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• share similar always wanted we now share similar interests<00:14:31.079><c> in</c><00:14:31.320><c> soccer
• </c><00:14:32.000><c> basketball</c><00:14:32.759><c> but</c><00:14:32.880><c> I</c> interests in soccer
• and basketball but I interests in soccer and basketball but I can<00:14:33.160><c> also</c><00:14:33.519

Bills: HF827 , HF1258 , HF2387 , HF2388 , HF2534 , HF2016

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding

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• a fact that in the next decade Arizona faces substantial physician shortages both in primary care fields
• And the reason this is an important bill is because this is a pretty well-studied field.
• being able to spend time with my kids at the park, whether they're playing basketball, football, soccer
• What this bill will do is level the playing field by ensuring opioid and non-opioids are treated equally
• complications, and it's probably more danger to the patients than any other element of the dental field

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 2726 would require coverage for diagnosis and treatment of mild obstructive sleep apnea, including a tongue-muscle stimulation device. The sponsor and medical witnesses said the device is a less burdensome alternative to CPAP and could improve adherence and reduce long-term complications, while Access said it already covers medically necessary sleep apnea treatment but was neutral and concerned the bill could narrow review and limit cost-effectiveness analysis. The committee adopted the Bliss amendment and then gave HB 2726 a due-pass recommendation by an 8-4 vote. HB 2435, as amended, would create a provisional licensing pathway for internationally trained physicians who meet specified ECFMG-related criteria, with supervision, fees set by the Medical Board, and automatic conversion to a full license after four years if conditions are met. Supporters argued Arizona faces severe physician shortages, especially in rural and tribal areas, and that the bill would bring in experienced doctors while preserving oversight. Opponents, including the Arizona Medical Board, said current law already allows case-by-case licensure review and warned the bill could weaken safeguards and bypass existing scrutiny. After adopting the amendment, the committee approved HB 2435 on a due-pass recommendation. HB 2958 would require Access coverage for comprehensive dental care for pregnant women age 21 and older, with a $500,000 general fund appropriation for a pilot program. The sponsor and public health witnesses said dental care during pregnancy is linked to better maternal and infant outcomes and could reduce emergency room use and complications. The committee adopted the bill and sent it out with an 11-1 due-pass recommendation. HB 2176, which sets timelines and standards for health care institution complaint investigations and dispute resolution, also received broad support from hospitals and was approved unanimously on a 12-0 due-pass recommendation. The committee then heard HB 2447, which would bar insurers from reimbursing certified registered nurse anesthetists at a lower rate than anesthesiologists for the same service. Opponents argued the bill would interfere with private contracting, ignore differences in training and liability, and likely raise costs for the state and taxpayers; supporters said anesthesia demand has outpaced reimbursement and that parity is needed to protect access, especially in rural areas. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 2447, before any vote is taken.

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• fact that in the next decade, Arizona faces substantial physician shortages both in primary care fields
• being able to spend time with my kids at the park, whether they're playing basketball, football, soccer
• So what this bill will do is level the playing field by ensuring opioids and non-opioids are treated
• What this bill will do is level the playing field by ensuring opioids and non-opioids are treated equally
• complications, and it's probably more danger to the patients than any other element of the dental field

Bills: HB2176 , HB2333 , HB2435 , HB2447 , HB2617 , HB2683 , HB2686 , HB2725 , HB2726 , HB2906 , HB2953 , HB2958

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: health care, licensure, complaints, investigation, safety, patient care, regulatory compliance, prosthetics, orthotics, health insurance, Medicare, medical necessity, disability rights, coverage, reimbursement, internationally trained physicians, medical board, clinical training, provisional license, healthcare workforce

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• However, the unique impact on our field has never been addressed.
• Those of us in the education and mental health fields are working so hard to help people right now, but
• She loved cats, art, soccer, reading, hula hooping, music, and was a social butterfly.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a lengthy public hearing with more than 70 people signed up to testify, focusing mainly on health insurance and health care access bills. Early testimony centered on H.1257/S.712, which would require insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment of genetic craniofacial conditions. Supporters included legislators, dentists, and medical experts who said these conditions are not cosmetic, can severely affect eating, speech, pain, and social functioning, and often create major financial hardship because insurers deny coverage. A related dental bill, H.1262/S.676, drew technical testimony from the Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts about implementation issues with the 2022 dental loss-ratio law, while the Massachusetts Dental Society supported H.1306/S.696 on transparency in dental network leasing and opposed H.1262. Representative Gentile also testified for H.4013, which would ban for-profit acute care hospitals and for-profit health insurers in Massachusetts, arguing that profit incentives undermine patient care. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to H.1261/S.799, a bill to protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Municipal fire chiefs, Boston EMS, nonprofit ambulance providers, and the bill’s Senate sponsor said the measure would require insurers to pay ambulance providers directly and promptly, cap patient out-of-pocket costs, and reduce confusion caused by out-of-network billing. Witnesses described ambulance services as essential public health infrastructure and said current billing practices can discourage people from calling 911 or leave municipalities and nonprofits unable to recover costs. Committee members asked about unpaid debt, municipal billing burdens, and how the bill would affect rates and reimbursement. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H.1249/S.805, which would require screening for PANS/PANDAS in medical and clinical settings. Legislators, clinicians, parents, a teen with the condition, and educators described PANS/PANDAS as an infection-triggered inflammatory illness that can present as sudden psychiatric symptoms and is often misdiagnosed as a mental health disorder. Supporters said routine screening at well visits, emergency rooms, and other clinical settings would help identify children earlier, reduce unnecessary psychiatric treatment and hospitalizations, and improve outcomes. Testifiers repeatedly urged favorable action, emphasizing the personal and financial toll on families and the potential for early treatment to prevent long-term harm. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on these bills; no committee action or votes were announced.

