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• The bill revises the duties and membership of the Medical Care Advisory Committee and creates the Beneficiary

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• has moved that the measures on reports of standing committees be referred to the committees as designated
• The measures on today's reports of standing committees be referred to the committees as designated, with
• measures on today's supplemental reports of standing committees be referred to the committees as designated
• measures on today's supplemental reports of standing committees be referred to the committees as designated
• Last line: enrollment status of the beneficiary, and subject to appropriation. Senator Muzzall.

Bills: SB5223 , SB5286 , SB6002 , SB6178 , SB5892 , SB5177 , SB6039 , SB5874 , SB5863 , SB5972 , SB5941 , SB5203 , SB6014 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB5912 , SB5825

Summary: The Senate convened with opening ceremonies, approved the previous day’s journal, and referred committee reports and new bill introductions to the designated committees, including sending SB 6118 and SB 6292 to Ways and Means. The chamber then confirmed several gubernatorial appointments to college boards: Glenn F. Ellis to the Peninsula College Board of Trustees, Suzanne Donaldson to the Clark College Board of Trustees, and Jesse E. Johnson to the Highline College Board of Trustees, all by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The Senate then considered and passed several bills. SB 6014, a technical cleanup to pregnancy and postpartum accommodation laws, passed 41-8 after supporters said it clarified privacy protections and removed barriers for workers. SB 5863, dealing with preservation and inspection of state historical records tied to Lakeland Village, passed 49-0. SB 5825, authorizing the Washington State Leadership Board to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments, passed 33-16 after two proposed amendments to limit administrative costs and cap contributions were rejected. SB 5874, allowing employers to correct certain unemployment insurance reporting errors, passed 49-0, and SB 5286, setting a statutory reimbursement cap for local police and fire services provided to state hospitals, passed 49-0 after an amendment set a $750,000 per-biennium maximum per facility. The Senate also passed SB 5904, requiring nursing titles to be used only by licensed human persons, and SB 5915, updating the health technology assessment process used for coverage decisions, both unanimously. SB 5919, creating voluntary wildfire-prevention incentives for agricultural producers and fire districts, also passed 49-0. SB 5938, making adjustments to foreclosure prevention fees and exemptions, passed 49-0. SB 5957, expanding the Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Program and its advisory committee, was taken up near the end of the transcript, with supporters emphasizing youth safety and trafficking prevention; the roll call was underway when the transcript ended. A major policy debate centered on SB 6002, which regulates automated license plate reader systems and driver privacy protections. After a proposed amendment to expand authorized uses was rejected, the bill’s striker was adopted. Supporters described the measure as a bipartisan privacy-and-public-safety balance that limits misuse and unauthorized sharing of ALPR data while preserving law enforcement utility; opponents argued it still needed more work or broader privacy protections. The engrossed second substitute passed 48-9. Another significant debate involved SB 5972, expanding interest arbitration for correctional employees in local city and county governments; supporters cited consistency and labor stability, while opponents warned of burdens on smaller counties. That bill passed 34-15. SB 5203, creating a wildlife connectivity planning and funding framework, passed 31-18 after supporters argued it would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve grant competitiveness, while critics said it was too prescriptive and could affect rural land use and agriculture.

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• McKinnon alluded to, this survey was designed to support statewide water planning.
• Texas is the beneficiary of some of the other states' hard lessons learned.
• That is an international dark sky designated area.
• You know, a lot of these districts were beneficiaries of Robin Hood.
• We use our software to design it. We’ve been... All the DLC piping is underneath.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met for an interim hearing focused almost entirely on data centers and their water and energy demands. The chair said the committee would not vote on bills that day, but that the hearing was intended to gather facts and inform likely legislation next session, including possible guardrails on water use, disposal requirements, and other accountability measures. Members repeatedly emphasized that water and power policy are linked, and several senators expressed concern about rapid growth, especially in rural areas, and about public misinformation and lack of transparency from some developers. Texas Water Development Board and Public Utility Commission staff described their survey and planning work. TWDB said it conducts annual water-use surveys and is preparing to treat data centers as a subcategory of manufacturing in future water planning, using projected power demand as a proxy for future water demand. PUC said it conducted a voluntary statewide survey of data centers and virtual currency mining facilities to collect energy and water information for a legislative rider study. Officials reported that the survey identified 168 facilities from 57 companies, with most operational facilities concentrated in Dallas, Travis, Harris, Collin, and Bexar counties. They said most operational facilities rely on grid power and public water, while planned facilities are larger and more likely to use behind-the-meter generation and non-evaporative cooling. Members pressed agency witnesses on response rates, enforcement, and data gaps. TWDB said its 2025 survey had about a 30% response rate among identified data centers and that 227 facilities had not responded, while PUC said its outreach reached 377 facilities but that no comprehensive statewide list exists. Senators asked how nonresponders could be compelled to participate, whether water hookups or permits could be conditioned on reporting, and what oversight exists in counties without groundwater conservation districts. Witnesses said enforcement is limited, that local entities and districts handle most compliance issues, and that the agencies do not have authority to mandate technology choices or impose fees. The committee also discussed drought curtailment, metering, and whether future data center approvals should require enforceable water and power contingency plans. A third panel from the Bureau of Economic Geology began presenting independent research mapping more than 370 operating facilities statewide and tracking projects through the development pipeline.

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• All a parent is doing is raising the issue to the superintendent or their designate.
• That's what the or their designate. That's what the amendment<01:42:53.600><c> did.
• And I'll be attending their housing champions designation celebration next Monday night.
• champions designation celebration next Monday<05:04:36.958><c> night.
• </c><05:10:36.000><c> that</c> Medicare Medicaid beneficiaries that Medicare Medicaid beneficiaries that

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• And so, you know, the disability boards were designed to provide health care to LEOFF 1 members and their
• but it's important to remember that the LEOFF 1 OPEB report is based on limited data and it was designed
• Such as, you know, if this is the current design, is it meeting those goals?
• They're designed to assist the committee, and they will morph to the extent that you want them to, so
• One is for an ongoing COLA for Plans 1 of PERS and TRS beneficiaries.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

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• government, it's a federal program that we administer through DNR, and the Brownfield program is designed
• And DNR in Missouri, Piper Creek is designated as a polluted stream.
• And DNR in Missouri, Piper Creek is designated as a polluted stream.
• Because I think they're giving grants out for things that weren't designed to work well.
• we are running the recycling drop-off sites for the city of Kansas City, and we are one of the beneficiaries

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on House Bill 2761, which would shift solid waste management district funding and oversight to the Department of Natural Resources and redirect a portion of tipping fee revenue toward cleanup of abandoned landfills. Supporters, including DNR officials, argued the current district system is inefficient, costly overhead, and lacks accountability, citing about $4 million a year in administrative costs, limited reporting from some districts, and low recycling diversion results. They said DNR already oversees landfills, has inspected the 29 abandoned sites, and could manage the grants and cleanup work with fewer staff while preserving grant funding and adding about $5 million annually for landfill remediation. Opponents from regional solid waste districts, recycling businesses, nonprofits, and local governments said the districts provide essential local expertise, grant administration, education, and hazardous waste programs that DNR could not replace. They disputed claims that districts do not report to DNR, described detailed application and reporting processes, and said the 50% administrative share funds real work such as outreach, compliance, and household hazardous waste collection. Several witnesses emphasized that district grants support local jobs, small businesses, composting, recycling, mattress and furniture reuse, and other diversion programs, and warned the bill would weaken local control and disrupt existing programs. The testimony also focused on the abandoned landfill issue, with witnesses describing environmental and property damage from historic sites and arguing the bill would help fund cleanup and improve disclosure when landfill property is sold. Others said the state should instead preserve district-based prevention and recycling efforts, noting that local programs have diverted millions of pounds of material and leveraged matching funds and volunteer labor. No committee vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• bring together experts, educators, public health leaders, community organizations, and coaches to design
• To design a statewide, comprehensive, and coordinated youth sports system.
• , crew, costume designers, journeypersons, carpenters, and laborers.
• Brigida Romanoff, the Executive Director of the Costume Designers Guild, IATSE. Local 892.
• They're not the ones that are the main beneficiaries of this. So why is it characterized as such?

Committee: House Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

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• in the report. shall be Designated in the report.
• Assign appropriate designations to... B.
• Assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment. C.
• Takano, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designate of the minority leader. Thank you, Mr.
• Workers per Social Security beneficiary. We got a problem. In 2011, we had 2.9.

Bills: HR1399 , HCR108 , HR1398

Keywords: HCR108, H. Con. Res. 108, War Powers Resolution, Lebanon, Lebanese Armed Forces, U.S. Armed Forces, hostilities, military withdrawal, troop removal, concurrent resolution, Congressional war powers, executive war powers, foreign policy, Middle East, diplomatic facilities, security cooperation, cease hostilities, military engagement, war authorization, non-authorization of force

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• The beneficiaries of the bill include a disproportionate representation of our Black and American Indian
• The beneficiaries of the bill include a disproportionate representation The beneficiaries of the bill

