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• Well, when you leave, that structure isn't there anymore, and now you're on your own.
• But from my understanding, it's just the sharing of the structure of leadership. Thank you, Mr.
• Also again, using the outreach team to see if we could absorb them into our camp.
• They have a safety team, and they meet with my paid staff.
• Anyone in whatever structure whose income could handle that.

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• THE STATUTE ENABLES THE STATELY PART OF THE COMPACT AND SETS OF OUR GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE WHICH INCLUDES
• I DID RESEARCH AND WATCH LAST YEAR'S MEETING AND IT SAID ONE TEAM ONE DREAM.
• THE STRUCTURE IS MUCH LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER COLLEGES IN THE SYSTEM.
• WE ARE ALL ONE TEAM. >> Chair: THANK YOU.
• THEY NEED THAT STRUCTURE.

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• I want to applaud Chairman Harris and his team for all the work that they have done this session. on
• Economic development team at the Greater Houston Partnership Economic Development Organization for the
• Our economic development team hears. directly from communities in our region about their concerns about
• Additionally, H.J.R. 7 provides the promise of predictable financing for water infrastructure. structure
• I'm part of the management team.

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• I'm actively involved, but it's part of the team. They work together and they work very hard.
• She's responsible for working with our enforcement team, uh, our rules team, so that that way we're,
• Primarily, we are asking for an additional team of investigators.
• Uh, if we were to, um, be approved to hire an additional team, that would put us at 42.
• We'd like a team of 5 investigators. An additional attorney and admin support.

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• So the reason we did that is our fact teams.
• In addition to that, our community action teams, or CAT teams, have a 97% diversion rate for youth from
• and our FACT teams, those teaming models, but also... ...about like our CAT teams and our FACT teams
• and our fact teams, those teaming models, but also expanding for those that have a specific focus on
• or a co-responder team to be able to help. like a mobile response team or a co-responder team to be

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to review implementation of House Bill 7021, the recent overhaul of Florida’s Baker Act and Marchman Act, and to hear from DCF Assistant Secretary Erica Floyd Thomas about how the department is using the $50 million appropriation tied to the bill. Representative Maney, the bill sponsor, gave a lengthy background on why he pursued the reforms and emphasized that the goal was to improve access, reduce unnecessary crisis interventions, and give agencies the resources needed to carry out their responsibilities. He and the chair both noted that the bill was the product of many years of work and broad bipartisan support. DCF reported several early outcomes and implementation steps, including a statewide reduction in Baker Act initiations over the past five years, strong diversion rates from crisis through 988, mobile response teams, care coordination, and forensic multidisciplinary teams, and the creation of new tools such as a Baker Act dashboard and the first annual Marchman Act report. The department described key statutory changes: law enforcement discretion in initiating Baker Acts, a single-petition process, remote appearances, stronger discharge planning, interim services, updated parent notification and hold-period rules, an ombudsman office for children’s behavioral health, and regional collaboratives to identify local service gaps. DCF said it has updated manuals, FAQs, trainings, and rules, and that the managing entities have begun contracting for services. Members asked about how the $50 million was allocated, why much of it went to crisis capacity rather than outpatient care, how much has been spent so far, whether administrative costs are capped, and how the department will measure success. DCF said most of the money was used to preserve and expand crisis beds, detox beds, CSU beds, short-term residential treatment, discharge planning, and outpatient supports, with $1.3 million for the ombudsman and regional collaboratives and $48.3 million to managing entities. The assistant secretary said the department tracks readmissions, utilization, provider capacity, and monthly and quarterly reports from managing entities, but it is still early to see full effects because contracts were only recently executed. Members also raised concerns about children, families, veterans, workforce shortages, transparency, and gaps for hard-to-place individuals, including those with developmental disabilities or dementia. The meeting ended with no formal action beyond adjournment after questions were completed.

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• That's for the production team.
• Katie Owens Hewler said her team studies elections, redistricting, initiative and referendum processes
• We have some team members who are meeting with some of the cities.
• Here's the kind of structure of the subcommittees or the different...
• We have some team members who are meeting with some of the cities.

Summary: The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee held a virtual work session focused first on federal actions affecting elections. A representative from NCSL reviewed recent U.S. Supreme Court and pending cases, including a redistricting/Voting Rights Act case and a case on whether mailed ballots received after Election Day can be counted. She also discussed a Trump executive order directing USPS to draft mail-ballot rules, the federal SAVE system’s expanded use for voter list maintenance, DOJ requests for unredacted voter rolls, and reduced federal election-security support. Committee members asked about proof of citizenship requirements, whether DOJ requests are compulsory, and how federal election funding and grants may be changing. The Attorney General’s Office then described Washington’s litigation challenging two election-related executive orders and DOJ’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter registration lists. State lawyers said courts have already enjoined parts of the executive orders, including documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements and voting-system changes, and have upheld Washington’s ballot-receipt deadlines so far. They said DOJ’s voter-roll demands have been rejected by multiple courts and that Washington’s position is that state law limits disclosure of sensitive voter data. Members asked about the legal basis for DOJ’s requests, the risk of immigration-enforcement use, and whether attestation on registration forms counts as proof of citizenship; the office said it does under state law and that no evidence of mass voter-fraud problems in Washington has been shown. Deputy Attorney General Todd Bowers then gave a broader overview of the Attorney General’s federal litigation, saying Washington has filed 61 cases since January 2025, often with other states, and has had notable success obtaining preliminary injunctions and favorable summary judgments. He highlighted cases involving election rules, environmental and energy disputes, public health funding, student loans, housing, and data privacy, and said many challenges involve executive-branch conditions added to congressionally appropriated funds. He also described a growing number of federal audits and inquiries directed at state agencies. Finally, Office of Equity Director Megan Matthews discussed how federal actions are affecting state and local equity work, community organizations, and public confidence. She said the office is coordinating more closely with the Attorney General, governor’s office, other agencies, and local governments through the immigration subcabinet, while also working on data privacy, Keep Washington Working compliance, and community outreach. Committee members asked about the office’s human-trafficking work and how it is encouraging agency compliance; Matthews said the focus is on clearer guidance, technical support, and consistent expectations across agencies. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• As a result, the bill would fundamentally alter how plans are permitted to structure and manage these
• While some plans may choose to structure their benefits in this way, there is an important distinction
• We also understand that valuable time is lost in terms of doctors and care teams having to spend hours
• Similarly, street medicine teams prioritize... ...identification checks during these brief encounters
• Similarly, street medicine teams prioritize urgent medical and behavioral health stabilization, which

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on health care access, insurance coverage, public health, and patient protections. SB 1023 by Senator Laird would require insurers that cover injectable PrEP under the medical benefit to also cover it under the pharmacy benefit, to reduce billing barriers and improve access to HIV prevention. Supporters included HIV/AIDS organizations, the Department of Insurance, medical groups, and LGBTQ advocates; health plans opposed the bill as an unnecessary benefit-design mandate. The committee later voted the bill out on a due pass motion, and it remained on call before being finalized out later in the hearing. SB 964 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would limit repeated prior authorization requirements when a clinician needs to adjust the dose or frequency of a covered medication for a patient with a chronic or complex condition, with safeguards for off-label use and controlled substances. Support came from physicians, hospitals, and patient advocates, especially in gastroenterology and chronic disease care, while insurers argued it weakened safety and utilization-management safeguards. The committee approved the bill on a due pass vote to Appropriations. SB 1323 by Senator Rubio, as amended in committee, would strengthen protections for patients receiving medical care while in immigration custody by requiring facilities to train staff on responding to such requests and allowing patients to notify a family member or loved one of their location. It passed the committee on a due pass as amended vote to Judiciary, with one no vote recorded. SB 1099 by Senator Reyes would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state and local public benefits to all residents under the federal PRWORA exemption, giving cities and counties more certainty when operating low-barrier services such as health care, shelter, crisis response, and homeless outreach. Local government attorneys and service providers supported the measure, and there was no opposition testimony; it passed to Human Services. SB 895 by Senator Wiener would place a $12 billion science research bond on the November ballot and create a state research funding institute to help sustain California’s research economy amid federal cuts. The bill drew broad support from universities, labor, health organizations, patients, and business groups, with one member voting no because of the bond cost; it passed to Appropriations. SB 944 by Senator Wiener would stabilize Medi-Cal coverage for acupuncture, which supporters described as a cost-effective, nonpharmacological treatment for pain and other conditions. It passed to Appropriations with strong support and no opposition testimony. At the end of the hearing, the committee also took add-on votes to confirm the bills’ passage status and adjourned.

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• It does structure that is spelled out.
• What could the team or the leader do to reset expectations?
• And then can this impact team<00:52:36.640> dynamics? team dynamics? team dynamics?
• Quick reminder, what helps us as a team.
• <00:54:19.040> Some recently joined the team. Some recently joined the team.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a respect-in-the-workplace training led by Katrina Megs of Acer (formerly Hickok and Boardman), focused on bias, diversity, inclusion, respectful communication, and the importance of workplace culture in the Vermont General Assembly. She framed the session as a shift away from traditional harassment/discrimination training toward a broader emphasis on respect and kindness, explaining that bias is a normal brain function but becomes harmful when used explicitly against others. She used a short Scategories-style exercise to show how quickly people rely on patterns and assumptions, then connected that to the need to recognize the “whole person” beyond one-dimensional impressions. The training emphasized that diversity is not the same as inclusion: diversity means representation, while inclusion means people are heard, invited in, and feel they belong. Katrina also cited statistics about demographic change, the diversity of Gen Z, workplace stress, and the importance of inclusion to hiring and retention. She described a respectful workplace as one where people acknowledge others’ worth and dignity through everyday interactions, not just politeness, and discussed practical behaviors such as active listening, body language, avoiding microaggressions, using professional or respectful tone, owning mistakes, respecting boundaries, avoiding gossip and exclusion, and being present in both in-person and virtual settings. A participant raised concerns that “professional tone” and “professional attire” can be classist and can unfairly target people of color or people from different backgrounds. Katrina responded that the standard should be whether communication is respectful, noting that context and relationships matter and that raised voices are not always the same as disrespect. Another participant referenced a book, “I Am Not Yelling,” about Black women in the workplace and tone bias. The session closed with Katrina explaining why respect matters: it reduces stress, supports mental health and psychological safety, strengthens relationships, improves conflict resolution and problem solving, and increases engagement, morale, productivity, and retention.

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• And uh is our team father are with us.
• But SB 100 with this particular provision would change that structure.
• But SB 100 with this particular provision would change that structure.
• But SB 100 with this particular provision would change that structure.
• that are can be rehabilitated structures that are can be rehabilitated for<00:37:23.800> structures

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:25 SB 100 Discussion 02:59 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 31:10 SJR 134 Discussion 32:41 SJR 134 Roll Call Vote 33:43 SB 222 Discussion 34:43 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 39:55, 958, all

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• , the best Nebraska basketball team in the history of Husker basketball.
• This is so cool having the basketball team here. Congratulations to the Huskers.
• It's not easy getting in the trenches and making structural changes.
• We need to modernize our whole tax structure in this state.
• And also to modernize our tax structure, we need to broaden our sales tax base.