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• They are going to feel it when people just want to send their kid to a soccer camp, and they can't do
• They're going to feel it when people just want to send their kid to a soccer camp, and they can't do

Summary: The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing. Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations. The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.

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• As for just maybe a mother that's seeking information, maybe, you know, a soccer coach was arrested.
• It is awful that that soccer coach from Taves Valley or from Fayette County or whatever it is has been

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• you know, I can remember some of my homeschool kids being some of the best kids that were out on my soccer
• you know, I can remember some of my homeschool kids being some of the best kids that were out on my soccer

Bills: HB0023 , HB0024 , HB0025

Committee: Senate Education

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• Marching band, school soccer team, JV captain, club soccer. My gosh.
• Marching<00:23:22.559><c> band,</c><00:23:23.039><c> school</c><00:23:23.440><c> soccer</c><00:23:23.840
• ><c> team,</c><00:23:24.600><c> JV,</c> Marching band, school soccer team, JV, Marching band, school
• soccer team, JV, captain,<00:23:26.240><c> club</c><00:23:26.760><c> soccer.
• </c> captain, club soccer. My gosh. captain, club soccer. My gosh.

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• He enjoys soccer, math, and hanging out with friends. Welcome to the House. How's District 11?
• statistics and political science at UNM, hoping to pursue a career in foreign service in the emerging field

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM18 , HM21 , HB10 , HB11 , HB12 , HB13 , HB14 , HB31 , HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• Born and raised in Santa Ana, Rudy was a proud graduate of Saddleback High School, and he was a soccer
• He was my daughter's soccer coach.
• Speaker, and I yield. was my daughter's soccer coach. Rudy was my daughter's soccer coach.
• AI streamlines workflows, has made breakthroughs in the medical field, and can dramatically increase
• AI streamlines workflows, has made breakthroughs in the medical field, and can dramatically increase

Bills: HR893 , HB6019 , HB4058 , HB5107 , HB5214 , HB4071 , HB4070 , HB3965 , HB2259 , HB1736 , HR1327 , HR581

Keywords: censure, conflict of interest, domestic violence, military contracts, ethics, HB6019, H.R. 6019, Senate data, legal process, subpoena, warrant, court order, notification requirement, Senate offices, legislative branch, data disclosure, privacy, records access, Congress, repeal

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• The interesting thing about her is that throughout high school she played soccer, and she sings.

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• Larkin was born and raised in Long Beach and even from the early years of playing soccer and seeing her

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• </c> local businesses for the students field local businesses for the students field experience<01:04
• Kona Crush Soccer Academy, please proceed. Aloha, everyone. Mahalo for this opportunity.
• I’m McKenna Davidson, the director of Kona Crush Soccer Academy here on Hawaiʻi Island.
• I’m McKenna Davidson, the director of Kona Crush Soccer Academy here on Hawaiʻi Island.
• We'll have more areas for exhibits, more field trips, more community event celebrations.

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• but a lot of the parents didn't like the fact that this guy was taking pictures of the high school soccer
• 59.520><c> school</c> taking pictures of the the high school taking pictures of the the high school soccer
• </c> soccer players. soccer players.
• Um, I think if you're taking pictures of your own child playing soccer and that's what you're really

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• He was the one starting the soccer game. He was the one inviting other kids in, right?
• He was the one starting the<02:39:35.200><c> soccer</c><02:39:35.520><c> game.
• He was the one inviting the soccer game.
• field field any<04:55:18.080><c> rule</c><04:55:19.200><c> or</c><04:55:19.920><c> law</c><04:55:21.040
• , because certainly you could be credentialed in a number of related fields that would provide adequate

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

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• Varner, we have a resolution that we are commending and congratulating the Florence High School girls soccer
• Y'all put a great product on the field. You're to be commended for it. Thank you. concur.
• /c><00:26:45.039><c> product</c><00:26:45.360><c> on</c><00:26:45.520><c> the</c><00:26:45.679><c> field
• </c> Y'all put a great product on the field. Y'all put a great product on the field.

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• Justin, who happened to be a former state house member in Missouri, kids go to our school, on their soccer
• You know, one of the things that you become a resident expert in your field of study.
• thank my, again, the CPA team, you know, one of the things that you become a resident expert in your field
• But it’s usually the interesting thing about serving: when you have knowledge in a specific field, like
• And when we give a person a piece of paper and they are not well versed in the medical field and they're

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• And our women's soccer team and someday women's hockey teams, right?
• Bill 1020 by Representatives Gil, Christrist, and Bac, also Senator Ball, concerning calorimetric field
• Christrist, Bac, and also Senator Ball concerning<02:12:05.920><c> calorometric</c><02:12:06.560><c> field
• </c><02:12:06.800><c> drug</c><02:12:07.040><c> tests</c> concerning calorometric field drug tests concerning
• calorometric field drug tests in<02:12:07.679><c> cases</c><02:12:08.079><c> involving</c><02:12:08.639

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• We can talk about soccer.

Committee: House Elections

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• Soccer Federation.