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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And it will focus our resources on treatment, long-term recovery, and stability.
- releasing the defendant on the condition that they comply with treatment.
- Operators and EMTs and veteran treatment court programs.
- People need treatment and not incarceration.
- We talked about treatment versus incarceration.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley described the bill as a major criminal justice and behavioral health reform measure that would expand pretrial mental health diversion, strengthen treatment-based probation conditions, broaden grant uses for mental health and substance abuse programs, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, require certain DOC mental health evaluations, and create a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, data collection, and the Murphy family’s role in advancing the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then approved 37 co-sponsors.
The chamber then received the Senate’s 2025-26 General Appropriations Bill, SB 2500, with Chair Hooper outlining a $117.4 billion budget that he said reduces spending, preserves reserves, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and reporting requirements. Committee chairs summarized their portions: K-12 funding at $34.7 billion with increases for FEFP, scholarships, VPK, school hardening, and school safety; higher education at $11.5 billion with workforce, nursing, reading, autism, and student aid investments; health and human services with a $1.8 billion increase for Medicaid, mental health, opioid response, disability services, and veterans programs; criminal and civil justice at $7.6 billion for corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, and judgeships; transportation/tourism/economic development at about $18 billion including roads, housing, Visit Florida, and cultural grants; and agriculture/environment/general government with major Everglades, water quality, citrus, food bank, and agency IT funding.
Members then questioned several budget items, especially education funding formulas, the shift of scholarship dollars below the line, the impact on public school districts, AP/IB and other accelerated program funding, the APD wait list, opioid settlement spending, arts grants, and the My Safe Florida Home and condo pilot programs. Chairs generally said scholarship and accelerated-program dollars were being restructured for transparency and flexibility rather than cut, that school districts would still receive funding based on enrollment, and that APD and other human services issues would continue to be worked out in conference. The budget discussion concluded with remarks praising staff and noting a 4% across-the-board pay raise for state employees and targeted increases for law enforcement and firefighters, followed by a recognition for FAMU Day at the Capitol.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And we did hear from some of the individuals who had the treatment, and it did help them.
- And we did hear from some of the individuals who had the treatment, and it did help them.
- And we did hear from some of the individuals who had the treatment, and it did help them.
- or mental health treatment.
- </c><02:33:59.479><c> or</c> substance use disorder treatment or substance use disorder treatment or
Committee:
Senate Finance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 76 Jul 30th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to know exactly how much state resources are being used for the treatment of those folks, and
- also to make sure that the treatment of those folks is fair and equitable.
- with reference to the House Bill promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment
- House 5620, an act promoting the rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment.
- An act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment. Mr.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 18th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Cronin, preserving access to treatment for patients with serious mental illnesses. Senator Cronin.
- President, and through you to the members, I rise today in support of Amendment 64, preserving access to treatment
- It restricts and delays access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of serious mental illness
- Maintaining the continuity of treatment is already extremely difficult for people living with serious
- They increase medical costs unnecessarily, interrupt treatment, push patients into more expensive facilities
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 37th Legislative Day Jun 17th, 2026
Delaware Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- amend Titles 18, 29, and 31 of the Delaware Code relating to coverage for diagnostic services and treatment
- requires all insurance plans in the state of Delaware to cover medically necessary diagnostic and treatment
- diagnostic testing, FDA-approved hormonal therapies, pelvic floor therapy, preventative care, and treatment
- And then lastly, this bill, we have also made sure that within the substitute, that HRT treatments must
- This bill, we have also made sure that within the substitute, that HRT treatments must be approved by
Summary:
The Senate received communications from the House listing numerous bills, substitutes, amendments, and concurrent resolutions passed by the House or returned to the Senate, and it also noted a Senate amendment being stricken from House Bill 190. Committee reports were read on a wide range of nominations and bills, including favorable reports on several executive nominations and legislation involving nurse preceptors, voting, agricultural/forestry grants, child care, Title IX coordination, vehicle security devices, dry needling, human remains disposition, child care assistance, autism-related oversight, nursing advancement, correctional oversight, massage and bodywork, probate letters, computer security breaches, automobile insurance, medical debt protection, and technical corrections. The Senate also assigned House Bill 300, House Bill 64, and House Bill 385 to the Finance Committee.
