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• 541 of the Insurance Code, which subjects life and health insurers and agents to a private cost. of
• action and tripled damages for violations of the anti-rebating laws.
• I think we have a couple of witnesses and reserve the right to close. Thank you, Chair.
• Right, but that's certainly one potential quality-of-care oversight: prior authorization.
• You could file a TDI complaint if you think something's out of whack, right?

Bills: HB139 , HB1818 , HB1942 , HB1959 , HB2221 , HB2254 , HB2563 , HB2067 , HB2275 , HB3211 , HB139

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301

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• So, that kind of actionable information that you talked about is the best use case of this bill.
• Instead of our underwriting guidelines, right?
• They put it right back into the pockets of their employees.
• Right. Okay, so... And many of those causes and reasons...
• All right. Anna Maroney on behalf of NABIP. Rolls right off the tongue, right?

Bills: HB139 , HB1818 , HB1942 , HB1959 , HB2221 , HB2254 , HB2563 , HB2067 , HB2275 , HB3211 , HB139

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301

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• A little bit of housekeeping.
• So we're going to turn to Representative Norwood to present the provisions of Senate Bill 1369.
• That concludes the explanation of the bill. Will there be questions? Will there be questions?

Bills: SB1369 , SB1570

Committee: House A&B Human Services Subcommittee

Keywords: mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, revolving fund, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care

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• Not the metal, that's right. Okay.
• Is Neil a part of this program?
• </c> right here. right here.
• Is is Neil a part of this to you. Is is Neil a part of this program? program? program?
• </c> moment we sit here, the state of moment we sit here, the state of Kentucky<00:05:22.000><c> adopted

Bills: HB545

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: HB545, legal tender, cash rounding, nearest five cents, nickel rounding, in-person cash transaction, cash transactions, change making, sales tax, Department of Revenue, merchant payments, consumer payments, currency rounding, cash payment, retail transactions, payment methods

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• And the most of the case.
• I don't know how much of the people, and we can't know.
• I think it's very much of the people who are, you know, and I think of the people, and the people who
• are just so, you know, I think of the future, and I think of the people.
• It's a lot of people who are, the United States of the United States, and, you know, and I think of the

Bills: HB511 , HB511 , SB364

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: Fayette County, revenue commissioner, tax assessor, tax collector, consolidation, salary adjustments, public convenience, education, Pledge of Allegiance, prayer in schools, K-12 education, constitutional amendment, violence prevention, conflict resolution, education policy, mediation, high school curriculum

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• SB 472 by Sparks relates to the defense of the prosecution of certain offenses involving the right of
• SB 761 by Henry and Jose relates to the rights of crime victims, including the enforcement of certain
• on my side of the aisle, know that I'm right about this.
• great: of free markets, private property rights, and low taxes.
• SB 761 by Henry and Jose relates to the rights of crime victims, including the enforcement of certain

Bills: HJR99 , HB1399 , HB1400 , HB 1094 , HB365 , HB 1109 , HB647 , HCR35 , SB14 , HB 12 , HB1522 , HB422 , HB675 , HB204 , HB748 , HB912 , HJR99 , HB1399 , HB1400 , HB 1094 , HB365 , HB 1109 , HB647 , HCR35 , HCR123 , HCR124 , HR57 , HR87 , HR111 , HR228 , HR230 , HR322 , HR624 , HR625 , HR626 , HR627 , HR628 , HR630 , HR631 , HR634 , HR635 , HR636 , HR637 , HR638 , HR639 , HR640 , HR645 , HR646 , HR648 , HR649 , HR651 , HR652 , HR653 , HR654 , HR664 , HR665 , HR668 , HR675 , HR676 , HR678 , HR679 , HR680 , HR683 , HR686 , HR688 , HR689 , HR694 , HR695 , HR697 , HR698 , HR699 , HR472 , HR622 , HR632 , HR633 , HR643 , HR655 , HR657 , HR660 , HR661 , HR662 , HR663 , HR667 , HR670 , HR674 , HR681 , HR682 , HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• And then sitting to my right, of course, Dr. Kalata, who is the head of the state medical board.
• All right. Would you consider this bill successful if these types of these types of people? Okay.
• Okay, I will save the rest of my questions because I know people were ahead of me. All right. Rep.
• And they're practicing medicine under the license of the provider, right? Of the medical director.
• All right, are there any questions of second set of amendments? Hearing none, any opposition?

Bills: HB611 , HB897 , HB902 , HB931 , HB1030 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1118 , HB1138 , HB1143 , HB1160 , HB1185 , HB1216

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: pregnancy help centers, healthcare services, licensure, Department of Health, medical services, counseling, regulatory compliance, public health, healthcare data, privacy, pregnancy services, confidentiality, client rights, Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care Initiative, trauma-informed, child education, mental health, training program, adverse childhood events, religious instruction

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• A couple of things. Basically right now you have to be full-time, a full-time student.
• So just to be clear, this has got a fiscal note of some amount, I'm sure, right? Yes, sir.
• So that is the purpose of this bill. And Representative Owens is here right now.
• Right, right. And so the purpose of the whole bill, back to Rep.
• Right, right.

Bills: HCR10 , HB195 , HB283 , HB319 , HB325 , HB407 , HB448 , HB482 , HB992

Committee: House Education

Keywords: sanctioned sports, athletics, youth sports, high school, LHSAA, self-defense, chemical spray, public safety, campus security, higher education, Teacher's Shield Act, student discipline, assault, battery, school employee protection, sick leave, expulsion procedures, Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, civic education, civic engagement

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• solar farms in the premises of the county commissions for both of those because right now this is an
• ><00:16:50.000><c> the</c> bad if you dump right at the top of the bad if you dump right at the top of
• PSC are fantastic, but the PSC as a whole is something that a lot of people are afraid of right now.
• </c> lot of people are afraid of right now. lot of people are afraid of right now.
• Yes, sir. >> All right. Now opponent John Dodd. >> All right. We got one of the proponents now.

Bills: HB542 , HB566 , SB270 , HB618 , HB617 , HB542 , HB566 , SB270 , HB618 , HB617

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services

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• There are a total of six amendments in this set, five... ...right-hand corner of the amendment.
• Right. So the original intent of the law was to give 20% to local government. That's correct.
• Kind of what we say about the federal government taking offshore money, right?
• It's set number 1736, which is the number in the upper right-hand corner of the amendment set.
• Because the state's going to pull 20% off of it right off the top.

Bills: HB156 , HB474 , HB602 , HB633 , HB852

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: severance tax, parish revenue, constitutional amendment, natural resources, local government funding, HB 474, Act 400, Louisiana income tax, tax refund checkoff, refund donation, alumni association, Grambling University National Alumni Association, Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association, Department of Revenue, Title 47, voluntary contribution, tax return designation, state tax refund, nonprofit donation, higher education

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• I'm the director of the State Board of Finance. Okay.
• And then the only other thing I would add on your question is that yes, but sort of pending action on
• And then the only other thing I would add on your question is that yes, but sort of pending action on
• I mean, the one of Camino Real, I think that's the one that's a coral, right?
• All right.

Bills: SB190 , HB247 , HB8 , SB190 , HB247 , HB2 , HB8

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, capital outlay, capital projects, appropriations, reversion, encumbrance, reauthorization, reappropriation, general fund, capital development and reserve fund, tribal infrastructure project fund, Department of Finance and Administration, DFA, state board of finance, severance tax bonds, tax-exempt bonds

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• And the payment is a function of the high cost of housing right now.
• of at least 0.2 of an FTE.
• All right, thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• That smacks of a level of subterfuge.
• However, we're concerned about whether now is the right time to add that to statute because of the signal

Bills: HB2273 , SB5188 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2470

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, construction, environment, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, capital budget, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning

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• Right.
• There's plenty of data, and some of it is in your packet.
• Warren's employers not to take adverse action because of their false positives.
• of all private businesses, or even the program software needed to oversee the implementation of this
• They do not have a database of all private businesses, nor do they have the program software that is

Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370

Committee: House Business

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

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• This is exactly the right line to draw in many ways; that is the heart of what this bill should be doing
• Or yeah, either you or one of your members. Please do. That's right. Thank you. Great. Thanks.
• So in summary, we support the intent of the measure and believe it can strike the right balance and we
• I am concerned that if we don't take action, we're going to see our current uninsured rate of around
• We have about four of those types of CCRCs in the state right now, and I think one or two more anticipated

Bills: HB2564 , HB2599 , HB1809 , HB2242 , HB2261 , HB2384 , HB2505

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, certification, state regulation, health plan, therapy, psychotherapy, mental health, regulation, professional standards, behavioral health, mental health crisis, crisis response, co-response, co-responder, first responder, EMS, emergency medical services, paramedic, EMT

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• All right.
• That's right. We have a lot of amendments going, and we do have a tight turnaround.
• Did that just happen right underneath the nose of this board?
• I believe the taxpayers right now, when I'm getting calls from my office going, how many of these state-paid
• All right. All those in favor of adopting Amendment E-1, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye.

Bills: SB5977 , SB6184 , SB5681 , SB5917 , SB5942 , SB6024 , SB6036 , SB6080 , SB6085

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: child safety, near fatalities, public reporting, child welfare, transparency, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, employment services, community inclusion, age limitations, disability services, home and community living, abortion medications, reproductive health, mifepristone, misoprostol, abortion access

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• Do members have any questions of staff about the bill? All right.
• I mean, I'm at the mercy of the chair. All right. Well, let's do.
• I mean, I'm at the mercy of the Chair. All right, well, let's do this.
• I have no advocacy in district court right now because of that.
• Think of Enumclaw. Think of Tenino. Think of what's happening in Kennewick right now.

Bills: HB2146 , HB2349 , HB2430 , HB2457 , HB2510 , HB2532

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: sexual exploitation, minors, human trafficking, child safety, law enforcement, victim support, sexually violent predator, SVP, civil commitment, community notification, release notification, conditional release, unconditional discharge, escape notification, victim notification, witness notification, prosecuting attorney, Department of Social and Health Services, DSHS, Department of Corrections

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• You got it right the first time. I got it right the first time.
• Many of us have hundreds of taxing entities that we have to work with.
• Chapter 6 of the tax code, with the disapproval of the budget or disapproval of other board actions.
• There's not that conduit debt that we currently kind of have to work around right now.
• All right, we do have one matter of... Business to take up.

Bills: HB3557 , HB5578 , SB973 , SB974 , SB2068 , SB2073

Committee: House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Keywords: ad valorem tax, property tax, incomplete structure, human occupancy, tax exemption, HB 5578, Texas Tax Code, Section 6.062, appraisal district, county appraisal district, chief appraiser, budget hearing, public notice, notice of hearing, newspaper publication, website notice, social media notice, online newspaper, county government, property appraisal

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• to close, I simply throw myself at the mercy of the committee. of the committee and beseech you for
• Right, and as a matter of fact, I think Lubbock County's medical examiner was one of the highest-paid
• Can we somehow incentivize finding more of these folks? I think that's right.
• All right. Thank you. Members, any other questions? All right. Thank you, Adam. Thank you, Mr.
• Thanks for the time of the subcommittee. And with that, members, I close. All right. Thank you.

Bills: SB1370

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: medical examiner, forensic services, county coroner, autopsy, death investigation, forensic pathology, county government, commissioners court, medical examiners district, regional district, public health, criminal justice, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 49.25, county population threshold, interlocal agreement

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• In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, and
• of the bill?
• Kelly Macmillan, on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in support.
• Which remove 100% of the language recently added to the bill relating to scope of practice.
• I am the executive officer of the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

Bills: SB342 , SB1303 , SB1347

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: contractors, unlicensed work, compensation recovery, business regulations, licensure, naturopathy, medical licensure, California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, healthcare services, fictitious-name permit, pupil health, albuterol inhalers, emergency medical aid, respiratory distress, local educational agencies, childcare programs, school safety

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1347, which clarifies that stock albuterol may be authorized in all public schools, including preschools. The bill was presented as a technical cleanup to existing law and received support from the California Society for Respiratory Care and the American Academy of Pediatrics. There was no opposition, and the committee approved it on a due pass vote. The committee then considered AB 2772, the sunset bill for the California Council for Interior Design Certification. Supporters said it would extend the council’s sunset date and recognize its quasi-public status by applying transparency and accountability requirements. Opposition came from the International Interior Design Association, which argued the council had not complied with open meeting laws and objected to expanded authority to levy civil penalties. The committee nevertheless concurred in the Senate amendments and passed the bill. SB 1303, the sunset bill for the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, was heard next after major amendments removed disputed scope-of-practice language. The board and its supporters emphasized consumer protection, title clarity, and enforcement against unlicensed activity, while several medical and professional groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were removing opposition or moving to neutral. The committee passed the bill as amended. Finally, SB 342, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, was presented as a measure to allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed, even if there was a lapse in licensure during a long project, rather than forfeiting the entire contract value. Supporters said this would prevent unfair windfalls and reduce litigation; opponents, including Los Angeles Unified School District and local government groups, argued it would reward contractors who fail to maintain licenses and weaken consumer and public protections. The committee approved SB 342 as amended. The meeting also included extended thanks and farewell remarks for committee consultant Bill Lewis, who was retiring after many years of service.

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• All right. Thank you, Chair Shewmake and members of the committee.
• right of action.
• Protection Act, but there is no private right of action. A fiscal note is available.
• All right. Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the committee.
• All right. Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the committee.

Bills: HB2338 , HB2367 , HB2426 , HB2606

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: weatherization, energy efficiency, community projects, sustainability, environment, coal-fired plant, preferential treatment, energy policy, electric generation, regulatory reform, pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy