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• I am the legal director at the Center for the Rights of Abused Children.
• Madam Chair, Senator, so my credentials, again, my name is, or I'm with the Center for the Rights of
• We have the Boys and Girls Club, and then we have child care centers.
• For those out there, I was just congratulating him on the birth of his daughter.
• So, and I can empathize with your... ...the birth of his daughter.

Bills: SB1012, SB1099, SB1234, SB1392, SB1489, SB1535, SB1570, SB1609, SB1627, SB1634, SB1661, SB1709, SB1723, SB1725, SB1743, SB1829, SCR1027, SCR1040, SCR1048

Keywords: concealed carry, firearms, restaurants, liquor licensing, public safety, defamation, private figure, public concern, statute of limitations, internet defamation, juvenile court, legal representation, appointed attorney, guardian ad litem, child welfare, election canvass, canvassing board, governing body, election inspection, election access

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• The evidence for telehealth use and its availability to expand access to care centers on the way that
• Access to care centers on the way that patients experience care.
• This can reduce wait times and facilitate faster access to patient-centered care.
• Telehealth is essential to a modern, patient-centered health care system.
• Telehealth is essential to a modern, patient-centered health care system.

Summary: The committee held an outcomes review hearing on AB 744 and AB 32, two telehealth bills authored by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry. Members and witnesses discussed how AB 744 established payment parity for telehealth in the commercial market and how AB 32 expanded Medi-Cal access to audio-only telehealth in appropriate circumstances, especially for patients facing broadband, transportation, language, and other access barriers. The hearing framed telehealth as a permanent part of California’s health care system rather than a temporary pandemic measure, while noting that disparities and implementation gaps remain. First-panel testimony from the California Health Care Foundation and the Center for Connected Health Policy reviewed telehealth trends, evidence of patient satisfaction, and the effectiveness of telehealth for behavioral health, chronic care, and e-consults. Witnesses said audio-only care remains important for patients without reliable internet, but Medi-Cal still has gaps in asynchronous care, FQHC/RHC billing, and remote-only provider participation. Committee members asked about reimbursement, data collection, clinical safeguards, broadband access, language access, and whether telehealth is being used to speed up appointments or reduce disparities. A second panel of providers and advocates described how telehealth has changed practice. A family physician said parity allowed his health system to invest in staffing and scheduling, and that virtual visits help seniors, working patients, and those with mobility or transportation barriers, while still allowing escalation to in-person care or emergency services when needed. Planned Parenthood said telehealth is essential for sensitive sexual and reproductive health services and urged broader Medi-Cal coverage for asynchronous care. A behavioral health clinician from Shasta County said telehealth has been critical for rural patients, though broadband and affordability remain barriers. Public comment from hospital, telemedicine, and consumer groups generally supported telehealth expansion while urging fixes to remaining Medi-Cal gaps and continued access to in-person care.

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• Teachers are not trauma surgeons, and classrooms are not trauma centers.
• Teachers are not trauma surgeons, and classrooms are not trauma centers.
• It is designed to teach biological development from fertilization to birth only, without touching on
• But if we're not talking about inception all the way to birth, and how it even got there, then we have
• But if we're not talking about inception, all the way to birth, and how it even got there, then we have

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2076, which would create a program and fund within ADE, in consultation with AZPOST, to reimburse eligible schools and employees for approved training, certification, and school safety equipment, and would allow schools to adopt policies permitting certain employees to carry concealed firearms on campus if they meet training, notification, and confidentiality requirements. The sponsor, Rep. Bliss, framed the bill as an optional, fiscally responsible medical-response measure focused on bleeding control and emergency preparedness, not a mandate to arm schools. Supporters said the bill adds guardrails, expands access to training, and could help staff respond in emergencies. Opponents, including Giffords, Arizona for Gun Safety, and the Arizona Education Association, argued it would normalize firearms in classrooms, create confidentiality and law-enforcement concerns, expose students and staff to new risks, and divert attention from prevention, mental health, and other school safety investments. After debate, the committee voted 6-5-1 to give HB 2076 a do-pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 2830, which directs the State Board of Education to adopt science standards requiring instruction on fetal and prenatal development and specifies that the content is not sex education. Supporters, including the sponsor, a school board president, and a biology teacher, said the bill is about age-appropriate, medically accurate science, parental rights, and clear statewide guidance. Opponents, including the AEA and Reproductive Freedom for All, said it fragments science instruction, politicizes the curriculum, and omits the broader reproductive and public health context students need. Members debated whether fetal development can be taught without discussing reproduction, and whether the bill is an education measure or an anti-abortion effort. The committee approved HB 2830 on an 8-4 vote. The transcript also included discussion of House Bill 2093, which would repeal required mental health instruction and social-emotional learning in schools; supporters argued it restores parental control and refocuses schools on academics, while opponents said school-based mental health education saves lives and helps students who may not have support at home.

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• Data centers require specific regulation.
• Dan DeOrio, with the Data Center Coalition, the national association representing the data center industry
• These hyperscale data centers are not like typical data centers used for cloud computing to support critical
• These hyperscale data centers are not like typical data centers used for cloud computing to support critical
• In Pierce County, this bill is going to risk $1.5 million from the Birth 3 Center.

Bills: HB2104, HB1903, HB1909, HB1982, HB2034, HB2105, HB2210, HB2215, HB2271, HB2345, HB2355, HB2384, HB2389, HB2397, HB2418, HB2429, HB2442, HB2479, HB2481, HB2681, HB2688, HB2714

Keywords: aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, energy assistance, low-income, utility costs, state program, energy affordability, court unification, task force, Washington courts, judicial administration, court reform, access to justice, local court rules, uniformity, centralization, rural courts

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• Data centers are a huge all of that.
• </c><01:33:39.440><c> and</c> conversation about data centers and conversation about data centers and
• Secretary, call the bill. and large load data centers, but more and large load data centers, but more
• </c><01:45:59.760><c> but</c> only that one year after the birth but only that one year after the birth
• There are expenses to preparing for the birth of that live birth.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 28 senators present. The body agreed to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading and adopt the previous journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The presiding officer also recognized several guests on the floor and in the gallery, including an intern from the Lieutenant Governor’s office and guests of Senator Chambliss. Committee reports focused on confirmations for Alabama State University’s Board of Trustees. Patricia Anne Jones (Confirmation 79), Angela Star (Confirmation 80), and Bobby Singleton (Confirmation 78) each received favorable committee reports and were confirmed by the full Senate, with roll-call votes showing unanimous or near-unanimous support. The chamber spent considerable time in lighthearted debate and personal remarks during Singleton’s confirmation before adopting the motion and confirming him. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 81 commending the Coach Safely Foundation for youth sports injury mitigation, and several other resolutions honoring individuals and organizations, including Johnny Williams, Jim America, Senior Trooper Hunter Woodruff, and retired Army Colonel Shawn Thomas Prricett. A resolution encouraging Alabama public high schools to form a consortium was also adopted. On local bills, the Senate passed Senate Bill 243 regarding Jefferson County and House Bill 532 regarding Shelby County, both by using the previous roll and with no opposition. The Rules Committee then reported a special order calendar for the 22nd legislative day, which the Senate adopted 30-0. The special order calendar included bills on the Board of Funeral Services, the Public Service Commission, tax abatements, electric utilities, child support, dogs, school lands, Chambers County, and real property. The first special-order bill taken up was Senate Bill 107 by Senators Figures and Gudger, concerning the Alabama Board of Funeral Services. Senators discussed the bill’s purpose of funding the board’s increased duties, the effect on funeral home license fees, and an amendment offered by Senator Bell to reduce certain fees. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was explained as not affecting pre-need funeral arrangements. Debate continued as members asked questions about costs to families and funeral homes, but the chamber had not yet reached final disposition of the bill by the end of the excerpt.

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• defects, stroke and in birth defects during pregnancy.
• At the center of our focus, there was some other things I was going to say that you all have heard.
• Done the surgery center industry since 1996.
• And I've seen surgery centers with over a million dollars a year.
• All surgery centers are the same summer, just eye surgery centers where we do cataracts.

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• A sexual fetish centered around castration.
• I went to the WashU Transgender Center. I received incremental care.
• birth certificates...
• What do you mean, like, in case someone alters the birth certificate?
• Many states allow gender markers to change on birth certificates.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• , renew our commitment to addressing them, and to take further steps to expand access to hospital, birth
• centers, and obstetric providers. in Texas and I move adoption.
• There are several crisis pregnancy centers, literally pregnancy assistance centers throughout our state
• Medicaid and how many Medicaid births, what percentage of Medicaid births there are in Texas?
• I want to ask you about children. and giving birth.

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• That's the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• This also mandates annual in-person registration during the offender's birth month.
• This also mandates annual in-person registration during the offender's birth month.
• This also mandates annual in-person registration during the offender's birth month.
• This also mandates annual in-person registration during the offender's birth month.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard and approved several criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 646 would allow drug-testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect adulterants in drugs; it passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor and supporters describing overdose deaths and the value of early warning. SB 442 would extend the return period for warrants involving digital evidence from 45 days to one year, with prosecutors and law enforcement supporting the change because of encryption, device backlogs, and large volumes of child exploitation evidence; it also passed unanimously. SB 418 would require autism-related law enforcement training and create a Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism; it passed unanimously after supportive testimony from law enforcement and disability advocates. SB 132 would create a statewide database and instructions to help people determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights; it passed unanimously, with discussion about simplifying access to records and eligibility information. SB 748 would require sentencing score sheets to include notice about voting-rights restoration and ensure defendants receive a copy; it passed unanimously. SB 1734 would recognize juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law and extend related training, certification, and benefits; it passed unanimously. SB 1660 would designate June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month; it passed unanimously. SB 1742, as amended by a delete-all amendment, would replace an older offense with a new crime of indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor; the amendment and bill passed unanimously. SB 1750 would expand and tighten career offender registration requirements, and SB 1332, a similar career-offender registration bill later corrected on the agenda, also passed unanimously after a question about empirical evidence for registry effectiveness. Both bills were supported by FDLE and sheriffs' groups. The most extensive debate centered on SB 1326, which would eliminate Florida’s traditional insanity defense and replace it with a defense based on lack of culpable mental state caused by mental disease or defect, while also changing competency and sentencing provisions. Supporters argued the bill was needed to protect the public from violent offenders with serious mental illness and to close gaps that can leave dangerous people under-supervised. Opponents, including criminal defense advocates and some senators, warned that the bill could leave acquitted defendants without treatment, reduce judicial discretion, raise reliability and cost concerns over malingering assessments, and potentially worsen public safety by pushing more mentally ill people into prison without adequate care. Despite those objections, the bill passed on a divided vote. Near the end of the meeting, the chair also corrected an earlier mix-up and moved SB 1750 to the next committee hearing after a motion to reconsider, while SB 1332 was taken up and reported favorably.

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• I just want everyone to understand that it's not just pregnancy resource centers. Absolutely not.
• this summer because I truly was not totally aware of the extent of the help that a family resource center
• this summer because I truly was not totally aware of the extent of the help that a family resource center
• You've got, yes, it's birth to death.
• the best we can for these kids that, by no reason other than the accidental circumstances of their birth

Bills: HB4422, HB4117, HB4300, HB4298, HB2984, HB3344

Keywords: immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy

Summary: The Children, Youth, and Family Committee met for its first meeting, with the chair emphasizing a shared goal of improving outcomes for children and families and describing the bills before the committee as work in progress. The committee first adopted a working draft and heard House Bill 4422, which would require applicants for welfare benefits to be checked through the SAVE system to verify American citizenship; the speaker said amendments removed earlier child-only and WIC changes. The bill was reported out 7-1. The committee then considered several DHS- and child welfare-related measures. House Bill 4117 would broaden the definition of family resource centers to better reflect Oklahoma organizations and support access to public and private grants, including faith-based and workforce-training efforts; it was reported due pass after discussion about the range of services such centers provide. House Bill 4298 would allow child care facilities to receive rule-change notices electronically instead of only by mail, while preserving mail delivery as an option, and House Bill 4300 would add a fingerprint requirement to child care background checks to align state law with federal Child Care Development Fund requirements; both were reported due pass. House Bill 2984 would direct DHS to seek a waiver limiting SNAP purchases to Oklahoma in order to reduce out-of-state card skimming and fraud; members discussed border-area concerns and possible radius exceptions, but the bill was reported out 6-0. The final major measure was House Bill 3344, a foster care bill intended to improve placement and support for foster children and families. The author said the bill was only a starting point and that he had been working with DHS, judges, and other stakeholders; members raised concerns about a felony penalty in the bill, and the author said that provision would be revised as the bill moved forward. The committee passed the bill 7-0. Several members also used the discussion to stress the need for stronger funding for vulnerable populations and state agencies, especially foster care and mental health services. The meeting ended with plans for further revisions and a follow-up meeting the next Wednesday.

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• Financial Crimes Intelligence Center in order to coordinate law enforcement efforts.
• In April 2022, the center began.
• The Chair calls Jeff Headley on behalf of Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center. Mr.
• I'm Captain Jeff Headley with the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.
• Over 90,000 births in the US were achieved with the help of IVF technology.

Bills: HB201, HB272

Keywords: disabled veteran, partially disabled veteran, veterans property tax exemption, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax relief, surviving spouse, appraisal district, Tax Code, local government revenue, homestead portability, service-connected disability, veteran benefits, Texas property tax, residence homestead, disability rating, disaster response, financial assistance, helicopter, municipalities

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• This year, our store was in the center of Operation Metro Surge.
• Workers in small businesses may plan a birth, surgery, or caregiving around expected coverage.
• Workers in small businesses may plan a birth, surgery, or caregiving around expected coverage.
• Workers in small businesses may plan a birth, surgery, or caregiving around expected coverage.
• Or you had a birth of a child and you want a amount of time to bond with that child.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• She returned to active duty in 2001 at the Federal Medical Center in Colorado.
• Patient-centered care often under complex clinical circumstances.
• Assigned at birth.
• Her parents at birth picked the wrong sex.
• Her parents were like, "She's a boy," and that's what they put on her birth certificate.

Bills: SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR8, SB31, SB33, SB3, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB2581, SB3031, SB24, SB2570, SB1566, SB552, SJR1, SB646, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR5, SCR32, SCR8, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB4238, HB2775, HB34, HB33, HB 12, HB148, HB 130, HB4273, HB4850, HB2733, HB4783, SB1833

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

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• So on the day of the birth of her sixth child...
• Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
• Do you see any reason to close these 10 centers?
• Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Stennis Space Center.
• The Stennis Space Center is home to NASA's largest rocket propulsion test site.

Keywords: state policy, governance, legislative processes, public concerns, policy improvement

Summary: During the committee meeting, various issues surrounding state policy and governance were deliberated. Although the specifics of bills under discussion were not highlighted, comments from several committee members indicated a focus on improving legislative processes and addressing public concerns. The chairman facilitated discussions that included several points of critique as well as suggestions for enhancement of existing laws. The atmosphere remained constructive despite the complexity of the topics at hand.

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• And person-centered programming honors these needs and preferences and values of those who are being
• In the monitor category: maintaining vital records and statistics, ensuring accurate statewide birth
• is still higher than it was a decade prior, when it was 9.5 deaths per 100,000 births.
• I mentioned the Black Birth Equity Action Plan. We have a violence prevention roadmap now.
• Wanted to center the request for continued funding of the overdose prevention, wanted to center the request

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The Climate Center has authorized me to convey their support.
• We own and operate the Shoreway Environmental Center that's located in San Carlos.
• What you would probably call recycling centers, we call them material recovery facilities.
• I'm also an adjunct law professor at Georgetown University Law Center.
• PFAS has been linked to increased risks of miscarriage, preterm birth, low birth weight, and other consequences

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• 75% less likely to have a teen birth.
• I am not listed on the birth certificate.
• certificate. or even given a birth certificate to sign during the delivery of the birth?
• Did you sign anything prior to the birth of the child?
• The birth certificate, she did.

Bills: HCR 16, HB 782, HB 2159, HB 2288, HB 3281, HB 3819, HB 4656, HB 4696, HB 5494

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education

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• Regional reentry centers. So an update: we’re down to six regional reentry centers.
• Regional reentry centers. So an update, we're down to six regional reentry centers.
• We understand that those things—a birth certificate, vital records, a birth certificate, a Social Security
• So the six regional reentry centers that I mentioned earlier...
• I'm the regional director for Center for Employment Opportunity.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• I'm sure folks in this room have received even these solicitations for copies of your birth records or
• It's pre-filled and everything for a copy of my birth record.
• I'm sure folks in this room have received even these solicitations for copies of your birth records or
• It's pre-filled and everything for a copy of my birth record.
• It's pre-filled and everything for a copy of my birth record.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• an official Japanese cultural center an official Japanese cultural center and many alabamians take a
• around American village in mon centered around American village in mon centered around American village
• or other government certificate of birth or other government certificate of birth or other government
• of the child she is nursing so the birth of the child she is nursing so the birth of the child she is
• and is is a nursing mom has given birth and is is a nursing mom has given birth and is is a nursing

Keywords: 1136, house, all