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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Government

Government

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  • Thank you for being here bright and early. Same to you.
  • And we as chairman have experienced that bottleneck, preventing duly registered Republicans from exercising
  • Thank you all for being here bright and early to testify. Thank you.
  • Thank you all for being here bright and early to testify.
  • Thank you all for being here Bright and early to testify.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 24th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

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  • I go back to 2011 and 12, and we... you know, at that time... ...2011 and 12, and we thought about could
  • It's early. Grow the economy. And you didn't bring donuts. I brought my own coffee.
  • The SSPCI program is a small business loan program.
  • LSA staff that made the copies and such for us, and our other staff.
  • Asia and others came in early this morning.
TX
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  • and their families. staff if the employees of the facility have undergone and adhered to crisis prevention
  • and intervention training.
  • Amanda Coffey, and I own. And I run a non-public program in Collin County.
  • And then our after-school program. Program, probably about 120 total. OK, very good.
  • They weren't aware of a non-public program. And so.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • And then we'll recess and let the committees work.
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  • be that and then and then &gt;&gt; No, it will be that and then and then you<00:28:03.679><c> you'll
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight Mar 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Health and Human Services Oversight

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  • And so, we spoke with many providers and members of the legislature.
  • The split avoids duplication and it prevents regulatory overreach.
  • And please, to my knowledge and my research, I do not agree.
  • Would you also add that NTDs are folic acid sensitive, so it is preventable with folic acid intake and
  • And to your point about these studies and rhetoric out there, I just googled folic acid and a link to
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight Mar 4th, 2026

Health and Human Services Oversight

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  • So the split avoids duplication, and it prevents regulatory overreach.
  • And we probably associated with a program like Healthy Minds that would be... ...community.
  • And it probably, we associated with a program like Healthy Minds that would be out advertising for this
  • And in... Beneficial in these women in preventing these defects.
  • I would, and I would also add that NTDs are folic acid sensitive, so it is preventable with a folic acid
Summary: The committee took up a series of health, human services, and related bills. House Bill 3552, allowing child care providers to bridge the gap between subsidy reimbursement rates and standard tuition rates, was adopted and reported out 11-2. House Bill 2984, as a substitute, would direct DHS to compile a report on the child care system, including subsidy payment error rates, the number of facilities, closures, and voluntary closure feedback; it was reported out 14-0. House Bill 4201, changing master teacher requirements in child care from licensed capacity to actual enrollment, also passed unanimously. House Bill 3380, creating the Fostering the Future for Oklahoma Children and Families Act to modernize foster care data systems and improve outcomes, passed 12-0. House Bill 4430 and House Bill 4431, both cleanup measures tied to prior nurse practitioner/PA scope and pharmacy-related provisions, each passed 13-0. Several bills focused on health care access, regulation, and public safety. House Bill 4124 would allow over-the-counter ivermectin sales for human use with labeling and dosing information; after extensive questioning about safety, labeling, children, and liability, it passed 9-5. House Bill 3934, a large amended measure affecting dental practice and supervision rules, passed 14-0 after discussion about x-rays, telemedicine, and dental assistants. House Bill 3448, requiring insurance coverage related to group home provider liability for property damage, passed 14-0. House Bill 3131, setting baseline standards and oversight for homeless shelters with roles split between Commerce and Health, drew concerns about local control, temporary shelters, and fiscal impact, but passed 8-6. House Bill 4200, creating a revolving fund for forensic assertive community treatment teams to address the jail-to-homelessness cycle for people with severe mental illness, passed 11-3. The committee also advanced several public health, consumer, and industry bills. House Bill 1912, the Corn Masa Nutrition Enhancement Act, generated extensive debate over folic acid fortification, parental choice, MTHFR genetics, and potential health effects; with a PCS allowing a non-fortified option, it passed 9-5. House Bill 3011 repealed the home brewing license while keeping home-brewing limits and sales restrictions, and passed 11-3. House Bill 3881, the Alternative Nicotine Products Regulatory Act, increased application costs and removed a registry deemed inconsistent with federal law, passing 13-0. House Bill 3538, targeting pharmacy benefit manager vertical integration and its effects on access and pricing, passed 13-0 after discussion of mail-order restrictions and pharmacy closures. House Bill 3851, defining private label/control label alcoholic beverages under the three-tier system, also passed 13-0. House Bill 3907, requiring direct-hire staffing for facilities serving vulnerable adults and children with a short temporary staffing grace period, passed 13-0. The committee then moved on to House Bill 4457, a specialty-drug/PBM measure, with discussion beginning about PBM practices and specialty pharmacy access.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Jan 28th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

