Transcript Highlights:

• Do they collect an additional cost and pass it on to consumers?
• marketplace facilitators and collect and remit sales tax already, and we haven't seen evidence of increasing
• “Has there been any evidence? It just made me think of another question.
• In 2019-20, it cost us 82 cents to collect every $100 of revenue.
• We are also unique because we collect funds for several non-tax programs.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:22:52.679><c> and</c> economic Mobility by collecting and economic Mobility by collecting and
• </c><00:24:17.919><c> and</c> together um and we um collect and together um and we um collect and enforce
• </c><00:28:46.200><c> and</c> mobility of families by collecting and mobility of families by collecting
• </c><01:09:49.880><c> work</c> Department that we we collectively work Department that we we collectively
• </c> found and this is there's great evidence found and this is there's great evidence uh<01:47:41.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with committee process reminders from the chair, including rules for questioning witnesses, time limits for testimony, and how motions and committee reports are handled. The chair also discussed the committee’s history, emphasized a cooperative approach with agencies and the Judiciary, and noted that a special committee on the Family Division of Circuit Court had previously done useful work; he said a new subcommittee could be appointed later to continue looking at judicial-system issues. He also mentioned that the Speaker’s office was expected to name members to the DHHS oversight committee by Friday at 1. The substantive presentation was from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Bureau of Child Support Services. Attorney John Williams introduced the bureau team, and Bureau Chief Lisa Dekowski described the program’s mission: encouraging responsible parenting, family self-sufficiency, and child well-being by locating parents, establishing paternity, setting or modifying support orders, and enforcing court-ordered child and medical support. She said the bureau operates statewide under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, works with courts, employers, and other partners, and serves both in-state and out-of-state cases, with some international and tribal coordination. She also cited program scale, saying the bureau dispersed about $76 million to families in New Hampshire in fiscal year 2023 and that most collections go directly to families. Members asked about enforcement tools, especially passport denial. In response to a question about a case involving a very small shortfall, the bureau said the federal passport-denial threshold is $2,500 in arrears, not a few cents, and that denial remains in place until the balance is resolved or an arrangement is made with the agency, with hardship factors potentially considered. The bureau also explained that either parent can apply for services when a child support order exists and that the bureau can help initiate income withholding orders. No votes or formal actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 957. picks a targeted evidence-based approach by removing tobacco products in licensed pharmacies
• AB 957 is, again, an evidence-based measure to ensure our patients focus on healing. rather than being
• And this has been after a year of just combing through different sources, collecting primary data from
• the licensing. agencies, this just isn't collected.
• Only 5% of women experiencing menopause receive evidence-based treatment, largely because many health

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• To begin with, using safe and visible lasers from space ensures that the data collection has a degree
• The safe and visible lasers from space ensure that the data collection has a degree of accuracy not yet
• The data collected is processed through our novel approach to cutting-edge software, offering seamless
• The results of our mission are most evident when you look on the ground, and benefit us all.
• today, clearly evident today.

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on Florida’s space economy and related infrastructure. SpaceX Vice President Kiko Donchev described the company’s Florida operations, launch cadence, reusable rocket program, Starlink service, and plans for future Starship activity at the Cape. Senators asked about Florida employment, expansion plans, satellite lifetimes, disaster-relief uses of Starlink, and recreational connectivity; members also praised SpaceX’s hurricane response and broader public benefits. Donchev said SpaceX’s Florida workforce has grown to about 1,600 and that the company hopes to add Starship pads and continue expanding in the state. The committee then recognized Commander Dennis Baker for his military service and veteran advocacy, including his leadership of the Florida Veterans Foundation, grant work, the Walk of Honor, and the Gadsden Flag license plate program. Members highlighted that revenue from the plate helps fund veterans’ dental care and noted upcoming dental services for veterans in Volusia County. Baker received a flag flown over the Capitol and a framed gubernatorial proclamation. Newview CEO Clint Grumman presented the company’s commercial satellite LiDAR mapping system, describing its Lake Nona headquarters, Florida ownership, planned jobs, and applications for infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster response. He said the company’s satellite data could improve accuracy and lower costs, and noted partnerships including a Department of Defense contract and a European Space Agency moon-mapping effort. Space Florida then outlined its role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority, emphasizing its pipeline of projects, spaceport improvement program, workforce academy, and efforts to address infrastructure constraints and seek tax-exempt bond authority for spaceports. NASA’s Kelvin Manning closed with an update on Kennedy Space Center, highlighting Artemis progress, rising launch demand, commercial partnerships, economic impact, and the Florida University Space Research Consortium. No bills were voted on, and the meeting adjourned after comments from members.

