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• . is up to the minimum salary schedule.
• It's really that delta of what's above the minimum salary schedule for those charters.
• What measures do you take when you're actuarially unsound based on this repayment schedule?
• So we don't have a repayment schedule like ERS.
• Follow-up on Representative Bumgarner's question about minimum salary schedule and total payroll.

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Uh, but we're seeing more and more drug busts.
• Uh, but we're seeing more and more drug busts.
• Uh, but we're seeing more and more drug busts.
• No different than we see with some of the illicit drug trade in the United States.
• No different than we see with some of the illicit drug trade in the United States.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Wolf Drug Needle.
• These are dangerous things with bodily fluids with drugs on them.
• Now, these needles around drug needles.
• Why would we want with drugs on them.
• , uh alcohol, or anything a of a drug, uh alcohol, or anything else. else. else.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I also remember coming across the social media page where a lady was openly selling drugs online.
• Roofing refers to the unsolicited drugging of someone's drink.
• common in crowded and hectic environments where alcohol beverages are being sold and recreational drugs
• The session schedule is as follows.
• The session schedule is as follows: Tuesday, May 13th, check-in session; Wednesday, May 14th, check-in

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members adopted House Resolution 35 recognizing May as AAPI Heritage Month, with extensive floor remarks from caucus leaders and members highlighting AAPI history, contributions, and solidarity with other communities. The chamber then honored 14 AAPI honorees from across the state, including public servants, advocates, artists, health professionals, and community leaders, before moving to the regular file. On the floor, the Assembly passed a series of bills on social media harms to minors, labor privilege, foster care family-finding, low-impact camping areas, student body association governance, drink-spiking prevention at music festivals, behavioral health access, greenhouse gas recapture, physical therapy access, housing enforcement, insurance licensing, density bonus clarification, water district proxy voting, park district updates, secured transactions, and property tax relief during emergencies. Most measures passed with broad or unanimous support; notable votes included AB 2 on social media platform accountability passing 59-0, AB 1109 on union communications privilege passing 45-4, AB 409 on student body association open meetings passing 55-6, AB 518 on low-impact camping passing 55-0, AB 668 on drink-spiking protections passing 72-0, AB 348 on behavioral health access passing 69-0, AB 663 on HFC recapture passing 71-0, AB 574 on physical therapy access passing 68-0, AB 712 on housing enforcement passing 57-1, AB 943 on insurance pre-licensing reform passing 63-0, AB 87 on density bonus law clarification passing 63-0, AB 523 on Metropolitan Water District proxy voting passing 62-1, AB 769 on park district code cleanup passing 68-0, AB 771 on secured transactions passing 69-0, and AB 1416 on property tax installment deferrals passing 66-0. The Assembly also took up AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Protection Act, which would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service. Supporters described the practice as predatory and discriminatory, while noting ongoing concerns about preserving legitimate discounts and loyalty programs. The bill was presented as a consumer protection measure aimed at preventing hidden price discrimination and reducing cost-of-living pressures. The transcript ends amid repeated and partially duplicated readings of AB 446, without a final vote shown for that item.

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• </c> not required to or will had a schedule not required to or will had a schedule but<00:14:04.880><
• It's one of the Prize winning drug.
• And if you looked around the world, yes, there were no official drug for drug for uh<00:57:04.480><c>
• </c> up to the pharmacy and get this drug up to the pharmacy and get this drug that<01:07:15.520><c>
• So it is for that reason that schedules.

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> The 340B drug pricing program is one of the largest federal drug purchasing programs, second only
• > as</c> providers and drug uh drug companies as providers and drug uh drug companies as well.<02:37:
• The FQC's buy drugs at a buy them. The FQC's buy drugs at a discounted<02:52:33.760><c> price.
• </c><02:53:55.040><c> on</c> next hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. on next hearing is scheduled for 1
• </c> these homes also be people who are drug these homes also be people who are drug rehab?

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• medications, various drugs that are scheduled and are very limited?
• Why not do it for all drugs at this point? Why not do it for all drugs at this point?
• at one time and an opportunity to have that discussion about a potential alternative vaccination schedule
• We're juggling work, schedules, child care, and everything else.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics released their vaccine schedule today, and they made no changes to

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. SB 1082 would let providers or insurers in state-regulated commercial plans opt into the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims, with a late-filed amendment clarifying access to the state program in certain circumstances. The bill sponsor and emergency physicians said the measure would reduce litigation and improve payment resolution; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168 would centralize background screening work for the care provider clearinghouse at the Agency for Health Care Administration and update related screening rules, including sealed and expunged records for qualified entities. The sponsor said the change would speed turnaround and reduce duplication; an amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156 would move ambulatory surgical center regulation out of Chapter 395 into a standalone section of law, and it was reported favorably without amendment. SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designations change, allowing them to continue seeing current patients and potentially new patients in their existing area subject to board oversight. The committee heard support from health system representatives and reported the bill favorably. The final and most debated measure, SB 1756 on medical freedom, would require vaccine education materials and alternative schedules, expand school immunization exemptions to conscience-based objections, clarify limits on emergency vaccination orders, and allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin behind the counter with written information. The sponsor and supporters framed it as parental choice and access, while physicians, public health advocates, cancer advocates, and parents of immunocompromised children warned it would lower vaccination rates and increase disease risk. The committee adopted a liability-related amendment, rejected a substitute amendment that would have required consultation for exemptions, and continued hearing public testimony opposing the bill; the transcript ends before final action on SB 1756.

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• Into fentanyl, which does not respond to the drugs we use in our drug treatment facilities to help combat
• It has an appropriate street name called the "Zombie Drug." This is a horrifying drug.
• The way this drug gets...
• in possession of one grain of the drug.
• Schedule One controlled substance, and it's illegal to possess a Schedule One controlled substance.

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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• Recently, the federal CDC schedule diverged from the AAP and AAFP schedules.
• </c> Recently, the federal CDC schedule Recently, the federal CDC schedule diverged<00:16:38.240><c>
• . schedules. schedules.
• </c> immunizations are based on the schedule immunizations are based on the schedule determined<00:19
• </c> schedule that we would go till 7:30. schedule that we would go till 7:30.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Sarah Weber with the Drug Policy Alliance, in support. Thank you.
• drug costs, which remain a major driver.
• Sarah Weber with the Drug Policy Alliance, in support.
• , the narrow subset would simply shift to a brand-name drug.
• Sarah Weber with the Drug Policy Alliance, in support.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health heard a series of bills focused on access to care, insurance coverage, and public health. AB 387 on youth sports AED access drew support from the author and safety advocates, but opposition from school, park, city, and county groups over liability, cost, and access concerns. The author said he would continue working on amendments to shift the bill toward requiring access to existing AEDs rather than mandating facility procurement. Committee members emphasized the life-saving purpose of the bill while also raising affordability and access concerns for youth sports programs. The committee also heard AB 1682, which would require health plans and insurers to cover FDA-cleared scalp cooling devices for chemotherapy patients. Supporters, including breast cancer survivors and health groups, described the emotional and quality-of-life benefits of preventing hair loss and said cost is the main barrier to access. There was no formal opposition, though one senator raised concerns about whether the mandate could exceed essential health benefits. The chair and members expressed support for the bill’s goals and said it would be taken up when quorum was established. AB 2093, a follow-up to the 988 crisis line law, sought to clarify statewide leadership, improve coordination among 988, 911, and mobile crisis teams, and create a more sustainable funding structure. Behavioral health organizations and crisis center representatives supported the bill, saying implementation challenges and demand growth require statutory fixes. Committee members generally supported the concept but noted the bill was a gut-and-amend and that additional work was needed with county and behavioral health stakeholders. The committee then heard AB 1843 on hepatitis C treatment, AB 1629 on dental assignment of benefits, AB 2540 on community college access to medication abortion services, and AB 1929 on disclosure of health plan investments. AB 1843 had broad support from medical and public health groups but opposition from health plans, which argued it conflicted with the prior-authorization framework in SB 306 and could raise drug costs. AB 1629 was supported by dental and patient advocates but opposed by dental plans and insurers over concerns about network participation and out-of-pocket costs. AB 2540 drew strong support from reproductive health advocates and student representatives, while community college health services and some others opposed or were neutral pending amendments; the author said the bill was about equity and accepted amendments to reduce burdens. AB 1929 was backed by labor and immigrant rights groups as a transparency measure, but opposed by health plans and insurers who said Covered California was not the right entity to administer the disclosures and that the information was already publicly available. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly weighed public access and transparency against cost, administrative burden, and implementation concerns.

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• in time where we were the most cross-border United States with the cartel movement and the illegal drugs
• . ...movement and the illegal drugs and, you know, certainly when we talk about fentanyl and all pushing
• trafficking, but there's also the labor trafficking, where they take them and have them work their drug
• fields and such. ...take them and have them work their drug fields and such and then they bring them
• Brian Murray is scheduled to speak. Oh, I'm sorry. Mayor, would you like to as well?

Bills: SB1272

Committee: House Rural Economic Development

Keywords: appropriation, Douglas port of entry, state funding, infrastructure, federal support, 1182, all

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• We have seven bills scheduled for executive session, with several amendments on several of the bills.
• Next is engrossed second substitute Senate Bill 5981, which relates to the 340B drug pricing program.
• It also requires covered entities to report the number of drugs administered to patients for which a
• must include certain information regarding its costs and the filing fees in its annual prescription drug
• which is the bill that requires health plans to provide coverage of all FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs

Bills: SB5877

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: anesthesiology, medical personnel, surcharges, licensing, healthcare regulations, 904, all

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• In addition, we focused on seizing volumes of drugs that affect the drug supply in our area.
• drugs that affect<00:49:39.280><c> the</c><00:49:39.520><c> drug</c><00:49:39.760><c> supply</c><00:
• </c> affect the drug supply in our area. affect the drug supply in our area.
• While individual drug arrests have decreased, we have made significant increases in seizures of drugs
• them right on schedule. them right on schedule.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• All right, this is AB 1556, Drug-Free Recovery Housing. This is my fourth year...
• AB 1556, Drug-Free Recovery Housing. This is my fourth year. Hey, good to see you.
• I started using drugs my junior year of high school.
• Few people survived two open heart surgeries from injecting drugs. I did.
• Many residents who opt into drug-free recovery residences will relapse, and that's okay.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Basically, the school schedule will remain where it is right now.
• The school schedule will remain where it is right now.
• The family doctor scheduled a brain scan and other tests.
• The following week, he went in for scheduled tests. Again, nothing was found.
• One of his caregivers was selling drugs to him, and he had an unbelievable reaction to that.

Bills: HB414 , HB786 , HB1041 , HB1052 , HB1118 , HB1139 , HB1182 , HB1185 , HB1214 , HB1217 , HB1231 , SR63 , SCR27 , SB5 , SB194 , SB415 , SB433 , SB451 , SB462 , SB516

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare, criminal convictions, employment, background checks, prohibited offenses, Medicaid, claim payments, extrapolation, provider audits, medical freedom, discrimination, access, medical intervention, child protection, confidentiality, multidisciplinary teams, child advocacy centers, public records, investigations, hospital

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• There's this company in Utah, you know, that is prescribing psychiatric drugs only initially with the
• The Research Advisory Panel currently evaluates research using Schedule I and Schedule II controlled
• The Research Advisory Panel currently evaluates research using Schedule I and Schedule II controlled
• But it continues to be a scheduled drug in the United States.
• Abortion drugs are not safe.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, beginning with AB 2651 by Bonta, which would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd immunity thresholds. Supporters, including family physicians, PTA representatives, and medical groups, said the bill would improve transparency and help parents protect children and vulnerable family members. Opponents argued the data could be misleading, could identify medically exempt or conditional students, and might lead to stigma or discrimination. The bill was later moved out of committee on a due-pass-as-amended motion, with one no vote recorded on the roll call. The committee also heard AB 2123 by Aguirre-Curry on medical debt relief, AB 1570 by Wilson to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary breast diagnostic and supplemental imaging, AB 2201 by Berner to restore Medi-Cal eligibility and renewal flexibilities, AB 2448 by Berman to strengthen privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care records, AB 2034 by Addis on food additive safety and transparency, and AB 2598 by Krell to require better notification of next of kin when a patient dies in a hospital. Each bill drew strong support from authors, advocates, and affected individuals, while some drew opposition from insurers, industry groups, or transparency critics who raised concerns about cost, duplication, implementation, or unintended harm. Several bills were moved forward on due-pass-as-amended motions, including AB 2123, AB 2201, AB 2448, AB 2034, and AB 2598. The committee also heard AB 2551 by Elhawary, which would require health plans to collect and publish data on how often enrollees must go out of network for behavioral health care and why. Supporters said the measure would expose access barriers and high out-of-pocket costs, especially for communities of color and people with language access needs; opponents said it would add another reporting mandate and might not solve provider shortage problems. Members generally expressed support for the bill’s goals and several described personal or district-level experiences with behavioral health access problems. The bill was then moved out of committee on a due-pass motion. The committee also took up consent items and other procedural motions, with multiple bills reported out and some placed on call.

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• Idaho is one of a minority of states that chooses not to incorporate by reference the DEA's scheduling
• There are 11 new substances proposed to add to Schedule I and two opioids to Schedule II that were inadvertently
• On pages 11 through 14, in Section 2, the bill proposes two opiates be added to Schedule II.
• On pages 14 through 22, Sections 3, 4, and 5, there are no additions to the lists in Schedule III, IV
• On pages 11 through 14, in Section 2, the bill proposes two opiates be added to Schedule II.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• The Bureau of Child Support Services has a weekly payment schedule.
• My work weekly payment schedule.
• And so does drug abuse, too. And it only gets noticed when a rich kid dies of a drug overdose.
• And so does drug abuse, too. families. And so does drug abuse, too.
• But when two dies of a drug o overdose.

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• professor at the University of Florida and Direct Office Center at UF that's called the Center for Drug
• The next one is scheduled on next year and November.
• then epilepsy actually has a larger precaution, which makes sense because that even is a prescription drug
• Our study group that actually shows that there may be another addiction to a drug. >> Yeah.
• Now I need this drug or do we look at it that way? That makes sense. Okay.

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• An act relating to prescription drugs, expanding the prescription drug donation program to allow more
• and recipients to participate in the donation, collection, and redistribution of unused prescription drugs
• When they scheduled it, they didn't realize we are not in session that day, but they will be here starting