Bills: LB737, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB1216, LB1256, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787, LB365A, LB823, LB900, LB903, LB940, LB954, LB1127, LB1127A, LB1205, LB1240, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR505, LR507

Keywords: LB737, Olmstead, developmental disabilities, disability services, community-based services, integrated settings, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, stakeholder advisory committee, independent consultant, public hearing, legislative oversight, disability rights, community integration, housing, employment, education, transportation, community supports, self-advocacy

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• public defender office that we are establishing. has built-in investigators as part of the defense team
• This agency has concerns about the tenure and maturation of team leaders and mid-level supervisors.
• Most of the five secured facilities are considerably old structures.
• The sentence structure also plays a role into this, and so we have indeterminate sentence offenders,
• So that's why we are trying to get as much structural support for us. to be able to do the things that

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So now we need to have a structure and an economic model to make sure midwifery and birth centers are
• That underpayment creates a structural deficit.
• On Teams. Next, we have Constantinos Michelides. I tried on the name. You did great. You did great.
• Our team was so wonderful, and they really did their best, but it was clear that the hospital setting
• We will reconvene at 1:15 on the same Teams link. We don't need to change the Teams link, correct?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing with testimony on several health care bills, with most of the discussion focused on primary care access, community health center reimbursement, midwifery and birth centers, telehealth, hospital-at-home, direct primary care, and trans-inclusive health care access. Chair Feeney and Chair Murphy opened by noting the large number of signups and asking testifiers to keep remarks brief because of time constraints. Legislators and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that Massachusetts’ primary care system is under strain and that federal policy changes and reimbursement gaps are worsening financial pressure on providers. On community health centers, Representative Blay, Senator Lovely, Michael Curry, Bethany Keeley, Jag Deep Trevetti, Sean Cahill, and Christina Severin all supported H. 1096/S. 711, which would require commercial insurers to pay federally qualified health centers at least the MassHealth prospective payment system rate. They argued that commercial plans currently reimburse health centers below Medicaid rates, threatening sustainability, staffing, and access, especially as federal cuts and coverage losses could increase uncompensated care. Testifiers said the bill would stabilize health centers, protect primary care access, and not cost the state money. A second major topic was H. 1117/S. 784 on sustaining birth centers and the midwifery workforce. Senator Lovely, Senator Miranda, Emily Anesta, Rebecca Orden, Catherine Rushworth, Nishira Burrill, Joel Sutherland, Rachel Blessington, Joelle Ward, and others described the 2024 maternal health omnibus as an important first step, but said birth centers and midwives still face low reimbursement, workforce shortages, and financial instability. They urged reimbursement parity, a workforce development fund, and support for freestanding birth centers, citing improved outcomes, lower C-section rates, better patient experience, and racial equity in maternal health. Several speakers shared personal birth stories and said the bill would help preserve and expand birth options in communities like Roxbury, Worcester, and the North Shore. The committee also heard support for H. 1343 on direct primary care from Dr. Garofalo, Dr. Altman, Dr. Nair, Stephanie Cameron, Dr. Haley Moke-Blessed, and others, who said current insurance rules force patients to use a separate in-network primary care doctor for referrals and sometimes prevent physicians from dispensing medications. They argued the bill would reduce delays, administrative burden, and costs while improving continuity of care. In addition, Dr. Miklides and Sue Stempeck supported H. 1141 on hospital-at-home parity, saying the model has strong outcomes and should be reimbursed at the same rate as brick-and-mortar hospital care. Heather Myers and Katrina Cook testified on telehealth and digital health equity, urging broader coverage for asynchronous care, remote monitoring, interpreter services, and digital literacy supports. SEIU Local 509 supported H. 1188/S. 681 on trans-inclusive health care access, saying it would remove arbitrary insurance barriers to gender-affirming care. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Uh, it does create a licensing, regulatory, and tax structure around fantasy sports contest.
• <00:48:54.080> around regulatory, and tax structure around regulatory, and tax structure around
• one of our licensee structures here. one of our licensee structures here.
• teams and emergency operations centers. teams and emergency operations centers.
• Murph started with a handful of employees and built that team to 250.

