to include child support for surviving minor children; DOT, MADD, and the Kiki Injury Prevention Coalition supported it, while the Public Defender opposed, arguing the restitution amounts would be unverified and better handled through civil remedies. SB 597 would extend the deadline for the administrative driver license revocation office to issue decisions, and the Attorney General, police, and Maui prosecutors supported it because of drug-testing delays, especially on neighbor islands. Finally, SB 1285 would create a lower-level impaired driving offense and authorize administrative action; the Attorney General and Public Defender both raised concerns about charging discretion and resource impacts, while county, public health, alcohol policy, and victim advocates strongly supported the bill as a life-saving measure. The transcript ends partway through testimony on SB 1285, with no final committee votes or actions recorded in the excerpt.

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• boating under the influence, also known as BUI, enforcement with existing DUI laws by limiting pre-trial
• under the influence, also I'd like to call buoy, enforcement with existing DUI laws by limiting pre-trial
• 1579 seeks to address this issue by increasing access through flexible, functional, equivalent, clinically
• This bill supports timely, clinically appropriate care and helps prevent destabilization and worsening

Committee: House Appropriations

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• The campaign will focus on early detection, brain health risk reduction clinical trial access and community
• their cognitive health, and if diagnosed be informed about what resources are available and forms of clinical
• trials and the FDA approved treatments.

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• </c> clinic with less than optimal treatment. clinic with less than optimal treatment.
• My name is Kim Price, and I work as an RN for the public health clinic for a public health clinic in
• </c> than 100 randomized controlled trials than 100 randomized controlled trials demonstrating<00:32:
• </c> In Minnesota, we have the clinical In Minnesota, we have the clinical expertise<00:34:24.640><c>
• '</c> HR1 provisions, our clinics' HR1 provisions, our clinics' uncompensated<01:36:38.160><c> care</

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• That was a Journal of Psychopharmacology randomized double-blind trial from 2016.
• That was a Journal of Psychopharmacology randomized double-blind trial from 2016.
• That was a Journal of Psychopharmacology randomized double-blind trial from 2016.
• That was a Journal of Psychopharmacology randomized double-blind trial from 2016.
• </c><02:38:34.000><c> from</c> uh randomized double blind trial from uh randomized double blind trial

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• That is primarily deployed in the Harddety Center for clinical Research and neurosciences at the OSC
• Research at the clinical trials facility.
• We're building a new clinic in Collinsville on the west side of town at Highway 20 and Highway 75.
• And we would be spending this money on continued development of our clinical delivery system.
• more of our clinics into the region around surrounding areas around Tulsa.

Committee: House A&B Health Subcommittee

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• He's worked in hospitals, residential treatment centers, the VA detox units, and outpatient clinics.
• He says kratom, both synthetic and naturally occurring, fits the criteria... ...outpatient clinic.
• They actually started, and the beagles had so many side effects from that they had to restart the trial
• There's been zero trial, zero safety study at all, and it actually even creates alkaloids that we don't
• There are hundreds of clinical studies that demonstrate the safety profile of natural kratom.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

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• podiatric doctors, some hospitals deny or limit their privileges based solely on their title, not on clinical
• SB1373 amends the Health and Safety Code to require hospitals to base privileging decisions on clinical
• It preserves hospital discretion while requiring the application of standards based on clinical competency
• They're deemed too mentally incompetent to stay on trial, or the police officer does an emergency detention
• the concern I have with non-professionals assessing who people are, and I've had the opportunity in trial

Bills: SB1117 , SB1373 , SB672 , SB1986 , SB1098 , SB626 , SB1784 , SB2480 , SB2487 , SB437 , SB660

Committee: House Public Health

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• While sometimes juries can become runaway juries in trials and... ...become runaway juries and trials
• And we are not aware of any type of problems or violence outside abortion clinics.
• These clinics should be criminalized, not the people that speak out against them. Thank you.
• I noticed that there are times where people will go out in front of an abortion clinic.
• Where people will go out in front of an abortion clinic and quietly, peacefully, pray.

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• trials, which you will see in a moment.
• Sorosia demonstrated... ...clinical data. Although EggNest, the one that Dr.
• facility, and they believe this is a clinical piece of equipment.
• We worry that 'relevant clinical experience' lacks a proper definition.
• So we would also likely need additional clinical staff on our team.

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills and public testimony, beginning with introductions and then taking up several health and human services measures. A major focus was SB 1120 and SB 1121, which address radiation protection in cardiac catheterization and other ionizing-radiation procedure rooms. SB 1120 would require health care facilities to equip at least 50% of procedure rooms with radiation protection systems by July 1, 2027, while SB 1121 would prohibit requiring lead aprons in rooms with such systems and instead require real-time dosimeters for staff who opt out of lead aprons. Physicians, nurses, and a hospital executive testified that enhanced radiation protection systems can dramatically reduce occupational exposure, lower cancer and orthopedic risks, and help with workforce recruitment and retention; a hospital alliance remained neutral pending further stakeholder discussions. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee on 7-0 votes, and SB 1118, which appropriates state funds for a rural hospital grant program to install radiation protection systems, also passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1001, which appropriates $1 million to the Department of Economic Security for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, after testimony from blind and low-vision Arizonans and advocates describing long waitlists, the need for independent living training, and the program’s role in preventing unnecessary dependence. SB 1072, a major funding bill for home- and community-based services and room-and-board rate increases for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, drew testimony from providers about severe staffing shortages, overtime, turnover, and underfunding; it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1125, requiring DCS to pursue MOUs with tribes and improve tribal communication and access to licensing and enforcement information, also passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then considered SB 1123, which removes a board-certification requirement so trained forensic pathologists can supervise autopsy training for residents and fellows; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and training fix, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1052, allowing mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living facilities under physician order and DHS rules, generated mixed testimony: supporters argued it could improve health and independence for residents, while opponents raised concerns about off-label treatment in nonmedical settings. The bill passed 5-2. SB 1112, which reduces the number of acquaintance witnesses required in court-ordered treatment proceedings from two to one and allows the court to waive the witness requirement under certain conditions, drew strong testimony from families and mental health advocates on both sides; it passed 5-2. The committee also began hearing SB 1113, which would allow certain service of process in court-ordered evaluation and treatment cases by evaluation-agency employees or other court-authorized persons, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• Research at the clinical trials facility.
• And we're building a new clinic in Collinsville on the west side of town at Highway 20 and Highway 75
• And we would be spending this money on continued development of our clinical delivery system.
• I have Darcy Ware, who's our deputy director of our clinical line at the hospital, and Eric Paulson,
• That clinic has been built. We cut the ribbon on it in August.

Committee: House A&B Health Subcommittee

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• After 20 years in this field, I know healing doesn't look clinical. It looks like trust.
• Clinic, utilize complementary health care professionals.
• Clinic, utilize complementary health care professionals.
• However, Jane was at a trial at the NIH, and they disallowed alternatives.
• , the Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Summary: The committee opened a hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and reviewed a broad agenda including credit card fees, event ticketing, music therapy licensure, senior psychologist licensure, CPA pathways, school mental health licensure, and a bill regulating alternative healing therapies. The chairs explained hearing logistics, including three-minute testimony limits and submission of written testimony, and noted that more than 70 people had signed up to testify. Legislators and advocates were heard out of order throughout the day. A major portion of the hearing focused on credit card surcharge and interchange legislation. Restaurant owners, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, NFIB, and other small-business witnesses supported bills allowing merchants to add convenience fees and, in one proposal, preventing card companies from charging fees on tax and tip portions of transactions. They argued that swipe fees are a major and growing cost, especially for restaurants, and that Massachusetts is one of only two states that bars surcharges. Opponents from the Cooperative Credit Union Association, the Electronic Payment Coalition, and the Electronic Transactions Association warned that the proposals would create compliance burdens, fragment the payment system, raise legal preemption issues, and disrupt a system they described as efficient and secure. The committee also heard competing testimony on ticket transferability and ticket resale. Supporters, including the National Consumers League and Sports Fans Coalition, said bills on ticket transferability would protect consumers who cannot attend events and would increase competition and savings in the secondary market. Opponents, including United Musicians and Allied Workers and theater owners, argued that mandatory transferability would weaken artists’ and venues’ ability to prevent scalping and predatory resale, and that some ticket sellers should be exempt from the broader ticketing regulations. Separate testimony supported music therapy licensure, senior psychologist licensure, and new CPA education pathways, with witnesses saying these measures would expand access to care and strengthen the workforce while maintaining professional standards. The hearing also drew extensive opposition to S.261 on alternative healing therapies, with practitioners and clients arguing it would overregulate spiritual and holistic practices and was not an effective response to human trafficking concerns.

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• This is clinically inadequate and often prevents patients from accessing care at all.
• Clinically, acupuncture is typically delivered as a course of care over time.
• This patient was confused with the change and clinically deteriorated with an unhand...
• Bay Area counties and sees hundreds more consumers at pro se clinics each year.
• Literally, you go into a weight loss clinic, you go to the veterinarian.

Committee: House Health

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• So, our chiropractic clinics are they authorized currently to administer vaccines?
• It requires recommendation for discharge or conditional release to be accompanied by a structured clinical
• ill patients who have exhausted all approved treatment options and are unable to participate in clinical
• drug trials by updating our current law to match ever-developing medical technology.

Bills: SB1328 , SB1380 , SB1436 , SB1558 , SB1572 , SB1651 , SB1805 , SB1831 , SB1836 , SB2014 , SB2023 , SB2044 , SB2179 , SB933

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• The trial court, pursuant to Florida Statute 768.28, remitted the verdict, which resulted in the final
• The damage award of $181,381 was not reversed by a trial court, and the case was remanded back to the
• trial court for a trial on the sole issue of comparative negligence of Jacob Rogers.
• trial court for a trial on the sole issue of comparative negligence of Jacob Rogers.
• I also have a clinic in the Philippines.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft systems. The bill increases penalties for flying drones over critical infrastructure, prohibits drones equipped with weapons or explosives, creates a first-degree felony for drones carrying a weapon of mass destruction, and includes a law enforcement exception. A lay-filed amendment by Senator Pizzo warning against the use of force to shoot down drones was debated but failed, and the bill was then reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SB 846 addressing notary public fraud in immigration-related services, SB 650 on hazardous walking conditions for school transportation, SB 922 on employment agreements including non-compete and garden leave provisions, and SB 1820 on motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer relations, covering performance measures, retaliation, and franchise termination standards. Several bills focused on education, health care, and disability issues. SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, would require disability history and awareness instruction across grade levels; it drew emotional testimony from the bill sponsor, family members, and supporters, and was reported favorably. SB 998 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to certify deaths and file death certificates in hospice settings under physician protocol, and SB 1412 would modernize home health agency rules by expanding administrative flexibility and contract service use; both passed. SB 1736 would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities, and it was also reported favorably. The committee also advanced several regulatory and court-related measures. SB 1650 expands Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including allowing designation based on conduct in a single case and extending the look-back period, while SB 1652 creates a public records exemption for certain stricken non-criminal court filings; both were approved. SB 1076 on roofing contractors was amended to require continuing education for roof-to-wall connections and then passed, and SB 1078 on fire prevention was amended with stakeholder-agreed language before being reported favorably. SB 1080 on local government land regulations, after multiple amendments and significant debate over agricultural enclaves and local control, was also approved. Other major measures included SB 818 on utility relocation, which creates a relocation fund funded by a portion of communications services tax revenue and was supported by multiple industry and local-government groups after a compromise amendment; SB 868 on social media use by minors, which would require a decryption mechanism for law enforcement access under subpoena and prohibit disappearing messages for minors, remained under discussion as the transcript ended. The committee also heard SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers against the City of Gainesville, and reported it favorably after testimony that the city would pay the settlement amount.

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• It allows hospitals and rural healthcare clinics to apply for grants to modernize IT infrastructure,
• This program allows rural hospitals and their clinics to screen, access, and treat behavioral health
• In my current role at ARCHIE, our goal is to help rural hospitals and clinics succeed.
• I went to the best clinics in the country and specifically here.
• Better than cholesterol, better than any lab test that you have, like in every trial that we've seen.

