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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/LAB Joint Public Hearing - Wed Feb 5, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- Hemodialysis is around kidney disease, okay, and, uh, actually get on dialysis for, you know, for renal
- </c> hemodialysis is around kidney disease hemodialysis is around kidney disease okay<01:26:24.800><c
- The 2010–2015 Centers for Disease Control small-area life expectancies study found that residents in
- High rates of certain cancers and other chronic disease underscore the urgent need for its research.
- The Center for Disease Control did this study back in 2017, so I don't know if you guys have it, or can
Summary:
The House Committees on Health and Labor heard testimony on HB 1244, a measure relating to labor standards at health care facilities and nursing staff ratios. Committee members opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a suggested two-minute testimony limit and Zoom rules. The bill drew extensive testimony from hospitals, nursing organizations, unions, and individual nurses, with the central debate focusing on whether staffing ratios should be set by statute or left to collective bargaining and unit-level staffing decisions.
Opponents included the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Straub Benioff Medical Center, Hawaii Pacific Health, Kapiolani Medical Center, and Queen’s Health Systems. They argued that fixed ratios are too rigid for the changing conditions of hospital care, could worsen workforce shortages, and should be handled through labor negotiations, staffing committees, and existing agreements. Several also pointed to investments in nursing education, loan repayment, and workforce development as better solutions. Queen’s said it had recently reached an agreement with nurses after more than 40 meetings that included a staffing framework, and Kapiolani and others emphasized the need for flexibility in emergencies and specialty care.
Supporters, including the Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Pride at Work Hawaii, the Hawaii Nurses Association/American Nurses Association chapter, Hawaii Nurses Association Local 50, UNAC/UHCP, and individual nurses, said unsafe staffing levels contribute to burnout, turnover, errors, and patient harm. Testifiers described chronic short staffing, emotionally and physically exhausting workloads, and situations in which nurses were responsible for too many patients at once. Supporters argued that safe ratios are necessary to protect both patients and nurses, and that collective bargaining has not been enough to ensure safe conditions statewide, especially in facilities without unions. No vote or final committee action was announced in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Not only is the disease hopeless, but oftentimes their conditions are hopeless, and they don't have the
- no reason why these African Americans who have chosen to become productive citizens free of this disease
- </c> productive citizens free of this disease productive citizens free of this disease should<01:49:52.800
- Addiction, as we all know, is a family disease.
- Thrive is a know, is a family disease.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so you said that, um, they're covered, like, for example, if someone is diabetic or heart disease
- Obesity, including things like cardiovascular risk reduction, fatty liver disease, obstructive sleep
- I do my only comment is that um there are a lot of costs to disease associated with obesity, and so I
- I do my only comment is that um there are a lot of costs to disease associated with obesity, and so I
- </c><02:18:04.960><c> associated</c> are a lot of costs to disease associated are a lot of costs to disease
Committee:
House Human Services & Homelessness
Keywords:
disability, communication access, deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, healthcare, sign language interpreters, auxiliary aids, weight loss, GLP-1 drugs, obesity, Medicaid, healthcare costs, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HP 1972, which would create a nonrefundable family caregiver tax credit, and on a related tax measure to increase the existing dependent care tax credit. Supporters of HP 1972, including AARP, the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and others, said unpaid caregivers are essential to keeping kūpuna and other loved ones at home and described significant out-of-pocket costs. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation raised technical concerns, including the need to avoid overlap with existing credits and to prevent double-dipping. The department said taxpayers can claim credits to the extent allowed, but recommended explicit language barring the same costs from being claimed under more than one credit. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair moved the bill along after questions.
The committee then heard HP 1975, which would repeal the sunset on the state rent supplement program for kūpuna. AARP, Catholic Charities Hawaii, the Executive Office on Aging, and others supported making the program permanent, saying it helps low-income older adults avoid eviction and homelessness and allows them to remain in affordable housing. Catholic Charities described clients who were paying unsustainable shares of income for rent before receiving the supplement. Members also shared a constituent example of an elderly retiree who needed the subsidy to stay housed. Written support was noted from additional organizations and individuals.
Next, the committee took up HB 1706, which would expand Medicaid prospective payment reimbursement to include mental health services furnished in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics by mental health professionals under supervision. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, and DHS said it appreciated the intent to address workforce shortages and expand training, but cautioned that unlicensed professionals cannot currently bill Medicaid and that a state plan amendment would be needed, with limited precedent for approval. Members asked about the likelihood and timing of federal approval and whether the bill could help rural areas; DHS said approval is uncertain and the process can take time, though it saw possible alignment with the state’s rural health transformation efforts. The committee also discussed HB 546, a three-year health coverage continuity pilot program for people losing Medicaid coverage. DHS, the Attorney General’s office, DCCA, Catholic Charities, the University of Hawaii, and others testified, with DHS warning that federal changes could increase uninsured rates and that the state may need to act quickly. Catholic Charities and others emphasized the risk to Medicaid recipients, including homeless and near-elderly residents, while DHS explained the state’s existing premium assistance program for certain immigrants and compared it to the proposed pilot. The excerpt ends during discussion of that comparison, with no vote shown.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- But we have other global issues as well: pollution, disease, social inequality, and biodiversity destruction
- of nitrogen in the drinking water, like we've seen in Upcountry Maui, gastrointestinal issues and diseases
- </c><00:58:04.720><c> and</c> gastrointestinal issues and diseases and gastrointestinal issues and diseases
- 00:58:52.680><c> decline</c><00:58:53.079><c> coral</c><00:58:53.359><c> reef</c><00:58:54.119><c> disease
- </c><00:58:55.119><c> um</c> to Coral decline coral reef disease um to Coral decline coral reef disease
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- , an optometrist then has four years of education specific to the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases
- If you're having a cornea-penetrating disease, we're going to know exactly which ophthalmologists we're
- A fraction of those optometrists bill Medicare for typical diagnostic tests to treat medical disease
- His conclusion, based on Medicare data, is that... ...medical disease such as glaucoma.
- A fraction of those optometrist bill Medicare for typical diagnostic tests to treat medical disease such
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- than 40 years to the care, treatment, and advocacy of children with cancer and complex neurological diseases
- than 40 years to the care, treatment, and advocacy of children with cancer and complex neurological diseases
- However, before I do that, as you know, this disease does not have a label of Republican or Democrat.
- I want you to say a prayer for all these kids who may have a rare disease like cancer because you're
- She also said that with the mask prohibition, masks help prevent the spread of disease.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, guest introductions, and several ceremonial proclamations, including recognition of Dr. Joseph Torkelson for his service in pediatric oncology and military medicine. Members also introduced guests connected to Arizona Bleeding Disorders, charter schools, and a suicide-prevention effort tied to HB 2665 (“Cade’s Law”). The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills and resolutions.
On the first calendar, the House gave do pass recommendations, mostly as amended, to HB 2117, 2744, 2751, 2917, 2939, 2957, 2970, and HCR 2038. The amendments addressed topics such as natural resource conservation district boundaries, manufacturing and jobs, Real ID/non-Real ID data privacy, and Colorado River conservation and tribal/community representation. The House then adopted the Committee of the Whole report and sent the measures for engrossing; a later motion to amend the report to include the defeated Villegas amendment on HB 2667 failed by roll call vote, 22-32 with 6 not voting.
In the next calendars, the House advanced HB 2015, 2129, 2327, 2439, 2533, 2667, 2793, 2873, HCR 2044, and others, with several floor or committee amendments adopted. Debate focused on homelessness coordination in HB 2533, homebuyer assistance and corporate ownership concerns in HB 2667, annexation and local control in HB 2793, and a proposed constitutional referral in HCR 2044 aimed at closing loopholes for discrimination in public programs. The House also considered HB 2044 and HB 2076 in the Judiciary calendar, with debate over the scope of a homicide-disposal statute in HB 2044 and school safety/teacher firearms issues in HB 2076; both bills advanced as amended.
The final calendar covered natural resources, energy, and water bills. The House advanced HB 2014, 2055, 2145, 2185, 2267, 2340, 2428, 2696, 2798, 2955, 2975, and 2986, with amendments on drought definitions, emissions permitting, mineral district mapping, and environmental enforcement authority. HB 2267 drew the sharpest debate, with opponents arguing it would hinder solar and wind development and supporters arguing for diversification toward coal, gas, and nuclear; after a division vote, the bill still received a do pass recommendation. The session concluded with the Committee of the Whole rising and reporting, and the House adopting the report and assigning the measures accordingly.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 29, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead, the patient will have to document that the disease actually impairs the ability to work.
- cancer, lymphoma cancer will have to demonstrate with job searches in employer paperwork that the disease
- and the debilitating that the disease and the debilitating therapies are an impairment, a hopelessly
- health care system is focused on the right outcomes, including improved patient health through chronic disease
- Fryhoffer spent numerous years as the AMA's liaison to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- expenses associated with the screw worm response and one FTE is for expenses related to a foreign animal disease
- Department of Agriculture. ...to a foreign animal disease or pest, a U.S.
- Department of Agriculture program disease, a zoonotic disease, or any other emerging animal disease response
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- expenses associated with the screw worm response and one FTE is for expenses related to a foreign animal disease
- To a foreign animal disease or pest, a U.S.
- Department of Agriculture program disease, a zoonotic disease, or any other emerging animal disease response
Summary:
The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations.
The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- The available data that we have is clear and confirms that diabetes, peripheral artery disease, and diabetic
- study, an untreated diabetic wound that possibly leads to such amputation is the third deadliest disease
- The available data that we have is clear and confirms that diabetes, peripheral artery disease, and diabetic
- Study, an untreated diabetic wound that possibly leads to such amputation is the third deadliest disease
- Wound that possibly leads to such amputation is the third deadliest disease in the United States.
Bills:
HR267 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR110 , HCR113 , HCR114 , SB4 , SB52 , SB57 , SB145 , SB152 , SB194 , SB237 , SB333 , SB433 , SB483 , SCR37
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Keywords:
diabetes, amputation, amputations, diabetic foot ulcer, peripheral artery disease, PAD, wound care, podiatry, vascular disease, endocrinology, limb salvage, health policy, public health, healthcare costs, insurance coverage, Louisiana Department of Health, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Center for Health Innovation, patient education, screening
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Apr 21st, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Scientists study diseases, test ideas, and do basic and preclinical work.
- For those individuals who may experience in life a rare disease, a rare cancer, it's about giving them
- Recently, I had a friend last Friday who passed away of ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease.
- , watched him become a Marine, watched him become a successful businessman, only to be taken by a disease
- He did live for about seven years with this disease.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 267, which would change the membership rules for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors by adjusting appointment qualifications, term limits, and nomination procedures. Vice Chair Thomas explained the bill was meant to address the lack of nominations from existing entities and to allow the governor more flexibility, especially in smaller districts. After adopting a technical amendment, the committee reported HB 267 favorably.
The committee then considered House Bill 478 on utility overcharge reimbursements. The bill, as amended, requires utilities to clearly label reimbursements on customer bills and sets a deadline for issuing refunds. After discussion with the Public Service Commission and utility representatives, the committee changed the reimbursement timeline from 45 days to 90 days and clarified that the bill would not interfere with larger settlement or regulatory credits. HB 478 was then reported favorably as amended.
The longest discussion centered on House Bill 924, a consumer protection measure aimed at contractors who solicit residential property owners after declared disasters. The author said the bill was intended to curb predatory storm-chasing and fraudulent insurance-related practices, while still allowing emergency mitigation work. The committee adopted technical amendments and then a conceptual amendment shortening the catastrophe response period from six months to 30 days. Testimony was split: the Insurance Commissioner and some roofing industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to deter fraud, while other contractors argued it would hurt small businesses, limit legitimate door-to-door work, and not solve enforcement problems. The bill remained under consideration after extensive testimony and public comment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/11/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- OPP is a chronic viral wasting disease in sheep, and being OPP-free certified improves flock biosecurity
- However, if it is in relationship to a specific disease process in the foot related to unsoundness, they
- however, if it is in relationship to a however, if it is in relationship to a specific<00:32:35.519><c> disease
- > process</c><00:32:36.399><c> in</c><00:32:36.640><c> the</c><00:32:36.799><c> foot</c> specific disease
- process in the foot specific disease process in the foot related<00:32:37.840><c> to</c><00:32:38.399
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Corrections called the Reducing Recidivism, medication-assisted treatment, and then disease
- Department of Corrections called the Reducing Recidivism, medication-assisted treatment, and then disease
- management, an hour. called the Reducing Recidivism, Medication-assisted Treatment, and then Disease
- training, family-to-family programs, county coordination hub, housing liaisons, FQHC, CCBHO initiative, disease
- training, family-to-family programs, county coordination hub, housing liaisons, FQC, CCBHO initiative, disease
Committee:
House Budget
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jul 1st, 2026
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Transcript Highlights:
- After seeing the region's top geneticist that specializes in connective tissue disease, I had my reason
- this point, I explained to the emergency response worker that I have a genetic connective tissue disease
- this point, I explained to the emergency response worker that I have a genetic connective tissue disease
- increasing risks of infant mortality, impaired cognitive and socio-emotional development, chronic disease
Keywords:
poverty alleviation, family support, economic mobility, youth transition, financial education, matched savings, community programs, Department of Children and Families, DCF, child abuse investigation, child neglect, pediatrician, advanced practice registered nurse, medical misdiagnosis, rickets, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, vitamin D deficiency, bone fragility, child welfare
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities held a hybrid hearing on miscellaneous bills, including H. 5286, which would require DCF to consult a medical professional when a parent presents evidence of a pre-existing diagnosis that could explain symptoms mistaken for abuse or neglect. Representative Brian Mario said the bill would give DCF another tool in difficult cases. Jennifer Fernandes testified about her family’s experience with her grandson being removed after doctors initially suspected a skull fracture that later proved unfounded, saying the bill could help prevent similar outcomes. Committee members expressed sympathy and indicated interest in further discussion.
The committee then heard extensive testimony on H. 5085/S. 3095, the omnibus “An Act Significantly Alleviating Poverty.” Supporters described the bill as a comprehensive anti-poverty package built from the Poverty Commission’s work, combining higher cash assistance grants, matched savings, baby bonds, a guaranteed stipend for youth aging out of foster care, expanded tax credits, language access, clean slate record sealing, and worker protections. Senator Eldridge, Senator Miranda, Representative Decker, and many advocates argued that poverty is tied to housing instability, child welfare involvement, health harms, and racial and gender inequities, and that the bill would help families meet basic needs, build wealth, and reduce the benefits cliff.
Witnesses from social service, legal aid, labor, immigrant advocacy, and public health groups strongly supported the bill’s provisions. Several focused on specific sections: child support pass-through and a broader good-cause exception for TAFDC recipients; extending the state EITC to ITIN filers; creating baby bonds and matched savings programs; automating criminal record sealing; improving language access at state agencies; and ending the subminimum wage for farm workers. Former foster youth and service providers said the guaranteed stipend would help young adults avoid homelessness and transition more safely into adulthood. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly noted the limited time and encouraged written testimony and follow-up conversations.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- health worker program that helps patients navigate food insecurity, housing instability, and chronic disease
- I care for a 58-year-old woman with a strong family history of heart disease.
- Health Policy Commission recommended continuing reimbursement parity for primary care and chronic disease
- Health Policy Commission recommended a continuing reimbursement parity for primary care and chronic disease
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing with testimony on several health care bills, with most of the discussion focused on primary care access, community health center reimbursement, midwifery and birth centers, telehealth, hospital-at-home, direct primary care, and trans-inclusive health care access. Chair Feeney and Chair Murphy opened by noting the large number of signups and asking testifiers to keep remarks brief because of time constraints. Legislators and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that Massachusetts’ primary care system is under strain and that federal policy changes and reimbursement gaps are worsening financial pressure on providers.
On community health centers, Representative Blay, Senator Lovely, Michael Curry, Bethany Keeley, Jag Deep Trevetti, Sean Cahill, and Christina Severin all supported H. 1096/S. 711, which would require commercial insurers to pay federally qualified health centers at least the MassHealth prospective payment system rate. They argued that commercial plans currently reimburse health centers below Medicaid rates, threatening sustainability, staffing, and access, especially as federal cuts and coverage losses could increase uncompensated care. Testifiers said the bill would stabilize health centers, protect primary care access, and not cost the state money.
A second major topic was H. 1117/S. 784 on sustaining birth centers and the midwifery workforce. Senator Lovely, Senator Miranda, Emily Anesta, Rebecca Orden, Catherine Rushworth, Nishira Burrill, Joel Sutherland, Rachel Blessington, Joelle Ward, and others described the 2024 maternal health omnibus as an important first step, but said birth centers and midwives still face low reimbursement, workforce shortages, and financial instability. They urged reimbursement parity, a workforce development fund, and support for freestanding birth centers, citing improved outcomes, lower C-section rates, better patient experience, and racial equity in maternal health. Several speakers shared personal birth stories and said the bill would help preserve and expand birth options in communities like Roxbury, Worcester, and the North Shore.
The committee also heard support for H. 1343 on direct primary care from Dr. Garofalo, Dr. Altman, Dr. Nair, Stephanie Cameron, Dr. Haley Moke-Blessed, and others, who said current insurance rules force patients to use a separate in-network primary care doctor for referrals and sometimes prevent physicians from dispensing medications. They argued the bill would reduce delays, administrative burden, and costs while improving continuity of care. In addition, Dr. Miklides and Sue Stempeck supported H. 1141 on hospital-at-home parity, saying the model has strong outcomes and should be reimbursed at the same rate as brick-and-mortar hospital care. Heather Myers and Katrina Cook testified on telehealth and digital health equity, urging broader coverage for asynchronous care, remote monitoring, interpreter services, and digital literacy supports. SEIU Local 509 supported H. 1188/S. 681 on trans-inclusive health care access, saying it would remove arbitrary insurance barriers to gender-affirming care. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- Over 1,000 studies show links to obesity and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, behavioral effects, aggression
- One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, and women are getting the disease
- science-based organization working to prevent breast cancer by reducing exposure to chemicals linked to the disease
- hormones and harm health, with links to conditions including asthma, reproductive harm, metabolic disease
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House OKs $15.4 million supplemental public safety package 5/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It adds certain occupational illnesses or diseases that cause the death of a firefighter to be included
- adds certain occupational<00:36:24.240><c> illnesses</c><00:36:24.640><c> or</c><00:36:24.960><c> diseases
- </c><00:36:25.440><c> that</c> occupational illnesses or diseases that occupational illnesses or diseases
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, the why it matters: Kentucky is still continuing this chronic disease burden that is very high
- Kentucky is still continuing this<00:27:02.960><c> chronic</c><00:27:03.360><c> disease</c><00:27:03.760
- burden</c><00:27:04.080><c> that</c><00:27:04.240><c> is</c><00:27:04.400><c> very</c> this chronic disease
- burden that is very this chronic disease burden that is very high<00:27:04.799><c> and</c><00:27:05.039
Committee:
House Health Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There'd be a lot less heart disease, a lot less strokes, and a lot less, frankly, even cancer.
- longer uh there'd be a lot<00:21:46.600><c> less</c><00:21:46.760><c> heart</c><00:21:47.000><c> disease
- </c><00:21:47.360><c> a</c><00:21:47.440><c> lot</c><00:21:47.640><c> less</c> lot less heart disease
- a lot less lot less heart disease a lot less Strokes<00:21:48.919><c> um</c><00:21:49.120><c> and</c
Committee:
Senate Taxes
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- than the higher ed programs, and that's probably due to shared population differences, different diseases
- That's probably due to shared population differences, different diseases, and that kind of stuff, I'm
- than the higher ed programs, and that's probably due to shared population differences, different diseases
- than the higher ed programs, and that's probably due to shared population differences, different diseases
Committee:
Senate Finance