The chamber confirmed several gubernatorial nominations by roll call vote, each receiving the required majority: Heidi J. A. Gilmore to the Marijuana Appeals Commission; Lee Wynne and Ruth J. Tucker to the Delaware River and Bay Authority Board; Jennifer R. Hallman and Lindsay E. Alexich to the Professional Standards Board; Jason M. Munion and F. Todd Kulata to the Environmental Appeals Board. The Senate also passed House Substitute 1 for House Bill 383, which changes overtime eligibility for certain DelDOT employees and clarifies covered positions, and Senate Bill 315 with Senate Amendment 1, which revises the Delaware Technical Innovation Program to give the Division of Small Business more flexibility in using federal grant funds. Consent Agenda M passed unanimously, including Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 319 on menopause and perimenopause coverage, House Bill 411 on alcohol/tobacco/marijuana enforcement, House Bill 271 on marijuana establishment spacing, House Bill 258 on alcohol licenses, House Bill 303 on juvenile probation/parole officers and DCYF employees, and House Bill 377 on Ocean View municipal election deadlines.
Consent Calendar 63 also passed unanimously, including resolutions recognizing Day of Service, National Adoption Month, National Coaches Day, Free Speech Week, Women’s Equality Day, and Spirit of America 250, along with resolutions encouraging a veteran cemetery in Kent County, seeking plans for repurposing underused public buildings, and honoring Delaware Boys State. The Senate spent significant time on floor remarks about the Boys State delegates and on a tribute to emergency responders who helped save a seven-year-old child trapped by a seatbelt; the responders were recognized individually and thanked for their work. Additional remarks explained the purpose of the menopause coverage bill, the adoption month resolution, the free speech resolution, and the America 250 resolution. The session ended with no further business and the Senate recessed until June 18.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Public Health Services, Indirect Support Services, Licensing and Certification, Substance Abuse Treatment
- educational needs of certain children in state care, directing the use of child abuse protection and treatment
- educational needs of certain children in state care, directing the use of child abuse protection and treatment
- appropriating additional monies to the Department of Health and Welfare for the divisions of substance abuse treatment
- reducing the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the divisions of substance abuse treatment
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 05:30 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I was able to do that with our wastewater treatment plant, a pump station for the city of Battleground
- , and able to put in a small amount of money just to finish up a youth substance treatment facility that
- And I was able to do that with our wastewater treatment plant, a pump station for the city of Battleground
- , and able to put in a small amount of money just to finish up a youth substance treatment facility that
- has currently only opened temporarily with the... ...treatment facility that has currently only opened
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
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/19/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Health and Human Services COR
Transcript Highlights:
- for chronic diseases, people who are pregnant or postpartum, people who are undergoing fertility treatments
- moving people off because the reimbursement rates for dialysis and commercial is about $3,000 per treatment
- I want you to get in this plan because that plan pays that provider more, and at the end of that treatment
- The bill defines medical intervention as a medical procedure, treatment, device, drug, injection, medication
- necessary... ...to do an informed consent process because you already have years of being on that treatment
Committee:
Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR
Summary:
The committee heard and voted on several health and human services bills. SB 1192 would exempt good-faith basic first aid given without compensation from Arizona Medical Board licensure requirements, with added consent and law enforcement notification rules for injured minors; an amendment clarifying that the bill does not limit existing liability protections was adopted, and the bill passed 5-2. SB 1398 would require AHCCCS to redetermine eligibility for members over 21 every six months and report eligibility data annually; AHCCCS testified it would create significant administrative costs and that the bill lacked federal-population exemptions and an appropriation, while supporters argued it was needed for transparency and fraud detection. The committee adopted a technical amendment and passed the bill 4-3. SB 1399 would require prepaid capitated AHCCCS contractors to report spending on direct patient care versus administrative costs; supporters framed it as taxpayer accountability, and it passed 6-1.
The committee also considered SB 1494, a strike-everything amendment making it a felony for providers, institutions, or drug manufacturers to pay premiums or otherwise steer enrollees to change health plans for financial gain, while exempting licensed insurance producers. Blue Cross Blue Shield and brokers supported the anti-patient-brokering goal, but ARMA warned the language was too broad and could chill ordinary provider-patient conversations and navigator/social worker assistance. The committee adopted the striker and passed the bill 4-3, with several members saying they wanted to refine the language on the floor. SB 1813 would remove the Maricopa County 55-bed cap at the Arizona State Hospital and require admission based on clinical need; supporters said the cap is outdated and leaves beds unused, while ADHS and others warned about rural access, fiscal costs, and possible litigation under Arnold v. Sarn. The committee adopted an amendment removing a citizenship requirement and passed the bill 5-2.
Later, SB 1821 passed 6-1. It would let JLBC audit teams review DCS’s case-management system, allow unannounced inspections of licensed group foster homes, prioritize placement with relatives or other significant adults, and require newly hired child safety workers to train for a year under experienced staff. Finally, SB 1557 would require signed informed consent before medical interventions except in emergencies; supporters said it simply codifies standard practice, while the ACLU argued the bill lacked clear standards and could create burdens for ongoing or controversial care. The committee passed SB 1557 4-3 and then adjourned after completing its agenda.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Walz capital investment package 2/19/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we visited the Robbinsdale Water Treatment Facility, uh, that was assisted by a low-interest loan
- the Department of Natural Resources, and $24 million each for Veterans Affairs and Direct Care and Treatment
- Veterans Affairs and Direct<00:04:39.680><c> Care</c><00:04:39.840><c> and</c><00:04:40.000><c> Treatment
- </c> Direct Care and Treatment. Direct Care and Treatment.
- The governor's plan also includes $19 million for direct care and treatment in St.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also a licensed sex offender treatment provider. I've worked with adolescent offenders.
- And we hope that they stop abusing because they've gotten the therapy and treatment needed.
- Bottom line, an offender has to get caught to get treatment. I mean, you're right on.
- One is it allows them to get treatment, and they often don't want it at first for obvious reasons.
- But allowing the secret to continue is not beneficial. for a sex offender's treatment either.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Dominguez, Executive Director of Mary's Path, works tirelessly to provide housing, support, and treatment
- Aguilar, from the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, is Chief Operating Officer of Intertribal Treatment
- Aguilar has been a steadfast advocate for streamlined, comprehensive, culturally competent SUD treatment
- Comprehensive, culturally competent SUD treatment for those struggling with substance use disorder.
- She is a radiologist and associate professor. ...to radiation treatment to end cervical cancer.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then dispensed with the reading of the prior journal and handled routine motions, including re-referring AB 432 and AB 564 to committees. The main item of business was House Resolution 14, proclaiming March 2025 as Women’s History Month. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry opened on the resolution, and members from the LGBTQ, Native American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Black, Latino, Jewish, and other caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing women’s historical contributions, ongoing inequities, and the importance of representation and parity in public life. Assemblymember DeMaio also supported the resolution while urging attention to girls’ sports. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 78 coauthors were added.
The chamber then held its annual California Women of the Year ceremony, with Aguiar-Curry and other members recognizing honorees from across Assembly districts for leadership in education, health care, public service, advocacy, business, and community work. The lengthy roll call highlighted a broad range of women’s accomplishments and community impact. Guest introductions followed, including Sacramento District Attorney Tien Ho, VSP Vision Care executives celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary, and EMTs and ambulance support staff being honored by the California Ambulance Association.
The Assembly also took up the second-day consent calendar, which was adopted 71-0. Assemblymember Schultz then delivered an adjournment in memory of Barbara Beckley, founding member and artistic director emerita of the Colony Theatre Company, praising her contributions to Los Angeles theater and the arts. The House then adjourned until Thursday, March 13 at 9 a.m., with a Revenue and Taxation Committee hearing scheduled upon adjournment.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- ultimately hours that go by that they've been say that his kidneys are failing and he's gonna need treatment
- , dialysis, treatment of which I signed for at that time.
- So then maybe 07:30PM, that night, we're under the assumption he's getting this treatment that he's like
- We can't do that We can't do that treatment.
- So he was mad about act at one 30 am after hours and hours of sitting there with no treatment, I could
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Mar 23rd, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- analysis points out, current law allows an out-of-state physician to consult on the diagnosis and treatment
- equipment, the sequence for putting it on and taking it off, as well as cleaning and disinfecting treatment
- including the sequence for putting this on and taking this off, as well as cleaning and disinfecting treatment
- A course teaching. and disinfecting treatment areas and OSHA and CDC requirements.
Summary:
The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee met first without quorum and heard several bills in subcommittee before later reconvening and taking formal votes. The consent calendar included SB 1263, SB 1148, SB 1376, and SB 1391. The committee also heard SB 1002, SB 1311, and SB 1416, all of which were ultimately advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with SB 1311 amended. After quorum was reached, the committee later ratified the earlier actions and adjourned.
SB 1002 by Senator Niello would expand the David Hall Act to allow certain patients who were originally eligible for out-of-state telehealth care because of an immediately life-threatening diagnosis to continue receiving that care after entering remission. Supporters, including a cancer survivor, said the bill would preserve continuity of care for patients who still need specialist monitoring. The Medical Board of California and the California Medical Association opposed the bill, arguing that licensure is an important consumer protection and that the bill would weaken oversight and standards of care. Senator Caballero supported the measure, emphasizing access to care, especially for rural patients.
SB 1311, presented by the chair, updates the Dental Practice Act so unlicensed dental assistants can satisfy infection control training requirements either through the Dental Assisting National Board exam or approved courses. The California Dental Association and California Association of Orthodontists supported the bill, saying it would help strengthen the dental workforce and improve patient access. The California Academy of General Dentistry raised concerns that the exam option lacked hands-on training and should be limited unless amended. The committee approved the bill as amended.
SB 1416 by Senator Wahab would shorten from 30 days to 21 days the time a physician or dentist has to refund duplicate payments to consumers. Support was brief and largely focused on the bill’s consumer affordability benefits, and no opposition was voiced. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 26, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I surely wish this part about the inmate treatment portion would remain in the bill.
- you've been to the medical portions of these prisons, you will realize that we definitely need inmate treatment
- As a gentleman always says, like never before, we have got to pay attention to the treatment that they're
- help people in prison as they have less chances of being homeless when they get out of prison with treatment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- To give you an example of what we deal with, we have a wastewater treatment, a sewer plant, for the city
- answer the Chair's earlier question, there is a benefit by both cities constructing a wastewater treatment
- plant to both cities and a water treatment plant for both cities and an airport to serve both cities
- Which happens to describe the water treatment plant that both cities have constructed.
Committee:
House S/C on State-Federal Relations
Keywords:
border municipalities, agreements, funding eligibility, infrastructure, intergovernmental cooperation, REAL ID, travel document, border crossing, Texas, U.S. citizens, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, defense innovation, national security, U.S. Army Futures Command, military technology, economic growth
Summary:
The Committee on State-Federal Relations heard testimony on HB 3484, which would formalize agreements between border municipalities and treat certain infrastructure, services, and facilities as Texas assets for funding eligibility if they are within 30 miles of the border. Representative Van Deaver and a witness from Texarkana described how the bill would help Texarkana, Texas, secure state funding for jointly used facilities such as wastewater, water treatment, and airport assets that are physically located in Arkansas but serve Texas residents. Members asked about whether Arkansas benefits from the facilities and whether the bill would apply only to U.S. border cities; testimony clarified that it applies to Texas municipalities bordering another U.S. state, and the bill was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn.
The committee also heard HCR 112, by Representative Perez, which urges Congress to allow state-issued Real ID cards, including Texas driver’s licenses, to be accepted as identification for U.S. citizens re-entering the country at land and sea ports of entry. Perez argued that Texas already verifies citizenship and lawful presence for Real ID issuance, that most Texans already have Real ID-compliant licenses, and that acceptance at the border would reduce costs and delays for routine cross-border travel without weakening security. Members asked about the security features of Real ID, implementation timing, passport delays, and how border crossings currently work; Perez said the resolution would not replace passports for international air travel and would apply only to U.S. citizens returning at land and sea ports. HCR 112 was also left pending, and the committee adjourned after HDR 125 was withdrawn from the schedule.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 3318 by King relates to the access of individualized investigation treatments for patients with life-threatening
- HB 3399 by money relating to the provision and procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender
- gender dysphoria and for the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures or treatments
- The provision of certain children of gender transitioning or reassignment procedures to treatments and
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- participate in water-related research and planning, especially as our state water supply, infrastructure, treatment
- participate in water-related research and planning, especially as our state water supply, infrastructure, treatment
- , groundwater, and surface water, Especially as our state water supply, infrastructure, treatment, groundwater
- vendor access to get our parks online and to free up and alleviate the backlog on water and sewer treatment
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
water resources, interlocal contracts, local government, collaboration, planning activities, wildfire response, firefighting equipment, emergency services, state database, Texas Forest Service, customer complaints, Public Utility Commission, water service, complaint process, utility regulation, SB 971, Texas Water Assistance Program, Water Code, rural political subdivision, rural water
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met on Texas Water Day and limited public testimony to two minutes. The chair emphasized the need to move quickly because of scheduling conflicts with other committees and noted the importance of water policy and related stakeholders. The committee heard several bills focused on water administration, rural utilities, emergency response, and public works contracting.
Senate Bill 790 by Senator Alvarado would let the Public Utility Commission create a simplified process for resolving tenant complaints over water or wastewater bill discrepancies; it was described as a way to avoid lengthy contested-case hearings for small disputes. Senate Bill 971 by Senator Sparks would clean up conflicting statutory definitions of “rural political subdivision” so Texas Water Development Board programs are applied consistently; Texas Rural Water Association testified in support. Senate Bill 767, also by Senator Sparks, would expand and improve a statewide database of fire-response equipment so departments, including volunteer and rural departments, can locate and share resources more effectively during emergencies; fire service witnesses supported the bill and suggested annual updates to keep the database current.
Chair Perry laid out Senate Bill 480 to clarify that local governments and special districts may enter interlocal agreements for water-related planning and research, including aquifer management and flood/water planning. He also presented Senate Bill 1066, which raises payment and performance bond thresholds for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department public works contracts to $150,000, arguing the change would reflect inflation and help smaller vendors on lower-risk projects. Witnesses were heard on the bills, with no opposition recorded in the transcript.
The committee voted out all five bills favorably. SB 1066, SB 480, SB 767, SB 790, and SB 971 each received unanimous committee approval and were recommended to the local and contested calendar, with SB 767 noted as amended by a suggested annual-update requirement for the equipment database.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (04/24/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- , substance abuse treatment, and birth control.
- </c> treatment, substance abuse uh treatment treatment, substance abuse uh treatment and<01:45:31.280
- , sexually transmitted disease treatment, reproductive health services, and emancipated minors.
- I tried three times to treatment plan.
- Okay. if that privilege were treatment.
Committee:
Senate Children and Family Law
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group (RHG) - Tue Jan 13, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to put together a treatment plan.
- social workers because they're part of the treatment plan.
- But so for the treatment part of side.
- </c> treatment plan. treatment plan.
- </c> >> and then they can get better treatment >> and then they can get better treatment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Pulmonary inhalation will offer more proficient treatment for these patients.
- We resorted to using the Marchman Act in Florida to force treatment.
- EMPLI does not support the use of marijuana-based products as treatment for PTSD.
- Sending him to treatment programs in the hopes that his brain will have a chance to heal.
- Individuals seeking to provide medical treatment should not be subject to prosecution.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs