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• Blue Cross Blue Shield at the time opposed it, with estimates that it cost for women 30 percent more.

Bills: HB2089, HB2090, HB2092, HB2120, HB2138, HB2173, HB2273, HB2693, HB2786

Keywords: retirement benefits, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to consider several bills and two Arizona State Retirement System nominees. It first passed House Bill 2173, which allows taxpayers and tax officers to communicate electronically about proposed property tax corrections or claims, with an acknowledgement required when responses are sent electronically. The committee then recommended confirmation of Thomas J. Connolly and Charles Essex to the ASRS Board, both receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support after brief introductions and no substantive opposition. The committee next approved several ASRS-related bills: House Bill 2089 clarifies that the ASRS health insurance premium subsidy applies only when coverage is not already subsidized; House Bill 2090 changes the disability definition tied to long-term disability benefits by removing the requirement that the 24 months occur within a five-year period; and House Bill 2092 shifts the 30-day waiver window for certain members age 65 or older from the date of hire to the date they become eligible to participate. All three passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes. The committee also passed House Bill 2120, with a technical amendment, allowing Social Security Administration disability determination letters to be used to certify eligibility for the property tax exemption for persons with disabilities. House Bill 2693 drew the most debate. It revises Arizona’s bona fide association health plan and multiple employer welfare arrangement provisions to align with ERISA rather than the rescinded 2018 federal AHP rule, and an amendment added a feasibility study by the Arizona Department of Administration on state employee and school district health plans. Supporters argued the bill would expand affordable, voluntary coverage options for small businesses and increase buying power; opponents raised concerns about consumer protections, preexisting conditions, and the history of association health plans. The committee ultimately passed the bill as amended on a 5-1 vote. Later, the committee passed House Bill 2138, which clarifies that workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters traveling directly to or from work applies to state, municipal, fire district, and fire authority firefighters. It also passed House Bill 2273, a one-time $300 income tax rebate for certain Pinal County residents funded from remaining escrowed transportation-related monies; members discussed whether the remaining funds should instead be directed to roads, but the bill advanced on a 3-2 vote. Finally, House Bill 2786 passed unanimously, exempting rental income from required college textbooks from transaction privilege tax under the personal property rental classification.

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• My understanding is under this language, it would shield the taxpayer, the city or the county, from that

Bills: SB1302, SB1389, SB1401, SB1776, SB1809, SB1858, SB1985, SB2053, SB2148

Keywords: income tax, tax rates, revenue certification, Oklahoma Tax Commission, state budget, education, tax credit, school choice, private school, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, insurance, taxation, premium, home office credit, healthcare, teacher tax credit, income tax credit

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• application, regardless of carrier, and make it open to all our members, whether that's Blue Cross Blue Shield

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• Whose negligence enabled the abuse, and it facilitates abuse by shielding the perpetrator.

Bills: HB11, HB12, HB21, HB26, HB30, HB33, HB37, HB45, HB210, HB303, HB630, HB879, HB1041, HB1188, HB1261, HB1318, HB1465, HB1535, HB1593, HB1778, HB2559, HB2596, HB2692, HB2703, HB2712, HB2742, HB2809, HB2890, HB3012, HB3526, HB5061, HB5092, HB5238, HCR92, SB203, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB644, SB731, SB801, SB867, SB913, SB1071, SB1073, SB1086, SB1087, SB1250, SB1310, SB1359, SB1444, SB1483, SB1705, SB1782, SB1861, SB1897, SB1944, SB2023, SB2043, SB2082, SB2133, SB2215, SB2309, SB2497, SB2532, SB2549, SB2566, SB2617, SB2639, SB2696, SB2717, SB2747, SB2751, SB2790, SB2797, SB2799, SB2841, SB2850, SB2857, SB2891, SB2919, SB2928, SB2994, SB3051, SJR34, SB529, SB541, SB693, SB963, SB1968, SB2308, SB2544, SB1173, SB1646, SB1734, SB1833, SB1, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, HB1393, HB2559, HB26, HB3012, HB1593, HB2607, HB3526, HB3810, HB388, HB879, HB12, HB2703, HB30, HB2712, HB2692, HB1633, HB1318, HB685, HB630, HB4753, HB2742, HB303, HB198, HB1535, HB762, HB148, HB1520, HB5061, HB2286, HB1606, HB1041, HB132, HB11, HB45, HB48, HB1261, HB1465, HB1778, HB2596, HB5238, HB33, HB1188, HB210, HB1022, HB1458, HB5560, HB1240, HB1950, HB2027, HB2768, HB2788, HB2791, HB3146, HB3698, HB3699, HB1893, HB3700, HB4850, HB4187, HB1397, HB4885, HB4804, HB3751, HB3611, HB2775, HB2061, HB2003, HB1729, HB1242, HB791, HB2029, HB647, HB2522, HB4738, HB3033, HB3594, HB3474, HB2563, HB2802, HCR90, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB128, SB2043, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB511, SB2309, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB2994, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1861, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2799, SB2688, SB2522, SB2639, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2617, SB2928, SB2566, SB1897, SB1749, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1782, SB1705, SB2696, SB1944, SB2215, SB1232, SB2850, SB2969, SB2497, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB781, HB34, HB128, HB130, HB581, HB668, HB677, HB766, HB2259, HB2960, HB2358, HB2894, HB4384, HB2663, HB748, HB793, HB1193, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3104, HB5180, HB4739, HB1584, HB4344, HB4238, HB4219, HB3806, HB3805, HB3804, HB3803, HB3229, HB3228, HB1922, HB1522, HB431, HB3597, HB1612, HB4224, HB754, HB1314, HB2254, HB2789, HB3560, HB4643, HB1237, HCR98, SB3070, SB835, SB524, SB2233, SB2683

Keywords: licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, disaster relief, tax rates

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• In our criminal trials, science was not just a sword of the state, but also a shield for the wrongfully

Bills: HB115, HB 115, HB507, HB1765, HB1847, HB2046, HB2239, HB2328, HB2309, HB2417, HB2728, HB2794, HB3206, HB3566, HB3694, HB3744, HB4254, HB4697, HB4733, HB4915, HB5465, HB2813

Keywords: public funds, lobbying, political subdivision, government spending, transparency, HB 115, taxpayer-funded lobbying, local government lobbying, county association dues, municipal lobbying, lobbyist registration, Chapter 305, Government Code Section 556.0056, Local Government Code Section 89.002, county government, city government, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, state association of counties, sheriffs association

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• Blue Cross Blues Shield is a proud sponsor of Second Opinion. The Chair recognizes Ms.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• have attorneys that are being privately funded to pursue political goals, and that data is being shielded

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• And whereas, whereas more than 12... ...livable wages and fully contribute to their communities.
• And we fully expect the law enforcement training and standards council to continue mandating many of
• And we agree with every one of those requirements, and we fully expect the law enforcement's training
• Senator Mike Shields, thank you, Senator.
• Sometimes it's impossible for families to fully recover.

Keywords: 996, all

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• This bill is designed to allow the state to utilize technology to fully implement the intent of that
• it's been very sad and troubling to see how she's been treated publicly by people who don't really fully
• For these reasons, we fully support this bill. Chair: What was the last thing?
• Kirsten Budwine: We fully support... Kirsten Budwine: This bill. Chair: Members, any questions?
• The latest in psychology and neuroscience provide evidence that the brain is not fully developed until

Bills: HB200

Keywords: HB 200, emergency communication, backup communications, satellite phone, portable satellite equipment, radio, floodplain, 100-year floodplain, FEMA, natural disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness, vulnerable populations, children, elderly, seniors, people with disabilities, care facilities, residential care, assisted living

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• My parents carried guilt because, for months, I hadn't fully heard them say, 'I love you,' or the bedtime
• Madam Chair and members, Andreso Amides with Blue Shield of California, in support.
• I do have a couple questions for you to help me understand this bill more fully.
• She fully supports this bill. Thank you. Thank you.
• reporting that, as was addressed, some HR representatives may be overworked and underpaid and not fully

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I believe it is time to move beyond where we are today and fully embrace additional harm reduction...
• The primary focus should be to fully, or I should say creatively, decriminalize harm reduction in the
• We fully intend to do that.
• And of course,... ...that's not even accounting for the fully synthetic products like MGM-15, more of
• Under the MMPA, an LLC is not a shield for business owners.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• But that has now been fully resolved. The root cause of that is actually much more complex.
• I can then get fully briefed. my team on what the changes were.
• a hundred percent funded the past The last session, the legislature provided a lump sum amount to fully
• fund, to fully pay off. the liability.
• So we contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield to do the network to pay the claims, but we do not pay them

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• /c><00:54:27.640> participates<00:54:28.400> in<00:54:28.640> all transperson fully
• participates in all transperson fully participates in all the<00:54:29.079> same<00:54:29.400
• willing to uh be himself in just fully willing to uh be himself in this this this world<02:45:44.479
• All students should be able to fully participate in their public school.
• victims their Comm and process to Shield victims their Comm and their<04:10:31.920> communities

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude. Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored. Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.

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• residential So the tax expenditure for residential So the tax expenditure for residential shield
• 33.920> was<00:15:34.079> enacted<00:15:34.639> in<00:15:34.959> 1978 shield
• was enacted in 1978 shield was enacted in 1978 uh<00:15:36.880> later<00:15:37.199> expanded

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that can ever fully make up for<00:49:12.920> the<00:49:13.040> taking<00:49:13.359>
• <00:52:28.920> understanding<00:52:29.160> the past actions fully understanding the
• past actions fully understanding the far-reaching<00:52:29.760> efforts<00:52:30.760> of
• She was fully recovered, I will call it in March of 2024. I will call it in March of 2024.
• <05:58:47.320> by private medical information shielded by private medical information shielded

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Second, while the One Big Beautiful Bill required new eligibility checks, Texas does not fully leverage
• You know, I have to be fully confessed here: I finally opened up ChatGPT last week. Welcome.
• And it got to the point so bad that last year I had my wife on Blue Cross Blue Shield because it was
• It's not that we're fully utilizing AI to the extent that we can, but we have reports that are running
• Even with this level of detail that we have, we can't fully capture the complexity of his daily life.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• stepping up and doing this, and the state needs to step up, prosecute these crimes, and come to the shielding
• crimes and come step up prosecute these crimes and come to<01:07:21.280> the<01:07:21.440> shielding
• of<01:07:21.920> our<01:07:22.079> small<01:07:22.319> businesses to the shielding
• of our small businesses to the shielding of our small businesses to<01:07:23.280> renters<01:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, as you heard, there are elaborate ways that that information is shielded, that it can never be traced
• information<01:35:42.960> is um ways that that information is um ways that that information is shielded
• 44.040> never<01:35:44.280> be<01:35:44.400> traced<01:35:44.760> to shielded
• , that it can never be traced to shielded, that it can never be traced to a<01:35:44.920> person

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We believe that the pro se convicted person might have a meritorious claim, but weren't able to fully
• So it's been fully vetted by all kinds of stakeholders and.
• I mean, for these reasons, we fully support this bill. Members, any questions? Thank you very much.
• Research in psychology and neuroscience provides evidence that the brain is not fully developed until
• Do you think it to be true that if you know you're shielded from anybody knowing who you are, anybody

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• Estimated state cost fully for 12-26-202 if it fully expands: five to 15 million, 60 to $400 million.
• > for<02:43:22.800> 12-26-202 Estimated state cost fully for 12-26-202 Estimated state
• cost fully for 12-26-202 if<02:43:24.960> it<02:43:25.200> fully<02:43:25.439> expands
• her body, use her body as a shield to protect her children.
• her body, use her body as a shield to protect her children.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the pledge, roll call, and approval of the journal. Members then spent much of the morning on announcements recognizing visiting groups, including the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, Catholic Lobby Day participants, Vertical Skills Academy students, the Colorado Optometric Association, the Junior League of Denver, Jack and Jill of America, and advocates for HIV/AIDS harm reduction. Representative Gilchrist also highlighted HIV/AIDS and overdose statistics and urged members to meet with advocates. Representative Velasco announced an absence for Monday and Tuesday. The chamber adopted House Resolution 1002, honoring District Wildlife Manager Bob Holder for 50 years of service to Colorado wildlife. Supporters described his long career, conservation work, bear education efforts, landowner relationships, and awards, and members gave him a standing recognition. The resolution passed 62-0 with 3 excused. The House then received committee reports and moved to third reading on several bills. House Bill 1081, concerning electric transmission system optimization, passed 42-20 with 3 excused. House Bill 1228, increasing access to marriage and family therapist licensure, passed 62-0 with 3 excused. House Bill 1120, implementing mobile home taxation task force recommendations and extending redemption protections for mobile home owners, passed 40-2 with 3 excused after debate over its tax policy effects and fairness to seniors and disabled veterans. House Bill 1084, expanding voter transparency requirements for initiated statewide ballot measures, was debated at length with opponents arguing it would burden citizen initiatives and implicate First Amendment rights; the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that bill.