Keywords: 958, all

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• world differently through structured world differently through structured dialogue,<00:44:09.920
• ,<00:46:29.040> the Minnesota students the structure, the Minnesota students the structure
• <01:14:36.159> Um<01:14:37.120> the alongside the MDE grant team.
• Um the alongside the MDE grant team.
• and and look at that document the team and and look at that document again. again. again.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And um it was really designed for team.
• questions and to ask the executive team questions and to ask the executive team not<01:21:54.480
• :55.520> the not the governance team but the not the governance team but the executive<01:21:56.400
• teams specific questions on executive teams specific questions on the<01:22:00.560> revenue<01
• team for compliance with this policy. team for compliance with this policy.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Clerk, we appreciate you and your team very much. And Mr.
• Clerk, we appreciate you and your team very, very much.
• Thanks to all of our team. We very much appreciate it. Just a couple more thank-yous.
• And thank you to the team at LIS, Paul, Claudio, Seamus, and many, many others.
• And our policy team, in addition to Jonah, Jacob, Monique, and Abigail. Thank you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate met on the FY27 budget and began with several ceremonial introductions and brief amendment withdrawals. Senator Collins withdrew amendments related to restoring DCF social worker funding and educator pay. The chamber then ruled a package of tax-related amendments offered by Senator Tarr out of order on constitutional grounds, finding they would create money-bill provisions that must originate in the House; the Senate upheld that ruling by a vote of 35-4. Senator Tarr later offered amendments on a gas tax suspension and related tax relief themes, but those were not adopted. The Senate considered and rejected several other amendments, including proposals on commemorating Commonwealth history, naming a bridge, repeat offenders, and no-cost calls. One amendment by Senator Fattman to extend domestic violence leave protections to contract employees was adopted unanimously, with 39 votes in favor and none opposed. The chamber also adopted an amendment creating a special commission to study the adequacy, reliability, and distribution of unrestricted general government aid (UGA), after extended debate about inequities in municipal aid and local budget pressures. Members from across the chamber supported the commission, while some emphasized that adequacy of funding, not just redistribution, remains a concern. The Senate then took up Chapter 90, passing the municipal roads and bridges bill to be engrossed. It also adopted a community programming amendment and a Senate Ways and Means amendment, then adopted the Ways and Means budget amendment as amended and ordered the underlying FY27 appropriations bill to a third reading. After lengthy closing remarks from the Ways and Means chair, minority leader, and the Senate President praising the budget process and highlighting investments in local aid, education, public safety, and other priorities, the Senate voted 40-0 to pass the FY27 budget bill to be engrossed. The chamber then adopted an order to reconvene the following Tuesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of Trooper Kevin Thomas Traynor.

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• And that determination was made on the front end by Entergy's design team. And then...
• And that determination was made on the front end by Entergy's design team.
• It was just a difference from what the design team with Entergy determined initially versus what was
• was made on the front end by Entergy's design team.
• It was just a difference from what the design team with Entergy determined initially versus what was

Keywords: 1204, all

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• In addition to providing direct services, we also host collaborative teams made up of law enforcement
• We mobilized our sexual assault nursing team, provided transportation, and ensured that the survivor
• provided<00:07:55.479> transportation<00:07:56.479> and<00:07:56.599> we team
• we provided transportation and we team we provided transportation and we ensured<00:07:57.120> that
• And then another 10% is going to go towards administrative fees, such as our accounting team.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• WE ALSO NEED TO GET OUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER, I WORK WITH OUR TEAM TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND IMPLEMENT CHANGES
• SO I BECAME A MEMBER AT FX TEAM FIVE YEARS AGO.
• MITCH ALSO JOINED THE FX TEAMS ABOUT THE SAME TIME I DID.
• IN A NUTSHELL, THE TEAM HAS PROVIDED INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM.
• WE ARE ALSO MONITORING TEAM THE FX FRAUD AND WHERE WERE THERE.

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• The current oversight structure leaves us too often reacting after fraud has occurred rather than preventing
• The current oversight structure gaps.
• The current oversight structure leaves<00:01:25.439> us<00:01:25.600> too<00:01:25.840>
• To me, that paragraph is structured in a way that gets at my concerns much more directly.
• To me, that paragraph is structured in a way that gets at my concerns much more directly.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all