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• They have a Information Technology.
• It's the same thing in technology.
• It's the same thing in technology. technology. technology.
• you can do in in technology. you can do in in technology.
• Uh, working with Department of Information Technology, they have a number of different technologies that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met on May 29 and approved the draft minutes. DHHS Commissioner Weaver then opened the department update by asking Medicaid Director Henry Litman to brief members on federal and state Medicaid changes, and later turned to DHHS Chief Operating Officer David Weathers for an update on data governance. Members also asked that acronyms be spelled out in future materials and requested a follow-up on the federal Medicaid rule once it is published. Litman reviewed several federal Medicaid provisions tied to HR 1/"OBBA" and related state implementation issues. He said the first major change would be restrictions on certain non-citizens’ Medicaid coverage, affecting about 400 people in New Hampshire, with notices likely 30 to 60 days before the effective date. He also discussed new work requirements/community engagement rules, saying New Hampshire is on track to implement them and will likely need a state plan amendment rather than an 1115 waiver. Other changes included shorter retroactive coverage periods, a new state option for certain community-based services with an estimated $740,000 in implementation support, a freeze and phased-down reduction in the Medicaid enhancement tax beginning in state fiscal year 2029, and limits on directed payments to hospitals after a grandfathering period. He also noted that Medicaid enrollment has fallen from pandemic-era levels, with about 167,000 people covered as of May 1, and that the department is working with CMS on child premiums and other cost-sharing changes approved in HB 2. Committee members asked how the department could plan for the 2029 changes given the number of elections before then, and Litman said federal rules may be adjusted over time as states and stakeholders raise concerns. He emphasized planning for the worst while hoping for the best, and said rural health care transformation funding would help the state prepare. In the second presentation, Weathers explained that data governance is now embedded in DHHS operations to control access, manage reporting, and respond to risk. He defined it as managing what data is collected, how it is used, who can access it, and what laws apply, and said DHHS has moved from governance as a committee to governance as an operational process. He described privacy impact assessments for new systems going into production, monthly privacy and security training, and ongoing review of access controls and data-sharing rules.

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• It forward limits group searches to true emergencies, requires female officers, and promotes humane and
• We go through all of these screeners and all of this. pretty cool technology.
• So I'm wondering from an efficiency standpoint alone, would we be able to find some technology to put
• I would like to just add that if we are able to implement this technology into the prison systems, I
• Indeed, he listed her as his emergency contact to the Legislative Monitoring Agency.

Bills: HB1826, HB1969, HB2708, HB2729, HB3618, HB4515, HB4764, SB1021, SB1610

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay

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• It is a story of using 21st-century technology to create something that's been around for thousands of
• It is a story of using 21st-century technology to create something that's been around for thousands of
• They've seen a tremendous burden on our emergency room departments, on our law enforcement, and on the
• That’s House Bill 1187, which provides for emergency assessments of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance
• House Bill 1187 provides for the usage of excess emergency assessment funds collected through Louisiana

Summary: The Senate Insurance Committee met on May 13, 2026, adopted the May 6 minutes, and then took up several bills dealing with pharmacy benefit managers, prescription access, behavioral health coverage, and Citizens Property Insurance. HB 938, as amended, was the main PBM reform measure. After the committee adopted a large amendment set that narrowed the bill, members heard extensive testimony in support from Mark Bloom, Justin Joseph of Capital Rx, and Kathy Ue of Pontchartrain Cancer Center, all emphasizing transparency, pass-through pricing, reverse auctions, and patient access. Supporters described savings from reverse auctions and administrative models, while the cancer center testified that PBM-owned specialty pharmacy requirements can delay cancer medications and create financial hardship. The committee reported HB 938 favorably with amendments. The committee also heard HB 1154, which prohibits prior authorization for certain generic medications prescribed by qualified physicians, with a $250 cap discussed as a safeguard against higher-cost generics. The bill was supported by representatives from Ochsner Health and the Louisiana State Medical Society and was reported favorably. HB 909, which requires commercial coverage for behavioral health crisis services, was amended to clarify the insurers covered and then reported favorably with support from the Office of Behavioral Health and several outside groups. Testimony on HB 909 focused on reducing emergency room and law enforcement burdens and expanding crisis response capacity across the state. HB 1187, dealing with excess emergency assessment funds from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, was explained by the Insurance Commissioner as a way to transfer remaining Katrina-era assessment funds to the Fortified Roof Program. The committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, SB 511 and SB 512 were deferred and converted into a study resolution approach because there was not yet consensus on the underlying issue. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Even with the technological advances and expansion of spill response, spills still cause millions of
• listening to different perspectives, fire science, construction leaders, planning, insurance, and emergency
• They can provide insights for state and local emergency planners, aid wildfire safety efforts, and save
• It is with the Office of Emergency Services, training in transnational. repression.
• Authoritarian regimes have made use of advanced technologies, such as digital surveillance and social

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• For context, before the public health emergency, the hospital oversight program had staffing challenges
• Of course, then the public health emergency hit, and the department intentionally temporarily paused
• This AI feels like the technology is outstripping regulation.
• Regardless of whether you have somebody show up for that emergency or not, you have to have the staff
• That doesn't include how do we get more innovative, how do we get the next new technology, how do we

Summary: The committee heard a JLARC presentation on the Department of Health’s oversight of hospital inspections, complaints, and reporting. JLARC said DOH was late on 72% of acute care hospital inspections as of December 2024, had not verified that third-party accrediting standards were substantially equivalent to state standards, did not consistently require proof of those inspections, did not review adverse health event corrective plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. JLARC also raised a possible language-access barrier in the complaint system. Members asked about complaint filing by staff, the meaning of adverse health events, inspection outcomes, and whether the audit compared DOH to other agencies. JLARC said it had not reviewed inspection results or cross-agency comparisons, but noted inspectors were dedicated and working long hours. DOH later said it concurred with the recommendations and outlined a strategic plan with target dates for improving timeliness, verifying accreditation standards, expanding language access, reviewing adverse event laws, and improving public data access, with annual reporting to the Legislature expected. The committee then heard a Department of Health presentation on certificate of need modernization. DOH described the current certificate of need process, which reviews need, financial feasibility, quality, and cost containment for certain facility changes and new services, and said the program has not been modernized since the 1980s. DOH proposed 10 statutory modernization recommendations, including clarifying the program’s purpose, creating a planning entity, adding flexibility, reducing legal costs, updating access-to-care standards, expanding oversight to freestanding emergency departments and urgent care, addressing equity, improving cost control coordination, strengthening long-term funding, and using better data systems. Members asked about oversight of freestanding urgent care and EDs, funding sources, and whether the process could be streamlined or made more responsive to complaints or other triggers. A third panel discussed artificial intelligence in health care. Lucy O’Rourke of the Coalition for Health AI described CHAI’s work on responsible AI principles, technical standards, model cards or “nutrition labels,” testing and governance tools, and educational resources for providers. She said the group is focused on trust, transparency, fairness, safety, security, and privacy, and noted Washington’s AI-related policy work as among the more progressive in the country. No questions were asked. The final portion focused on the financial impact of federal and state health care policy changes. The Washington State Hospital Association said hospitals are facing low or negative operating margins, service reductions, layoffs, and closures, and that state cuts and taxes enacted in 2025, combined with federal HR1 changes, will significantly worsen finances. Providence Swedish leaders described staffing reductions, service cuts, delayed capital investments, and pressure from denials, tariffs, and reimbursement changes, while emphasizing that frontline staffing cuts are tied to service reductions rather than nurse-to-patient ratio changes. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange then began a presentation on expiring federal ACA premium tax credits, state Cascade Care Savings assistance, and eligibility changes affecting lawfully present non-citizens, with examples showing large premium increases for customers if federal subsidies expire.

