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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The Session Adjourns / Rallying for Disability Rights / Fighting Fraud / Countering Climate Change May 25th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , but the agencies aren't always following those rules and regulations.
- And that was one rules and regulations.
- homes are disability services or nursing homes are seeing<00:09:25.760><c> cuts.
- </c> a billion dollars in cuts to nursing a billion dollars in cuts to nursing homes<00:09:41.600><c>
- </c> that they need like for the nursing that they need like for the nursing homes.<00:10:18.399><c>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- heat they have no say on the regulate heat they have no say on the timing<00:20:47.000><c> of</c><00
- The chair then recognized the Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses on Zoom.
- <00:26:49.440><c> on</c><00:26:49.720><c> Zoom</c><00:26:50.120><c> Jeremy</c> nurses on Zoom Jeremy
- and the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene and the John A.
- </c><00:28:26.399><c> and</c> Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing
Committee:
House Health
Summary:
The House Committee on Health heard testimony on several measures. On HB 1233 relating to storm water management, the Attorney General’s office said the state may need to share costs with counties for any new inspection or regulatory program. Testifiers strongly supported the bill, including the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association and a community member who described her daughter’s death in a poorly maintained detention pond and urged statewide inspections and a comprehensive approach. A member asked the Attorney General about the cost-sharing issue, and the office said state appropriations would be needed if counties are required to take on new duties.
The committee then heard HB 245 on student heat exposure safety. The Department of Education, Department of Health, and the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the measure. A physician testifying for the Climate Change and Health Working Group described children’s vulnerability to heat and cited examples from other states that adopted stronger heat guidelines after school heat deaths. The Department of Education said it could do the feasibility study without additional funding and preferred to wait for the study before deciding on equipment needs. The Attorney General’s office later testified on HB 903, authorizing schools to maintain bronchodilators, supporting the concept but warning that the bill’s definition of school was broad and that DOE may not have jurisdiction over all covered entities; it suggested changing “protocol” to “guidelines” and involving the Public Charter School Commission.
On HB 1314 relating to youth mental health, the Department of Education testified in opposition, though no additional testimony was offered. The committee also heard HB 1334 on meat donation, with DLNR and the Hawaii Farm Bureau supporting the measure. HB 799 on health care drew support from HMSA and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, while the Department of Health said it supported the intent but wanted amendments, including limiting the bill to Maui, adding a sunset, and requiring a study of quality and access impacts. On HB 952 relating to Parkinson’s disease research, the Department of Health said the proposal would require additional appropriations and staffing and suggested a public-private partnership approach; the Hawaii Parkinson Association, Queen’s clinicians, and other supporters testified that a registry would help identify the number of patients and improve care. Finally, SHPDA strongly supported HB 1431 establishing an oral health task force, saying the state lacks sufficient dental oversight and that both keiki and kūpuna need better access to services.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Apr 2nd, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- insurance and then imposed a cost mandate on those regulated parties that the insurance contract, or
- And I'll be happy to follow up on what the HealthNet actually... regulated insurance and then imposed
- On behalf of the Missouri Nurses Association, we'd like to go on record in support of this legislation
- But this is for individuals who may not already be part of a nursing home care program.
- If they are in a Division of Regulation and Licensure regulated facility, like a... ...is involved because
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm president of the California Nurses Association, representing over 100,000 registered nurses across
- I've seen this happen to both newly graduated nurses and to immigrant nurses.
- Employers use the threat of debt collection to exploit nurses as they get their first nursing jobs.
- Nursing jobs.
- We want to staff our hospitals with community nurses, permanent staff. Nurses.
Summary:
The committee heard a series of labor-related bills, with most measures focused on worker training, privacy, wages, and safety. AB 296 would require schools or districts to host apprenticeship fairs at least once a year, with flexibility on how they are run and whether programs outside the county can participate. Supporters said it would help connect students to skilled trades and address workforce shortages; school administrators opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate that could be impractical for elementary schools. The bill was later moved on call, with the committee noting it could not vote until quorum was established.
AB 1221 and AB 1331 both addressed workplace surveillance. AB 1221 would restrict invasive monitoring tools, require notice to workers, limit the use and sharing of worker data, and require human review before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor groups supported the bill as a response to AI-driven monitoring, while business groups raised concerns about broad definitions, security cameras, investigations, and data-access provisions. AB 1331 focused more narrowly on privacy in off-duty and private spaces, limiting surveillance in places like restrooms, break areas, vehicles, and homes; hospitals and business groups opposed it as too broad and potentially disruptive to safety, cybersecurity, and facility monitoring. Both bills were advanced by committee vote.
The committee also heard AB 1181, which would require firefighter turnout gear to be free of cancer-causing chemicals such as PFAS by 2027, and AB 1198, which would require prevailing wage rates on public works to reflect the wage in effect when the work is performed rather than when the project was first advertised. Firefighter representatives strongly supported AB 1181, while the chemical industry asked to continue working on scope and timelines. AB 1198 drew support from labor and contractor groups but opposition from local governments and housing groups concerned about mid-project cost increases; it was passed to Appropriations after a roll-call vote. Other measures approved included AB 1235 on skilled-and-trained workers for CSU construction, AB 1251 on ghost job postings, AB 552 on locating the Agricultural Labor Relations Board office outside Sacramento, AB 1110 on updating Cal/OSHA workplace posters, AB 1136 on expanding high road training partnerships, and AB 1234 on wage claim enforcement. AB 692, which would ban employer debt agreements that require workers to repay training or other costs if they leave a job, drew strong support from nurses and labor advocates and opposition from business and health care groups; it was also passed on a roll-call vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Houston Black Nurses Association.
- We have Madam President Angie Rout representing the Austin Black Nurses Association.
- Madam President Bernardine Jacobs representing the Southeast Texas Black Nurses.
- It also tells us that government regulation of a service drives up the price.
- To carefully changing the way we regulate the legal profession.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Gilbert deeply admired the nurses and doctors who cared for him during his treatment and their compassion
- It ignited a person within him to pursue a career in nursing.
- Refer to the Committee on State Affairs HB 1378 by Verdell relating to municipal and county regulation
- Refer to the Committee on Environmental Regulation.
- Refer to the committee on environmental regulation.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/HSH Joint Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> 42 code of um federal regulations 42 code of um federal regulations 410.78A<00:33:47.600><c> thus
- So those should be done by a CNA under chapter 457, under nurses, and then using nurse delegation for
- </c> personnel to perform skilled nursing personnel to perform skilled nursing services,<00:58:54.559
- </c> duty nursing and not home care agencies. duty nursing and not home care agencies.
- </c><01:38:29.920><c> to</c> education is uh using nurses to education is uh using nurses to administer
Summary:
The joint hearing opened with SB 1442, which would update the statute governing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division and clarify its role as the state Medicaid provider of intensive mental health services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. The Department of Health testified in strong support, saying the current statute is outdated and warning against any unfunded mandate because the division relies on federal funding and faces uncertainty about future resources. Written testimony from several organizations also supported the bill. The committees took no immediate action and said they would hold decision-making until later.
The hearing then moved to SB 479 on ABLE savings accounts. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center supported the measure, arguing that ABLE accounts help people with disabilities save money without losing benefits and that the state needs more outreach and staffing to expand participation. A testifier with a disability said the bill would help people keep Social Security and housing stability. The chair indicated an intention to move the bill forward, and asked about funding; the discussion settled on a requested appropriation of about $75,000 for incentives.
Next, SB 1245 on reimbursement of pharmacists drew broad support from the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, rural pharmacies, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and others, who said the bill would improve access to care, especially on neighbor islands and in rural communities, and help pharmacies participate in 340B-related services. The Insurance Division and HMSA raised concerns about bill language, saying it could be read to cover pharmacists outside an insurer’s network and that the scope of reimbursable services needed clarification; the pharmacists’ association said the bill is intended to apply only to in-network pharmacists and should continue to reference existing scope-of-practice law. The hearing also took up SB 1279, which would allow pharmacists to authorize medications via telehealth under certain circumstances. The State Board of Pharmacy opposed the bill, citing patient safety, a pilot project with reported errors, concerns about controlled substances and unregulated technicians, and the view that in-person pharmacist services are safer and already available on the affected islands. Several pharmacies and health care groups supported the measure as a way to preserve 340B access and improve service on Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi, while some local pharmacies said they already provide in-person service and opposed remote dispensing. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/24/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #13
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Whip, members, Senate Bill 1478 makes various updates to statutes relating to liquor regulations
- to issue interim permits, repealing a statute related to the preemption of federal food safety regulations
- Well, from there, there was some confusion in the role of the supervising nurse.
- I'll be working on that. and regulations and identify areas of overlap.
- as a licensee fresh out of nursing school, I can't give chemotherapeutics.
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials, mostly on consent calendars, covering housing, elections, health care, public safety, land use, transportation, and water. Several measures focused on housing and local government regulation, including limits on municipal interference with home design standards, restrictions on alleged “malicious delays” in permitting, and rules on exactions. Election-related bills addressed internet access for voting equipment, timekeeping requirements for election systems, primary election timing, precinct committeeman vacancies, and other election administration changes. Other topics included liquor law updates, assisted living facility rules, deed and title fraud prevention, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming public spaces, and a bill restricting gender transition procedures for minors.
Health and human services bills drew discussion on behavioral health technician definitions and AHCCCS/DHS coordination, Medicaid billing during facility ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic physicians administering IV antibiotics and similar drugs, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and reporting requirements for dialysis social workers. In public safety and judiciary, members considered bills on probation for dangerous crimes against children, sex offender registration limitations, victim restitution costs, unlawful alerting, increased penalties for unlawful flight, and a new offense for motor fuel theft. One member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee, saying it would become a long-running study committee, while supporters said the committee had produced useful recommendations.
The caucus also heard land, agriculture, energy, water, and transportation measures, including creation of a foreign entity land review commission, restrictions on transporting Mexican gray wolf pups with state resources, water reuse and banking provisions, solar installation disclosures and roof inspections, a larger revolving fund loan cap, and several congressional memorials. Transportation items included roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military property signage, a towing and impound study committee, and photo enforcement penalties. Public safety bills included extending traumatic event counseling programs and requiring state data sharing with the federal government regarding unauthorized aliens. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; members mostly asked clarifying questions and several sponsors explained the intent and practical effects of their bills.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 18th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- detailed statutory definitions of cellular or tissue-based products, minimally manipulated, and regulated
- procedure terms to clarify what products and procedures fall under the regulation.
- I've been a nurse for over 48 years. Ten years of that have been in emergency trauma.
- I'm a lifelong public servant with experience in both law enforcement and nursing.
- Thank you to the Association of Nurse Practitioners. That does it for public testimony.
Bills:
S0042 , S0196 , S0878 , S0902 , S0914 , S1092 , S1168 , S1340 , S1404 , S1414 , S1684 , S1686
Keywords:
child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, uterine fibroids, health database, medical research, personal data protection, women's health, clinical laboratory, licensure, healthcare personnel, technologist, technician, medical marijuana, low-THC cannabis
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met to hear and vote on a series of health, human services, and education-related bills, along with a presentation of the committee’s proposed HHS budget. The budget was described as increasing by more than $2.1 billion over the current base, with major funding highlighted for Medicaid and KidCare, rural health, provider rate increases, child welfare, mental health and substance use, opioid treatment, Alzheimer’s initiatives, cancer research, ADAP, veterans’ services, and IT modernization. Public testimony on the budget focused heavily on AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding and concerns about Department of Health changes affecting access, premium assistance, notice, and continuity of care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Among the bills reported favorably were measures on podiatric medicine and tissue-based products (SB 1092), background screening and clearinghouse procedures (SB 1168), child protective investigations involving specific medical diagnoses and second opinions (SB 42), clinical laboratory personnel licensure standards (SB 878), uterine fibroid data tracking and research (SB 196), medical marijuana treatment center oversight and related health provisions (SB 902), dyslexia and dyscalculia screening and intervention in schools (SB 1340), memory care licensure for assisted living facilities (SB 1404), congenital CMV education materials (SB 1414), Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption bills (SB 1684 and SB 1686), and occupational therapy dry needling licensure standards (SB 914). Several bills were amended before passage, including SB 1092, SB 42, SB 902, SB 1684, and SB 1404.
