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• It's really tough... ...to alert nearby providers.
• funding is provided; that doesn't allow them to do so.
• So additional funding would be provided in that circumstance.
• What you're saying is that this would provide more housing.
• CDSS has provided guidance that's inconsistent with legislative intent.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on AB 262, which would direct the new California Housing and Homelessness Agency to study the needs of pregnant people experiencing homelessness and evaluate a voluntary “Pink Alert” notification system. Supporters, including the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and a mutual-aid volunteer, said the bill would help identify gaps in housing and prenatal services for a highly vulnerable population. Members generally supported the study concept, though one senator cautioned that the “Pink Alert” name could imply a missing-person alert. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 3-0 vote and placed on call. Members then heard AB 673, creating the Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program for 16- and 17-year-old homeless students not in a parent or guardian’s custody. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and advocates said the bill would help connect youth to housing, basic needs, tutoring, employment readiness, and mental health services, while opponents raised concerns about duplication with existing school and county services and staffing shortages. The author and supporters argued the program would fill gaps for youth who often fall through existing systems. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 3-0 vote and was held on call. The committee also approved AB 1575, which updates the Lanterman Act to replace the term “consumer” with person-first language for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and AB 2510, which would expand CalWORKs family reunification aid so families do not lose support when only some children are removed from the home. AB 1688, requiring broader notice when abuse or neglect is alleged in foster placements so attorneys for other children in the placement can check on their safety, also passed to Appropriations. AB 2304, “Gabriel’s Law,” requiring a child in immediate medical need to be seen by a medical professional and clarifying penalties for falsifying child welfare records, passed to Public Safety after testimony from the author, Gabriel Fernandez’s aunt, prosecutors, and a dependency lawyer who opposed parts of the penalty language. The committee then heard AB 1746 on faster county processing of CalWORKs child care requests, with support from the author, advocates, and county welfare directors who said they were still working on amendments; it was moved to Appropriations and held on call.

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• However, now criminal history providers are able to access expunged records.
• Specifically, this bill would require internet service providers in California to provide affordable
• This bill aims to provide improved facilities at our colleges and universities by providing bond funding
• It gives them the choice to provide a better livelihood for their family, to provide more security.
• It gives them the choice to provide a better livelihood for their family, to provide more security.

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file of bills. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules for AB 1219, followed by consideration of numerous measures on housing, veterans, education, elections, energy, wildfire prevention, public safety, and consumer affordability. Several bills drew bipartisan support and passed overwhelmingly, including AB 878 on safety accommodations for survivors of violence, AB 948 on school district facility maintenance, AB 81 and AB 88 on veterans’ mental health and student aid, AB 640 on school board fiscal training, AB 660 on housing permit timelines, AB 1048 on workers’ compensation billing disputes, AB 1119 on dual credentialing, AB 1172 on inhalable anti-seizure medication access, AB 1227 on wildfire prevention, AB 1285 and AB 696 on lithium-ion battery safety, AB 1417 on offshore wind transparency, AB 1530 on disaster recovery assistance, and AB 353 on affordable home internet. Some measures drew opposition or more divided votes, including AB 704 on sealing certain misdemeanor records, AB 1249 on early voting access, AB 1280 on thermal energy incentives, AB 1448 on offshore oil protections, AB 380 on price gouging, AB 402 on Cal Grant increases, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification, and AB 1084 on expedited gender-change and name-change court orders. The Assembly also granted reconsideration on AB 435, a child passenger safety bill, and passed it after debate on the five-step safety-seat standard. The floor debate featured recurring themes of affordability, housing, wildfire preparedness, election access, veterans’ services, and public safety. Supporters of the election bill AB 1249 argued it would simply add a Saturday early-voting option in non-VCA counties, while opponents raised concerns about verification and county staffing. AB 30, authorizing E15 gasoline in California, was presented as an urgency measure to lower fuel costs and passed unanimously on the urgency and the bill. AB 1466 on groundwater disputes was also taken up, with the author arguing it would reduce frivolous litigation and better represent all water users; the vote was 42 ayes and 17 noes. After completing the file, the Assembly recessed for lunch, later returned, and continued with additional file items, with many measures passing on strong bipartisan votes.

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• It provides a tool that can be kind of vetoed by the public.
• So, the more of this we can provide at a lower cost, the better off we are. We all are.
• Hi everyone, thank you so much for allowing me to provide testimony today.
• This legislation provides important regulatory clarity for our...
• Yeah, they go towards our operations which allow us to provide all of these services. Okay.

Bills: HB1453 , HB1718 , HB2043 , HB2207 , HB2798

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

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• Your bill provides a grant of, I think, is it $200,000? $100 million.
• Explain the bill. 1130 provides common-sense liability protections for cavern operators.
• And so, this adds a little bit more information for them to provide to. that council.
• Members House Bill 2525 providers need needed clarity and fairness to charitable senior housing providers
• Leading the property right in DNA, providing an injunctive.

Bills: HB14 , HJR31 , HB43 , HB18 , HB 106 , HB36 , HB26 , HB149 , HB 121 , HB206 , HB136 , HB3114 , HB2733 , HB1732 , HB3700 , HB467 , HB 1130 , HB1846 , HB1442 , HB 1147 , HB2176 , HB2701 , HB805 , HB2890 , HB 1154 , HB1644 , HB2118 , HB1718 , HB2488 , HB2596 , HB1971 , HB2468 , HB484 , HB2578 , HB3204 , HB 1041 , HB307 , HB685 , HB1710 , HB538 , HB2525 , HB3125 , HB2027 , HB2894 , HB3077 , HB3684 , HJR99 , HB1399 , HJR5 , HB1330 , HB2110 , HJR2 , HJR6 , HB1587 , HB14 , HJR31 , HB43 , HB18 , HB 106 , HB36 , HB26 , HB149 , HB 121 , HB206 , HB136 , HB3114 , HB2733 , HB1732 , HB3700 , HB467 , HB 1130 , HB1846 , HB1442 , HB 1147 , HB2176 , HB2701 , HB805 , HB2890 , HB 1154 , HB1644 , HB2118 , HB1718 , HB2488 , HB2596 , HB1971 , HB2468 , HB484 , HB2578 , HB3204 , HB 1041 , HB307 , HB685 , HB1710 , HB538 , HB2525 , HB3125 , HB2027 , HB2894 , HB3077 , HB3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• AB 713 would provide insulation from liability by making it state policy, not an individual decision,
• Others wish to provide testimony on AB 2563?
• For over 60 years, the Commission has worked to provide gender equity in the workplace.
• Vice Chairman Mike Lopez of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is here to provide testimony.
• ...this is important to be able to provide care.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met without a quorum and proceeded as a subcommittee while hearing a long consent calendar and several Assembly bills. Early testimony focused on AB 1744, which would prohibit sunscreen products marketed as “reef safe” or similar from containing chemical UV filters; the author and student supporters said the bill is a truth-in-labeling measure to protect marine ecosystems, and there was no opposition. Committee members praised the student witnesses and the author asked for an aye vote, but no vote was taken because of the lack of quorum. The committee then heard AB 713, which would allow undocumented students at UC, CSU, and community colleges to access campus jobs. Supporters, including a UCLA law professor and a large coalition of student, labor, immigrant-rights, and education groups, argued the bill would reduce exploitation and improve affordability and retention; opponents argued it would conflict with federal law. Members expressed strong support, and the author closed by emphasizing that students simply want the chance to work, but again no vote occurred due to the subcommittee status. The committee also heard AB 1359, allowing people age 80 and older to opt out of jury service without a doctor’s note, with support from the Alzheimer’s Association and LeadingAge California and no opposition. Additional measures included AB 2563, which would standardize California’s definition of sex discrimination across state codes to align with equal-rights principles; it drew strong support from women’s rights and labor groups and strong opposition from anti-trans advocates. AB 1705 would require websites to verify consent before hosting sexually explicit images of people, with supporters framing it as a response to nonconsensual pornography and opponents warning it could sweep in sites that prohibit such content. AB 1940 would explicitly name menopause in workplace protections, with supporters citing workforce equity and opponents saying existing accommodation law already covers it. The committee also heard AB 1824 and AB 2115 on Native American child welfare and a formal legislative apology for historic harms, both backed by tribal representatives and allies, as well as AB 2076 on nitrous oxide sales to minors and AB 2783 on court reporter licensing and remote reporting; all drew support and no recorded opposition. Several members praised the bills and indicated they would move them when a quorum was available.

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• AB 713 would provide insulation from liability by making it state policy, not an individual decision,
• So important to provide these opportunities, and also the California Student Association of Community
• Others wish to provide testimony on AB 2563.
• For over 60 years, the Commission has worked to provide gender equity in the workplace.
• Vice Chairman Mike Lopez of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is here to provide testimony.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• The program provides financial assistance to expiring appraisers and certified supervisory appraisers
• Private social poker clubs can provide the answer that has vexed law enforcement for decades.
• First, this bill provides clarity. by repealing the antiquated concept of sub-agency.
• Second, HB 3913 provides more choice in how consumers interact. during a showing.
• They can only provide.

Bills: HB679 , HB1764 , HB1788 , HB2186 , HB2204 , HB2418 , HB2885 , HB2983 , HB2996 , HB3250 , HB3352 , HB3756 , HB3816 , HB3913 , HB3928 , HB4077

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Keywords: environment, regulation, land use, public health, community development, alcohol, Sunday sales, local option election, Texas, business hours, alcohol sales, liquor, off-premise consumption, alcoholic beverages, CPA, Certified Public Accountant, licensing, accountancy, state regulation, continuing education

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• I have provided, or I am providing, a copy of Utah Senator Ken Ivory's book.
• or I am attacked I have provided or I am providing<00:10:34.320><c> a</c><00:10:34.560><c> copy</c><00
• </c><02:21:42.200><c> Americans</c> passing hcr3 you're providing Americans passing hcr3 you're providing
• </c> grateful that the Hope hcr3 provides grateful that the Hope hcr3 provides will<02:24:06.800><c>
• </c> speakers they have refused to provide speakers they have refused to provide the<04:12:45.439><c>

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

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• Sadly, SB37 provides for a high takeover of higher education, and it does it in ways that...
• And secondly, the cost assessment of courses—it provides for an avenue. I heard Mr.
• One thing that this bill is going to do is provide for the elimination of courses and programs.
• Those are also the skills that a liberal arts education provides.
• Those that provide medical and social support.

Bills: SB 37

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

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• It's so important that you provide what you do for people and their loved ones, so with that I say no
• This isn't about directing resources to a specific vendor who provides a service.
• This isn't about directing resources to a specific vendor who provides a service.
• So, long answer to your question, I want to provide context: yes, there's opportunity.
• current pictures with the state-provided phone that they have.

Committee: Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Summary: The Public Safety Committee first considered SB 1071, which would repeal statutory protections for the Arizona Rangers. The sponsor argued the change was needed for accountability and transparency, while Rangers and several supporters said the organization provides substantial volunteer service and that the bill would undermine their work. Sheriffs from Yavapai and Navajo counties supported the bill, citing lack of access to background and training records and saying they could not fully trust or use the Rangers without clearer standards. The committee adopted a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote, with members noting they expected further amendment work. The committee then heard SB 1315 on interoperable communications for schools and law enforcement, followed by SB 1317 on reentry planning grants for counties. SB 1315 was supported by school safety officials and law enforcement representatives who described the need for common communication platforms during emergencies; concerns were raised about cost and information security, but the bill passed unanimously. SB 1317 would appropriate opioid settlement funds for county reentry programs; sheriffs and the Arizona Sheriffs Association supported it, citing reduced recidivism and improved jail outcomes, and it also passed unanimously. Members next took up SB 1416 and SB 1740, both related to missing and endangered children and the Turquoise Alert system. SB 1416, as amended, would strengthen reporting, photo-sharing, training, and public notification requirements for missing children cases; advocates, family members, and law enforcement all supported the compromise language, and it passed 7-0. SB 1740 would require training on the Turquoise Alert system and was discussed alongside concerns about statewide versus geographically targeted alerts; the sponsor said an amendment was being worked on, and the bill also received a do pass recommendation. Later, the committee considered SB 1493, which would require employers to pay fees and costs when a law enforcement officer wins a termination appeal and the employer refuses reinstatement. Police and sheriffs’ representatives supported the measure as a fairness issue, while chiefs’ representatives opposed it; the bill passed as amended on a 5-2 vote. The committee also passed SB 1537, renaming the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund as the Public Safety De-escalation and Life Safety Fund, and SB 1542, which would conditionally authorize MDMA-based PTSD treatment for first responders and create related research and reimbursement provisions, after testimony about its potential therapeutic value.

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• </c><00:11:46.880><c> relief</c> and auditing as well as providing relief and auditing as well as providing
• </c> provide quality education. provide quality education.
• We, as a city, are providing these critical services that the state has not provided.
• . provided. provided.
• The district also provides money.

Committee: House Education Funding

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• </c> destroyed the structures that provided destroyed the structures that provided stability<00:34:45.079
• </c> the skills investment act to provide the skills investment act to provide additional<02:17:03.719
• The bill provides benefits to Taiwan residents similar to those provided in the 2016 U.S. model tax treaty
• The bill provides benefits to Taiwan residents similar to those provided in the 2016 U.S. model tax treaty
• </c> done so the United States would provide done so the United States would provide those<03:38:29.520

Bills: HR44 , HR43 , HR42 , HR33 , HR144 , HR164

Keywords: committee appointments, House of Representatives, agriculture committee, foreign affairs committee, natural resources committee, science and technology committee, member elections, legislative process, inauguration, Congress, House attendance, ceremony, legislative session, inaugural ceremony, President, Vice President, adjournment, committees, membership, election

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• We know that we need to continue to provide more apprenticeship and job opportunities as well.
• I implore you to stop the sanctioning of state violence through the incarceration of our young people
• Which provides a unique tension, but we are a community.
• , not having the right skills to try to, like, express myself well, and just the space that they provided
• It's not going to come talking amongst the people. ...providing.

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• This legislation also provides escalating criminal penalties if the evasion results in serious bodily
• </c><00:41:56.319><c> a</c> deadly and dangerous that we sanction a deadly and dangerous that we sanction
• so this bill uh provides a Federal Criminal<00:44:45.520><c> penalty</c><00:44:45.880><c> for</c><00
• This bill provides additional protections for Border Patrol agents by imposing harsher penalties for
• </c> bring on new generators that can provide bring on new generators that can provide the<03:22:33.399

Bills: HR35

Keywords: Delta Sigma Theta, sorority, anniversary, community service, historical recognition

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• </c> provide compassionate care for people. provide compassionate care for people.
• </c><00:08:37.279><c> them</c> We need to not we need to provide them We need to not we need to provide
• Thank you very much. definitions here do provide for. Uh it's definitions here do provide for.
• </c><04:44:06.080><c> Um</c> provide that uh to the committee. Um provide that uh to the committee.
• </c> that fiscal implication and provide that fiscal implication and provide those<05:55:38.320><c> providers

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Summary: The House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs heard HB 1790-FN, which would address involuntary admissions for certain individuals with a substance use disorder. Representative Lucy Weber introduced the bill for Representative Long, and the committee heard extensive testimony both in support of and in opposition to the proposal. Opponents, including John Burns of SOS Recovery and Jake Barry of New Futures, argued that involuntary commitment is not well supported by research, can retraumatize people, may increase overdose risk after release, and could undermine New Hampshire’s existing recovery and harm-reduction efforts. They emphasized that treatment should be voluntary, trauma-informed, and paired with housing, recovery supports, and other community-based services. Representative Long said he was willing to accept DHHS’s request to amend the bill into a study commission, though he expressed concern that a prior state study had not led to action. He said the commission should focus on implementation details, including where people would be placed, staffing, withdrawal management, elopement prevention, length of commitment, and aftercare. He described involuntary commitment as one tool for people with severe dangerous addictions, distinct from drug court, and said it could help avoid criminal records. Committee members asked about capacity at New Hampshire Hospital and how the proposal would work in practice. DHHS officials Katya Fox and Cynthia Pabonis testified that the bill raises major policy and fiscal concerns. They said New Hampshire’s current system has benefited from investments in naloxone, medication-assisted treatment, recovery centers, and community-based services, and that those investments have helped reduce overdose deaths. They estimated the bill would require a new 70-bed facility costing about $40 million to build and about $33.3 million annually to operate, with only a small portion offset by insurance, plus more than $600,000 in annual legal costs and additional staffing and system changes. They also said New Hampshire Hospital has 185 beds, with about 100 patients typically ready for less restrictive settings, and that housing shortages are a major bottleneck. NAMI New Hampshire also testified in opposition, saying families often want any possible treatment for loved ones but still opposed the bill. No vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• </c> provide compassionate care for people. provide compassionate care for people.
• </c><00:08:37.279><c> them</c> We need to not we need to provide them We need to not we need to provide
• c> and</c><01:23:09.600><c> you</c> provide educational services and you provide educational services
• </c><04:44:06.080><c> Um</c> provide that uh to the committee. Um provide that uh to the committee.
• </c> that fiscal implication and provide that fiscal implication and provide those<05:55:38.320><c> providers

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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• </c><02:31:21.160><c> significant</c> ufacturing sector provides significant ufacturing sector provides
• </c><02:38:21.760><c> good</c> country the manufacturers provide good country the manufacturers provide
• </c><03:02:48.279><c> for</c> reading joint resolution providing for reading joint resolution providing
• </c><03:44:33.040><c> for</c> reading joint resolution providing for reading joint resolution providing
• This is a 15-minute vote. resolution 61 joint resolution providing resolution 61 joint resolution providing

Bills: HR189 , HJR42 , HJR61 , HR191

Keywords: censure, Congress, interruption, decorum, Representative Al Green, energy conservation, appliance standards, Department of Energy, consumer products, commercial equipment, regulation disapproval, HJR61, H.J.Res. 61, Public Law 119-14, Congressional Review Act, CRA, EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, air pollution, hazardous air pollutants

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• Provided to county jail inmates, working with OU's College of Pharmacy to provide those meds to them.
• These are meds that are already being provided on the taxpayer dime.
• The jobs that they provide are not substantial as much as what industrial companies would do.
• If they're going to provide services, they should be the ones funding it, not taxpayers.
• So these services will be provided by a company, telemedicine, effectively making.

Bills: HB2059 , HB3920 , HB2992 , HB3267 , HB4457 , HB3800 , HB3818 , HB4425 , HB4427 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4333 , HB4340 , HB4343 , HB4344 , HB4363 , HB4229 , HB4230 , HB4236 , HB4246 , HB1979 , HB3431 , HB3052 , HB3047 , HB3048 , HB4092 , HB4302 , HB3261 , HB3704 , HB3312 , HB3546 , HB3849 , HCR1021 , HB4105 , HB4159 , HB4304 , HB3835 , HB3619 , HB4490 , HB3710 , HB4201 , HB3907 , HB3748

Keywords: health care, medication, inmates, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, reimbursement, county jails, medical expenses, sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, procurement, transplant research, Oklahoma Tax Code, HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers

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• The Supreme Court has ruled that you can't provide religious preference in statutory language.
• Wouldn't you agree this is specifically providing a preference by listing one particular religious text
• it is what I'm getting hung up on because now we are Requiring schools to have a period of time to provide
• insert name of district or school, Tulsa Public Schools or Carver Middle School, let's take, shall provide
• This bill aims to provide an alternative funding mechanism for capital projects in career tech.

Bills: HB1242 , HB1250 , HB1590 , HB1752 , HB1979 , HB1983 , HB2952 , HB2961 , HB2967 , HB2973 , HB2988 , HB3031 , HB3047 , HB3052 , HB3066 , HB3086 , HB3175 , HB3177 , HB3178 , HB3240 , HB3404 , HB3429 , HB3548 , HB3638 , HB3671 , HB3704 , HB3759 , HB3831 , HB3904 , HB3920 , HB3944 , HB3969 , HB3973 , HB3975 , HB3976 , HB3978 , HB3983 , HB3984 , HB4092 , HB4118

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund

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• as artificial intelligence integrates, behavioral health appropriate standards and guidelines are provided
• is in the process of preparing for a pilot study to validate the use of artificial intelligence to provide

Bills: SB1423 , SB1426 , SB1502 , SB1377 , SB1983 , SB1466 , SB1645 , SB1647 , SB1847 , SB1565 , SB1562 , SB1329 , SB1383 , SB1833 , SB1555 , SB1344 , SB1839 , SB1280 , SB1832 , SB2001 , SB1405 , SB2143 , SB1989 , SB1393 , SB1392 , SB1395 , SB1400 , SB1220 , SB1516 , SB1239 , SB1531 , SB1349 , SB1221 , SB1538 , SB1309 , SB1434 , SB2108 , SB2121 , SB2171 , SB2061 , SB2112 , SB2138

Keywords: Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council, hospital licensure, public health, State Department of Health, State Board of Health, hospital regulations, healthcare regulation, hospital standards, hospital construction, hospital operations, stroke care, stroke system, emergency medical services, EMS transport, psychiatric treatment, chemical dependency treatment, substance use disorder, drug storage, pharmacy, quality indicators