Video & Transcript Research : 'screening tests'
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Law enforcement's ability to properly test drivers who may be operating under the influence of cannabis
- Unlike alcohol, there is currently no standardized or court-accepted roadside test for cannabis impairment
- So I am just going to move my screen over to my baby here. I hope you can all see that well.
- an on-the-ground perspective of this legislation, and then Blair has some information about some testing
- And on a side note, May 18th coming up, American Public Works will be sponsoring... some testing that
Summary:
The hearing focused on a range of public safety bills, with especially emotional testimony on the Maggie Hubbard Rental Safety Act, which would require short-term rentals to be inspected for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and require platforms or agents to verify compliance before listing. Rep. Hadley Luddy, Sen. Julian Cyr, and the Hubbard and Waldron families described the fatal Airbnb fire that killed Shannon Hubbard and her daughter Maggie in New York, saying the deaths were preventable and that the bill would save lives. Committee members expressed sympathy and support for the families’ efforts to turn their loss into legislation.
The committee also heard testimony on a proposed peace officer oath (S. 1680), described by Sen. Lydia Edwards as a binding ethical standard tied to certification and recertification, with discipline and annual reporting to promote accountability and de-escalation. Rep. Tom Walsh testified for a bill requiring hotel and motel workers to be trained to recognize human trafficking and to post hotline signage, and later testimony supported a school safety data grant program to provide first responders with standardized, up-to-date school maps for emergencies. Another major topic was a bill to allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings; supporters said the devices are removable, do not alter fire code, and could improve lockdown response during active shooter events.
Additional bills discussed included measures to transfer the Office of Emergency Medical Services to EOPSS, increase penalties for unlicensed hood-system cleaning, expand membership on the Massachusetts Fire Training Council, and strengthen confidentiality for peer support and critical incident stress debriefings. Firefighters and fire chiefs also supported a bill to tighten penalties for violations of hot-work regulations, citing the 2014 Beacon Street fire that killed Lt. Walsh and Firefighter Kennedy. Law enforcement groups backed a package including a Blue Star plate and Blue Alert system for fallen officers’ families, stronger move-over penalties, and a memorial fund, while the State Police Association supported the move-over provisions but asked for further work on the special state police officer bill before final action. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 11/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- And two numbers that you said just really stuck in my brain: 19% of the students that were screened feared
- ,<01:34:36.639>
um, student visa aotment and screening, um, student visa aotment and screening - :34:59.360>
students <01:34:59.679>that <01:34:59.920>were <01:35:00.159>screened - <01:35:01.520>
fear of the students that were screened fear of the students that were screened - I share the concerns with the experts who fear a political litmus test for loan forgiveness.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Nov 5th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- person on the screen?
- person on the screen?
- Could you turn off your screen?
- Harrington on the screen.
- And if we could expand that screen so we could see Ms. Lupi? Can we expand the screen?
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider a slate of trustee confirmations for several Florida state colleges and universities. Chair Harrell outlined the process, including swearing in nominees, allowing brief presentations and questions, taking public comment after each nominee, and voting on the full slate at the end unless a member was pulled for separate consideration. One nominee, Edward Fleming, was not heard and was deferred to a future meeting. The committee also dealt with several technical issues for remote participants before proceeding through the agenda.
Nominees and reappointees emphasized their personal ties to their institutions and focused their remarks on workforce development, affordability, and partnerships with local employers. Several highlighted nursing and allied health programs, with committee members repeatedly asking about NCLEX pass rates; reported figures included Polk State at 100%, Lake-Sumter at 97.5%, Northwest Florida State at 100%, Daytona State at 95%, Pasco-Hernando at 97% for associate degree and 100% for practical nursing, Pensacola State at 90% practical nursing and 85% RN, and Hillsborough College at 87.5%. Other priorities mentioned included construction technology, agriculture and ag technology, surveying/geodetic programs, maritime and diesel mechanics, aircraft maintenance, dual enrollment, AI, cybersecurity, and support for military and veteran transitions.
After hearing from all nominees, the committee asked whether any names should be voted on separately; none were requested. Senator Bradley moved a block vote to recommend confirmation, the motion was approved by roll call, and all nominees heard that day were recommended for confirmation except Tab 10, Edward Fleming, who was postponed to a later meeting. The committee then adjourned.
NH
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uh points including during screenings uh points including during screenings - Landlords can still screen tenants and apply other criteria for not selecting tenants.
- tenants and apply other criteria screen tenants and apply other criteria for<04:23:08.880>
not - through email uh the test testimony that I<04:26:43.199>
have <04:26:43.439>here <04:26- So it becomes critical to me that I have the ability to screen tenants.
- through email uh the test testimony that I<04:26:43.199>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- improves overall attendance, test improves overall attendance, test scores,<00:38:40.160>
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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 26th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- . $4.2 million to increase funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings. $1 million to develop and
- implement a statewide marketing campaign on the importance of health care screenings. $18.4 million
- I have a bill on Duchenne syndrome, early screening, which is, again, a rare disease.
- So the more we screen newborns, the better the treatment odds are.
- The more newborn screening we can do, the better. So thank you for this.
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee met to review and advance the Senate’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget proposal for the committee’s portfolio. The presentation highlighted a $1.8 billion increase over the current base budget, including full funding for Medicaid and KidCare, investments in IT modernization, Medicaid provider rate increases, mental health and substance use services, opioid treatment, foster care and guardian assistance, elder care, veterans’ services, cancer research, school nurse staffing, and other public health initiatives. The committee adopted a motion allowing technical adjustments and then approved the budget proposal to be reported to the full Senate Appropriations Committee.
The committee then heard and voted on several bills. SB 152 on surgical smoke protection required hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt smoke evacuation policies; nurses testified in support, citing workplace and patient safety risks, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 958 on early detection of type 1 diabetes required the Department of Health to provide educational materials to schools and, by amendment, early learning coalitions; it was also reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home oversight added consumer satisfaction surveys, reporting requirements, quality incentive changes, and financial reporting penalties, with an amendment exempting state-operated homes and directing a study of best practices; it passed after questions about dementia, language access, and retaliation protections. CS/SB 738 modernized child care regulation by streamlining DCF processes and reducing obsolete requirements, and was reported favorably without opposition.
The committee also approved CS/SB 1356 creating the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a Sunshine Genetics pilot to expand rare-disease screening and research, with support from members emphasizing early detection and data collection. SB 1370 separated ambulatory surgical centers into their own statute, with testimony that the change would better reflect the industry and help avoid burdensome regulation; it passed favorably. Finally, CS/CS/SB 1626 made a range of child welfare changes, including codifying DCF coordination with military installations, adjusting shelter certification, refining criminal-background exemptions, extending licensing compliance time, addressing room-and-board rate methodology, and clarifying missing-child procedures; after adopting three amendments and hearing both support and concerns, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also recorded a member’s affirmative vote on SB 958 before adjournment.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Human Trafficking in Emergency Departments Task Force May 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Here, I’ll put it up on the screen one more time. Please call them.
- So it's not a traditional screening tool, like a checkbox screening tool, but it provides a framework
- Now, if we do find through the screening that they, our highest-level screening is indicated, that they're
- But again, I'm a big proponent of screening. Next, protocols.
- But again, I'm a big proponent of screening.
Summary:
The first meeting of the Human Trafficking and Emergency Department Task Force focused on implementing Act 267, which created the body to develop a statewide human trafficking protocol to be incorporated into Louisiana’s sexual assault response plans. Chair Rep. Kelly Hennessy Dickerson and Office of Human Trafficking Prevention Director Mary Kate Andropont emphasized that the goal is a practical, transferable, survivor-centered protocol that can be adapted across regions and health systems. The task force also noted its timeline: use today’s presentations and member feedback to draft a protocol before the next meeting, then refine it into a final version.
Presenters from hospitals, SANE programs, and advocacy organizations described current practices and gaps. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport’s Operation Rahab and FMOLHS’s human trafficking policies highlighted staff education, badge buddies, anonymous admissions, hotline and law enforcement reporting, and coordination with community partners. SANE and forensic nursing presenters described red-dot privacy alerts, trauma-informed interviewing, and the need to train all hospital staff, not just ED clinicians, because trafficking victims may present repeatedly or in non-ED settings. LaFASA described statewide advocacy and legal support, while Unbound Now and BCFS/Common Thread explained Louisiana’s juvenile trafficking response under Act 662, including 24/7 crisis response, relational advocacy, and care coordination for minors.
Members repeatedly raised the lack of safe housing, transportation, and placement options after identification, especially for adults, male survivors, and adults with special needs. Several presenters said that identifying victims is only the first step and that Louisiana still lacks enough resources for discharge and long-term stabilization. The task force also discussed the need for broader training across emergency departments, residency programs, nursing, housekeeping, maintenance, student health, mental health, and law enforcement, with members stressing that protocols should be clear, trauma-informed, and usable statewide. No votes were taken; the main action was to gather testimony, identify gaps, and begin drafting the statewide protocol.
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 8, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- There's still lays because there's testing that needs to be done as well.
- We're going bottom upwards again on on the list of that on the screen in front of you. >> But it seems
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I have my credentials put up on the screen here.
- they've figured out ways to use AI. to help them teach their classes, how to use AI to help them build tests
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Mar 31st, 2025
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- You all know that for me, when I've considered tax cuts and policy, I want to see the income test.
- Our screen is frozen. So if you are joining us online over Zoom, please raise your hand.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the VA's Community Care Program. Jan 28th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, community providers report complications with transmitting health care information and test
- practitioner told us that the VA did not do long-term mental health well, and she turned around her computer screen
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 3, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Next up, we'll have PCS for HB 1069, Background Screenings, by Representative Trabulsy.
- And it authorizes an athletic coach who has not been screened to work if he or she is under the direct
- supervision of a screened athletic coach.
- And it authorizes an athletic coach who has not been screen 198 to work if he or she is under the direct
- supervision of a 199 screened athletic coach.
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced four member bills. CS/HB 303 would require nurses to complete the existing two-hour human trafficking prevention course before initial licensure, rather than waiting until renewal; the sponsor said this closes a gap for new nurses, and supporters from the Florida Nurses Association and other groups said it would improve early identification and reporting of trafficking victims. Members asked whether the bill changed reporting duties, and the sponsor said it did not. The bill passed unanimously, 24-0.
PCS/HB 1069 would treat independent sanctioning authorities as qualified entities for background screening purposes and allow an unscreened athletic coach to work only if directly supervised by a screened coach. The sponsor said the measure is intended to help families and youth sports organizations while keeping children safe, and members discussed how it would apply to Little League and whether disqualifying offenses would still bar work with children. The bill received support from several organizations and passed 25-0.
HB 491 would allow batterers intervention programs to offer voluntary faith-based content alongside required cognitive behavioral therapy, without mandating participation. Supporters argued the bill restores options for clients seeking faith-based counseling and said it does not use taxpayer funds or impose religion; members emphasized the voluntary nature of the program. The bill passed 24-0. HB 569 would change how the Agency for Persons with Disabilities organizes forensic client services by grouping clients based on clinical needs rather than legal charges, which the sponsor said would improve efficiency and reduce duplication. The agency and Florida Smart Justice Alliance supported the bill, and it also passed unanimously, 24-0. The committee then adjourned.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Human Trafficking in Emergency Departments Task Force May 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Here, I’ll put it up on the screen one more time. Please call them.
- So it's not a traditional screening tool, like a checkbox screening tool, but it provides a framework
- But again, I'm a big proponent of screening. Next, protocols.
- But again, I'm a big proponent of screening. your hands.
- But again, I'm a big proponent of screening.
Summary:
The first meeting of the Human Trafficking and Emergency Department Task Force focused on implementing Act 267 of 2025, which created the body to develop a statewide human trafficking protocol to be incorporated into regional sexual assault response plans. Chair Rep. Kelly Hennessy Dickerson and Office of Human Trafficking Prevention Director Mary Kate Andrepont outlined the task force’s goal of producing a practical, transferable protocol for hospitals and emergency departments across Louisiana, with help from Heal Trafficking. Members and presenters repeatedly emphasized that the protocol should be trauma-informed, survivor-centered, multidisciplinary, and adaptable to different regions and health systems.
Hospital, SANE, and advocacy presenters described current practices and gaps. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport’s Operation Rahab and FMOLHS’s policies highlighted staff education, badge buddies, private screening, reporting pathways, and coordination with the National Human Trafficking Hotline, law enforcement, DCFS, and local advocates. SANE nurses and forensic staff stressed that most trafficking victims pass through emergency departments and that subtle behavioral indicators, rapport-building, and broad staff education are critical. LaFASA described statewide sexual assault advocacy services, emphasizing 24-hour crisis response, legal support, and the role of advocates in helping survivors understand options and regain control.
Child and youth trafficking specialists from DCFS-contracted programs, including Unbound Now and BCFS/Common Thread, explained Louisiana’s Act 662 response for minors, which routes reports into coordinated advocacy and care coordination. They said their teams respond statewide within 90 minutes, provide crisis support, and work with CACs, hospitals, and law enforcement. Members raised concerns about major service gaps, especially for adults, transportation, safe housing, and specialized placements for survivors with disabilities. Presenters also noted that male survivor housing remains limited, though Eden Centers now offers some beds.
The task force also reviewed a needs assessment showing many hospitals lack mandatory trafficking training, screening practices, written protocols, and confidence in identifying victims. Members discussed expanding education beyond ED staff to residents, nursing schools, student health, mental health, housekeeping, maintenance, and law enforcement. No formal votes were taken, but the chair said the survey results and testimony would be used to draft a protocol before the next meeting, with a final draft to follow after further review and feedback.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, without trying to give specific examples, you know, I'm sure I can get you screen captures of them
- captures of them, but can get you screen captures of them, but farms<01:33:57.360>
were <01:33 - It's going to cost more to test it, by the way. So, that's another...
- It's going to cost more to test it, by the way. So, that's another...
- It's going to cost more to test it, by the way. So, that's another...
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 086 Part 1fix Apr 10th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Floor amendments will be shown on the screen on I Legislate and in today's folder in your box.
- It's not a means-tested program. Any student can enroll in this program.
- It's not a means-tested program. Any student can enroll in this program.
- <02:20:47.280>
that and then we do this stress test that and then we do this stress test that - I would not pass that test. Is there any further discussion?
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/13/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- clearly under the current po screening clearly under the current po screening policy<00:03:43.920
- policy counties do not need to screen policy counties do not need to screen them<00:03:45.840>
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guidelines problem because the screening guidelines problem because the screening- I had called NAMI, so I had the screening document saying I shouldn't be screened in, but I also knew
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also shouldn't be screening in but I also shouldn't be screening in but I also knew<00:07:30.840 - <00:04:34.360>
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to make the biomarker testing. I'd like to make the usual<01:17:17.480>
motion. - Uh this is just stating any testing service that's administering any kind of exam, that we will stay
- Uh this is just stating any testing service that's administering any kind of exam, that we will stay
- Um, let's get it on the screen. There's a couple things we're doing in here.
- That's what's on the screen. I have an amendment. If we can get it on the screen, I'll explain it.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Reverend Austin Warren of Alcorn State University, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also heard a series of guest introductions, including representatives from the Council of State Governments, local visitors, students from Tupelo High School and First Presbyterian Day School, a doctor of the day, family members honoring a fallen highway patrol officer, forestry groups, and other guests in the galleries.
The Senate then took up several calendar items. It passed House Bill 1648, the budget transfer bill, after a strike-all amendment and use of the morning roll call. It also advanced House Bill 1230 on distinctive motor vehicle tags and House Bill 1330 on local option alcoholic beverage control/resort area definitions, both with strike-all amendments and morning roll call passage. House Bill 750, the SMART Act extending a tax credit program that supports research partnerships between businesses and higher education institutions, was also passed by morning roll call. Later, House Bill 1761 relating to festival wine permits was amended with a strike-all and passed, and Senate Bill 3230 was taken up under suspension of the rules and passed to authorize Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s board to seek Chapter 9 debt relief.
The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 52 recognizing Mississippi Alpha Network/Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on its 55th anniversary, and Senate Resolution 32 commending the Simpson Academy Lady Cougars softball team and Coach Matt Harrison for winning the MAIS 4A Division 1 State Softball Championship. Representatives of both groups addressed the Senate briefly, emphasizing service, community involvement, and the teams’ accomplishments. The Senate granted immediate release for the hospital bill and continued to pass or retain several other items on the calendar.
Near the end of the transcript, the Senate began consideration of House Bill 1577 on false child abuse reports. Senator Fillingane explained a strike-all amendment that would make knowingly false reports a misdemeanor, with penalties including fines, jail time, and restitution, while preserving protections for good-faith reporting. Senators Seymour and Hopson asked questions about the bill’s criminal classification and burden of proof, and discussion was underway when the transcript ended.