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• And the Missouri Tax Commission intervention, 300% up. And the Missouri Tax Commission intervened.
• Is that program up and running? Yes, it is. For the schools? Yes.
• Is that program up and running? Yes, it is. For the schools? Yes.
• Is that program up and running? Yes, it is. For the schools? Yes.
• to develop and implement substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correction and detention

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• c> that</c><00:45:18.720><c> have</c> program practices and services that have program practices and
• programs, and deeper trust with school leaders and families.
• ><02:23:00.680><c> Federal</c> programs are just that and our Federal programs are just that and our
• </c> reach agreement early in the process and reach agreement early in the process and ultimately<04:
• </c><05:25:57.558><c> schools</c> program and shall require public schools program and shall require

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and noted weather-related absences and a large number of new bills. The chair said a subcommittee would be formed to review three cell phone bills, and a full committee work session on bullying would be scheduled for the week after next. The committee then began a hearing on House Bill 121, which would create local special education advisory councils in school districts. Representative Glenn Cordelli, the sponsor, said the councils would be parent-driven, with parents of children with disabilities advising districts on education, safety, program development, evaluation, planning, policies, and communication with administrators. He said the bill would require at least quarterly meetings with district administration, an annual parent workshop, and a year-end report to the school board. He also cited federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on parent advisory councils and said the goal was to improve collaboration between parents and schools. Members raised questions about the use of “shall,” how councils would be formed in districts without PTAs/PTOs, whether the councils could function in very small districts, privacy concerns about parents disclosing their children’s disabilities, whether the councils should include guardians or educational professionals, and whether the councils would have any direct tie to the state advisory council. The sponsor said the requirement was intended to make the councils mandatory, that local districts could organize them organically if needed, that participation would be voluntary, that parents would not be required to disclose private information, and that the councils would remain advisory rather than determinative. He also said costs should be minimal. Testimony then began from Nicole Sheath, a pediatric occupational therapist and parent of four children with disabilities, who described her experience balancing advocacy, school collaboration, and the demands of her children’s therapies and education.

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• , new sections, regarding assessments and tier logic for other programs.
• These are two HCBS waiver services and the PACE program, Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
• , regarding assessments and tier logic for other programs.
• These are two HCBS Waiver Services and the PACE program, program for all-inclusive care for the elderly
• And so that was mainly happening under our PASS program.

Summary: The committee approved the December 8 minutes and referred items C1 and C2 to the labor and environment subcommittees, adopting the chair’s recommendations. The main substantive item was a DHS rule package revising the State Plan Personal Care Manual and the Arkansas Independent Assessment (ARIA) Manual. DHS said the revisions would repeal and replace the current manuals with streamlined versions, remove overlapping language, implement Act 853 by shifting licensure/certification for personal care agencies to the Department of Health, lengthen personal care prior authorizations from six months to one year, and keep the 64-hour monthly cap. For ARIA, DHS said it would remove references to state plan personal care, clarify telehealth and in-person assessments, and add/update sections for PASS, AR Choices, Living Choices, and PACE. DHS argued the current independent assessment process is costly and not controlling utilization, citing a 95% approval rate, annual spending of more than $212 million on personal care for about 17,000 people, and an estimated $6.173 million in savings from eliminating the Optum assessment and reducing prior-authorization frequency. Agency witnesses said the new process would reinsert primary care practitioner involvement, use standardized evaluation and prescription forms, and rely on personal care provider nurses for the assessment step, with training already available through an AFMC contract. Several members questioned whether PCPs should be used as gatekeepers, whether the change would delay services, and whether the savings estimate accounted for training or provider burden. Some members also raised concerns about conflicts of interest, the workload on physicians, and whether the agency had adequately worked with the existing vendor to improve the current system. The discussion became contentious, with Senator Irvin and others strongly opposing the proposal as inconsistent with the earlier independent-assessment approach and urging DHS to slow down and work with legislators. Other members asked for clarification on how the new process would work for new applicants and whether it would affect waiver or PASS participants; DHS said the rule would not apply to PASS and should not delay services. At the end of the hearing, the chair offered DHS the option to pull the rule down and work off-record with legislators on a revised proposal, and DHS agreed. The meeting then adjourned without further business or a final vote on the rule.

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• freedoms, and prevents government overreach before it occurs.
• </c><00:31:29.679><c> prevents</c> constitutional freedoms, and prevents constitutional freedoms, and
• , in both prayer and action, by many initiatives, programs, and groups to build, fund, and provide gospel
• It proposes a narrow and new change to Wyoming's Medicaid program.
• And we will go ahead and move on. Okay. And we will go ahead and move on.

Bills: HB0003 , HB0004

Committee: House Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, medical assistance, birthing centers, Medicaid, Wyoming, 916, all

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• In 2020, after hearing again and again the traumatic stories of women and families and treating physicians
• , who have fiercely and consistently championed and centered reproductive care and access to health care
• She received compassionate and high-quality care in Massachusetts, and then she and her husband got back
• And this is where it gets personal for me, and as long as I have been here and we've talked this issue
• And then she looked at me and said, “What would you have done?”

Summary: The House first took up several local and committee-reported bills, including a Ways and Means amendment to House No. 2370, an act prioritizing patient access to care, and a Senate bill authorizing the Town of Dighton to use a portion of conservation land for public way purposes. The House suspended rules to advance both measures, adopted the Ways and Means amendment to House No. 2370, and ordered that bill to a third reading. It also passed to be enacted a group of local bills concerning Leominster police civil service exemptions, additional liquor licenses in Milton and Southborough, Carlisle town administrator powers, and Watertown tax classification, and passed to be engrossed bills involving Petersham police employment and land transfers in Weston and Marion. The House then approved Senate No. 2735, dissolving the North Carver Water District, by roll call, and House No. 5388, a Marion land transfer bill, also by roll call. The major debate centered on House No. 5595, an act prioritizing patient access to care, which would revise Massachusetts abortion law for pregnancies after 24 weeks by replacing specific statutory exceptions with reliance on the treating physician’s professional medical judgment, and clarifying that outside review boards could not override that judgment. Supporters, including the bill’s sponsors and public health leaders, argued the measure was needed to remove legal barriers, reduce trauma, and ensure patients can receive care in Massachusetts without being forced to travel out of state. They cited testimony from patients, physicians, hospitals, and advocacy groups such as Reproductive Equity Now, Planned Parenthood, the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, and the Massachusetts Medical Society. Opposition came from Representative Sotomayor of Bellingham, who said he supported abortion rights generally but objected to removing what he viewed as safeguards, especially reporting and parental-rights concerns, and argued the bill went too far by relying solely on physician judgment. Representative Svara of Northampton responded that the bill still leaves reporting requirements in statute and is intended to prevent patients from being forced to leave the Commonwealth for care. A proposed amendment by Representative McKenna of Sutton was ruled out of order as beyond the scope of the bill. The House then passed House No. 5595 to be engrossed by roll call, 119-33, and later adopted an order to adjourn until the next day at 11 a.m.

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• pilot program, and the SNAP administration program.
• pilot program, and the SNAP administration program.
• pilot program, and the SNAP administration program.
• pilot program, and the SNAP administration program.
• the loan program side, and and you have the loan program side, and and we<02:27:02.400><c> need</c><

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• We co-chair the EV Council, and the Department of Commerce actually administers the program and has an
• This is an incentive program for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and off-road equipment.
• This is an incentive program for medium and heavy duty vehicles and off-road equipment.
• And she joined Washdot in November as our medium and heavy-duty vehicle program supervisor.
• And since 1975, we now have an active transportation program and a complete streets program, so we feel

Bills: HB2111 , HB2495

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: Interstate 5 bridge, toll facility, bond retirement, transportation, state funding, vehicles, streetcar operation, public safety, urban regulation, 904, all

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• And I'm the Alternative Fuels Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation and
• This is an incentive program for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and off-road equipment.
• This is an incentive program for medium and heavy duty vehicles and off-road equipment.
• And she joined Washdot in November as our medium and heavy-duty vehicle program supervisor.
• And since 1975, we now have an active transportation program and a complete streets program, so we feel

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held a work session on electric vehicles, renewable fuels, hydrogen, and related transportation investments, followed by public hearings on several bills. Agency presenters from WSDOT, Commerce, and Ecology described the Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council’s work, Washington’s slowing EV adoption growth, charging infrastructure gaps, and programs such as NEVI, ZEVIP, and a new medium- and heavy-duty incentive program. Members asked about fast-charging standards and whether higher-capacity chargers could be supported. Commerce also outlined renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuel efforts, including the Office of Renewable Fuels, hydrogen and SAF modeling, technical assistance, and the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator’s partnerships and funding. WSDOT then discussed hydrogen investments in transit, aviation, backup power, and corridor planning, while Ecology explained the alternative jet fuel programmatic environmental impact statement, its scope, timeline, and how it will support future project review. In the public hearing on Substitute House Bill 2114, the committee heard testimony supporting a no-fee replacement process for defective license plates within two years of issuance, with optional fee waivers later; the sponsor and county auditors said peeling or unreadable plates are a real customer-service problem, especially in eastern Washington. The hearing on House Bill 2111 concerned allowing the I-5 Bridge Replacement Project toll facility bond retirement account to keep its interest earnings instead of sending them to the general fund; the prime sponsor said it is a straightforward fix requested by the state treasurer. Substitute House Bill 1823 would update Transportation Improvement Board statutes by replacing “non-motorized” with “active transportation” and removing obsolete references; TIB said it is a cleanup bill that aligns statutes with current grant practices and complete streets policy. The committee also heard House Bill 2495, which would let the City of Seattle direct immediate impoundment of unattended vehicles blocking streetcar operations, similar to existing authority for Sound Transit. Seattle’s streetcar manager said blocked tracks cause frequent delays and that the bill would reduce waits for police authorization and restore service faster. Public testimony and sign-in counts were noted for each bill, but no votes were taken in the transcript, and the meeting concluded after the final public hearing.

