Bills: HSB146 , HF277 , HSB145 , HSB153 , HF200 , HF320 , HSB86 , HSB121 , HSB122 , HF137 , SSB1081 , SSB1082 , SSB1074

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, relative placement, kinship care, fictive kin, child in need of assistance, CINA, juvenile court, dispositional hearing, best interests of the child, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, child protective services, CPS, 30 days to family, family reunification, permanency planning, relative search, notice to relatives, licensed foster parent

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• The clerk will report the bill.
• </c> The clerk will report the bill. The clerk will report the bill.
• The clerk will report the title.
• The clerk will report the title.
• The clerk will report the ordered. The clerk will report the title. title. title.

Bills: HB8897 , HB3106 , HR1398 , HB8738 , HB3535 , HB7574 , HB8535 , HB8168 , HB9388 , HB9391 , HB8874 , HB9328 , HB8770 , HB7809 , HB6332

Keywords: FEC, Federal Election Commission, campaign finance, electioneering communications, political committees, electronic filing, e-filing, disclosure reports, campaign reporting, disbursements, checkless payments, payment methods, administrative reform, election law, FECA, 52 U.S.C. 30104, 52 U.S.C. 30102, campaign administration, political spending, Department of Homeland Security

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• Seeing no opposition, it will be reported favorable. Thank you.
• Seeing no objection, that will be reported favorable.
• Seeing no objection, that will be reported favorable.
• Moved by Senator Hensgens to report HB 1134 as amended.
• Seeing the opposition be reported as amended. Thank you.

Bills: HB17 , HB21 , HB24 , HB41 , HB42 , HB45 , HB1134 , HB1237

Committee: Senate Retirement

Keywords: HB 17, District Attorneys' Retirement System, retirement system, reemployed retiree, reemployment, supplemental retirement benefit, service credit, benefit suspension, public retirement, district attorney, assistant district attorney, Louisiana District Attorneys' Association, employer reporting, annual report, retirement benefits, state employees, local funds, state funds, Municipal Employees' Retirement System, part-time retirees

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• The Chair moves that SB1236 be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do
• The Chair moves that SB2544 be reported favorably to the full House without amendment.
• The cost for these serious hospital admissions is huge, both financially and physically.
• The lifetime cost of treating just one HIV case is substantial.
• It is costing every single one of us on this panel; it's costing their insurance more money.

Bills: HB813 , HB1680 , HB3569 , HB4074 , HB4635 , HB5178 , SB527 , SB1307 , SB1822

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: autism, health insurance, coverage, medical treatment, health benefit plan, HIV prevention, prescription drug, prior authorization, health benefits, insurance coverage, insurance, contract termination, property and casualty, insurance agents, discrimination, appraiser, umpire, licensing requirements, continuing education, admin penalties

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• So if they were going to do it, it would be happening already and this report also real quick this report
• that cost us money.
• Will these sections deal with cost and cost estimates, and as I said, will be removed.
• hard dollar costs and drive cost out that we know of And then, based upon your paper, Dr.
• And it says Office of OPIC, and it says that there's an annual report, and I see an annual report. with

Bills: HB512 , HB2248 , HB2679 , HB2832 , HB3112 , HB3368 , HB3490 , HB3512 , HB3623 , HB3666 , HB3700 , HB3711 , HB3770 , HB3963

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: grievance procedures, state agency, employee rights, workplace regulations, employment law, employees, employment actions, appeal, state employees, workplace rights, disciplinary actions, employment conditions, employment disputes, job protections, public information, transparency, government accountability, information access, notification requirements, federal funding

Bills: SCR96 , SCR164 , SCR172 , SCR166 , SCR182 , SCR7 , SCR59 , SCR58 , SCR60 , SCR89 , SCR184 , SCR11 , HB2296 , HB2315 , HB2343

Keywords: electric reliability, renewable energy, interconnection, Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, Public Utilities Commission, capacity shortfalls, energy policies, critical infrastructure, foreign influence, local control, energy dependence, economic resilience, energy analysis, cost reduction, financial risk, Hawaii PUC, energy self-sufficiency, natural gas, energy transition, ratepayer protection

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• And as I said before during third reading, when I asked Planned Parenthood, 'How many police reports
• <00:40:05.520><c> "How</c><00:40:05.680><c> many</c><00:40:05.920><c> police</c><00:40:06.280><c> reports
• </c> Parenthood, "How many police reports Parenthood, "How many police reports were<00:40:06.880><c>

Bills: SCR96 , SCR164 , SCR172 , SCR166 , SCR182 , SCR7 , SCR59 , SCR58 , SCR60 , SCR89 , SCR184 , SCR11 , HB2296 , HB2315 , HB2343

Keywords: electric reliability, renewable energy, interconnection, Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, Public Utilities Commission, capacity shortfalls, energy policies, critical infrastructure, foreign influence, local control, energy dependence, economic resilience, energy analysis, cost reduction, financial risk, Hawaii PUC, energy self-sufficiency, natural gas, energy transition, ratepayer protection

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• Senate Bill 19 receives a favorable report.
• Senate Bill 19 receives a favor<00:03:19.360><c> report.
• c> thank</c><00:03:20.400><c> you</c><00:03:20.640><c> members</c><00:03:20.879><c> for</c> favor report
• So, thank you members for favor report.

