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• The study will also examine how these strategies can affect health care equity and access to care.
• Research studies.
• These studies are so limited. So you may see 70%, but we don't know the long-term effects.
• Studies have shown that anywhere between 10 and 60% of results that come back from AI can be wrong.
• There's not a soul in this body has had a chance to read this amendment and study it. Thank you.

Summary: The House convened on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, and moments of silence for Gerlindy Lancelotti and Iva Durham. Members then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions, including consent calendar items and several measures related to agriculture, lottery reporting, health care, fire service membership standards, inmate work, telecommunications, rent increases, youth camp licensing, primary elections, respiratory care practice, and marriage equality. The chamber also heard extended debate on Senate Bill 233, concerning removal of snow and ice from vehicles, and on House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary while barring participation in both parties’ primaries. Among the notable actions, House Concurrent Resolution 157 passed as amended, directing the State Lottery to report on options to support traditional lottery retailers. Senate Bill 53, preserving the Delaware Farm to Community Program if federal support declines, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 307, giving the Public Service Commission authority to designate eligible Lifeline carriers, and Senate Bill 339, clarifying advance health care directives, also passed. Senate Bill 235, removing a sunset on manufactured home rent increase calculations, passed, as did Senate Bill 325 after House Amendment 1 narrowed disqualifying offenses for fire service membership and adjusted related background-check rules. Senate Bill 309, discharging remaining incarceration-cost balances, and Senate Bill 324, addressing constable-related firearm permit provisions, both passed. The chamber tabled Senate Bill 233 once to consider a proposed amendment for trucks and other hard-to-clear vehicles, but the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended by the Senate. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was tabled pending legal review. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry, passed after extensive floor debate and personal statements from members on both sides. Senate Bill 293, creating a licensure pathway for summer camps to participate in purchase-of-care, passed after House Amendment 1. House Bill 188 on open primary access for unaffiliated voters passed 22-17, and Senate Bill 94, concerning respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery, passed after House Amendment 2. The transcript ends as the House begins consideration of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404.

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• So it was a concern for me, too, until I just looked at it and studied it. Okay.
• It was a concern for me, too, until I just looked at it and studied it. Okay.
• And then the things that you... ...and that was to get the educational study, right?
• Have we done a study about this particular thing?
• No, they've done a study on how much money they need to operate.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• area that they studied.
• You've got the skills and the background to do the things that we need.
• I was studying robotics in architecture there.
• The next slide is to the benefit of our friends at the Legislative Education Study Committee.
• I think that this is a great opportunity for us to have your experience from your background and you

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• We had an interim study committee, of which I was on, so the interim study committee spent a lot
• And most all of you know interim studies work, so having put a lot of time into the interim study process
• the anybody who's on an interim study the anybody who's on an interim study commission<04:15:51.279
• interim study interim study process<04:16:11.600> so<04:16:12.199> um<04:16:13.239
• I don't have a teacher background.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which clarifies that dual and concurrent enrollment courses may not exceed four credits. Members said the bill came from the community college system and was intended to preserve the program’s high school-to-college pathway. An amendment changing the effective date to passage was adopted 18-0, and the committee then voted 18-0 to recommend OTPA on the bill as amended, with the bill placed on the consent calendar. The committee then retained HB 295 and HB 366, both related to school building aid, after members said the issues were complex and needed more work. Both motions to retain passed 18-0, leaving the bills in committee without reports. The chair also said HB 354 would not be taken up that day because of possible changes from the Department of Education and others. HB 494, funding the math learning communities program, was then amended to flat-fund the program rather than increase it, with members citing budget uncertainty. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted 18-0 for OTPA on the bill as amended, placing it on consent. Finally, HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid, drew debate over whether charter schools should be treated differently from traditional public schools. The committee voted 10-8 for inexpedient to legislate, sending the bill to the regular calendar; Representative Damon was assigned the minority report and Representative Popovic the majority report. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program, where members discussed flat-funding the program at $2.5 million per year and the potential impact on course availability, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• The headline is, 'Massachusetts to Offer New Pilot Screening Study.'
• Yet studies show that up to 15% of these asymptomatic babies will go on Studies show that up to 15% of
• and studies on lung cancer screening that have changed our national guidelines.
• and studies on lung cancer screening that have changed our national guidelines.
• Several real-world studies, including one Several real-world studies, including one by my colleagues

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on children’s health, tobacco control, newborn screening, pediatric cancer, palliative care, and professional licensure. Early testimony highlighted Senate bills to expand newborn screening for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, lysosomal storage disorders, and congenital CMV, with families and clinicians describing severe diagnostic delays, missed treatment windows, and the benefits of early detection. Speakers also supported a bill to improve pediatric cancer research through a dedicated trust fund, and a bill to extend pediatric palliative care services to age 22, with parents and providers emphasizing continuity of care for seriously ill young people. Several witnesses gave personal accounts in support of the newborn screening measures. Families described children who endured years of misdiagnosis before receiving diagnoses such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and CMV, often after irreversible damage had already occurred. Medical and advocacy witnesses said Massachusetts already collects some of the relevant screening data and argued that results should be reported to families, while others urged the committee to add conditions to the state panel because effective treatments already exist. The committee also heard support for a bill to establish a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program and training for providers. On tobacco and youth health, testimony supported bills to ban internet tobacco sales, strengthen youth protections, and reduce lung cancer deaths through point-of-sale information and quit-line access. A student testified about easily purchasing flavored nicotine products online without meaningful age verification, and public health advocates backed measures to keep tobacco out of children’s environments. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to ensure parents have access to their children’s medical records through age 16, with exceptions for sensitive services already protected by law. The committee additionally took testimony on an optometry licensure bill, where ophthalmologists opposed language they said could broaden scope of practice and allow optometrists to use the title “optometric physician,” while optometry educators and students supported the bill as a modernization measure with no scope expansion. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly reminded speakers of time limits and noted that written testimony could be submitted for additional comments.

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• the Delaware Diabetes Wellness Pilot Program within the Department of Health and Social Services to study
• the Delaware Diabetes Wellness Pilot Program within the Department of Health and Social Services to study
• Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association and background
• Senate Resolution 21 requests the SEU to engage in a study with Delmarva and our state utilities on the
• The study will include an evaluation of the impact of portable solar generation... ...amount of energy

Summary: The Senate received a large number of House communications and committee reports, including several nominations and many bills and resolutions returned from House committees or passed by the House. Committee reports covered a wide range of topics, including education, health, judiciary, finance, housing, transportation, emergency management, and business/technology. The Senate also assigned several measures to committees for further consideration and noted upcoming committee meetings. The chamber confirmed three nominations by roll call: Michael T. Scuse to the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission, J. Eric Firewold to the University of Delaware Board of Trustees, and Joan F. Coker to the University of Delaware Board of Trustees. The Senate also passed Consent Calendar 66, which included Senate Concurrent Resolution 223 on DIA broadcast access for playoff and championship games and House Concurrent Resolution 149 designating June 12, 2026, as Loving Day in Delaware. Members discussed Loving Day and the importance of recognizing interracial marriage rights, with Senator Huxstable, Senator Buckson, and Senator Townsend offering remarks. On the floor, the Senate passed House Bill 141, requiring a firearm responsibilities notice for gun purchasers, after debate over gun safety and industry burden; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 200, as amended, expanding insurance coverage for HIV prevention medications PrEP and PEP; House Bill 426, modernizing municipal street-aid reporting; and Senate Resolution 21, directing a study of portable solar generation devices and related safety and utility issues. The Senate also passed Consent Agenda O, a large package of bills covering topics such as money transmission and stablecoins, nursing advancement, pilot licenses, commerce and trade, subaqueous lands, driver’s license loss due to medical issues, residential speed limits, electronic bidding, family court jurisdiction, agency regulations, technical corrections to multiple local charters, and other measures. The Senate then recessed until June 25, 2026.

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• And we'd like to give you a minute to just kind of let us know what your background is in higher education
• So give us a little of your background. And we are delighted to have you on our committee now.
• And we'd like to give you a minute to just kind of let us know what your background is in higher education
• So give us a little of your background. And we are delighted to have you on our committee now.
• But to do that, I have to give you a little bit of background, so go on to the slide here.

Summary: The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first meeting of the session and heard presentations focused on workforce education in the Florida College System and district technical colleges. Members introduced themselves and discussed their personal connections to higher education, then heard from Department of Education senior chancellor Kevin O’Farrell, South Florida State College president Fred Hawkins, and Pinellas Technical College representative Mark Hunt. O’Farrell outlined the department’s budget request, including increases for adult education, Florida College System program funds, workforce development capitalization grants, apprenticeship and teacher apprenticeship programs, Open Door scholarships, and CAPE industry certification funding. He emphasized record growth in enrollments, completions, dual enrollment, and program offerings, and described grant-funded expansion in fields such as health sciences, manufacturing, logistics, aerospace, and AI-related programs. Committee members raised concerns about whether current programs match actual labor-market demand, how artificial intelligence may reduce future human labor needs in some fields, and how the state should avoid unwarranted duplication of programs. O’Farrell said the department uses economic forecasts, employer demand data, and a CTE audit process to review programs and phase out those that do not meet performance thresholds. Members also asked for more detail on the teacher apprenticeship model, the transition from technical college clock hours to college credit, job placement and salary outcomes, and the LPN-to-RN pathway. O’Farrell said he would provide additional information later. Hawkins described South Florida State College’s rural service area, low college-going rates, and difficulty recruiting and retaining faculty and staff because salaries lag behind local market alternatives and nearby school district pay. He said the college has had to turn away students in high-demand programs due to staffing and operational limits, while also noting strong outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography. Hunt said Pinellas Technical College serves about 5,000 students annually, including many dual-enrolled high school students, and reported a placement rate above 90% and strong local economic returns. He said many programs have waiting lists and that additional operational funding is needed to meet demand, maintain equipment, and keep pace with salary and cost increases. The meeting ended after public comment was opened and no further business was brought before the committee, and the committee adjourned.

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• Wood earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Oregon in 2017, where she studied inorganic materials
• I also want to say that the very strong science background that she has is perfect for the New Mexico
• She and I have similar backgrounds, and a mentor to her was a mentor to me, a gentleman named retired
• check, providing penalties, and adding unlawful sale of a firearm without a background check to the
• the Crime Victims Reparation Commission to convene a statewide Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to study

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• This bill also clarifies the definition of ownership interest for background study purposes.
• Currently, SNSA must submit background studies for any owner, which can include dozens of individuals
• > snsa background study purposes currently snsa background study purposes currently snsa must<
• 00:24:48.480> submit<00:24:48.799> background<00:24:49.120> studies<00:24:49.440
• > for<00:24:49.640> any must submit background studies for any must submit background studies

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• Scott Wells has done a study, I was referenced earlier.
• Scott Wells has done a study; I was referenced earlier.
• Scott Wells has done a study; I was referenced earlier.
• Scott Wells has done a study; I was referenced earlier.
• Scott Wells has done a study; I was referenced earlier.

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• I would like to share information about my background and education history.
• The amendment itself. >> Um, we're adding um some changes to outdated work study statutes.
• The amendment itself. >> Um, we're adding um some changes to outdated work study statutes.
• Could you give some background on that?
• I was curious what the background was on needing to bring that change forward.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Because my study is that's out there once it's called.
• Because my study is that's out there once it's called.
• There's been three phases of study<00:45:54.960> on study on study on article<00:45:57.119>
• who are learning and having had studied who are learning and having had studied constitutional<00
• > law historian studying constitutional law historian studying constitutional law but<00:51:00.559

Bills: HB433, HB443

Keywords: tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, 811, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission

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• You don't understand how hard it is to prepare and study for a final under these conditions. when you
• The bill ensures these students can focus on their studies rather than on where they're going to sleep
• I'm thinking like ethnic studies, gender studies.
• I teach music and Middle Eastern studies.
• It will narrow what Texas students can study.

Bills: HB2476, HB2893, HB4848, HB5062, SB37, SB60, HB2860, HB4930, SB646, SB 37

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

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• history background check which includes<00:03:03.120> fingerprinting.
• And without background checks completed.
• You know, thank you for the background on the capital project definition.
• <01:19:42.400> on um, thank you for the the background on um, thank you for the the background
• We've had some background on it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, health, and a market demand study.
• with as well as explain the background with as well as explain the background and<00:53:35.760><
• > kind<01:30:49.120> of put out, market study, that does kind of put out, market study,
• So, if you're looking at studies and doing there was a recent study that came out from Johns Hopkins
• We need to ramp up a lot of the studies, but not only studies to inform us about what's going on, but

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• legislative session, the legislature passed Senate Memorial 9 requesting LESC to convene a working group to study
• LESC staff recommends continued study of the 520 system, including assessing recruitment and retention
• Please know that within code and statute, 520 certificate holders are also required to complete a background
• They are also to submit their fees tied to the application and the background check.
• Now there's a broader language of accepting diverse backgrounds rather than having those specifics.

Keywords: 996, all

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• 2023, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-12-23, which was for directing the administration to study
• This Executive Order N-12-23, which was for directing the administration to study the multiple state
• So as some background in August of 2020 3.
• For some little background, I am a second generation Mexican.
• Definitely gave me a background of what they're doing. So the 450 hours, did you say?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• study committee? study committee?
• Studying an option is not the same as choosing it. But refusing to study it is choosing ignorance.
• this study commission will even happen. this study commission will even happen.
• A study commission doesn't stop a study by Rand and other experts.
• stop a study by Rand and other experts. stop a study by Rand and other experts.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Our study was about a year and a half long.
• NMED is responsible for the study of the generating station, while MMD is responsible for the study of
• Study findings: Actually, before I get into study findings, I have a few more slides before I get there
• Our study was a desktop investigation, so I should be really clear on that.
• Now we're on to study findings. Slide 11.

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• I never used to study; I used to just go watch my friend study.
• <00:40:26.680> I hang out there I never used to study I hang out there I never used to study
• used to just go watch my friend study used to just go watch my friend study but<00:40:29.200>
• We do serve children from a variety of backgrounds.
• children from a variety of backgrounds children from a variety of backgrounds um<01:31:16.560>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard Senate Bill 659, which would exempt the Department of Education from the electronic procurement system for purchases of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed agricultural or food products up to $100,000, and require geographic preference guidelines for locally sourced products. The Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and State Procurement Office all testified in support or support of the intent. DOE said the bill would give it short-term flexibility to buy local items not currently on the vendor list, such as poi and limu, while procurement staff said they would provide written comments and a corrected version of their testimony. Committee members questioned why the bill was needed, why the threshold would rise from the current $24,999 small-purchase limit to $100,000, and whether the department should instead amend its vendor list or RFP process. Members raised concerns about efficiency, administrative burden, whether the bill was a temporary fix for procurement planning gaps, and whether purchases would remain compliant with federal USDA rules if federal school-lunch funds were used. DOE responded that the measure would help it expand local purchasing, support farmers, and allow purchases of products not currently available through existing distributors, and said it was working with partners on food-safety certification and federal compliance. The committees then voted to pass SB 659 with amendments. The Joint Committee on Education approved it 3-2, and the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Environment later approved the amended measure 4-0. The chair noted an amendment and a deferred effective date, and the motion was adopted.