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  • Homeownership Program, the Affordable Housing Program, and the Community Reinvestment Account.
  • , the Covenant Homeownership Program, the Affordable Housing Program, and the Community Reinvestment
  • Community-based violence intervention and prevention services; reentry services; agricultural and economic
  • And this just says that, you know, if you, obviously you can go ahead and apply for all the programs
  • And this just says that, you know, if you, obviously you can go ahead and apply for all the programs
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 3/18/26

Legacy Finance

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  • will implement in the future to illustrate the breadth and reach of our MHC programs.
  • In administering grants and delivering our programming, we work to truly embrace all Minnesota communities
  • In carrying out our work, we try to be quick to get grants out the door and programs completed, but not
  • </c><00:03:53.840><c> programs</c> grants out the door and programs grants out the door and programs
  • Auger, to really vet these organizations and the programs and the artists, etc., to make sure that they
Bills: HF4148
KY
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  • Uh, my county judge executive from Meny County is with me and also several students from the JAG program
  • And obviously I think Kentucky would be a great candidate to join the movement to prevent Congress from
  • Congress from bankrupting this prevent Congress from bankrupting this country.<00:15:49.040><c> And<
  • </c> could go on and on and on. could go on and on and on.
  • /c> explain and and discuss.
Summary: The joint meeting of the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and the House State Government Committee was called to consider House Concurrent Resolution 45, sponsored by Representative Jason Petri. The resolution would support calling for a federal balanced budget amendment through the Article V process. Petri argued that Kentucky’s own constitutional balanced-budget requirement shows the value of fiscal restraint, and he said decades of federal deficit spending and rising debt make a constitutional amendment necessary. Governor Ron DeSantis and Lauren Ends of the National Campaign for a Balanced Budget Amendment also testified in support, emphasizing the growth of federal debt, the risk of a future debt crisis, and the view that Congress is unlikely to solve the problem on its own. Members asked about the mechanics and risks of an Article V convention, including whether the convention’s “sole purpose” language would be enforceable and whether a convention could become a “runaway” process. DeSantis and Ends said states can impose guardrails on delegates, including criminal penalties and delegate-limitation laws, and noted that any proposed amendment would still require ratification by 38 states. They also said that if Congress chose to draft the amendment itself in response to state pressure, that would be acceptable. One witness said 18 states have passed faithful-delegate or delegate-limitation laws. Representative Callaway asked what would happen if the debt issue is not addressed. Witnesses responded that continued borrowing could lead to economic dislocation, higher interest costs, and a debt crisis that would crowd out other federal spending. They said the current debt burden is already more than $100,000 per U.S. citizen and roughly $300,000 per taxpayer, and that a balanced budget amendment would be a first step toward stopping the growth of debt before any long-term paydown could occur. The transcript provided does not show a final vote or other committee action on the resolution.
KY
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  • </c> program and that was not by our choice. program and that was not by our choice.
  • them come and grow in the program.
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  • </c><01:26:54.560><c> And</c> "Your program?" And— "Yes.
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Kentucky Recovery Vocational Workforce and Re-entry Incorporated, led by Executive Director Jerick D'vor, on its vocational training model for people in recovery and formerly incarcerated individuals. He said the nonprofit operates in Russell Springs and serves students from across Kentucky, offering manufacturing and welding training tied to recovery services through Spark Recovery. D'vor emphasized that the program combines treatment, soft-skills coaching, job placement, and continued support after employment, arguing that training should begin around 90 days into recovery rather than earlier. He reported strong outcomes, including 292 students served, 259 certificates earned, and 250 job placements, with many participants placed in manufacturing jobs and 17 welders trained and placed through the new welding academy. Members praised the program but asked about funding, retention, and employability barriers. D'vor said the pilot was supported by opioid abatement grant funding, and the program now relies mainly on donor contributions and Spark Recovery’s investment in clients, with possible future support from additional opioid abatement funds or 1915(i) mechanisms. He said participants are not charged tuition and that the organization provides soft-skills training and job coaches. In response to questions about long-term outcomes, he said the program does not yet have a full alumni tracking system but is exploring technology options and continues to provide post-employment support for 90 days. After approving the committee minutes, members received an update on college athletics and Senate Bill 3 from University of Louisville Athletic Director Josh Heird and University of Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart. They said Kentucky’s NIL framework and reporting requirements are working reasonably well and praised the state for not trying to create a competitive advantage in the evolving college sports environment. Heird reported that 521 student-athletes have signed up for NILGO and about 240 deals have been approved through the system, while noting the need to ensure NIL agreements are legitimate marketplace deals rather than artificial payments. The discussion also touched on the House settlement, the $600 approval threshold, and broader federal changes affecting college athletics.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 28th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

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  • And then she's been very accurate. For the Native Pathways Program at Evergreen State College.
  • The bill is well crafted to protect industrial and institutional uses where appropriate and prevent abuse
  • Appropriate and prevent abuse of the nitrous oxide. Ask for a yes. Senator Wagner. Thank you, Mr.
  • Thank you. appropriate and prevent abuse of the nitrous oxide, ask for a yes. Senator Wagner.
  • can stay in the program and in people's and employers' pockets.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

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  • And there are some letters in your packets from program survivors, coalitions, and experts in this field
  • And there are some letters in your packets from program survivors, coalitions, and experts in this field
  • Our programs meet survivors of domestic and sexual abuse at some of the toughest times of their lives
  • and our member programs that we are bringing this bill before you today.
  • and our member programs free Minnesota and our member programs that<01:04:56.240><c> we</c><01:04:56.400
KY
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  • :47.880><c> of</c> to correct and and and it maybe one of to correct and and and it maybe one of those
  • sports medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and interventional pain, women's health and OBGYN
  • programs grants, reallocation requiring action, and line items, water and sewer requiring no action.
  • Williams, thank you, and looking at the Cleaner Water Program grant reallocations, and I know we've discussed
  • So, that's a couple of examples of how and why the committee is seeing reallocations from programs that
Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a quorum call, approval of minutes, and informational items on school district financing and KCTCS equipment purchases. It then considered two KCTCS capital projects after initially rolling them together and later unrolling them: a Fire Commission Fire Academy maintenance building project that had grown from an original $2 million authorization to $4.7 million because of design changes, soil issues, and higher mechanical costs, and a $1.5 million renovation of the Blake Lee building at Somerset Community College for a health science simulation lab. Members questioned the large cost increase on the fire academy project and the adequacy of front-end due diligence, while KCTCS said the project was bid and ready to proceed and that a 15% contingency had been included. Both projects were approved by roll call vote, with the Blake Lee project ultimately approved after the committee unrolled the items and took them separately. The committee next heard and approved a University of Kentucky public-private partnership for the Hamburg East Medical Office Building, a five-story, 220,000-square-foot facility with a not-to-exceed budget of $275 million. UK said the project is intended to expand outpatient access, consolidate some services, and support projected growth in patient volume; the building will house multiple specialties, urgent care, therapy, imaging, and a retail pharmacy. Members asked about possible community uses, consolidation of services, and whether the project would free up other space, and UK said it hopes to consolidate some services and free campus space. The project was approved by roll call vote. The committee then approved three UK lease renegotiations: a specialty pharmacy and infusion services lease at Wellington Way in Lexington, a Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences lease at Conte Terrace, and a College of Social Work lease at McGrath Park Way. Members asked about rising lease rates, occupancy, and whether space needs should be reduced; UK and the lessor’s representative said the pharmacy space remains busy, the ophthalmology lease was lower than before, and the social work lease had been negotiated down from a higher request. The committee also approved a Department of Military Affairs project amendment for a Mutual Field Maintenance Shop Restoration project, increasing federal funding by $1 million to $4.5 million because of higher construction costs, and approved a Kentucky State University Shanty Hall renovation project funded by bond and HBCU Title III funds. Finally, it approved a new lease for the Office of Mines and Minerals in Pike County, a new lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Pulaski County, and a lease renewal for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Kenton County after questions about rent increases and office utilization; the cabinet said the Kenton County space still has limited vacancy and remains in use by field staff. The meeting ended as the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority began presenting six sewer and water loans and six cleaner water program grant reallocations, with members agreeing to roll those items for later consideration.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

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  • the wild for many years, and only through careful efforts, including the captive breeding program, were
  • And, you know, it's really interesting because we mentioned that the program has actually reached that
  • And that's why Congress is now moving in this direction because they feel that this program has successfully
  • by wildlife managers to maintain genetic diversity and prevent dangerous genetic bottlenecking.
  • We've gone round and round and round, and I'd like to call for the question, please.
Bills: SB1075, SB1144, SB1280