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• consultation with our sub-specialized medical oncologist, where our physician had to commit to a two-hour window
• They are clinically complex and understandably anxious about the diagnostic tests and receiving treatment
• change in law, eligible NPs can independently evaluate patients, make diagnoses, order and interpret tests

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on several health care access and insurance-related bills, with most testimony focused on H.1136 to improve the prior authorization process. The Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Health Care for All, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, physicians, and hospital representatives all supported the bill, arguing that prior authorization delays care, increases administrative burden, contributes to clinician burnout, and can worsen patient outcomes. Witnesses described examples involving delayed cancer treatment, diabetes care, COPD medication, shingles pain treatment, and hospital discharge delays. They said the bill would preserve prior authorization but add guardrails such as longer validity periods, continuity-of-care protections, faster responses for urgent care, clearer lists of services requiring authorization, and more transparency and standardization. The committee also heard testimony on H.1142/S.783 regarding equitable reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), with Senator Lovely and CRNA advocates supporting parity with physician anesthesiologists. They said CRNAs provide the same services at the same standard of care, but private insurers sometimes reimburse them at lower rates than physicians, which they argued is inconsistent with federal and state policy and harms access. Senator Keenan testified in support of a bill addressing claim denials and appeals, saying insurers should provide clearer explanations, time to resubmit claims, and timely appeal responses. Dr. Lorraine Schratz supported H.1126 to align state patient disclosure requirements with federal No Surprises Act rules, and Dr. Michael Trimbley supported H.1120 to recognize direct primary care as not being insurance and to encourage primary care participation. The committee also heard testimony on H.1140/S.801 to remove barriers to patient care by updating insurance statutes to reflect nurse practitioners’ full practice authority, and on H.1168/S.A.18 to eliminate the PCP referral requirement for specialty gynecological care. Witnesses on those bills described delays and denials affecting autism diagnosis, nutrition coverage, and endometriosis care, and said the proposals would reduce unnecessary barriers and improve timely access. After testimony and a few member questions, the chair closed the hearing; no votes were taken during the session.

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• decisions the commission made to reduce creel limit, to shrink the size limit, or at least narrow the window
• charter boat, you do not know in the freshwater portion of the state if the captain has passed a drug test
• , is enrolled in a random drug testing consortium, has passed a physical, or has passed CPR training.

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met on May 21 with a quorum, approved the May 14 minutes, and then took up a series of natural resources, wildlife, flood control, and transportation-related measures. HB 841 on expropriation procedures was amended to strip most of its substantive language and then deferred. The committee also adopted a technical amendment and reported SCR 54 favorably, which memorializes Congress to fully fund the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act to help address invasive carp and other aquatic invasive species. Several wildlife bills were heard and reported favorably. HB 1248 allows licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer for rehabilitation, and HB 1258 codifies a policy for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife so the department does not automatically euthanize animals that can be rehabilitated or released. HCR 5, which allows limited red drum harvest at certain established rodeos under strict guardrails, drew opposition from a fishing guide concerned about impacts to redfish recovery, but the committee still reported it favorably. HB 688 adds Atlantic tarpon to the definition of saltwater game fish, with support from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and others, and it was also reported favorably. The committee also advanced several infrastructure and flood-related measures. HB 595 requires local governments to respond within 30 days to certain road-use permit requests tied to natural resource development, and it was reported favorably after testimony from oil and gas and industry representatives. HB 802 creates a watershed restoration and conservation fund, narrowed to the Amite River Basin, and was reported favorably with support from conservation and levee interests. SCR 59, urging Congress to ensure FEMA lowers flood insurance rates once the Comite Diversion Canal project reaches 50% completion, was amended and reported favorably, and HCR 62, asking FEMA to review Louisiana flood maps every five years, was also reported favorably. The committee deferred HB 1171, which would have authorized airboats in the Maripaw Swamp Wildlife Management Area, after extensive testimony from supporters and from LDWF officials who raised concerns about habitat sensitivity, migratory birds, user conflicts, and deed restrictions. Finally, HB 1161, transferring certain state property in Lafourche and Jefferson parishes to local governments, HCR 78 supporting the American Seafood Competitive Act, HCR 86 supporting a migratory waterfowl study, and HB 1189 requiring charter boat guides on certain waters to hold U.S. Coast Guard licenses were all reported favorably.

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• retroactive period back to the earlier of either the case filing date or the confirmed positive pregnancy test
• retroactive period back to the earlier of either the case filing date or the confirmed positive pregnancy test
• If you drive to a house and you shoot out of a window, it is drive-by shooting.

Bills: HB2043, HB2045, HB2046, HB2048, HB2064, HB2074, HB2126, HB2133, HB2144

Keywords: felony murder, unborn child, homicide, Arizona Revised Statutes, life imprisonment, death penalty, drive-by shooting, gun violence, firearms, felony, vehicle forfeiture, driver license revocation, drive by shooting, public safety, criminal penalties, education, funding, school districts, state aid, education reform

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard a series of bills dealing largely with sexual exploitation, homicide, reproductive issues, child support, venue changes, domestic violence service of process, probation notice, and traffic offenses. HB 2133 would require websites distributing sexual material to verify age and consent for each depicted person, including AI-generated or altered images; it drew opposition from Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice over added complexity, and support from survivors and trafficking advocates, and passed 7-1. HB 2043 would expand felony murder to include the death of an unborn child; reproductive rights groups and defense attorneys raised personhood and abortion-related concerns, while prosecutors and victims’ advocates supported it, and it passed 6-2. HB 2144 would allow child support calculations to begin during pregnancy and limit pregnancy-related orders to medical and related expenses; supporters framed it as responsibility and support for pregnant women, while opponents warned about fetal personhood and abortion-related implications, and it passed 6-2.

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• structured programs for their kids and expanding the eligibility would ensure more children this high-risk window
• perceive part of that survey in a school that cooled it says the cannabis use disorder identification test
• Is there any other addiction within your entire tests court?

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• So we that progress monitoring to window is open from about mid December 2 or early December and then
• We have more than enough computer testing more than we need.
• How students typically, if you are a level one and you're in second grade and you take the reading test

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• This isn't a test. I want to understand where we are, if you don't mind.
• Under my example, administratively, I failed the test. It’s now a permanent record for personnel.
• public's wish to have reasonable insight into the performance of its police officers, SB14 describes a window

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• Impairment is shown to exist through objectively verifiable medical evaluation or testing.
• disfigurement, or impairment, or is shown to exist through objectively verifiable medical evaluation or testing
• this point, which is I think there's about a, I think there's a basically a snapshot of a five-year window

Bills: SB1540, SB2225, SB2284, SB2382, SB2487, SB2514, SB2595, SB2876, SB2877, SB3031, SB2753, HB45

Keywords: election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, public safety, spirit beverages, alcoholic beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, distribution, taxation, firearms, local regulation, archery equipment, weapons, voter registration, statewide list, county requirements, election integrity, computer services contracts, mental health

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• Be with their families as they look through the windows of anticipation.
• by Coca-Cola relates to requiring council consent for a psychological or psychiatric examination, testing
• Council consent for a psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a

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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• . test. test.
• The lack of that test often and test.
• for refusing to submit to testing. for refusing to submit to testing.
• The instruments are also tested at the time of test.
• , it is also tested um with a test, it is also tested um with a standard.<05:32:52.000> Um<05:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We all want them to focus on math and reading and spelling tests.
• I believe that ICE circled schools and circled bus stops while kids watched from their classroom windows
• Well, kids watch from their classroom windows.
• We can't bulletproof windows. We can't turn every single building into essentially a jail.
• We can't bulletproof window. We can't we can't turn every single building into essentially a jail.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In fact, last summer there was a successful test conducted in California by Tesla and Sunrun with 100,000
• In fact, last summer, there was a successful test conducted in California by Tesla and Sun Run by 100,000
• Test one, two, test. That's better? A little further? Like, put... put on the test. Okay, test.
• Chair, you know, and by weatherization, we're talking about double-pane windows, insulation for homes

Keywords: 996, all

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• thank you Senator Hoffman and thank test thank you Senator Hoffman and thank you<01:15:53.040> Mr
• back so um an eye on the clock test back so um an eye on the clock test final<01:49:10.320> testifiers
• It's the family's window into what's going on at school, and we are in no way trying to shorten that
• window.
• window.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:57:31.599> has<00:57:31.839> stood<00:57:32.079> the<00:57:32.319> test
• transit system that has stood the test transit system that has stood the test of<00:57:32.799>
• Because our agencies are smaller and more flexible, we've been able to test, pilot, and refine new ideas
• <01:20:36.080> due<01:20:36.239> to<01:20:36.400> heavy outside the windows
• due to heavy outside the windows due to heavy condensation.<01:20:38.080> Some<01:20:38.239>

Bills: HF3676, HF3593, HF3785, HF3774, HF4111, HF3513

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• They have a bunch of forms out for testing in different locations, the newly redesigned form, and they're
• <00:24:08.559> in<00:24:08.760> different forms out for testing in different forms
• out for testing in different locations<00:24:09.640> the<00:24:09.760> newly<00:24:10.039
• It is at least a weekly, if not daily, occurrence that I go to talk to my clerk at the window, and I
• and I see I see a clerk at at the window and I see I see a mom<01:28:50.000> with<01:28:50.119

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on the Children and Family Law Committee met organizationally to continue work on family court issues, building on a prior special committee’s report and taking a collaborative approach with the Judiciary. The chair said the group would focus on solutions rather than rehashing public complaints, and identified three main topics for early study: specialization and training of family court judges, the extent to which judges should be bound by the rules of evidence, and whether mediation in family cases should be mandatory or voluntary and what qualifications mediators should have. A fourth concern was also raised about overlap between superior court domestic violence cases and family court custody/support matters, and whether one judge should hear both. Members discussed whether to divide into smaller subcommittees, but the prevailing view was to work as a committee of the whole at first. Most members agreed that additional public testimony was unlikely to add much, though recent concerns could still be emailed to the committee. The committee then heard from Attorney Erin Krian, general counsel for the judicial branch, and Judge Michael Mace. Krian said the judicial branch could provide additional witnesses on mediation and judicial training, including Judge Kissinger, and noted the branch was preparing materials on how other states handle the issues. Mace described the history of the Family Division and said he had reviewed older reports going back to the 1990s. He also outlined current judicial branch efforts, including expanded shadowing for new judges, monthly family-law trainings, and a year-long focus on family law topics. He reported that court rules had been updated to clarify notice requirements for minor guardianship changes, and that the branch had received positive feedback on the family access motion, which provides a statutory timeline and listed remedies for parenting-time disputes. Members also discussed prior committee work on rules of evidence and family court procedures. One member recalled recommending quiet review of any judges who appeared to apply evidence rules inconsistently, and Krian said the administrative judge can review complaints even if they come from a single person. The committee also received a status update on prior initiatives, including a federal grant for guardian ad litem services for indigent litigants in four locations, testing of redesigned court forms, and continued training improvements. The chair scheduled the next subcommittee meeting for April 1 and the full Children and Family Law Committee for April 8, with further documents from committee research and NCSL to be circulated.

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• It requires testing prior to the election and requires county auditors to report unofficial election
• through and request them to do, but this would be requiring counties to conduct a results reporting test
• c> least<00:26:42.760> 7<00:26:43.000> days<00:26:43.200> prior reporting test
• um at least 7 days prior reporting test um at least 7 days prior to<00:26:43.679> election<00
• processes outside of that 18-day window processes outside of that 18-day window uh<00:30:50.640>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• My mother absolutely refused and denied intrusive testing that would put the baby at risk, knowing that
• Even the New York Times recently published an article stating that 85% of prenatal tests yield false
• The Life Center offers free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and child care classes.
• We offer pregnancy tests, sonograms, and life-affirming options.
• We've broadened our medical testing to address the gaps left by the abortion industry, and we utilize

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

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• And limiting the window before the next election further shrinks citizens' ability to act.
• In practical terms, that leaves only a narrow nine-month window to attempt removal.
• And limiting the window two-year term.
• <01:02:30.799> That<01:02:31.040> defeats window to attempt removal.
• That defeats window to attempt removal. That defeats the<01:02:31.680> purpose.

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

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• The window when someone is ready for treatment can be short. Relapse is high.
• When somebody's ready for treatment, the window is very tiny.
• The window for the will to get treatment is even smaller.
• window is very tiny.
• The window for the window is very tiny.

Bills: HF362, HF2590, HF2760, HF3444

Keywords: massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation

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• If you can, crack a window right over there. I like it when she gets back.
• crack you can crack a window right over crack you can crack a window right over there<00:56:40.160>
• legislation, seven of them have set a cap that are at 400%, six are at 325%, because those states have tested
• last week, in the North Country, that handles a majority of the transfers out of AVH. states have tested
• this and feel that it states have tested this and feel that it is<01:22:46.120> enough<01:22:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• to create barriers for folks casting their ballots, with the implementation of poll taxes, literacy tests
• for now over a decade. 2026 serves as a natural transition year for this to occur, with a unique window
• Restrictions in the bill provide that these sales be done through a fixed-pane window, security window

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, completed the prayer and pledge, and then held a lengthy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members from both parties and several caucuses spoke in support of HR 107, emphasizing AAPI contributions, resilience, and the need to oppose hate and discrimination. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and the chamber then recognized 13 honorees for the 2026 observance, including community leaders, educators, advocates, business leaders, and cultural institutions. After guest introductions, the Assembly took up the Daily File and passed a series of measures, including AB 2050 on HOA reserve funding, AB 2106 on lawsuits involving licensed design professionals, AB 1794 on direct home delivery of enteral formula, AB 1829 on CalWORKs-related student aid, AB 2038 extending wildfire insurance moratorium protections, AB 2281 on election cybersecurity, AB 2448 on protecting sensitive medical information, AB 2568 on water district board compensation, and AB 1658 on county public contract change-order authority. Most of these bills passed with broad support, though AB 2050, AB 2038, and AB 2448 drew some no votes. The Assembly also adopted AJR 29, a resolution opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail and election administration, after a contentious floor debate over election trust, voter access, and decorum. Additional measures passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including AB 2125 on notice in water-rights adjudications, AB 2784 on State Bar fees, AB 1614 on e-bike passenger restrictions, AB 2503 on high school heat safety guidelines, AB 1703 on osteopathic title protections, AB 1920 on community college Promise eligibility, AB 1999 on veterinary workforce and animal shelter care, and ACR 123 recognizing Duan Wu Jie. The chamber then began consideration of ACR 189 designating May 2026 as Foster Youth Awareness Month, with supportive remarks from members, before the transcript cuts off.