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• So are you telling me that that doctors are prescribing medical marijuana simply because a child has
• 5 or 21 or something like I'm simply for that condition. >> Why would I guess why would that be prescribed
• Can we say that there's a positive correlation to prescribing it? You can speak to that.
• So might the do we phrase the question could the could be prescribed?
• In other words, is it worth it prescribing medical marijuana to the that data set all of people within

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• the transaction is completed, to provide notice to the purchaser and offer a prorated refund as prescribed
• the transaction is completed, to provide notice to the purchaser and offer a prorated refund as prescribed
• to commence an action to enforce the compensation and unlawful content requirements for award of prescribed
• action relating to the unlawful content requirements if the platform otherwise complies with the prescribed
• But yes, up until the age of 18, it is prescribed by that Coogan Trust, and that money is yours regardless

Bills: HB2010, HB2192, HB2310, HB2501

Keywords: digital goods, advertising, ownership, license, consumer protection, refund policies, streaming services, minors, content creators, online platforms, compensation, trust accounts, child protection, video content, privacy, employment, independent contractor, marketplace, digital services, contractual agreements

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• </c><01:00:22.000><c> an</c> doctor not been able to prescribe an doctor not been able to prescribe an
• </c><01:02:14.079><c> these</c> to prescribe these to prescribe these medications?
• So, Representative Woods, prescribe it.
• All of the prescribers must do that.
• All of the prescribers must do reported.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It closes a loophole in the Texas Education Code by making it clear that anabolic steroids prescribed
• It is for prescribing the steroids. That would be a matter for members to discuss.
• The athlete that would be contingent upon the medical purpose for which it's being prescribed, the type
• From enhancing, having their performance athletically enhanced because of medically prescribed steroids
• Enhancement of performance when it's being prescribed for a reason that is not medically valid.

Bills: SB226, SB413, SB571, SB1049, SB2398, SB2920

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension, reporting requirements, released time, religious instruction

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• certify to the Commission that the provider has not used any additional prohibited equipment as prescribed
• critical infrastructure or connected to any operating system that is used by infrastructure as prescribed
• Finally, the bill prescribes related exemptions and exclusions and reporting requirements for critical
• to publish reported information on its website with personally identifying information redacted, prescribes
• It also prescribes additional requirements for a certificate of necessity issued to a city, town, fire

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met to hear several presentations and bills. First, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry presented on its K-9 program, describing staffing, specialized detection and trailing teams, and the need to replace retired dogs and modernize an aging, high-mileage vehicle fleet used to transport canines. The committee also heard a presentation from Biometrica on a privacy-focused facial recognition and sensor system designed to identify missing persons and known offenders using law-enforcement-only data; the presenters emphasized that the system does not store video or audio and is intended to balance public safety with privacy. The committee then considered HB 2134, which would prohibit Arizona governmental entities and critical infrastructure providers from contracting for critical infrastructure equipment or software from Chinese companies or the PRC. Supporters, including the sponsor and a national security witness, argued the bill would protect communications and other critical systems from foreign adversary access; concerns were raised about costs and implementation, but the bill was amended to be prospective and to rely on self-certification and risk-based audits. The committee passed HB 2134 with a due pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. HB 2404, which would shift most inter-facility transport of behavioral health patients from peace officers to authorized transporters, drew support from law enforcement and police association witnesses who said officers are not the right personnel for these transports; it passed unanimously, 7-0. HB 2402, dealing with ambulance certificate-of-necessity rules for small or underserved areas, was presented as a compromise measure after work with ambulance stakeholders and firefighters. The bill and a 15-page amendment would require the Department of Health Services to issue certificates in certain small-population areas, streamline applications, add reporting requirements, and address GPS coverage issues; it passed as amended, 7-0. HB 2673, which originally proposed mental health screening and treatment requirements for jail and prison inmates, was narrowed by amendment to create only a study committee on inmate mental health services; family members testified about tragic failures in the system, and the bill passed as amended, 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2253, protecting public employees from retaliation or obstruction when testifying in law enforcement disciplinary appeals, passed 5-0 with two not voting. HB 2270, expanding county protections over seals, logos, and sheriff’s posse naming rights, passed 6-0 with one not voting. Finally, HB 2941, which would treat certain unsafe motorcycle lane-splitting or passing behavior as reckless driving while preserving legal lane filtering, drew both support and concern about overbreadth; after testimony from the sponsor and members of the public, it passed 5-1 with one not voting, and the committee adjourned.