Bills: HB18 , HB37 , HB 116 , HB388 , HB879 , HB913 , HB 1151 , HB2216 , HB2358 , HB2809 , SB577 , SB1590 , SB1782 , SB1887 , SB2744 , HB18 , HB37 , HB116

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• And with that, our curriculum is really focused on the clinical components at a graduate level.
• Who's UCLA's menopause clinic head and Dr. Jacobs, an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at UCSB.
• on menopause care, incorporating menopause in clinical examinations, and on and on.
• trials.
• Patel who has never gotten the funding for her clinic and they do this in their off time.

Committee: House Business and Professions

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• This is clinically inadequate and often prevents patients from accessing care at all.
• Clinically, acupuncture is typically delivered as a course of care over time. Thank you.
• This patient was confused by the change and clinically deteriorated with an unhand[?]
• Bay Area counties and sees hundreds more consumers at pro se clinics each year.
• Literally, you go into a weight loss clinic, you go to the veterinarian.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. AB 1825 by Krell would clarify California’s offenders with mental health disorders program by tightening the standard for determining “substantial danger of physical harm,” improving exit planning, and expanding Medi-Cal access for people released after a successful challenge. Supporters, including psychiatrists, prosecutors, and medical groups, said the bill would close gaps in care and protect public safety; county behavioral health directors and Disability Rights California registered concerns. AB 1696 by Stephanie would state that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision when providing care within their existing scope, including EMTALA-related evaluation in labor and delivery settings. Nurse midwives and nursing groups supported the bill, while emergency physicians opposed it unless amended, arguing emergency department screening should remain under physician supervision; the author said she would keep working on the issue. AB 1949 by Lee would make acupuncture a separate Medi-Cal benefit and allow up to 24 visits per year. The author and supporters from acupuncture, health access, and integrative medicine groups said the current monthly cap is too restrictive and that acupuncture is an effective, cost-saving alternative for pain management and other conditions. There was no opposition. AB 2330 by Patterson would create a distinct regulatory category for cold spas, with standards for construction, operation, and disinfection. Fitness and wellness groups supported the bill, environmental health administrators had no formal position but thanked the author for amendments, and a committee member raised concerns about local officials interpreting the bill to require separate enclosures from saunas; the author said she would continue working on the language. AB 2000 by Aguirre-Curry would limit mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and add notice, exceptions, reporting, and enforcement provisions. Family physicians, chronic care advocates, nurses, pharmacists, and patient groups supported the bill, citing non-medical switching and treatment disruptions; health plans and insurers opposed it, warning of higher costs, reduced flexibility, and premium increases. AB 1929 by Ortega would require health plans to disclose investments, including in private prisons and immigrant detention centers. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure tied to patient premiums and public values, while opponents argued the bill was duplicative, burdensome, and potentially harmful to investment confidentiality. AB 2746 by Schiavo would classify medical credit card debt as medical debt so it would not appear on credit reports. Consumer advocates and legal aid groups supported the bill, describing abusive marketing and housing harms; banks, debt collectors, and industry groups opposed it as unworkable and privacy-invasive. The committee took roll on AB 2746 and passed it on a due pass motion to Banking and Finance, with several members voting aye and a few no votes recorded.

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• Others do not have the clinical support expertise or support staff.
• , which are operations support services, behavioral health executive medical director, outpatient clinic
• </c> patients others do not have the clinical patients others do not have the clinical support<00:03:
• </c> medical director Outpatient Clinic medical director Outpatient Clinic operations<00:05:20.280><c
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Committee: Senate Human Services

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• It said the trial court had a basic misapprehension of the trial judge's role in the justice system.
• </c> on trial when it read the written order. on trial when it read the written order.
• </c><00:49:09.760><c> court</c> said the fallacies the trial court said the fallacies the trial court
• </c><01:08:41.920><c> jury's</c> postverdict review for the trial jury's postverdict review for the trial
• </c> that analogy, the Senate is the trial that analogy, the Senate is the trial court<01:11:43.360><