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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Health & Social Services, February 16, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We're in compliance with the old stuff already, but we'll be in compliance with the new regulations by
- we can revisit this and make sure that our state statute still conforms with federal rules and regulations
Committee:
Senate Labor, Health & Social Services
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services, February 16, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- part and parcel of practicing medicine, and what the court said is that they are incidental to the regulation
- on current law or current decision-making being done in the state of Wyoming, is that we have no regulation
- This decision returned the authority to regulate or to prohibit abortion entirely to individual states
- 17.280><c> to</c> This decision returned the authority to This decision returned the authority to regulate
- or to prohibit abortion regulate or to prohibit abortion entirely<01:30:20.159><c> to</c><01:30:20.480
Committee:
House Labor, Health & Social Services
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/05/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- And so the three within procurement are proactively identifying opportunities, eliminating regulations
- So if there are regulations that are specifically focused on blocking AI, they should be removed, and
- because they're the only ones that can meet those regulations with a fleet of lawyers... ...regulation
- because they're the only ones that can meet those regulations with a fleet of lawyers.
- And then finally, utilizing existing staff and resources versus creating whole new regulations...
Committee:
House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
TX
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It takes away another layer of regulation. Over-regulation and bureaucracy.
- Well regulated does not mean controlled, dished out rules.
- Firearm traffickers aid and abet cartels in fueling the flow of fentanyl.
- Regulated.
- It provides, again, it already regulates that behavior. This bill does not change that.
Bills:
HB259 , HB 1128 , HB1337 , HB1506 , HB1794 , HB2215 , HB2470 , HB2771 , HB2882 , HB2993 , HB3053 , HB3428 , HB3669 , HB3789 , HB3924 , HB4201 , HB4675 , HB259
Keywords:
healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety, Texas law, short-barrel, law enforcement, election judges, concealed handgun, polling places
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- the 5th Circuit and the 11th in interpreting whether there is a history and tradition of firearm regulation
- It’s one that requires maturity, sound judgment, and emotional regulation.
- Recent federal regulations have complicated firearm classifications, particularly for handguns equipped
- The federal government has inconsistently regulated stabilizing braces, at times attempting to reclassify
- overreach and ensure that lawful gun owners are not subjected to... ...to ever-changing arbitrary regulations
Bills:
HB259 , HB259 , HB 1128 , HB1337 , HB1506 , HB1794 , HB2215 , HB2470 , HB2771 , HB2882 , HB2993 , HB3053 , HB3428 , HB3669 , HB3789 , HB3924 , HB4201 , HB4675
Keywords:
redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation, healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- fuel vulnerability, in particular Maricopa County.
- And so, in other words, we're going to see a huge increase in fuel costs.
- Our current staff is entirely dedicated to enforcement and regulation.
- Every single city has a different regulation.
- and fuel additive supply circumstances.
Bills:
HB2014 , HB2111 , HB2156 , HB2165 , HB2202 , HB2305 , HB2321 , HB2399 , HB2403 , HB2416 , HB2418 , HB2446 , HB2601 , HB2615 , HB2620 , HB2812 , HB2939 , HB2940 , HB2955 , HB2957 , HB2960 , HB2992 , HB4026 , HB4049
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- you again for prioritizing cutting climate pollution and helping people access cleaner and cheaper fuels
- WPSR accepts the medical science that fossil fuel transport is a major cause of heart and lung disease
- wildly popular when it had funding, and it will help recipients save around $1,500 each year on lower fueling
- In Washington, franchise vehicle dealers must follow a variety of laws and regulations that, if violated
- current system by requiring all retailers selling in Washington to play by the same rules, laws, and regulations
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
transportation bonds, general obligation bonds, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway funding, road construction, infrastructure financing, motor fuel tax, gas tax, vehicle fees, bond authorization, state finance committee, highway bond retirement fund, corridor projects, interstate improvements, right-of-way acquisition, public-private partnerships, transportation capital projects, local matching funds, emergency clause
TX
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
sexual assault, healthcare facilities, forensic examination, survivor support, emergency contraceptive, online impersonation, civil liability, social media, identity theft, defamation, counseling damages, injunctive relief, public health, safety regulations, community health, state standards, healthcare access, identification, real estate, proof of identity
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Feb 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- These are programs already available to all other professions regulated under the Washington Program.
- These are programs already available to all other professions regulated under the Washington Medical
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The metrics used to track agricultural viability must include calculating the incremental costs to fuel
- and labor from Washington state-specific laws and regulations.
- to monitor food system performance, including quantifying regulatory costs imposed by the state on fuel
- I'll let you regulate yourselves. If we can get through everybody, great.
- Our safety department at Washington Farm Bureau estimates that there are over 70,000 regulations that
Committee:
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Jan 13th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- But this bill regulates facial coverings, anything that obstructs the view of that.
- But this bill regulates facial coverings, anything that obstructs the view of that.
- But this bill regulates facial coverings. Anything that obstructs the view of that.
- Federal regulations require officers to identify themselves as soon as it is safe to do so, yet we see
- Federal regulations require officers to identify themselves as soon as it is safe to do so, yet we see
Committee:
House Community Safety
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health Services (1-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:28.560><c> having</c> what happens the the regulations having what happens the the regulations
- This is a regulation that highlights requirements for licensure and clarifies that the regulation only
- This is a regulation that highlights requirements for licensure and clarifies that the regulation only
- This is a regulation that highlights requirements for licensure and clarifies that the regulation only
- These regulations were found deficient in the October 15th meeting of Administrative Regulations.
Keywords:
00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call
00:16 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations
25:49 Discussion of Hospital Rate Improvement Plan
58:50 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee began by reviewing a large slate of administrative regulations and explaining that it does not approve regulations but can find them deficient and send them back for further work. Members then asked questions on several items, including EMS reciprocity, dental hygienist licensure, and interpreter licensure. The EMS board explained that reciprocity would extend to applicants from any state, not just contiguous states, because the underlying statute had been amended. On the dental regulation, staff said the changes mainly clarified licensure requirements, reinstatement fees, and that dental hygienists administering local anesthetic must do so under direct dentist supervision.
The most extended discussion involved the Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The board chair said the main concern was that the EIPA is an educational specialty assessment, not a nationally recognized certification, yet the regulation would allow it to support full licensure. Members discussed whether that could let educational interpreters work outside their intended scope and whether a separate educational license or statutory change would be more appropriate. The board said it did not think the regulation could be fixed further at this point and suggested a statute could create a narrower educational interpreter license. After discussion, the committee voted to defer both related interpreter regulations, 201 KAR 39:030 and the companion regulation, for further work.
The committee then took up two community mental health regulations, 907 KAR 1:044 and 907 KAR 5:005, which had been found deficient in Administrative Regulations. Department for Medicaid Services staff said the rules would expand and rename the mental health associate role as a behavioral health associate, making the role available in many more facilities, but would also require additional coursework or progress toward licensure. Some members and providers raised access-to-care concerns, especially for rural areas and unlicensed staff already working in the field. Staff said the proposal had been revised through work with CMHCs and licensing boards, but the committee ultimately voted to defer both regulations as well.
After finishing the regulation review, the committee heard a presentation from the Kentucky Hospital Association on the ATRIP hospital rate improvement program. Hospital representatives said ATRIP is a Medicaid state-directed payment program funded through a provider tax and federal matching dollars, allowing hospitals to receive payments tied to quality measures. They reported improvements including lower Medicaid readmissions, high sepsis screening rates, reduced infections and opioid prescribing, expanded postpartum depression and suicide screening, and training for more than 1,000 people. They said the program has helped hospitals invest in staffing and quality improvement and warned that without it, many hospitals would face severe financial strain.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- are directly driving Arizona's fuel vulnerability, in particular in Maricopa County.
- are directly driving Arizona's fuel vulnerability, in particular in Maricopa County.
- process of shutting down two refineries, and that these refineries are among the few that produce fuel
- or other fuel supplies that are extremely limited in the United States.
- She said the result would be significantly increased fuel costs for Arizona families and businesses.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, appropriation, University of Arizona, education, state budget, biennial budget, state funding, appropriations, budget procedures, fiscal years, Judea
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The Department of Agriculture has a variety of responsibilities related to the regulation of fertilizers
- , burn fuels.
- , burn fuels.
- , burn fuels.
- But, you know, they're found in fuels, burn fuels. They're found in housing materials.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
PFAS chemicals, agriculture, environmental impact, regulation, food safety, farmers, food security, Washington, support for farmers, cannabis, cooperatives, marijuana industry, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 05:30 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- than your neighboring communities in Oregon and Idaho, then it just creates an automatic pull to go fuel
- And the thing about this bill is that it's supposed to be bringing fairness to smaller fuel suppliers
- Those consumers are free to go and purchase their fuels across the river.
- than your neighboring communities in Oregon and Idaho, then it just creates an automatic pull to go fuel
- And the thing about this bill is that it's supposed to be bringing fairness to smaller fuel suppliers
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 05:40 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's important that that companion chatbot has some guardrails and some regulations.
- That companion chatbot has some guardrails and some regulations on it and can provide some resources
- And but we've done that in the bill to support the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Account.
- Sustainable aviation fuel is jet fuel, okay?
- , currently an aviation fuel, with a drop-in unleaded fuel.
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
Summary:
The House first took up Substitute Senate Bill 6225, a transportation bond measure. Supporters said it was needed to fund preservation and maintenance of Washington’s transportation system, including road upkeep and emergency repairs, while opponents argued the state had already addressed current needs through a recent unanimous budget and existing bond authority. The bill passed final passage 59-38, meeting the required three-fifths vote.
The House then considered Gross Substitute Senate Bill 6260, an education budget-related bill with many floor amendments focused on transition to kindergarten, alternative learning experience (ALE) funding, local effort assistance (LEA), educational service district reserves, superintendent pay, MSOC funding, and collective bargaining limits. Most proposed amendments were rejected, though Amendment 2654 on TK priorities was adopted. After the committee amendment as amended was adopted, the bill advanced to third reading and then passed 50-47. Supporters described it as a necessary budget reduction and risk-management measure; opponents argued it cut K-12 funding too deeply, especially in rural and property-poor districts, and would worsen inequities and invite litigation.
The House also concurred in Senate amendments and passed several other bills. House Bill 1796, about school construction financing and capital levy use, passed 95-2. Second Substitute House Bill 2105, dealing with immigrant worker protections, passed 58-38. Engrossed House Bill 2211, on food sourcing for a health-related program, passed unanimously. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2225, regulating companion chatbots and child safety, passed 74-21. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2247, related to animal care, passed unanimously. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2418, streamlining permitting timelines to support housing affordability, also passed unanimously. The House then moved on to additional Senate-concurred bills, beginning with Second Substitute House Bill 1906.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- My understanding is that folks in the other chamber heard about a compelling situation with a fuel supplier
- Compelling situation with a fuel supplier that they sought to remedy with an amendment.
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
Summary:
The House began by signing several bills and receiving messages from the Senate that multiple House bills had passed there or that Senate bills had been signed. It then took up third reading and concurrence on a series of bills, often with sponsors explaining that Senate amendments were technical, clarifying, or improved the bills, while opponents argued some amendments broadened exemptions, weakened election protections, or created tax increases and other unintended consequences.
Among the most debated measures were bills related to election administration and voting rights, utility and energy programs, local government finance, tourism promotion, and public safety. House Bill 2215 failed to concur in Senate amendments after concerns that an exemption was too broad. House Bill 1710, dealing with voting rights/election procedures, passed 57-39 after a roll call vote despite objections that it could complicate elections and reduce local control. House Bill 1750 and House Bill 1916 also passed after roll calls, with supporters describing them as technical or protective of election integrity and opponents warning about voter dilution, local authority, and access issues.
Other bills passed with varying levels of support: House Bill 1903 on utility assistance passed 70-26 after supporters said it would help small counties and make the program voluntary and state-funded; House Bill 2532 on nitrous oxide sales passed unanimously as a public health and youth safety measure; House Bill 1974 on housing/conservation-related policy passed 59-37 amid debate over nonprofit advantages and county revenue impacts; House Bill 2296 passed 95-1 after supporters said it would help renters and utilities with energy efficiency; House Bill 2325 passed 91-5 with added transparency for tourism oversight; House Bill 2442 passed 51-45 despite sharp disagreement over property tax and levy implications; and House Bill 2594 passed 95-1 as the state version of McKinney-Vento protections for unhoused students. The House also transmitted or received several bills and ended the session briefly at ease.