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This bill addresses multiple distinct issues, with its primary focus on parental access to minor children's medical records and secondary provisions related to driving under the influence and carbon sequestration. Regarding medical records, the bill establishes that parents are entitled to full access to their minor child's medical records, with three key exceptions: when the records involve treatment a minor can legally consent to without parental approval, when a protective order is in place involving the child, or when a healthcare provider professionally determines that disclosure could result in abuse or neglect. The bill also makes changes to driving under the influence penalties, increasing license suspension periods and establishing more detailed requirements for aggravated DWI offenses. Additionally, the bill creates a Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission to investigate the impacts of dedicating forest lands to carbon emission sequestration and establishes a moratorium on new carbon sequestration agreements for land parcels over 500 acres between July 2025 and the commission's report submission in November 2027. The commission will study various aspects of carbon sequestration, including tax implications, forest management practices, and impacts on the logging industry, with a diverse membership representing different stakeholders and perspectives.

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