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• It's technology startups, but it's also high-growth companies that are creating jobs and trying to create
• Particularly as new technologies have emerged, increasing use and development of artificial intelligence
• , and just other technologies that may not even exist yet that we really don't even know about.
• Particularly as new technologies have emerged, increasing use and development of artificial intelligence
• , and just other technologies that may not even exist yet that we really don't even know about.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:21 HB 480 Discussion: 01:40 HB 480 Voting: 02:36 HB 577 Discussion: 05:14 HB 577 Voting: 08:38 HB 692 Discussion: 09:23 HB 692 Voting: 14:00 HB 869 Discussion: 15:21 HB 869 Voting: 18:56, 958, all

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• So I think there is a burden associated with that that may be able to be handled technologically.
• there are conditions where the governor could issue an executive order in some type of unusual or emergency
• And it would be hard to kind of plan and figure that out in the case of an emergency a few hours before
• We are talking about high-cost technology, like electronic poll books and mail-sorts operating without
• We are talking about high-cost technology, like electronic poll books and mail-sorders operating without

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and took up Senate Bill 62 by Senator Errington, which would create an enforceable requirement that partisan candidates meet the 365-day party affiliation or no-party registration requirement before qualifying. The committee adopted an amendment changing the effective date to upon becoming law, heard no opposition, and then approved the bill. The committee also approved a slate of 15 gubernatorial nominees en bloc and recommended them to the floor. The Florida Supervisors of Elections presented their 2026 legislative priorities. Their requests included automatically updating voter records when DHSMV changes driver license numbers, treating verified petition signing by inactive voters as voter activity that restores active status, adding election equipment and ballots to the state’s critical infrastructure protections, clarifying public-records treatment of election worker names and addresses, allowing more flexibility for early voting sites when a supervisor’s office is not suitable, eliminating the need for provisional-ballot envelopes when polling hours are extended by emergency order, and allowing vote-by-mail voters to remain on the list for the next general election unless they opt out. Senators asked questions about inactive voter status, security implications, early voting site requirements, and vote-by-mail renewal, and several members expressed support or interest in the supervisors’ proposals. During public testimony, several speakers urged stronger election-integrity measures, including proof of citizenship, tighter chain-of-custody controls, more hand-counting or manual audits, quarterly list maintenance, and reduced reliance on vote-by-mail and voting machines. They also criticized current audit systems and cited outside reports and research they said showed vulnerabilities in Florida’s election process. No additional committee action was taken after public testimony, and the meeting adjourned.

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• for the benefits and the management of the benefits, and some other provisions relating to the technology
• 00:37:33.440> relating<00:37:33.839> to<00:37:34.480> the<00:37:34.880> technology
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• Members, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 information technology budget totals $529 million.
• Members, this is the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 information technology budget. Thank you.
• If an individual visits an emergency room and does not require medical intervention, they may decide
• Could the providers a couple encountered be subjected to a lawsuit if they went to the emergency room
• big-box stores have. ...pharmacy that does not have access to the same technology that these big-box

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.

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• Both by trimming waste and also planning for and investing in real technological change.
• We have people who have worked with financial institutions and technology companies who understand how
• The law specifically stipulates technological neutrality.
• That's a different issue from technology but thank you Mr. Chair. Thank you Senator Warner.
• We need to bring back new modern technology.

Keywords: nomination, Deputy Secretary of Treasury, economic policy, inflation, tariffs, tribal nations, government relations

Summary: The meeting convened to consider the nomination of Mike Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. During the session, multiple members voiced concerns regarding current economic policies under the Trump administration, particularly around inflation, tariffs, and the impact on small businesses. Discussions frequently centered on the administration's approach to tariffs and taxation, and how these factors contribute to the rising cost of living and potential job losses. Additionally, the importance of bolstering government-to-government relationships with tribal nations was emphasized, highlighting the need for specialized offices focused on tribal affairs within the Treasury Department.

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• assistance that I can speak to very well, we have an emergency room where we have broken arms all the
• Through these in-depth study sessions and public comment, several themes emerged, including that more
• Because these are one-time funds, campuses would focus on assistive technology and digital access, as
• However, in rankings of technology transferred to business,... For patents granted.
• However, in rankings of technology transferred to businesses, no UC campus ranks in the top 10, and only

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• rely on some level of technology, that as they make changes in the technology, they would include this
• We've also suggested that as technology, as they upgrade the technology, each county has some more, some
• less, but they all rely on some level of technology.
• That as that technology, they make changes in the technology, that they would include this.
• Second, when someone is injured in a crash, they often require emergency or specialized care.

