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• comptroller violated plaintiffs' due process rights by wrongly decertifying them and denying them access
• But I remember when opportunities were not accessible to me; I could not secure meetings with prospective
• For more than 35 years, the HUB program has been a cornerstone of Texas' effort to ensure fair access
• And when I tried to reach out to the department, the website wasn't found. It had disappeared.
• And when I tried to reach out to the department, the website wasn't found. It had disappeared.

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• um through uh we're doing a website um through uh we're doing a website cleanup<00:07:33.120>
• We need to work on making to access it.
• them more easily to find on our website. them more easily to find on our website.
• <00:10:24.880> to uh to uh support increase access to uh to uh support increase access to
• I mean, that's access to other state agencies that access to other state agencies that would<02:04:51.760

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Summary: The Department of Health presented its supplemental budget requests and described several sources of uncertainty affecting federal funding, including policy changes, shutdown-related disruptions, and shifting appropriations proposals in Congress. Officials said some federal grants had been terminated and then restored, but the department still faces added administrative burden to access funds. They also said trust in public health institutions has declined, and outlined efforts to respond through community engagement, website cleanup, social media, and transparency dashboards. The department highlighted staffing and operations issues, noting a 29.7% vacancy rate and the success of its hiring pilot under Act 291, which has hired 38 candidates with an average 95-day hiring timeline. On the budget side, officials said the supplemental request includes increases in general, special, and revolving funds, and they walked through the first major general fund item for emergency medical services. After discussion, they said the EMS request was reduced from $8 million to $4.5 million to cover collective bargaining increases and keep contracts whole through August 2027. Behavioral health items included the payment crisis center in Ewa, which has connected more than 2,000 people to services, though roughly one-third remain unconnected or return frequently. Members questioned the quality of follow-up data and whether the program is reducing repeat use. The department also discussed state hospital decompression efforts, including use of the behavioral health crisis center, transfers to community hospitals, neighbor-island placements, and direct discharge to long-term care facilities; officials said the hospital is licensed for 292 beds and has seen census pressures rise again. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on Kalaupapa/Kalawao jurisdiction and preservation after patient care ends. Members pressed the department on the lack of a clear statewide plan, the roles of DOH, DNR, and DHHL, and what happens to land, buildings, and the cemetery after the last patient leaves. DOH said the current law is unclear on an end date, that the proposed bill would change the law, and that the landowners’ agreements with the National Park Service and each other will shape the transition. Officials said they would provide more information at a later hearing.

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• Submitted comments are shared with the senators and are posted on the committee's website for public
• The Senate's website. So why are we here today?
• Continue to view the live stream available on the Senate website via the link that is visible in the
• Broadband access in Texas is still deeply unequal.
• It is all public data and can be accessed through the Senate Committee portal. Thank you, Mr.

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• SENATE BILL 1606 IS A PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS.
• PATIENT ACCESS.
• AND ADDITION ACCESS IS WHAT IT DOES IS ALLOW THIRD PARTIES TO GET ACCESS AND IT'S BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE
• IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO SOMEONE'S PORTAL IT IS INFINITE. INFINITE TIME FRAME.
• THIS PRESENTS SUCH A BURDEN AND ALSO PRESENTS A COMPLICATION OF HAVING ACCESS IF THERE IS A WEBSITE YOU

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• to scam tickets to inflated websites to scam tickets to inflated prices<00:35:59.080> are<00:
• <00:44:08.850> [clears throat] Tickets accessible to ordinary Vermonters.
• unlawful to use deceptive web website unlawful to use deceptive web website addresses<00:49:08.560
• And the QR code has to link to the test results or, again, to the US FDA's website with guidance and
• results or again to the US FDA's website results or again to the US FDA's website with<01:52:24.600

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• on our website for public consumption. on our website for public consumption.
• So, can anyone access that information about rates and actuarial analysis?"
• And that one, it's network adequacy reporting is in your inaccurate leading to insufficient access to
• Just check the website, and all of these will be on there, hopefully later today. Okay?
• So that's when it website later today.

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Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on January 12, 2026, to approve the December 10, 2025 minutes and continue finalizing its findings and recommendations. Members reviewed findings on administrative inefficiencies, Medicaid and workforce participation under HR 1, Medicaid budget growth, rural health transformation fund development, and provider tax/state-directed payment changes. The board approved a motion to change “pilot” to “partnership” in the workforce-related recommendation, and also adopted a technical amendment clarifying overlapping HCBS services by removing reference to adult daycare waiver services and revising the language to focus on reducing duplication, simplifying provider contracting, and standardizing processes across programs. A separate technical correction was noted to change “DMS” to “DPH” in the rural health transformation finding, to be handled in the final edits. Several findings drew discussion but no final substantive vote during the meeting. On the rural health transformation fund, Dr. Berg said Kentucky had done well in federal funding and noted limits on what could be shared publicly, while Commissioner Lee said a public website had been created and recommended the department reference be changed to the Department for Public Health. Finding five prompted extended discussion about provider taxes, state-directed payment reductions under HR 1, and whether the board should address the relationship between actuarial studies, MCO payments, and actual provider reimbursement more directly. Senator Meredith and others argued for a broader, more transparent baseline review of rates across provider groups, while Commissioner Lee said CMS will require certain fee schedule comparisons to Medicare beginning July 1, 2026, and that quarterly expenditure reports already go to LRC. The board did not finish resolving finding five during the meeting and agreed to return to it after staff prepared more explicit language. Members also discussed the possibility of an all-payers claims database as a better way to understand what is being paid across payers and services. No final vote on the full findings package was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, but the board did adopt the noted amendments and continued working through the remaining language.

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• As a basic proposition, I don't think minors should be accessing pornography.
• of limiting miners ability to get access of limiting miners ability to get access to<00:31:06.320
• I don't think minors should be accessing I don't think minors should be accessing pornography pornography
• <00:32:33.039> the Suzy uh saw you know did access the Suzy uh saw you know did access the
• It basically places the onus on certain websites that can be found to substantially be producing this

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by explaining that the meeting was a work session and that votes would only be taken where there was clear consensus. CACR 6, the proposed constitutional amendment on a “right to compute,” was discussed first but not acted on because the prime sponsor was absent. Members raised concerns about whether the issue belonged in the constitution and what the amendment would mean in practice, and the chair recessed the matter for a future meeting. HB 74, concerning the definition of “citizen” for the right-to-know law and disclosure of preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum or majority of a public body, drew little support. Members noted the Senate’s prior rejection of a related bill and agreed the proposal was unlikely to advance. A motion to ITL the bill passed unanimously by roll call, 15-0, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. HB 232, dealing with rights of conscience for medical professionals, was also recessed. Members said they had not yet seen the amendment, which was described as narrowing the bill to abortion-related issues and limiting penalties. Several members said they could not judge the bill without the amendment and expected disagreement, so the chair recessed it. HB 253, on interest-bearing pooled trust accounts maintained by lawyers, was discussed at length; the chair said the bill did not address the underlying IOLTA issue and would likely create conflict with the bar and judiciary. Members cited existing Supreme Court procedures and suggested the bill was unnecessary. A straw vote showed support for interim study and ITL, and the committee ultimately voted 15-0 to place HB 253 on consent. HB 293, aimed at preventing minors from accessing obscene material on internet-connected devices, prompted substantial debate. Members generally supported the goal but objected to the bill’s private right of action, its focus on manufacturers rather than content providers or internet platforms, uncertainty about the filtering technology required, and concerns about defining obscenity on a national rather than community basis. The committee discussed forming a subcommittee to work on the bill further, and members volunteered to serve, indicating the issue would be revisited rather than voted on immediately.

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• And as DRF, we would like a wider swath of individuals to be able to access work.
• Unfortunately, what that means is we lose access to our in-home care, and I lose access to the waiver
• to be able to achieve their dreams and... ...that is on a home and community-based waiver has access
• Senate Bill 1594 would ensure that veterans benefits accessed by a foster care agency are not used to
• Plus, my email and my phone number are on our website.

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs heard and advanced several bills and confirmations. SB 1016, on medical assistance eligibility for working persons with disabilities, was amended to remove automatic enrollment and to improve information sharing between AHCA and DCF; supporters said the bill codifies an existing program that helps developmentally disabled adults work without losing Medicaid coverage, and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 1002, on temporary custody of minor children, was amended to focus on substance abuse as a pathway for court intervention when parental drug abuse creates ongoing risk to a child, and it was also reported favorably. SB 1594, on veteran benefit payments for minor clients in foster care, would ensure military benefits accessed for foster youth are preserved for post-secondary education or aftercare rather than used as reimbursement to agencies; it passed favorably without amendment. The committee also considered SB 1630 on aging and disability services, a broad modernization bill covering long-term care screening, emergency continuity of care, area agency oversight, Alzheimer’s services, home care, and guardianship reforms. Two amendments were adopted, including one on competitive procurement and another allowing area agencies on aging to directly provide core services during emergencies with department approval. Supporters emphasized caregiver navigation, dementia training, and service continuity, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1030 on substance abuse services/recovery residences was taken up with a substitute amendment that narrowed transfer definitions, required faster licensure action for existing providers adding levels of care, and limited credentialing entities’ access to resident medical records; stakeholders said further work was needed, but the committee still reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard the nomination of Robert Astellos to lead the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. He outlined priorities including reducing the pre-enrollment list, improving transparency and family involvement, strengthening customer service, and streamlining agency processes. Several disability and provider organizations appeared in support, and the committee voted to recommend his confirmation. The committee then recommended confirmation of the appointees on tabs 7 through 10 by a single favorable vote, and adjourned at the end of the meeting.

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• To ensure members of the public and media have access to our proceedings today, this hearing will be
• streamed on the Assembly's website, and members of the public can provide testimony in person.
• The hearing will be streamed on the Assembly's website, and members of the public can provide testimony
• To preserve the safety of everyone and ensure the public's access to the discussion, please follow the
• So if there were people taking, being able to access it and help their businesses before, they can still

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact met on July 11, 2025, and heard six measures focused on small business contracting, ports and trade, local economic development, clean energy transition, tariff impacts, and infrastructure finance. SB 70 would raise the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act contract cap from $250,000 to $350,000 and index it to inflation; supporters said it would reflect current economic conditions, while opponents argued it could reduce transparency, favor larger firms, and strain small businesses’ ability to carry inventory and wait for payment. The bill was approved 7-0 to Appropriations. AJR 14 urged federal agencies to consider the effects of tariff policy on California ports, with testimony emphasizing impacts on cargo volumes, jobs, supply chains, and infrastructure needs; it passed 7-0. SB 781 would require cities and counties to adopt small business utilization plans and strengthen the California Small Business Technical Assistance Program; chambers of commerce and committee members supported it as a way to expand procurement opportunities and technical assistance, and it passed 7-0 to Local Government. SB 227 would extend and expand the Green Empowerment Zone in Contra Costa County, add environmental justice representatives, and extend authorization to 2040; it passed 7-0 to the floor. SB 263 would direct the California Transportation Agency to study the statewide impacts of tariffs, with supporters from the ports, retail, and trucking sectors arguing that better data is needed to guide budgeting and policy responses; it passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 769 would create the Golden State Infrastructure Fund to finance major infrastructure projects through a revolving public-private investment model; supporters said it would help address long-term infrastructure needs and prepare for major events, and the bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations after opposition was withdrawn. All measures were reported out of committee, and the meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m.

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• But at least it gives them a starting place to access this information.
• There is currently not a live fire shoot house that we have access to do that type of training.
• I think that's just the format for the website, ma'am. It has a light coloring to it.
• As far as access to our data sets, right now it's going to be very manual.
• So it's already data that the department has access to.

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• I saw it briefly on the website yesterday when I looked at it. the pension income received based on the
• yesterday when I looked at the website yesterday when I looked at it<00:11:19.920> take<00:11
• My certified Minnesota tax preparer didn't know this information and, based off the website, advised
• the State Department of Revenue website the State Department of Revenue website as<01:39:07.280>
• Senator Klein, when I look at the revenue notices, I actually took a look at the website last night,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The young man told me it was the website with the best service.
• Mifepristone and misoprostol are safe. and access to these medications, including online access, is essential
• care, you are attempting to further restrict access to care.
• But these websites are changing the story.
• to abortion. ever allow legal access to abortion.

Bills: SB10, SB16, SB6, SB 6, SB 10, SB 16

Keywords: trafficking, prostitution, affirmative defense, victims, criminal justice reform, victim rights, criminal justice, judicial reform, court procedures, mental health services, criminal penalties, court security, SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life

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• is open for watching in person, and this hearing can be watched via live stream on the Assembly's website
• This email address is also posted on our website.
• to all first responders and each AV through each AV manufacturer's website.
• The public have access to that information, and that is critically important.
• How are you able to access? Is it that Waymo remotely unlocks the vehicle so that you can get in?

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard an informational hearing on California’s newly finalized autonomous vehicle regulations, with DMV and CHP officials describing the updated framework and committee members pressing them on safety, enforcement, and first-responder impacts. DMV said the rules, effective April 28, 2026, expand reporting, create a phased permitting system from testing to deployment, add requirements for safety cases, remote operations, and first-responder coordination, and open a path for heavy-duty AV testing and deployment while still prohibiting oversized loads and hazardous materials. CHP said it worked with DMV on enforcement tools, first-responder interaction plans, and training local agencies on the new notice of noncompliance process. Members asked about crash data, immobilizations, freeway and construction-zone safety, weigh-station enforcement, and whether foreign licenses can qualify for remote assistants or drivers; DMV and CHP said the rules are intended to keep AVs accountable and that heavy-duty AVs will be held to the same roadway standards as human-driven commercial vehicles. A second panel focused on data collection and enforcement. Consumer attorneys argued the prior rules were too limited because DMV stopped collecting meaningful data once AVs moved from testing to deployment, making it difficult for the public and litigants to understand incidents; they supported the new regulations but urged that the collected information be made public. The industry association said California now has the nation’s most robust AV oversight, with monthly or quarterly reporting of collisions, system failures, immobilizations, harsh braking, vehicle miles traveled, and notices of noncompliance, plus broad DMV authority to restrict or suspend operations. In response to questions, the industry said it generally supports the new framework, believes the regulations are clear, and does not favor full federal preemption of state AV rules, though it wants federal standards for design, construction, and performance. A third panel addressed first-responder interaction and remote operations. The San Francisco Fire Department described repeated AV interference with emergency scenes and said AVs have generated hundreds of “sleeper calls,” where passengers fall asleep and trigger 911 responses; the department said these incidents consume significant staff time and it wants better protocols to reduce unnecessary dispatches. Waymo said it has trained thousands of public-safety personnel, maintains a 24/7 emergency line, uses geofencing/avoid-the-area messages, and can allow first responders to manually override or move vehicles when needed. Committee members asked about sleeper-call prevention, remote assistant licensing and drug testing, communication redundancies during outages, and how manual overrides work for vehicles without traditional controls; Waymo said it is collaborating with responders and that its vehicles are designed to reach a safe stop if connectivity is lost. The final panel began with testimony on heavy-duty autonomous vehicles. A transportation researcher said freight is essential to California’s economy and that heavy-duty AVs pose distinct safety risks because of their weight, stopping distance, and the potentially severe consequences of crashes or immobilizations on highways. He said the new regulations are important because they create a regulated pathway for heavy-duty AV deployment, require a safety case, set mileage thresholds, and add reporting categories that can serve as leading safety indicators. The hearing was still in progress when the transcript ended, with additional testimony expected from labor and industry witnesses on heavy-duty AV deployment.

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• So it's been approved, but it still isn't up on the website.
• I hear it should go on the website today and, and for future reference, I know it's too late for this
• this is to provide adult, uh, hydraulic adult changing tables to make us, uh, public spaces more accessible
• that would be eligible to have those installed so that we can make sure that all of New Mexico is accessible
• cutting occurred in May at the Explorer Children's Museum in Albuquerque, and I look forward to people accessing

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• And they were surprised, because after all, they had access to his safety deposit box.
• They had access to his unopened mail.
• Access to digital assets, or UFADA, which gave an executor the same rights to access those persons' account
• I urge the Joint Committee to make psilocybin legal access a legal option.
• Correct, the person who is having problems getting the access. Grace Rungu?” Welcome.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.

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• The root causes of this rise in hunger go beyond access to food.
• We don't want to turn people that are hungry, but according to the TFAP and the USDA website, you have
• you have to be website you have to be eligible<00:25:21.120> uh<00:25:21.320> and<00:25
• at food shelves about equal access at food shelves M<00:26:59.000> uh<00:26:59.240> lastly
• And that's not just my only question here, but whichever ones is accessible to a type 1 diabetic that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Second, let me just move to our enhanced rail access.
• You know, its meetings and materials are listed on the Utah Public Notice website.
• So expanding capital, expanding access throughout the state.
• So this... ...without access to banking or to capital. So this is an expansion.
• The UMake Network—Utah Maker Access and Knowledge ecosystem—is what UMake stands for.

Keywords: 985, all

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• So, we have more than doubled access in the last seven years across the state.
• And so we don't have the same number of school-based health center access in the younger grades as we
• So if we can just work to provide families with access to places where they can get the immunizations
• So if you're speaking with people in your constituency, please feel free to send them to this website
• Low to moderate income New Mexicans who otherwise don't have access to affordable health care.

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• to us of of that any of you can access to us of of that any of you can access it<00:23:40.039>
• Did you say we couldn't access an audit on this?
• Has there been a new finding from LBA that they will have access to that data?
• <01:56:51.239> television mine on its Public Access television mine on its Public Access television
• and display it in a really uh accessible and display it in a really uh accessible way<03:58:18.920

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 402, a bill to repeal a provision in RSA 194-F:2 stating that Education Freedom Account (EFA) funds “shall not constitute taxable income” to the parent or student. The bill sponsor argued the current language is misleading because the state cannot determine federal tax liability, and said the bill would simply remove inaccurate tax advice from state law. He cited IRS guidance and prior federal legislation, including a Ted Cruz proposal, to suggest some EFA uses may be taxable under federal law, while others may not, and said the bill could be amended if needed to avoid confusion. Testimony was sharply divided. Py Campbell opposed the bill, arguing it would unfairly single out EFA students and could amount to a tax on education funds, including for self-employed families, and recommended it be voted inexpedient to legislate. Stephen Matthew French, a tax preparer, also opposed the bill, saying IRS Publication 970 already makes clear that scholarship-type payments used for tuition and related expenses are not taxable, and that the bill addresses a problem that does not exist. He warned that adding tax reporting requirements could create administrative costs for families and the program administrator. Bill Ardinger, a tax attorney, supported the repeal of the statutory language, saying the state should not place potentially incorrect tax advice into law. He explained that under federal tax law, only certain scholarship-like uses are exempt, while many EFA-eligible expenses may not be, especially for families using the program for homeschooling or other nontraditional expenses. He said the current statute could mislead families into thinking all EFA payments are tax-free and could expose the state to future legal problems. The hearing ended after questions from committee members; no vote or final action was taken in the transcript.

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• And I know that from reading their websites.
• And I know that from reading their websites.
• And I know that from reading their websites.
• And I know that from reading their websites.
• :01:34.319> Unity Christian's website says, "At Unity Christian's website says, "At Unity Christian

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