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• safety needs are, and how the program can address it.
• care; free or subsidized maternal care; free mental health coverage; and free child care programs.
• And after-school programs, universal pre-k for three- and four-year-olds; living wages and benefits for
• The law respects parental concerns and values, particularly in schools and youth programs, and protects
• And so the time to prevent this is now.

Bills: SB7 , SB14 , SB 7 , SB 14

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• I think this is a matter of individuals who have applied for the programs and then decisions have been
• So we're trying to make sure that they can intervene and have this intervention in... we're kind of like
• and then decisions for uh the programs and then decisions have<00:41:01.920><c> been</c><00:41:02.079
• ><c> in</c> ...intervene and have this intervention in place.
• ><01:08:44.560><c> Frederick</c><01:08:44.960><c> and</c> and and Baker and now Frederick and and and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• children by expanding the Early Steps Program.
• children by expanding the Early Steps Program.
• by an aging workforce and a shortage of educational programs specifically for lab technologists and
• The program will allow applicants to obtain early review of development permit applications and related
• Early review of development permit applications and related documents, including site plans and plats

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions before moving into a long special-order calendar. The chamber first considered two claims bills: SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents, and SB 26/HB 6509 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence. Both bills were substituted with their House companions and passed overwhelmingly. Members then approved several policy bills focused on child welfare, education, and professional regulation. CS/CS/SB 42/HB 47 required child protective investigators to consider certain medical diagnoses before proceeding in abuse cases; CS/SB 206/HB 851 expanded autism-related training and incentives for teacher preparation programs; SB 556/HB 453 allowed Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements for students with disabilities and clarified marching band credit; SB 688 reestablished licensure and regulation for naturopathic doctors; SB 878/HB 1347 addressed clinical laboratory personnel shortages by aligning more closely with federal CLIA standards; and SB 914/HB 867 clarified that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling. Each of these measures passed, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The chamber also approved bills on court administration, public records, financial disclosure, and child welfare. SB 326/HB 131 modernized rules for curators of estates; SB 758/HB 625 updated the composition of the Justice Administrative Commission, with an amendment broadening the judicial member to a judge or senior judge; SB 830 created a public records exemption for certain local government executives and their families; SB 964/HB 6011 revised how gifts and honoraria are reported and, via amendment, restored a percentage-based reporting option for financial disclosures; and SB 1002 clarified that acute or chronic parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow courts to order assessment and services. These bills all passed, with SB 830 drawing the most opposition among them. The most contentious debate centered on CS/CS/CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a framework for very large planned communities with substantial conservation set-asides. Supporters argued it would provide a new growth-management tool and economic opportunity, while opponents warned it was too broad, lacked specificity, weakened local control, and could be exploited by large developers. After extensive debate and an amendment limiting data centers in commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than brought to a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 530 on lottery operations, SB 1632/HB 1471 on foreign law and domestic terrorist designations after a lengthy and divisive amendment debate over references to Sharia law, and SB 21/HB 218 on land-use regulations tied to hurricane recovery, which preserves SB 180 restrictions in storm-affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties.

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• And at the same And at the same time, they also included this new program with the great misnomer Medicare
• comes to putting wildfire prevention and wildfire suppression... ...prevention and wildfire suppression
• community-based programs together to... ...community-based programs together to support children and
• related programs Security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
• and prevention programs across the federal government.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:31:54.159><c> and</c> in investment in HIV AIDS prevention and in investment in HIV AIDS prevention
• It takes a a and prevent homelessness.
• And so this is not a zero-cost program.
• And the Colorado legislature programs.
• And sometimes that moment intervention.

Keywords: 981, all

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• And to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
• Reports of standing committees and divisions.
• A copy of this order of business is on your desk and online.
• increasing early and equitable access to autism identification, intervention, and supports.
• And I recognize the member from Minoca, Representative Niska.

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• Um and I believe the the first programs.
• And I thank you everybody for your hard work on these early bills.
• </c> of Vermont and listed in that program. of Vermont and listed in that program.
• The fact that there is a pilot program and the fact that we just could maximize that power pilot program
• </c> pilot program and just get more pilot program and just get more ambitious<06:35:28.320><c> about

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, so there's different programs out there that will help spray for lake weeds and keep our waterways
• That will keep the funding for those programs and allow ADEM to distribute the money to those programs
• The other concern I have is we tried the DROP program years ago and it was a physical disaster.
• <00:28:31.840><c> was</c><00:28:32.000><c> a</c><00:28:33.440><c> physical</c> program years ago and
• it was a physical program years ago and it was a physical disaster. disaster. disaster.

