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• I'm just concerned it's going to continue to go down, even with how advantageous it is to purchase in
• it is to purchase in this state.<00:32:14.399><c> Um</c><00:32:14.720><c> so</c><00:32:14.799><c> I<
• I just noticed that Mega Millions, they changed the purchase price from $2 to $5.
• </c><01:03:51.839><c> I</c><01:03:52.079><c> was</c><01:03:52.160><c> just</c> purchase price from $2
• I was just purchase price from $2 to $5.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have implemented this year a value-based purchasing agreement with their managed care organization
• </c><00:34:55.879><c> agreement</c><00:34:56.240><c> with</c><00:34:56.359><c> their</c> based purchasing
• agreement with their based purchasing agreement with their Managed<00:34:56.960><c> Care</c><00:34:57.079
• 00:35:27.040><c> those</c><00:35:27.359><c> Val</c><00:35:27.839><c> based</c><00:35:28.079><c> purchasing
• </c><00:35:28.839><c> uh</c> have um those Val based purchasing uh have um those Val based purchasing

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the Department for Medicaid Services’ program integrity work. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Program Integrity Director Jennifer Dudinsky outlined Kentucky Medicaid’s structure, funding, enrollment, and spending, including FMAP rates, the size of the Medicaid and KCHIP populations, the number of providers, and 2024 expenditures. They also described the managed care and fee-for-service populations, noting that managed care serves most members while fee-for-service is concentrated in long-term care and waiver populations. Most of the discussion focused on fraud, waste, abuse prevention, and provider oversight. The department described its provider enrollment and certification checks, revalidation requirements, site reviews, fingerprinting for some high-risk providers, and termination grounds such as false application information, Medicare actions, unreported ownership changes, and abandonment of a provider number. Members asked about nonprofit ownership reporting, MCO fraud oversight, and how the department tracks unusual CPT code utilization, especially in behavioral health. The department said it uses data analytics, audits, policy review, and collaboration with behavioral health staff to monitor those trends. Dudinsky explained the division’s four branches: provider licensing and certification, audits and compliance, recovery, and third-party liability/estate recovery. She described prepayment and postpayment audits, referrals of credible fraud allegations to the Attorney General, monthly meetings with the AG’s office, and coordination with the Office of Inspector General, CMS, HHS OIG, MCOs, and other partners. She also explained payment suspensions, stand-downs during law enforcement investigations, and recovery efforts for overpayments, provider/member fraud, and third-party liability. The department said its recovery and avoidance efforts produced more than $251 million in savings so far in 2025. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

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• Nevni Perier on behalf of the California School Employees Association in support.
• Nevni Perier on behalf of the California School Employees Association in support.
• Dorothy Johnson with the Association of California School Administrators, respectfully opposed.
• Navni Perrier, on behalf of the California School Employees Association, in support.
• Chatbots are also not allowed to send push notifications to children during school hours or when kids

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on privacy, accessibility, labor, and public safety. AB 1798 by Assemblymember Wilson would bar life and disability insurers from using non-diagnostic genetic information, including direct-to-consumer test results, in underwriting. Supporters argued the bill would protect privacy and encourage genetic testing, while insurers opposed it as unnecessary and said genetic data should be treated like other predictive health information. The bill passed the committee on a 7-0 vote and was held open for absent members. AB 2190 by Assemblymember Wallace would create website accessibility standards based on WCAG guidelines and add affirmative defenses intended to reduce serial litigation while improving access for people with disabilities. Disability advocates supported the measure as a needed civil-rights update, while business groups warned it could increase liability and create unclear compliance obligations. The bill passed 9-0 and was sent to Appropriations. AB 2721 by Assemblymember Carrillo would require hotels to post notice when they know or should know that U.S. Customs and Border Protection or ICE are using the premises, with supporters saying workers and guests deserve transparency and safety. Hotel and business groups opposed it, citing privacy, liability, and concerns about interfering with federal operations. The committee voted 6-2 to pass the bill to Appropriations, with the roll left open. AB 2027 by Assemblymember Ward would restrict employers from using worker data to train AI systems that replace workers and limit sharing of worker data for automation; labor groups supported it and business and public-sector groups opposed it as too broad. The bill passed 7-2 to Appropriations, with the roll left open. The committee also heard AB 1837 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, which would extend and tighten privacy rules for transit agencies’ use of forward-facing cameras to enforce bus-lane violations; supporters said the cameras improve transit flow and safety, and the bill was presented with amendments, though no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• I am a local government and housing law professor at McGeorge School of Law, with a decade of experience
• And this is hard because I think in this building and law school and elsewhere, you know, Because I think
• in this building, in law school, and elsewhere, you know, we're comparing the goals of the statute,
• I do want to highlight when people are purchasing a home, especially first-time home buyers, seniors,
• you know, the bottom line was just, I'll say it in kind of an anecdotal way: it used to be an old-school

