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• This is hard on me because Representative Vaught and I—we're one of my favorite reps in the area.
• area of Arkansas.
• I cited a section of federal code that actually is defined as underpopulated, not underserved.
• So there's a statement here that adds the words underserved and also primary care health shortage area
• are additional federal stipulations that will allow for more physicians to come in practice in these areas

Summary: The committee reconvened and took up several amendments and bills. Senate Bill 15 was amended to transfer Keep Arkansas Beautiful functions to ARDOT and replace the current commissioners with an advisory council; the amendment was adopted without objection. An amendment to Senate Bill 7 lowering the claims-data threshold for group health insurance from 50 employees to 25, to help smaller employers and municipalities shop for coverage, was also adopted. An amendment to Senate Bill 41 that would have restricted University of Arkansas at Fayetteville athletic funding from academic funds was rejected after members questioned its scope and fiscal basis. The committee then considered an amendment to House Bill 1051 that would cap online sports-betting free play at 5% of gross receipts. Senator Hester argued the current unlimited promotions were predatory and effectively subsidized casinos, while other members questioned the tax and accounting assumptions and whether the proposal belonged in a fiscal committee. The amendment failed, and a separate agriculture-related amendment from Representatives Vaught and Painter to exempt certain tractor parts tied to diesel exhaust fluid systems was also not adopted, with members citing drafting and enforcement problems and suggesting it should go through the revenue committees. After suspending the rules to add items, the committee adopted a technical correction to Senate Bill 4 clarifying physician licensure language so the rural workforce pathway would apply to underserved and primary care shortage areas, rather than the narrower federal term originally used. The committee also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 77 deleting a fund-transfer section and instead increasing appropriation authority and creating a matching-fund mechanism to help Arkansas TV pay PBS dues, with supporters saying it would leverage private donations and preserve PBS access while allowing the commission to decide programming. The bill passed as amended, and the meeting adjourned.

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• And the valley is one of the best growing areas in the state.
• We're historically an underserved region facing some of the deepest economic and medical... ...vulnerabilities
• squarely in our area.
• Many live in our Medical Center area or the Stone Oak area and are also spread all over.
• So I'm calling from the El Paso County area.

Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting met virtually for its West Texas regional hearing, established a quorum, and explained that the hearing was part of a series of statewide information-gathering sessions before any map was filed. The chair outlined the Zoom procedures, the two-minute testimony limit, and the availability of written comments through the committee’s public portal. Senators also discussed the logistics and transparency of the process, including the expectation that any proposed map or amendment would be made public once filed and that additional hearings would follow. Senator Blanco, whose district includes West Texas and the border region, said the area’s communities of interest should be kept together and warned against repeating the loss of representation that followed the last redistricting cycle. Senators Alvarado, Hinojosa, Miles, and others debated the value of virtual hearings versus in-person hearings, the number of people who had testified, and whether the committee could subpoena witnesses after the regional hearings ended. The chair said he was awaiting legal guidance and would consider a subpoena motion at a formal meeting the next day. A lengthy exchange also occurred over the tone of public testimony and the chair’s view that some comments directed at Republicans and the president had been offensive or historically inaccurate. Invited witnesses and public commenters largely opposed mid-decade redistricting and argued that any new map should reflect population growth, especially among Latino and other minority communities, and comply with the Voting Rights Act. Nina Perales of MALDEF said the hearings were not meaningful without a draft map and testified that Texas has a long history of discriminatory redistricting; senators questioned her about litigation, DOJ’s July 7 letter, and the 2021 congressional map. Tania Chavez Camacho, Luis Figueroa, and several El Paso residents emphasized that maps should preserve communities of interest, avoid cracking and packing, and be transparent and participatory. A smaller number of witnesses supported redistricting, including one El Paso resident who said the current districting leaves the area underrepresented and another who argued that some communities want to return to a map closer to the earlier District 16 configuration. Several witnesses also criticized the DOJ letter as inconsistent with the state’s position that the 2021 maps were drawn race-blind, while others said the current process was too rushed and lacked sufficient public input.

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• Medical education is already demanding.
• What medical school are y'all in? Medical school here, UT?
• Or what medical school do you go to, Phillip? So I'm not speaking on behalf of my medical school.
• I'm a medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and I'm speaking on behalf of myself
• medical school.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The American Medical Association says, don't do it on minors.
• What other medical or mental health interventions have this 25-year warranty?
• It is up to the parents to decide what is medically appropriate for their children.
• This is no longer medically approved.
• If somebody is in a not very lit area and it's an unmarked vehicle, ...in a not very lit area and it's

Bills: SB1092, SB1094, SB1139, SB1239, SB1240, SB1248, SB1326, SB1502, SB1512, SB1540, SB1616, SB1635, SB1669, SB1673

Keywords: probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution

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• wanted to make sure I uh followed through what I told uh the folks that I know that work in these areas
• wanted to make sure I uh followed through what I told uh the folks that I know that work in these areas
• <00:08:32.640> uh<00:08:32.760> that know that work in these areas uh that know that
• work in these areas uh that they<00:08:33.039> need<00:08:33.360> and<00:08:33.599>
• . underserved. underserved.

Bills: HF2136, HF4195, HF4548, HF4432, HF4174, HF3024, HF4389, HF3773

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

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• on this committee knows that rural communities face far more challenges than urban areas with access
• , that have been historically underserved, that have been historically underserved, and<00:23:22.680
• <00:23:28.760> with more challenges than urban areas with more challenges than urban areas
• Another third represents outstate Minnesota and underserved communities, and another third represents
• <00:49:18.200> have several other farmers in the area have several other farmers in the area

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Without it, there's no medication.
• , are available in more urban areas, are available in more urban areas, farmers<00:52:13.920>
• women of the Emergency Medical Services. women of the Emergency Medical Services.
• <01:09:34.880> comparatively in a low population area comparatively in a low population area
• a necessary medical service. a necessary medical service.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• You have 35 positions in the permitting area. How many of them are vacant today?
• And what areas of the state will be most affected by this kind?
• We would really be hurting in terms of so many areas and stuff.
• So there will be two distinct areas. So we will not be duplicating any efforts.
• Related to those highest-trafficked areas. So they used that priority.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ITEM DELIGHTED PRIORITY GIVEN TO THE UNDERSERVED AREAS IN OUR RURAL AREAS AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , including land grants in rural mountain areas.
• It's a rich agricultural area and also mountains, so it's very diverse.
• Of course, my area is the UNM, CNM, Nob Hill area, and of course I love it there.
• areas of the state, defining terms and providing for project goals.
• **Senate Bill 269**, introduced by Senators Lopez and Pinto, is an act relating to medical cannabis.

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• And so it's very difficult to relate a degree of medical malpractice cases with the degree of medical
• medical providers.
• You know, medical malpractice case here, a medical malpractice case over here.
• medical board.
• That's what medical expenses are for.

Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• 5.45% went to the Legacy Fund, Outdoor Heritage, Clean Water, and Parks and Trails, and all of those areas
• 5.4, 5% when legacy find outdoor heritage in clean water and parks and trails and and all of those areas
• They tell us who they think in their area is not having access to the arts that they might like.
• States, it's harder for funding to get outside of their larger metropolitan areas into rural areas, and
• Children's museums grants is an area where MHC has historically administered grants.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• empowered survivors, and strengthened communities for near-deaths. nearly five decades, the Alamo Area
• Williamson County Emergency Medical Services is H.R. 712 by Meijer, St.
• I know that there are countless of other women who are not able to afford medical services.
• I learned when we moved to A-Leaf, because it was a predominantly white area. area, that I was poor.
• supplies provided to medical personnel.

Bills: HB630, HB420, HB767, HB1708, HB2842, HB1404, HB2457, HB140, HB333, HB227, HB913, HB201, HB2198, HB 109, HB2763, HB519, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB1318, HB2358, HB2415, HB2765, HB2735, HB3307, HB1373, HB694, HB 1242, HB272, HB1437, HB1888, HCR78, HCR12, HCR128, HR7, HR11, HR37, HR69, HR83, HR89, HR100, HR123, HR129, HR137, HR254, HR258, HR289, HR293, HR318, HR324, HR350, HR368, HR370, HR372, HR379, HR406, HR407, HR432, HR445, HR471, HR504, HR506, HR507, HR528, HR567, HR572, HR591, HR592, HR593, HR603, HR614, HR621, HR673, HR684, HR685, HR687, HR700, HR701, HR711, HR712, HR754, HR757, HR758, HR760, HR764, HR765, HR766, HR767, HR768, HR769, HR770, HR771, HR772, HR774, HR776, HR777, HR778, HR779, HR780, HR783, HR784, HR784, HR6, HR6, HR17, HR17, HR18, HR18, HR49, HR49, HR170, HR170, HR236, HR236, HR247, HR275, HR355, HR356, HR364, HR672, HR690, HR690, HR755, HR755, HR756, HR756, HR759, HR759, HR762, HR762, HR763, HR763, HR781, HR781, HR785, HR785, SB2, SB260, SB569, HB2, HB2000, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117

Keywords: outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 420, Texas Water Code, special district, water district, board meetings, meeting location, teleconference, videoconference, remote meeting, public hearing, tax rate hearing, special districts, Cedar Creek Reservoir, county boundary, local government

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• It changes the dynamics in our underserved communities.
• Total funding for this area is approximately $18 billion.
• And dedicated to each policy area, you'll see the different policy areas there: education, health and
• areas.
• Requires each nursing home's medical director to be certified by the American Medical Directors Association

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects. Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.

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• It has areas that are pretty urban, and then it has semi-rural areas and very rural areas.
• About this medical procedure in the same way that there's a whole string of other medical procedures
• President and Senator, how does the medical board and... So, Mr.
• And I just don't believe that any other area of medicine we do this for.
• But it wasn't just up in your area that there was flooding.

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• But one area has not worked as intended.
• , or the Long Beach area and the beach area and the ports and the economy that's there.
• We're going to... ...bifurcate those issues because medical issues are medical issues or criminal issues
• I'm in the area of the Bay Area. I'm a member of SEIU-USWW.
• County area.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This amendment addresses the areas within one mile of the C9 impoundment area, meaning that if you will
• A, but public schools in those areas got an A also.
• The schools in certain areas, because of the experience they have in those areas, are not like students
• areas.
• House Bill 1089 is about early detection and improved access to medical care.

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• These reductions disproportionately affect families, seniors, people with disabilities, and underserved
• If there are certain cuts, they're making an impact in certain areas.
• If there are certain cuts, they're making an impact in certain areas.
• his Republican representatives and members of Congress and give them some money in rural Republican areas
• This is a conversation that needs to be had with the voters in these particular areas in Los Angeles

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Yet over the last few decades, areas.
• Beatty. 130 billion in lending to underserved 130 billion in lending to underserved communities<03:40
• <05:10:41.200> It's that she needs um medical care. It's that she needs um medical care.
• Weaguers like necessary medical care.
• wouldn't even let him get the medical wouldn't even let him get the medical attention<05:32:48.160

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• where we have a you know, that in areas where we have a lot<00:35:35.520> of<00:35:35.680>
• <01:35:24.239> in<01:35:24.560> the<01:35:24.719> various who are underserved
• , different positions in different areas, different positions in different areas, whether<02:09:44.719
• So with that, I move for approval of the amendment. acquiring medical grade data, you have acquiring
• I'm just trying to are different areas.

Keywords: 1136, house, all