Bills: SB19

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: SB19, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, PSA test, digital rectal exam, preventive screening, health insurance mandate, no cost sharing, copay, deductible, coinsurance, high-risk men, African American men, men over 50, men over 40, family history, genetic marker, health benefit plan, insurer coverage, Alabama insurance code

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• The bill is given a favorable report and I almost forgot before we adjourn out of here.
• The bill is given a favorable report and I almost forgot before we adjourn out of here.
• The bill is given a favorable report. I almost forgot before we adjourn out of here.

Bills: SB19 , HB40 , HB27 , HB40 , HB27 , HB40 , HB27

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: contraceptive rights, healthcare access, civil action, Attorney General, contraception enforcement, prostate cancer, health insurance, screening, high risk, cost-sharing, African American men, savings accounts, catastrophe, emergency funds, financial security, state laws, criminal justice, parole, Board of Pardons and Paroles, risk assessment

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• , joint committee reports, and motions to place new business before the House.
• just cost, arrest warrants, and so on, so that's what we're doing with this bill.
• Provide some reporting about what about cost, arrest warrants, who uses them, who doesn't, how many people
• Since then, operating costs have increased significantly. 6% will allow them to cover the increased cost
• Roll costs now in progress.

Bills: HB3407 , HB1242 , HJR1081 , HB3443 , HB3781 , HB1939 , HB4237 , HB3430 , HB3321 , HB3905 , HB3329 , HB4253 , HB4421 , HB4311 , HJR1046 , HB2015 , HB3244 , HB4265 , HB3941 , HB4203 , HB2941 , HB3695 , HB3380 , HB3132 , HB3673 , HB3134 , HB3383 , HB4490 , HB4058

Keywords: property rights, abandoned homes, manufactured homes, notification, salvage, real estate, Oklahoma Tax Commission, landowner liability, redemption, HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, agriculture

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• We saw a recent report from the problem.
• Um got healthcare costs just in general.
• </c> it is a passion to keep health costs it is a passion to keep health costs down,<00:37:34.320><c>
• </c> live report that we'll share next. Okay. live report that we'll share next. Okay.
• We have to comparison shop is important.

Bills: SF1750 , HF4250 , HF3938 , HF3904 , HF3642

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• education and assistance program, eCAP, and the Head Start program, as you all know, the state's no-cost
• Head Start is a federally funded no-cost preschool program.
• intensive safety protocols and oversight as our four-hour programs, but that additional two hours costs
• inequitable, it's costly, and it duplicates services and monitoring, creating increased operating costs
• The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, eCAP, is a no-cost preschool and family support

Bills: HB2099 , HB2317 , HB2318 , HB2350

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: military families, early childhood education, access, assistance program, education equity, HB2317, early learning, child care licensing, day care, preschool, Head Start, DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Washington State, RCW 43.216, child care center, family home provider, family child care, outdoor nature-based child care, school-age child care

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• A passport costs $130 plus the photo fee.
• You know, I'm just looking at the cost of this and I'm trying to figure out what the cost-benefit is
• Naturalization certificates cost $210 and can take about six months.
• A passport card costs $30 for adults.
• That is a terrible cost.

Bills: HB2442 , HB3697 , HB4288 , HB5256 , HB5337 , HB5362 , HJR161

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

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• So let's talk about the cost of this thing. Could you go over what the price tag is?
• So what troubles me here is I know we got our official actuarial report back. Right.
• But independently, I've received... ...the actual actuarial report back. Right.
• And so the cost is Fewer people impacted than was estimated there.
• There's any cost to the state. And so that needs to be recognized.

Bills: HB1784 , HB1245 , HB1268 , HB2116 , HB2193 , HB2206 , HB1739 , HB1889 , HB1904 , HB3172 , HB4225 , HB4352 , HB3625 , HB4263

Committee: House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Keywords: education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, retirement, pension, public employees, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, benefits, survivorship, contribution rates, disability retirement, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, HB2116, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, OLERS

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• at a lower cost, thus providing a benefit to ratepayers.
• The system restoration costs can also use this mechanism if, number one, it provides lower cost financing
• When a storm strikes, we as the utility have to... finance those costs.
• So again, this bill reduces costs to us of...
• Financing major events, therefore, reduces costs to customers.

