Video & Transcript Research : 'accessibility'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- there's the caddy the Community Access there's the caddy the Community Access for<00:30:37.360><
- <00:33:12.360>
and services to help individuals access and services to help individuals access - <00:38:14.040>
so 2022 um it changed to direct access so 2022 um it changed to direct access - <00:38:22.359>
sud to a provider to um access sud to a provider to um access sud Assessment - The Rule 25 changed to direct access about two years ago. Okay, thank you.
Summary:
The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and staff roles. Nonpartisan House Research and House Fiscal staff explained that they draft bills and amendments, prepare bill summaries and background research, answer legal and fiscal questions, and help track revenue and budget effects. They also distributed a Budget Overview Brief intended to condense the larger budget materials into a more usable format for members.
Staff then walked through the Human Services budget and the committee’s areas of responsibility. They described the department structure, noting that DHS oversees administration, compliance, rulemaking, and county support, and that the overall Human Services budget is large, with medical assistance as the dominant program. They also explained recent and upcoming reorganizations: many children and family-related functions are moving to the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Direct Care and Treatment is becoming its own agency, and some homelessness-related functions remain at DHS. Staff reviewed how the budget is organized by program and budget activity, the difference between direct appropriations and standing appropriations, and how forecasted programs and “tails” work in the budget process.
The presentation also covered Medicaid financing and long-term care. Staff explained the federal-state FMAP match, including Minnesota’s current 51.16% federal match for most Medicaid spending, the CHIP match, and the 90% federal share for the expansion population. For long-term care, they outlined Medical Assistance services for elderly and disabled people, state-funded long-term care supports, and Board on Aging programs. They highlighted the personal care assistance program’s phaseout and replacement by Community First Services and Supports, and reviewed the five home- and community-based waivers.
Members asked one question about refugee resettlement funding, specifically whether it covers flights; staff said they would need to follow up on the exact use of the federal funds. No bills were heard, and no formal votes or other committee actions were taken during this meeting.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- to a person in custody by has access to a person in custody by has access to a person in custody by
- tables accessible or or accessible tables accessible or or accessible tables accessible entrance ramps
- facilities to make them more accessible facilities to make them more accessible and let me just say
- to both males changing tables accessible to both males changing tables accessible to both males and
- for person with standards for Access for person with standards for Access for person with disability
Keywords:
teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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No <00:20:07.840>one ability to access and correct it. - No one ability to access and correct it.
- their own data, for employees to access their own data, as<00:25:39.480>
well <00:25:39.679>- deployed, ensures workers can access deployed, ensures workers can access their<00:42:02.040>
- infrastructure as a large access infrastructure as a large employer<01:20:49.400>
would <01:20 - deployed, ensures workers can access deployed, ensures workers can access their<00:42:02.040>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The department continues to support access to this rest break for all employees.
- And the department continues to support access to this meal break for all employees.
- be left without access during this critical<00:47:30.280>
period. - <00:53:13.800>
to mandate while retaining their access to mandate while retaining their access - <01:25:16.640>
it should be able to access it should be able to access it with<01:25:18.160
Keywords:
workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And it helps ensure access for hospital transitions.
- It ensures access to elderly three ways.
- And it helps ensure access increases.
- <01:03:53.200>
to <01:03:53.440>medically equitable access to medically equitable access - Uh so we would see this language access.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- These platforms provide a safe, confidential, and accessible way to report threats and other concerning
- way to report threats and and accessible way to report threats and other<00:09:57.040>
concerning - to a strong and consistent access to a strong and reliable reliable reliable education.<00:41:30.240
- order to make sure that they have access order to make sure that they have access to<00:46:11.599
- So adding a reference back to the charter schools language access plan in statute just makes it clear
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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a 2.24 modify when a parent can access a 2.24 modify when a parent can access - allow a parent to access a Minor's health<00:15:53.199>
records <00:15:53.560>when <00: - <00:16:01.360>
Minor's that a parent cannot access Minor's that a parent cannot access Minor's - And lastly, on lines 4.10 to 4.11, provide a parent uh cannot access the medical records or physical
- out of medical decisions denied access out of medical decisions denied access to<00:32:10.120>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- , what’s being accessed, and have some accountability for that.
- , what’s being accessed, and that there should be accountability for that.
- He said people’s data is being accessed, what’s being accessed, and there needs to be accountability
- <01:14:11.960>
to support is not only accessible to support is not only accessible to wealthy - I mean, I'm guessing there are more families across the state that could access that than 287.
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- allow all types of OHRVS to access allow all types of OHRVS to access Windsor<00:21:34.799>
in - In fact, while paved road access.
- Without learning about the road access.
- :30.799>
on <00:27:31.039>maintained access will allow OHRVS on maintained access will - allow any access of ORBs on Route 31. allow any access of ORBs on Route 31.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/01/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- allowing visiting patients to access allowing visiting patients to access care<00:09:18.600>
- to their care patients retain access to their care plans<00:09:23.519>
across <00:09:24.000>- It eliminates the medical program, and it opens it up to folks being able to access low-potency hemp
- It eliminates the medical program, and it opens it up to folks being able to access low-potency hemp
- tribal medical program um and accessing tribal medical program um and accessing the<00:27:02.399
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Vietnam War veterans deserve answers about their health and access to the best treatments.
- health and access to the best<04:57:54.600>
treatments. - We got to make that greatness accessible to everybody, affordable by everybody.
- We got to make that greatness accessible to everybody, affordable by everybody.
- We got to make that greatness greatness greatness accessible<08:25:02.558>
to accessible to accessible
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- to these professionals who can access to these professionals who can help<00:53:19.240>
them. - Access and cost.
- multiple barriers to access. multiple barriers to access.
- Access<01:41:40.760>
and <01:41:40.960>cost. - The waiting lists are Access and cost.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- records that county attorneys are able to access.
- <00:35:09.599>
This attorneys are able to access. This attorneys are able to access. - for services or reduce access to care. for services or reduce access to care.
- Is it interfering with access to services? It could be.
- I would access to services? It could be.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- um what are called childcare access um what are called childcare access equity<00:16:22.800>
- <00:31:59.840>
to concerning that we would end access to concerning that we would end access - access could have Unauthorized access could have devastating devastating devastating consequences.<00
- So, granting that parental access So, granting that parental access without<01:07:24.079>
legal - Who has access to it? If lency footage? Who has access to it?
Bills:
HF2436
Keywords:
child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Corrections and provides more access Corrections and provides more access focused<00:05:19.960><
- multiple factors but the lack of access multiple factors but the lack of access to<01:06:58.279>
- Failure to access regular nutrition can cause complications for older adults.
- Older adults lack access to nutritious foods.
- <01:09:17.040>
to 65 older adults lack access to 65 older adults lack access to nutritious
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- She said the amendment simply prevents those two issues from happening and makes the office accessible
- to people without make the office access to people without fear<00:23:30.000>
of <00:23:30.240 - As usual, all these younger people have, you know, access to the electronic stuff that leaves me cold
- so everybody would be able to access so everybody would be able to access information<00:51:21.079
- "Yeah, I want to not give them access." "Oh, okay. So, all right. No—are you changing your vote?"
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had already been reported out unanimously. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by a 16-0 roll call and placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, concerning local records, was reopened because of a fiscal note amendment; the committee adopted Amendment 2025-0087 unanimously and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0. Because HB 164 goes to Finance, it will not go on consent, and the chair asked for the updated report that night.
The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. Representative Manos moved inexpedient to legislate, arguing the resolution overreached because disparate impact is a judicial doctrine and the legislature cannot bind the courts. Representative Cordelli also supported ITL, citing drafting problems and the need for substantial revision, including an outdated reference to the New Hampshire governor. The committee voted 15-2 to ITL the resolution, and it was placed on consent; the chair asked for the report by the end of the day and noted there would be no minority report.
Finally, the committee discussed HB 111, which extends the right-to-know ombudsman position. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to address concerns raised in testimony about discouraging use of the office and shifting attorney-fee burdens; the amendment was adopted 16-1. The committee then voted 15-2 to ought to pass as amended. Supporters said the ombudsman saves money by reducing court filings and should be continued, while opponents argued the office needs restructuring and that additional funding was not justified. The bill will go to Finance, and the chair requested the report by the end of the day. The committee also began discussion of HB 66 and related bills on right-to-know access, with the chair outlining a proposed amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/05/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We study the health care market and aim to understand changes in health care cost, quality, and access
- and our work is data driven and access and our work is data driven so<00:01:50.880>
we <00:01: - access to healthy food options. access to healthy food options.
- After three case applications and two caseworkers, I finally gained access to support.
- So, I appreciate need access to food.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Apr 2, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:27:21.559>
my Healthcare access access I worry that my Healthcare access access I worry - It’s less than doing a lap on the third floor here, so there is access to in-person services.
- It’s less than doing a lap on the third floor here, so there is access to in-person services.
- It’s less than doing a lap on the third floor here, so there is access to in-person services.
- It’s less than doing a lap on the third floor here, so there is access to in-person services.
Summary:
The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1046 SD1 on condominiums. Testimony on that bill focused on reserve funding and enforcement of reserve study requirements. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying it would create hardship, confusion, and be difficult to administer, while also urging stronger penalties for boards that fail to comply with reserve study rules. The Real Estate Commission offered comments, and one testifier spoke in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided.
The committee then heard SB 532 SD2 HD1 relating to the Department of Education, which would improve access to pre-approved medications for students with health conditions at school and during off-campus activities. The Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi nursing and medical programs, and the Department of Education all supported the measure, with DOH suggesting amendments to better identify the correct student and improve medication safety. Members had no questions, and the bill moved on.
Next was SB 1245 SD2 HD1 relating to pharmacists, a bill to allow reimbursement for clinical services pharmacists are already trained and licensed to provide. The University of Hawaiʻi, Board of Pharmacy, Walgreens, Mikai Drugs, and the Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association supported the bill, emphasizing improved access to care, recruitment and retention of pharmacists, and better chronic disease management. The Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association also discussed proposed amendments to prevent plans from denying coverage or network participation when pharmacists meet credentialing requirements. Members questioned whether insurers would actually use pharmacists and how the bill would affect pay and contracting; no vote was taken in the excerpt.
The committee also heard SB 1279 SD2 HD1, another pharmacists bill focused on telepharmacy and 340B-related issues. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported it, saying telehealth could reduce costs and avoid travel for audits, while the Board of Pharmacy opposed it. Lānaʻi representatives opposed the bill and asked for an exemption, arguing the island already has close in-person access to a resident pharmacist and clinics. The Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association supported the measure, citing large patient savings from 340B pricing, while Mikai Drugs opposed it, arguing that mail-order and telepharmacy are not necessary on some islands and can create delivery and medication-safety problems. Members asked questions about insurer participation, scope of practice, and whether the bill would meaningfully change reimbursement; the transcript ends before any final action or vote.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force Jun 24th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- And two is to increase access to effective and evidence-based treatment and recovery services.
- And boy, did I have to fight to get her access to it with all my resources and expertise.
- Whereas methadone, more people are like, if I could get access to methadone, that would save my life.
- Last, we have to strengthen the bridge between overdose response and treatment access.
- And then I believe that every Missourian should have access to that, not just St.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 750 expands access to the Department of Housing and Community Development's Portfolio Reinvestment
- So if somebody wants to delay their project, then they could access this, and it's delayed for whatever
- So if somebody wants to delay their project, then they could access this, and it's delayed for whatever
- This new technology allows electric customers to access affordable clean energy and helps take control
- These systems are a type of technology that allow users to directly access affordable, clean energy,