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• That said, the number one health policy priority for our membership is a stable health care ecosystem
• ><c> for</c><00:10:32.560><c> for</c><00:10:32.959><c> our</c> health policy priority for for our health
• </c><00:10:35.440><c> care</c> membership is a stable health care membership is a stable health care
• Even though large employers operate their own health plans, we don't operate in isolation.
• </c><00:13:14.320><c> plans</c> million in assessments on health plans million in assessments on health

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They might look for some mental health counseling.
• I'm the Chief Operating Officer with Housing and Community Development.
• , from issuing permits to operate... ...mobile home park residents and park owners and operators, from
• My co-pay for my health prescriptions just went up.
• We're a 50-year-old fair housing agency operating in the Bay Area.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• These stations can house operations to mitigate fires.
• Another area where land grants are operating is economic development.
• I think individual operators should be responsible for their own plan.
• Industry to clean up wells left behind by bad operators.
• So, like, first, operators voluntarily; second, bonds posted by the operator, which wouldn't be voluntary

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• </c> Minnesota School of Public Health Minnesota School of Public Health fentanyl fentanyl fentanyl overdose
• </c> it can cause seriously harmful health it can cause seriously harmful health effects<00:20:44.200
• </c> calls for expanding the uh mental health calls for expanding the uh mental health pilot<00:46:53.480
• </c> a referral of a qualified mental health a referral of a qualified mental health professional<00:
• </c> their facilities who have mental health their facilities who have mental health needs<00:59:03.280

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• health by taxing heated tobacco products at a lower rate.
• , Promote public health.
• The proposed statute will not have any public health benefit to combat the health and economic burden
• ... ...to combat the health and economic burden of tobacco addiction in Alabama.
• They are expected to benefit the health of the population as a whole.

Bills: HB30 , HB263 , HB357 , HB359 , SB60 , SB102 , HB30

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency

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• for biomarker testing, and that the bill be committed to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• The motion carries. to the committee on health and welfare. to the committee on health and welfare.
• The bill is referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
• . committee on government operations. committee on government operations.
• Senate Government Operations will meet at 1:00. Are there any further announcements?

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• </c> making it easier to open and operate making it easier to open and operate child<00:04:34.280><c>
• </c> how family child care programs operate. how family child care programs operate.
• </c><00:20:13.760><c> insurance,</c> benefit almost like health insurance, benefit almost like health
• If they see health and safety concerns, they will write them up if there is a violation.
• the way it was intended to in operate the way it was intended to in 2022. 2022. 2022.

Committee: Senate Families & Children

Keywords: 958, all

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• Welcome to the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
• Welcome to the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
• Human Services review regulations related to health care.
• Health and Human Services review regulations related to health care.
• The Joint Interim Health and Human Services also review regulations related to health care.

Bills: AB534 , AB562 , AB595 , AB597 , AB600 , SB74 , SB226 , SB422 , SB488

Committee: Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections

Keywords: election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations

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• So that will bring our operating reserve to $137 million. Even.
• Currently, that operating reserve sits at $91 million.
• Our delegation is trying to fight for the health care crisis.
• Those provisions were waived during the public health emergency.
• Is it going to be the Health Care Authority? Is it going to be the state auditor?

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• Online payment systems weren't restored until May, and law enforcement and digital operations took until
• </c> the same thing with the right to operate the same thing with the right to operate a<00:25:04.960
• a business when someone from operating a business when in<00:25:26.760><c> fact</c><00:25:27.039><c>
• Members, we are still seeing the fallout of that in reading scores, in math scores, in mental health
• </c><01:10:03.159><c> deteriorated</c> closed their mental health deteriorated closed their mental health

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He said, "You Baptist Health System.
• We have home health, durable medical equipment. We have multiple cancer centers that we operate.
• </c> business expense, a cost of operations. business expense, a cost of operations.
• </c> what are their health metrics? what are their health metrics?
• </c> unified system linking electronic health unified system linking electronic health records,<00:34

