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• very sad to see Bill go, and are very grateful for his many years of service to the people of California
• Jennifer Tannahill, with Aaron Reed and Associates, on behalf of the California Society for Respiratory
• We play a very important role in the health care system of California, including hospitals.
• responsibility in public health as physicians and surgeons.
• , the California Society of Pathologists, the California Rheumatological Society, and the American College

Bills: SB342 , SB1303 , SB1347

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: naturopathy, medical licensure, California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, healthcare services, fictitious-name permit, pupil health, albuterol inhalers, emergency medical aid, respiratory distress, local educational agencies, childcare programs, school safety

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1347, which clarifies that stock albuterol may be authorized in all public schools, including preschools. The bill was presented as a technical cleanup to existing law and received support from the California Society for Respiratory Care and the American Academy of Pediatrics. There was no opposition, and the committee approved it on a due pass vote. The committee then considered AB 2772, the sunset bill for the California Council for Interior Design Certification. Supporters said it would extend the council’s sunset date and recognize its quasi-public status by applying transparency and accountability requirements. Opposition came from the International Interior Design Association, which argued the council had not complied with open meeting laws and objected to expanded authority to levy civil penalties. The committee nevertheless concurred in the Senate amendments and passed the bill. SB 1303, the sunset bill for the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, was heard next after major amendments removed disputed scope-of-practice language. The board and its supporters emphasized consumer protection, title clarity, and enforcement against unlicensed activity, while several medical and professional groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were removing opposition or moving to neutral. The committee passed the bill as amended. Finally, SB 342, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, was presented as a measure to allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed, even if there was a lapse in licensure during a long project, rather than forfeiting the entire contract value. Supporters said this would prevent unfair windfalls and reduce litigation; opponents, including Los Angeles Unified School District and local government groups, argued it would reward contractors who fail to maintain licenses and weaken consumer and public protections. The committee approved SB 342 as amended. The meeting also included extended thanks and farewell remarks for committee consultant Bill Lewis, who was retiring after many years of service.

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• have</c> Southern California and the Barrows have Southern California and the Barrows have expanded<00
• health care and housing, and the ability to thrive in their communities.
• and devices to lower cost and expand access to medicines, boost innovation, and address public health
• ><c> at</c> symbol, and the California condor at symbol, and the California condor at great<04:50:02.798
• </c><04:50:31.440><c> have</c> Hampshire, Vermont, and California have Hampshire, Vermont, and California

Bills: HJR139 , HB1958 , HR556

Keywords: balanced budget, federal government, amendment, taxation, government spending, impeachment, federal judge, judicial misconduct, abuse of power, high crimes and misdemeanors, Charles R. Breyer, Judge Breyer, Northern District of California, U.S. District Court, House resolution, National Guard, Los Angeles, executive power, separation of powers, constitutional crisis

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• </c><00:20:15.360><c> have</c> Angeles and the state of California have Angeles and the state of California
• Um, and the California delegation has advanced with Ms.
• And now this is audacity in blaming local leaders. lady from uh California and member of lady from uh
• And my community of Oakland, California, and the world continues to grieve.
• ,</c><02:08:26.960><c> California,</c> And my community of Oakland, California, And my community of Oakland

Bills: HR516

Keywords: riots, peaceful protest, law enforcement, California, immigration enforcement, public safety, vandalism, crime

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• spending and health care financing throughout the country.
• </c><02:45:54.880><c> food</c> health care and ransacks the food health care and ransacks the food budgets
• </c><05:26:55.600><c> security</c><05:26:56.080><c> of</c> and ensured the safety and security of and
• And each tragedy adds to a litany of evidence that our safety and security are interconnected.
• , Health, and Human Services appropriations bill, and I look forward to seeing it approved and included

Bills: HR519 , HR538 , HR530 , HR537

Keywords: Minnesota lawmakers, political violence, domestic terrorism, assassination attempt, state legislators, Melissa Hortman, John Hoffman, Yvette Hoffman, Mark Hortman, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, public safety, law enforcement response, civil discourse, democracy, gun violence, elected officials, House resolution, condemnation, bipartisan unity

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• His exceptional dedication to public service promoted safety, health, and a high quality of life for
• and allow California and resolution uh and allow California and other<05:23:55.200><c> states</c><05
• So I ask again, why are Republicans willing to put the health and safety of our communities at risk?
• Nullifying the California waivers was going to wreak havoc on Americans' well-being and public health
• <c> and</c> the California rule on this one and and the California rule on this one and and then<06:28

Bills: HJR89 , HJR87 , HJR88

Keywords: EPA, pollution control, California emissions standards, NOX regulation, congressional disapproval, HJR87, H.J.Res. 87, Congressional Review Act, CRA, EPA waiver, California waiver, preemption, vehicle emissions, heavy-duty trucks, engine emissions, Advanced Clean Trucks, zero-emission vehicles, ZEV, zero-emission airport shuttle, powertrain certification

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• </c><00:38:06.400><c> and</c> food supply not only for California and food supply not only for California
• </c><00:47:37.280><c> especially</c> California water system and especially California water system and
• </c> California, whisies for drinking and California, whisies for drinking and waters<00:48:21.839><c
• </c><02:05:27.520><c> slashed</c> in health care and have already slashed in health care and have already
• </c><04:23:26.000><c> and</c> to allow states like California and to allow states like California and

Bills: HJR88 , HJR78

Keywords: HJR88, H.J.Res. 88, Congressional Review Act, CRA, EPA waiver, California waiver, Advanced Clean Cars II, clean cars, vehicle emissions, auto emissions, motor vehicle pollution, engine pollution, California Air Resources Board, CARB, zero-emission vehicles, ZEV, electric vehicles, EV mandate, preemption, federal disapproval

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• and numerous health benefits.
• c><02:33:19.600><c> interventions,</c> health and evidence-based interventions, health and evidence-based
• 24:30.560><c> health</c><04:24:30.800><c> and</c><04:24:31.040><c> reduce</c> improve forest health and
• </c> region's economic and ecological health. region's economic and ecological health.
• Northeast California and River Mills in Northeast California and of<05:28:27.680><c> course</c><05:28

Bills: HB3187 , SB284 , HB2400 , HR1098 , HB3872 , HB3176 , HB3620 , HB2815 , SB2878 , HR1045 , HR972 , HB2876 , HB3962 , HB4183 , SB216 , HR923 , HB5457 , HB5810 , SB222

Keywords: Perry County Arkansas, Perryville, Forest Service land, federal land conveyance, quitclaim deed, public purpose, education, youth development, land transfer, property disposal, reversion clause, CERCLA, environmental liability, historic preservation, National Historic Preservation Act, USDA, federal property, county government, public use, surplus land

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• And yourself, and you are neutral on the bill? Yes, thank you. My name is Renee Ramsey.
• Error code: 520.
• All three bills complement each other, and all three are needed by DFPS and the state.
• children and families.
• and well-being.

Bills: HB1531 , HB2667 , HB2809 , HB2865 , HB3589 , HB3151 , HB3748 , HB3750 , HB4419 , HB4643 , HB3597 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• . health and safety.
• This bill is intended to protect health care providers and employees from violent behavior. and threats
• to better understand where gaps exist and where mental health training resources and support should be
• Our record shows you as Steve Johnson, Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services, and
• The record shows, again, Rachel Ashworth-Mazerolle with the Health and Human Services Commission, and

Bills: HB1531 , HB2667 , HB2809 , HB2865 , HB3589 , HB3151 , HB3748 , HB3750 , HB4419 , HB4643 , HB3597 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• United States Code and other and 38, United States Code and other federal<00:17:09.120><c> laws</c><
• </c> Secretary and Under Secretary of Health Secretary and Under Secretary of Health David<00:45:59.680
• They health and defense of our nation.
• Speaker, and I thank the gentleman from California.
• 52.400><c> to</c> States Code and other federal laws to States Code and other federal laws to improve

Bills: HB4970 , HR1420 , HB5362

Keywords: Orland Project, Central Valley Project, Sacramento Canal Unit, water transfer, water rights, drought relief, federal reclamation, Bureau of Reclamation, California water, irrigation, water management, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act, Reclamation Reform Act, water users association, water supply, drought resilience

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• to protect maternal health, and to strengthen tribal health services.
• Survivors need our help and they health.
• </c><01:18:51.040><c> Now</c> them and for their health care. Now them and for their health care.
• State</c><02:10:30.719><c> House</c> Safety and the Pennsylvania State House Safety and the Pennsylvania
• </c> Kentucky and paid over $4 in California. Kentucky and paid over $4 in California.

Bills: HB4593 , HR780 , HR977 , HR979 , HR978

Keywords: showerhead, regulation, energy policy, consumer protection, overregulation, gridlock, policy priorities, House resolution, legislative process, procedural motion, committee, House of Representatives, Mr. Knott, ethics, membership, Doug LaMalfa, memorial resolution, condolence, death of a member, adjournment in honor

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• Relating to the criminal and licensing – criminal and licensing consequences for the commission of certain
• Driver Safety Courses.
• the terms of their licenses Enforcement and greater protection for public health Happy any questions
• Labor Code and Occupation Code further complicates enforcement.
• the Texas Department of Health.

Bills: HB2450 , SB378 , SB764 , SB917 , SB1254 , SB1255

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Keywords: elevator inspection, building safety, construction standards, health and safety code, regulatory requirements, SB 378, Texas Occupations Code, barbering, cosmetology, barber, cosmetologist, licensing, professional licensing, unauthorized practice, medical procedures, skin incision, dermis, injections, devices, consumer safety

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• Freestanding Psychiatric Hospitals licensed under Chapter 576.7 of the Health and Safety Code provide
• already required under Chapters 250 and 253 of the Health and Safety Code to conduct background checks
• Chapter 250 and Chapter 253 of the Health and Safety Code already applied to a number of different healthcare
• and safety code.
• There is a health and safety issue here, but our products are actually the healthiest and the safest

Bills: HB44 , HB2200 , HB1612 , HB2747 , HB2038 , HB3717 , HB1431 , HB3800 , HB3801 , HB3560 , HB3246 , HB44

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

Summary: The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.

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• Members, House Bill 107 is which amends Subtitle B of Title II of the Texas Health and Safety Code by
• and Safety Code to require a health care provider to receive an individual's consent in order to conduct
• Health and Safety Code. Is that what you're concerned, that it's only got one of the chapters?
• Section 178.002.B, I mean, B2 in the health and safety. code.
• you know, putting it in the health and safety code, and then not necessarily specifically referencing

Bills: HB44 , HB2200 , HB1612 , HB2747 , HB2038 , HB3717 , HB1431 , HB3800 , HB3801 , HB3560 , HB3246 , HB44

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

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• Veterans Health Administration, and making drastic cuts to programs that veterans and their families
• VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, AND MAKING DRASTIC CUTS TO PROGRAMS THAT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
• Bost, and the gentleman from California, Mr. Takano, each will control 20 minutes.
• Many want fast, skill-based training that connects them to careers in the trades and health care and
• MANY WENT FAST, SKILL BASED TRAINING THAT CONNECTS THEM TO CAREERS IN THE TRADES AND HEALTH CARE AND

Bills: HB3123 , HR980 , HB1458 , HR658 , HR988 , HB3497

Keywords: veterans, benefits, death, pension, family payments, estate, wildfires, natural disaster, California, anniversary, emergency response, rebuilding, first responders, community support, education, assistance programs, independent study, Department of Veterans Affairs, nonprofit, National Nonprofit Day

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• them to register with the state and comply with minimum health safety guidelines and staffing requirements
• The legislation is about dignity and safety... ...and responsibility.
• We review them at CAC Texas, and then they are reviewed by the Health and Human Services Commission and
• Family Code and the Texas Administrative Code, period.
• They cover everything from health and safety to job readiness, financial management, and personal and

Bills: HB2510 , HB3589 , HB4611 , HB4655 , HB4665 , HB4666 , HB4670 , HB4700 , HB4730 , HB4798 , HB4838 , HB5136 , HB5243 , HB5302 , HB5539

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• There could be a life safety code component of the survey and then a health survey, and they would have
• There could be a life safety code component of the survey and then a health survey, and they would have
• Able to come into compliance with some of those health and safety requirements.
• It's assisted living facilities under the health and safety code.
• Then it talks about House Bill 2510, which would amend the Health and Safety Code to require a person

Bills: HB2510 , HB3589 , HB4611 , HB4655 , HB4665 , HB4666 , HB4670 , HB4700 , HB4730 , HB4798 , HB4838 , HB5136 , HB5243 , HB5302 , HB5539

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• And we just heard in testimony that that. That creates academic gaps and other gaps as well.
• Association of Family Defense Attorneys and yourself, and you are neutral on the bill.
• and Okay, so how does that work now with age or health of a kinship placement?
• We need better data to ensure the safety and well-being of residents.
• Neglect, abuse, or exploitation increasing risk to health and safety.

Bills: SB2041 , SB1777 , SB1681 , SB2311

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care

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• Thank you. opening up these courts to hearing all kinds of health and safety cases.
• Thank you. opening up these courts to hearing all kinds of health and safety cases.
• all kinds of health and safety cases.
• Under current law, municipal courts of record are authorized to enforce health and safety and nuisance
• The first one, the building code, I think it was in the health and safety code or somewhere odd.

Bills: HB 1239 , HB1990 , HB1748 , HB1749 , HB2578 , HB2986 , HB1970 , HB3163 , HB2733 , HB1922 , HB 113 , HB 1088 , HB1938 , HB3004 , HB2637 , HB2960 , HB113

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters

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• Again, I think we're still—and again, obviously, now this is in the health and safety code, not the—not
• The detention is under 573 of the Health and Safety Code, and then commitment OPCs—that sort of stuff
• With a health and safety code.
• Chapter 752 of the Health and Safety Code was established more than 30 years ago, 36 years ago.
• It's been in place in its current state or this portion of the Health and Safety Code has been around

Bills: HB 1239 , HB1990 , HB1748 , HB1749 , HB2578 , HB2986 , HB1970 , HB3163 , HB2733 , HB1922 , HB 113 , HB 1088 , HB1938 , HB3004 , HB2637 , HB2960 , HB113

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters