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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We are able to stay in this room. We do have the TVW feed working now.
- This would be a significant improvement in access to preventive care.
- of 44 chiropractic exams and treatments as their homework.
- A once-year physical exam is the standard of care in human medicine.
- This is access to care for people who critically need it. Thank you so much.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 5899, which would create a chiropractic license endorsement allowing qualified chiropractors to perform chiropractic diagnosis and adjustments on non-human animals. The sponsor described it as a complementary tool to veterinary care, especially in rural areas with limited access to veterinarians. Testimony was mixed: supporters said the bill would expand access to animal chiropractic with training, certification, and veterinary referral to non-chiropractic issues, while opponents from the veterinary community warned about animal and public safety, disease detection, and the lack of a required veterinary referral. The hearing on SB 5899 was suspended and later reopened; testimony concluded with strong support from animal chiropractic practitioners and opposition from veterinarians, and the committee noted 57 signed in pro, 4 con, and 1 other.
The committee then held a work session on dental workforce shortages. Presenters from the CORA Foundation, the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies, tribal dental programs, and the Washington State Dental Association described major access gaps, especially for Apple Health enrollees, rural communities, and communities of color. They highlighted low preventive-care utilization, high rates of untreated decay, workforce vacancies for hygienists and assistants, and the value of career ladders such as community health aides and proposed oral preventive assistants. Several speakers emphasized that training pathways, retention, and sustained Medicaid reimbursement are key to improving access and keeping providers in the system.
Senate Bill 6138, requiring a multi-provider system for dental procedures performed under deep sedation, drew testimony centered on patient safety after recent deaths in dental settings. The sponsor said the bill responds to a pattern of tragic incidents and would ensure one person is dedicated to monitoring sedation. Supporters from anesthesiology and some oral surgery groups backed stronger monitoring requirements, while oral surgeons and dental representatives argued the current rules already require multiple trained personnel and that the bill could reduce access and increase costs, especially in rural and Medicaid-serving practices. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6072, which would update veterinarian-client-patient relationship rules to allow telemedicine-based relationships and limited telehealth services; animal welfare and veterinary telehealth advocates supported it as an access-to-care measure, while the veterinary association sought clearer guardrails and federal-law language. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6094 on pediatric transitional care services, which would create a Medicaid payment pathway and related program changes for residential care for substance-exposed infants; supporters said the model helps infants and parents, improves outcomes, and is financially unsustainable under current funding, and the hearing began with testimony in favor before time expired.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 7th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The critical access hospitals are... are entities that we recruit for.
- So, there's a lot of room for improvement there.
- So, there's room for improvement.
- As a queer Latino, I also know that our access to health care, our access to access to providers has
- That access to justice has only ever existed in a civil courtroom.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:16:07.199><c> prove</c> invasive vaginal exams so they can prove invasive vaginal exams so they
- with teenage girls changing, and he's standing in the middle of the locker room naked.
- with teenage girls changing, and he's standing in the middle of the locker room naked.
- They cannot access the love of their family or their doctors. Mr.
- They cannot access the love of their family or their doctors. Mr.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- It is Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room 329.
- </c><00:27:27.720><c> to</c> would allow us to have access to would allow us to have access to psychology
- Um, we could even lower the licensing exam scores if we want.
- Um, we could even lower the licensing exam scores if we want.
- </c><00:49:44.320><c> to</c><00:49:44.480><c> these</c> restricting access to these restricting access
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Keywords:
cosmetics, returns, refunds, consumer protection, high-pressure sales, transparency, accountability, HB1660, Hawaii, county labor standards, counties, contractors, building permits, permit denial, permit suspension, permit revocation, wage theft, wages, benefits, hours
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 2614, which would require merchants selling cosmetics to accept returns of newer unopened goods within specified time frames and expand signage requirements for return and refund policies. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection strongly supported the bill, citing updated figures of 180 cosmetic complaints from 2020 to 2025, 54 still under investigation, 148 referred to class action litigation, and more than $1.3 million in consumer losses. Members questioned whether the bill was needed given the pending lawsuit and whether bad actors would comply, while the office responded that clearer signage would improve consumer awareness and could reduce complaints without limiting other remedies. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard HB 1660 HD1, which would allow counties to require contractors to disclose wage, benefit, hour, and employment-status information and to deny, revoke, or suspend permits for certain labor-law violations. DLIR, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Operating Engineers Local 3, and Pacific Resource Partnership testified in support, arguing the measure would help deter cheating contractors, protect law-abiding employers, and keep bad actors from undercutting wages and taxes. One member raised concerns about possible delays to affordable housing projects and whether owners should be held responsible for contractors’ misconduct; supporters replied that compliance is a minimum standard, that county action would be discretionary rather than automatic, and that the bill would not bar counties from working with affordable housing developers. No action was reported.
Finally, the committee took up HB 1704, adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow telepsychology and temporary in-person practice across state lines. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the measure, saying it would help fill major staffing gaps, especially for forensic evaluations and services in rural and neighbor-island communities. The Board of Psychology raised concerns about the compact’s scope, the need for a study focused specifically on psychologists, background-check requirements, possible loss of regulatory authority and revenue, and the need to update older statutory provisions. Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the immunity language in the compact, and Shawn Scanlon opposed the bill, arguing it could weaken cultural responsiveness and local control and suggesting the state instead improve temporary licensing and other in-state pathways. The committee also questioned the Department of Corrections about its vacancies and whether telehealth could be filled by local providers; no vote was taken in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Everyone here today must be seated when they are in the hearing room.
- Signs aren't permitted in the hearing room or at the testifiers table.
- </c> children were sleeping in the next room. children were sleeping in the next room.
- room in our advocacy office.
- Some forwent an exam entirely due to the barriers before them.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, emergency management, local government, funding, preparedness, Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, use of force, police accountability
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 3, 2026 - 02:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill is about patient access.
- The bill is about patient access.
- That balances access, safety, and accountability, and I do have an amendment.
- It protects continuity of care where access is most fragile.
- Everything that goes into an emergency room is an emergency. >> Rep.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of health care-related bills, with Chair Tuck emphasizing respectful debate and noting that all bills on the agenda would be voted on that day. The first measure, HB 743, would give the Attorney General authority to investigate and bring civil actions against health care practitioners who violate Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and would make aiding or abetting such conduct a third-degree felony. Supporters said it closed loopholes and protected minors and parental rights, while opponents argued it was vague, overbroad, and could chill lawful care and professional judgment. The bill passed 13-4 and was reported favorably.
The committee then unanimously approved PCS for HB 567, which narrows a continuing-education requirement for podiatrists so only those who prescribe controlled substances must take the related two-hour course. It also unanimously approved HB 439, allowing chiropractors, under specified training and certification requirements, to inject vitamins and nutrients while continuing to prohibit intravenous injections. The committee also passed HB 1235 to enter Florida into the respiratory care interstate compact, and HB 1237, a linked public-records/public-meetings exemption needed to implement that compact; both measures were supported as workforce and access-to-care bills and passed without opposition.
Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 809, which addresses temporary physician certificates in areas of need and aims to prevent doctors from losing the ability to practice when area designations change. Members asked about licensure pathways and the effect of federal or board designation changes, and supporters framed the bill as protecting continuity of care in underserved communities. The committee also unanimously passed HB 1347 to align clinical laboratory personnel licensing with federal CLIA standards amid staffing shortages, and HB 1515, a public-records exemption tied to a uterine fibroid research database.
Finally, the committee approved HB 169 updating acupuncture statutes, including terminology changes and limits on injection therapy, and HB 1021, Representative Young’s first bill, allowing qualified hospital pharmacists in Level I and II trauma centers to administer emergency medications at a physician’s direction during life-threatening situations. HB 1021 drew the most questions, mainly about scope, definitions, and who could authorize the pharmacist, but after a technical amendment it passed unanimously. All remaining bills were reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/05/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:18:29.200><c> to</c> thousands of people without access to thousands of people without access
- If we want access to these therapies.
- Thank you for accessible and covered.
- </c> 2010, I had a routine annual pelvic exam 2010, I had a routine annual pelvic exam at<00:37:21.599
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- How many concertgoers do we have in the room? Whoa.
- Definitely something new to us: non-emergent care access plans.
- That would be part of the non-emergent care access plan, to capture that.
- And they were approaching that as a rate cut and requiring an access analysis that triggered the access
- Pharmacy to ensure that patients have access to primary care services.
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
Summary:
The committee opened with roll call, welcomed members back for the first committee weeks, and heard brief personal updates from several senators before moving into agency implementation updates on recently enacted health care laws. The Agency for Health Care Administration reported on Senate Bill 64 creating rural emergency hospitals, explaining that AHCA adopted the required rules effective June 1, 2025, but that no hospitals have yet been designated. Members asked about possible hospital conversions, accreditation and survey responsibilities, and whether Florida would apply for federal rural health transformation funding; AHCA said it intends to apply and has already been working on the issue with federal officials.
AHCA also reviewed the non-emergent care access plan requirement under Senate Bill 7016. The agency said hospitals with emergency departments must submit plans that help redirect non-emergent patients to appropriate care settings while complying with EMTALA, and that 83 plans had been received and 63 approved as of September 30. Members asked about data collection, managed care coordination, and the state’s health information exchange; AHCA said it has moved to a new HIE vendor and will continue monitoring implementation and possible care gaps. AHCA then updated the committee on the TEACH program, saying $6.8 million was spent in 2024-25 across 59 parent organizations and 229 facilities, with more than 1,800 students and nearly 380,000 clinical hours reimbursed. The agency said rulemaking is nearly complete, a new nursing student category and expanded facility eligibility were added, and a federal 1115 workforce waiver remains stalled after CMS signaled it will not approve new workforce demonstrations. AHCA also reviewed House Bill 121 on KidCare eligibility, explaining that implementation of the 300% poverty-level expansion remains blocked by federal litigation and waiver issues tied to premium nonpayment rules; members and public speakers urged action to close the coverage gap.
Public testimony on AHCA’s presentation came from representatives of health centers and advocacy groups, who said the non-emergent care access plan has improved hospital-health center coordination and reduced repeat emergency use, and who urged implementation of KidCare expansion for children in the coverage gap. The Department of Health then presented updates on FRAM, the Sanadi screening grant program, the Health Care Innovation Revolving Loan Program, telehealth maternity care, swimming lesson vouchers, and House Bill 159 on pharmacist dispensing of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis. DOH reported strong participation in FRAM and the telehealth maternity program, 24 Sanadi grant awards in 42 counties, 4,945 swimming lesson vouchers issued last year and 2,371 so far this year, and three approved certification courses with five pharmacist certifications issued under HB 159. Committee members asked about recruitment of dentists and other providers, telehealth maternity outcomes, and why participation in the maternity program remains below expected levels; DOH said outreach and regional referral networks are expanding and more detailed outcome data will be included in the upcoming legislative report.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It would be if they transferred agencies and were not given the new exam that the prior exam would still
- They would still... ...and were not given the new exam that the prior exam would still count.
- So if you had an exam when you're 25...
- It's going to be my daughter waiting in the room.
- It's going to be my daughter waiting in the room.
Committee:
Senate Community Affairs
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Feb 26th, 2026
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- your packet, and I didn't know if we—we didn't know exactly how the technology might work in this room
- We don't want access to be easy because not just anybody can go in and start mucking around into the
- And frankly, we've got some institutions that are proudly open access.
- ...You look at exit exams and then say, okay, we lost 20%, 30% of these kids that left.
- You look at exit exams and then say, okay, we lost 20%, 30% of these kids that left.
Committee:
House Joint Committee on Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education met to hear an informational presentation from the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development on Missouri’s higher education funding model and related workforce trends. Commissioner Bennett Boggs described the department’s mission, its data and workforce partnerships, and the need to better align postsecondary education with Missouri’s labor market, noting projections that 65% of jobs in the 2030s will require education beyond high school. He emphasized that the current “base-plus” funding approach dates to 1992 and no longer reflects demographic, technological, or economic changes, and said the department wants every institution to remain healthy and serve its region.
Deputy Commissioner Leroye Wade outlined a proposed cost-based, performance-informed funding framework with four main parts: fixed costs, variable program costs, performance measures, and a mechanism for targeted legislative investment. He said the model is intended to be data-driven, transparent, and more responsive to enrollment changes, program mix, completion outcomes, workforce needs, and collaboration among institutions. He also reviewed the history of the effort, including a 2022 legislative appropriation for a study, a 2023 report, and subsequent interim and bill activity. Committee members asked about educational attainment goals, the P20W longitudinal data system, persistence and completion rates, and how the model would account for mission differences and student outcomes.
Representative John Black, sponsor of the bill discussed, said the legislation is meant to move Missouri toward a 21st-century higher education funding system by tying appropriations more closely to state goals and institutional performance rather than continuing automatic across-the-board increases. He said the department’s work and the bill are intended to prompt continued refinement of the model, and he warned that declining enrollments and tight state finances make reform urgent. No votes were taken; the committee heard the presentation, allowed brief public comment, and then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/02/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I would ask if there's somebody in the room from the Department of Health and also from the Department
- It's the mode, and so people are still going to access therapy somehow, but now they might just miss
- going to access therapy um somehow<00:23:57.200><c> but</c><00:23:57.360><c> now</c><00:23:57.520><c
- Urgent care or emergency room care visits for simple spinal pain conditions.
- Other than that, it does allow for one exam. Thank you, Madam Chair. If Mr.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (2-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, there's vets in this room today who I've referred multiple cases to their practices over the
- In fact, there's vets in this room today who I've referred multiple cases to their practices over the
- there's vets in this room today who I've<00:10:28.480><c> I've</c><00:10:28.600><c> referred</c><00:
- </c><00:21:39.960><c> sedation</c> and to do a theough oral exam sedation and to do a theough oral exam
- No, you're doing an oral exam.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:30
Introduction of New Members 00:53
SB 69 Discussion 01:24, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Agriculture met for its first session and took up Senate Bill 69, as amended by a committee substitute. The substitute was adopted by motion and vote, and the chair noted that a fiscal note had been requested but not yet received, so the bill would proceed and the fiscal note would be trailed. The bill concerns equine dental care and related chiropractic services, creating a licensing and regulatory framework for equine dental providers and allied animal health practitioners.
Senator Robin Webb, the bill sponsor, said the substitute made technical corrections requested by the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and the chiropractors association. She described the measure as a compromise intended to clarify scopes of practice, establish a credentialing/licensing board, and provide a legal pathway for people who have long provided equine dental services, especially in rural areas where veterinary access can be limited. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, allow providers to obtain liability insurance, and preserve referrals to veterinarians for issues outside the defined scope. Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and Board of Veterinary Examiners representatives said the bill was developed through a working group, modeled in part on Texas, and would include continuing education, grievance procedures, and due process protections.
Justin Tallup, an equine dental provider, testified in favor, saying the bill would not change day-to-day practice but would legalize and formalize it. He said the scope would be limited to floating and balancing molars and incisors and removing caps and wolf teeth, with anything beyond that referred to veterinarians. He also said certification requires formal training, case submissions, testing, and annual continuing education. Senator Deneen asked about sedation, and witnesses said sedatives would still be prescribed and dispensed by a veterinarian under a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship, with the owner administering them. Michelle Shane of the Board of Veterinary Examiners said the board supported the bill’s disciplinary framework and would defer to federal law on controlled substances.
Dr. William Rainbow, a veterinarian, testified against the bill, arguing that equine dentistry is veterinary medicine and that the proposal would allow undertrained practitioners to work without sufficient standards, including a grandfathering provision. He said practitioners should have training comparable to licensed veterinary technicians and warned that the bill could leave horses vulnerable to poor care. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion of the meeting provided, but the chair indicated time was running short and that a vote would be needed.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to require that you, even though you've had a test and exam in another state, have to have
- We're going to require that you, even though you've had a test and exam in another state, have to have
- in another state, they can come back to Arizona and get a license without taking an additional exam.
- I'll read the room, dude. Representative Wilma? This is where I said, Matt's right? Hi.
- I'll read the room, dude. Representative Wilma? This is where I said, Matt's right? Hi.
Committee:
House House Commerce Committee of Reference
Summary:
The Commerce Committee met and, after deciding not to hear Senate Bill 1254, took up three bills in order: SB 1181, SB 1252, and SB 1415. SB 1181 would revise requirements for certification of public accountants and was described as identical to House Bill 2476, which had already passed the House. A representative of the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants testified in support, explaining that the bill creates additional pathways to CPA licensure and is intended to keep Arizona CPAs competitive; no questions were raised.
SB 1252 would adopt the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act. Staff explained it as a framework for transferring a distressed business's assets to an assignee who liquidates them and distributes proceeds to creditors. A Uniform Law Commission counsel testified that an assignment for the benefit of creditors can be a flexible alternative to bankruptcy or receivership, giving the debtor more control while requiring the assignee to act as a fiduciary and maximize creditor distributions. The bill was presented without opposition.
SB 1415 would set qualifications for salaried employees of insurers or managing general agents to obtain an adjuster license without taking the Arizona adjuster exam, and would limit that license to adjusting claims as a salaried employee. A State Farm representative supported the bill, saying it responds to other states requiring Arizona-based company adjusters to obtain additional licensing and testing, which could affect thousands of employees; the bill would allow those already licensed and tested elsewhere to obtain Arizona licensure without another exam, while new applicants after January 1 would still need Arizona licensure and testing. All three bills received unanimous due pass recommendations by 10-0 votes, and the committee adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.(2-25-26)
Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this bill is about strengthening access to dietetic services, and the compact provides regulatory
- Um this bill is about<00:11:57.040><c> strengthening</c><00:11:57.680><c> access</c><00:11:58.079><c>
- to</c><00:11:58.720><c> dietetic</c> This bill is about strengthening access to dietetic services, and
- They're certified by passing a national exam and licensed under the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
- I wore a tie for all of you the room. I wore a tie for all of you this<00:17:55.840><c> morning.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Current law mandates CPR-trained coaches and AEDs in schools, but physical exams alone are insufficient
- to promote cardiologists getting into this field so that the prices and cost and availability of access
- The bill also talks about giving access to the Auditor General to provide this committee with access
- Well, ophthalmologists and optometrists are having to come out of exam rooms and treatment rooms to fit
- I don't see that it would decrease access to patient care.
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
Summary:
The Health Policy Committee heard and advanced several health-related bills. SB 1546 on background screening for athletic coaches was explained as another extension of the deadline for coaches to be added to the background screening clearinghouse; it passed favorably with support from athletic and youth sports organizations. SB 958 on type 1 diabetes early detection was amended to match the House version, requiring the Department of Health to provide school districts, school boards, and charter schools with informational materials for parents; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. CS/SB 1070 on electrocardiograms for student athletes drew extensive discussion about sudden cardiac arrest prevention, implementation timelines, costs, funding through private and public sources, and whether insurance, KidCare, or Medicaid should cover screenings; after supportive testimony from school and athletic groups, it was reported favorably as a committee substitute.
The committee also heard SB 1060, which would create a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid managed care to review encounter data, financials, audits, and rebate calculations with assistance from an actuary and the Auditor General. The sponsor and several senators framed it as a transparency and verification measure in response to large mid-year Medicaid funding increases and concerns about network adequacy and vertical integration; it passed favorably. CS/SB 944, which shortens the insurer overpayment recovery look-back period for claims involving psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, also passed favorably with support from the Florida Psychological Association. SB 1370, moving ambulatory surgical centers into their own statute rather than under hospital licensure provisions, was supported by surgery center representatives and reported favorably.
The committee approved SB 768, as amended, to narrow the foreign-country-of-concern licensure attestation for health care entities to direct controlling interests and clarify the “reasonable efforts” standard; it passed after questions about how the standard would work in practice. SB 1544 on opticianry prompted significant debate over whether the bill would limit nonlicensed staff in ophthalmology and optometry settings; after a proposed amendment was withdrawn and multiple witnesses spoke both for and against, the bill was temporarily postponed. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to SB 1808 requiring health care practitioners and facilities to refund patient overpayments within 30 days, with enforcement through AHCA fines or professional discipline, and then reported the bill favorably.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 26th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- If you must take a call, please step outside the committee room.
Keywords:
highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, Utility Terrain Vehicles, UTVs, safety regulations, transportation, Louisiana, task force, vehicle operation, legislation, accidents, HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution 112, Louisiana Highway 1
Summary:
The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 with a quorum present and took up several resolutions and one Senate bill. SCR 64 created a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) in Louisiana public works; an amendment added representatives from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors, and the resolution was reported with amendments. HR 282 created a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with state agencies; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and it was also reported with amendments.
The committee then considered SB 513 on public works project delivery methods. The bill originally included an average-bid award method for certain pilot projects, along with airport design-build provisions. Testimony from a Reason Foundation analyst and from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors raised concerns that average-bid contracting could encourage collusion, raise costs, and lacked supporting data or use by U.S. transportation departments, while airport design-build was supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to strike the average-bid provisions, leaving the airport-related design-build language in place, and SB 513 was reported with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays.
The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses, including a fatal incident referenced by the author. HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were disposed of and the committee adjourned.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- to pay for grocery delivery fees and related costs, particularly as it relates to improving food access
- populations would benefit the most, the typical cost of delivery services, potential impacts on food access
- populations would benefit the most, the typical cost of delivery services, potential impacts on food access
- So this resolution is about just gathering data and evaluating whether expanding access to grocery delivery
- Senator Hanskins, is Climpeder in the room, anteroom? Yes, he is.
Bills:
HR174 , HR194 , HCR98 , SB39 , SB124 , SB190 , SB236 , SB270 , SB273 , SB359 , SB415 , SB426 , SB437 , SB451
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Keywords:
fenbendazole, cancer treatment, public health, FDA, clinical trials, patient safety, visual acuity, student health, de-identified data, longitudinal analysis, education policy, SNAP, food stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, grocery delivery, delivery fees, service charges, online grocery, food access, food insecurity
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- access than we have.
- access that we have.
- And they have to travel 10 to 15 miles. access to where to spend them to get the food.
- Not why most of us been alive in this room. Okay.
- I'm just wondering what Most of us have been alive in this room. Okay.
Bills:
HR3 , HR80 , HB4 , HB172 , HB189 , HB623 , HB944 , HB1185 , HB1199 , HB1222 , SB105 , SB125 , SB461
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
housing assistance, state-owned property, cost-burdened, state employees, affordable housing, fiscal audit, higher education, public funds, underrepresented minorities, Board of Regents, Louisiana legislation, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, airport authority, fire protection, supplemental pay, public safety
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 28th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If you have to take a call, please step out of the room to take that call.
- As I walked in the room, the room is a little different, but the field is the same.
- It would eliminate duplicative spending and expand public access.
- They don't have email access?
- They don't have email access?
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
Compensation Commission, elected officials, salary evaluation, government accountability, Louisiana legislature, compensation, independent commission, salary adjustment, consumer price index, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- When providers close, families lose access. Parents can't work.
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- A weighted accessible to children.
- </c> accessible coverage options. accessible coverage options.
- room have my<01:51:25.200><c> number.
Keywords:
child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation