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• YEAR GAUGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS FOR SCREENING
• PREVENTATIVE HEALTH BY COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH LOCAL EVENTS TO CONDUCT DENTAL SCREENINGS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• and that's that's like<00:45:06.240> basic<00:45:06.640> medical<00:45:06.960> screening
• <00:45:07.440> So,<00:45:07.599> it's Like basic medical screening.
• So, it's like basic medical screening. So, it's unfortunate that that was not picked up.
• you know, there was a contraindication—and that should be the exception, not the rule, in basic screening
• some sort of a screening some sort of a screening mechanism?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Walmart invites you to the cafeteria for a free lunch and health screening.
• <02:30:28.479> Make a free lunch and health screening.
• Make a free lunch and health screening.
• ,<04:02:12.640> and<04:02:13.040> STI control, cancer screenings, and STI control,
• cancer screenings, and STI treatment<04:02:14.720> out<04:02:14.960> of<04:02:15.040>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• To that end, one of our main activities is conducting free in-person well screening clinics across the
• At these clinics, we perform free screening tests for nitrates and chlorides and offer a free follow-up
• Um, if someone can enable screen sharing, if they could do that and take down the other screen share,
• <01:44:21.560> sharing, if someone can enable screen sharing, if someone can enable screen
• share, that would down the other screen share, that would be Go.<01:44:30.240> And<01:44:30.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• position that Ohana Pacific, you know, the management company that they employ, you know, for all screening
• c><00:22:57.039> know,<00:22:57.200> for<00:22:57.520> all<00:22:57.760> screening
• <00:22:58.159> and employ, you know, for all screening and employ, you know, for all screening
• is<00:25:19.360> a understanding is that there is a understanding is that there is a screening
• position but it doesn't screening position but it doesn't actually<00:25:22.640> encompass<00

Bills: HB1531

Keywords: emergency announcements, American Sign Language, accessibility, public safety, broadcast media, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1913, which would create a mental health coordinator position within the Office of Veteran Services for the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home and appropriate funds for it. Supporters said veterans, especially on the neighbor islands, need more mental health access and coordination. Several witnesses, including Sean Sonatada and Tom Driscoll, supported the intent but urged amendments to broaden the position beyond one facility and make it a statewide resource. Committee members questioned whether the bill would duplicate existing services at the veterans home and whether the position would be reimbursable through federal VA funding; testimony indicated the state would appropriate the money, while existing home services are already covered through current staff and federal reimbursement structures. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 9, which would designate Hawaii as a Purple Heart state. Testifiers generally supported the measure as a way to honor wounded veterans and their families, though one member asked what benefits the designation would confer. Witnesses clarified that the bill was mainly symbolic and did not appear to create new benefits, and one testifier noted Honolulu County had already adopted a similar Purple Heart designation. The committee then took up House Bill 1628, which would establish a compassionate release protocol for certain seriously ill or debilitated incarcerated persons. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Hawaii Paroling Authority opposed the bill, arguing that an existing administrative process already works, that the bill could improperly extend eligibility to people serving life without parole or mandatory minimum sentences, and that it lacked victim and family input and sufficient resources. In contrast, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission strongly supported the bill, saying it would reduce the high cost of incarcerating people with complex medical needs, ease burdens on staff and the prison population, and better reflect human dignity. The commission described having seen severe suffering and deaths in custody and said compassionate release is warranted in some cases. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Um, on the next screen, uh, he can get a quick estimate that he's eligible for about $315 per month in
• Um<00:31:58.960> on<00:31:59.120> the<00:31:59.279> next<00:31:59.519> screen
• This is, in my mind, a life-or-death measure that is... ...and I can't find the way to flip the screen
• And I'm going to mute myself now and try and see if I can figure out how to correct my screen.
• screenings and other critical care. screenings and other critical care.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One of the changes in this bill addresses a gap in the statute related to tuberculosis screening.
• Current law requires TB screening but does not clearly outline a process when incarcerated individuals
• Current law requires TB screening.
• Current law requires TB screening<00:10:40.800> but<00:10:41.040> does<00:10:41.279>
• does not clearly outline a screening but does not clearly outline a process<00:10:42.880> when

Bills: HF3405, HF3413, HF3769, HF3768, HF3771, HF3465

Keywords: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and then took up several Department of Corrections-related bills. House File 3768, as amended by the A1 amendment, would extend the DOC’s graduated licensing and enforcement tools to juvenile detention facilities and state-licensed halfway houses, allowing corrective action plans and conditional licenses instead of only revocation. Commissioner Paul Schnell and Dakota County Juvenile Services Center Deputy Director Matt Bower testified in support, saying the bill would improve consistency, stability, and accountability without changing jail licensing. Members asked about costs and sheriff input; the commissioner said the bill is cost-neutral and that sheriffs were informed but did not provide input. The committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill to the general register. The committee then heard House File 3769, another DOC technical update bill, which would clarify tuberculosis screening procedures when incarcerated people refuse testing, allow mental health units at more than one facility and short-term stabilization at Oak Park Heights when clinically appropriate, and clarify the department’s substance use disorder treatment programs. Schnell said the changes were technical but important for effective operations. Members again asked about county costs and sheriff support, and the commissioner said the bill affects only DOC facilities and is cost-neutral. The committee approved the motion to re-refer the bill to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. The final major item was House File 3405, the chair’s bill, as amended by the A3 amendment. The amendment broadened the definition of federal agents, made the effective date retroactive, and removed a sexual assault investigation section to eliminate the fiscal note. The bill would require the BCA’s use-of-force unit to investigate deaths caused by federal agents in Minnesota, not just Minnesota peace officers. Chair Mohler argued the bill closes a loophole and ensures state-level, independent investigations; Dr. B.B. Newman testified in support, saying it preserves Minnesota’s investigative authority and public confidence. Deputy Superintendent Scott Mueller said the BCA already investigates deadly-force cases and has handled some federal-related cases, but he did not think the bill was necessary and recommended a no vote. Members debated whether the bill was needed given existing practice, with supporters saying the statute should clearly require state investigation and opponents questioning whether it would change anything. The committee adopted the amendment and continued discussion of the bill as amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a little technical problem right now, so we are working on connecting our laptop into the screen
• On the screen, I know it's behind you, is an example of other states.
• Uh<00:29:56.720> on<00:29:56.880> the<00:29:57.039> screen,<00:29:57.279>
• Um, so I'll start with, um, we actually have it up on the screen, so it helps.
• so actually have it up on the on screen so it<00:52:48.079> helps.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I've also brought a list of, uh, offenses that we screen for.
• of uh fences I've also brought a list of uh fences that<00:11:48.000> we<00:11:48.240> screen
• don't<00:11:49.120> know<00:11:49.200> if<00:11:49.360> that that we screen
• I don't know if that that we screen for.
• offenses that we screen for. offenses that we screen for.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• c> and<04:21:42.479> then<04:21:42.720> getting<04:21:42.880> their pre-screening
• and then getting their pre-screening and then getting their lawful<04:21:43.760> presence,<04
• too, the reason the delay, well, first of all, everybody mentions, and I did too, there is a pre-screening
• They haven't proven anything at that pre-screening.
• They haven't proven anything at that pre-screening.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on three transportation bills. SB 154 would add the Snow Traveler Foundation to the list of charitable organizations authorized to offer multi-use decal plates through the existing Department of Safety program. Senator David Roford said the bill would create a non-tax funding source for snowmobile trail maintenance, especially after flood damage, and Dan Gold of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association said the foundation would accept tax-deductible donations for projects such as upgraded trail signage. He explained that the association’s 96 volunteer clubs maintain about 7,000 miles of trails and that the sign program is costly. No opposition was presented, and the hearing was closed after questions from members about the foundation’s status and fundraising goals. SB 271 would expand eligibility for veteran license plates to include veterans with a general discharge under honorable conditions. The sponsor’s representative said the change would recognize service members who are already eligible for many veterans benefits but are excluded from plates under current law. Supporters included Phil Grizzo, who argued that general discharges often reflect service that was otherwise honorable, and Kevin Grady of the State Veterans Advisory Committee, which said it strongly supported the bill and was also considering broader statutory cleanup to standardize the definition of veteran across state law. Committee members asked whether the change should be limited to plates or applied more broadly, but the sponsor said broader changes would be a separate policy question. The public hearing was then closed. SB 273, titled “Cheryl’s Law,” would update New Hampshire’s move-over requirements for motorists approaching stopped or standing vehicles on the roadside, including stranded vehicles and those with warning signals. Senator Donovan Fenton said the bill was intended to save lives and honor Staff Sergeant Jesse Cheryl and Brigadier General John Pogo, both of whom died in roadside incidents. He said the measure would require drivers to slow down, change lanes if safe, and move over for roadside vehicles, with the intent of education rather than punishment. Committee members asked about enforcement, the lack of a fiscal note, whether the bill applied statewide, and whether the language could be read as weakening the move-over requirement; the sponsor said it applied to all roads, did not change fines, and was meant to clarify and broaden safety obligations. The hearing continued with additional questions, and the sponsor said state police and other safety stakeholders supported the approach.

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• This is the Early Childhood Health and Developmental Screening.
• It provides funding to public school districts to screen enrolled children between the ages of three
• The changes are just driven by a slight birth decline and children being screened earlier, closer to
• The changes are just driven by a slight birth decline and children being screened earlier, closer to
• reflects what's on your slide, but if you want to send us an updated slide for that one for the screening

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• driving offense are required to attend and participate in this program, and they do this for the screening
• driving offense are required to attend and participate in this program, and they do this for the screening
• <01:24:01.120> and<01:24:01.280> evaluation sure that screening and evaluation sure
• that screening and evaluation happen<01:24:02.040> in<01:24:02.159> addition<01:24:02.440
• the vast majority of aliens here are here for good purposes, but unfortunately they haven't been screened

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• A face on a screen just doesn't do it.
• You still can't provide safety of the data that's on a screen, right, from a viewing perspective in a
• just<01:18:56.920> doesn't<01:18:57.239> do<01:18:57.400> it a face on a screen
• just doesn't do it a face on a screen just doesn't do it you<01:18:57.880> still<01:18:58.120
• data<01:19:00.560> that's<01:19:01.440> on<01:19:01.560> a<01:19:01.760> screen

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And it’s lovely, but screening alone has not shown at all to be effective.
• And so we know evidence-based wise that if we want to improve perinatal mental health with screening,
• , perinatal mental health with screening, perinatal mental health with screening, it<01:03:41.520
• treatment, then why are we screening treatment, then why are we screening them?
• They weren't doing their hiring background screenings appropriately.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, the screening requirement in this bill is essential, as is the training. Thank you very much.
• Early screening and evidence-based instruction can change lives.
• screening and Evident Early screening and evidence-based<05:20:11.040> instruction evidence-based
• HB 1891 ensures students are screened early and taught effectively.
• simple early screening Without simple early screening and<05:28:45.000> without<05:28:45.600>

Bills: HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616

Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing

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• :52:53.560> at Mandate Mandates universal screening at Mandate Mandates universal screening at
• Please put it on the screen. There you go.
• I'll direct your attention to the TV screens.
• ,<01:08:09.120> but uh the amendment is on the screen, but uh the amendment is on the screen
• <02:45:03.200> Um going to be on your screen. Um going to be on your screen.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Dr. Denise Pope, and led the pledge of allegiance. The body then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including the doctor of the day, student pages, Carthage Christian Academy, Mississippi Valley State University visitors, the University of Southern Mississippi’s DuBard School and related programs, and members of the Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists. The Senate took up Senate Bill 2896, which revises the Department of Public Safety salary schedule for MHP and MBN officers. Senator Hopson explained it as the vehicle for possible pay raises for troopers, NBI, and MBN officers, and the chamber adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill by morning roll call. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2917, a recurring appropriations cleanup measure; its main change would allow Mississippi Valley State University to use previously designated dormitory funds for repair and renovation instead. A reverse repealer amendment was adopted before final passage by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2825, the Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, was then considered. Senator Harkins said the bill extends the repealer for the health care industry zone incentive program to 2028 and noted the program has generated significant investment and jobs statewide. An amendment requested by the Mississippi Development Authority was adopted to revise eligibility language, including replacing a CON requirement with a requirement that a hospital have at least 25 acute care beds and deleting a section under current law. The bill then passed by morning roll call. Finally, the Senate considered Senate Bill 2894 on local improvement projects and the return of unexpended funds and earned interest. Senator Harkins explained that the bill would require older local improvement project funds to be returned if projects were not moving forward, require reporting to DFA and the Legislative Budget Office, allow audits, and permit limited extensions, while also withholding a portion of other state distributions for noncompliance. Senators raised concerns about projects that are already obligated or delayed by workforce and engineering constraints, and Harkins said the bill would be refined with a reverse repealer to work with LBO and avoid disrupting active projects. The bill was discussed but not finally disposed of in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• We'll take a short walk across Duval Street and proceed through the security screening prior to beginning

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• that devices already have artificial intelligence, I think Amazon provides one that people use to screen
• I don’t see why AI couldn’t be an answer that would allow us to screen and stop these streams in order
• In one instance, a patient of one of our members was screened by an AI intake tool.
• few others, but I would say importantly that both of those examples are part of the triage intake screening
• In one instance, a patient of one of our members was screened by an AI intake tool.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on artificial intelligence, child safety, mental health, and privacy. SB 574 by Senator Umberg would require transparency and human oversight when attorneys, judges, and court neutrals use AI; it drew support from privacy advocates and committee members, with no opposition. SB 1276, the End Child Exploitation Act, would update child sexual exploitation laws to cover live-streamed and AI-generated abuse material and clarify that viewing such content can be criminally punishable; prosecutors, child advocacy groups, and others supported it, while no one appeared in opposition despite opposition on file. SB 813 would create a California AI standards and safety commission and a voluntary two-tier certification framework for AI safety standards; supporters said it would create scalable, independent oversight, while TechNet and CalChamber opposed it as duplicative, under-defined, and likely to create a de facto mandate. The committee discussed market pressure, federal preemption concerns, and the role of voluntary standards, but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. Senator Padilla also presented SB 300, which would strengthen protections for minors from sexually explicit chatbot content by moving from a reasonableness standard to an affirmative duty to prevent such exposure and to prohibit facilitation. Supporters said new evidence showed greater risks and that companies can and should build stronger safeguards; opponents, including TechNet and CCIA, argued the bill was premature because SB 243 had only recently taken effect and warned it could create strict-liability-like exposure. Padilla then presented SB 903, which would bar AI chatbots from being advertised as therapists, require licensed clinician oversight and informed consent for AI use in psychotherapy, and protect patient confidentiality; it received broad support from mental health professionals and labor groups, while industry and health associations were opposed unless amended over triage and crisis-detection language. The committee members emphasized the need for human judgment in mental health care and noted ongoing negotiations on amendments. The committee also heard SB 1119, a companion to AB 2020, which would require annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, default child settings, parental controls, limits on data use, public incident reporting, and third-party audits for chatbots used by children. Supporters argued the bill would address documented harms and improve transparency, while industry groups objected to ambiguous standards, liability exposure, and the private right of action. A roll call vote was taken on SB 1119 after quorum was established; the motion to pass to Appropriations succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with one no vote and the measure left on call for absent members. Finally, SB 354, a privacy bill for insurance consumers, would modernize outdated insurance privacy rules, bar sale of personal information, and expand consumer rights to know, correct, and delete data. Supporters said it would implement Proposition 24’s privacy mandate, while a large coalition of insurers, agents, brokers, and related businesses opposed unless amended, mainly seeking a small-business exemption and narrower treatment of publicly available information; members and the author said negotiations were ongoing and the bill had already been substantially revised.

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• Assembly Bill 1312, which expands existing hospital fair pricing statutes by requiring hospitals to pre-screen
• is something that would not necessarily be known to us until that—” “...until that interview and screening
• portion of those individuals may be determined exempt through administrative matches or additional screening
• So that's the group of people we need to screen to identify whether they have a different exemption or
• requirements, and if neither of those, if they were not exempt by any reason from the data and from the screening

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The hearing opened with Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office remarks on the May Revision, which both described efforts to reduce large out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases, spending reductions, and reserve use. Finance said the May Revision more than halves projected deficits in later years, while LAO stressed that revenues are at unprecedented levels yet the state still faces a significant structural deficit and is drawing down reserves; LAO urged maintaining at least the administration’s level of budget solutions and adding to reserves rather than new ongoing commitments. The chair echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations and noted the tension between service reductions and requests for additional administrative positions. The committee then heard a series of California Health and Human Services and HCAI proposals, including additional legal support for CalHHS to respond to federal HR1 changes; a net-zero transfer of positions for a centralized eligibility/data-sharing platform; 988 crisis line implementation funding and continued work with the Trevor Project to train crisis centers to better serve LGBTQ youth; EMS data system maintenance funding; HCAI implementation of AB 1312 hospital charity care screening; SB 660 data exchange framework funding; CalRx biosimilar insulin reappropriation; and a diaper access initiative that would provide free diapers to newborns in participating hospitals and support a future direct-to-consumer purchasing option. Members questioned the diaper program’s universal design, the use of a Public Contract Code exemption, and the selection of Baby2Baby, with the chair expressing concern about optics and the lack of an income threshold. The committee also discussed distressed hospital funding, with HCAI requesting up to $50 million for another round of grants to hospitals in immediate financial distress. HCAI said it receives annual and quarterly financial reports but the data lag limits real-time monitoring, and the LAO recommended stronger program parameters and turnaround plans. Members argued the repeated need for distressed hospital aid reflects a structural problem, not a short-term gap, and raised broader concerns about hospital reimbursement and patient flow. Other items included reverting $19.6 million in unused opioid settlement funds from HCAI to DHCS for General Fund offset, and a Rural Health Transformation Program request to increase HCAI spending authority to cover the full federal award. Later, DMHC presented funding requests to implement PBM licensing and financial review requirements under AB 116, modernize the managed care complaint system, and build an electronic claims settlement data system under AB 3275. The final major discussion focused on the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, which opposed the May Revision’s proposed reduction of its Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy grants. The Commission argued these programs are core to Proposition 1’s goals of statewide innovation and community accountability, while Finance said the proposal is consistent with Proposition 1’s maximum funding levels and reflects a broader effort to prioritize direct services and use unspent prior-year funds; members pressed for more information and questioned whether the cuts would undermine the new behavioral health framework.

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• Can you take that off so I can see the screen? There we go. Thank you.
• That's the only screen I can see. So, we'll move to the first one.
• :35.160> the Can you take that off so I can see the Can you take that off so I can see the screen
• That's the only screen I can Thank you.
• That's the only screen I can see.<00:58:48.040> So,<00:58:48.280> we'll<00:58:48.520>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all