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• <00:08:11.720> at of our young women um I have competed at of our young women um I have competed
• ’re competing at now.
• <00:46:11.599> are soccer teams that we have competing are soccer teams that we have competing
• If we had no women's WNBA, those women would not be able to compete in the NBA.
• those women would not be able to compete those women would not be able to compete in<01:37:22.920

Bills: HF1233

Keywords: women's athletics, gender, sports competition, Human Rights Act, biological sex, participation limits, 1183, house

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• Governance not to compete, and a large body of case law has developed around these sections, giving a
• B relating specifically to physician non-competes.
• Many agree that an up-to-one-year time limit is a reasonable duration for a non-compete agreement.
• Many physicians in the United States are bound by non-compete agreements.
• Yet in health care, the negative consequences of non-compete agreements outweigh most benefits.

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

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• SB528 by Schwartner, relating to... ...to Inpatient Competency Restoration Services.
• Senate Bill 528 requires Inpatient Competency Restoration Providers to establish a memorandum of understanding
• It also... ...establishes a notification requirement for these Inpatient Competency Restoration (ICR)
• Just as a clarification, Inpatient Competency Restoration is a court-ordered treatment process designed

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• Hampshire law by placing non-compete Hampshire law by placing non-compete clauses<01:05:22.000><
• Where's the non-compete come in, as I understand the bill?
• Where's the non-compete come in, as I understand the bill?
• <01:54:56.320> and agency and there was no non-compete and agency and there was no non-compete
• <02:17:33.359> it's<02:17:33.679> really really non-compete it's really really non-compete

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Our three-part licensure exam series works together as one exam, each measuring different competencies
• Licensure should be based on competency and not convenience.
• Licensure should be based on competency and not convenience.
• Licensure should be based on competency and not convenience.
• Licensure should be based on competency and not convenience.

Keywords: 0:22 – Roll Call 0:30 – Approval of minutes 1:04 – Department of Veterans Affairs 2:06 – Board of Pharmacy 3:20 – Board of Optometric Examiners 39:26 – Board of Nursing 40:07 – Board of Emergency Medical Services 41:52 – Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources 44:36 – Transportation Cabinet: Department of Vehicle Registration 45:36 – Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 47:00 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services: Department for Medicaid Services 49:59 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services: Department for Community-Based Services, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then took up several regulations. The first was a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation, with a staff amendment, to allow nurse practitioners to apply for the Veterans Affairs nurse loan repayment program year-round and to make technical drafting changes. The committee heard from the Office of Kentucky Veteran Centers, then adopted the staff amendment and approved the regulation without objection. The main item of the meeting was the Board of Optometric Examiners’ proposed amendment to 201 KAR 5:010, which would allow applicants to use the Optometry Examining Board of Canada written exam in place of part one of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry exam for licensure. The board said the change would improve access to care, provide an additional pathway for Canadian-trained candidates, and still require applicants to pass the remaining national board parts. Opponents, including NBEO officials, ARBO, Pearson VUE, and several optometrists, argued the Canadian exam is not equivalent, does not test the same biomedical science content, is not validated for U.S. scope of practice, and raises concerns about test security, transparency, and portability across states. They urged the committee to find the amendment deficient or vote no. Committee members questioned both sides about prior communication with the board, whether Kentucky would be the first state to adopt such a change, the rationale for the proposal, and the cost difference between the exams. Supporters said the board had received some written comments and one phone call, and that the proposal was driven by access concerns and the presence of Canadian students. Opponents said they had not had direct discussions with the Kentucky board before the hearing. No final vote on the optometry regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee heard extensive testimony and rebuttal before moving on.

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• So how do we compete and win?
• project, we can't compete. project, we can't compete.
• because in some cases we're competing because in some cases we're competing against<00:47:59.920
• competing with? competing with? >> Mr.<01:00:52.240> Froch. >> Mr. Froch.
• . competed. competed.

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• Non-compete having a non-compete provision. This is what we’re trying to prohibit.
• Non-compete having a practitioner. Non-compete having a non-compete<02:36:41.120> provision.
• This is what non-compete provision.
• different than a non-compete clause. different than a non-compete clause.
• because of these non-competes. Okay. because of these non-competes. Okay.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee discussed House Bill 185, which would amend RSA 3109 to add timelines for OPLC’s complaint review and investigation process. Members reviewed the existing five-year limitation period for misconduct complaints and noted that the bill would add a 30-day deadline for the office to make a recommendation to the board and a 90-day deadline to complete investigations. Some members raised concerns that the new deadlines could conflict with the existing statute of limitations, create pressure to dismiss cases too quickly, and potentially undermine the separation between OPLC’s investigative role and the boards’ adjudicatory role established by House Bill 655. Nicholas Fry, OPLC general counsel, testified that the agency’s fiscal note originally assumed it would need roughly double its staff to meet the proposed deadlines, though a later amendment reduced that estimate somewhat. He said OPLC would still need additional personnel, including investigatory paralegals and a physician investigator for the Board of Medicine, to meet the timeframes. He also explained OPLC’s current complaint and hearing procedures, including new consumer-friendly correspondence, website guidance, and efforts by the enforcement division to improve transparency and communication with complainants and licensees. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors testified in support of the bill’s basic goal of speeding up intake and investigation, saying the 30-day intake/review period was reasonable and that the bill would not change OPLC’s role in that first step. He argued, however, that the investigation step is where delays occur, especially for lower-priority complaints, and that some cases have remained unresolved for years. Committee members also questioned how the added staffing costs would be paid, with discussion of whether they would come from license fees or the general fund. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And like their restrictive covenant cousins—non-competes, shadow non-competes, and no-poach agreements—that
• Just like when we talked about non-competes.
• Right now, our members compete Right now, our members compete nationally<00:18:32.240> and
• <00:29:26.399> as when we talked about non-competes as when we talked about non-competes as
• :34.960> were lots of non-competes that were lots of non-competes that were determined<00:29:35.679

Keywords: 1183, house

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• language around non-competes. language around non-competes.
• This is what I'm going to spend compete.
• <00:15:46.500> [clears throat] to compete [clears throat] to compete [clears throat] compete
• Just these non-competes in health care.
• <00:19:58.040> for have statutes that ban non-competes for have statutes that ban non-competes

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• You mentioned cultural competency and the need for more people to enter into these occupations and careers
• ... ...which allow us to be able to certify and decide what those core competencies will be and be billable
• , which list things like documentation, digital literacy, and the core competencies I mentioned earlier
• , such as cultural... ...literacy, the core competencies I mentioned earlier, such as cultural expertise
• Going through those different core competencies in that 80-hour training period, then taking a test for

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health met in Room 2100 and first established a quorum, then approved a six-bill consent calendar on a 6-0 vote, placing it on call. The committee then heard AB 2233, which would ensure that once applied behavior analysis services for autistic patients are authorized, families can use those approved hours across the authorization period rather than losing them to weekly utilization caps or scheduling barriers. The author and supporters, including behavior analysts and family advocates, said the bill would not expand benefits but would improve access to already authorized care; health plan and insurance representatives initially raised fraud and utilization-management concerns but said they would remove opposition after amendments preserving those safeguards. AB 2233 passed 7-0 and was placed on call. The committee next heard AB 96, which would remove the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for certification as a Medi-Cal peer support specialist. Supporters from county behavioral health, peer services, and local governments argued that lived experience, training, and certification standards—not a diploma—should determine eligibility, and that the change would help address workforce shortages and expand culturally competent peer support. One opposition witness from the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals testified against the bill, but the measure advanced on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations and was placed on call. The final major item was AB 1876, the Fair Care for All Act, which would codify federal non-discrimination protections in state law for health care coverage and services. Supporters said it would protect transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex patients from discriminatory coverage practices and preserve access to medically necessary care; opponents argued it would force coverage of gender-affirming interventions and reduce insurer safeguards. After debate over whether the bill expanded coverage, the author said it simply mirrored existing federal non-discrimination law. AB 1876 passed 7-1 and was re-referred to Judiciary, then placed on call. The committee later opened the roll to record absent members and concluded the meeting after all items were disposed of.

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• ...female sports that it’s only biological females that could compete.
• Only biological females can compete in female sports.
• Senator Lawson: Is it equitable for males to be permitted to compete in female sports?
• My concern is also for the opportunities that are missed if males compete in female sports.
• The 54 years is somebody who stands before you... compete in female sports?

Summary: The Senate received House communications listing numerous House-passed bills, substitutes, amendments, and concurrent resolutions, and then took up committee reports and a consent calendar. Consent Calendar 65 passed unanimously with 20 yes votes and included Senate Resolution 26 recognizing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, House Concurrent Resolution 131 on apprenticeship programs for school-based mental health professionals, House Concurrent Resolution 137 on mathematics instruction review, and House Concurrent Resolution 148 on a statewide menopause education strategy. Later, Consent Agenda N also passed with the required two-thirds vote and included a large group of bills on evidence and witnesses, Family Court jurisdiction, theft by impersonation, realty transfer tax, auto insurance practices, child services and educational services, STD prevention, agricultural and forestry matters, menstrual disorder materials, a Smyrna charter change, massage/body work, dry needling, and lead poisoning screening. Several substantive bills were debated and passed. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 314, modernizing Delaware’s rape shield law and clarifying how courts handle evidence of prior false sexual assault allegations, passed 21-0. Senate Bill 347, a cleanup bill to the Medical Debt Protection Act that expands prohibited collection actions and requires disclosure when a collector is a large health care facility, also passed 21-0. House Bill 300, creating a statewide Title IX coordinator in the Department of Education to support compliance and data collection for interscholastic athletics, passed after debate; Senate Amendment 1 to the bill, which would have required athletes to compete according to biological sex, was defeated 6-14 with one absent, and the underlying bill then passed 20-0 with one absent. The Senate also passed House Substitute 1 for House Bill 84, which limits mandatory employee attendance at meetings where employers convey political or religious views, after questions about employer, union, and exemption coverage; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 301, which clarifies criminal penalties for violence, threats, and intimidation at polling places and election-related sites, passed after discussion of what conduct it would cover; House Bill 63, addressing fireworks disclosures and related regulation, passed 19-2 after senators discussed enforcement and impacts on veterans, children, and pets; and House Bill 348, updating the electric vehicle rebate program to give DENREC more flexibility and expand eligibility, passed 16-5. The chamber then recessed until the next day.

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• Statewide positive supports competency Statewide positive supports competency program<01:28:42.719
• competency systems and a community-led competency based<01:31:16.400> review<01:31:16.679>
• <01:39:11.440> staff recruiting and training competent staff recruiting and training competent
• <01:39:55.320> based Al transitioning to a competency based Al transitioning to a competency
• <01:40:15.719> professionals treatment from competent professionals treatment from competent

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Then, members, on line 12, you'll see an issue related to the Arizona Commerce Authority Competes Fund
• However, there's a separate statutory provision that terminates the Competes Fund program itself within
• Fund and removes all current and all future deposits to the Competes Fund.
• So that's the overall context of what this proposal does for the Competes Fund.
• And when we repealed that Competes Fund distribution from the lottery, that money instead goes to the

Keywords: 1182, all

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• They compete once each day up at Kamehameha Schools.
• Compete with those larger markets.
• How are we going to keep, how are we going to compete with that?
• UH already competes with challenges that many other universities do not face.
• And we cannot tell UH to compete in today's market with yesterday's tools.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Midwives offer culturally competent, patient-centered care that can help mitigate these disparities.
• Midwives offer culturally competent, patient-centered care that can help mitigate these disparities.
• Midwives offer culturally competent, patient-centered care that can help mitigate these disparities.
• This would also help expand access to high-quality, culturally competent midwifery care in our state.
• Many competent providers willing to work in rural Minnesota have a similar situation.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That, in turn, Impacts competency evaluation.
• Let me make this clear: even with all of these, we do not conduct competency evaluations.
• And whether we can get competency evaluations. So, I think, I hope...
• Because of that issue, we are looking at AOT as part of the criminal competency bill.
• Criminal competency is next in our queue. Very soon in our queue.

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• Look, too many generations of women have fought too hard for that opportunity to compete to just have
• And later on that day, a man competed in the women's.
• I stand with her in the. fight for ensuring female athletes never have to compete against biological
• We train, we compete, and God willing, we win.
• And it was a moment to pause and to say that little girls all over this nation get to compete in the

Bills: SJR 5, SJR 36, SJR 5, SJR 5, SR 105, SR 121, SB 17, SB 19, SB 25, SB 28, SB 17, SB 19, SB 25, SB 28

Keywords: bail, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, public safety, constitutional amendment, school safety, mental health, emergency response, education policy, law enforcement, SR 121, Senate Resolution 121, Pete Alfaro, Pedro Cuellar Alfaro, Pedro Alfaro, Baytown, Texas Senate tribute, in memory, memorial resolution, condolence resolution

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• If the person is deemed not competent, then it, and we're getting to part.
• competent, Mr.
• Initial competency hearing in district court first to see, let that district court judge determine competency
• Speaker, gentlelady, that if the person is not competent, not treatable to competency, yet found dangerous
• Speaker, gentlelady, if that not competency or not competent to stand trial is found and they're transferred

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• And you can do all that in metro court and decide, you know, whether they're competent or not competent
• maybe need to look at changing in the next 30 days, because I'm finding lots of problems in the competency
• In essence, that is the way—well, any enumerated crime that would send a person that is non-competent
• to the hospital to be treated for competency.
• Competency. Those crimes are enumerated by you. Those are all felonies.

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• At least until the court can decide whether the non compete or guard leave agreement has been violated
• The talks about allowing Non competes for an employee who has access to his or her employer or clients
• What happens if an employee works in the state that does prohibit these non compete could and employer
• The employee has to leave under one of these situations and then has to go to a competing company and
• The thing is what if the non competing bills go down to all employees in the state of Florida?

Keywords: 999, senate, all