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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 28, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, I thought in this country we were supposed to treat people equally, but we don't treat people equally
  • , but we don't treat people equally, but we don't treat people equally.<00:36:58.960> We<00:36
  • We have an overwhelming bias in equally.
  • For more than two and equal opportunity.
  • government task force aimed at aiding government task force aimed at aiding community<07:26:08.478
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 28th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation will support that option for our state and school employees, aiding in our effort to
  • plan once they reach the greater of 20 years of service or their age and, uh, age and service time equaling
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 28th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation will support that option for our state and school employees, aiding in our effort to
  • Retirement Option Plan once they reach the greater of 20 years of service or their age and service time equaling
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • woman, but the father. should be allowed to pursue a wrongful death cause of action against anyone who aided
  • And I'm going to, um, be equally um Interested in exactly what that, what that entrapment would, would
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:36 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Policy, Conservation Voters New Mexico, Contigo Immigrant Justice, El Centro de Poder y Acción, Equality
  • Policy, Conservation Voters New Mexico, Contigo Immigrant Justice, El Centro de Poder y Acción, Equality
  • Or, for that matter, HIV or AIDS treatments for people. Why is that someone else's business?
  • Or for that matter, AR treatments for HIV or AIDS people. Why is that someone else's business?
  • So we believe that all three pieces of legislation are in harmony and are equally necessary.
Bills: SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • You can see more details about our local aid investments on slide 22 of the deck we've provided you.
  • Almost 77% of communities now are minimum-aid communities.
  • Almost 77% of communities now are minimum-aid communities.
  • I'm eager for that work and for a joint review of unrestricted government aid.
  • Of course, I love all of our units equally, but Gina runs a tight ship.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The joint budget hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs, who described the fiscal outlook as challenging because of slow revenue growth, rising health care and other costs, and uncertainty from federal policy changes. Governor Healey and Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz then presented House 2, a $62.8 billion budget that they said grows by about 1% and does not raise taxes or fees. They emphasized affordability, fiscal discipline, protection of core services, and continued investment in education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety. The administration also discussed a separate bill to delay and phase in certain federal tax-code changes from the so-called OB3 law, especially research and experimental expense provisions, to reduce immediate budget impacts and preserve competitiveness. A major portion of the hearing focused on education and municipal aid. The administration said House 2 provides about $7.6 billion for Chapter 70 aid, fully funds the final year of the Student Opportunity Act, increases special education circuit breaker funding, and raises rural school aid. Senators and representatives from both parties raised concerns that Chapter 70 and other aid formulas are not equitable for small, rural, and low-wealth communities and are not keeping pace with inflation, and several called for broader review of the formula and related funding streams. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion, pointed to additional support through rural aid, special education, transportation reimbursements, and minimum aid, and said total Student Opportunity Act investment would reach about $2.1 billion over the life of the law. Transportation, housing, and fair share spending were also central topics. The administration said fair share revenues are being used holistically, with education-heavy spending in the operating budget and transportation-heavy spending in the supplemental budget, and estimated the overall split to date at roughly 57% education and 43% transportation. They highlighted MBTA stabilization, regional transit authority support, microtransit, fare-free regional transit, and bridge and commuter rail investments, while noting the MBTA remains a major fiscal concern. On housing, the governor stressed production, permitting reform, ADUs, down-payment assistance, and support for public housing authorities, while lawmakers pressed for more funding for local housing authorities and for ways to address out-migration, energy costs, and affordability. The governor also said the administration will not withhold fire safety grants from communities over MBTA Communities Act noncompliance and will handle such issues case by case. No votes were taken at the hearing; it was an informational presentation and question-and-answer session.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Public Works and Highways (02/24/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • We never want to get too close to 10%. 10% will probably equal a downgrade.
  • How much is left on the school building aid? Because I used to be on education.
  • I<00:55:23.599> used<00:55:23.760> to<00:55:23.880> be school building Aid
  • because I used to be school building Aid because I used to be on<00:55:24.240> education<00:55
  • Okay, coming down on the amount of building aid. Thank you. You're welcome. Any further questions?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The Public Works and Highways committee held a capital budget orientation led by Legislative Budget Assistant Office staff, who walked members through the budget materials, the capital budget process, and the committee’s compare sheet. The presentation explained that agencies begin developing capital requests nearly a year in advance, submit them by May 1, and that the governor’s recommended capital budget is a reduced version of the much larger agency wish list. Members were told the agencies initially requested about $1.1 billion in projects, the catalog was trimmed to just over $400 million in general fund projects, and the governor’s recommendation in the pink book totals about $143 million in general fund capital appropriations. The committee also reviewed the prior capital budget and related statutes and committee procedures. Several specific projects drew discussion. The Department of Education’s CTE projects were explained as having been shifted into the operating budget in the prior cycle and now returning to the capital budget recommendation; members asked whether there was a backup CTE project and whether local approval had been secured for the named project. The Cannon Mountain tramway request was highlighted as a $20 million recommendation, with the presenter explaining that an earlier $18 million appropriation would be lapsed back to the general fund to help balance the budget. The Department of Corrections’ new prison project was also discussed; members were told the state has already appropriated $50 million for planning and site evaluation, but the governor’s current capital budget does not include a new prison construction appropriation because the project is not yet ready for that phase and may need to be funded differently, possibly through a separate, staggered appropriation. State Treasurer Monica Mezzapelli then presented on debt affordability and the state’s borrowing capacity. She said the state’s credit position has improved, with the debt-to-revenue ratio falling from 8.2% in 2015 to 3.8% in 2024, and explained that RSA 6-C limits debt authorization to 10% of unrestricted prior-year revenue. She noted that the Treasury’s planning assumes $60 million in annual bond issuance, with the prison-related $40 million now expected to be issued in 2026 rather than 2025 because the project is not ready to spend the funds. She said the state can still borrow more, but additional debt service must be paid from operating funds, and recommended keeping capital bonding in the $120 million to $130 million range to preserve affordability and the state’s credit rating. Members asked for clarification on the CTE funding shift, the prison schedule, and the meaning of the large agency request totals. The chair and treasurer discussed the governor’s $143 million recommendation versus the committee’s usual target range, and the treasurer said $130 million would be more comfortable than $140 million, with $135 million described as a possible compromise. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the meeting was informational and ended with the presenters offering to answer follow-up questions as agencies come before the committee.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • My salary came from the Office of Civil Legal Aid.
  • And that was money that came from the state legislature that went to the Office of Civil Legal Aid.
  • that... ...was going to go to the Office of Civil Legal Aid to help organizations that do vacating get
  • salary, you know, was lined up with being paid out of a state budget from the Office of Civil Legal Aid
  • “There are two equally plausible answers. I don't see how I've suggested one or the other.”
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: The hearing resumed on day two of the Legislative Ethics Board fact-finding matter involving Representative Tara Simmons. After opening remarks and confirmation that board members had not engaged in outside research or ex parte communications, Simmons’s counsel moved to dismiss two allegations at the close of the board staff’s case: that Simmons pressured the Administrative Office of the Courts to alter a contract in favor of her employer, and that she improperly combined a legislative proviso for AEJG with a personal donation to the organization. Board staff opposed the motion, arguing the evidence showed Simmons’s legislative and private conduct were intertwined and that the board had enough evidence to require a defense. After deliberation, the board denied the motion to dismiss and proceeded to hear defense testimony. The first defense witness, Sharon Navas, testified that she met Simmons through advocacy work, later hired her at the Equity and Education Coalition (EEC), and maintained written employment policies intended to separate Simmons’s legislative role from her work for EEC. Navas said Simmons was never compensated for lobbying or legislative acts, that EEC paid her from unrestricted funds, and that Simmons did not work on the AEJG dashboard project or participate in the contract dispute with Anthony Powers and Chris Stanley. Navas described the proviso request and later contract issues as separate from Simmons’s legislative duties, and said she continued to pay invoices while the project was being completed. Simmons then testified about her background, legislative career, disability accommodations, and extensive efforts to seek ethics advice before taking outside employment or pursuing provisos. She said she repeatedly consulted House ethics counsel and reviewed prior board decisions to ensure her outside work and legislative actions were separated. Simmons described her relationship with Anthony Powers, the dashboard project, the proviso process, and her understanding that the work was distinct from her legislative role. The hearing paused for lunch after part of Simmons’s direct examination, with testimony set to continue after the break.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Ethics Board Jun 9th, 2026

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  • sponsoring, even though they were my colleagues, they had to make an appointment with my legislative aid
  • that went to the Office of Civil Legal Aid.
  • that... ...was going to go to the Office of Civil Legal Aid to help organizations that do vacating get
  • salary, you know, was lined up with being paid out of a state budget from the Office of Civil Legal Aid
  • There are two equally plausible answers. I don't see how I've suggested one or the other.
Summary: The hearing resumed in the Legislative Ethics Board matter involving Tara Simmons after the board confirmed no ex parte communications had occurred overnight. Respondent’s counsel moved to dismiss two allegations at the close of the board staff’s case: that Simmons pressured the Administrative Office of the Courts to alter a contract in favor of her employer, and that she violated ethics rules by combining legislative support for AEJG with a personal donation to the organization. Board staff opposed the motion, arguing the evidence showed Simmons’s legislative and personal dealings were intertwined. After a recess for deliberation, the board denied the motion to dismiss, and the hearing moved into the defense case. The first defense witness was Sharon Navas, executive director of the Equity and Education Coalition (EEC). Navas testified that she met Simmons in 2018, later hired her, and took steps to separate Simmons’s legislative duties from her work for EEC. She said Simmons was never paid for lobbying or legislative acts, that her compensation came from unrestricted funds, and that the organization used written ethics-compliance language and a formal scope of work. Navas also described the proviso-funded dashboard project involving Anthony Powers and Chris Stanley, testifying that Simmons was not involved in the project’s day-to-day work, did not attend the meetings about the dispute, and was not part of the alleged contract disagreement. On cross-examination, staff focused on the contract documents, the dashboard work, and whether the scope of work matched the parties’ understanding. Tara Simmons then testified in her own defense. She described her background, legislative career, disability accommodations, and extensive efforts to seek ethics guidance from House counsel and board-related materials before taking outside employment or supporting provisos. She said she relied on prior ethics advice when separating her legislative role from outside work and when seeking provisos for AEJG and EEC. Simmons also addressed her relationship with Anthony Powers, describing it as a friendship rooted in criminal justice reform work and prior collaboration. The hearing was still in the middle of Simmons’s direct testimony when the transcript excerpt ended, with no final ruling on the merits or disposition of the allegations.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Be Legal Aid of Sonoma County and strong support.
  • Kate Bybee on behalf of Legal Aid Sonoma County in support.
  • Kendall Jarvis, the lead disaster relief attorney with Legal Aid of Sonoma County, said good afternoon
  • As the co-sponsor of this bill, I'm here today to express legal aids.
  • For these reasons, Legal Aid of Sonoma County strongly supports AB 806 and respectfully requests your
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development heard a long agenda focused mainly on housing production, higher education facilities, homelessness, and permitting reform. Early items included AB 6, which would direct HCD to convene a working group on allowing three- to ten-unit “missing middle” housing to be built under the Residential Code rather than the Building Code; AB 48, a higher education bond proposal that would fund campus repairs, modernization, disaster recovery, and student/employee housing; and AB 76, which would clarify a Chula Vista university innovation district exemption so the project can include academic buildings and housing without conflicting with surplus land rules. Supporters emphasized affordability, cost savings, student housing needs, and access to education, while members raised questions about implementation, affordability requirements, and project scope. The committee later took votes on these items, with AB 6, AB 48, and AB 76 all moving forward on unanimous or near-unanimous votes to Appropriations. Members also heard AB 595, which would create a state homeownership tax credit pilot to support affordable for-sale housing. The author and supporters argued that California’s homeownership rate is at historic lows and that the bill would help close racial wealth gaps by financing homes working families can buy. The committee approved AB 595 and sent it to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including several other housing-related bills, was also approved unanimously. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to AB 1165, the California Housing Justice Act of 2025, which would require ongoing state investment and a financing plan to address homelessness and housing affordability. The author and witnesses described the scale of homelessness, the limits of one-time funding, and the need for sustained, accountable funding streams. After testimony from housing advocates and people with lived experience, the committee passed AB 1165 on a 10-0 vote to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard AB 609, a CEQA reform bill that would create a simplified exemption for qualifying infill housing projects in already developed areas. Supporters framed it as a targeted way to reduce delays and costs for housing near jobs and transit, while opponents from environmental justice, labor, and tribal groups warned it could reduce public participation, weaken protections for disadvantaged communities, and create consultation concerns for tribal cultural resources. The author said the bill would not change zoning or affordability tools and would continue to work with opponents on amendments. The bill was moved forward after extensive discussion, with members noting ongoing negotiations on tribal consultation and labor concerns.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/12/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The traditional answer is equally telling, "All the children are well."
  • The other patients notice, the nurses notice, the aides notice.
  • The other patients notice, the nurses notice, the aides notice.
  • <01:26:35.840> When nurses notice, the aides notice.
  • When nurses notice, the aides notice.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26

Health Finance and Policy

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  • Our graduates deserve recognition equal to their peers in the rest of the country.
  • Our graduates<00:09:06.320> deserve<00:09:06.800> recognition<00:09:07.839> equal
  • ><00:09:08.160> to graduates deserve recognition equal to graduates deserve recognition equal
  • already recognizes that certain medications are too critical to delay, including protections for HIV and AIDS
  • already recognizes that certain medications are too critical to delay, including protections for HIV and AIDS
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/24/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's also five other programs that are as equally bad the counties have to use.
  • <00:40:32.560> bad<00:40:32.880> the programs that are as equally bad the programs
  • that are as equally bad the counties<00:40:33.440> have<00:40:33.520> to<00:40:33.680><
  • And finally, we propose funding for software advancements to aid the IG's in-depth investigations by
  • the IG's in-depth advancements to aid the IG's in-depth investigations<01:02:05.599> by<01:02
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Transcript Highlights:
  • Public water systems are designed to provide customers with safe, reliable drinking water and aid in
  • Public water systems are designed to provide customers with safe, reliable drinking water and aid in
  • Water districts, especially those with watersheds, are at equal risk from wildfire impacts as the communities
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Public water systems are designed to provide customers with safe, reliable drinking water and aid in
  • Public water systems are designed to provide customers with safe, reliable drinking water and aid in
  • Water districts, especially those with watersheds, are at equal risk from wildfire impacts as the communities
Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard several bills focused on wildfire preparedness, industrial safety, and recycling oversight. SB 1153 by Senator Caballero would require urban retail water suppliers to add wildfire-specific procedures to emergency plans and coordinate with fire agencies; supporters said it would improve planning while recognizing water system limits, and the bill was framed as protecting ratepayers and infrastructure. SB 811, also by Senator Caballero, would create a comprehensive DTSC permitting and regulatory framework for metal shredding facilities; supporters argued it would set clear statewide standards and protect communities, while opponents said it would weaken hazardous waste protections and carve the industry out of existing law. SB 883 by Senator Umberg would impose new safeguards for facilities storing reactive chemicals such as methyl methacrylate after the Garden Grove evacuation, including backup cooling, public review, emergency planning, and state tracking; industry groups opposed the breadth of the bill and sought further clarification, while environmental and community groups supported it. SB 1010 by Senator Ashby would strengthen oversight of appliance recyclers by improving reporting, inspections, certification, and funding for enforcement; supporters said it would reduce emissions and improve compliance, while recyclers raised concerns about fees and certification requirements. Each bill drew extensive testimony from industry, environmental, labor, local government, and community representatives. Supporters generally emphasized public safety, transparency, and the need for clearer statewide standards, while opponents warned about overregulation, reduced flexibility, or unintended impacts on existing hazardous waste and recycling systems. Committee members also raised questions about transparency, liability, size-based treatment of facilities, and whether the bills were narrowly tailored enough to address the problems identified. The committee voted to advance all four measures to the Committee on Appropriations, with votes taken on call and some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. The final add-on votes showed SB 811, SB 883, SB 1010, and SB 1153 all passing out of committee, with the roll left open for absent members before the meeting adjourned.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 05/18/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the executive budget did highlight a certain amount for school aid.
  • >> Yes. >> Senator yields. >> This extender, in addition to that $5.9 billion in additional school aid
  • Kindergarten to fourth grade, I remember his outside impact is making sure that everybody was treated equally
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with routine proceedings, approved the prior day’s journal, and then took up a budget extender. Senator Serrano’s appropriation bill was recalled from the Assembly, reconsidered, amended, and sent through Rules to the floor. During debate, senators discussed the ongoing delay in finalizing the state budget, the 13th extender, school aid payments, the Yonkers school district payment, and unresolved issues such as Tier 6 retirement changes and other budget policy items. The extender was passed 57-2 after debate, with senators pressing for more transparency about the budget negotiations and the majority responding that those issues were not germane to the extender. The chamber then recognized several resolutions and guests. Senators spoke in support of Resolution 1948 honoring New York State 4-H and its Capital Days participants, Resolution 2054 commemorating Italian American Day, and Resolution 1620 mourning Denis Michael Troy of Rockland County. The Italian American Day resolution drew extensive remarks from many senators about family histories, immigration, cultural contributions, scholarships, and community traditions, and the Senate welcomed honored guests from the Italian American community. The Rosalyn Yalow Charter School fencing team was also introduced, along with the family of Denis Troy. The Senate then moved through a long calendar of bills, passing measures on public service, city administrative code, municipal law, correction law, criminal procedure, real property tax, education, social services, public health, executive law, parks, judiciary, and alcoholic beverage control, among others. Several members explained votes on bills related to ratepayer protection, hip-hop lyrics in criminal cases, sovereign nations and gaming compacts, and the Traveling with Dignity Act requiring adult changing stations in public facilities. Most bills passed with broad support, though some drew notable negative votes. The Senate completed the calendar and adjourned until Tuesday, May 19, at 3:00 p.m.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 22, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Education & Employment Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • IS CONCERNING YOU COULD HAVE A CHILD OUT THERE WITH HIV AND AIDS AND FOR THE SYSTEMS TO COVER THAT UP
  • EQUALITY FLORIDA STRONGLY OPPOSES HB 1505 BUT LET ME BE CLEAR WE DEEPLY VALUE PARENTAL RIGHTS.
  • CAN RESULT IN SEVERE AND LOT LIFELONG HEALTH APPLICATIONS INCLUDING INFERTILITY, BRAIN DAMAGE AND AIDS
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have seen a growing trend of in-classroom support and teachers' aides seeking TROs, temporary restraining
  • an alternative to the TRO so that those students can return to their classrooms and the teacher's aides
  • employees who provide transportation, nutrition, special needs, and other vital services are treated equally
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement met for its first hearing of the session, adopted committee rules, and heard several labor-related bills. The chair reviewed hearing procedures, including limits on testimony and expectations for orderly conduct. Members then took up measures affecting public employee bargaining, contracting, confidentiality, school employee benefits, pay stub information, and state correctional health staffing. AB 672 would require public employers to notify PERB when filing court actions involving statutes PERB administers and allow PERB to intervene; it drew support from SEIU, AFSCME, school employees, labor groups, and no opposition, and was passed out of committee. AB 283 would move IHSS bargaining from the county to the state level; providers and recipients testified about low wages, long delays in bargaining, and care access concerns, while counties and public authorities raised cost, scope, and implementation issues. The bill passed 7-0 after members discussed family care worker concerns and the author said he would continue working on the issue. AB 339 would require local governments to give unions 120 days’ notice before contracting out bargaining-unit work. Labor supporters said the bill would make existing meet-and-confer rights meaningful and protect jobs, while counties, cities, special districts, chambers of commerce, and staffing groups argued it would burden local agencies and interfere with existing MMBA procedures. The committee also heard AB 340, which would make communications between employees and union representatives confidential for PERB purposes; supporters said it codified existing case law, while school administrators, special districts, counties, and business groups warned it could hinder investigations. AB 378 would extend the classified school employees summer assistance program to JPA employees, and AB 374 would require more detailed pay stubs for classified school employees; both had labor support and some education-sector opposition over implementation and cost concerns, and both advanced. AB 393 would require cost analyses before contracting out physician work at CDCR and the Department of State Hospitals; supporters argued the state was overpaying contractors amid high vacancy rates, and the bill also advanced. At the end of the hearing, the committee recorded final votes showing AB 283, AB 340, AB 374, AB 378, AB 393, and AB 672 all passing out of committee, while AB 339 remained on hold with a 4-0 vote and some members not voting.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/02/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then we'll need to have policies to help people all have equal opportunities to work.
  • to pay for attorney's fees and a divorce, which might sound like a good idea, but both parties have equal
  • And there's no correlation that equals causation; vaccinations do not equal causation.
  • SB 1240, an act amending Section 12-270, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to state aid for probation
  • obstructing by means of force, deception, or intimidation anyone from performing an act that might aid
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, received House messages and first-read a large number of bills, then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars. On Calendar 2, SB 1419 on solar energy inspection contractors was amended with a Carroll floor amendment and passed; a Sundareshan amendment aimed at requiring utilities to shield residential ratepayers from costs tied to large loads such as data centers was debated at length, but failed on a 12-15 division. SB 1498 (Department of Public Safety appropriation) and SB 1502 (unlawful flight/reckless endangerment) also received do-pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate later rejected an attempt to add the failed data-center amendment to the report by a 13-14 vote. On Calendar 3, the Senate advanced SB 1165 (insurance cost sharing for breast exams), SB 1206 (storm-related insurance claims), SB 1212 (health insurance reimbursement rates for vaccines), SB 1215 (firefighters’ occupational disease/workers’ compensation), SB 1290 and SB 1291 (agricultural property notices/classification), and SB 1347 (fertility preservation coverage), with committee amendments adopted on most of them. A Warner substitute floor amendment to SB 1347 was adopted to address insurer concerns by allowing prior authorization with a 72-hour processing requirement and clarifying storage-cost responsibility. The Senate also retained SB 1503 on the calendar. On Calendar 1 and the additional calendars, the Senate advanced SB 1013 (public employees merit hiring), SB 1108 (cash transactions and rounding, with an emergency clause added), SB 1178 (naturopathic physicians), SB 1186 (document retention/proposals/donations), SB 1286 (veterinary visits and prescriptions), SB 1366 (commercial buildings and telecommunications), SB 1431 (municipal design prohibitions), SB 1671 (gaming/racing/boxing conflict-of-interest continuation), SB 1004 (ESA students’ interscholastic activities), SB 1116 (AHCCCS access/claims review/behavioral health), SB 1162 (health care institution licensing complaints), SB 1179 (group home monitoring), SB 1475 (school district governing boards/eligibility), SB 1821 (DCS training and child placement), and SCR 1012. Several floor amendments were debated and adopted or rejected, including a Kavanaugh emergency-clause amendment to SB 1108, a failed Sears amendment to SB 1178 on prescription drug price gouging, a failed Sundareshan transparency amendment to SB 1186, a failed Kavanaugh amendment to SB 1286 on veterinary prescriptions, a Gowan amendment to SB 1366, a Payne amendment to SB 1077, a Carroll amendment to SB 1479, a Petersen amendment to SB 1566, and an Angius amendment to SB 1018 expanding the definition of foreign law to include certain harmful practices. The Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • This section modifies direct observation progress note requirements for mental health behavioral aids
  • This section modifies direct observation progress note requirements for mental health behavioral aids
  • <00:33:08.720> for<00:33:08.880> background limited set aides for background limited
  • set aides for background studies.
  • <01:15:32.159> passionate,<01:15:32.719> and well-intended, equally passionate, and
Keywords: 1187, senate, all