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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:36 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

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  • Which would permit the school districts and charter schools to pay 80% of the health insurance for all
  • purchase health insurance, but it also serves the schools as a tool to recruit and retain teachers.
  • And this is making a real tangible impact in take-home pay, in participation in health care programs,
  • and just a better assurance that... ...and health care programs, and just a better assurance that the
  • And let's continue to work on health care coverage, especially now with our higher education institutions
Bills: HB63, HB64, HB184, HB200, HB47, HB48, HB2, HB9
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  • So, we'll go ahead and call the roll.
  • Chairman and members of the committee.
  • the bill, and I have a second.
  • And they also wanted to add a section that gives them the authority to enact rules and regulations.
  • HB425 is a collaborative effort with the Alabama Department of Mental Health, County Mental Health Association
Bills: HB441, HB425, HB416
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Healthcare

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  • And there again I reminded him, said, you shouldn't be doing that because it's bad for your health.
  • And uh and I and so a April, vaping.
  • Currently, the Department of Public Health has the ability and the option of inspecting food service
  • <00:16:00.000> the health uh has the uh bu ability and the health uh has the uh bu ability
  • And this bill just simply requires the Department of Public Health, just like they do every other food
Bills: SB9, SB90, SB82, SB84, SB9, SB90, SB82, SB84
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  • And Senate Bill 1833.
  • It's on page nine, item two, and it's under the board of Li insurance provision for medicine and surgery
  • We have a do pass and a second. We have a do pass and a second. Will there be discussion or debate?
  • We have a do pass and a second. We have a do pass and a second. Will there be discussion or debate?
  • Senate Bill 1794 directs the Department of Mental Health to publish bed vacancies at mental health facilities
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Veteran Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Veteran Affairs

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  • from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission over to the Texas Veterans Commission.
  • This bill is a joint recommendation of the Texas Veterans Commission and the Texas Health and Human Services
  • Under current law, the Health and Human Services Commission oversees Texas mental health programs for
  • Health and Human Services Commission to the Veterans' Veterans Commission, and this includes repealing
  • At this time, we do have resource witnesses with the Veterans Commission and Health and Human Services
Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several bills focused on veterans’ mental health, criminal justice coordination, cemetery expansion, housing, vehicle registration, and anti-discrimination protections. SB 2926 would transfer administration of veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a community-based mental health grant program, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and add annual reporting requirements. SB 2938 would require county jails to verify and report veteran status at intake, help veteran inmates apply for federal benefits, and provide access to county veteran services and free visitation with service coordinators. Both bills were described as joint or practical efforts to improve coordination and service delivery for veterans, and both were left pending after no public testimony was offered. The committee also heard SB 2543, which would give more flexibility to expand the Texas veterans cemetery system, and SB 2545, which would explore using manufactured homes as another affordable housing option for veterans through the Veterans Land Board. SB 2545 drew questions about how manufactured-home loans would work; a Texas Veterans Land Board witness said implementation would likely require closing at a title company rather than through a retail bill of sale, and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association testified in support. Both cemetery and housing bills were left pending. Members then heard SB 2007, which would let vehicle registration applicants voluntarily designate military status so the DMV could record it and help with benefits and towing/impound issues involving deployed service members. Witnesses from the towing industry and DMV supported the bill, saying the current system lacks enough identifying information to run military-status checks and that the indicator could help prevent vehicles from being sold while owners are deployed. SB 2104 would add military status as a protected class under state anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and utilities; the author said it would address ongoing discrimination against service members, veterans, and military families. The Texas VFW supported the bill, citing the Leroy Torres case as an example of why additional state protections are needed. After discussion about overlap with federal law and existing state protections, SB 2104 was also left pending.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Insurance Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Insurance

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  • see our needs. ...and see our needs and provide for each and every one of them.
  • Father, help us to understand the needs of the least of these, and guide us and enlighten us.
  • and times.
  • If I make a motion and nobody else... ...sir, if I make a motion and nobody else wants to second...
  • The bill has not changed, and we passed it out early in the session, and then it...