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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A couple years ago, gas was almost $5, and it's creeping up again.
  • House Bill 2188, amending Title 41, Chapter 14, Article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to early
  • A.R.S., amending Title 5, Chapter 2, Article 1, A.R.S., relating to marital agreements.
  • House Bill 2960, amending Title 12, Chapter 1, Article 1, Section 12-119.06, amending Title 41, Chapter
  • Amending Section 35-1-44, A.R.S., relating to Title 41, Chapter 11.
Keywords: 1182, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/24/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2167 amending Title 41, Chapter 1, Article 5, A.R.S., relating to the attorney general.
  • House Bill 2279, amending Title 12, Chapter 5, Article 3, A.R.S., amending Section 12-5558.04, relating
  • House Bill 2320, amending Title 15, Chapter 4, Article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section
  • House Bill 2398, amending Title 5, Chapter 3, Article 5, A.R.S., by section 5-3342, A.R.S., relating
  • House Bill 2401, amending Title 49, Chapter 3, Article 5, relating to air quality.
Keywords: 1182, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Preston, if you know. >> Uh, page 5, line 5 or 4 and 5, and then page 49, line 9. >> Yeah.
  • Preston, if you know. >> Uh, page 5, line 5 or 4 and 5, and then page 49, line 9. >> Yeah.
  • This is in chapter 158.
  • This is in chapter 158.
  • This is in chapter 158.
Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on February 6, 2026, took roll, approved a motion to convene, and heard agency updates from materials in the packet. The council then took up Senate Bill 125 out of order because Senator Carol was present. The bill was presented as a collaborative effort focused on creating a secure, state-run high-acuity mental health facility for justice-involved youth who need specialized psychiatric care and cannot be appropriately served in detention or by private hospitals. Speakers said the facility would fill a gap in services, improve safety and treatment outcomes, and be designed with trauma-informed, medically equipped spaces rather than a jail-like setting. The presenters also outlined other parts of the bill, including a placement process in which DJJ and CHFS would evaluate youth and provide recommendations before the judge makes the final decision, with certain hospital-declination provisions to be delayed until the new facility is operating. They described payment incentives for hospitals treating high-acuity youth, confidentiality and escape-related disclosure provisions, and contracts with a public teaching university for clinical services. The proposed facility was described as a 24-bed center at Central State, with staffing to include mental health professionals and juvenile detention staff receiving enhanced training. Dr. Clark Lester said staffing needs would vary by youth and could include one-to-one supervision for some patients. The bill also addressed female juvenile detention capacity. Speakers said the number of detained girls has risen sharply since 2024, peaking at 51 in 2025, and that current facilities cannot meet the separation requirements for boys and girls or high- and low-level youth. The proposal would build two female detention centers, with possible locations discussed in central Kentucky and western Kentucky, and a third or fourth center could be added if population data show the need. Members asked about hospital placement authority, staffing, and average length of stay for girls; the presenters said the current court-order process would remain until the new facility is built and that they would provide additional data later. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House (Capitol Chamber) Apr 1st, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • very monumental occasions for the state of Alabama, and I think we're all looking forward to the new chapter
  • <00:05:51.280> that looking forward to the new chapter that looking forward to the new chapter
  • Innovation Alabama Innovation Day reception is from 5 to 7:00 p.m. at RSA Plaza.
  • Please don't forget the AFL-CIO roadkill barbecue today from 5 to 8:00 p.m. in the parking lot.
  • <00:19:27.360> in barbecue today is from 5 to 8:00 p.m. in barbecue today is from 5 to 8:00
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Finance - Part 2 - 04/28/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • plan operating under chapter 62H.
  • chapter chapter 62A.<00:24:40.880> 011.
  • insurance company licensed under chapter insurance company licensed under chapter 6A<00:24:55.520
  • a<00:25:18.799> joint operating under chapter 64B, or a joint operating under chapter 64B,
  • operating under chapter 62H. operating under chapter 62H. Thank<00:25:25.120> you.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • the Ombudsman, and it was administratively attached, which means that the office provided legal and HR
  • 17:37.679> which<00:17:37.799> means ...which means that the office provided legal and HR
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 26, presented by Senator Brandon Storm, Family Court Judge Marcus Vanover, and Crystal Adams on behalf of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The bill would ensure Kentucky complies with the ADA by prohibiting disability alone from being used to terminate adoption petitions, parental rights, or child-placement petitions. Testimony cited Kentucky Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases involving parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities and national data showing high removal rates for parents with psychiatric, intellectual, or physical disabilities. The committee approved the bill 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 85 from Senator Steve Meredith and State Auditor Allison Ball, which continues the transition of the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Auditor’s office. Testimony focused on completing the transfer by clarifying access to the ITWIST database, ensuring complaints go directly to the Ombudsman, adding whistleblower protections, and making the office a separate office within the Auditor’s office for efficiency. Members asked about the prior conflict of interest when the Ombudsman was housed within CHFS, the database access dispute and lawsuit, and whether the office still remained independent. The bill passed with favorable expression after some members voted pass. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 805, with Representative Nick Wilson and Representative Sarah Stalker explaining a committee substitute and amendment. The bill would set timelines for the Cabinet to physically locate children reported at immediate safety risk and require annual kinship-care reporting to be automatically provided to the legislature and posted publicly. Wilson said the bill also cleans up language from last year’s House Bill 271, including changing “threats” to “risks” in the safety-plan definition and other terminology fixes. The committee adopted the substitute and amendment and advanced the bill with favorable expression.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Property Code Chapter 51 governs liens on real property and authorizes trustees and subtrustees to
  • So HB 576 clarifies property, the Property Code chapter 51 by leveraging the definition of person from
  • Texas Property Code chapter 51 relates to liens created against real property as enforcement of a deed
  • Um, in the early childhood field before the age of 5, children often are not diagnosed.
  • So, uh, you might have 4 or 5 people that come together that have the $1 million. Absolutely.
Bills: HB74, HB175
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Nov 18th, 2025

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Doug Bell, on behalf of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
  • As you may know, Chapter 455, pardon me, is the general statute for all health care professions.
  • Under Chapter 466.
  • And within that chapter, there's a requirement that when they graduate from a dental school, it must
  • On tab 5, we have invited Opaga, On tab 5, we have invited OPPAGA to join us today for a review of health
Summary: The committee heard and approved several health care bills. Senate Bill 68, by Senator Harrell, would require all hospital emergency departments to be prepared to treat children by maintaining pediatric equipment, staff training, written policies, a pediatric care coordinator, and completion/public posting of the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment. Senator Harrell said the bill is intended to improve pediatric emergency care in general hospitals, and the bill was supported by the Florida College of Emergency Physicians and the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It passed favorably. The committee also approved Senate Bill 154, which corrects the Mobile Act for dentists and dental hygienists by requiring graduates of out-of-state dental schools seeking licensure by endorsement to have attended a CODA-accredited school. The bill drew support from dental and dental hygienist groups and passed favorably. Senate Bill 40, by Senator Sharif, would require Medicaid managed care networks to ensure at least half of primary care providers offer appointments outside regular business hours, including evenings and weekends, to improve access and reduce emergency room use; it also passed favorably. A lengthy discussion centered on Senate Bill 254, also by Senator Harrell, which would tighten oversight of nursing education programs, create a temporary provisional license and preceptorship for new graduates awaiting NCLEX results, require remediation for low-performing programs, add standardized admission and exit-exam requirements, and allow the Department of Health to inspect programs unannounced. Supporters said the bill would improve quality and help students gain experience, while opponents warned it could reduce the number of nursing programs and worsen shortages, especially among private schools. After debate and testimony from nursing and school representatives, the bill passed favorably, with Senator Davis voting no. The committee then received an OPPAGA presentation on interstate health care licensure compacts. OPPAGA reviewed how Florida uses licensure by endorsement, telehealth registration, and compacts for nurses, psychologists, and physicians, and explained the potential benefits and drawbacks of joining additional compacts, including portability, data sharing, and emergency staffing versus costs, administrative burdens, and possible conflicts with Florida scope-of-practice laws. No action was taken on the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after Senator Davis requested to be recorded in support of SB 68 and SB 154.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • The 2024-25 General Appropriations Act in Chapter 2024-28, Laws of Florida, authorized the Agency to
  • The 2024-25 General Appropriations Act in Chapter 2024...
  • The 2024-25 General Appropriations Act in Chapter 2024-228, Laws of Florida, authorized the agency to
  • The State Fiscal Year 2023-24 General Appropriations Act in Chapter 2023-240, Laws of Florida, authorized
  • 2024, which established budget authority in the amount of $253,410,320 for the DPP program in Region 5
Summary: The Legislative Budget Commission met with a quorum present and considered 12 budget amendments, most of which were adopted without opposition. The first amendment transferred $8.2 million in Department of Corrections general revenue authority from salary incentives to contracted services to support the phased demobilization of Florida National Guard troops assisting with correctional staffing. Senator Pizzo questioned the length of the Guard’s deployment and urged a long-term staffing solution, while the department said the Guard presence was being reduced and that about 2,200 employees were in training. The Department of State received an additional $618,391 in federal grant authority for library grants and private cloud costs, and the Department of Transportation’s two amendments were zero-sum work program changes: one realigned funds to production-ready projects and another added three projects over $3 million each to the current-year work program. The commission then approved several Agency for Health Care Administration amendments tied to Medicaid supplemental payment programs. These included funding for the Florida Cancer Hospital Program, indirect medical education payments, disproportionate share hospital payments for the state mental hospitals, the Low-Income Pool program, physician supplemental and public hospital payments, Florida KidCare, and Medicaid services realignment. Members asked about possible federal disallowances in the LIP and physician/public hospital programs, and agency staff said some disallowances were likely but the amount was not yet known. For KidCare and Medicaid, staff explained the changes were based on the December estimating conference, enrollment shifts, and updated actuarial assumptions, including changes to managed care regions and program design. The final amendment restored budget authority for a hospital direct payment program after a prior payment, including a $24.3 million CMS-related amount and $3.2 million in administrative fees, was not processed before fiscal year-end and reverted. Senator Pizzo pressed the agency on how the payment was missed and whether any penalty applied; staff said the invoice was not received and processed in time and that communication issues contributed. After brief debate on each item, the commission adopted all amendments, with one recorded nay on the final item, and then adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee Oct 23rd, 2025

A&B General Government Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • They start out with 5% retainage and halfway through the project, they can apply and get that reduced
  • Last native, um, and, you know, they have sitting on 5%. That was a 5%, you know, 5% job for them.
  • We did about a 5% job, but a $2.5 million job roughly.
  • From our understanding, every public project should have the 5 to 2.5.
  • With the owners, 5%. So how can we...
Summary: The committee held an interim study on retainage in public construction projects, with representatives from the Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma, the Subcontractors Association of Oklahoma, and construction firms discussing how retainage works and whether current law should be changed. AGC speakers said retainage is a statutory tool that helps ensure completion and closeout, and warned that eliminating it could create more problems by shifting leverage to owners or general contractors and leaving contractors with fewer remedies. Subcontractor representatives said retainage often functions as delayed profit, can tie up cash flow for one to two years, and can be especially burdensome for early-phase trades such as dirt work, concrete, and demolition. Several participants explained that retainage is typically withheld from monthly progress payments and paid at final closeout, with current law generally allowing retainage to drop from 5% to 2.5% after 50% completion on public projects. Subcontractors said that in practice they often still have to fight to get the reduced rate applied, and that some owners or construction managers do not follow the statute consistently. They also noted that bonding companies are a last resort but still an important enforcement tool, while AGC cautioned that bond claims and litigation are not ideal substitutes for a workable retainage process. The discussion focused on possible benchmarks or compromise approaches, including line-item or trade-specific release of retainage when work is complete, especially for demolition or other early-finish subcontractors. Committee members emphasized that owner, GC/CM, and subcontractor issues may need different solutions and that the study was intended to gather perspectives rather than produce immediate legislation. No vote was taken, and no formal action was announced.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/20/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Amendment: Title IX, Chapter 4, Article 8, A.R.S.
  • Section 169-500.4, amending Title 11, Chapter 2, Article 4, A.R.S. A.R.S.
  • Senate Bill 1315, amending Title 15, Chapter 1, Article 5, A.R.S., relating to school safety.
  • Title 15, Chapter 1, Article 5, A.R.S., relating to school safety requirements.
  • The game will be held at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day. Members also welcomed a visiting group from Women Leading Government and adopted a proclamation honoring Deputy Warden Veronica Parcell and National Corrections Officers and Employees Week. The House then agreed to request Senate consent to adjourn after completing its work on Wednesday, April 22, and later moved into Committee of the Whole to consider bills on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced several Senate bills. SB 1457, SB 1808, SB 1006, SB 1018, SB 1041, SB 1345, and SB 1512 all received do-pass recommendations, with SB 1552 also receiving a do-pass recommendation as amended. SB 1006 was amended to increase the anonymous small-donation reporting threshold and add an inflation adjustment, drawing debate over transparency. SB 1018, dealing with Sharia law, prompted sharp disagreement over constitutional concerns and community impact, but still advanced. SB 1041, a strike-everything amendment on electronic monitoring in assisted living facilities, drew supportive testimony about accountability and protecting vulnerable seniors. SB 1345 advanced with amendments after discussion of licensing timelines for health facilities and removal of an anonymous complaint provision. On third reading, SB 1167 and SB 1254 passed, and SB 1763 also passed after debate over school district finance rules. SB 1315, concerning school safety interoperability and communications with law enforcement, failed on a 25-25 tie after extensive debate over whether it was a vendor-driven bill and whether it created an unfunded or poorly designed mandate. After that vote, a motion to reconsider SB 1315 succeeded by a 30-18 vote. The House also concurred in Senate requests to return HB 2035 and HB 2249 for reconsideration. The session ended with announcements about the annual legislative charity softball game, a Democratic caucus meeting, and adjournment until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I serve on the Board of Directors at AFSCME, Texas Retirees, Chapter 12.
  • If you were going to go borrow, you would call it a Chapter 342E loan.
  • So our default rate typically hovers around 5%, depending on where we're at.
  • On average, it’s fairly close, typically around 5% to 7%. Thank you. Yes, sir.
  • all loans are made at that maximum interest rate, but they are made according to what they qualify. 5-
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 12th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it was initially capitalized with $5 million of a loan from the state.
  • So the state loaned this fund $5 million, and they also issued $300 million in. revenue bonds, meaning
  • And the loan was fully repaid in 1992, so only a A year later, they were paid the loan, the $5 million
  • I'm the Executive Director for the Council. created in 1993 under Texas Government Code Chapter 2308
  • But local development boards coordinate with local stakeholders on Chapter 380 and 381 agreements.
Bills: HB406
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • California chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, in support. Thank you so much.
  • I'm also a member of the American College of Surgeons' Southern California Chapter, which is in support
  • I'm also a member of the American College of Surgeons' Southern California Chapter, which is in support
  • On item 5, SB 1049, Mark Gonzalez, Patel. Patel, I. Rodriguez, Rodriguez. Patel, aye.
  • Item 5, SB 1049, Mark Gonzalez, Mark Gonzalez, aye.
Keywords: 988, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The strike-everything amendment deadline is 5 p.m. two days before committee, so that's 5 p.m. on Monday
  • The Muslim Student Association has chapters all over American universities.
  • We'll hear 5-4-5 against, two minutes each. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • Among its alumni, via the chapter at North Carolina A&T, Among its alumni via the chapter at North Carolina
  • chapter of CAIR, and I’m not testifying on the Arizona chapter of CAIR.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division III (03/05/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:21:03.840> law<00:21:04.400> I<00:21:04.559> cited chapter law I cited chapter
  • in a different part of that 342 chapter in a different part of that 342 chapter we<00:21:25.120>
  • This is a chapter law section, 342:12, Laws of 2018. Thank you, ma'am.
  • Okay, all right, we're in recess for 5 minutes."
  • /c><04:19:47.119> to4 and voting the the tally is 5 to4 and voting the the tally is 5 to4 OTP<
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session continued its review of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid budget and related policy issues, with CFO Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman presenting updated materials. The discussion focused on a crosswalk between the adjusted FY 2025 Medicaid budget and the governor’s FY 2026 recommendation, plus handouts showing service additions, eligibility changes, dental rates, and other Medicaid changes since 2019. The department also said it would provide a clearer breakdown of the pharmacy cost-sharing item by general, federal, and other funds. Members asked detailed questions about the Medicaid enhancement tax, the 80% plan, and how funds are allocated between hospital payments, directed payments, and DSH uncompensated care. The department explained that the MET is being used more toward rates and directed payments to better align with federal matching rules, while DSH remains important for uncompensated care. They also noted that a pending Senate Bill 249 would keep the 80% structure and move to Senate Finance. On the trigger law, the department identified the governing provision as Chapter 342:12, Laws of 2018, and explained that if the federal match for Medicaid expansion falls below 90%, the state must notify legislative leaders and participants and the program would sunset after 180 days unless the legislature acts. The committee also reviewed current Medicaid expansion enrollment and program trends. Officials said enrollment was just under 59,000 as of March 3, with about 87,000 people enrolled over the past year and more than a quarter-million residents having used the program over its lifetime. They said enrollment has fallen from a post-pandemic high of nearly 97,000 and may eventually settle in the low 50,000s. Finally, the department discussed federal DSH funding risk, saying New Hampshire could face a significant reduction if Congress does not extend current protections, which is part of why the state has shifted more funding toward payment rates and directed payments.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/08/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Article 1, section 5 relates to the Social Security subtraction.
  • Um section 8, which under chapter 29A.
  • consistent with the move from chapter consistent with the move from chapter 290<00:57:51.200>
  • Section 5 addresses the deposit of revenues of sales of motor vehicle replacement parts.
  • That session law incorrectly referenced chapter 289 when it meant to reference chapter 289A.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chief of Bolton passed away unexpectedly on October 5, 2025.
  • Which became Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 62F.
  • Chapter 62F by a total of almost $3 billion. And that means, Mr.
  • We decided, rightly, not to include it in the Chapter 62F calculations, which, by the way, In the Chapter
  • It's what was envisioned in Chapter 62F.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate took up a higher education capital bond bill, House 4769, and considered a long series of amendments focused largely on campus facilities, housing, and related policy issues. Many amendments were adopted, including funding or project language for MassBay Community College HVAC and window replacement, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Springfield Technical Community College, Cape Cod Community College nursing/allied health expansion and housing-related land use, Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College, Middlesex Community College, Salem State’s Sullivan Building, Roxbury Community College’s Center for Economic and Social Justice, UMass Boston’s Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and several Massachusetts State College Building Authority updates. Some amendments were rejected, including proposals on a sustainable hand hygiene incentive program, unlocking housing on surplus land, a Senator Bill Owen Center designation, Urban College of Boston, and a board membership change. A number of amendments were held or withdrawn during the process. A major debate centered on an amendment by Senator Tarr to dedicate $300 million of surtax revenue to K-12 education, framed as a response to Chapter 70 funding concerns and the need to modernize school aid. Supporters argued that local districts face rising costs and that the state should set aside fair share revenue for school funding and future school building investments. Opponents said the bill was the wrong vehicle and noted the Commonwealth already dedicates substantial surtax revenue to K-12 programs. The amendment was defeated by roll call. Tarr also offered amendments on a safety valve for surtax revenue declines, equity analysis of surtax allocations, bond covenant requirements, and Chapter 62F taxpayer protections; those were not adopted. The Senate also adopted a separate amendment on AP credit policies at public higher education institutions, though the transcript reflects some procedural confusion around that vote. After completing amendments, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a recorded vote of 38-0. Senators then adopted several extension orders giving committees additional time to report on pending bills, including Environment and Natural Resources and Municipalities and Regional Government. The chamber also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. The session concluded with a unanimous memorial adjournment in honor of Bolton Police Chief Luke Hamburger, followed by a brief statement recognizing Rare Disease Day and the challenges faced by patients seeking diagnosis and treatment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/10/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sections 2 to 8 establish a new chapter of law, chapter 65C.
  • <00:35:41.480> of two to eight establish a new chapter of two to eight establish a new chapter
  • law, chapter 65C. law, chapter 65C.
  • /c> cost of health insurance in the last 5 cost of health insurance in the last 5 years.<01:40:09.280
  • I'm not saying we the last 5 years.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/08/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerk will record the attendance: 49 present, 5 absent, 6 excused. Thank you.
  • By your vote of 35 ayes, 20 nays, and 5 not voting, you have passed Senate Bill 1024.
  • By your vote of 33 ayes, 22 nays, and 5 not voting, you have passed Senate Bill 1148.
  • By your vote of 33 ayes and 5 not voting, you have passed Senate Bill 1293, signed in open session.
  • The clerk record the vote by your vote of 33 ayes and 5 not voting. You passed on April 1292.
Keywords: 1182, all