Testimony generally came from professional associations, advocacy groups, and affected stakeholders, with support voiced for most measures. The committee adopted amendments on the floor, heard no opposition during debate on the bills described, and then voted to report each measure favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded in the affirmative on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (04/23/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> assistant and a nurse practitioner? assistant and a nurse practitioner?
- The practice of medicine and the practice of, uh, for nurse practitioners, is regulated by the Office
- Thank you. how is that regulated in our state? Is how is that regulated in our state?
- nurse practitioners is regulated uh for nurse practitioners is regulated by<04:03:07.199><c> the</c>
- </c> atmosphere that a good nursing home has. atmosphere that a good nursing home has.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee considers HF628 2/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Success in any business is child care regulation here in the state child care regulation here in the
- </c><00:09:41.800><c> in</c> there's too many regulations in there's too many regulations in childcare
- We're not nurses. We're not doctors.
- I'm not a nurse practitioner.
- We're not nurses. We're not doctors.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 783 by Representative Coates is Actman Titles 3 and 40, relative to regulation of food and
- orientation to develop a school nurse orientation, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- It does not remove any rules or regulations that exist.
- This is another election bill to improve the administration of early voting in nursing homes.
- Early voting commissioners would assist with the nursing home early voting program.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Nurse Licensure Compact discussion 2/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The nurse compact will allow us to provide a modern regulated mechanism to responsibly bridge gaps.
- The nurse compact will allow us to provide a modern regulated mechanism to responsibly bridge gaps.
- The nurse compact will allow us to provide a modern regulated mechanism to responsibly bridge gaps.
- The nurse compact will allow us to provide a modern regulated mechanism to responsibly bridge gaps.
- </c><00:34:48.159><c> practice</c><00:34:48.720><c> and</c> nursing as a nursing practice and nursing
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 11th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you please recognize Senator Pugh to introduce the nurse of the day?
- Senator Pugh, you're recognized to introduce the nurse of the day. Thank you, Mr. President.
- It's my pleasure to introduce our nurse of the day. She has been here before, Ms.
- She's been the past president of the Oklahoma Nurses Association.
- Would you please give Nurse Kammermeyer a warm Senate, Of Oklahomans.
Keywords:
dentist, dental hygienist, dentistry, dental hygiene, licensure compact, interstate compact, professional licensing, license portability, health workforce, workforce shortage, mobility, compact privilege, state licensing board, public health, public safety, military spouse, telehealth dentistry, reciprocity, Title 59, occupational licensing
Summary:
The Senate convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and several introductions, including the nurse of the day and student guests. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 540, a Department of Defense-request compact bill creating a dental/dental hygienist licensure compact. The author and supporters said it would improve reciprocity and help military spouses and workforce needs without lowering Oklahoma standards, while several senators raised concerns about sovereignty, rulemaking authority, potential enforcement actions, and possible costs. After debate, the bill passed 35-12.
The Senate next considered House Bill 1085, which would standardize and adjust the fee structure for the service contract industry. An amendment changing dates was adopted, and the bill passed 44-3. The chamber then heard House Bill 1484, a fentanyl education bill requiring instruction for students in grades 6-12 on the dangers and consequences of fentanyl exposure. The author described it as a response to rising fentanyl deaths and a tribute to a young victim; the bill was said to apply to school districts and, by understanding, private schools as well. It passed 47-9 and then passed as an emergency measure.
Before adjournment, senators also introduced visiting students and family members affected by fentanyl, and members made announcements about an appropriations subcommittee meeting and a Farm Bureau of Women lunch. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until Thursday, February 12th at 9:30 a.m.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- That is housed in our Division of Cannabis Regulation.
- The Division of Regulation and Licensure is responsible for the regulation and licensure of facilities
- The campaign, which is designed to increase the number of nurses working in nursing homes, will target
- Page 395 is Long-Term Regulation, or the QIPMO program.
- We will now move into the Division of Cannabis Regulation.
Committee:
House Budget
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Mar 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- as a natural resource fall. is one of the most regulated and best managed in the world.
- As AB 2051 puts California... ...law on all of our environmental regulations.
- Pernardino County Medical Society, Society of Latina Nurses, St.
- regulation, and there's an opposition from industry.
- I will say that when you are implementing regulations, especially regulations on, you know, it's a new
Summary:
The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1938, which would create a voluntary process for local governments to designate California surf reserves through the Ocean Protection Council. The author and supporters, including Save the Waves Coalition, the League of California Cities, and the California State Association of Counties, argued the bill would recognize surf breaks as important natural and economic assets. The bill received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations and passed on a roll call vote, with the measure left on call. The committee also approved the consent calendar, which included AB 1699, AB 1780, AB 1891, AB 1893, and AB 2566.
The committee then took up AB 2051, which would convene a coastal resilience permitting working group to develop a roadmap for streamlining permits for coastal resilience projects. The author and supporters from the Bay Area Council, Port of San Francisco, and others said the bill would reduce duplicative permitting delays while preserving environmental protections. One member raised concerns about giving too much authority to the Coastal Commission, but the bill still received a due pass recommendation to Water, Parks and Wildlife and passed on a roll call vote.
AB 2494, dealing with the management of demonstration state forests, drew substantial debate. The author said the bill would update outdated 1947-era management goals to emphasize biodiversity, carbon sequestration, wildfire resilience, recreation, research, and tribal co-governance, with strong support from Mendocino County, tribal representatives, and environmental groups. Opponents from the Farm Bureau, California Forestry Association, and others argued it would shift the forests away from sustainable timber production, create funding instability, and invite litigation. After extensive questioning about forest science, old growth, funding, and tribal co-management, the bill received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations and passed on a roll call vote.
The committee also approved AB 2483, which would create a permanent certification pathway for formerly incarcerated firefighters who served on Cal Fire hand crews. Supporters said the bill would recognize their training and improve job prospects after release, and it passed unanimously to Public Safety. Finally, AB 1777, the California Clean Skies Act, was heard; it would affirm CARB’s authority to adopt indirect source rules to address pollution from vehicle-heavy facilities such as warehouses and ports. Environmental, health, and labor supporters backed the bill as a tool to protect public health, while trucking, business, port, and industry groups opposed it as costly and overly broad. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with members debating whether it clarified existing authority or created new regulatory power.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- There's some basic prohibitions on municipalities from enacting or enforcing any ordinance regulating
- We regulate cars, we regulate aircraft; we must do the same for drones to protect public safety and personal
- The FAA, which regulates drone use, has no specific regulation prohibiting drones over our schools.
- , even when they change the rules and regulations and don't inform us, which we do.
- , even when they change the rules and regulations and don't inform us, which we do.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Transportation
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 36 bills covering aviation, commercial vehicles, school buses, veterans license plates, and related transportation issues. Chair Jim Arciero and Senate Chair Brendan Crighton outlined the hearing procedures, then the committee heard testimony on a range of measures, including a bill to modernize alternative student transportation for vulnerable students such as those covered by McKinney-Vento, foster children, and students with disabilities; a bill on unmanned aerial systems that would define drones and restrict weaponization, interference with aircraft, and certain surveillance; and a bill addressing airplane noise and reporting at Beverly Regional Airport. Supporters of the student transportation bill argued it would update outdated school bus requirements while preserving safety standards, while drone-related testimony was split between sponsors and public safety advocates who supported stronger restrictions and industry representatives who warned the bills could conflict with federal law and harm legitimate commercial uses.
The committee also heard testimony on workforce and school transportation bills. Representatives and industry witnesses supported a proposal to create a grant program and career outreach for the trucking industry, citing a persistent driver shortage and the importance of trucking to the state’s economy. Teamsters Local 170 supported a bill to ease unemployment job-search requirements for school bus drivers and monitors who are expected to return to work within a short period, saying the current rules create unnecessary burdens during summer layoffs. Another school transportation bill would create an under-the-hood exception for CDL licensing of school bus drivers; several chiropractors testified in support, saying they already perform DOT-style exams and should be explicitly authorized to do school bus driver medical certifications.
Veterans-related testimony focused on license plate and disability-definition bills. Advocates supported a Medal of Fidelity license plate for Gold Star families and a separate bill to create an air medal plate. The Office of the Veteran Advocate testified in favor of revising the state’s definition of disabled veteran for RMV purposes, arguing the current language is tied to special monthly compensation categories and does not adequately reflect modern service-connected disabilities, including invisible wounds. The American Legion also urged clarification of the definition, while opposing a separate women veterans plate on the grounds that it could divide veterans unnecessarily. The committee took no votes during the hearing and ended with a motion to adjourn.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health Committee Apr 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- California routinely regulates other civil... private detention facilities.
- This bill requires regulations.
- But the regulators don't.
- ...approval for the rate or they're going to regulate your rate, but your rate is already regulated because
- If we're going to regulate, I mean, it's almost like a communist country.
Summary:
The committee heard SB 1377, which would change California’s medical exemption process for school immunizations. The author and supporters argued the bill would restore physician discretion, reduce fear of audits and discipline, and help families with medically vulnerable children obtain exemptions. Opponents, including pediatric, medical, and public health groups, said the current system created by SB 276 and SB 277 is working, that valid exemptions are still being issued, and that loosening oversight could undermine immunization rates and public health. Members debated the data behind claims of a chilling effect, the number of exemptions reviewed or revoked, and the bill’s amendments, which narrowed the measure to current exemptions and added a small additional threshold. Because there was no quorum at the time, action on SB 1377 was delayed until a quorum could be present.
The committee then heard SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, which would create a statewide inspection and enforcement framework for large voluntary residential facilities, including private immigration detention centers. The author and supporters described alleged neglect and abuse in detention facilities, including denial of medication, unsafe food and water, and inadequate oversight, and argued the state should ensure humane conditions and accountability. The California Hospital Association expressed concern about duplicative oversight and possible overlap with existing regulation, while the author said the bill was being refined to avoid constitutional problems and duplication. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer SB 995 to Judiciary, with the roll call showing five votes and the bill placed on call.
SB 1089 was also heard, proposing expanded access to GLP-1 medications for state and local government employees through CalPERS and encouraging broader affordability efforts through CalRx. The author framed the bill as a response to chronic weight disease, diabetes risk, and high costs, and described his own experience obtaining and paying for GLP-1 treatment. Supporters from the American Diabetes Association and medical groups said GLP-1s are effective tools for preventing and managing type 2 diabetes and could reduce long-term health costs. No opposition was heard, and the committee voted do pass and re-refer the bill to Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement, with the vote placed on call. The committee also began SB 1221 on Murphy conservatorships, with supporters and opponents debating whether district attorneys should have a larger role in these proceedings and whether the bill would improve public safety or disrupt the civil mental health process; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Nurses set nursing standards through professional boards.
- Nurses set nursing standards through professional boards.
- Nurses set nursing standards do this.
- So, thank you. nursing home, you have to be a nursing nursing home, you have to be a nursing assistant
- </c> regulate their behavior. regulate their behavior.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (04/08/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:09:12.960><c> the</c> inferring that you also regulate the inferring that you also regulate the
- </c> include physician associates and nurse include physician associates and nurse practitioners<01:40
- </c> physician associates and nurse physician associates and nurse practitioners.<02:07:52.719><c> So
- Meg Thompson, who is a nurse practitioner, obviously the lead nurse practitioner at the New Hampshire
- </c> initial intervention by the nurse initial intervention by the nurse because<02:19:11.519><c> this