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee began with two radiology-related bills focused on rural access and workforce shortages. HB 2049 would allow particle accelerators for cancer treatment in critical access hospitals and counties under 400,000 population under general supervision, with rural providers testifying that the change would let patients receive care closer to home while maintaining safety protocols. The bill passed on an 11-0 vote. HB 2050 updated outdated radiologic technologist statutes, revised school accreditation and clinical-hour standards, and allowed radiologist assistants to work under supervision rather than direct supervision; an amendment also added registered nurses to the list of professionals not needing an additional license to use diagnostic X-ray machines. Testimony centered on staffing shortages, national standards, and whether the change would preserve oversight. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-2, with some members citing the need for more vetting and concern about oversight of dangerous equipment. The committee then heard HB 2082, which creates a Childhood Cancer and Rare Childhood Disease Research Commission to award grants for phase-one pediatric cancer and rare disease trials using existing license-plate funds and other sources. Parents and patients gave emotional testimony about pediatric brain cancer diagnoses, the lack of effective treatments, and the need for Arizona to support local research; the bill passed unanimously 12-0. HB 2015 required Access to cover breastfeeding and lactation services, and an amendment made the coverage subject to CMS approval. Supporters described breastfeeding as preventive care with benefits for infants and mothers, while Access said it was neutral but appreciated the amendment’s fiscal safeguard. The bill passed 12-0 as amended. Next, HB 2177 directed Access to seek CMS waivers to restore Medicaid payments for certain services provided to American Indian and Alaska Native members by IHS and tribal facilities, including dental, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive services. The sponsor and a Sage Memorial Hospital witness said the bill would help tribal facilities draw down federal funds and keep services local; it passed 12-0 as amended. HB 2178 required state agency chief medical officers to hold an active medical or osteopathic license and passed without opposition. HB 2179 clarified statutory definitions separating air ambulance from ground ambulance regulation, with industry testimony saying it was a cleanup measure that would avoid unintended consequences; it also passed 12-0. Finally, HB 2183 created an 11-member emergency medicine study committee to examine EMS system sustainability, rural and urban capacity, workforce burnout, and uncompensated care. Firefighters, health care advocates, and an emergency nurse practitioner supported the study as a way to gather data and make recommendations; it passed 12-0. The committee then returned to HB 2072, which establishes an optional state certification for lactation care providers under ADHS, along with rulemaking, fees, discipline, and an advisory committee; the sponsor said the credential was needed so Access could reimburse the service, and the bill was introduced for further consideration.

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• be the recipient of they would<00:35:18.440><c> be</c><00:35:18.599><c> the</c><00:35:18.760><c> beneficiary
• </c><00:35:19.480><c> they</c><00:35:19.560><c> would</c><00:35:19.680><c> be</c> would be the beneficiary
• they would be would be the beneficiary they would be the<00:35:20.000><c> recipient</c><00:35:20.920

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

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• </c><02:02:18.000><c> of</c> possible beneficiary of possible beneficiary of um, um, um, the<02:02:21.599
• </c><02:02:32.239><c> of</c> that the only possible beneficiary of that the only possible beneficiary
• </c><04:37:57.920><c> or</c> targeted changes to program design or targeted changes to program design
• and financed assuming the rules designed and financed assuming the rules would<04:47:14.798><c> stay
• </c> trucking installers and and designers trucking installers and and designers like<04:47:36.958><c

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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• The Rochester campus works closely with industry and academic partners to design and adjust programs
• for our students and interdisciplinary learning, but it's also designed because a lot of students in
• And so the design of the simulation center is to see how they all work together and then to start to
• At community and technical colleges, the program mix is designed to meet the needs of the region.
• </c><00:56:52.559><c> certainly</c><00:56:52.880><c> for</c><00:56:53.039><c> our</c> really designed

Committee: Senate Higher Education

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• It was designed who was purchases.
• And as I said, it was originally designed to go after businesses.
• And as I said, it was originally designed to go after businesses.
• I'd be a beneficiary of this additional discount.
• c> this</c><02:47:30.640><c> uh</c><02:47:30.880><c> this</c> be a beneficiary of this uh this be a beneficiary

Bills: HB0111 , HB0112 , HB0122

Committee: House Appropriations

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• management cuz we need assets for land management cuz we need assets for future<00:08:28.200><c> beneficiaries
• </c><00:08:29.120><c> to</c><00:08:29.320><c> receive</c><00:08:30.200><c> income</c> future beneficiaries
• to receive income future beneficiaries to receive income from<00:08:31.040><c> these</c><00:08:31.280
• responsibilities that you, as a teacher in special education and advocate, words like instruct and design
• responsibilities that you, as a teacher in special education and advocate, words like instruct and design

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• So I just want to talk a little about fraud by design.
• So I just want to talk a little about fraud by design.
• Fly by design or the very, very beginning? Yeah, the chart. Thank you.
• designed for a good reason.
• And so the system is not designed to help the people who are vulnerable.

