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• The second has already been raised: that it is in conflict with or duplicative of RSA 673:14, which already
• </c><00:45:30.800><c> of</c> it is in conflict with or duplicative of it is in conflict with or duplicative
• :45:43.440><c> confusion</c> The second has already been raised: that it is in conflict with or duplicative
• Amazon invested in engineering solutions that reduced the sound by 10 dB, cutting loudness in half.
• At that point, understanding we had such a great surplus, we then reduced, we wrote off $1.4 million

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• </c><00:48:19.040><c> uh</c><00:48:19.280><c> investigative</c> the dup duplicative uh investigative
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• representative Anderson um duplicative representative Anderson um thank<01:11:33.360><c> you</c><01:
• In fact, the Senate file started out that way, where it was duplicating what the legislative auditor

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• align COE authority with K-12 districts and community colleges, and improve project coordination, reduce
• align COE authority with K-12 districts and community colleges, and improve project coordination, reduce
• could be a scenario where there's some information through that rulemaking process that is either duplicative
• Obviously, I'm working on a number of pieces of legislation to help reduce harms.
• Getting outside really will help reduce stress, encourage student engagement, improve cognitive function

Committee: House Education

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• There is a repealer in this bill, but it is conforming duplicate section.
• There is a repealer in this bill, but it is conforming duplicate sections, meaning there was some bills
• Senator, will this bill actually reduce the number of evictions in Oklahoma?
• Senator, will this bill actually reduce the number of evictions in Oklahoma?
• chamber has spent a great deal of time talking about supporting mothers, supporting families, and reducing

Bills: SCR17 , SB2104 , SB2155 , SB1428 , SB1250 , SB1651 , SB1794 , SB444 , SB1061 , SB1327 , SB1425 , SB1455 , SB1458 , SB1460 , SB1480 , SB1530 , SB1543 , SB1555 , SB1593 , SB1209 , SB1730 , SB1733 , SB1769 , SB1805 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1503

Summary: The Senate began with several ceremonial recognitions, including citations for the Destiny Christian School girls volleyball team and football team for state championships, and for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, in connection with Delta Day at the Capitol and Women’s History Month. Members and guests were welcomed to speak briefly before the chamber returned to its agenda. The chamber then considered a series of bills. SB 444, dealing with hospice handling and disposal of controlled dangerous substances left after a patient’s death, passed 39-0. SB 1327, restoring the Tourism and Recreation Commission’s authority and adding general commission-member requirements, passed 27-12. SB 1061, a mortgage broker fee cleanup bill, passed 38-0. SB 1425, repealing an obsolete health care workforce board, passed 40-0. SB 1455, extending the sunset for the Board of Governors of the Architects, Landscape Architects, and Licensed Interior Designers, passed 28-11 and then also passed the emergency with 38-1. SB 1458, an Attorney General-request bill to align grand jury witness confidentiality statutes, failed 24-14. The Senate also passed SB 1460, which increases penalties for repeat peeping Tom and clandestine recording offenses and makes second or subsequent offenses sex offenses, by a vote of 38-3. SB 1480, creating a youth apprenticeship pilot program, passed 42-0 and then passed the emergency. SB 1530, updating the Oklahoma Research Development Rebate Program and encouraging private partnerships with higher education, passed 36-4. SB 1543, allowing multiple DUI charges within one year to be prosecuted as a single felony case and making related cleanup changes, passed 37-6 after extended debate about diversion, due process, and testing issues. SB 1555, aligning the state definition of intellectual disability with federal standards, passed 42-0, with a later correction noting the final vote as 42-1. SB 1593, updating outdated OSU-Tulsa trustee language, passed 43-0 and then passed the emergency. SB 1730, requiring law enforcement to copy OSBI on sexual offense reports, passed 37-6. SB 1209, which would have excluded Sundays and federal holidays from the eviction filing-to-hearing timeline, failed on a 21-21 tie after debate over landlord rights, service timing, and court delays.

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• It includes providing comprehensive supportive care to reduce the suffering of pregnant women, their
• 1233 would simply create a resource list of these organizations and care locations dedicated to reducing
• We must also make it clear that Thriving Texas Families was never intended to create a new, duplicative
• PACN has expanded its medical and client care teams to reduce waiting times.
• because they perform a critical function in a highly regulated industry, with extreme and even duplicative

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

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• One, it reduces costs. 988 has to have its own dispatch.
• Our goals of our program: we're trying to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.
• We're also trying to reduce... ...unnecessary incarcerations.
• We're trying to reduce unnecessary calls for service.
• And also reduce repeat calls for service for a lot of people who call 911 unnecessarily.

Summary: The hearing focused on California’s 988 suicide and crisis lifeline and the broader crisis response system, with members and witnesses emphasizing both the system’s life-saving role and the risks posed by funding gaps, rising demand, and uneven local implementation. Opening remarks highlighted the personal impact of suicide and the need to strengthen crisis response so calls are answered quickly and linked to appropriate care rather than defaulting to 911, emergency rooms, or law enforcement. State officials described the AB 988 five-year implementation plan, which sets goals around public awareness, equitable access, high-quality call/chat/text response, and better integration with ongoing behavioral health services. State agencies reported progress on infrastructure, coordination, and related behavioral health investments. CalHHS said California has expanded mobile crisis teams, crisis stabilization units, and youth behavioral health supports, and is preparing additional public awareness and grant programs tied to Proposition 1. DHCS explained that 988 is funded through a federal SAMHSA grant and the AB 988 surcharge, while Medi-Cal separately funds mobile crisis services; officials said the mobile crisis benefit is active in 53 counties and that statewide expansion remains a work in progress. Cal OES described the statewide technical buildout, including network infrastructure in all 11 crisis centers, interoperability with 911, and a pilot of next-generation routing and call-handling tools. The 988 California Consortium said call volume continues to rise sharply, missed calls remain a major concern, text/chat capacity is limited, and centers need more stable funding, better reimbursement, and stronger feedback loops with the state. County and community witnesses stressed that local systems need more flexible, sustained support to match the demand. Lake County described a peer-led rural mobile crisis model that has reduced law enforcement holds and increased housing placements, but said county-run mobile crisis teams still cannot reliably access 988 surcharge dollars and face reimbursement problems from Medi-Cal and commercial plans. Santa Clara County reported strong performance metrics, rapid call answer times, and a broad continuum of mobile crisis services, but said staffing and funding are strained and commercial reimbursement remains slow. The Mental Health Association of San Francisco said the peer-run warm line complements 988 by offering non-emergency support and warm handoffs, but recent budget changes forced cuts to Spanish-language service, federation support, and hours. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing; members mainly asked questions about surcharge levels, budget timing, coordination among agencies, data collection, and how to improve collaboration with frontline crisis centers.

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• . >> Yes, where we have duplication of services, uh, high overhead with administrative staffs and for
• where</c> &gt;&gt; Yes. where &gt;&gt; Yes. where we<00:11:47.920><c> have</c><00:11:48.880><c> duplication
• </c><00:11:49.600><c> of</c><00:11:49.839><c> services,</c><00:11:50.720><c> uh,</c> we have duplication
• of services, uh, we have duplication of services, uh, high<00:11:51.839><c> overhead</c><00:11:52.240

Bills: HB8 , HB380 , HB8 , HB380

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo, genetic modification, bioethics, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools

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• multiply it by the number of students who might be applying to get this report done, all really to just duplicate
• So it seems to me that it's a duplication of effort and an additional fiscal burden on our state universities
• express it to them and not create a one-state entity to do this very burdensome, almost entirely duplicative
• work. ...and not create a one-state entity to do this very burdensome, almost entirely duplicative work

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• typically things that are drug utilization review, where you're looking at whether there is therapeutic duplication
• > therapeutic</c> you're looking at is there therapeutic you're looking at is there therapeutic duplication
• :03.279><c> too</c><00:09:03.519><c> many</c><00:09:04.320><c> are</c><00:09:04.480><c> you</c> duplication
• Are you on too many are you duplication.

Bills: SF0121

Committee: Senate Labor, Health & Social Services

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• football, and so there have been equipment enhancements and sideline protocols to promote safety and reduce
• It will reduce the backlog of people waiting.
• This transparency benefits both parties and reduces confusion or arbitrary denials.
• It duplicates federal law. So for these reasons, I urge you to vote no on this bill. Thank you.
• During infectious disease outbreaks, measures such as vaccination and masking can dramatically reduce

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills and public testimony, beginning with introductions and then taking up several health and human services measures. A major focus was SB 1120 and SB 1121, which address radiation protection in cardiac catheterization and other ionizing-radiation procedure rooms. SB 1120 would require health care facilities to equip at least 50% of procedure rooms with radiation protection systems by July 1, 2027, while SB 1121 would prohibit requiring lead aprons in rooms with such systems and instead require real-time dosimeters for staff who opt out of lead aprons. Physicians, nurses, and a hospital executive testified that enhanced radiation protection systems can dramatically reduce occupational exposure, lower cancer and orthopedic risks, and help with workforce recruitment and retention; a hospital alliance remained neutral pending further stakeholder discussions. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee on 7-0 votes, and SB 1118, which appropriates state funds for a rural hospital grant program to install radiation protection systems, also passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1001, which appropriates $1 million to the Department of Economic Security for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, after testimony from blind and low-vision Arizonans and advocates describing long waitlists, the need for independent living training, and the program’s role in preventing unnecessary dependence. SB 1072, a major funding bill for home- and community-based services and room-and-board rate increases for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, drew testimony from providers about severe staffing shortages, overtime, turnover, and underfunding; it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1125, requiring DCS to pursue MOUs with tribes and improve tribal communication and access to licensing and enforcement information, also passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then considered SB 1123, which removes a board-certification requirement so trained forensic pathologists can supervise autopsy training for residents and fellows; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and training fix, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1052, allowing mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living facilities under physician order and DHS rules, generated mixed testimony: supporters argued it could improve health and independence for residents, while opponents raised concerns about off-label treatment in nonmedical settings. The bill passed 5-2. SB 1112, which reduces the number of acquaintance witnesses required in court-ordered treatment proceedings from two to one and allows the court to waive the witness requirement under certain conditions, drew strong testimony from families and mental health advocates on both sides; it passed 5-2. The committee also began hearing SB 1113, which would allow certain service of process in court-ordered evaluation and treatment cases by evaluation-agency employees or other court-authorized persons, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• And it cannot replace or duplicate existing funding sources.
• And it cannot replace or duplicate existing funding sources.
• And it cannot replace or duplicate same.
• So if duplicate billable services.
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Summary: The Health Services Committee heard a presentation from Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, on Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Program. He said Kentucky received about $213 million in federal funding, among the highest awards nationally, after a fast application and negotiation process. He emphasized that the grant is time-limited, must be used for the specific goals in the state’s application, and cannot be treated as a general bailout or replacement for existing funding. He also noted the state will use a website, ruralhealthplan.ky.gov, to share the full application, award terms, and future opportunities. Dr. Stack outlined five focus areas: maternal health and prenatal/early childhood supports; EMS and trauma response workforce and transfer capacity; behavioral health crisis care through the EMPATH model and mobile crisis services; oral health access through more hygienists, telehealth, and hub-and-spoke models; and rural community hubs for chronic disease prevention and innovation, including food-as-medicine and healthier lifestyle interventions. He stressed that the program is meant to be transformative, not duplicative, and that it cannot pay clinician salaries, fund new construction, replace EMR systems broadly, or duplicate billable services. He said the state will work with community partners, hospitals, universities, and others, including the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, to begin implementation. Members responded positively overall. Senator Berg praised the award and the goal of integrating care across the state, but raised concerns about access to prenatal care and about possible future changes to water fluoridation, warning both could harm children and rural families. The chair and other members thanked Dr. Stack for the update and congratulated him on the award. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• Employee groups in Anoka-Hennepin are trading higher deductibles and co-pays for slightly reduced premium
• </c><00:31:52.880><c> premium</c><00:31:53.280><c> increases</c> for slightly reduced premium increases
• A statewide plan would eliminate the duplication of work currently being done in hundreds of districts
• </c><00:33:11.080><c> of</c> plan would eliminate the duplication of plan would eliminate the duplication
• These cuts are only after a couple years after we made commitments to reduce cross-subsidies, and now

Bills: HF3119

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: teacher compensation, educational staff, unlicensed staff, minimum wage, inflation adjustment, education finance

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• And so those were duplicative actions that we just repealed and put everything into one section.
• Other than changing the definition of great bodily injury, that's duplicate section cleanup.
• Because last session, we did not pass a duplicate section bill, and so everything else is currently in

Bills: SB1192 , SB1264 , SB1284 , SB1810 , SB1921

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: substance abuse, counseling, assessment fees, mental health, alcohol and drug programs, domestic violence, domestic abuse, assault and battery, assault, battery, strangulation, dangerous weapon, family or household member, intimate partner, pregnant woman, great bodily injury, batterers intervention program, batterers' intervention, anger management, victim safety

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• We would anticipate expanding that to cover this as well. completely duplicative duplicative?
• completely duplicative duplicative?
• </c> the free and reduced. the free and reduced.
• Not for free and reduced. no. Not for free and reduced.
• </c> trying to get the free and reduced. trying to get the free and reduced.

Committee: House Education Funding

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• By reducing delays in care, we can strengthen Minnesota's response to the opioid crisis.
• </c><00:48:26.280><c> entry,</c> screens and and duplicative entry, screens and and duplicative entry
• Increased staffing is needed to reduce Increased staffing is needed to reduce caseload<01:18:23.840><
• </c><01:30:59.480><c> case</c> support, it also means reducing case support, it also means reducing case
• </c> try to do proactive efforts to reduce try to do proactive efforts to reduce this<02:07:27.200><c

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• It provides that the criteria must be consistent with and not duplicative of minimum standards or requirements
• This bill would ensure that we reduce those barriers and guarantee that people get coverage for the HIV
• And I also believe the new red tape with this bill will probably reduce competition and choice, leaving
• And I also believe the new red tape with this bill will probably reduce competition and choice leaving

Summary: The Health Care and Wellness Committee heard executive action on seven bills, with discussion focused on prior authorization, the 340B drug pricing program, biosimilars, HIV drug coverage, exchange certification criteria, and hearing/speech board authority. Members also considered several amendments, including a date change to prior authorization reporting in SB 5395, a large striking amendment and multiple policy amendments on SB 5981, and market-criteria amendments on SB 6210. Testimony and debate centered on transparency, administrative costs, rural access, patient care spending, market stability, and the balance between state authority and federal law. SB 5395 on prior authorization received Amendment 247, which moved the carrier reporting deadline to the Office of Insurance Commissioner from January 1, 2027 to October 1, 2026, and was then reported out with a due pass recommendation. SB 5981 on 340B drug pricing adopted a striking amendment creating reporting and fee structures, but rejected amendments that would have removed filing fees, required 90% of revenues to go to direct patient care, limited additional contract pharmacies to rural or underserved areas, or delayed the bill’s effective date; the bill then passed out of committee 11-7. Supporters emphasized transparency and safety-net funding, while opponents raised concerns about federal preemption, litigation, costs, and administrative burden. SB 5594 on biosimilar substitution, SB 5877 on certified anesthesiology assistants and the physician health program, and SB 6183 on coverage of FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs without utilization management all advanced with broad support and due pass recommendations. SB 6210 on health benefit exchange market factor criteria adopted a striking amendment but rejected amendments that would have limited updates to every two years, narrowly defined “meaningfully different,” or changed implementation timelines; it also passed 11-7. SB 6226 on the Board of Speech and Hearing adopted Amendment 313 to expand standards-of-care authority for hearing aid fitting and dispensing, then passed 17-1 after debate about patient safety, tele-audiology, and access to care.

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• If IDEA were funded at the promised 40%, that gap would be reduced by more than $400,000.
• It reduces duplication, improves compliance, and strengthens the workforce.
• It actually reduces it. Instead of multiple agencies working separately, we coordinate.

Committee: Senate Education

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• that we are concerned about, that I think most Washingtonians are concerned about: House Bill 1178, reducing
• House Bill 1178, reducing sentences for people who are failing to register as sex offenders.
• There are some duplicates, but a relatively... ...small percentage, and they were in both the con and
• represent, and that means focusing on passing measures to improve affordability in this state, not reduce

Summary: House and Senate Republican leaders held a press availability focused on the late-session legislative agenda, with repeated criticism of Democratic proposals they said would raise costs and expand state control. Their main targets were a proposed state income tax on high earners, which they described as an unconstitutional income tax likely to expand over time, and an anti-initiative bill they said would make it harder for voters to use direct democracy. They also objected to bills they said would restrict local authority over camping bans and housing permits, and to a series of tax and fee increases affecting bottles, tires, groceries, food, health care, energy, labor, and licensing costs. The Republicans said the income tax proposal drew more than 60,000 opposition sign-ins and argued that the level of opposition showed Washingtonians broadly reject it. They said any legal challenge would likely come from outside the Legislature, not from caucuses, and cited former Attorney General Rob McKenna’s testimony as support for their view that the measure violates the state constitution. They also discussed capital flight and said prior tax increases, including the estate tax and capital gains tax, were already prompting businesses and wealthy residents to leave the state. The caucus highlighted several Republican-backed affordability bills they said remain alive, including a diaper tax exemption, a prepared-food tax exemption, repeal of last year’s services tax, and sales tax exemptions for certain continuing education and licensing fees. They also said they had helped block or weaken several Democratic bills, including proposals involving grocery stores, wildfire utility costs, college encampments, plastic bag fees, and a juvenile justice bill they said would have allowed earlier release of violent offenders. On child welfare, members criticized a bill addressing the Keeping Families Together Act as insufficient and said they would keep pushing to change the “imminent harm” standard, while also supporting a separate bill to add fentanyl exposure to the child endangerment statute. No formal votes were taken in the press event itself.

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• that in mind, please be prepared to speak when your name is called, and please do your best not to duplicate
• What data can you provide showing that increasing firearm access for teenagers reduces gun violence in
• Increasing firearm access for teenagers reduces gun violence in Florida. Thank you very much, Mr.
• We are working to reduce gun violence and to promote public safety in our state.

Summary: The committee first took up HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores the rights of adults 18 and older, emphasizing constitutional rights, military service, voting, jury duty, and parental responsibility. Opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates and several members, cited Parkland and the recent FSU shooting, argued that people under 21 are still developing and more impulsive, and said the current law helps protect public safety. After extensive debate and public testimony on both sides, the committee voted 11-5 to report HB 133 favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 35, which adds driving without a valid license to the offenses that can lead to habitual traffic offender designation and is named Isaiah’s Law in memory of a child killed by an unlicensed driver. Supporters said it addresses repeat dangerous conduct and should help prevent similar tragedies. One member questioned whether it was a knee-jerk response, while others said it was a reasonable accountability measure. The PCS passed unanimously, 16-0, and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HB 245, which updates Florida law to use more accurate terminology for child sexual abuse material rather than “child pornography,” and includes related technical corrections. The sponsor said the change better reflects the seriousness of the crime and asked whether the bill also covered AI-generated material; the sponsor said the statute already addresses such references. After a technical amendment was adopted, the bill passed unanimously, 16-0, and was reported favorably. The chair also reminded members to maintain respect toward public witnesses and each other before adjourning the meeting.

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• pilot program by clarifying that APD is in charge of administering the pilot program, which should reduce
• So the ultimate thing in here is that we're going to be looking at ways that we can reduce government
• and overall reduce the amount of rules.
• You know, having said that, I am very concerned about the duplication of effort if one replaces the other

Summary: The Budget Committee took up six bills. HB 313 passed unanimously and was reported favorably; it exempts vehicles or motorcycles displaying the Purple Heart specialty license plate from paying tolls on Florida facilities. HB 749 also passed and was reported favorably; it extends benefits to firefighters injured during training exercises. CS/HB 1103 passed and was reported favorably; it addresses APD’s developmental disability waitlist by increasing transparency, creating statewide family care councils, expanding the existing pilot program statewide on a phased timeline, and improving coordination for young adults transitioning out of foster care. Testimony on HB 1103 focused on the long waitlist, the need for more provider capacity and support coordinators, and concerns from Disability Rights Florida about moving too quickly without enough data, while supporters argued the current system is not working and families need access to services now. HB 1097 passed after a unanimous amendment removing an appropriation; it creates a premier academic insurance research center at Florida State University to conduct applied insurance and catastrophic risk research, with members discussing the transition from FIU and noting continued collaboration. HB 1309 passed and was reported favorably; it requires evidence-based reading interventions for K-2 students with reading deficiencies and creates a reading coaches program for grades 4-12. Supporters from education and business groups appeared in favor. CS/HB 433 also passed and was reported favorably, though it drew the most debate. The bill requires agencies to review existing rules and guidance documents for consistency with legislative intent, repromulgate rules over time, and report licensing metrics. Members raised concerns about possible duplication of work, staffing needs, and cost, while the sponsor and supporters argued agencies should already be doing this and that the bill would reduce unnecessary regulation and improve accountability. The committee then adjourned after completing its agenda.