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” efforts. Chair Funky Fromm opened by describing a recent foot injury from a road hazard and used it to emphasize the importance of infrastructure, nutrition, sleep, and activity as part of a broader wellness culture. The main witnesses were Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell, Holly Harris of Appalachian Regional Health Care (ARH), and Jim Muser of the Kentucky Hospital Association. Shell and Harris described a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, the Kentucky Hospital Association, and hospitals such as ARH to connect local farmers with hospital cafeterias, farmers markets, CSA-style subscription food boxes, and medically tailored meals. Harris said ARH serves a large region with 14 hospitals, more than 95 clinics, about 6,700 employees, and 1,300 medical staff, and that the system began by improving employee food options because hospital workers often have limited access to healthy meals during shifts. They reported examples such as a local-protein burger, parking-lot farmers markets, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and plans for container gardens at some hospitals. The witnesses said the program is intended to improve health outcomes, reduce readmissions, support chronic disease management, and also increase rural prosperity by expanding demand for Kentucky farm products. Shell said more than 40 hospitals had already been onboarded into the food-is-medicine program, with measurable outcomes being studied through pilots such as one at Russell County Hospital. He also noted that some systems, including CHI St. Joseph Health, Taylor Regional, and UK King’s Daughters, have formally embedded food-as-medicine goals into strategic plans. Members and witnesses also discussed barriers, especially the lack of reimbursement, fragmented short-term funding, and regulatory or purchasing hurdles that make it difficult for small farmers to participate. Shell said the goal is to make the model scalable and easier for hospitals and farmers to navigate, while Harris emphasized that ARH has been funding its efforts without reimbursement because of its mission. No votes or formal policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• not in the health department.
• Luckily, this is in the agriculture area, not in the health department.
• Welltower, a real estate company that leased buildings to UCLA Health, has paid the CEO of UCLA Health
• I don't see how this could be an operational crisis.
• So when we talk about operational and fiscal, these contracts are huge.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard several bills focused on school nutrition, campus safety, college affordability, and UC contracting ethics. SB 1058 by Senator McNerney would remove price as the primary factor in school nutrition procurement, allowing districts more flexibility to prioritize meal quality, cultural appropriateness, local sourcing, and sustainability. Support came from school nutrition officials, education agencies, and school business groups; there was no opposition. Members raised questions about vendor selection and safeguards against favoritism, and the bill was ultimately moved forward on a due pass motion. SB 1140 by Senator Ashby, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers, would require school safety plans to address access control during construction, maintenance, and repair projects by limiting unattended entry points such as open doors and gates. Supporters included Brady Campaign, Moms Demand Action, school employees, labor groups, and Prism. Members discussed how the bill would apply to both new construction and ongoing maintenance, and the measure advanced on a due pass motion. SB 959 was taken up on consent and also moved forward. SB 1006 by Senator Padilla would raise the Cal Grant B Access Award to a new minimum and tie future increases to inflation, with related supplemental awards for student parents and former foster youth also indexed. Support came from higher education advocates, CSU, student groups, and public advocacy organizations, with testimony from a Sac State student describing housing, transportation, and food insecurity. Members generally supported the bill, though questions were raised about fiscal impact; the author estimated about $21 million in first-year costs. The bill passed the committee on a due pass motion. SB 1141 by Senator Wahab would bar businesses from contracting with the University of California if a UC executive is paid by, or has been paid by, that business within the prior year, aiming to address conflicts of interest in UC contracting. AFSCME and UC workers supported the bill, citing examples of executives serving on corporate boards while their institutions contract with those companies. UC and business groups opposed it, arguing it was overly broad, could capture ordinary dividends or unpaid advisory roles, and could disrupt essential contracts and operations. After extensive debate over existing conflict-of-interest laws and whether the bill would create practical problems, the committee approved SB 1141 on a 4-3 vote and then reported the remaining bills out 7-0 as calls were lifted, concluding the agenda.

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• Madam Whip, members, as amended by the Health and Human Services Committee, Senate Bill 1162 directs
• Finally, the bill defines behavioral health technicians and outlines qualifications and duties.
• The Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association reminds us that currently DHS licenses and monitors
• health care providers while AHCCCS oversees compliance.
• Finally, the bill defines behavioral health technicians and outlines qualifications and duties.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials, mostly on consent calendars, covering housing, elections, health care, public safety, land use, transportation, and water. Several measures focused on housing and local government regulation, including limits on municipal interference with home design standards, restrictions on alleged “malicious delays” in permitting, and rules on exactions. Election-related bills addressed internet access for voting equipment, timekeeping requirements for election systems, primary election timing, precinct committeeman vacancies, and other election administration changes. Other topics included liquor law updates, assisted living facility rules, deed and title fraud prevention, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming public spaces, and a bill restricting gender transition procedures for minors. Health and human services bills drew discussion on behavioral health technician definitions and AHCCCS/DHS coordination, Medicaid billing during facility ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic physicians administering IV antibiotics and similar drugs, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and reporting requirements for dialysis social workers. In public safety and judiciary, members considered bills on probation for dangerous crimes against children, sex offender registration limitations, victim restitution costs, unlawful alerting, increased penalties for unlawful flight, and a new offense for motor fuel theft. One member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee, saying it would become a long-running study committee, while supporters said the committee had produced useful recommendations. The caucus also heard land, agriculture, energy, water, and transportation measures, including creation of a foreign entity land review commission, restrictions on transporting Mexican gray wolf pups with state resources, water reuse and banking provisions, solar installation disclosures and roof inspections, a larger revolving fund loan cap, and several congressional memorials. Transportation items included roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military property signage, a towing and impound study committee, and photo enforcement penalties. Public safety bills included extending traumatic event counseling programs and requiring state data sharing with the federal government regarding unauthorized aliens. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; members mostly asked clarifying questions and several sponsors explained the intent and practical effects of their bills.

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• So you mentioned $60 million with operational dollars. Is that an overall ask?
• And this comes down to operational dollars.
• "We dedicate $21 million a year to the operation of Pinellas Technical College.
• And so those operational dollars are hit with those increases in salary, the increases in health care
• How could you operate a business if your revenue is 80% of your need to operate that business?

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first session of the year, took roll, welcomed new member Senator Bracey Davis, and had members briefly describe their backgrounds and interest in higher education. Chair Harrell framed the committee’s focus on maintaining Florida’s top national ranking in higher education and workforce development, with an emphasis on funding decisions tied to student success, workforce needs, and the state college system. Senior Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell presented the Department of Education’s workforce and Florida College System budget requests and data. He described requested increases for adult education, Florida College System program funding, workforce development, and several grant programs, including workforce capitalization, apprenticeship/teacher apprenticeship, Open Door, and CAPE industry certifications. He highlighted record enrollment and completion growth across Florida’s colleges and technical centers, major gains in career dual enrollment, and expansion in programs such as nursing, AI, cybersecurity, welding, HVAC, and manufacturing. Members asked about labor-market demand, the impact of artificial intelligence on future job training, teacher apprenticeship details, mission creep and duplication in CTE programs, student placement and wages after graduation, and articulation between technical college clock hours and college credit. South Florida State College President Fred Hawkins testified about challenges facing a rural college, including low local college-going rates, long travel distances, limited faculty recruitment due to salaries, and the need for more operational funding to expand capacity. He cited strong job placement and licensure outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography, and said the college is exploring AI tools to improve student services and reduce staffing pressure. Pinellas Technical College Executive Director Mark Hunter described strong dual enrollment, high job placement, employer partnerships, and a reported 400% return on investment, while also warning that many programs have waiting lists because of staffing and equipment constraints. He explained how technical college coursework is aligned with state college credit through content-based articulation agreements. The committee then opened the floor for public comment, but no additional business was taken up, and the meeting adjourned.

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• state's cybersecurity operations center.
• team that operates the state CSOC, and I know we're out of jargon.
• So the state's CSOC is the state's cybersecurity operation center.
• at the Cybersecurity Operations Center.
• of South Florida students operating a security operations center within the university.

