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• We think we can only find in a primary care doctor.
• Into the foster care system.
• They will, at turns, deny the animal access to vet care.
• And that is the Companion Animal Rescue Effort, CARE. Services. CARE is unique.
• You know, when was the CARE hotline started?

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• case because it violated the fundamental liberty interest of parents to make decisions regarding the care
• The amendment adds a definition of health care facility.
• enforcement and seeking access to health care facilities.
• The amendment additionally requires health care facilities, no later than 90 days after the effective
• who receives care in a non-public area.

Bills: HB2735 , SB5868 , SJM8006

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: family law, constitutional floor, legal standards, child custody, divorce, SB 5868, superior court, judge, judgeship, judicial vacancy, court administration, Skagit County, Yakima County, RCW 2.08.061, Washington courts, county judges, caseload, docket backlog, judicial workload, elected judge

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• . with early child care investments, with our state TK programs, transitional kindergarten.
• Making sure that our children are taken care of and protected, agreed. There's some wording.
• Community care, like I had never seen, was assembled. In fact, I went to an evacuation site.
• They had more food packages, care packages, clothing packages, direct-aid packages, more blood given
• And he was somebody who cared about and fought for educators and for teachers.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The remaining net proceeds will still go to the MFP as currently directed.
• It is built to reduce barriers to care.
• We'll take care of that. Thank you, Rep. Carp. Do you want to go ahead?
• costs, and increasing the cost of health care to taxpayers of Caddo Parish.
• Not direct citation. Okay.

Bills: HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB167 , HB175 , HB255 , HB330 , HB364 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB656 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1070

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: public defender, funding, district court, East Baton Rouge, judicial expenses, Autism Spectrum Disorder, missing children, law enforcement, public safety, Spectrum Alert, inmate documentation, post-release employment, special identification card, Louisiana Department of Public Safety, reentry services, veterans, veterans services, lottery proceeds, special fund, grant board

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• And I’m rising in support of a bill to take care of the children.
• And I want to direct my comments to two groups while I speak here today.
• And so this is a step in the right direction. It's well overdue.
• And so this is a step in the right direction. It's well overdue.
• The people of Paradise did not care who came to their aid.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long floor file of bills. Early measures passed with little or no debate, including AB 698 on local transfer taxes and affordable housing analysis, AB 456 on mobile home sales, AB 1129 on reportable infant health conditions, AB 69 on Fair Plan insurance notices and voluntary market searches, AB 357 on expedited student and faculty housing permits, AB 383 on firearms code cleanups, AB 426 on drones interfering with emergency response, AB 825 on energy affordability and transmission financing, and AB 699 on ballot transparency for local tax and bond measures. Most of these bills passed unanimously or with strong bipartisan margins, while AB 825 drew the most extended debate over whether it would lower costs or expand state control of energy infrastructure; it ultimately passed 45-5. The most contentious item was AB 84, which would strengthen oversight of non-classroom-based charter schools and tighten accountability for charter spending and operations. Supporters argued it was needed to stop fraud and misuse of public education dollars, citing major scandals and audit findings, while opponents warned it would harm legitimate charter schools, reduce educational options, and disproportionately affect rural and special-needs students. Several members said they supported the bill only to keep negotiations going, and others urged more targeted or delayed action. After extensive debate and multiple amendments, the Assembly passed AB 84 on a 41-22 vote. The chamber also took up AB 610, a housing bill that would require cities and counties to disclose planned housing restrictions and limit new constraints for three years after housing element approval. The author framed it as a certainty and transparency measure to help address the state’s housing shortage, while noting continued discussions with local governments and housing advocates. The transcript ends with the bill’s presentation and request for an aye vote, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Texas Groundwater Protection Committee recommended that the legislature authorize TCEQ to use any direct
• They take care of the people. They don't overcharge.
• They take care of the people. They don't overcharge. They take care of the people.
• , or, you know, because they weren't being taken care of.
• Then we have a developer coming in and saying, 'I don't care.

Bills: SB863 , SB1190 , SB1261 , SB1413 , SB1624 , SB1662 , SB1663 , SB1855 , SB1967 , SB2124 , SB2204 , SB1623

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, water loss, municipally owned utilities, Texas Water Development Board, administrative penalties, water audit, water infrastructure, water supply, state water plan, water management strategies, water financing, municipal bonds, revenue bonds, public debt, obligations, TWDB

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs heard several water-related bills, with testimony focused on drinking water quality, groundwater contamination notice, flood infrastructure funding, water rights conservation, and utility service areas. SB 1662 would limit TCEQ’s advance notice to public water systems to no more than 24 hours before testing after a consumer complaint, to reduce the chance of temporary treatment affecting results. SB 1663 would allow TCEQ to notify private well owners, groundwater conservation districts, and nearby residents by direct means about known groundwater contamination, rather than relying mainly on first-class mail and annual reporting. SB 2124 would move the deadline for publishing the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee’s annual report from April 1 to June 1. Witnesses on the first two bills described long-running water quality problems and delayed notice in their communities and supported the measures. No opposition was recorded, and each bill was left pending for a later vote. The committee also heard SB 1967, which would expand eligibility for Flood Infrastructure Fund financing to multipurpose projects that both reduce flooding and create water supply. Senator Hinojosa and Hidalgo County representatives described the Delta Reclamation Project as a shovel-ready example that would capture flood and drainage water, treat it, and produce new potable supply while also providing detention and flood mitigation. A Sierra Club witness also supported the bill, saying such projects could help manage floodwaters and reduce polluted discharges to bays and estuaries. The bill was left pending. A lengthy and divided discussion followed on SB 1413, which would expand the streamlined expedited release process for landowners seeking removal from a water or sewer CCN in additional counties. Senator Nichols said the bill was a property-rights measure aimed at legacy monopolies and bad actors who use CCNs to hold landowners hostage, while supporters described cases where developers could not get timely service, including fire flow, or were asked to fund infrastructure without reasonable recoupment. Opponents from rural water corporations and utility associations argued the bill would undermine investment in water infrastructure, strand debt, and weaken the return on planned expansion. PUC and TCEQ resource witnesses explained that compensation is handled case by case through appraisal and can include stranded costs, planning, design, construction, and some legal fees, but members noted the statute is unclear and discussed possible committee substitute language. Public testimony was closed with the bill left pending. Later, SB 1624 would allow the Texas Water Trust within the Texas Water Bank to hold donated water rights for conservation purposes and protect them from use-it-or-lose-it cancellation, and SB 863 would address Edwards Aquifer utilities that straddle the aquifer boundary by allowing them to continue using Edwards water within their certificated areas under specified conditions. Both bills were laid out, received no public opposition in the hearing, and were left pending.

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• ,</c> integration, employment, health care, integration, employment, health care, education,<00:37:11.119
• </c><00:38:24.880><c> support</c> workforce of dedicated direct support workforce of dedicated direct
• room and I would take care of all of<01:25:47.679><c> this.
• Can you imagine being a find care.
• </c> lose access to covered care. lose access to covered care.

Keywords: 981, all

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• We think this is going in the right direction.
• We think this is going in the right direction.
• Chair, not exactly, but I think this discussion is going in the direction of finding balance.
• Chair, not exactly, but I think this discussion is going in the direction of finding balance.
• Chair, not exactly, but I think this discussion is going in the direction of finding balance.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> about the acute and chronic care about the acute and chronic care training<01:25:10.159><c> there
• </c> naturally do that in order to take care naturally do that in order to take care of<01:25:56.719>
• </c> are enumerating chronic and acute care are enumerating chronic and acute care as<01:26:27.600><c
• We should care about making sure that the people that are providing health care to our children meet
• We should care about making sure that the people that are providing health care to our children meet

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

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• Health Transformation Program grant, which is designed to support initiatives that strengthen health care
• Representative Care has made a motion to approve. Seeing no objection, motion approved.
• Representative Thompson asked a question about the cost and whether most people have moved in the direction
• Representative Thompson said that people have moved in the direction Louisiana Tech is taking and asked

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met on March 19, 2006, and first approved a fiscal status statement and five-year baseline budget with no changes. The committee then approved several B.A. 7 budget adjustments, including additional authority for the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for cultural development activities, a federal Rural Health Transformation Program grant for the Department of Health with 15 added positions, and a $1 million increase from the major events incentive fund to reimburse costs tied to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The committee also reviewed a Louisiana Military Department project to convert Building 2013 at Jackson Barracks into a cyber warfare operations facility, increasing total funding authority to $29.7 million to add a SCIF component. Members approved clarifications of legislative intent for several prior appropriations, including parish drainage and local government items, and approved extensions or amendments to contracts for tourism advertising, the Office of Risk Management’s third-party claims administrator, and a DEQ contract with RTI International. The committee heard presentations on two university-related items: Louisiana Tech’s plan to shift campus buildings from its aging in-house cogeneration system to utility service from the City of Ruston and a local gas provider, which is expected to save money even after debt service, and UL Lafayette’s request to extend a consulting contract for continued support of its Banner ERP system. Members asked questions about the Louisiana Tech project’s scope and savings, but no objections were raised on the items before the committee. The meeting concluded with adjournment after a motion by Senator Fesi.

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• Nobody cares. Senator Rodriguez: I hope you all care. Chair: You may return from where you came.
• act as mentors to classroom teachers and serve as a neutral sounding board for mentees and provide direction
• Under this bill, teacher mentors must provide direction, advice, and a neutral sounding board to mentees

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We'll still go ahead and do directives.
• So, we want to be very careful about that.
• </c><01:22:15.280><c> about</c> So, we want to be very careful about So, we want to be very careful about
• But would it take care of our dropout rate?
• of our dropout it would it take care of our dropout rate?

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: 916, all

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• I am proud to present SB 964, our Continuity of Care Bill.
• It protects continuity of care. It helps patients.
• It protects the continuity of care. It helps patients.
• Sarah Nossito on behalf of the California Chronic Care Coalition in support.
• Acupuncture is essential care. It is not luxury care.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills on June 9. SB 1023 by Senator Laird would require insurers that cover injectable HIV PrEP under the medical benefit to also cover it through the pharmacy benefit, with supporters saying the change would reduce reimbursement delays and expand access, while health plans opposed it as an unnecessary mandate that interferes with benefit design. SB 964 by Senator Smallwood-Quivas would limit prior authorization for certain dose or frequency adjustments to covered medications, especially for chronic complex conditions; medical supporters said it would prevent harmful delays in care, while insurers argued it weakens safety and utilization controls. SB 1323 by Senator Rubio, as amended, would strengthen protections for people in immigration custody receiving medical care by requiring hospitals and facilities to inform staff how to respond to requests and allowing patients to notify family members of their location; it passed with one no vote. SB 1099 by Senator Reyes would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state and local public benefits to all residents under federal PRWORA rules, with supporters saying it would reduce legal uncertainty for safety-net services; it passed, though one member later changed a vote to no on the add-on roll call. The committee also took up SB 895 by Senator Wiener, a proposed $12 billion science research bond for the November ballot that would create a California scientific research funding institute. Supporters from UC, UAW, hospitals, and advocacy groups said the measure would help offset federal cuts, protect research jobs, and sustain California’s leadership in biomedical and other research; there was no opposition, and the bill passed on a party-line style vote with two no votes. SB 944, also by Senator Wiener, would stabilize Medi-Cal coverage for acupuncture, which supporters described as a cost-effective, non-pharmacological treatment for pain and other conditions that has repeatedly been threatened in the budget process; it passed unanimously. The committee also approved consent items SB 918 and SB 1202, and later cleared the remaining measures on call after roll votes and add-on votes were taken.

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• care child care prohibition, is referred to the Committee on Human Services.
• care child care prohibition, is referred to the Committee on Human Services.
• care child care prohibition, is referred to the Committee on Human Services.
• care child care prohibition, is referred to the Committee on Human Services.
• care child care prohibition, is referred to the Committee on Human Services.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• New Hampshire FMLA allows more than new parents to care for their young families.
• It aids in care of older children, parents, and direct family members.
• It aids in care of older families.
• ><c> direct</c><00:13:19.040><c> family</c> children, parents, and direct family children, parents, and
• care of an elderly new baby, taking care of an elderly parent,<00:17:14.720><c> or</c><00:17:14.880>

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Facility Administrators... ...and the Board of Examiners of Residential Care Facility Administrators
• This docket contains the current administrative rules for the Board of Examiners of Residential Care
• Committee, we're going to direct you to where we're going to be going through this.
• By 2025, merging the two boards into the Idaho Board of Long-Term Care Administrators.
• The executive director of the Idaho Health Care Association... ...meeting and one public hearing.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• support, education, health care services, and pregnancy support.
• The question is there, but, you know, similarly, child care, you know, there are some public child care
• We really cannot afford to put any further restrictions on abortion care.
• Abortion is health care and deserves to be treated by health care professionals when needed.
• barrier to care for the most vulnerable Texans.

Bills: SB6 , SB11 , SB33

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• We have done a preliminary analysis of our federal funds, of the direct funds that we receive.
• You might have to arrange for child care.
• You might have to arrange for child care.
• It hampers the system as a whole and creates a lot of risk for injustice from all directions.
• </c> um in accomplishing CJ's um directive um in accomplishing CJ's um directive for<02:06:56.360><c>

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 4000, the Judiciary’s biennium budget bill for FY 2026-2027. Judiciary Director of Policy and Planning Brandon Kimura testified in strong support, outlining operating requests of about $6.17 million in FY 26 and $6.25 million in FY 27, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $9.9 million in capital improvements. He described funding needs for specialty courts, preparations for the Wahiawa District Court, an additional district court judge and staff for Kona, cybersecurity upgrades, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, statewide priority items, and restoration of several essential staff positions. He also said the Judiciary was seeking an additional $2 million for the Children’s Justice Center relocation lump sum because updated estimates had risen to about $8 million. The committee also discussed potential impacts from uncertain federal funding and asked for written follow-up on those risks and on the capital request, including coordination with Budget and Finance. Several organizations and individuals testified in support of the Judiciary budget, including the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, and legal service providers. Mioko Eto asked for an additional $1 million for civil legal service providers, explaining that the current funding is spread across multiple providers and that the need remains high. David Copper of Legal Aid supported the request, citing statewide demand, 105 staff, 7,100 cases closed in the past year, and 15,000 calls received, while noting that many people seeking help cannot be served because of capacity limits. He also said recent federal funding disruptions and proposed cuts could affect legal services and related programs. Committee members asked about the Criminal Justice Research Institute’s mission; Kimura said its primary statutory role is to build a database focused on pre-trial reporting and data analysis, though it is also working on probation and mental health-related projects. No vote or final action on HB 4000 was taken in the hearing excerpt provided.

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• An outcome that care more accessible.
• </c> all of the emergency medical care all of the emergency medical care providers?
• Obviously, we don't want people who are delivering care to all of us and people we care about, and people
• c> people</c><02:04:36.719><c> with</c> people we care about um and people with people we care about
• </c> care setting. care setting.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><00:45:12.000><c> coming</c> so there may be some direction coming so there may be some direction
• </c><01:27:05.199><c> providers</c> already know the health care providers already know the health care
• </c><02:09:59.679><c> of</c> already heading in the direction of already heading in the direction of
• </c> requirements under the Affordable Care requirements under the Affordable Care Act<04:47:29.920><
• </c> that care. that care.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with procedural announcements about report turnaround, amendment submission methods during split operations, a possible January 29 session, the governor’s State of the State on February 5, parking, cafeteria opening, and the plan to finish work by February 10. It then moved into executive session on HB 1123, which would require certain companies to post salary ranges on public job listings. Representative Granger moved ITL, arguing the bill would interfere with negotiations, especially for higher-level jobs, and raise compelled-speech concerns. Supporters, including Representatives Schultz, Sullivan, Cahill, Staub, and others, said salary ranges help applicants avoid wasted time and travel, improve transparency, and are already a common workplace disclosure. The committee voted 10-9 to ITL HB 1123. The committee next took up HB 177, concerning a definition of remote work in labor law. Representative Murphy moved ITL, saying the bill could burden employers, create vague obligations, duplicate existing protections, and potentially require intrusive compliance measures. Representative Sullivan described a proposed amendment that would narrow the bill to a definition of remote work and remove broader requirements, but the committee ultimately voted 11-9 to ITL HB 177. Members also noted that the amendment had not been fully circulated in time and that the issue might merit further review. Finally, the committee opened HB 1352, a workers’ compensation bill focused on repricing and payment practices. The sponsor withdrew an initial ITL motion and moved OTP after amendment review. Members discussed concerns raised at the hearing about delayed payments, third-party administrators, and the need for better accountability. Representative McKenzie’s amendment would define good faith, create a voluntary three-year dispute-resolution pilot, restore fines to prior levels, and add reporting/accountability requirements for carriers that miss the 30-day payment deadline. Several members supported the amendment as a way to help small businesses and providers, while others said repricing needed broader study through the workers’ compensation advisory council. The Department of Labor explained that the amendment would require carriers and related payers to report missed determinations to the department and would increase oversight of payment timeliness.