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• benefit manager is Express Grips for all of our plans.
• We would continue to... develop the cost estimates for our plans, for the TRS plans, but I think...
• the teacher retirement system plan, the employee's retirement system plan.
• plans, etc., not the ERISA plans, etc., which is, you know, 50% of the market give or take in Texas.
• To the plans. Yes, sir. Well, whatever their cost, it should be in there.

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• . issuers or administrators, and expenses for enrollees, health plans, and policy makers.
• We're reviewing and I will plan to come back with a committee substitute. Thank you very much.
• as if their family members are covered by a plan.
• Abel Longoria, and I represent Hospitality Health 24-hour emergency rooms.
• In today's world, each plan or carrier, if you will, had its own unique questionnaire form.

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• maybe kind of geographically herded. for them to expand physically, really are, you know, kind of operating
• It will cause negative impacts. impacting the region and how it plans to cut off a lifeline for many
• things and as Juan Carlos said President Trump has also come to conclusion that this country cannot operate
• They pay taxes on homes, operate businesses, and drive our local and state economies forward.
• And then hit a roadblock when it became time to try to plan their future for higher education.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

Bills: HR202, HB2095, SB2657, SB2138, SB3110, SB3082, SB3109, HB1800

Keywords: Hawaii, Hawaiʻi, house resolution, congratulatory resolution, education, public schools, librarian of the year, middle school principal of the year, school counselor of the year, teacher of the year, library system, blind and print disabled, accessible learning, braille, audio technology, principal, school counselor, agriculture education, culinary arts, student recognition

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• This bill is from TCEQ for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion
• However, if there was other evidence that emerged, or additional evidence that was not explored in the

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB34, SB18, SB 2, SB 3, SB 5, SB 9, SB 10, SB 14, SB 16, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• I'm the Emergency Tony Martin.
• and major emergencies.
• Right now, when a call comes into a 911 center, the operator gathers the information and if the emergency
• gathers the information and if operator gathers the information and if the<00:14:58.440><c> emergency
• </c> communication board's strategic plan. communication board's strategic plan.

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

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• It is seen in education throughout whatever sector it operates in. that a private school can deny admission
• That operates in the state, operates is vague, I don't really know what that means.
• It doesn't say who shall not, who cannot, unless they don't operate in the state. date, which is on page
• I want to go back to this line on page 12 that says they have to operate in the state.
• A hundred and some thousand kids left HISD this past year, so that puts the funding and they're operating

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• I think it's just two different worlds that they operate in.
• And one leader really emerged, Delegate Henry Klein, who was.
• Governor Jeb Bush put in a multifaceted reform plan in 1999.
• enrolled in the last year of operation.
• , no, we don't want your service plan.

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• Um, we also have some 529 plan conformity.
• Um, we also have some 529 plan conformity.
• Um, we also have some 529 plan conformity.
• Um, we also have some 529 plan conformity.
• Um, we also have some 529 plan conformity.

Bills: HF4362, HF4252, HF4440

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry

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• And this is the retirement plan for EMTs and county sheriffs through OPERS.
• So could you explain the drop-type plan a little bit?
• Explain the benefits of this plan.
• Back in the '90s, we went to a new drop plan and a forward drop plan for those people going forward.
• So they not only did not receive the escalator, they couldn't opt in to Plan B.

Bills: HB1784, HB1245, HB1268, HB2116, HB2193, HB2206, HB1739, HB1889, HB1904, HB3172, HB4225, HB4352, HB3625, HB4263

Keywords: education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, retirement, pension, public employees, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, benefits, survivorship, contribution rates, disability retirement, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, HB2116, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, OLERS

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• And this is the retirement plan for EMTs and county sheriffs through OPERS.
• Explain the benefits of this plan.
• Explain the benefits of this plan.
• Back in the '90s, we went to a DROP plan and a forward DROP plan.
• We went to a DROP plan and a forward DROP plan for those people going forward.

Bills: HB1784, HB1245, HB1268, HB2116, HB2193, HB2206, HB1739, HB1889, HB1904, HB3172, HB4225, HB4352, HB3625, HB4263

Keywords: education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, retirement, pension, public employees, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, benefits, survivorship, contribution rates, disability retirement, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, HB2116, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, OLERS

Summary: The Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee heard a series of retirement, banking, and school finance bills after announcing that several measures would be laid over or sent back to Rules and that the committee would recess briefly because of quorum and scheduling conflicts. The chair also explained the committee’s OPLA/safe-harbor process for pension bills and noted that many of the measures would still need oversight and floor consideration. Among the bills advanced were HB 1245, allowing certain DHS CLEET-commissioned agents to join the law enforcement retirement system; HB 4352, helping people refinance homes or businesses while protecting lenders; HB 4263, giving certain retired teachers who go to work for CareerTech a choice between TRS and OPERS; HB 1268, creating a five-year DROP option for EMTs and county sheriffs in OPERS; HB 1739, reinstating a half-pay provision in the law enforcement retirement system for OHP recruitment and retention; HB 2116, expanding OLERS eligibility to certain Office of State Fire Marshal officers; HB 2206, allowing newly hired school resource officers into OLERS; HB 3625, expanding school district investment options; HB 1889, providing a catch-up COLA for older police and fire retirees; and HB 1784, requiring TRS’s assumed rate of return not fall below its past 20-year annualized return. HB 3172, the “Fair Banking Act,” would restrict adverse actions by very large financial institutions based on lawful economic activity and require explanations on request; members asked whether it would affect Oklahoma banks and whether it mirrored a presidential executive order. HB 2193 proposed a COLA for state retirement systems with caps on eligible benefits and salaries, and members raised concerns about differing actuarial estimates and the need for more work before oversight. Most bills were reported out by committee votes ranging from 8-0 to 4-3. The chair and members repeatedly noted that several measures, especially the pension bills, would need further work with actuaries and oversight committees. The meeting ended with a brief acknowledgment of committee staff and support personnel before adjournment.

Bills: HB109, HB136, HB 109, HB136, HB694, HB 1201, HB1716, HB2071, HB2216, HB2358, HB2807, HB2886, HCR78

Keywords: taxation, ballot propositions, public funding, voter information, transparency, training, public officials, candidates, requirements, political education, mental health, inpatient psychiatric facility, juvenile treatment, residential treatment facility, emotionally disturbed juveniles, Department of State Health Services, Health and Human Services Commission, state grant, facility construction, facility expansion

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• Representative Osman now moves that the vote on the bill be voted in an emergency.
• I declare the emergency to have passed. This floor leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Well, I think what's happening is if the bill that would have an impact on health plans could either
• Well, I think what's happening is if the bill that would have an impact on health plans could either
• And so that's the whole idea of having an actuarial study to see what that impact on the plan is.

Bills: HB2975, HB3405, HB3406, HB3728, HB3902, HB3977, SB397, HB1161, HB2938, HB2939, HB3306, HB3722, HB4113, HB4123, HB2293, HB3176, HB3545, HB3546

Keywords: poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation

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• </c><00:04:56.680><c> response</c> Hawaii's emergency response Hawaii's emergency response infrastructure
• </c> confidence to act in an emergency. confidence to act in an emergency.
• </c> further strengthen Hawaii's emergency further strengthen Hawaii's emergency response<00:05:35.280
• </c> We also have Graham Clifford, emergency We also have Graham Clifford, emergency physician<00:08:
• </c> care in emergency medicine. care in emergency medicine.

Bills: HCR92, HCR46, HCR172, HCR147, HCR112, HCR100, HR84, HR42, HR139, HR104, HR92

Keywords: automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care

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• , and we pioneered legislation, as Representative Cates shared, in New Mexico that required health plans
• Our wheelchair-user communities experience the same challenges with access, where health plans will only
• Madam Chair, we worked collaboratively with the health plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and they asked
• With the health plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield, they asked us to separate the prosthetics and orthotics
• As drafted, the bill establishes new operational... ...with the board.

Bills: HB99, HB38, HB165, HB127, HB72, HB151, SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• The bill requires DHS to publish the plan on its website and to update and submit the plan to the Governor
• I brought copies of the state plan for you so you could see what we're working on.
• It is extremely difficult to have a consistent and evolving treatment and care plan for him.
• This plan matters to me because it turns hard lessons into real solutions for other families.
• It's very impressive what's going on with memory care and the plans. Thank you. Madam Chair.

Bills: SB1017, SB1149, SB1162, SB1192, SB1249, SB1253, SB1331, SB1333, SB1334

Keywords: informed consent, surgical procedures, healthcare professionals, patient rights, regulatory compliance, child welfare, dependency hearings, foster care, court procedures, parental rights, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing, monitoring, administrative burdens, basic first aid, good samaritan, medical licensing exemption, Arizona medical board, A.R.S. 32-1421

Bills: SB 1194, SB 1215, SB 1253, SB 1268, SB 1302, SB 1484, SB 1532

Keywords: water management, bond issuance, eminent domain, regional authority, fee structures, local governance, environmental quality, oyster cultivation, coastal management, natural resources, marine ecosystems, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Water Development Board, guidance principles, flood plan, state water plan, rule review, infrastructure, water discharge, general permit

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• The Department of Health operates on a three-year contracting cycle, which has created the gap in funding

Bills: HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 2786, with Representative Stinson presenting a PCS as the working draft. He explained the bill as supplemental funding for the Department of Mental Health to close out its 2025 budget and pay obligations the department had fallen short on. The committee moved quickly to a do pass vote, and the bill was reported out 31-0 with no nays. The committee then took up House Bill 2787, with Representative West presenting a PCS as the working draft. She described the bill as a one-time $2 million supplemental for previously established costs tied to the Choosing Childbirth Program, saying the funding was needed to avoid a lapse in services for nearly 4,000 mothers and babies until the Oklahoma Pregnancy Care Network can re-enter bidding in 2028. She emphasized oversight and transparency measures, including provider vetting, invoice review, annual evaluations, and a reported 97% of expenses going to client services. Members raised concerns about accountability, transparency, and why the funding should come from state general revenue rather than private sources, noting prior audits and news reports. Representative West said the network is a 501(c)(3), uses private dollars as well, and that the program is a public-private partnership already established by law. She also said she would share the 2025 tax return information with the committee. The committee then voted to report HB 2787 out do pass by a vote of 26-5, and adjourned.

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• So, 4440 didn't the emergency fail in the Senate twice? Is this correct?
• requiring this because they've already let it sounds like us and voters know that they removed the emergency
• House 4077 appropriates up to $10,582,005.96 in interest funds to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency
• Management for the emergency response and relief grant program to address gaps.

Bills: HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142, HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, ALS, funding, healthcare, State Department of Health, emergency declaration, public finance, state budget, financial regulations, monetary policy, referendum, constitutional amendments, special election, Oklahoma legislature, public voting, recovery fund

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• Just a majority vote for this to pass, and then it also has an emergency, so we get to move this through
• with an emergency On it with just 50% of this or 50+1 here, and how is that reasonable in terms of allowing
• Emergency response and relief grant programs to address gaps. Move to pass. You'll be requested.
• Senator Hall asked unanimous consent to operate from committee substitute without objection.
• It removes the July 1st date, which makes it an automatic emergency. So, which one did we adopt?

Bills: HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, ALS, funding, healthcare, State Department of Health, emergency declaration, public finance, state budget, financial regulations, monetary policy, referendum, constitutional amendments, special election, Oklahoma legislature, public voting, recovery fund