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting to examine Florida’s information technology governance, budgeting, cybersecurity, data management, and telecommunications operations. Chair Schneider and other members framed the panel as a new joint policy-and-budget forum focused on reducing jargon, improving accountability, and asking whether technology investments are feasible, aligned with state goals, cost-controlled, and secure. State Affairs Chairman Will Robinson and members emphasized that the committee should avoid buying “shiny new objects” without clear business cases and should focus on long-term value, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency. Florida Digital Service and Department of Management Services leaders provided an overview of the state IT enterprise. Secretary Pedro Allende described DMS as the state’s business, workforce, and technology service provider, while State CIO Warren Spanholz outlined Florida Digital Service’s four core areas: cybersecurity, project success, data interoperability, and enterprise architecture. Chief Data Officer Ed Ryan said the state data catalog is about 400,000 elements and roughly half of agencies are participating, and he described efforts to identify authoritative data sources and improve interoperability. Chief Information Security Officer Jeremy Rogers discussed the state cybersecurity operations center, enterprise risk management, incident response exercises, and a recurring $35 million cybersecurity resiliency budget. Chief Technology Officer Leo Schoonover described oversight of major IT projects over $10 million, updated project management standards, and a shift toward smaller phased implementations and more flexible methodologies to reduce delays and overruns. Other presenters covered telecommunications, data center operations, and cybersecurity workforce development. Director Denise Atkins said the Division of Telecommunications manages Suncom and MyFloridaNet, with nearly $336.9 million appropriated for fiscal year 2024-25, and is procuring the next network contract while emphasizing security controls and vendor flexibility. Tim Brown said the Northwest Regional Data Center operates on a chargeback basis, serves state and local customers, and returned surpluses to customers in recent years. Cyber Florida Director Ernie Ferraroso described training, workforce pipelines, K-12 outreach, a cyber range, and research programs aimed at building Florida’s cyber workforce and improving public-sector readiness. Members asked about budget setting, project delays, change orders, cybersecurity reporting, data catalog participation, interoperability, and expanding cybersecurity operations centers. Officials said chargeback rates are based on actual direct and indirect costs, project delays often stem from unclear scope and insufficient upfront planning, and cybersecurity success is measured by mean time to detect, respond, and recover. They also said the state is moving toward more modular project delivery, broader agency participation in shared cybersecurity services, and expanded CSOC locations within existing staff and budget where feasible.

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• The whole resort was operated without River Authority monies.
• We operate five different parks already on the reservoir.
• Fund, and the grant awards proposed by the Louisiana Department of Health.
• Drew Moranto, Undersecretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.
• These will net 541 new health care credentials in our state. These are two-year grants.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee received the May fiscal status statement from the Office of Planning and Budget, which reflected the updated Revenue Estimating Conference forecast. The revised forecast reduced the FY26 general fund excess available from $292.6 million to $179.7 million and lowered projected revenues across the five-year baseline, including a drop in FY27 available funds and larger out-year imbalances. The statement was approved without objection. Members then considered several Facility Planning and Control items and approved them without objection: a $3 million LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans project to build out space in the Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation; a $343,600 increase for HVAC upgrades at the Louisiana War Veterans Home warehouse in Jackson; and a $700,000 increase for Southern University’s A.A. Lenoir Law Center addition. The committee also received, for information only, five change orders over $50,000 but under $250,000. The committee approved contract extensions and funding actions for several agencies. Louisiana Economic Development received approval for one-year extensions and increases for marketing contracts with Zender Communications and Graham Group. The Department of Education’s contract amendment for the Louisiana Gator ESA program with Odyssey was reported favorably after questions about the procurement process and how the contract amount relates to student enrollment. The Sabine River Authority’s $9.5 million operating budget increase and its 2026–2027 budget were approved favorably, with members discussing the planned takeover of Cypress Bend Resort operations. The Department of Health’s HERO Fund round of 15 grant awards, totaling about $4.6 million and projected to create 541 new health care credentials, was also approved favorably. Finally, the Water Sector Commission’s recommendations were adopted, including an additional $619,850 for St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5 and $1.5 million in emergency subfund assistance for the city of Tallulah, conditioned on a limited fiscal administration order. The committee also reviewed a cooperative agreement between the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and its facilities corporation related to Act 35 projects, and then adjourned.