Bills: HB246 , HB796 , HB 1056 , HB1544 , HB1846 , HB2001 , HB2618 , HB2625 , HB2869 , HB2898 , HB3069 , HB3114 , HB3157 , HB3228 , HJR98 , HB246

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• In just the last two years, 2022 and 2023, our costs hit over $5 billion in congestion costs.
• The current ERCOT economic cost-benefit practice only calculates costs and benefits for three years,
• So in terms of how you see that reflected in the discount factor, the cost savings of cost-efficient
• Yes, I would agree that there does come at some cost. What cost does that come at—a higher rate?
• In comparison to the private sector cost, I do know that state law does not place all of the same liabilities

Bills: HB246 , HB796 , HB 1056 , HB1544 , HB1846 , HB2001 , HB2618 , HB2625 , HB2869 , HB2898 , HB3069 , HB3114 , HB3157 , HB3228 , HJR98 , HB246

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• If PBMs claim they save money but yet drug costs and premiums keep rising.
• My desire in incurring this bill was always and still is that this cost not to go to the consumer and
• the consumer and not costing the plans.
• It is an issue that we continue to see rising costs in, and we continue to see our small.
• It's going to cost consumers. It's going to do things that I'm bad. That I'm taxing the system.

Bills: SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: prosthetics, health insurance, medical necessity, patient rights, insurance liability, pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare providers, claims processing, reimbursement, insurance regulation, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, mental health, substance use disorders, utilization review, benefit coverage, pharmacy

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• failure to file or for filing insufficient quarterly wage reports.
• and for failure to file or for filing insufficient quarterly wage reports.
• </c> the plan has to eat those ex that cost. the plan has to eat those ex that cost.
• Moving on to HB 2271, making emergency appropriations for public employment cost items.
• Add the term “approve” before the phrase “total cost” on page 4, lines 13 and 16.

Bills: SB2119 , SB3131 , SB3069 , SB3180 , SB2137 , SB2993 , SB2778 , SB2672 , SB2014 , SB2967

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: reimbursement, public employees, travel costs, government travel policy, finance management, job title, administrative assistant, executive assistant, state personnel, civil service, modernization, employment standards, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, comptroller, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, public works special project branch, specialized public works, information technology modernization

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• The chair moves that Senate Bill 1589 be reported favorably to the full House with a recommendation that
• DFPS targets getting these reports to the entities taking care of the child in a reasonable amount of
• However, there have been cases when the reports can take several months.
• adoptive parents of a child should receive the reports within 90 days.
• So when you look at getting these case files finished, the cost savings is astronomical.

Bills: SB500 , SB1522 , SB1137 , SB1266

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

Summary: The Committee on Human Services met with a quorum and first voted out Senate Bill 1589, relating to contract requirements between a single-source continuum contractor and DFPS. The motion to report the bill favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed prevailed on a 7-0 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 500, which would set deadlines for providing foster care adoption records, including health, social, educational, and genetic history reports, to speed adoptions. The bill’s author and witnesses from Addie’s Hope Social Services supported it, saying delays in redacted files can take months, slow permanency for children, and increase costs to the state. Members asked about redactions and sibling/family information, and witnesses explained the bill would mainly speed the preliminary file used to decide whether to proceed with placement. SB 500 was left pending. Members also heard Senate Bill 1266, which would require regular reevaluation of the Medicaid provider support team and add written notice of provider disenrollment at least 30 days in advance. There were no witnesses, no questions, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1522, concerning continuing care retirement communities, was then laid out and supported by LeadingAge Texas and counsel, who said it updates outdated definitions, clarifies licensing and disclosure rules, and strengthens consumer protections for seniors. It was also left pending. After a brief recess, the committee heard Senate Bill 1137, which would prohibit group home consultants from referring people to unlicensed or unpermitted group homes except in limited circumstances, require disclosure of complaints, and create a Class B misdemeanor for violations. Members discussed whether consultants are regulated and noted concerns about unlicensed referral practices. The bill was left pending, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• Bills given a favorable report. Normally, I don't care for ATV bills, but I like this one.
• Favorable report. You say it best when you say nothing at all. I think there's a song like that.
• Hearing none, so ordered. 70 favorable report. None so ordered. 70 favorable report.
• Motion for favorable report on the bill. All right. Motion second.
• Bill's given a favorable report. Thank you, Senator Kitchens. Thank you, committee.

Bills: HB506 , HB480 , HB105 , HB403 , HB513 , SB341

Committee: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Keywords: emergency vehicles, off-road vehicles, public safety, liability, regulations, foreign nationals, voter identification, driver licenses, immigration documentation, Alabama election law, law enforcement, retirement benefits, Alabama Peace Officers, agency-issued badge, agency-issued pistol, criminal enterprise, database, data privacy, criminal justice, background check