Bills: HB2190 , HB2202 , HB2233 , HB2251 , HB2252 , HB2396 , HB2437 , HB2689 , HB2796

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC

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• So I want to highlight three provisions in this bill that are designed to alleviate these unnecessary
• So the only beneficiary here are the insurance companies.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Summary: The committee held a hearing on several health care access and insurance-related bills, with most testimony focused on H.1136 to improve the prior authorization process. The Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Health Care for All, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, physicians, and hospital representatives all supported the bill, arguing that prior authorization delays care, increases administrative burden, contributes to clinician burnout, and can worsen patient outcomes. Witnesses described examples involving delayed cancer treatment, diabetes care, COPD medication, shingles pain treatment, and hospital discharge delays. They said the bill would preserve prior authorization but add guardrails such as longer validity periods, continuity-of-care protections, faster responses for urgent care, clearer lists of services requiring authorization, and more transparency and standardization. The committee also heard testimony on H.1142/S.783 regarding equitable reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), with Senator Lovely and CRNA advocates supporting parity with physician anesthesiologists. They said CRNAs provide the same services at the same standard of care, but private insurers sometimes reimburse them at lower rates than physicians, which they argued is inconsistent with federal and state policy and harms access. Senator Keenan testified in support of a bill addressing claim denials and appeals, saying insurers should provide clearer explanations, time to resubmit claims, and timely appeal responses. Dr. Lorraine Schratz supported H.1126 to align state patient disclosure requirements with federal No Surprises Act rules, and Dr. Michael Trimbley supported H.1120 to recognize direct primary care as not being insurance and to encourage primary care participation. The committee also heard testimony on H.1140/S.801 to remove barriers to patient care by updating insurance statutes to reflect nurse practitioners’ full practice authority, and on H.1168/S.A.18 to eliminate the PCP referral requirement for specialty gynecological care. Witnesses on those bills described delays and denials affecting autism diagnosis, nutrition coverage, and endometriosis care, and said the proposals would reduce unnecessary barriers and improve timely access. After testimony and a few member questions, the chair closed the hearing; no votes were taken during the session.

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• In 2023, we did pass a Capitol Mall design framework piece of legislation.
• As somebody who has been a beneficiary of the organization ACER and has worked directly with ACER in

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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• claimant, I would like to delete B, the person is receiving an annuity, and E, the person is a beneficiary

Committee: House Insurance

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on April 14 with a quorum present and first deferred Senate Bill 241 to the following week. The committee then took up House Bill 1117, which would clarify that an insurer’s payment on a first-party claim does not restart the two-year prescriptive period for filing suit. The sponsor said the bill responds to a Louisiana Supreme Court decision and is intended to restore a fixed deadline from the date of loss. Testimony from the Department of Insurance and industry representatives was generally supportive, and members discussed whether policyholders could be confused by partial payments and whether insurers have any duty to warn them about prescription. Representative Glorioso moved the bill favorably, and it was reported favorable without objection. The committee next considered House Bill 943, which creates a process for insurers to check for delinquent child support before issuing certain settlement payments and to withhold and remit arrears to DCFS. The committee adopted a substitute bill and then a committee amendment narrowing the scope by removing annuities and life insurance beneficiaries from the definition of covered recipients. The sponsor described the measure as a tool to help children receive overdue support, and DCFS said Louisiana currently lacks a legal mechanism to capture some settlement payouts owed by noncustodial parents. Members discussed how the bill differs from existing child support liens and whether it would close gaps in current enforcement. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, before any final vote on House Bill 943 is shown.

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• When SSA issues an improper payment, it places a burden on the affected beneficiaries, the agency, employees

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Keywords: Frank Bisignano, Social Security Administration, Doge, nomination, committee, customer service, staffing issues

Summary: The meeting of the Finance Committee primarily focused on the nomination of Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Members discussed the nominee's qualifications extensively, raising concerns about his past connections to Doge and the implications for Social Security. Several Senators expressed doubts about Bisignano's ability to improve the existing issues faced by the Social Security Administration, particularly related to staffing, customer service, and the potential for service cuts that could ultimately harm beneficiaries. The atmosphere was contentious, with divisive opinions visible among the committee members as they scrutinized Bisignano's past dealings and strategies.

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• To our cities or towns if they lost their designation.
• So we have unmet demand in designated providers. That's undeniable.
• So we have unmet demanded designations. That's undeniable.
• I'm not proposing a bill to change the system on designated providers.
• So in reality, we can say, you know, and designate water however way we can.

Bills: HB2026 , HB2027 , HB2028 , HB2031 , HB2078 , HB2094 , HB2095 , HB2101 , HB2102 , HB2103 , HB2260 , HB2278 , HB2827 , HB2932 , HB2933 , HB2934 , HB2986 , HCM2009 , HCR2038

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply, written commitment of water service, groundwater savings credits, gray water reuse, replenishment district, Central Arizona Project