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• In the years I've been in a health plan, health plans generally do that.
• Health Plan, and UCare.
• It will help improve health care outcomes and decrease health disparities and address health care interpreting
• systems Health Plans agencies health systems Health Plans professional<01:15:57.600><c> associations
• </c><01:24:54.080><c> is</c> Health Equity or health disparities is Health Equity or health disparities

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• March 2, 2006, the Health and Welfare Committee reports out House Bill 591 and recommends that it do
• This is businesses in Idaho operating in a federally described sandbox.
• This is businesses in Idaho operating in a federally described sandbox.
• The cost of health care, Senators, is already super expensive.
• Senators, this isn't the Idaho way, and this is honestly not how we operate in Idaho.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Page 74 is their safety and operations, State Road.
• It's operated by the FBI. That's one of the criteria.
• , operation from start to finish.
• This is additional funding to improve safety and security for Division of Behavioral Health state-operated
• Yeah, the next one is Department of Health.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• First is related to the health insurance trust fund.
• And that is not a sustainable model to run a health insurance program.
• We only have the HSA and the PPO plan, or the high deductible health plan, PPO.
• We only have the HSA and the PPO plan, or the high deductible health plan, and the PPO.
• Hopefully she will do a better job engaging on managing the health insurance trust fund.

Summary: House Republican caucus met on April 29 to review the FY 2027 budget package and several related “budget implementation” bills, with Chairman Livingston noting that HB 2415 was being held. Staff and members walked through HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act (“feed bill”), which appropriates about $17.96 billion from the general fund and includes one-time fund transfers, 5% lump-sum reductions for most agencies, funding for the state health insurance plan, school facilities, child care, correctional officer stipends, public safety, and other prior-year items. Members emphasized that the budget reflected House and Senate negotiations after the governor left budget talks, and Republican leaders framed it as a package that lowers taxes, shrinks government, and funds priorities such as K-12, child care, foster care, and public safety. The caucus then reviewed a series of mostly standard budget bills: HB 4139 on gaming/racing assessments; HB 4140 on federal monies, the budget stabilization fund, and ACE initiative savings reporting; HB 4141 on capital outlay, highway construction, airport funding, and rural transportation match funds; HB 4142 on commerce and lottery distributions; HB 4143 on corrections reporting; HB 4144 on environmental provisions and water-related fund uses; HB 4145 on state employee health insurance premiums and DES reforms; HB 4146 on higher education funding provisions; HB 4147 on SNAP administration and error-rate reduction; HB 4148 on K-12 inflation adjustments, school facilities, and ASDB property-sale oversight; HB 4150 on county expenditure flexibility and state office rent rates; HB 4151 on the Department of Revenue’s integrated tax system funding and related charges; HB 4152 on tax conformity, deductions, and repeal of several renewable-energy tax preferences and the Rio Nuevo diversion; and HB 4153 on transportation reporting. Discussion repeatedly centered on health plan solvency, SNAP/ACCESS eligibility and fraud controls, school funding, rural transportation, and tax conformity and relief. The caucus also took up several blue-sheet bills: HB 2035 on extended-family placement notifications in child welfare cases; HB 2170 restricting certain PRC-controlled companies from state IT contracts; HB 2249 expanding Parents’ Bill of Rights provisions; HB 2573 on DUI interlock/restricted-license rules and psychotherapy definitions; and HB 2873, which was amended to allow withdrawal of referendum petitions before ballot qualification. HB 2415 was held. The Speaker closed by praising the caucus for its budget work, saying the package delivers tax relief, protects vulnerable populations and public safety, and reflects months of Republican negotiations, and the meeting adjourned to the floor.