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• that are kind of like the law offices of the public defender that will represent parents in the civil trial
• If they determine that they can, then the trial process or the adjudication process will start, where
• else that's supposed to be overseeing that, or they have to prove to a court of law through a civil trial
• Whether it's a doctor's visit to do a physical or meeting with a clinical social worker to assess what

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• , and community health organizations, helping to shape health policy and practice in New Mexico, clinical
• Speaker, it would be like any other trial.
• be a factor that we would have to consider when it comes to, how competent this person is to stand trial
• , whether they can mentally and physically stand trial for the crime that they are indeed accused of?
• indeed have done a crime, for example, or maybe not done a crime because they still have to stand trial

Bills: HB111 , HB61 , HB43 , HB156 , HB70 , SB3 , HB103 , HB109 , HB128 , HB247 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50

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• Spokane, it was important for me to stand to talk about the civics that they do, and they do the mock trial
• He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Saint Leo University in 2021, and he is a firefighter
• Part of that was as director of clinical effectiveness.

Bills: SB5223 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024 , SB5223 , SB6178 , SB5892 , SB5177 , SB6039 , SB5941 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB5912 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, medical debt, interest charges, consumer protection, healthcare, financial burden, mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment

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• And they do the mock trial stuff as well, and what that can mean to set the next generation on the future
• He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Saint Leo University in 2021, and he is a firefighter
• Part of that was a director of clinical effectiveness.

Bills: SB5223 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024

Summary: The Senate opened with routine proceedings, including the roll call, approval of the previous day’s journal, referral of committee reports and gubernatorial appointments, and the removal of Senate Joint Memorial 8003 from the consent calendar to the regular calendar. The chamber also received and referred Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604 to the Committee on Human Services, and later took up several gubernatorial confirmations. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 8682 recognizing the YMCA’s 150th anniversary in Washington. Senators spoke in support, describing the YMCA’s role in child care, swim lessons, youth programs, civic engagement, camps, and community health, and guests from YMCA organizations were recognized on the floor. The Senate then confirmed Jeffrey P. Fairchild to the Whatcom Community College Board of Trustees, Randall V. Scott to the Lake Washington Institute of Technology Board of Trustees, and Anna M. Franklin to the Community Colleges of Spokane Board of Trustees, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for the family of Representative Tom Dent after his wife suffered a stroke. After caucuses, the Senate returned to floor action on two major bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5185, creating a pilot pathway to physician licensure for international medical graduates, was advanced to final passage and approved 39-1. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5993, lowering the interest rate on medical debt, drew extensive debate about affordability, charity care, and the impact on rural hospitals; amendments were considered, including one to make the bill prospective rather than retroactive, which was adopted, while a rural-hospital differential-rate amendment failed. The bill ultimately passed 29-19. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026.

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• prototypes and devices that have never existed before, but also conducting research on human subjects and clinical
• trials to prove to our sponsors whether the technological intervention made a difference.
• That all being said, I've been working a lot with FSU, FAMU, Mayo Clinic, and Intuitive Machines on trying

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• Senseless murder leads to a trial and incarceration in a medical setting as an adult child with divorced
• And most of my career has been spent and acute care clinical practices.
• capacity as a VP of claims and insurance, I work with risk managers to investigate review and mitigate clinical

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• I meant regular programming, kind of clinical programming. They did offer that.
• from the crime scene, the prosecution withheld evidence from him, and a police officer lied in his trial
• from the crime scene, the prosecution withheld evidence from him, and a police officer lied in his trial
• I recently received a new trial for a crime I did not commit.
• I just want to note that Patricia Garan had to leave to teach her law clinic at Northeastern Law, but