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And this is the Louisiana Facility Corporation, the installment purchasing market, the Transportation
• The Youth Challenge Program has graduated more than 29,000 cadets, achieving an 82% high school pass
• rate, an average academic gain of 2.4 grade levels, and more than 2,000 high school credit hours earned
• It's one that I've been advocating and funding for the last two years was the Centers for School Safety
• . one that I've been advocating and funding for the last two years was the Centers for School Safety,

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Department of Education that recognizes LSU Medical School is the same U.S.
• So there are traditional naturopathic schools, herbal schools, you know, around the same philosophy,
• medical school.
• So did you say someone can go to a non-accredited school online for this? Yes, sir.
• It's simply... 318 for an LSU medical school graduate. It's simply not accurate.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The committee first heard and favorably reported SB 255, which expands eligibility for psychosocial rehabilitation services by adding health sciences and therapeutic recreation degrees to the list of acceptable educational backgrounds. Supporters said the change would help address workforce shortages and improve access in rural areas. SB 314 was then reported favorably; it cleans up prior law so a limited scope certified social worker license can still be used for community psychiatric support and treatment services even if the application is filed after the CSW license has expired, rather than being barred by a timing restriction. The committee next took up several bills by Chairman McMath. SB 26, which repeals facility need review requirements for opioid treatment programs, was reported favorably after members and witnesses said Louisiana has too few OTPs and that removing the review would improve access, especially in rural areas. SB 29, requiring review and reporting of a child’s immunization records in certain unexpected death autopsies, was reported favorably despite questions about whether the bill should refer more broadly to medical records; supporters said the data could help evaluate vaccine-related concerns, while opponents raised concerns about singling out immunizations. SB 30, dealing with telehealth for obesity/weight management, was amended and reported favorably; the committee adopted technical amendments and a conceptual amendment replacing “metabolic condition” with “weight management services,” while witnesses debated patient safety, board authority, and whether the bill should limit agencies’ ability to restrict telehealth in the future. The committee also reported favorably SB 219, which creates an Office of Health and Nutrition within LDH. Supporters from the department, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Pennington Biomedical said the office would strengthen coordination on nutrition, physical activity, and brain health, and cited high Alzheimer’s costs and prevalence in Louisiana. SB 222, which streamlines Medicaid behavioral health administrative requirements and expands telehealth for psychosocial rehabilitation, was reported favorably with amendments after supporters described workforce and rural access barriers. SB 195, the “Danny’s Dose EMS Treatment Act,” was reported favorably; it would allow EMS personnel to administer a patient’s own prescribed time-critical medication in emergencies, and testimony from a parent and physician described life-threatening delays under current practice. The committee also adopted SCR 2, updating hospital architectural standards to the most recent Facility Guidelines Institute edition, and SCR 22, requesting a more detailed legislative auditor report on opioid settlement expenditures; members said they wanted clearer outcome data and planned to refine the language before floor debate. Finally, HB 1093 on naturopathic medicine was introduced and heavily amended, with the bill shifted under LSBME oversight and a large set of changes discussed, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• A junior at Santa Fe High School,... Sisters, Angelica and Mercedes.
• We've had school shootings. We have other shootings.
• And the quarterback he protected when he was in school was the pastor that day.
• And we know that in all of these school shootings we have, we have heroes.
• Thank you for being—you've never let go, not just for him, but for all children in schools.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, heard an invocation, dispensed with the previous journal, and received a House message. Members also recognized Dr. Namita Bardwaj as doctor of the day. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 554 honoring Christopher “Chris” Jake Stone of Santa Fe for his heroism during the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting, with several senators and the lieutenant governor offering remarks about his sacrifice and the ongoing impact on his family and community. The Senate also signed a number of bills and resolutions and adopted Senate Resolution 533 recognizing the Texas Legislative Internship Program class, with multiple senators highlighting individual interns and the program’s role in developing future public servants. The floor then took up and passed several bills, often by suspending the regular order and the three-day rule. These included HB 1639 on a study of cancer incidence among female firefighters; HB 102 granting early registration for students in military-related programs; HB 4325 increasing civil penalties for barratry; HB 5342 creating a 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline trust fund and related funding study; HB 3370 allowing late timberland appraisal applications after an owner’s death; HB 3376 requiring certain guardians to complete dementia/Alzheimer’s training; HB 132 extending confidentiality protections to information about hostile acts by foreign adversaries; and HB 1978, which sought to restrict ERCOT interconnections, but its motion to pass to engrossment failed on a 20-11 vote. Additional measures passed included HB 511 on unsolicited voter registration mailings, HB 2187 on nurse staffing, retaliation, and overtime protections, HB 2510 creating offenses for unlicensed assisted living operations, HB 694 on DFPS notification timelines, HB 1893 making license plates in law-enforcement video nonconfidential for public information requests, HB 2733 updating barratry and solicitation laws for digital communications, HB 4506 allowing opt-in electronic zoning notices, HB 3751 transferring a TxDOT property to DPS, HB 3033 creating a grant program for nonprofits supporting injured or killed DPS employees, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud prevention and eligibility verification, HB 3211 on vision care benefits, HB 4529 exempting certain DoD-certified child care facilities from state licensure, HB 2522 easing fingerprinting requirements for certain vehicle dealers, HB 4219 tightening public information request response requirements, and HB 4783 requiring a report on opioid antagonist programs. The Senate also received a House message noting passage of SB 9, and a nominations committee report was announced for future consideration.

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• This elementary school really changes the land use of this area and alters the character.
• And so, we have some temporary infrastructure that the county has partnered with the school district
• on to have lighted intersections for the opening of the school.
• school to surrounding neighborhoods,<00:30:35.640><c> which</c><00:30:35.840><c> includes</c><00:30:
• They play on school across the street. They play on the<00:30:49.640><c> playground.

Bills: HF4710 , HF4055 , HF3848 , HF3989 , HF4599 , HF3767 , HF3592 , HF3575 , HF3574 , HF3543 , HF4606 , HF4489 , HF3891 , HF3438 , HF3811 , HF3400

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: capital investment, water infrastructure, sewer systems, public funding, municipal development, Eveleth, wastewater treatment, state bonds, environmental compliance, infrastructure, bonds, economic development, local government, transportation, intersection improvements, Lake Elmo, HF4599, St. Joseph, Minnesota bonding bill, bond proceeds fund

Transcript Highlights:

• Indeed, many 18-year-olds are still in high school.
• I also convene the statewide school-to-prison pipeline coalition.
• Before going to law school, I worked with adolescent parents for nearly 20 years.
• within their first few years of high school.
• within their first few years of high school.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with procedural remarks and acknowledgments of Rosh Hashanah, followed by testimony on several criminal justice bills before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. A major focus was S. 1061, the “Raise the Age” bill, which would gradually move 18- to 20-year-olds into the juvenile justice system. Supporters included youth and young adult advocates, former juvenile court Judge Jay Blitzman, ACLU and CPCS representatives, Roca, United Way, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, and Senator Brendan Crichton. They argued that young adults are still developmentally immature, that juvenile court services improve education and rehabilitation, and that adult-system involvement leads to higher recidivism and racial disparities. Committee members asked practical questions about how the bill would work, and witnesses explained that it would expand access to juvenile court diversion, probation, and DYS services for the covered age group. The chairs also noted a notice issue, clarifying that the hearing had been posted seven days in advance rather than the usual ten. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to revise accomplice and joint venture murder liability and sentencing. Representative Sam Montaño and Senator Liz Miranda supported the reform, arguing that current law can impose life sentences on people with limited or no knowledge of a killing and that the doctrine contributes to racial bias and disproportionate punishment. A law professor, a former defendant, and advocates from the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls described cases where people were punished far beyond their actual role and said the bill would better align charges and sentences with individual culpability. Related testimony also supported a proportionality-focused reform to reduce the harshness of joint venture sentencing. Several other public safety and criminal justice bills drew testimony. Senator Robin Kennedy supported a bill redefining strangulation in domestic violence law, saying the current “substantial pressure” standard is too vague and that strangulation is often lethal without visible injury. District Attorney Ryan and a retail business executive backed a bill on organized retail theft, saying it would give prosecutors more flexible charging options and better address coordinated theft rings. Representative Vieira and the family of Kiana Barros urged action on Kiana’s Law, which would improve restraining-order notification and enforcement after Barros’s daughter was killed after an order was not served. The hearing also included support for the HALO Act, which would create a 25-foot safety zone around first responders and penalize harassment or obstruction, and for a bill to enhance courthouse security by creating specific protections for judges and their families. No votes were taken during the hearing."} 0}]}

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• Because apparently his grandmother purchased the camp in 1939. because apparently his grandmother purchased
• school, and my husband then left with her.
• She told me she learned it in school.
• We ask this of our daycares and our schools.
• Middle school girl drama, first boyfriends, her overcoming anxiety, conquering school, cheer, and cross-country

Committee: House The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Can we change the law so that you collect data for every ticket that's purchased?
• We have beautiful human society, but they have no place to go to school.
• </c><01:27:42.600><c> and</c> communities, including our schools and communities, including our schools
• And how much was the initial<01:30:51.600><c> land</c><01:30:51.840><c> purchase?
• </c> initial land purchase? initial land purchase?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 555, Representative Pollock, an act relating to school fund or school foods.
• </c><00:07:52.120><c> House</c> to school fund or school foods House to school fund or school foods House
• She was purchased off the dock and named after a ship that brought her.
• Before becoming a Cardinal, she graduated from Central High School in Louisville.
• </c><00:49:12.400><c> in</c> graduated from Central High School in graduated from Central High School

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:49 Calendar/2nd Readings 06:27 Report of Committees 08:12 Orders of the Day/HB 485 09:40 HB 43 23:13 HB 139 25:09 HB 414 31:49 HB 297 36:16 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 41:08 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 51:25 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 53:41 ConC/Rules Report 56:40 Floor Amendments 57:54 Adjournment 58:17, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our schools have seen economic impacts.
• Our schools uh target childcare centers.
• They were detained near church by a middle school.
• They were detained near church by a middle school.
• ><c> carried</c> Legally purchased and legally carried Legally purchased and legally carried weapons<

Bills: HF3477 , HF3480 , HF3781 , HF3357 , HF3737 , HF3664 , HF3621

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, immigration enforcement, economic impact, Operation Metro Surge, study, appropriation, local government, Legislative Commission on Legislative Security, legislator security, elected official security, staff security, statehouse security, capitol security, legislative district safety, political violence prevention, threat assessment

Transcript Highlights:

• and school boards.
• and into high school.
• through middle school and in the<01:11:46.000><c> high</c><01:11:46.159><c> school.
• they're</c> whatever school happy day school they're whatever school happy day school they're actually
• </c> school. Now, there's some combination. school. Now, there's some combination.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 14 January, 2026; 1:00 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, you can purchase cannabis at these events; you cannot consume it.
• that someone could consume what they were receiving at an event, which probably wouldn't be for purchase

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• agriculture goodwill trade mission to the United States in September 2025, and made commitments to purchase
• And whereas, President Lai Ching-te announced that Taiwan needs businesses plan to increase purchases

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• you know, keeping good track of taxpayer resources and speed and efficiency, especially around purchasing
• Central purchasing is one of the areas where that rub can happen the most.

Bills: HB1170

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: fiduciary responsibility, proxy voting, public finance, Oklahoma statutes, pension plans, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, financial risk, Attorney General, 914, all

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• Everything else has to go to a dispensary to be consumed or purchased.
• This bill tells the Abbel Commission they can request purchase records, but there's now going to be a

Bills: HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, the CPI-U represents all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban... Thank you.
• Represents all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 989, all

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• It just changes the requirement for somebody who wishes to purchase a lifetime hunting license.
• It just changes the requirement for somebody who wishes to purchase a lifetime hunting license.

Summary: The House Resources and Conservation Committee considered a full agenda of water, irrigation, and outdoor recreation bills and resolutions. Speaker Moyle presented House Concurrent Resolution 34, which seeks two Water Resource Board studies on Bear River water allocation and options for better using Idaho’s share under the 1980 compact with Wyoming and Utah; the committee sent it to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 1307, a statewide code cleanup clarifying responsibilities for lateral ditches and maintenance costs, with support from a member who said it was needed in his area. The committee then moved House Bill 567 to General Orders after the sponsor said additional amendments were needed to avoid unintended effects on compact and irrigation language. House Bill 855, which increases the residency requirement for a lifetime hunting license from six months to five years, drew support from the Idaho Wildlife Federation and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and was sent to the floor. Senate Bill 1304, clarifying that ditch easement access may be used to move equipment and water infrastructure so long as it stays within the easement, also received a do-pass recommendation. Additional water district bills were approved: Senate Bill 1305 would allow water districts, by membership vote, to set a fixed fee for handling property-transfer and water-right tracing work; Senate Bill 1306 would clarify the process and timelines for withdrawing from a water district, including notice and hearing deadlines; and Senate Bill 1337 would expand eligibility for board service in smaller irrigation districts by allowing landowners who live in the county or adjoining county to serve if approved by a two-thirds board vote. Finally, House Bill 887 was advanced to allow two-person boating for skiing on public water without a slalom course, provided a mirror is used and the activity ends by 9 a.m. in summer. Most measures received unanimous or near-unanimous approval, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were handled.