Bills: SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections

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• It is mandatory, and it goes back for more than four decades.
• It is mandatory, and it goes back for more than four decades.
• It is mandatory That registry is public.
• <00:52:02.559> for<00:52:02.800> the practice and procedure for the practice and procedure
• Um, I haven't looked into the mandatory requirements. >> Any further questions?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It also limits agency authority and discretion and replaces it instead with rigid procedural requirements
• It also limits agency authority and discretion and replaces it instead with rigid procedural requirements
• miscarried twins, had to have her uterus removed, and she and her husband went through all the procedures
• , to provide relative to notice requirements and right to be heard, to provide relative to civil procedure
• But we have changed our procedures to be more responsive to families.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 145, which would require adult residential care providers, especially assisted living centers, to have generators or other backup power arrangements and to submit preparedness plans to LDH. After technical amendments and testimony from the sponsor, LDH, and the assisted living industry clarifying the bill’s scope and cost concerns, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. It then took up SB 433, which would require Medicaid coverage of medically necessary FDA-approved weight loss drugs, including GLP-1 medications, subject to appropriations and fiscally sustainable coverage criteria; the bill was reported favorably after discussion of current Medicaid coverage and costs. The committee also approved SB 52, which requires better coordination between DCFS and LDH so SNAP and Medicaid benefits can follow children more quickly when they are removed from or returned to a home. Technical amendments changed reporting deadlines and required written notice, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 4 on public water fluoridation was amended to allow local governments or voters to opt out through a petition and election process, with support from the Louisiana Dental Association and others after compromise language was adopted; it was reported favorably with amendments. SB 152, which would prohibit the sale of cultured or lab-grown food products for human consumption, was also reported favorably with amendments after brief testimony in support and opposition. The committee next approved SCR 37, which asks the Surgeon General to review Louisiana’s informed consent laws and report back on any gaps, after discussion that the existing medical disclosure panel had not met since 2018. It then considered SB 194, a public assistance bill aligning Louisiana Medicaid and SNAP rules with recent federal changes on non-citizen eligibility and tightening Medicaid’s reasonable opportunity period for citizenship verification. After extensive debate over immigration, emergency care, and whether the bill could harm eligible applicants or rural hospitals, the committee adopted an amendment allowing LDH discretion for emergency health care services and reported the bill favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, HCR 113 created a task force to study gestational carrier agreements and assisted reproductive regulation; after debate over surrogacy, ethics, and referral to Civil Law, the committee rejected the referral motion and then reported the resolution favorably, and the meeting moved on to SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and legal representation funding.

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• raised, but that has to be done by the board members unless the local municipality adopts a separate procedure
• raised, but that has to be done by the board members unless the local municipality adopts a separate procedure
• I think cleaning up that RSA to make it a mandatory no-exception. They would recuse themselves.
• to<00:39:38.720> make<00:39:38.880> it<00:39:39.760> a<00:39:39.920> mandatory
• <00:39:41.280> no that RSA to make it a mandatory no that RSA to make it a mandatory no exception

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• In 2019, we passed legislation to establish... a mandatory educator misconduct reporting portal to be
• So the question that I have is, there's an entire subchapter on procedure. settings, rules for litigation
• These procedures address rules on venues, payment of judgments, and levying taxes for paying final judgments
• Any of those Texas Tort Claims Act procedures in the bill. Any reason why?
• Part of HB4 is eliminating the mandatory requirement of social studies assessments.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• project like this would have the same strict no drug use policies as shelters across the state, mandatory
• the viability of the city charter amendments and CBA provisions restructuring dispute resolution procedures
• We felt these procedures would make the impasse resolution process more fair, orderly, and efficient.
• On the second day and a half of our first arbitration under these new procedures, a significant Texas
• The ruling, unrelated to the contract resolution procedures, invalidated these procedures for voters,

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• The PUC, the rule-making authority, will oversee the process and establish fair procedures through its
• Secretary, read the caption. 90 by Alvarado, relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer
• reading and final of Senate Bill 790 secretary will read the caption Senate Bill 790 relating to procedure
• Senate Bill 14 by King, et al, relating to the- ...reforming procedure by which state agencies adopt
• Senate Bill 1539 by Bettencourt, relating to and procedures in the contest of an election on a proposed

Bills: SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790

Keywords: parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment

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• Third, it's paired with mandatory and full rate reviews every three years.
• 00:22:08.960> it's<00:22:09.039> paired<00:22:09.360> with<00:22:09.520> mandatory
• <00:22:09.919> and Third, it's paired with mandatory and Third, it's paired with mandatory
• procedures to prevent doiciling<00:49:34.240> or<00:49:34.720> storing<00:49:35.200>
• to comply with the rules and procedures to comply with the monetary<01:01:55.839> limit.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 1688, which would provide a general excise tax exemption for certain aircraft maintenance materials, parts, tools, and facility construction, received comments from the Department of Taxation and support from Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Kohala Coast Resort, the Activities and Attractions Association of Hawaii, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii. Testimony indicated the measure was intended to clarify an existing exemption rather than create a new one. The bulk of the hearing focused on HB 2386, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms and a water carrier inflationary cost index. The Department of Transportation said it would change its testimony to support the bill, citing a 2020 working group recommendation, while the PUC and DCCA offered comments. Matson, the Maritime Group, Hawaii Harbors Users Group, and Young Brothers supported the measure, arguing it would modernize regulation, improve predictability, and help maintain reliable interisland shipping. Hawaii Farm Bureau offered comments, while Hawaii Food Industry Association, Maui Brewing Company, Lani Kai Brewing Company, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii opposed it, arguing automatic rate increases were not the solution and that underlying costs and efficiencies should be addressed first. The chair noted the bill was essentially the same as one previously considered, and asked questions about how Hawaii’s water carrier regulation compares with other states. The committee also heard HB 1691, which would allow electronic signatures for certain motor vehicle title transfers after total-loss insurance settlements and remove the notary requirement for that narrow transaction. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and one individual supported it, with Copart saying the change would reduce delays and could allow a faster, largely electronic settlement process. Members asked about county impacts, and Copart said counties would only see a different form with no added cost or electronic integration. HB 1680, requiring county finance directors to notify agencies through a centralized system for vehicle transfers, drew opposition from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services and one individual in support. HB 2516, raising helmet requirements for electric foot scooters and bicycles and requiring helmets for high-speed or Class 3 electric bicycles, received support from DOT, DOH, AAA Hawaii, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. HB 193, allowing deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation visible to law enforcement, drew support from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, the Hawaii Disabilities Rights Center, and an individual who suggested amendments to broaden the bill to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and adjust the proof standard. HB 2442, increasing required accessible and van-accessible parking spaces in larger parking lots, was supported by the Disability and Communication Access Board, the Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Disability Rights Center, which said the bill would address shortages of accessible parking and may need technical amendments to align terminology with the ADA.

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• SB 1141 by Miles relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed
• SB 1398 by Kolkhorst relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship
• SB 38 updates eviction procedures.
• AI, they should be determined by licensed professionals if you're going to be denied a procedure.
• Whether those studies are sufficient support for the claims is a policy dispute, not a procedural one

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• So, I don't think there's a mandatory minimum under the statute that you're looking at.
• <00:52:48.440> minimum don't think there's a mandatory minimum don't think there's a mandatory
• It's a manipulation of procedure to prevent both the courts and the Senate from taking action to hold
• It's a manipulation of procedure<01:10:25.040> to<01:10:25.200> prevent<01:10:25.640>
• > both<01:10:25.920> the<01:10:26.040> courts<01:10:26.760> and procedure to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• clarification: as well, in 2024, the legislature passed House Bill 207, which made this program mandatory
• It changed the "may" to a "shall," so this is quite simply, the only PSCOC funding that is now mandatory
• We're also evaluating policies and procedures to make sure that we have guardrails and guidelines. and

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• administered cleanup programs that for years experienced similar cleanup delays, but then adopted mandatory
• Is it a matter of the best strategy to clean up a procedure?
• And that was mandatory agency review times. And I guess I have a couple of related questions.

Keywords: presidential nominations, EPA, environmental policy, Fish and Wildlife, committee meeting

Summary: The committee meeting focused on the presidential nominations of Brigadier General Brian Nesvick as Director of Fish and Wildlife and Jess Kramer and Sean Donahue as assistant administrators at the EPA. Each nominee presented their qualifications and experiences in their respective fields, with an emphasis on their commitment to uphold the laws passed by Congress. The discussion highlighted the nominees' dedication to addressing environmental issues and their proactive stances on regulatory matters. After deliberation, votes were held to report the nominations favorably, despite some members voicing concerns regarding their qualifications and potential conflicts with environmental interests.

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• WE CAN INVESTIGATE SEIZURES, ACCESS TO RECORDS, PROCEDURAL AND MUCH MORE.
• HB 1021 INCLUDED PERMISSIONS FOR MANDATORY EDUCATION FOR CONDO ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS ENSURING THAT
• OFFICIAL AND THE PROPERTY MANAGER SO WHO DROPPED THE BALL AND LET SEVEN MONTHS PASS THAT CALLED FOR A MANDATORY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It has been dangerous, and fatalities were inevitable with the lack of mandatory training in this field
• <00:15:18.360> in<00:15:18.480> this training mandatory in this training mandatory
• Like you're talking about, there is a list of more equipment for more procedural dives than this, but
• Like you're talking about, there is a list of more equipment for more procedural dives than this, but
• Like you're talking about, there is a list of more equipment for more procedural dives than this, but

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:13:28.719> deposit beverage container mandatory deposit beverage container mandatory deposit
• Let's just say, theoretically, if because of the procedure there's PAS in there and it's banned in New
• Okay. because of the procedure there's PAS in because of the procedure there's PAS in there there there
• , remove the PAS modify that procedure, remove the PAS and<03:34:16.080> then<03:34:16.399>
• Favorite subject: mandatory auto.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• supervision, mandatory petition, Nakiala Strawder<00:25:30.400> Memorial<00:25:30.920> Act
• House Bill 1320, Criminal<00:35:21.359> Procedure<00:35:21.920> Victim<00:35:22.320>
• Notification Criminal Procedure Victim Notification Criminal Procedure Victim Notification Request
• House Bill 187, Criminal Procedure Expungement No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding.
• House Bill 671, Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Mandatory Appropriation.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum and then moved through messages from the Senate, introducing several Senate bills and referring them to committees. It then took up multiple third-reading calendars and considered a large number of bills across public health, criminal law, education, estates and trusts, social services, and state government. Most bills passed with broad margins, including measures on fiduciary attorney-client privilege, food labeling and prohibited ingredients, human trafficking awareness training, pharmacy prescriber-pharmacist agreements, provisional social work licensure, structural racism training funding sources, youth delinquency prevention funding, menstrual hygiene product labeling, school resource officer sexual activity prohibitions, nurse licensure enforcement, physician delegation changes, child support income definitions, AI-related child sexual abuse material, trauma-informed care resources, restrictive housing for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, open movie captioning, autism and dementia police training, gift card fraud, scholarship eligibility, retention proceeds, graduate scholarship eligibility, intercepted communications penalties, benefits for children in custody, juvenile supervision petitions, institutional debt reporting, contraception access reporting, surgical smoke evacuation systems, tax foreclosure notice requirements, special police officer study, child advocacy center standards, victim notification at charging, human trafficking reporting, drug dispensing cost surveys, school board nominating commission changes, the Henrietta Lacks Commission, ID card photograph requirements, and several others. A few bills drew substantive floor discussion. House Bill 963 on appointment of personal representatives was supported as a way to help families and heirs access assets, including in cross-border situations. House Bill 877 on institutional debt reporting prompted debate over whether the bill was useful and whether it would burden colleges; supporters said it would create needed aggregate data and a data dictionary to better understand debt incurred directly from institutions. House Bill 1076 on over-the-counter contraception access and reporting was clarified as a reporting measure that harmonizes prior reporting requirements and does not use taxpayer funds to purchase contraception, though grants had supported vending machine installation. House Bill 288 on extending a state of emergency for schools was explained as applying to natural disasters, civil disasters, public health emergencies, or specific security threats, with one member expressing concern about state involvement and learning loss from prolonged closures. House Bill 746 on the Medicaid/health insurance collaborative care model was briefly delayed by a computer issue, then passed after a short pause. Several members announced vote changes after the roll calls, including corrections on House Bills 65, 771, 769, 900, 1058, 1076, 1490, 1540, and 1554. Final actions on the floor were overwhelmingly favorable to the bills considered, with only a handful of measures drawing notable negative votes, including House Bills 410, 963, 1042, 1058, 1076, 1152, 1540, and 1554. The House also passed a number of local and policy bills with strong bipartisan support, and no amendments or motions to postpone were recorded in the excerpt.

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• WORKING GROUP WAS CONVENED PURSUANT TO THE 2025 SESSION LAW TO DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO PREVENT
• an HIMP and includes how to do a cowardly search and identity verification and the communication procedures
• I'm assuming that there are currently Minnesota State institutions around that already have procedures
• I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY MINNESOTA, STATE AND INSTITUTIONS AROUND HAVE ALREADY HAVE PROCEDURES
• If faculty are Expected to do things beyond the mandatory, obligatory attendance tracking reporting.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This sounds more to me like a consolidation of administrative procedures."
• This sounds more to me like a consolidation of administrative procedures. Did you go..."
• , referral, surgery and procedures, referral, surgery and procedures, diagnostic<01:11:19.600>
• coming to mind for me are mandatory coming to mind for me are mandatory holds.
• Mandatory holds. The MHs. Oh.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• with regards branch in civil procedure with regards branch in civil procedure with regards to immunity
• that we do not include or put procedural that we do not include or put procedural hurdles barriers in
• so if if those policies and procedures so if if those policies and procedures so if if those if if if
• and and training and every a procedures and and training and every a procedures and and training and
• within that position only procedures within that position only procedures within agencies and procedures

Bills: HCR 21, HCR 22, HCR 23, HCR 24, HCR 25, HCR 26, HCR 27, HCR 31, HCR 41, HCR 42, HCR 43, HCR 44, HCR 45, HCR 52, HCR 53, HCR 66, HCR 67, HCR 73, HR 8, HR 10, HR 13, HR 20, HR 21, HR 50, HR 59, HR 61, HR 71, HR 74, HR 79, HR 84, HR 86, HR 90, HR 91, HR 102, HR 103, HR 107, HR 113, HR 125, HR 126, HR 132, HR 142, HR 145, HR 149, HR 150, HR 152, HR 167, HR 179, HR 181, HR 183, HR 186, HR 192, HR 196, HR 199, HR 207, HR 211, HR 212, HR 213, HR 216, HR 249, HR 256, HR 259, HR 261, HR 263, HR 272, HR 281, HR 285, HR 294, HR 295, HR 300, HR 305, HR 311, HR 313, HR 315, HR 316, HR 323, HR 331, HR 339, HR 340, HR 346, HR 349, HR 352, HR 357, HR 358, HR 360, HR 363, HR 374, HR 377, HCR 20, HCR 28, HCR 30, HCR 32, HCR 49, HR 14, HR 15, HR 19, HR 23, HR 24, HR 25, HR 26, HR 27, HR 29, HR 47, HR 48, HR 55, HR 56, HR 66, HR 85, HR 92, HR 93, HR 95, HR 96, HR 140, HR 155, HR 164, HR 204, HR 241, HR 242, HR 250, HR 253, HR 260, HR 262, HR 265, HR 279, HR 310, HR 312, HR 328, HR 332, HR 359, HR 362, HR 367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• Not if the law was followed with regard to the procedures and process around that emergency procedure
• practitioner may not provide health care services, prescribe medical drugs, or perform medical procedures
• practitioner may not provide health care services, prescribe medical drugs, or perform medical procedures
• without written parental consent except for a medical drugs or perform medical procedures without written
• to lead that physician or a medical provider to believe that there is abuse happening, they are a mandatory

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice to family or other named persons about major events such as a ward’s death or medical relocation. Senator Jones said the bill was intended to curb abuse by bad actors while not affecting good-faith guardians. Fortuna Smuggler and Phyllis Smith spoke in support, describing the need for family notification and closure. The bill passed unanimously, 8-0, and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 1284 on wrongful death for an unborn child. Senator Graal explained that the bill would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover economic and non-economic damages for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize a wrongful death action against the mother or a health care provider acting within the applicable standard of care. The amendment drew questions about abortion, medical emergencies, and whether fathers could sue; the sponsor said the bill was not intended to create claims against mothers or lawful medical care. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters arguing it gives families parity and accountability, and opponents warning it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice pressure, and worsen physician shortages. The committee approved the bill as amended by a 6-4 vote. Finally, the committee heard a strike-all amendment to SB 1288 on parental rights. The amendment would strengthen parental consent requirements for minors’ medical care, with exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal categories of minors, and other existing statutory exceptions. It also would require parental consent for treatment related to STD screening, give parents more control over school or health surveys, and address use of biofeedback devices. Supporters said the measure restores parents’ authority and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment, while opponents argued it could block needed care for minors in unsafe homes, reduce access to STI treatment and mental health services, and create unintended consequences. The amendment was adopted, and the committee continued hearing testimony on the bill.