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• This includes coordinating with other agencies on shared infrastructure and stepping in for emergency
• The bill advances technological improvements in service delivery by requiring all counties to provide
• We encourage the committee to advance an equitable, technology-neutral approach that protects security
• Has demand increased as technology or operations evolve?
• So this bill allows our agencies to look at emerging technologies and recommend best practices.

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• such as such as building emergency such as such as building emergency savings<00:06:35.919> and
• Um, so things go up and down, trend lines change, technology changes, changes, changes, um, and you know
• Um, so things go up and down, trend lines change, technology changes, changes, changes, um, and you know
• Um, so things go up and down, trend lines change, technology changes, changes, changes, um, and you know
• Things go up and down, trend lines change, technology changes, changes, changes, um, and you know, just

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . $15.1 million for technology improvements to streamline in-person services, including a secure document
• Colonel Goodson is here with me, the critical infrastructure technology. There's a lot in that.
• Technology is just, we should not be doing that. We can cut those times in half. That helps.
• So how do we fix that and there's technology? that now that will help us do that.
• That's a problem and there's technology to fix every one of those.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Such reasonably believes as an emergency or an unlawful act.
• Senator Jones: ...the involuntary administration of psychotropic medication in emergencies.
• non-emergency context?
• I mean, you cited to the emergency context, I guess, so let's focus on that.
• In the emergency context, I don't...

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including remarks from Senator Berman outlining Democratic priorities such as education, health care, environmental protection, and opposition to rollbacks on child labor, book access, and gun safety. The chamber also recognized military guests and an intern before moving to the special order calendar. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, Medicaid oversight at one point in the flow, and mammogram coverage, though the Medicaid oversight bill was later taken up and passed. The Senate passed a series of bills, often after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. Among the major measures approved were the dangerous dogs bill (the Pam Rock Act), which tightened penalties and procedures after fatal attacks; a local government land regulation bill that streamlined comp plan review and defined impact-fee circumstances, though members raised concerns about quasi-judicial hearing limits and local costs; a vessel-related bill combining boating safety and voter-freedom provisions; a blood clot screening and treatment bill creating the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act; fleeing and eluding penalties; concealed carry and firearm possession rules for certain officers and service members; timeshare management reforms; and public education on background screening requirements. The chamber also approved bills on disability history and awareness instruction, manufacturing and a related fee bill, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, health facilities authorities, and veteran and spouse nursing home beds. The disability instruction bill drew extended debate about the use of the term “disability,” inclusion, and whether the measure was consistent with broader DEI debates; it passed unanimously after emotional testimony from the sponsor and families. The manufacturing and utility bills focused on statewide economic policy and preemption of local restrictions, while the military children bill was presented as a student-driven proposal. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to 33-3 on the firearm bill and 26-8 on the land regulation bill.

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• A couple of information technology projects, although there are a few other items in there, and you'll
• And technology projects at the community colleges.
• Ongoing FAFSA challenges and emergency data privacy concerns.
• The Chancellor's Office has indicated to us that an emergency conditions allowance would not provide
• We urge. ages later to fund this emergency backfill aid to ensure no student falls through the cracks

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• But technology<01:45:25.119> dramatically<01:45:25.760> improved technology dramatically
• . technology. technology.
• International Emergency Economic Powers International Emergency Economic Powers Act.<04:02:57.920>
• The International Emergency screen.
• International Emergency Economic Powers International Emergency Economic Powers Act?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• partners in every facet of building a talented Texas from workforce training and welding, process technology
• Also important, we seek support to build a science and engineering technology complex to address the
• Sidney Valentine, president of the Lamar Institute of Technology. Dr.
• I'm Sid Valentine, the president of Lamar Institute of Technology.
• Center for Engineering, Technology, Crafts and Trades.

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• facet of building a talent-strong Texas from work-for-pay. force training, and welding, process technology
• Also important, we seek support to build a science and engineering technology complex to address the
• Sidney Valentine, president of the Lamar Institute of Technology. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr.
• Chairman, I'm Sid Valentine, the president of Lamar Institute of Technology. LIT is an amazing.
• Edition and Advanced Technology Center for Engineering Technology, Crafts and Trades.

Keywords: 1184, house, all