Transcript Highlights:

• If the harm is data exploitation, restrict data collection and use.
• The evidence supports serious action. It does not require exclusion.
• And that requires a grounding in evidence and careful attention to unintended consequences.
• This highlights the need for a balanced, evidence-based approach.
• Strengthening inclusive data collection is also critical to understanding real-world impacts.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of social media on LGBTQ+ youth, focusing on benefits, risks, and possible safeguards. Chair members framed the discussion around the tension between protecting young people from addictive design, harassment, hate speech, exploitation, and mental health harms while preserving access to affirming resources, community, and crisis support that many LGBTQ+ youth rely on online. Members emphasized that the hearing was meant to inform future policy rather than relitigate prior bills, and several members of the LGBTQ+ Caucus attended or participated. The first panel featured lived experience and advocacy testimony from Madi Roby of Alliance for Trans Youth Rights, Shea Gardner of LGBT Tech, and Casey Pick of the Trevor Project. Roby described social media as essential to exploring identity, finding trans language and safety information, and connecting to Trevor Project resources during a family crisis, while also acknowledging online hate and bullying. Gardner argued that lawmakers should regulate harms more precisely rather than impose broad age-based exclusions, warning that account bans and age-gating could cut off access to community, privacy-protective pseudonymity, and crisis resources. Pick testified that LGBTQ+ youth are more likely than peers to attempt suicide, that social media can be both a lifeline and a risk, and that Trevor Space and other moderated online spaces can improve mental health and reduce isolation; she also cautioned against policies that would push youth into less visible, less moderated spaces. Committee members questioned the witnesses about algorithmic feeds, addictive design, age verification, and whether platforms should be required to do more to protect youth. Several lawmakers distinguished between personalized feeds and addictive features such as infinite scroll and autoplay, and asked for more targeted prescriptions. Witnesses generally supported stronger privacy protections, limits on data collection and use, better reporting and moderation tools, digital literacy, and design changes that reduce harmful engagement patterns without eliminating access to community. The discussion also touched on the loss of LGBTQ-specific 988 services at the national level and the importance of maintaining alternative support pathways. The second panel presented research from Common Sense Media, UC Irvine, Hope Lab, and LGBTQ+ Health Australia. Researchers reported that LGBTQ+ youth often arrive online with higher depressive symptoms and limited in-person support, encounter homophobic and transphobic content at high rates, and may self-censor because of fear of harassment. At the same time, many said social media helps them feel less alone and find affirmation. Dr. Sean Young emphasized a harm-reduction approach, noting that online environments can be designed to support health and that policymakers should measure whether restrictions actually reduce harm or simply displace it. Dr. Amy Green echoed that social media is both harmful and supportive for LGBTQ+ youth, underscoring that the policy goal should be to make youth safer rather than less visible online.

Transcript Highlights:

• And another they're collecting the data.
• This is another bill that has to do with collection of child support.
• Um and uh collection of child support.
• </c><01:36:42.880><c> It</c><01:36:43.120><c> took</c> and evidence to take the case.
• It took and evidence to take the case.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1999 , HF1995 , HF1614 , HF2781 , HF1775 , HF1316 , HF2127 , HF2521 , HF689 , HF2380 , HF1273

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

Transcript Highlights:

• The evidence is clear: abortion care is safe, and appropriately trained advanced practice clinicians
• Scalp cooling is an evidence-based treatment that helps address hair loss by cooling the scalp before
• The 109 Planned Parenthood health centers collectively provide 1.3 million patient visits each year.
• This is not evidence-based clinical care.
• Step therapy helps ensure treatments are introduced in a safe, evidence-based manner.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, with most items presented for later vote once quorum was reached. Early in the hearing, the committee adopted a consent calendar of multiple bills with motions for due pass to Appropriations, and it noted that AB 2029 had been pulled from the agenda. The committee also took up AB 1973, a bill by Aguiar-Curry to expand who may provide procedural abortion care. Supporters, including physicians and certified nurse midwives, argued the bill would align law with current training and improve access, while opponents said later-term abortion procedures require physician-level surgical training and raised safety concerns. The author emphasized hands-on training, consultation, and transfer protocols, and the bill was held pending quorum with a motion and second recorded. The committee then heard AB 1558 by Arambula, which would adopt the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act to speed the use of out-of-state licensed volunteers during declared disasters. Supporters from the Uniform Law Commission and the Red Cross said the bill would reduce delays and clarify legal authority for volunteer health workers; there was no opposition testimony. AB 2282 by Alanis, a temporary rural emergency stabilization center for Patterson while a permanent hospital is built, drew support from local emergency responders and a late opposition from the California chapter of ACEP. The chair praised the bill as a creative local solution and agreed to coauthor it; a motion and second were recorded, with the vote to occur later. Several public health access bills followed. AB 1843 by El-Hawari would limit prior authorization and align hepatitis C treatment coverage with medical guidelines; supporters said it would remove barriers to a curable disease, while health plans opposed it as a mandate, citing premium impacts and the recent SB 306 prior-authorization process. AB 2247 by El-Hawari would create the THRIVE program for mental health services for youth affected by gun violence; Youth Alive and other supporters described trauma-informed, community-based care, and the chair and another member asked to be added as coauthors. AB 2138 by Krell would expand access to certified peer support specialists in enhanced care management and remove automatic disqualifications based solely on criminal history; supporters said peers are essential to engagement and recovery, and the bill was held with a motion and second. Later, AB 1682 by Hart would require coverage of scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients, with emotional testimony from cancer survivors and clinicians; insurers opposed it as another mandate, but the author stressed the modest per-member cost and the bill was moved with a motion and second. AB 1879 by Dixon would standardize data reporting for alcohol and drug treatment facilities, including private providers, to improve statewide information on outcomes and access; the bill drew broad support from recovery organizations and the prior opposition was withdrawn after amendments. AB 1906 by Aguiar-Curry would require coverage of at-home cervical cancer screening kits without cost sharing; supporters cited improved access for rural and working Californians, insurers opposed it on affordability grounds, and the bill passed on a recorded roll call after quorum was established. Finally, AB 1556 by Haney would clarify and support drug-free recovery housing and return-to-use policies; supporters said it would expand sober housing options, while opponents warned it could allow evictions after relapse and conflict with Housing First principles. The hearing ended with the bill still under discussion and opposition-unless-amended concerns noted.

Transcript Highlights:

• Automatic intervention or removal without current evidence.
• When an informed citizen calls in a warning with this much evidence, the state of Idaho must be legally
• An informed citizen calls in a warning with this much evidence, and the state of Idaho must be legally
• They are evidence. Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, this bill addresses exactly this type of situation.
• The ombudsman calls us to engage in collective vigilance, and that is what we are endeavoring, perhaps

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm here on behalf of all of our winds is across the state and also in support of collectively serving
• And then they haven't evidence Gore that essentially synthesizes evidence.
• We were the ones that basically synthesize all the evidence for the FDA on that topic.
• We do have a fact sheet on anxiety which essentially suggest that there was actually limited evidence
• Are the patients that you see that you're collecting the data from?

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> convincing evidence uh of the problem. convincing evidence uh of the problem.
• </c> strongly encourages states to collect strongly encourages states to collect data<01:12:12.800><c
• </c> interviewing recipients and collecting interviewing recipients and collecting qualitative<01:12:
• I see no evidence that it is and mountains of evidence that it is not.
• </c> mountains of evidence that it is not. mountains of evidence that it is not.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It doesn't take into consideration any precious metals, collectibles, or valuables, or any assets that
• Now they have to submit evidence from the city or town local jurisdiction that has... ...now they have
• to submit evidence from the city or town local jurisdiction that has the zoning approvals or the CFO
• ADHS because they're saying you have to serve some resident within that year in order to provide evidence
• The OIG has collected $5,000 for 2024 and $3 million for 2025.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are different reporting mechanisms, data collection, and eligibility requirements, so it's not
• So, throughout the challenges, the dedication of the tribal providers is evident through increases in
• Madam Chair, I do want to share that we're working on data collection.
• of evidence in that.
• it as evidence properly.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't see where the real evidence of this is happening, but what about if someone sexually assaulted
• While this number might be how much they collected from these fees, it is unknown how much was spent
• And Maricopa collects zero of these fees. Maricopa collects zero of these fees.
• And then, Madam Chair, my other important question is related to the collection of data.
• And then, Madam Chair, my other important question is related to the collection of data.

Bills: HB2043 , HB2046 , HB2126 , HB2131 , HB2132 , HB2133 , HB2223 , HB2265 , HB2411 , HB2666

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: felony murder, unborn child, homicide, Arizona Revised Statutes, life imprisonment, death penalty, education, funding, school districts, state aid, education reform, venue, employee conflict, superior court, legal proceedings, workplace disputes, weapons, explosives, trafficking, firearm regulations

Transcript Highlights:

• Maybe there's evidence of that happening in other bills. I like roles being reversed sometimes.
• So I think it's important to understand the facts of that case as well as just more evidence for the
• You can't turn them in because that's not what you're collecting signatures on.
• You're collecting signatures on what was decided by the court in the challenge.
• And that's what you're collecting signatures on. Right.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• such as expensive cars, boats, or airplanes, doesn't take into consideration any precious metals, collectibles
• Now they have to submit evidence from the city or town local jurisdiction that has the zoning approvals
• This is a core operational metric for any payer, and its absence is evidence that DFSM is not adequately
• gap between the hundreds of millions in identified overpayments and the small fraction actually collected
• , indicating extended legal exposure and ongoing litigation. collected indicating extended legal exposure

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee continued its fourth hearing on fraud, waste, and abuse involving Arizona’s Medicaid and behavioral health systems, with a major focus on Access/ALTCS eligibility, behavioral health licensing, and payment delays. Senator Shamp presented findings alleging large gaps in ABD Medicaid asset verification, including that only a portion of enrollees were checked and that many with substantial liquid assets remained on the program. She argued the state’s waiver and lack of asset limits created a compliance and fiscal risk, and urged referrals to law enforcement, tighter verification, and broader reforms. Heather Dukes, representing behavioral health and sober living operators, testified that ADHS and Access have become overly punitive toward licensed providers, often sending technical paperwork violations straight to enforcement instead of allowing correction plans, and that zoning and licensing delays are harming legitimate businesses. Reva Stewart testified that patient brokering and fraudulent recruitment of vulnerable people into behavioral health and sober living settings remain ongoing, especially through social media, and called for stronger accountability and enforcement against bad actors. ADHS Deputy Assistant Director Tiffany Slater said the department has received more than a thousand complaints about unlicensed sober living operations, which has diverted staff from routine oversight of licensed facilities. She said ADHS has expanded enforcement tools for sober living homes, is using a new licensing system to flag repeat bad actors, and is trying to make the application process easier, while acknowledging that inspections can tip off unlicensed operators. Access Director Virginia Roundtree described steps the agency has taken since the prior hearing, including daily staff huddles, live dashboards, added project management support, an external claims vendor, and an independent review of the Division of Fee-for-Service Management. She said Access is trying to balance fraud prevention with support for legitimate providers, and committed to follow up on a specific provider payment dispute by early the next week. Committee members repeatedly pressed Access and ADHS on delayed claims processing, prepayment review, and whether the current system is driving providers out of business. Roundtable testimony from Access staff described the new Provider Resolution Roundtables, which are intended to work with a small number of providers facing the most claims and authorization problems. Members questioned why claims are being denied or held for long periods, why some providers are still waiting on payments from 2023 and 2024, and whether the agency’s actions are sustainable. Access also explained the Targeted Investment Program, saying it is a federally approved Medicaid initiative with large dollar amounts still being paid out on a delayed schedule, and agreed to provide more information on provider participation and payment timing. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion provided, but the chair indicated the committee would continue reviewing the issue and requested additional reports and follow-up information from Access and ADHS.

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Celina, and I'm a co-director at the Yuba Harm Reduction Collective.
• I work at Yuba Harm Reduction Collective up in Nevada County, servicing the Grass Valley and Nevada City
• And we're able to collect data to help tell the story of our participants reversing a fatal overdose
• Please reinstate these opioid settlement funds so these programs can continue providing evidence-based
• San Luis Obispo used future public health funds to coordinate their health counts collection.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of that needs to be evidence-based programming.
• of that needs to be evidence-based programming.
• So we put the definition... ...evidence-based program, or at least the core of that needs to be evidence-based
• Evidence-based practices means that they are definable. There are definable outcomes.
• You showed the evidence-based approaches to it.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission approved the July 11 minutes and then received a detailed follow-up presentation from the Department of Correction on facility footprint, mission-driven housing, programming, and technology. Commissioner Jenkins and Deputy Commissioner Peterson explained recent and planned facility changes, including the closures of Walpole, MCI Cedar Junction, and MCI Concord, the transition of the Plymouth Section 35/Mass Act program to Health and Human Services, the return of Bay State to DOC control for possible future use, and the Shattuck Hospital move to East Newton Pavilion. Members asked about operational capacity, the exclusion of support beds from occupancy figures, and the status of mothballed or unused facilities. Framingham drew particular attention because of its historically low women’s population and planned renovations; members raised concerns about the cost and the need to consider the broader women’s correctional system. A major portion of the meeting focused on mission-driven units and evidence-based programming. DOC described specialized units for health services, nursing care, clinical stabilization, mental health, residential treatment, protective custody, reentry, emerging adults, education, and substance use recovery, and noted that security threat group support beds are not used. Staff explained the distinction between general population beds and support beds, and between programming and treatment. They said core recidivism-reduction programs are based on risk-need responsivity and COMPAS assessments, with Spectrum Health Systems as the current vendor, and presented recidivism data showing lower reoffending among participants who completed programs such as violence reduction, criminal thinking, and the Correctional Recovery Academy. For women, they highlighted the pathways model at MCI Framingham, which combines trauma-informed, gender-responsive services, and reported strong outcomes for those engaged for at least 26 weeks. Members asked about how needs are identified and counted, how declinations are handled, and how the department distinguishes completion from ongoing maintenance. DOC said participation is voluntary, individuals are re-recommended over time, and completion is recorded in the system when criteria are met. They also discussed educational supports for learning disabilities and trauma, including IEP/504 coordination, tutoring, and a new school psychologist for testing. Questions were raised about family reunification programming, and DOC pointed to family-focused services, mediation, Read to Me Mommy, and the Brave unit for young fathers. Sheriff Cabral and Sheriff Cochie praised the presentation and emphasized the importance of family reunification and the realities of trauma in incarcerated people’s lives. The final section highlighted the expanded use of tablets across all facilities. DOC said tablets now support free phone calls, emails, video visits, surveys, educational content, medical updates, sick-call requests, and an earned-good-time app, while also helping with communication during facility closures and with ongoing programming. Staff said the tablets are used both for learning and recreation, and that more than half of the incarcerated population uses them monthly for educational purposes. Members discussed whether user feedback or “reviews” of programs could help increase participation, and DOC said tablet-based surveys make that possible. The meeting ended with general agreement that the department has expanded programming and technology substantially and is using them to support reentry, communication, and facility operations.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you'll turn to page 7, you'll see the programs receiving endowment funds have collectively had a flat
• In FY 24, state colleges and universities collectively spent $364 million less on instruction and general
• So in closing, Madam Chair and members, the Higher Education Department will continue. to collect and
• We issued that memo and we'll be collecting that.
• Deliverables included anticipated service utilization for these evidence-based practices.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• They're close to our estimates and they're consistent with recent trends and tax collection data and
• In the past, for two reasons, one is that we didn't see significant evidence that that was an effective
• Collected earlier this year, that information led us to have more rate one local.
• We understand this is a difficult budget year, so we will be updating our collective coalition. letter
• Okay, is there any impacts of the proposed funding levels to the collective bargaining contracts?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I see very little evidence of people with IDD being considered very much in those initiatives.
• So, and we know evidence of this.
• An Employment First Office gets us all moving collectively in the right direction.
• That the department is collecting more stakeholder feedback on desires for the project this year.
• Evidence of that is just what was the focus of this committee's discussion, which was an update.

Keywords: 988, house, all