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Summary: The hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security focused on several correction-related bills, including visitation reform, elder and medical parole, incarcerated persons’ human rights, and creation of an independent correctional oversight office. Vice Chair Christopher Worrell chaired the hearing in place of Chair Dan Cahill for much of the session and explained that the committee would first hear from incarcerated individuals remotely, then move to public testimony. The committee repeatedly enforced three-minute limits and accepted written testimony as well. Much of the testimony from incarcerated people emphasized that visitation is central to rehabilitation, family stability, and reentry, and that current DOC policies—visitor caps, pre-approval requirements, scheduling rules, dress-code enforcement, and restrictions on contact—have reduced family contact and caused harm. Several speakers argued that elderly and medically frail prisoners should be released through parole because incarceration is costly, ineffective, and inhumane for people who pose little public-safety risk. Others described poor prison conditions, limited programming, inadequate healthcare, segregation-like housing, and the impact of K2 use, suicides, and self-harm. Supporters of the oversight bill said an independent office is needed to address racial disparities, grievance failures, and lack of accountability within the DOC. A number of speakers tied their support to personal experiences, including alleged racial discrimination, denial of programs, and barriers to family visits. Some testified that rehabilitative programming, education, and restorative justice reduce violence and improve outcomes, while others said the DOC spends too little on programming and too much on punishment. Committee members asked a few follow-up questions, including about K2 contraband and how to reduce drugs in facilities, and one member asked about typical visitation lengths. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony on the bills and several witnesses urged favorable reports.

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• need to right now says that um that they need to follow<00:19:04.760><c> the</c><00:19:05.280><c> clinical
• c><00:19:05.640><c> guidelines</c><00:19:06.160><c> from</c><00:19:06.280><c> the</c> follow the clinical
• guidelines from the follow the clinical guidelines from the American<00:19:06.720><c> Dental</c><00:
• I'm also a licensed clinical psychologist in New Hampshire. Um, so we are opposed to the bill.
• I led the first randomized controlled trial of a fine-tuned generative AI chatbot for treating mental

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

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• </c> practice and is without clinical practice and is without clinical justification. justification.
• </c><02:24:44.880><c> So,</c> there in a pre-trial context. So, there in a pre-trial context.
• Um but this type of trial was over.
• So I would just ask for a no vote. years after um our trial was all over, I years after um our trial
• . trial. trial.

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• Jacob, do you know why we have jury trials? Mr.
• Jury trials are significantly more expensive than bench proceedings.
• That is not bringing a person to justice to stand trial to be found guilty or innocent.
• We all know that jury trials can be very pricey.
• Jury trial is the last court of a reason.

Bills: SB1067 , SB1234 , SB1285 , SB1295 , SB1392 , SB1413 , SB1436 , SB1470 , SB1476 , SB1489 , SB1512 , SB1535 , SB1540 , SB1556 , SB1568 , SB1569 , SB1570 , SB1573 , SB1585 , SB1609 , SB1627 , SB1634 , SB1635 , SB1644 , SB1647 , SB1648 , SB1650 , SB1653 , SB1654 , SB1655 , SB1656 , SB1657 , SB1658 , SB1661 , SB1662 , SB1664 , SB1666 , SB1667 , SB1669 , SB1709 , SB1720 , SB1723 , SB1725 , SB1743 , SB1746 , SB1748 , SB1755 , SB1786 , SB1820 , SB1822 , SB1829 , SCR1027 , SCR1040 , SCR1048

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: tax lien, property tax lien, real property tax lien, foreclosure, right of redemption, redeem, excess proceeds, county abatement lien, abatement lien, lien priority, assessment lien, easement, county treasurer, certificate of purchase, tax delinquency, delinquent property taxes, property owner equity, judgment foreclosure, title report, Arizona Revised Statutes

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• One of the challenges is that usually DHSCM has clinics.
• So, to be clear, if we had gone to trial and won—let's say we decided to fight Texas on this issue and
• You know, if we had gone to trial and lost and gotten a 1938 condition, the reduction of groundwater
• Step these terms and so forth, or you're going to go to trial.
• Trial dates and deadlines and getting extensions of time and so forth.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• home care as well as a Outpatient Clinic home care as well as a nurse<00:18:06.919><c> administrator
• This one has a series of appointments that's necessary, and it requires specialized clinics.
• If we have no specialized clinics, EMS has nowhere to take these patients, right?
• This one has a series of appointments that's necessary, and it requires specialized clinics.
• If we have no specialized clinics, EMS has nowhere to take these patients, right?