Bills: HB117 , HB17 , HB22 , HB153 , HB140 , HB117 , HB17 , HB22 , HB153 , HB140 , SB12 , SB42 , SB93 , SB28 , SB35 , SB134 , SB12 , SB42 , SB93 , SB28 , SB35 , SB134

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: procurement, county commission, administrative savings, public services, government efficiency, HB17, municipal audits, municipal audit clarification act, municipal finance, local government, city council, mayor, city manager, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, independent public accountant, annual audit, biennial audit, annual report, financial accountability, public records

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• He and I have conferred.
• If you serve on a board and it's time for you to roll off, you reach out to your friends and you reach
• Every congressional district is broken down on population and geography, and it's numbers.
• Can and see what we can... and then less than seven be not more than two.
• And you know, it's a fair question.

Bills: HB25 , HB108 , HB109 , HB111 , HB112 , HB113 , HB117 , HB118 , HB119 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB124 , HB126 , HB127 , HB128 , HB129 , HB130 , HB131 , HB25

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: emergency services, 911, local districts, joint operations, contracting, HB108, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset reauthorization, board continuation, speech-language pathology, audiology, licensing board, professional regulation, healthcare regulation, occupational licensing, speech therapist, speech pathologist, audiologist, Sunset Committee, Code of Alabama 1975

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• The insurance companies can no longer hide behind the 1008s and the 1010s and the other 10s and 20s and
• The insurance companies can no longer hide behind the 1008s and the 1010s and the other 10s and 20s and
• The insurance companies can no longer hide behind the 1008s and the 1010s and the other 10s and 20s and
• It's there, and we're going to be going into session in early 2009.
• And so when someone comes onto the premises and create, And so when someone comes onto the premises and

Committee: House Labor & Industrial Relations

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 by Senator Myers, a workers’ compensation overhaul creating an all-claims medical database, requiring electronic reporting and billing, and setting up confidentiality, rulemaking, and penalties. Senator Myers said the bill was meant to modernize a paper-based system, speed injured workers back to care and work, reduce disputes through a more predictable fee schedule, address outliers and abuse, and generate reliable data for future fee-schedule decisions. Representative Melarine then offered a large amendment package combining portions of House Bills 780 and 1101 into SB 408, adding preliminary-determination procedures, changes to benefit durations, fraud language, and a deadline for the department to establish a fee schedule if no agreement is reached. Supporters said the package would create a more complete reform; opponents argued the additions were rushed, not germane, and would harm injured workers, especially those without lawyers, by adding technical filing burdens and stricter fraud consequences. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment package, then adopted a follow-up amendment removing the word “potential” from a fines provision and deleting the fraud section, and finally reported SB 408 with amendments on a divided vote. Testimony on SB 408 was sharply split. Proponents, including Alton Ashy and Trey Mustian, argued the bill’s transparency and data-collection provisions were the most important part, that the system needs a modern fee schedule, and that the added reforms would help control costs and speed payment. Opponents, including Shannon Lindsay and another injured-worker advocate, said the original bill was a good compromise but the added provisions changed its character and would disadvantage pro se claimants, remove materiality from fraud law, and reduce benefits for seriously injured workers. Committee members also questioned the timeline for the database and fee schedule, the effect of historical data gaps, and whether the reforms would help employers and injured workers alike. The committee ultimately agreed the bill still contained its core goals of faster care, predictable fees, anti-abuse measures, and modernization. The committee then moved to House Bill 585 by Representative Chasson, a workplace-violence/safety measure for small-box discount retailers. Chasson explained that the bill had been narrowed to require retailers to submit an existing written workforce safety plan, or develop one if they do not already have one, with no penalties attached. The committee adopted a substitute bill incorporating prior amendments. Representative Glorioso noted continuing concerns about civil-liability implications and the duty to protect against third-party criminal acts, but the bill was advanced from committee after the substitute was adopted.

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• So we had to reimagine what a competitive program would look like for that program, and our scoring system
• So it's early-stage, very low-interest loans that can be used for factory deposits and other early design
• So it's early stage, very low-interest loans that can be used for factory deposits and other early design
• And it's a fantastic program that can help resolve some of these barriers.
• And if we do a million... Training program for the factory-based type jobs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In fact, AB 1794 may help avoid downstream costs by reducing miscare, preventable complications, and
• and lowers costs.
• Bob Giroux, representing the Painters and Allied Trades, and we're the sponsor of the bill, and we'd
• Our CalWORKs programs accumulated unspent funds during COVID-19 and now are looking for ways that they
• It only allows our programs to serve the students they already have in a better way and provide them

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all