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• certify to the commission that the provider has not used any additional prohibited equipment as prescribed
• Finally, the bill prescribes related exemptions and exclusions and reporting requirements for critical
• Finally, the bill prescribes related exemptions and exclusions and reporting requirements for critical
• It also prescribes procedures for an ambulance service that fails to comply with the quarterly reporting
• It also prescribes additional requirements for a certificate of necessity issued to a city, town, fire

Bills: HB2134, HB2253, HB2270, HB2402, HB2404, HB2673, HB2941

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, law enforcement, disciplinary action, administrative appeals, investigative files, due process, retaliation, county seal, law enforcement authority, sheriff's posse, public safety, county governance, ambulance services, certificate of necessity, emergency medical services, state regulations

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• The contractor may provide unofficial test scores to comply with the prescribed deadline.
• The contractor may provide unofficial test scores to comply with the prescribed deadline.
• To comply with the prescribed deadline, I'd be happy to answer any questions. Thank you.
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2318 prescribes term limits for the office of a school district governing
• A person who is ineligible due to the prescribed term limit is eligible for appointment to fill a vacancy

Summary: The Committee on Education approved the minutes from February 18 and March 4, 2026, then took up several bills. HCR 2003, the “Protect Girls in Sports in Arizona Act,” drew extensive testimony. Supporters, including Superintendent Tom Horne, argued it would protect fairness, safety, and privacy in girls’ sports and locker rooms by requiring teams to be designated male, female, or co-ed and by limiting access to sex-designated private spaces. Opponents, including ACLU and transgender advocates, said the measure was discriminatory, would function as a bathroom ban, and could force schools to police students’ bodies and identities. The committee voted 4-3 to give HCR 2003 a due pass recommendation. The committee then advanced HB 2020, which lowers certain student threats or disruptions at educational institutions from a Class 6 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor, and HB 2032, which changes the statewide testing window so assessments begin later in the spring and scores are returned later, with supporters saying it would better reflect a full year of instruction. HB 2033, allowing school districts or charter schools to choose paper-and-pencil administration of statewide assessments by governing board vote, also received support from educators who said it would reduce technology barriers for younger students. HB 2318, as amended, would impose term limits on school district governing board members after eight consecutive years; school board groups opposed it as harmful to rural districts, but the committee adopted an amendment and gave the bill a due pass recommendation. The committee also approved HB 2378, which changes eligibility rules for School Facilities Oversight Board members who are architects or engineers so their businesses may not include school construction. HB 2313, which prohibits teacher strikes or organized work stoppages and ties funding penalties to districts or charters that violate the ban, advanced despite testimony that it duplicates existing law and could chill educators’ speech and worsen staffing shortages. Finally, HB 2249, a major expansion of the Parents’ Bill of Rights, passed after heated testimony. Supporters said it would prevent schools from socially transitioning minors without written parental consent and stop staff from encouraging children to hide information from parents; opponents warned it was vague, punitive, and would expose teachers and schools to massive liability and litigation. The committee adopted amendments on HB 2318 and HB 2249 and reported all of the listed bills out with due pass recommendations, with recorded split votes on several measures.

