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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The Government Code specifically states that water service is a property-related service that aids in
- provided to properties, and that hydrants are not designed or installed to provide water service to aid
- in-state and out-of-state law enforcement agencies, in coordination with federal security efforts, to supplement
- temporary process led by Cal OES to coordinate in-state and out-of-state law enforcement agencies to supplement
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Emergency Management met to consider a large slate of bills, first approving a consent calendar that included measures on emergency management and related topics, with several bills moved on a due pass basis to Appropriations or other policy committees. The committee then heard AB 2013, which would require community water systems to report on wildfire-related preparedness measures such as tank levels, backup generators, and pump hardening. The author argued the bill would provide needed transparency after repeated wildfire water failures, while water agency and municipal utility representatives opposed it, saying it would create new standards, liability concerns, and duplicative reporting. The bill was ultimately passed to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, with some members voting aye and one member not voting.
The committee also approved AB 2385, which would authorize local governments to create local reconstruction agencies for disaster recovery planning and rebuilding; supporters from the League of California Cities and the Los Angeles fire recovery community said it would help communities plan before disasters and speed recovery. AB 2492, concerning public safety coordination for major sporting events like the 2027 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympics, was supported by the California Travel Association and passed to Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism. AB 2370, which clarifies Cal OES authority over statewide public safety communications systems, was supported by operating engineers and passed to Utilities and Energy. AB 2475, dealing with after-action report timelines and local reporting requirements, was also approved and sent to Appropriations.
Later, the committee passed AB 2543, which addresses emergency preparedness for electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure, and AB 2411, which would create a temporary process for in-state and out-of-state law enforcement to supplement security during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The most debated measure after AB 2013 was AB 2405, which would require law enforcement to transport patients to the nearest appropriate emergency department and report transport patterns. The author and Martin Luther King Community Hospital described severe overcrowding and frequent long-distance drop-offs, while some members raised concerns about rural impacts, exigent circumstances, and added reporting burdens. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to the Committee on Public Safety. At the end of the hearing, the committee reopened the roll to add votes from absent members on several items before adjourning.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 12th, 2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Mose Marantes, and I work with a legal aid organization that helps...
- And I work with a legal aid organization that helps children.
- after they were removed led to doctors placing them on special handling precautions, vitamin D supplementation
- ... ...special handling precautions, vitamin D supplementation, formula changes, and five months of physical
Committee:
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Summary:
The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs met with a quorum and considered five bills. SB 1174, by Senator Jones, would simplify the process for transferring a family foster home license when a foster parent moves within Florida. A friendly amendment clarified that the transfer applies to the same licensed person, not a different individual, and directs DCF to prioritize amended licenses. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
SB 558, by Chair Grall, created a framework for voluntary post-adoption contact agreements between adoptive and biological parents, including contact with siblings, with court filing and enforcement procedures. A strike-all amendment changed the child’s party status age from 14 to 12, required court filing in the adoption case, set a preponderance standard, and moved the effective date to January 1, 2026. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 1626, also by Chair Grall, was substantially revised by a strike-all addressing unaccompanied alien children reporting and custody procedures, military family child protective investigations, domestic violence shelter certification, children’s services councils, criminal-background exemptions, group home rates, subcontractor indemnification, child care licensing extensions, small residential group home fire suppression rules, and missing-child jurisdiction issues. After testimony both supporting and opposing parts of the bill, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
SB 738, by Senator Burton, updated child care and early learning licensing rules, including expedited licensing for compliant providers, faster background screening and provisional licensure, online training/testing, exemptions for certain military and employer-provided child care, and removal of a residential insurance provision from the bill. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 304, by Senator Sharief, known as Patterson’s Law, addressed child abuse investigations involving rare genetic or metabolic conditions that can mimic abuse. The strike-all required more detailed medical analysis in reports, allowed second opinions, and set procedures for experienced physician review and judicial resolution. After extensive testimony from affected families, advocates, and DCF, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. At the end, Senators Harrell and Rouson asked to be recorded as voting favorably on additional bills, and the committee adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- including the expenditure of $140 million in behavioral health gross receipts taxes for programs to aid
- filled out a college application with me, had my parents on the other line to fill out my financial aid
- increase the fees based on inflation, providing a discount on the fees for residents who receive Supplemental
- Increase the fees based on inflation, providing a discount on the fees for residents who receive Supplemental
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Roadmap to Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention 3/9/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the director of program integrity for the state of Minnesota. >> Welcome.
- Minnesota has experienced extensive, well-documented fraud in programs designed to serve the state's
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- </c><00:54:30.400><c> in</c> take place in the state of Minnesota in take place in the state of Minnesota
- </c> of band-aids on those vulnerabilities. of band-aids on those vulnerabilities.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:05:12.880><c> And</c><00:05:13.039><c> the</c><00:05:13.280><c> Senate</c> people of Minnesota
- And the Senate people of Minnesota. And the Senate says,<00:05:14.240><c> "Amen.
- She accepted the first aid CPR requirement. She accepted the standby diver requirement.
- </c> accepted the first aid CPR requirement. accepted the first aid CPR requirement.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:32:19.440><c> So</c> assistance and Minnesota care. So assistance and Minnesota care.
- And Minnesota is right has country.
- </c> Medicaid in Minnesota. Medicaid in Minnesota.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of S.J.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- From Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband to political activist Charlie Kirk, the violence
- Yes, I would say with what happened in the past year to Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman, when she was
- Yes, I would say with what happened in the past year to Minnesota Speaker, Melissa Hortman, when she
- And I'm just concerned that this is a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.
- This was cited to me by a state legislator in Melissa Hortman's district in Minnesota.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with House Bill 2333, which would expand protections for elected officials, candidates, executive state officers, election officials, and criminal justice participants by allowing address confidentiality, redacting campaign and property records, increasing some penalties for threats, and authorizing security assessments and reimbursement for personal security measures. The prime sponsor and supporters described rising political violence and personal threats, while opponents and agency staff raised concerns about implementation, constitutional issues, public-records transparency, costs, and whether the bill would actually prevent determined actors from finding addresses through other sources. The Secretary of State’s office, county officials, and the Public Disclosure Commission said the bill would create major logistical and fiscal challenges, while prosecutors, judges, and advocacy groups testified that the protections were needed for safety and retention in public service.
House Bill 2176 would make collaborative drug therapy agreements confidential under the Public Records Act except when the agreement is the basis for a disciplinary action, in which case only relevant information would be disclosed with personal information redacted. The sponsor and supporters, including pharmacists, physicians, and reproductive-health advocates, said the bill would protect clinicians from harassment and out-of-state targeting while preserving accountability for misconduct. News media representatives and open-government advocates said the underlying agreements should remain accessible only in limited circumstances and emphasized the balance between privacy and transparency. Committee members also discussed how the bill would affect access to the agreements and the scope of disclosure.
House Bill 2120 would eliminate two JLARC reporting requirements: the biennial report on municipal lodging-tax revenues and the periodic evaluation of the training benefits program. The bill’s sponsor and JLARC leadership described it as a cost-saving measure that would free staff for other audits, while the hospitality industry supported tourism funding but warned that the lodging-tax report provides useful oversight and accountability. The committee also received staff briefings on House Bill 2244, which would implement multiple Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee recommendations by changing confidentiality rules in 13 areas, including grand jury reports, accident reports, driver case records, certain health and social-service records, corporate interrogatories, family court files, and other records.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Health Committee and Assembly Health Committee Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Recently, a Rite Aid in King City closed.
- Recently, a write-aid in King City closed.
- Public hospitals rely heavily on supplemental payments.
- Second, supplemental payments are not mere bonuses for rural hospitals.
- Second, supplemental payments are not mere bonuses for rural hospitals.
Summary:
The joint informational hearing focused on the cost of uncertainty in California health care, especially the effects of federal policy changes on coverage, access, and affordability. Opening remarks from committee leaders and members emphasized that California’s uninsured rate had fallen to historic lows under the Affordable Care Act and state policies, but that the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies, H.R. 1, and other federal regulatory changes could reverse those gains. Members repeatedly cited rising premiums, skipped care, medical debt, and the strain on low-wage workers, families, clinics, hospitals, and public programs.
The first panel reviewed the federal landscape and state response. A federal policy analyst described the ACA’s coverage gains and consumer protections, then outlined current threats: H.R. 1’s Medicaid and marketplace cuts, the end of enhanced premium tax credits, shorter open enrollment, more verification requirements, and changes affecting preventive services and vaccines. Covered California reported that the loss of subsidies is expected to nearly double average monthly premiums, reduce enrollment, and push more consumers into bronze plans with higher deductibles; it also noted that California’s $190 million affordability fund is helping the lowest-income enrollees. HCAI’s Office of Health Care Affordability explained its work on spending targets, market consolidation review, and primary care investment, saying the goal is to slow spending growth rather than impose price caps.
Committee members pressed witnesses on the practical effects of bronze plans, administrative burdens, immigration-related disenrollment, provider taxes, uncompensated care, and whether California can sustain current coverage levels without new revenue. Witnesses said bronze plans preserve essential benefits but shift more costs to consumers, and that H.R. 1’s verification and auto-renewal changes will likely reduce enrollment. They also said provider tax reductions could significantly weaken state financing over time, and that higher uninsured rates may increase uncompensated care and pressure premiums elsewhere in the system. The second panel, featuring UC Berkeley Labor Center and California Health Care Foundation experts, highlighted broader affordability problems across job-based coverage and Medi-Cal, citing medical debt, skipped care, and the role of underlying system costs, administrative waste, and lack of competition. They pointed to medical debt relief efforts such as Los Angeles County’s program as a short-term mitigation strategy while the Legislature considers longer-term policy and budget responses.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:34 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not a simple Band-Aid fix. This is change in how behavioral health systems are...
- And then my final question is we have 100 New Mexico that came out of the Anna Age Aid Institute and
- Continuing to increase this SNAP supplement for the elderly and disabled during the special session,
- funding of the SNAP supplement.
- 100% SNAP supplement.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Aug 14th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- are you able to tap into USDA for food services, United States Department of Agriculture to help supplement
- A few years ago, we actually did have some supplemental funding to address this.
- Lieutenant Vargas, would you characterize the Turquoise Alert as a form of mutual aid, Madam Chair?
- Madam Chair, Representative, can you clarify that mutual aid?
- And include it now as a regular item in our newsletters or town halls with our district legislative aides
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Even with their assistance, there was a judicial workload impact to supplement the effort of case managers
- They used their backup trial divisions to create supplemental trial and summary judgment calendars.
- It's just a band-aid approach because the person leaves the prison or the jail.
- And so if you want me to supplement and provide new stories or individual stories, And so if you want
- me to supplement and provide new stories or individuals to come back to your committee and tell you
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and heard several Office of the State Courts Administrator presentations. Judge Mark Mahan discussed the impact of 2023’s HB 837 litigation reforms on court operations, explaining that the law’s changes to comparative negligence, filing deadlines, collateral source evidence, premises liability, bad faith claims, attorney’s fees, and offer-of-judgment rules triggered a major March 2023 civil filing surge. He described how filings tripled statewide, with especially large increases in auto negligence and premises liability cases, and outlined how circuits responded through active case management, added resources, and workflow changes. Members asked whether the bill’s immediate effective date contributed to the surge and whether clearance rates would normalize over time; Judge Mahan said the court system viewed its response as a success and expected rates to settle as the backlog is worked through.
The committee then received a presentation on problem-solving courts from Jennifer Grandal and Judge Nina Richardson. Grandal reviewed Florida’s drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, dependency and early childhood courts, noting statewide best-practice standards, annual reporting requirements, funding sources, and data collection systems. Judge Richardson gave a local perspective on treatment courts, emphasizing that they address underlying mental health and substance use issues, rely on judicial supervision and sanctions as well as incentives, and help participants achieve recovery and avoid reoffending. She said the programs are accountable, transparent, and effective, and thanked the Legislature for continued support.
Finally, Judge Rachel Nordby and Eric McClure outlined the judicial branch’s legislative agenda. Nordby summarized the Supreme Court workgroup’s recommendations to expand Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including broader coverage, fewer qualifying adverse cases, a longer lookback period, and a public records exemption for stricken defamatory or sham material. McClure then highlighted additional agenda items: modernizing the duty-judge statute, expanding senior management retirement eligibility, authorizing additional judgeships based on workload studies, removing the statutory cap on court-ordered nonbinding arbitration compensation, protecting appellate clerks’ personal information, allowing alternative authentication for certain judicial notarizations, and creating a hearsay exception for guardian ad litem reports and testimony. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after member introductions and staff introductions.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- James Catholic Church in Duth, Minnesota.
- And I want and around Duth, Minnesota.
- You do not turn aid sites into death traps.
- Palestinians aid sites into death traps.
- I was disabled and you offered me aid.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Member from Santa Clarita, you know that I've introduced a bill on hearing aids for children
- These are really just causes that we need to provide hearing aids for children.
- These are really just causes that we need to provide hearing aids for our kids.
- SB 62, as we heard, includes hearing exams and aids.
- Madam Chair and members, Rand Martin on behalf of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, in support.
Committee:
House Health
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on health care access, staffing, and coverage. A major special order was SB 306 by Senator Becker, which would reduce prior authorization requirements for services and drugs that are routinely approved. Becker and supporters, including the California Medical Association, California Hospital Association, Health Access, Planned Parenthood, and others, argued prior authorization delays care, adds administrative burden, and can lead to serious patient harm. Opponents from health plans, insurers, the Chamber of Commerce, and physician groups raised concerns about preserving utilization management, the bill’s 90% approval threshold, drug coverage, and how “modifications” are counted. After late amendments and discussion with the Department of Managed Health Care, Local Health Plans of California withdrew opposition, while the bill remained opposed by some groups. Committee members discussed patient stories, cost concerns, and the bill’s amended structure, and the author asked for an aye vote.
The committee also heard SB 35 by Senator Umberg, which would let cities and counties inspect unlicensed sober living homes if the Department of Health Care Services does not act on complaints within set timelines. Supporters, including the League of California Cities and several local governments, said the bill responds to inadequate state enforcement and growing problems with unlicensed facilities. One county behavioral health group opposed unless amended. Members largely supported the bill, citing community impacts and the need for stronger oversight.
SB 62, also by Senator Becker, would codify California’s proposed essential health benefits update if approved federally, adding hearing aids, durable medical equipment, and infertility/IVF coverage. Health Access California and several advocacy groups supported the measure, while the California Family Council opposed. The committee then heard SB 596 by Senator Menjivar, which would tighten the definition and use of hospital on-call lists in the nurse staffing ratio enforcement process. Nurses and labor groups supported the bill as closing a loophole, while the California Hospital Association and other hospital groups opposed, arguing it would reduce staffing flexibility and increase costs. Finally, SB 40 by Senator Wiener would cap insulin copays at $35 per month and limit step therapy for insulin; it drew broad support from medical, patient, labor, and student witnesses, with no opposition testimony heard. The committee ended with discussion of SB 363, which would address health care coverage and independent medical reviews, but the transcript cuts off before that item was fully taken up.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026 at 09:45 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, on the supplemental budget request that we're reviewing for the Advantage Waiver Program.
- Are you confident that it will take us through the entire fiscal year without an additional supplemental
- The 24 million supplemental for this year is baked into and included in the 38 million for next year.
- The 24 supplemental from this year is baked into and included in the 38 for next year.
- So, how do we ensure that we're elderly people are getting nutritious meals to supplement them and to
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill aims to supplement those individuals with This bill aims to supplement those individuals with
- So many don't know to even ask for these waivers or these programs to aid in paying for them.
- Many don't know to even ask for these waivers or these programs to aid in paying for them, and if they
- These escorts allowed me to supplement my income.
- Okay, so before the supplement, I was getting, I mean, well, now that I heard the supplement, I'm still
Bills:
HB1455 , HB1777 , HB2101 , HB2136 , HB2609 , HB3142 , HB3552 , HB3846 , HB4155 , HB4514 , HB4879 , HB4995 , HB5014 , HB5139 , HB5228 , HB5436 , HCR40
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support.
The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending.
The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It is solely targeting those that are aiding and abetting and trafficking illegal abortion. pills.
- These products are often marketed as supplements.
- Unfortunately, these stores have been selling extreme high doses of this drug as a supplement.
- Office of Dietary Supplement Programs.
- If you don't swallow it, it's not a dietary supplement.
Bills:
SB31 , SB33 , SB510 , SB871 , SB1868 , SB2024 , SB2166 , SB2309 , SB2880 , SJR27 , SJR39 , SJR40 , SB 31 , SB 33
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- In September of Minnesota.
- </c> all the small communities in Minnesota. all the small communities in Minnesota.
- We own property in Minnesota too.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of the things that you will see as part of the supplemental bill as we spend our excess, we have
- Granted, there is some use of some one-time money in there, and as long as there is supplemental money
- In a day where there's no supplemental funds and no deposit going to the Revenue Stabilization Fund..
- We've put a portion of that, I think $23 million, into our supplemental request, which is about half
- So $412,000 is still in, and $412,000 that was supplemental is not. Correct.
Committee:
House Appropriations
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Direct support workers are not simply aides. They are essential to my ability to my ability.
- second-grade student whose family can no longer afford the tuition, even with the limited financial aid
- second grade student whose family can no longer afford the tuition, even with the limited financial aid
- It's in supplemental. Thank you. It's in supplemental.
- Kathy: $250 in supplemental funding that came over from the House. And, okay.
Committee:
Senate Finance