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• If they don't have access to the providers, that may be a concern.
• Ensures that patients with serious mental health illnesses have access to prescription medications by
• This approach protects access, supports accountability, and keeps patients first.
• It repeals the delayed repeal of the Healthcare Delivery and Access Act.
• This is essential to trying to help our workforce and ultimately access for care for our patients.

Bills: SB101 , SB21 , HM52 , HB132 , SB14 , SB20

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation

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• And even though we've been accessing these resources, the problem is the transparency in the proposed
• For us, the bill is about equity, local control, and access. Ferry systems are not a conveyance.
• We use these funds to maintain critical residential and industrial local access streets.
• House Bill 2727 concerns establishing the Educational Transit Access Grant Program.
• It is a data-driven approach about expanding access to students who look like me.

Bills: HB2588 , HB2722 , HB2727

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation

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• We know some kids need their device to access their blood sugar monitor.
• And as a parent, I want my kids to have access to their phone.
• I've used my iPhone; it has a feature where I can shut off my own access to my apps.
• And I will just add again, I needed to put those access restrictions on my phone myself.
• Child care access, or lack thereof, really does create retention and... ...accessing child care.

Bills: SB6192 , SB6206 , SB5346 , SB6125 , SB5841 , SB5907 , SB5951

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: education, reading, mathematics, student intervention, instruction, academic standards, child care, first responders, incentives, pilot program, mobile phones, cell phones, smartphones, school phones, classroom distraction, digital citizenship, media literacy, internet safety, cyberbullying, student mental health

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• And then the ingredients part, you want to expand on that?
• shortages, as I mentioned, this legislation presents a meaningful practical step toward improving patient access
• shortages, as I mentioned, this legislation presents a meaningful practical step toward improving patient access
• shortages, as I mentioned, this legislation presents a meaningful practical step toward improving patient access

Bills: HB139 , HB172 , HB156 , HB139 , HB172 , HB156

Committee: House Health

Keywords: HB139, Alabama discrimination, civil rights, public accommodations, employment discrimination, equal access, protected classes, race discrimination, sex discrimination, religious discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, national origin discrimination, school board discrimination, labor organization, employment agency, retaliation, private right of action, punitive damages, attorney fees

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• No one would have access to it after the fact, not even law enforcement.
• So it basically frees—it's an offline wallet that they can't have access to.
• It does not expand the powers or duties of peace officers.
• We're not asking for peace officers to expand.
• It will still cause you problems accessing housing.

Bills: HB867 , HB1347 , HB1801 , HB1820 , HB2197 , HB2617 , HB3110 , HB3166 , HB3330 , HB4237 , HB4342 , HB4629 , HB4933 , HJR148

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: criminal case dismissal, attorney discretion, law enforcement misconduct, judicial approval, evidence, judicial consent, transparency, healthcare, Medicare, insurance, elderly, retired, benefits, access, cost, criminal justice, case dismissal, prosecutorial discretion, law enforcement oversight, criminal procedure

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• The authority to access juvenile case information for the purpose of appointing assigned counsel for

Bills: HB867 , HB1347 , HB1801 , HB1820 , HB2197 , HB2617 , HB3110 , HB3166 , HB3330 , HB4237 , HB4342 , HB4629 , HB4933 , HJR148

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: criminal case dismissal, attorney discretion, law enforcement misconduct, judicial approval, evidence, judicial consent, transparency, healthcare, Medicare, insurance, elderly, retired, benefits, access, cost, criminal justice, case dismissal, prosecutorial discretion, law enforcement oversight, criminal procedure

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• to needed medical care, children access to their schools, the displaced access to food and shelter,
• to needed medical care, children access to their schools, the displaced access to food and shelter,
• to needed medical care, children access to needed medical care, children access<00:54:46.360><c> to<
• to their schools, the displaced access to their schools, the displaced access<00:54:47.960><c> to</c
• to food and shelter, people of access to food and shelter, people of faith<00:54:49.720><c> access</

Bills: HF3415

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B

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• So HB 1316 was passed three years ago to expand 1.2 to 1.4 before.
• HB 1316 was passed three years ago to expand from 1.2 to 1.4.
• Health care access: nearly one in four Running Start students are reporting inadequate access.
• For the record, Kelly Gunn, staff, before you Senate Bill 6217, an act relating to expanding access to
• accessible to wealthy families in Washington State.

Bills: SB6209 , SB6217 , SB6227 , SB6235

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: financial aid, higher education, private institutions, student awards, affordability, Washington college grant, postsecondary education, nondegree programs, educational access, data collection, parenting students, education, support services, academic performance, college athletics, private equity, sovereign wealth funds, student athletes, financial agreements

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• This relates to increasing access to and reducing the tax on Internet services.
• lastly, members, it provides tax relief to support broadband expansion by exempting internet service access
• We just want to ensure that everyone has access to reliable and affordable internet services.
• Just to expand on this bill. Not only in Texas, but Texas is unique, we say that often.
• Access to them, too.

Bills: HB2838 , HB2964 , HB3213 , SB924

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Keywords: broadband, internet access, digital equity, tax reduction, government funding, rural counties, fiber-optic, state funding, infrastructure, digital divide, economic development, fiber-optic cable, excavation, utilities, civil penalties, municipal regulations, video services, regulation, public right-of-way, franchise authority

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• So, it is expensive, and the city's position is that all parties benefiting from accessing the public's
• about the constitutional concerns that large for-profit streaming services would be granted free access
• PEG fees, public access television fees.
• service that is currently being provided, as well as the number of addresses that currently have fiber access
• or just broadband. access in general.

Bills: HB2838 , HB2964 , HB3213 , SB924

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Keywords: broadband, internet access, digital equity, tax reduction, government funding, rural counties, fiber-optic, state funding, infrastructure, digital divide, economic development, fiber-optic cable, excavation, utilities, civil penalties, municipal regulations, video services, regulation, public right-of-way, franchise authority

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• HB 310 is simply an appropriation bill for $1 million to expand the planning, the development, the study
• Thank you all right next up on the agenda we have HB 194, expand metro redevelopment code and projects

Bills: HB310 , HB323 , HM51 , HB194

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Keywords: museum, cultural affairs, lowrider, Espanola, appropriation, feasibility study, broadband access, low-income, rural areas, Indian nations, affordable internet, employment opportunities, detention centers, immigration, economic development, repurposing facilities, job transition, rural development, housing, affordable housing

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• or indirectly accessing critical infrastructure.
• And if we kind of relate to the first bill that was discussed here, these devices have remote access
• The reason for that is that these batteries have remote access that connects to the grid.
• The state of Texas is investigating that battery system for allowing remote access into the Texas grid
• Don't put these cameras that we know allow backdoor access into critical infrastructure on the front

Bills: HB2121 , HB2134 , HB2451 , HB2700

Committees: House Science & Technology , House House Science & Technology Committee of Reference

Keywords: modification, electronic equipment, consumer rights, OEM restrictions, civil penalties, intellectual property, critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, Arizona Space Commission, strategic plan, aerospace, economic development, space industry, education, workforce training, assistive technology, disability services

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• It's to make it more accessible to people, similar to what we all go through with a campaign finance
• That way everybody would have access to it if they so desired to come and check it out.
• know, the biggest thing for me is just to make sure that if someone wants to see it, it's easily accessible
• And this distance really will limit access that many Alabamians have for these tanks that they use for
• If the committee wants to ensure that everyday Alabamians can continue to access the affordable energy

Bills: HB407 , SB306 , SB320 , SB321

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: local redevelopment, tax payments, transient occupancy, state revenue, authority powers, transparency, discretionary accounts, government accountability, public access, online publication, liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulations, public gathering places, cylinder storage, proximity regulations, drycleaning, environmental remediation, pollution, hazardous waste, trust fund

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• New recommendations include strengthening the partnership access line funding cuts.
• And I lost access. It prevented me from working in my profession.
• Children and families in this state struggle to access needed resources.
• The Legislature should invest in expanding the dental care provider network.
• We are here today in support of HB 2314 that would establish a pilot program to expand access to dental

Bills: HB2429 , HB2171 , HB2314 , HB2364 , HB2415

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: behavioral health, youth support, mental health services, children's health, support services, foster youth, child welfare, education, mental health, dental care, habilitation centers, residential services, healthcare access, patient rights, poverty, task force, legislative, executive, social programs, fatalities

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• It relates to the access by a certified telecommunications provider to the rights of way and poles of
• It's a broadband access bill. It's a broadband equity and accountability bill.
• There are so many kids, even in our big urban cities, that do not have access to the internet.
• This inequitable system has reduced our ability to upgrade and expand our networks.
• We are already challenged by the high cost of maintaining and expanding our infrastructure.

Bills: HB3713 , HB3953 , HB4055 , HB4272

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Keywords: telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way

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• Um, because I do think that we need to, like, continue to expand this.
• Um, because I do think that we need to, like, continue to expand this.
• </c><00:08:27.840><c> So,</c><00:08:28.040><c> I</c> to like continue to expand this.
• So, I to like continue to expand this.
• :34:52.080><c> eligibility</c> would also support expanding eligibility would also support expanding

Bills: HF2136 , HF4195 , HF4548 , HF4432 , HF4174 , HF3024 , HF4389 , HF3773

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

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• led me to experience firsthand just how fragile our system of care can be for people who need to access
• That experience set me on a path and a career dedicated to removing barriers for people to access the
• Washingtonians have been known for expanding coverage for its residents.
• The bill expands the prescriptive authority of pharmacists.
• The bill expands the prescriptive authority of pharmacists.

Bills: SB5899 , SB6292 , SB6094 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5933 , SB6138 , SB5823 , SB6210 , SB5921 , SB6226 , SB6159 , SB5924 , SGA9291 , SGA9307

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: chiropractic, animal care, veterinary medicine, license endorsement, nonhuman animals, health care, financing, legislative committee, joint committee, policy management, pediatric care, transitional services, healthcare, licensing, children's health, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund

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• </c><02:09:46.639><c> research,</c> new heights, expanding research, new heights, expanding research,
• </c> $65 billion investments to expand $65 billion investments to expand affordable<04:22:46.080><c>
• It's not just internet access.
• </c><07:46:23.680><c> access</c><07:46:24.080><c> to</c> infrastructure bill to expand access to infrastructure
• bill to expand access to broadband<07:46:25.920><c> and</c><07:46:26.240><c> provide</c><07:46:26.958

Bills: SB146 , HR973 , HR859 , HR906 , HB2449 , HB2399 , HR866 , HB2482 , HB2444 , HB2458 , HB1721 , HB2480 , HB1479 , HB1442 , HR1402 , HR617 , HR452

Keywords: nonconsensual, visual depictions, digital forgery, intimate content, online platforms, privacy, protection, harm prevention, John F. Kennedy Center, Donald J. Trump, Federal arts funding, memorial designation, cultural institutions, Congressional authority, public arts programs, Hampden-Sydney College, anniversary, higher education, civic responsibility, liberal arts

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• are interpreted by the courts so that they don't give false hope in some instances, but there is expanded
• General's office, and police departments are among those with access in Harris County.
• Further, the committee substitute expands the definition to anyone assisting, guiding, or directing a
• And so they have access, or known access, to where every agent is, where the gaps are along our border
• Both of those elements require access to the electronic customer data to identify the person using a

Bills: SB127 , SB456 , SB482 , SB659 , SB739 , SB816 , SB1234 , SB1666 , SB1886 , SB1980 , SB2580 , SB2611 , SB2693 , SB2776

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: child abuse, reporting obligation, statute of limitations, negligence, legal professionals, human organs, criminal penalties, physician license, medical ethics, illegal trade, smuggling, human trafficking, felony offenses, law enforcement, authorized peace officer, peace officer definition, tracking equipment, communications access, electronic surveillance, cell phone records

Summary: The committee heard and laid out a series of criminal justice bills, with public and invited testimony on restitution, juvenile justice, child abuse reporting, public-safety protections, organ trafficking, property fraud, disaster-response worker protections, fentanyl exposure, emergency data disclosure, insurance-fraud investigations, blood warrant execution, human smuggling, and TJJD advocacy access. Several measures drew support from prosecutors, clerks, law enforcement, utility companies, and victims who described real-world harms and delays in current law; opposition or caution came from civil-rights and advocacy groups on bills involving expanded criminal liability, data disclosure, and juvenile-facility access. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with the committee later voting out SB 127 favorably and placing it on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1666 would streamline restitution payments for parole or mandatory supervision cases by requiring TDCJ to include victim information when forwarding payments, shortening the period before unclaimed funds go to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund, and clarifying confidentiality and contact procedures; county clerks supported it as an efficiency measure. SB 2776 would let TJJD disclose certain information, with written consent, to support the Credible Messengers Program, and SB 127 would extend limitations periods for failure-to-report child abuse and concealment offenses, with testimony emphasizing delayed discovery of abuse and the need for accountability. SB 1980 would increase penalties for assaulting or interfering with peace officers, parole officers, and community supervision officers, and SB 456 would raise penalties for organ purchasing/trafficking and create a more specific criminal framework for the offense; both drew strong support from law enforcement and victims. The committee also heard SB 2611 on real property theft and deed fraud, which would create separate offenses for real property theft and fraud, add a ten-year limitations period, require criminal judgments to be filed in county property records, and expand restitution and title-clearing remedies. Witnesses described forged deeds, stolen church and family properties, and long, costly efforts to restore title; county clerks and prosecutors said the bill would help victims and streamline civil remedies. SB 482 would increase penalties for offenses against utility workers during declared disasters or evacuation orders, prompted by reports of threats and assaults during Hurricane Beryl; utility representatives said the bill is needed to keep mutual-aid crews coming to Texas. SB 1234 would add fentanyl to the endangerment statute for vulnerable people, while SB 816 would allow providers to disclose electronic data in immediate life-threatening situations; both drew support from prosecutors and criticism from civil-rights advocates concerned about overbreadth and liability protections.

Bills: SB80 , SB1101 , SB1813 , SB1966

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: SB80, legislation, state law, public safety, community impact, local governance, dental coverage, insurance reporting, healthcare access, dental loss ratio, community benefits, Oklahoma law, Athletic Trainer, Compact, interstate practice, licensure, public health, workforce development, military spouses, telehealth