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• This would make the age that they can come against these monsters age 41.
• victims report abuse is age 51.
• He was abused there from the age of 7 to 17. I always say that he had three perpetrators.
• That is age 26 in Missouri, age 23 in Texas.
• Drives innovation and fosters a healthy and prosperous economic climate.

Summary: The Commerce Committee met in executive session and unanimously voted do pass on House Bill 1707, House Bill 2927, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2057. The committee then moved into public hearing on House Bill 1664, which would extend the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims from age 26 to age 41. Representative Brian Sites presented the bill as a needed step for survivors, and multiple witnesses and organizations testified in support, including survivors and advocacy, tort reform, chamber, and insurance groups. No opposition was heard, and the hearing concluded without a vote. The committee also heard House Bill 1845, a startup and angel investor tax credit proposal sponsored by Representative Gallick. The bill would create incentives for Missouri-based startups under $5 million in revenue, with higher credits for rural investment, annual caps, oversight by the Missouri Technology Corporation, and a sunset in 2033. Members questioned what taxes the credit would apply to, how it would work if Missouri changes its income tax structure, and what safeguards would prevent businesses from leaving after receiving credits. Business and economic development groups testified in support, saying the bill would help fill an early-stage capital gap and keep investment in Missouri. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3231, a broad economic development and “Missouri Innovation Zone” proposal sponsored by Representative Brad Christ. The bill would let cities opt in to create innovation zones with local permitting and governance changes, tax incentives, office-to-residential conversion tools, and reinvestment of net new revenues into public safety, infrastructure, and a rural development fund. Members and witnesses discussed local control, prevailing wage, revenue diversion, and implementation concerns, especially from the City of St. Louis and labor groups, while chambers, developers, municipal groups, and historic revitalization advocates generally supported the concept. The hearing ended with no opposition testimony and no committee vote on the bill.

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• I guess Senator Epstein and myself are showing our age.
• We get inmates randomly assigned based on their custody level, and we get healthy inmates, and we get
• attract more people, because think about this: we didn’t get to the point where what’s the average age
• “Because when they start aging out and retiring, who’s going to replace them?
• Arizona has approximately 178,000 blind or low-vision residents, and more than 40% of them are over the age

Summary: The committee took up several appropriations, transportation, naming, and education measures. It first approved SB 1035, which provides a FY27 General Fund appropriation for a 5% salary increase for Arizona Department of Corrections sworn officers and civilian employees; an amendment set the appropriation at $34 million and extended the raise to private prison employees under contract. Testimony from corrections advocates emphasized severe staffing shortages and pay gaps with other law enforcement employers, while some senators objected to including private prisons. The bill passed 6-3. The committee then approved SCM 102 and SCM 1006, which rename stretches of highway in honor of L.F. Quinn and PFC Michael Nolan, respectively, after emotional testimony from family members and local supporters; both memorial measures passed 9-1. SB 1065, appropriating $3.64 million for the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund, also passed 6-4 after supporters described HBOT as a promising, drug-free treatment for veterans, while opponents questioned the evidence and FDA approval for the claimed uses. SB 1248, which clarifies funding and attendance rules for county jail and juvenile detention education programs, passed unanimously 10-0 after county school officials said it would prevent double-counting students and separate funding streams properly. The committee also advanced transportation bills focused on the fast-growing West Valley corridor. SB 1204 appropriates $5.5 million to ADOT to design and conduct environmental analysis for interchange improvements at U.S. 60 and SR 303; supporters from the City of Surprise described severe congestion, safety risks, and economic impacts, while some senators argued the project should be funded through HURF rather than the General Fund. It passed 8-1, and the chair invited members to discuss broader HURF funding issues later. SB 1207, a smaller $150,000 study bill to examine financing mechanisms for development tied to U.S. 60/SR 303 infrastructure, also passed 7-1 after local officials said it would help align growth with transportation funding. SB 1274, creating a Police Foundation specialty license plate and fund for Phoenix Police Foundation programs, passed 6-2; the foundation said proceeds would support officer wellness, remembrance, and community/youth outreach. Finally, SB 1001, a $1 million appropriation for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, passed 9-0 after blind seniors and advocates testified that the services preserve independence and prevent more costly institutional care. The committee also heard SB 1161, which would make non-lapsing a prior $750,000 DPS appropriation for the Yuma County Family Advocacy Center, with the sponsor explaining it was intended to allow the funds to be spent over multiple years; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• employers, and educational institutions cannot discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age
• A thriving region can't function with unstaffed fire stations, aging police fleets, or overcrowded jails
• And at the City of Boise, we have a mission here to create a safe, healthy, and livable community where
• He said telling them that their behaviors are healthy, normal, and rational is an act of cruelty because
• these are all mental illnesses, perversions of healthy behaviors.

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bill 557, which would preempt local governments from adopting or enforcing anti-discrimination ordinances that go beyond state law. The sponsor, Rep. Bruce Skaug, and supporters argued the bill would create statewide uniformity, reduce burdens on businesses, and protect religious liberty and conscience rights. Testifying in support were representatives from Alliance Defending Freedom and Idaho Family Policy Center, a former Hitching Post owner, Sandpoint’s mayor, and several private citizens who said local ordinances had created legal risk, especially in housing, employment, and public accommodations. They emphasized concerns about compelled participation in same-sex weddings, gender identity policies, and the cost and uncertainty of local enforcement. Opponents, including the Association of Idaho Cities, officials from Victor, Boise, and Moscow, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, clergy, and other residents, said the bill would strip local control and weaken protections for LGBTQ people. They argued that city ordinances fill gaps in state law, improve safety and trust, and help with housing and employment discrimination. Boise and other city representatives said their ordinances were adopted in response to constituent concerns and had not produced the harms claimed by supporters; Boise also said it had no complaints from businesses alleging coercion under its ordinance. Several opponents said the bill would make communities less welcoming and could harm economic development. Committee members questioned witnesses about uniformity, local authority, housing protections, and whether similar laws exist in other states. Supporters cited state preemption examples and said other states have enacted similar laws; opponents cited constitutional concerns and the Romer v. Evans case. No final vote or action on HB 557 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair continued taking testimony from both sides.

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• And so it's so critical and fundamental to people being able to be healthy, to be safe.
• And fundamental to people being able to be healthy, to be safe.
• California have invested heavily in midwives, recognizing their capacity to serve most reproductive-age
• According to a 2024 Kaiser Family Foundation Women's Health Study, less than half of reproductive-age
• In this age of medical disinformation from the federal level and from local crisis pregnancy centers

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 8 and heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 54 on medication abortion access. The author and supporters, including the Attorney General’s office and reproductive justice advocates, said the bill would protect California’s medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and manufacturers from civil, criminal, and professional liability. Opponents from the California Family Council argued the bill removes safeguards and increases risks. The bill was moved forward on a committee motion. The committee then heard several reproductive and public health measures, including AB 551 to create a pilot program supporting emergency departments in providing reproductive health services, AB 260 to protect medication abortion access and telehealth, AB 309 to remove sunset dates on laws allowing pharmacy syringe sales and lawful possession of sterile syringes, AB 536 to preserve colorectal cancer screening coverage if federal guidelines are challenged, AB 804 to make housing support services a Medi-Cal benefit, AB 594 to address student health insurance billing and transparency, AB 836 to study and expand the midwifery workforce, AB 1418 to collect data on health coverage for eligible employees, and AB 1500 to maintain and expand the abortion.ca.gov information site. Supporters emphasized access, preventive care, workforce shortages, and public health benefits, while opponents raised concerns about abortion, syringe distribution, and the focus of state resources. Most measures were advanced by committee vote, with roll calls showing broad support and a few no votes from members on some bills. The final bill discussed in the transcript was AB 1037, which would update substance use disorder laws to reflect evidence-based, harm-reduction approaches and remove barriers to treatment. The author and supporters described it as a compassionate response to overdose and treatment access problems, while law enforcement opposition argued it would encourage drug use and endanger communities. The transcript cuts off during testimony on AB 1037, so no final committee action on that bill is shown in the provided text.

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• It would allow normal, healthy public companies to evade all SEC regulation by tokenizing their stock
• </c><00:46:20.000><c> public</c> It would allow normal, healthy public It would allow normal, healthy
• Programs that help older Americans maintain dignity, health, and independence as they age.
• Programs that help older Americans maintain dignity, health, and independence as they age.
• Clean air and healthy parks go hand in hand, and they're worth fighting for. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• list, it requires businesses to stop adding these chemicals to products that are made for children ages
• It allows DEP to restrict these chemicals in products for children ages 4 to 12, and it gives businesses
• . ...so that we can stay healthy, independent, and active in our communities.
• And that doesn't really make sense because cancer is usually thought of as a disease of aging.
• over the years that I have been able to live, that she has not been able to live, I have seen the ages

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure opened with logistical remarks about testimony procedures, time limits, accessibility supports, and the large number of witnesses. The first bill discussed was H. 451, which would allow professional license applicants who do not have a Social Security number to use an ITIN instead. Supporters said the bill would help qualified workers, especially immigrants, enter licensed trades and professions without lowering training or testing standards, while addressing workforce shortages. Committee members asked a few questions, and the bill was framed as a uniform statewide licensing reform. The bulk of the hearing focused on S. 210 and H. 1278, two bills aimed at improving wheelchair repair and warranty protections. Supporters included the Attorney General’s Office, disability advocates, wheelchair users, clinicians, and legislators, who described long repair delays, missed work and medical appointments, loss of independence, hospitalizations, pressure injuries, and other harms caused by broken wheelchairs and slow service. They argued for stronger timelines, two-year warranties, required parts availability, loaner chairs, and enforcement mechanisms, with H. 1278 modeled on a Connecticut-style repair deadline and S. 210 focused on warranty protections. Several witnesses emphasized that wheelchairs are essential medical equipment, not ordinary consumer goods. Opposition came from NCart, which said it supports solutions but raised concerns that the bills, as written, could be difficult to implement for complex rehab technology. NCart said some warranty provisions may not fit wear-and-tear components and noted that MassHealth has already taken steps such as preventive maintenance, reduced prior authorization, and transportation support. Other witnesses and advocates countered that the current market is dominated by a few profitable companies and that the legislature needs to impose clear standards because voluntary fixes have not worked. The committee also heard testimony on S. 195, a toxic-free kids bill from Senator Comerford and Representative Hawkins, which would restrict PFAS and other toxic chemicals in children’s products and create disclosure and phase-out requirements. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• As a county with a median age of 32.4 years old, we've built our community infrastructure, such as this
• base narrowing to a peak when you move up the age groups.
• We talk about this particular first presentation, gentlemen, on New Mexico's age population.
• Those individuals, as they age, are moving up that pyramid.
• become working-age individuals, they start to contribute to the economy.

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• We should not be playing basketball at this age in this altitude, ever.
• Everybody remained healthy, the show went on as usual, and it was a giant success. Mr.
• So I think this is healthy.
• But I think this is a healthy process to start to look at that area and improve that area.
• Senator Ezell and I are the same age, so I can kind of talk along the...

Keywords: 996, all

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• So I think some of that happens with our Aging and Long Term Services Department.
• The Senior Community Service Employment Program—again, some of this money gets filtered through aging
• So those are aging services, labor, and education.
• The Healthy Food Index—Healthy Eating Index for government food programs scores at 100.
• And what I'm referring to is it makes sense that we look at a healthy food index.

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• I found out just eight years ago that I was adopted and was stunned to learn that at age 56, I wasn't
• Limiting enforcement to the AG would significantly undermine this policy.
• The AG always has that authority to do their investigative work.
• The AG always has that authority to do their investigative work and prosecutorial work.
• Well, sorry, that reveals my age.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 16, which would require county behavioral health directors to create clear pathways for clinicians to be authorized to initiate 5150 involuntary holds. The author and supporters argued the bill would reduce reliance on law enforcement and create more consistent crisis response standards statewide, while county behavioral health directors opposed it as an unfunded mandate that could increase law enforcement involvement and create implementation burdens. Members raised questions about county costs and funding, but the author emphasized the bill’s role in building a more clinical response system. SB 561 would require public guardians to acknowledge conservatorship referrals, make determinations within a reasonable time, and provide status updates on request. Supporters said the bill would reduce delays that leave vulnerable adults in limbo, while the opposition from public guardian representatives was removed after amendments. SB 381 drew extensive public testimony in support; it would allow California-born adoptees, and descendants of deceased adoptees, access to original birth certificates, with a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents. Supporters framed the bill as a matter of dignity, identity, and health, and there was no formal opposition on the record. The committee also discussed SB 880, which would give tenants and prospective owner-occupants notice and a first opportunity to make an offer when institutional investors sell certain homes. Supporters said it would expand homeownership opportunities and preserve neighborhood stability, while opponents warned about conflicts with federal law, bundled-sale restrictions, and impacts on build-to-rent and affordable housing projects. Members and the author discussed possible amendments to address those concerns. SB 1238 would impose a duty of care and additional transparency requirements on HOA managers and boards; supporters said it would protect homeowners from mismanagement, while the main opposition argued the duty should remain contractual and could increase litigation. Finally, SB 423 would require disclosure of emergency-service records related to private detention facilities, and SB 28 would make changes to the CARE Court process, including a statewide ombudsperson and expanded oversight; both drew support and opposition, with concerns focused on transparency, privacy, implementation, and the balance between treatment and coercion. SB 574, discussed at the end, would require disclosure and human oversight for AI use in courts and legal practice and create a complaint process for ADR providers, with the State Bar noting requested amendments related to complaint handling and confidentiality.

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• They're still very healthy at about 26.
• It Includes summer programming for school-aged kids.
• or preschool-aged.
• Still pretty healthy, 15.2 billion worth of general fund revenue.
• At the age of 11 or 12, they start thinking about options and they get education.

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• Lord, we pray that this chamber would be a model to our nation, a place where healthy debate is welcomed
• <00:13:12.000><c> where</c> model to our nation, a place where model to our nation, a place where healthy
• ><c> debate</c><00:13:13.279><c> is</c><00:13:13.519><c> welcomed,</c><00:13:14.079><c> where</c> healthy
• debate is welcomed, where healthy debate is welcomed, where differing<00:13:14.800><c> views</c><00:
• that, obviously, the institution is bigger than all of us, and it's really important in this day and age

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• 2025 was an all-time high ridership year for paratransit, and it continues to climb as our region's aging
• It's super crucial that we have strong, robust, healthy transit options for folks who live in all parts
• 13:25.320><c> have</c><00:13:25.720><c> strong,</c><00:13:26.160><c> robust,</c><00:13:26.640><c> healthy
• </c><00:13:27.680><c> uh</c> that we have strong, robust, healthy uh that we have strong, robust, healthy
• c><00:35:13.760><c> person</c><00:35:14.160><c> under</c><00:35:14.359><c> the</c><00:35:14.480><c> age

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Fund savings associated with the implementation of a $30 monthly premium per individual for adults aged
• includes ongoing General Fund savings associated with the elimination of dental benefits for adults aged
• Universal school meals, including funds for infrastructure and training, healthy food procurement, and
• I think we'll come to a really healthy close here as we approve this bill in the coming days.
• People need to be healthy in the state of California, a value of the state of California.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• If COBRA best suits you, based on your age, based on your health condition, based on the benefits that
• system, both customers of ACA plans and short-term plans, are benefited by attracting the young and healthy
• And healthy into the marketplace, and this is one way of doing that.
• As of 2019, 75% of CPAs were of retirement age.
• As of 2019, 75% of CPAs were of retirement age.

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• know so many folks on the other side of the aisle really want to make sure that we're protecting our ag
• resolve congestion, though, reduce the number of lane miles, combat development of our natural lands, our ag
• Minnesota, when we're in a state of deficit right now in our general fund, our transportation budgets are healthy
• Our trunk highway funds are healthy.
• There are two working groups that were brought over by the Senate: one to look at the age at which students

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• SOCIAL, RESTORATIVE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MEDICAID AND MEDICARE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS 55 YEARS OF AGE
• ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 55 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT RISK OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION LIVING IN THE DESIGNATED
• TELE DENTISTRY CONSULTATIONS ARE HEALTHY FOR DEVELOPING TREATMENT PLANS AND IN OFFICE VISITS AS WELL
• EVEN WANT THE FUNDING ALLOCATED FROM LAST YEAR TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM THROUGH LIVE HEALTHY FLORIDA'S
• RECOVERY AND DISASTER RELIEF IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS A GREAT SLIDE BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU THAT WE SERVE ALL AGES

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• We focus particular attention on the healthy growth and development of Black children, Indigenous children
• quality and quantity challenges, biodiversity loss, and timber supply are all mitigated by sustaining healthy
• with direction from locally elected boards, work in cooperation with private landowners toward our healthy
• to carry out the important work that we do, tackling much-needed work on our woodlands, shorelands, ag
• executive director of Clean Elections, Minnesota, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works for healthy

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• However, age verification is a rapidly evolving area of technology.
• Bans by age do raise constitutional concerns.
• And our AG in Utah is actually working on this right now.
• And our AG in Utah is actually working on this right now.
• That kind of structure does not foster healthy competition.

Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency approved the February 11, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills. SB 1668, dealing with funeral and disposition timelines and related requirements for unborn children and minors, drew emotional testimony from funeral industry representatives and a parent about burdensome deadlines and problems obtaining signatures from an ex-partner; it also drew opposition over language referencing abortion clinics and reproductive freedom. The committee adopted a due-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. SB 1286, on veterinary telemedicine prescription limits, was amended to shorten non-antimicrobial prescriptions to 30 days and allow antimicrobial prescriptions for up to 14 days without an in-person exam; veterinarians and industry representatives were neutral with caution or supportive, while opponents warned about overprescribing and inadequate diagnosis. The amended bill passed 4-3. The committee then passed SB 1235, joining the emergency services personnel licensure interstate compact, on a 7-0 vote, with the sponsor describing it as a reciprocity measure for EMTs and paramedics. SB 1446, which changes dialysis social worker documentation from monthly to quarterly to match federal and most state practice, also passed unanimously after support from DaVita. SB 1515, an Industrial Commission cleanup bill that renames positions, removes obsolete private employment office oversight language, and shifts publication of fee schedules online, was amended and passed 7-0. SB 1678, concerning documentation and oversight in health care institutions and group homes for vulnerable adults, was amended to remove a patient-form requirement and instead require DHS investigation when EMS personnel complain that a DNR was not provided; providers moved to neutral or support after the amendment, and the bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1747, which would require social media platforms to terminate accounts for minors under 14 and certain 14- and 15-year-olds without parental consent and impose age-verification and harmful-content restrictions. Opponents from NetChoice, TechNet, and Meta raised privacy, security, and constitutional concerns and argued for app-store-based parental controls instead, while a parents’ advocate supported the bill as a starting point for child safety. The transcript ends during that hearing without a final committee action on SB 1747.

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• It's in alignment with our DHHS roadmap for our system of care for healthy aging and the work we do for
• </c><00:10:33.240><c> we</c><00:10:33.440><c> do</c><00:10:33.880><c> for</c> for healthy aging and the
• work we do for for healthy aging and the work we do for our<00:10:34.640><c> New</c><00:10:34.880><c
• </c> on Hampshire State Commission on Aging on Hampshire State Commission on Aging which<00:21:50.559
• </c> where we're getting into aging where we're getting into aging populations<03:53:28.359><c> um</c

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