Summary: The House Committees on Health and Labor heard testimony on HB 1244, a measure relating to labor standards at health care facilities and nursing staff ratios. Committee members opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a suggested two-minute testimony limit and Zoom rules. The bill drew extensive testimony from hospitals, nursing organizations, unions, and individual nurses, with the central debate focusing on whether staffing ratios should be set by statute or left to collective bargaining and unit-level staffing decisions. Opponents included the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Straub Benioff Medical Center, Hawaii Pacific Health, Kapiolani Medical Center, and Queen’s Health Systems. They argued that fixed ratios are too rigid for the changing conditions of hospital care, could worsen workforce shortages, and should be handled through labor negotiations, staffing committees, and existing agreements. Several also pointed to investments in nursing education, loan repayment, and workforce development as better solutions. Queen’s said it had recently reached an agreement with nurses after more than 40 meetings that included a staffing framework, and Kapiolani and others emphasized the need for flexibility in emergencies and specialty care. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Pride at Work Hawaii, the Hawaii Nurses Association/American Nurses Association chapter, Hawaii Nurses Association Local 50, UNAC/UHCP, and individual nurses, said unsafe staffing levels contribute to burnout, turnover, errors, and patient harm. Testifiers described chronic short staffing, emotionally and physically exhausting workloads, and situations in which nurses were responsible for too many patients at once. Supporters argued that safe ratios are necessary to protect both patients and nurses, and that collective bargaining has not been enough to ensure safe conditions statewide, especially in facilities without unions. No vote or final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

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• be there in the prosecution of these crimes, and that if the words child pornography are used in a trial
• It is hybrid, where part of the program is online, but a huge part of it is based on clinical skills
• and clinical training to make sure that A huge part of it is based on clinical skills and clinical training
• , it limits efficiency and can unintentionally increase clinical risk.
• It was argued before a trial court, so it's unfortunate that we are relitigating in front of you all

Committee: Senate Rules

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• In fact, there was a randomized control trial in 2020 that did look at giving patients progesterone,
• high doses of progesterone, after taking mifepristone, and that randomized control trial was stopped
• In fact, there was a randomized control trial in 2020 that did look at giving patients progesterone,
• Uh, if you are a clinically diagnosable narcissist, you might be a politician.
• ><c> diagnosible</c> are a a clinically diagnosible are a a clinically diagnosible narcissist,<04:03:

Committee: House Judiciary

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• and then uh net for the Chauvin trial and then uh 2023<00:20:22.120><c> a</c><00:20:22.240><c> pretty
• </c><01:29:58.080><c> at</c> experience uh starting at Mayo Clinic at experience uh starting at Mayo
• Clinic at Regions<01:29:58.760><c> Hospital</c><01:29:59.679><c> health</c><01:29:59.960><c> partners
• We provide care to more than 800 veterans, which is unique because I started my career at Mayo Clinic
• where we uh I was career at Meo Clinic where we uh I was uh<01:31:37.360><c> uh</c><01:31:37.480><c>

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

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• been intimately involved through collaboration with the nursing school and other activities for clinical
• involved with the university with collaboration over the nursing school and other activities for clinical
• exceeding both the national and the state average, and we continue to go on that pathway in developing clinical
• as a law enforcement officer in the city of Alachua when I was 19, served as a special prosecutor, trial

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

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• versions of our products, research at Stanford School of Medicine put Beyond Meat to a test in a clinical
• trial published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
• He's a Mayo Clinic cardiologist.

Summary: The Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation held its first informational hearing to examine the state of alternative protein research, industry growth, and policy needs in California. The chair opened by noting California’s $5 million public investment in UC research in 2022 and framed the hearing around three panels: the climate, environmental, and security potential of alternative proteins; industry scaling and commercialization; and university-led research and workforce development. Members emphasized that the committee will continue with site visits and additional hearings across the state. The first panel focused on the case for alternative proteins as a climate, land, water, biodiversity, and food-security solution. Shana Fertig of the Good Food Institute argued that plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated proteins can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water use while helping California meet its climate and conservation goals. Zane Swanson of CSIS added that alternative proteins could reduce risks tied to zoonotic disease, antimicrobial resistance, supply-chain disruption, and broader national security concerns. In questions, members discussed the role of pharmaceuticals in animal agriculture and how alternative proteins might complement, rather than replace, traditional farming by creating new markets for California crops and helping farmers diversify. The second panel featured industry leaders Ethan Brown of Beyond Meat, Myra Passick of Upside Foods, and Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype. Brown highlighted plant-based meat’s health and climate benefits, criticized misinformation campaigns against the sector, and urged better labeling, reduced subsidies for factory farming, and more plant-based food in public institutions. Passick described cultivated meat as a scalable food-production technology, said Upside Foods has already produced millions of pounds annually at its Emeryville facility, and asked for grants, low-interest loans, and possible participation in cap-and-trade or similar revenue programs. Elfenbein described cultivated seafood as a way to address overfishing, contamination, traceability problems, and the heavy import dependence of the U.S. seafood supply, while also noting conservation benefits and the need for California to remain a hub for the industry. The final panel centered on research and workforce development. UCLA’s Amy Rowat described state-funded work on technical bottlenecks such as growing fat cells and creating edible scaffolds, along with a Future Food Fellows program that trains students across science, engineering, law, and policy. UC Santa Cruz economist Galina Hale argued that alternative proteins are necessary to meet future protein demand while reducing food-system emissions, and said California must support the sector through grants, loans, procurement, and research centers to avoid losing leadership to other states and countries. The hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses, noting that all materials would be posted online, and saying the committee would continue building policy and budget proposals to support the sector.

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• We believe in investing in clinical studies and trials to ensure that the products we offer are not only
• I have a list of past and current clinical studies with me.
• I have a list of past and current clinical studies with me if anyone is interested in them.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy considered several bills and reported all of them favorably. SB 70-24, on state planning and budgeting, was presented as a modernization of the long-range planning program to simplify reporting, remove outdated measures, and focus on key data points and outcomes; it passed without opposition. CS/SB 166, on administrative efficiency in public schools, made broad changes to school accountability and operations, including lowering the stakes of certain student assessments, giving districts more flexibility on evaluations, contracts, certification, calendars, facilities, and VPK oversight. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying that Title I funds may be used for STEM services, and another refining how advanced degrees count on salary schedules. The bill passed favorably after testimony both supporting and opposing the changes, with supporters emphasizing flexibility and opponents raising concerns about teacher evaluation and instructional practice. CS/SB 164, on vessel accountability, was described as a measure to address derelict and at-risk vessels by improving owner identification, creating a free long-term anchoring permit program, increasing penalties, and authorizing grants for local governments in the FWC prevention program. It received support from marine industry groups and was reported favorably. CS/SB 472, on education and correctional facilities for licensed professions, would allow inmates to receive credit toward licensure for qualifying coursework; a strike-all amendment added coordination with DBPR and professional boards. The bill drew support from criminal justice, business, and policy groups and passed unanimously. The committee spent the most time on CS/SB 438, on food and hemp products. Senator Burton and co-sponsor Senator Davis argued the bill was needed to regulate intoxicating hemp products, restrict child-appealing packaging and signage, ban synthetic hemp products, cap THC content in edibles and beverages, and require hemp beverages to be sold through alcohol-style distribution channels. Supporters, including alcohol distributors and some public safety advocates, said the bill would improve testing, labeling, and consumer protection. Opponents, including hemp retailers, farmers, and libertarian advocates, argued it would harm small businesses, reduce consumer choice, and push sales to the black market. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tab five, and the committee adjourned.

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• These small businesses can go to another state and get that additional funding. call it pre-clinical
• phase where these drugs are not yet going into clinical trials. and they're not quite yet proven.
• I myself have suffered with clinical depression and social media has absolutely... caused more harm but

Bills: HB186 , HB517 , HB 1093 , HB 1268 , HB1395 , HB186

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

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• Tourism Development Program. to Economic Development, Senate Bill 1357 by Parker, relating to a cancer clinical
• trial participation.
• Blanco relating to a requirement that certain students interns residents and fellows receiving a clinical
• Senate Bill 1561 by Menendez, relating to... treatment grant program for ketamine clinics serving active-duty

Bills: SJR34 , SB10 , SB18 , SB19 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB480 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB767 , SB790