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• It does not authorize them to perform or prescribe any new treatment beyond their current scope.
• As a family nurse practitioner, I can diagnose, treat, and prescribe medications without the need for
• We assess diagnosed diseases, prescribe medications.
• At the state hospital, I didn't just prescribe. I listened.
• I corresponded with the patient's neurologist on the patient's co-prescribed medication for seizures,

Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee heard and advanced several health care bills. HB 909, joining the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, was presented with a strike-all amendment and reported favorably as amended by a 13-0 vote. HB 911, the related public records exemption protecting certain biological information, was also adopted and reported favorably as amended by a 14-0 vote. CS for HB 597, allowing schools to procure and administer glucagon for students with diabetes under trained personnel, passed unanimously 14-0 after a technical amendment. HB 519, aligning state law with federal language on controlled substances administered by paramedics, passed as amended 14-0. The committee then took up HB 919 on nursing education programs. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf argued the bill would create accountability for underperforming nursing schools by requiring remediation, tuition refunds in the lowest-performing programs, and public reporting of passage rates. Supporters said it would improve quality and protect students from debt without licensure success, while opponents from private nursing schools warned it could close programs and reduce nurse supply. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably 15-0. HB 1553, which would require health care providers to submit identified uterine fibroid data so the Department of Health can implement the research database previously authorized by law, passed unanimously 15-0. The final bill, HB 883, would allow psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners to practice autonomously; supporters said it would expand access to mental health care, especially in rural and underserved areas, while opponents raised concerns about quality and physician oversight. After lengthy testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably 14-3.

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• Within a year of implementation and annually thereafter, Access must submit a prescribed report to the
• They still have to be prescribed by a physician. We're just speeding the process a little bit more.
• The second factor accounts for a shift in prescribing utilization.
• The second factor accounts for a shift in prescribing utilization.
• The second factor accounts for a shift in prescribing utilization.

Bills: SB1041, SB1050, SB1131, SB1138, SB1249, SB1267, SB1272, SB1317, SB1461, SB1488, SB1504, SB1517, SB1523, SB1580, SB1582, SB1584, SB1585, SB1602, SB1630, SB1654, SB1672, SB1673, SB1718, SB1761, SB1819, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, veterans, lifetime pass, state parks, Arizona, access, disabled veterans, cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, automated license plate readers

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• I mean, somebody has to prescribe them, is that right?
• So it's not anything that gets prescribed by a doctor, medical professional?
• Who does the, I mean, somebody has to prescribe them, is that right?
• So it's not anything that gets prescribed by a doctor, medical professional.
• I administered Pitocin and activated EMS just as my rules prescribed.

Bills: HB2190, HB2202, HB2233, HB2251, HB2252, HB2396, HB2437, HB2689, HB2796

Keywords: physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC

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• Chair, Senator Trujillo, we can't even get doctors... to prescribe it.
• with filling the prescription, that comes much later, and the first step is even finding willing prescribers
• What I will say is that the state has to find a way to incentivize prescribers.
• And so, I don't know what the solution is, but we have to find a way to incentivize physicians to prescribe
• think it would be good to hear from the medical board to find out why people are choosing not to prescribe

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• It closes a loophole in the Texas Education code by making it clear that anabolic steroids prescribed
• However, the current statute has a carveout for a student who is taking that steroid as prescribed by
• should be prohibited, then why wouldn't we prohibit them no matter what the medical reason is for prescribing
• That would bet that that would um Be contingent upon the medical purpose for which it's being prescribed
• Enhancement of performance when it's being prescribed for a reason that is not valid, uh, medically valid

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• He’s in a long-term care facility and has dementia, and his doctor has prescribed him gummies.
• Um and these prescribed him gummies.
• </c> obligation to provide prescribed obligation to provide prescribed medication,<00:24:22.640><c> um
• Um, so the bill prescribes an out-of-court remedy to resolve an error, omission, or wrongful act that
• Um so our uh remedy would<00:43:06.160><c> prescribe</c> would prescribe would prescribe uh<00:43:08.240

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• Yeah, they can prescribe psychiatric meds. Senator Schof. They can prescribe psychiatric meds.
• Senator Schof, this bill doesn't allow them to prescribe anything other than what they can prescribe
• This amendment provides an exemption if electronic prescribing is not available.
• or electrical failure, so long as the failure is not within the control of the prescriber and the prescriber
• There is no real explanation as to why we need to go 100% to e-prescribing.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, quorum call, and several recognitions, including guests for Education and Sharing Day, law enforcement officer of the day Detective Miata Anderson, and later FAMU Day at the Capitol and other visiting groups. The chamber adopted the special order report and then moved through a series of budget-related bills and conforming measures, with debate focused largely on recurring funding, environmental programs, housing, insurance reserves, and tax policy. Members approved HB 5011/SB 2506, which conform environmental resource funding to the proposed budget by shifting Seminole Gaming Compact-related dollars from recurring to nonrecurring funding; supporters said this preserves annual legislative review, while opponents warned it would reduce funding for the Resilient Florida program, wildlife corridor protection, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. The House then passed HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves by lowering the RAP program and repealing FORA funding, and HB 5501, which redirects documentary stamp tax revenues from housing and transportation trust funds to general revenue; Democrats argued the housing changes would reduce affordable housing support, while Republicans said the move was needed to control recurring spending. The chamber also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, HB 5201 on Florida PALM accounting conforming changes, HB 5203 on Capitol Center tenancy and utilities control, and HB 5009 creating a Florida Accountability Office and revising audit and budgeting functions. The most extended debate came on HB 7031, which permanently reduces the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25% and also lowers several related tax rates. Supporters described it as broad-based, immediate tax relief for Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more targeted and that sales tax cuts also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. The bill passed 112-0. The House then took up the main budget bill, HB 501, and subcommittee chairs outlined the proposed $112.9 billion budget, including education, health care, transportation, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and IT spending. Members began questioning the pre-K-12 budget on school funding, vouchers, proration, mental health and safety allocations, and inflation, with the discussion continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

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• It is a prescribing issue. So this is not just merely a food allergy. It is a health care issue.
• It is a prescribing issue. It is a patient safety issue.
• And do they ask their doctor to prescribe that? Yes.
• And do they ask their doctor to prescribe that? Yes.
• prescribe and then work with the facility to be able to provide that to them.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House first established a quorum, welcomed special guests, and then took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1855, a reporting bill on Alpha-Gal syndrome. The bill sponsor described Alpha-Gal as a serious tick-borne condition causing delayed allergic reactions and argued Missouri should track it through mandatory lab reporting to the Department of Health and Senior Services, with aggregated annual reporting to the CDC. Supporters said the measure would improve surveillance, identify hotspots, guide public health outreach, and help rural and agricultural communities that are heavily affected. An amendment changing the department’s follow-up language from “may” to “shall” was adopted after members said it would ensure accountability if the legislature funds the work. A second amendment seeking patient consent before reporting was debated at length over privacy and data concerns but failed 41-85, 10 present. The underlying bill then passed perfection and printing. The House next considered House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2230 and 2978, a school policy bill focused on reducing K-5 screen time and encouraging handwriting and cursive instruction. The sponsor said the measure was revised to be less prescriptive, instead requiring school districts to review screen-time policies and creating a state-level “focus group” of educators, parents, and health professionals to study the issue and make recommendations. Supporters argued excessive screen use is linked to weaker literacy, behavior, and mental health outcomes, while some members raised concerns about technology use for special education students and English language learners. An amendment was adopted to exclude the virtual school program from the bill. The House then adopted the substitute and ordered it perfected and printed. Finally, the House took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2355, the “Food is Medicine” initiative. The sponsor said the bill would let Missouri use federal 1115 waiver funds for pilot programs that provide medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, nutrition counseling, and related nutrition supports for health care purposes. Supporters said the program could improve health outcomes, reduce Medicaid spending, and help address food deserts, while one amendment added vitamin therapies and updated a date in the bill. Members discussed concerns about supplement quality and the scope of covered therapies, but the bill advanced after the amendment debate.

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• Prescribed burning is also not needed where we are.
• And so it is a bit of a conflicting message for folks in our area about we need to do more prescribed
• It is recognizing that there is a need for fuels reduction, mechanical thinning, prescribed fire, and
• So without giving you a specific item, what would I do more of while we continue to do the prescribed
• Those projects that have used prescribed fire have saved whole communities. Thank you very much.

Summary: The hearing focused on California wildfire resilience, with the first panel discussing statewide funding, policy, and strategic priorities, and the second panel shifting to home hardening and defensible space. The LAO outlined the state’s wildfire risk, the large increase in resilience spending in recent years, and the fact that most funding has been one-time rather than ongoing. Testimony emphasized that wildfire risk varies greatly by region, that the state must balance response spending with prevention, and that success should be measured more carefully than by acres treated alone. Witnesses also noted the importance of local, federal, utility, and Proposition 4 funding sources, as well as the need for long-term maintenance and strategic prioritization rather than scattered projects. Cal Fire leadership and other witnesses stressed that California’s wildfire problem is not uniform: forested areas, chaparral, and wildland-urban interface communities require different strategies. In Northern California and forested watersheds, speakers emphasized fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural burning, strategic fuel breaks, watershed protection, and maintaining forest health. In Southern California, testimony focused on wind-driven fires, ember intrusion, ignition prevention along roads and power lines, and the limits of large-scale vegetation clearing. Several witnesses argued that the state should invest where it can leverage local and regional partnerships, support capacity-building programs like Regional Forest and Fire Capacity, and improve data systems to track treatment effectiveness and project outcomes. Members repeatedly pressed witnesses on how to prioritize limited funds, asking what should be done more of, less of, and first. The chair argued that protecting homes and communities through hardening and defensible space should be a major priority, especially near structures, while also acknowledging the need for broader landscape work and watershed protection. There was discussion of incentives such as insurance discounts, property tax treatment, and community certification for hardened homes, along with the need for multiple payers rather than relying on the state alone. Cal Fire reported new and expanding data tools, including treatment trackers, defensible space inspection dashboards, and a fuels treatment effectiveness program that evaluates whether nearby treatments affected wildfire behavior. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only.

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• Picture a woman who's just miscarried; her doctor prescribes medication to help her recover.
• Her doctor prescribes. in case of postpartum hemorrhage, one of the leading causes of maternal death.
• husband were devastated. the doctor told her she needed a DNC scheduled for the next morning and prescribed
• The drugs don't even have to be prescribed by a physician anymore.
• quote, compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as it may prescribe

Bills: SB 8, SB 1, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB27, HB7, HB17, HB1, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB20, HB18, HB7, HB17, HB1, HB20, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, SR85, SR87, SB8, SB5, SB2, SB10, HB27

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam

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• We need to put those strategic fuel breaks in place, need to engage in forest thinning, prescribed fire
• It is recognizing that there is a need for fuels reduction, mechanical thinning. prescribed fire and
• So, without giving you a specific item, what would I do more of while we continue to do the prescribed
• do we burn a million acres with prescribed fire?
• Those projects that have used prescribed fire. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Are they qualified to prescribe? No.
• Doctors can prescribe more even if they're not able to.
• Prescribed Vicodin, Valium, Neurotin, Tramadol, Antidepressants.
• it, will not pay for it. pay for it, and will not prescribe it.
• They had prescribed three medications.

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• So if there's a prescribed burn, how do you handle the possibility of maybe cheat grass invasion where
• </c> mechanical, chemical, and prescribed mechanical, chemical, and prescribed fire.<00:18:35.440><c>
• </c> if there's a prescribed if there's a prescribed burn,<00:18:51.360><c> how</c><00:18:51.520><c>
• for that prescribed fire for that<00:19:26.240><c> treatment</c><00:19:26.640><c> as</c><00:19:27.039
• ,</c><00:19:47.600><c> they'll</c> we've done recently prescribed, they'll we've done recently prescribed

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration