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• Are there other cases that you can think of where somebody has control of a child, they are considered
• Are there other cases that you can think of where somebody has control of a child, they are considered
• That you had earlier on about striking the language about STDs, substance abuse treatment, and other
• your bill, a parent has a fundamental liberty and fundamental interest in the care, custody, and control
• changed to 'a parent has a fundamental liberty and fundamental interest in the care, custody, and control

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the House Journal for the previous day by a vote of 123-1, and then recognized a series of special guests, including a physician, several sheriffs, school groups, interns, and other visitors. The chamber then moved into third reading and perfection of bills, with some measures sent to the informal calendar before debate began on House Bill 1758, which would make daylight saving time permanent in Missouri. Supporters argued it would end the twice-yearly clock change and could improve productivity and convenience, while opponents raised concerns about dark winter commutes, safety, and health effects. The bill passed third reading by a vote of 107-31 with two present. The House next took up House Bill 3329, which repeals expired or unused tax credits to clean up the statutes and reduce Department of Revenue reporting work. Members from both parties generally supported the bill as a government-efficiency and accountability measure, though one member questioned whether removing credits from statute could make them harder to revive later. The bill was perfected and printed without opposition. The chamber then considered House Bill 3405, which clarifies that the state and local tax (SALT) pass-through entity provision is a deduction rather than a tax credit, with sponsors saying the change would streamline Department of Revenue processing and improve the accuracy of tax credit reporting. That bill was also perfected and printed after discussion about tax administration and fiscal note implications. Finally, the House debated House Bill 2426, a parental rights bill covering education, medical, privacy, and related decisions for children, and applying a strict-scrutiny standard to government actions affecting those rights. Debate focused heavily on whether the bill merely codified existing protections or expanded parental authority in ways that could affect school records, recordings, evaluations, truancy, medical consent, and district transparency requirements. The House adopted House Amendment 1 by a vote of 98-25 with six present, an amendment addressing IEP procedures and requiring parental consent for certain major changes unless due process requirements are met. Further debate continued on the underlying bill, with supporters emphasizing parental involvement and opponents warning about unintended consequences for schools, child welfare, and existing legal standards.

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• So, the breeders then have a little bit more control and ability to affect what's going on within the
• If you lease from them, you cannot put out bait for them because they believe in trying to control and
• Those are You know, those are the type of things that we can't control.
• because first of all, knowing how to deal with the disease spread is the issue, but also how you control
• House Bill number 8 with substitute by Representative Drummond relating to the alcoholic beverage control

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• from this fund shall be awarded to programs focused on decreasing violence, gun violence, alcohol, substance
• citizenship or residency, but I think if it's spelled out in the statute, it generally would be controlling
• We want anything psychoactive to stay with the CCD, with the Cannabis Control Division and the way in
• It's sort of a measure for our ability to ensure that there's no intoxicating substance, but we know
• So my next question, apparently there's like a cigarette that's not controlled by the Cannabis Regulation

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• But under the scenario that you're saying, yes, almost every other state, whether it's Republican controlled
• or Democrat controlled, has the ability to manage their programs we do not.
• The substance of this bill is related to the bill that Paxton just completed presenting to us.

Bills: HB4440, HJR1067, HJR1087, HJR1089

Keywords: Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem

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• It contains nicotine, which is still an addictive substance.
• Dana Ferguson, Florida, Animal Control Association waives in support. >> All right.
• allocate more than one-third that have been toward the inner singled any single dealer or commonly control

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• where the cells are in the middle portion. the cells are the middle portion, which is kind of central control
• There's classroom space in there for adult basic education and any type of substance abuse program we
• This is really not budget-related, but I have a question that I know you don't control the information

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Bernalillo County has taken an innovative and proactive approach to addressing mental health and substance
• It is an act relating to gaming, amending definitions in the Gaming Control Act to include allowable
• for charitable, educational, or other benevolent purposes to a person or entity not under the full control

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• Thank you very much. complexity of coercive control that complexity of coercive control that we've<00
• We can add substance abuse counseling.
• We can add substance abuse counseling.
• We can add substance abuse counseling.
• The board can include construction, but it also includes Health and Human Services, the controller, so

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 1324, which would require the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in landlord-tenant disputes and allow attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide those services, with an appropriation. The Department of the Attorney General recommended removing reference to Hawaii Public Housing Authority tenants because HPHA eviction proceedings are administrative and could conflict with the bill. Hawaii Appleseed and other testifiers strongly supported the measure, citing studies showing much higher tenant retention when counsel is available, and suggested adding notice of the right to counsel at key points such as rent increases, eviction notices, and lease signing. The committee adopted amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested change and a technical amendment, and passed the bill out with a recommendation to move it forward; members voted aye, with one member voting with reservations and several excused. The committee then heard House Bill 126 on property forfeiture, which would increase transparency and accountability in civil asset forfeiture by clarifying covered property, changing disposition rules, and removing language requiring liberal construction of the forfeiture act. The Attorney General said forfeiture remains an important law enforcement tool and that the bill would not impair its use. The Office of the Public Defender supported the measure but argued civil forfeiture is broadly problematic because many people cannot meaningfully challenge it and are not entitled to counsel. Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, saying forfeiture is useful in fighting illegal activity and that added procedures would delay enforcement and reduce operational funding from forfeiture proceeds. Community Alliance on Prisons, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and other supporters urged reform or abolition of civil forfeiture, citing transparency concerns and the risk of abuse. No vote on HB 126 was taken in the portion provided. The final measure discussed was House Bill 166, which would require the state to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees in certain civil actions, allow employees to hire their own counsel at their own expense, and set a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the state declines to defend. Testimony from the Hawaii Association for Justice and labor representatives was in strong support, describing the bill as a negotiated clarification that balances employee protections with accountability and noting it had passed previously but died in conference. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on HB 166.

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• use disorders compared to med substance use disorders compared to med surge<01:13:13.840> uh<
• use disorder um prior and substance use disorder um prior authorization<01:14:10.080> metrics
• respect to mental health and substance respect to mental health and substance use<01:28:02.000><
• Providers don't control network size.
• They don't control reimbursement rates, directory accuracy, or the administrative hurdles that often

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, this is rent control.
• Uh, this is rent control.
• Uh, this is rent control.
• Rent control.
• rent control. rent control.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The motion is inexpedient to legislate. control since uh the vape devices are control since uh the vape
• But what we can control is the distribution of those products in the industry.
• it's kind of colar based uh substances it's kind of just<01:06:51.039> inertia.
• So, and these substances are risk.
• They want to be able to have the control over what their children are doing.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• among other things clarify court cost recovery language out with Republicans not voting SB 6 Ashby controlled
• substances holding committee SB 11 Ashby AI technology do pass with author amendments to define public

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• injection therapy, the bill specifically prohibits steroid-based drugs, antibiotics, vaccines, Botox, controlled
• substances, or other medication not used for the practice of acupuncture.

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met and reported several bills favorably. PCS for HB 647, which allows physicians to use advanced practice registered nurses under written protocol to certify deaths and file death certificates for hospice patients, passed unanimously after brief supportive testimony from hospice, AARP, and physician assistant representatives. HB 803 on acupuncture updated outdated statutory language, clarified the definition of acupuncture, listed allowable point injection therapy items while prohibiting certain drugs, and affirmed referral authority for imaging and labs; it passed 16-1 amid support from acupuncture stakeholders and opposition from several medical groups. PCS for HB 1545 would create recurring state funding for Parkinson’s disease research at the University of South Florida and a consortium of Florida universities; it drew support from USF, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Mayo Clinic, with concerns raised about limiting participation to universities, and it passed unanimously. HB 901, which clarifies procedures for parents challenging court-appointed psychologists in family law cases, passed 15-1 with support from a witness and no debate. HB 591, the children with developmental disabilities/autism bill, was presented as a broad early-diagnosis and intervention measure to help children enter treatment and mainstream life sooner; it received supportive testimony from the Florida PTA and strong floor support, and passed unanimously. Finally, PCS for HB 1299, the Department of Health agency bill, made multiple changes including preventing the mRNA vaccine from sunsetting in statute, adding vaccination-status protections in the patients’ bill of rights, updating medical marijuana center screening and reporting requirements, revising nurse active-practice requirements, making technical compact changes, and extending sovereign immunity protections to dental students doing charitable clinic work. After a brief note that optician-related provisions had been removed, the bill passed unanimously. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures favorably.

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• So, Madam Speaker, I have a question about the section related to duties of controllers.
• So, on page 3789 of today's calendar, there's subsection C, subsection 1: a controller shall provide
• The categories of personal data that the controller sells to third parties, if any, the categories of
• This bill balances a Vermonter's right to control data while ensuring our Vermont businesses are not
• The statute specifies that if, as a result of a mental illness, the capacity to exercise self-control

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first returned to Senate Bill 71, a consumer data privacy and online surveillance bill. Members debated a proposed amendment that would have removed language allowing companies to rely on consumer consent to sell certain sensitive data. Supporters argued consent pop-ups and terms-of-service notices are not meaningful consent and that sensitive data should be categorically protected, citing Maryland and other states. Opponents, including the committee presenter, said the bill was a carefully negotiated compromise needed to establish Vermont’s first data privacy framework and warned that adopting the amendment could jeopardize passage in the Senate or with the governor. The committee reported the amendment unfavorable on a 9-0 straw poll, the House rejected the amendment, and then approved the committee’s recommended proposal of amendment by roll call vote, 129-3. During questioning on S. 71, members discussed the bill’s applicability thresholds, with the presenter explaining that the 35,000-consumer threshold was modeled on Connecticut, while lower 3,000 thresholds for sensitive data and data sales were based on business testimony and intended to capture smaller entities such as accountants, lawyers, nonprofits, and trade associations that share or sell lists. Members also asked about the bill’s many exemptions, which were described as covering entities already regulated by state or federal law, including health care entities under HIPAA and banking and insurance sectors. The presenter and supporters emphasized that the bill still requires clear privacy notices, limits data collection to what is reasonable and disclosed, and gives consumers rights to opt out, correct, and delete data. After the roll call vote, the House ordered third reading, suspended rules to place S. 71 in all remaining stages, passed it in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and suspended rules to message the action to the Senate forthwith. The House then moved to Senate Bill 193, relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons. The committee presenter from South Burlington previewed that the bill would create a permanent forensic facility, with a separate amendment expected to address interim arrangements while the facility is being developed. The transcript ends as the House begins second reading of S. 193 and the committee reports are introduced, with further debate not shown.

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• This change would also align with the 10-day window requirement for substance use disorder services that
• use disorder services that for substance use disorder services that was<00:43:04.960> passed<
• I also know that when you contract out, at a certain point, you start losing a little bit more control
• But once we hire a county employee on and they’re there past their first year, we lose control of that
• But once we hire a county employee on and they’re there past their first year, we lose control of that

Bills: HF3738, HF2295, HF3520, HF3666

Keywords: pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy

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• This bill also protects the environment from toxic substances.
• They will therefore come out as administrative rules, which this legislature does have some control over
• But anything else with substance needs to stay the way it is with that, I ask for a yes.

Bills: HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246

Keywords: climatology, emergency declaration, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, environment, weather data, public policy, state governance, natural resources, advisory councils, sunset law, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, radiation management, public health, biosolids, land application, environmental quality, agriculture, wastewater treatment

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• Other class A felonies include trafficking in drugs and manufacturing of a controlled substance.
• with the requirements of section 106 of the Constitution of Alabama 2022 a legal notice stating the substance

Bills: SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, elder abuse, financial exploitation

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• According to a December 2025 report from the California Department of Public Health Substance and Addiction
• Drug use has never been more dangerous than it is today, as those purchasing substances on the illicit
• Our deputies have turned over children to child from houses where parents who suffer from substance use
• And that is why local control over spending state and local funds is so critical.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The bill also discourages shell games by requiring disclosure of related parties and controlling interests
• I think that we have been struggling with the process of how we can control cost at the state level,
• We probably have about a year lead time in order to bring this under control.
• indeed the right direction to get the essential services to keep people with mental illness and substance
• right direction to get the services, the essential services, to help those with mental illness and substance

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

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• including um chronic uh substance abuse. including um chronic uh substance abuse.
• zone, which the Board of Water Supply is fighting for, to what they call the underground injection control
• Representative Quinnlan: I'd just like to note that the underground injection control line marks the
• Representative Quinnlan: The underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable
• Representative Quinnlan: I'd just like to note that the underground injection control line marks the

Keywords: 910, house, all