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• I don't know what the protocol is, but Madam Chair and members of the committee, I just wanted to say
• We can monitor what's happening with the environmental aspects on the inside, while also providing those

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• The Endocrine Society recommends monitoring transgender patients for bone health, cardiovascular risk
• I secured permits, followed traffic control plans, and met all city protocols.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a lengthy agenda of Senate bills, with most measures ultimately advancing on party-line or broad bipartisan votes after substantial testimony and several amendments. Early in the hearing, SB 418 by Sen. Menjivar was presented as a health access bill to codify ACA nondiscrimination protections in state law and require coverage for up to a 12-month supply of medically approved hormone therapy; supporters framed it as protecting continuity of care amid federal threats, while there was no opposition testimony. The committee later also took up SB 456, which would exempt muralists from contractor licensing requirements for commissioned fine art murals; supporters said recent enforcement had chilled mural projects and harmed artists and communities, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 641, part of the wildfire response package, and SB 774, a sunset review bill for the Department of Real Estate and Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, also advanced with support and no opposition. SB 775 and SB 776, sunset extensions for the behavioral sciences, psychology, and optometry boards, passed after witnesses described technical changes and the need to keep the boards operating. SB 777, dealing with abandoned cemeteries, drew testimony from local governments, industry, and counties; after amendments removed a local takeover mandate and shifted the bill toward a stakeholder working group and study process, opposition softened or was withdrawn and the bill moved forward to Local Government. SB 790, on interstate reciprocity for online higher education, generated the most debate, with supporters arguing California students and institutions need stronger consumer protections and access to the national reciprocity framework, while opponents said the bill’s terms conflicted with the existing compact; it passed as amended to Appropriations after committee members emphasized continued work on student protections. The consent calendar, including SB 389 and SB 861, was also approved, and the committee adjourned after additional vote changes were recorded.

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• It empowers our state partners to monitor these facilities, to step in before abuse or neglect occurs
• identifying and assisting trafficking victims, highlighting the need for improved awareness, training, and protocols

Bills: HB35, HB138, HB754, HB1314, HB1612, HB2254, HB2510, HB2789, HB3560, HB3597, HB4224, HB4273, HB4643, HB4783, HB138

Keywords: peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, human trafficking, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting

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• increasingly common solution to this problem is Uh, psychiatric bed registries, which are systems that monitor
• So the testing protocol is different and.

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• increasingly common solution to this problem is... ...psychiatric bed registries, which are systems that monitor
• So the testing protocol is different, cumbersome, and expensive.

Bills: SB670, SB1388, SB627, SB912, SB269, SB528, HB2711, HB4819, HB5248, HB4175

Keywords: SB 670, investigational sun protection products, sun protection, sunscreen, FDA approval, clinical trial, phase one trial, patient access, informed consent, physician prescription, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Medical Board, compassionate use, experimental treatment, medical freedom, patient autonomy, healthcare regulation, dietitian, dietitians, licensed dietitian

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• They just say they're neutral on it, and it, it creates a challenge within the, the scoring protocol.
• I've been doing budgets for 25 years and, uh, responsible for developing them, enacting them, monitoring

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• They just say they're neutral on it, and it creates a challenge within the scoring protocol.
• I've been doing budgets for 25 years and am responsible for developing them, enacting them, and monitoring

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• address these issues by enhancing regulation and oversight of fuel transportation, improving safety protocols
• lawful businesses across Texas are doing to prevent releases, including secondary containment. monitoring

Bills: SB2199, SB2200, SB2201, SB2949, SB2332

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

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• This discrepancy has caused confusion regarding proper access protocols.
• We believe that there are ways to manage this population that don't include custody, like GPS monitoring

Bills: SB552, SB1099, SB1124, SB1208, SB1372, SB1506, SB1667, SB1804, SB1806, SB1870, SB1936, SB1937, SB2180, SB2405, SB2569, SB2570, SB1646

Keywords: community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense

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• They're fairly inexpensive to maintain, to monitor.
• sues over slipping on clearly marked wet surfaces near a pool despite all signage and maintenance protocols

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• Your staff should be monitoring this hearing to assist you with coming at the appropriate time to present
• the state budget through the Judicial Council. [01:12:30.000] So we're really talking about what protocol

Summary: The committee heard several labor and employment measures. AB 465 would require local public employers, at a union’s request, to negotiate minimum disciplinary and grievance procedures in MOUs, including progressive discipline, just-cause protections, grievance appeal rights, and paid release time for representatives. Supporters, including AFSCME and SEIU, said it would create fairer and more consistent due process protections for local government workers; opponents from county and city groups argued it would impose binding arbitration and rigid discipline rules that could undermine local flexibility and accountability. The bill passed on a 5-0 vote and was re-referred to Appropriations. AB 792 would allow court interpreter bargaining to be consolidated when multiple regions are negotiating at the same time. The author and the California Federation of Interpreters said the change would reduce repeated bargaining, improve efficiency, and help address interpreter recruitment and retention. There was no opposition, but some members questioned whether the proposal would really solve wage and staffing problems; the bill passed 5-0 and was placed on hold. AB 1309, which would improve Cal Fire firefighter compensation by tying salaries more closely to comparable local fire departments, drew strong support from firefighters and no opposition. Members praised Cal Fire’s work and the bill passed 7-0 and was held for add-ons. The committee also approved AJR 8, a resolution urging protection of Social Security and opposing federal cuts or office closures. Supporters said Social Security is essential to seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and children, and warned that reductions would increase poverty and homelessness. One member objected to naming political figures in the resolution, but the measure still passed 7-0 and was held. AB 1247, which would require contracted-out school classified workers to meet the same training and qualification standards as direct hires and address related retirement contributions, passed 5-2 despite opposition from county superintendents and school administrators who said it would add costs and limit contracting flexibility. Finally, AB 288, which would authorize PERB to act when the NLRB fails to remedy labor claims by a deadline, passed 6-0 with strong union support and no opposition.

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• Violations will be monitored and address the required annual reporting to the legislature and the governor
• I think you can be narrowly tailored to what's protocol when a storm's coming.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• elections and funding for grants to supervisors of elections, specifically to pay for the Albert Monitoring
• The Secretary of State also serves as Florida State Protocol Officer.

Summary: The committee met to review agency program funding as it prepared to build the budget, hearing brief presentations from six agencies and then taking member questions. Florida Division of Emergency Management highlighted its role in response, preparedness, recovery, and mitigation, describing a largely federal pass-through budget, major technology investments, and large disaster and preparedness grant activity. The Department of Commerce, Department of State, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs, Florida State Guard, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles also summarized their budgets, staffing, and major programs, including workforce and economic development, elections and arts funding, housing assistance, transportation work programs, military readiness, state guard expansion, and highway safety and motorist services. Members focused questions on several issues: arts and library grant funding and whether award criteria had changed; Commerce’s rural infrastructure and job growth grants and why funds were not being disbursed faster; Florida Housing’s use of SAIL, Live Local, Hometown Heroes, and SHIP funds and how smaller agencies learn about and access funding; and DOT’s work program gap between agency and governor proposals. The most extensive questioning was directed to Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles about long DMV lines, vacancies, overtime, staffing shortages, and the ability to shift funds between divisions. The department said staffing and pay constraints, especially in South Florida, were driving service delays and vacancy rates, and that overtime was being used because troopers were leaving for better-paying jobs. The Florida State Guard was also questioned about its spending and procurement pace, including aircraft purchases and facilities. Its director said long procurement timelines explained the low initial spending and that obligations had risen sharply as contracts matured. Members also asked about the department’s public opposition to Amendment 3 and whether agency resources were used in that effort; the director said no contracts or purchases were made to influence the vote and said the colonel’s comments were made off the clock. The meeting ended with the chair asking agencies to respond promptly to unanswered questions, and the committee adjourned without any recorded votes or formal actions beyond receiving the presentations and questions.

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• Its safety protocol is well understood by physicians and pharmacists. Now, Alabama, it's not new.
• So standing orders, they include a risk assessment protocol, patient information and indications, all
• > understood<00:18:26.880> by safety protocol is well understood by safety protocol is
• and the safety they fit the protocol and the safety checks<00:18:47.919> then<00:18:48.160>
• One, I would say that would be up to the physician who makes the protocol, right?

Bills: HB161, HB146, HB289, HB290, HB31, HB146, HB289, HB290, HB31

Keywords: consumer protection, app store, age verification, parental consent, data protection, minors, HB146, ivermectin, pharmacist, standing order, prescription drug, non-patient-specific order, dispensing, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, licensed health care provider, pharmacy board, medical licensure, disciplinary action, drug access

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• <00:07:08.240> programs states with disease monitoring programs states with disease monitoring
• Uh, they have to have a license that's monitored through the New Hampshire Fish and Game, and I'm sure
• that's uh monitored through the New<00:18:20.880> Hampshire<00:18:21.280> fishing<00:18
• The AFS Blue Book standards are the official testing protocol approved by the World Organization for
• testing protocol approved by Hua<00:31:21.519> the<00:31:21.679> war<00:31:22.480>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The recommendations ranged from monitoring disparities to reforming policies, developing standardized
• We did not intend for the fidelity monitoring to include traditional audits.
• Will we continue to monitor it and make course corrections and continue to perfect the system?
• That said, we are closely monitoring the changes coming out... ...and communities.
• So we're closely monitoring access to that system.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• Annual assessments would be optional, allowing parents to decide when and how to monitor their child's
• to monitor their child's progress. to monitor their child's progress.
• ,<02:00:48.760> it's<02:00:48.920> not<02:00:49.560> considered protocol, it's not
• considered protocol, it's not considered appropriate<02:00:50.440> to<02:00:50.520> test
• This bill rejects the idea that the government must approve or monitor how parents raise and teach their

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , data security, and financial monitoring, data security, and financial transactions.<03:21:20.880>
• They're violating their own protocol, which requires a CBO score before bringing a bill to the floor.
• They're violating their own protocol They're violating their own protocol which<03:41:14.640> requires
• <03:41:31.520> It's majority leaders floor protocol.
• It's majority leaders floor protocol.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• States Sector Monitor 2024 State Liability Report.
• All grants are monitored at least once over their lifetime, and larger grants are monitored probably
• All grants are monitored at least once over their lifetime, and larger grants are monitored probably
• <00:45:45.440> them look at um the projects and monitor them look at um the projects and monitor
• <01:08:24.159> each right now as to how to monitor each right now as to how to monitor each

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They conduct the monitoring and testing, installation of remote electronic monitoring equipment, enter
• Taking a look at the various monitoring options that are offered to the individuals that are ordered
• Taking a look at the various monitoring options that are offered to the individuals that are ordered
• Which is a bracelet that is used for remote monitoring and detects alcohol.
• So various monitoring options—oops, sorry, got thrown out there. Oops, sorry, got thrown out there.

Keywords: 908, all