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NV
Transcript Highlights:
- So that would be certifications, licensing, training for the EMS professionals in that county.
- Members, we are going to transfer into a work session, and we'll go through these quickly.
- As amended, this bill transfers authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care
- As amended, this bill transfers authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care
- As amended, the bill transfers authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care
Bills:
AB6 , AB102 , AB131 , AB212 , AB213 , AB220 , AB259 , AB282 , AB376 , AB396 , AB479 , AB503 , AB570 , AB572 , AB574 , AB576 , AB593 , SB185 , SB207 , SB507 , AB6
Committee:
Senate Finance
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an attorney of 26 years, and I'm licensed in Texas and Louisiana, and I've worked on both sides of
- We were transferred back to Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge, this was before the Children's Hospital
- We had asked to just be transferred maybe to New Orleans or just anywhere.
- When we got to Texas Children's, we were transferred to their NICU, so there was like a whole team.
- I'm the Deputy Commissioner of Licensing at the department. I've been there since 2013.
Committee:
House Insurance
Summary:
The House Insurance Committee met on April 23 with a quorum present and first deferred HB 1142. The committee then heard HB 1187, which would direct any excess Louisiana Citizens emergency assessment funds, after related debt is paid, toward the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program or future Citizens debt. Representative Sawyer and Commissioner Tim Temple said the bill would likely redirect about $50 million in one-time surplus funds and would help expand a popular roof-mitigation program that has already awarded more than 4,600 fortified roofs. The bill drew support from several witnesses and was reported as amended without objection.
Next, HB 1210, dealing with insurance claim disputes and a pre-suit review process for Louisiana Citizens claims, was discussed. Representative Dana Henry said he was voluntarily deferring the bill and instead pursuing a study resolution after hearing concerns from members and stakeholders. Department and Citizens officials said the proposal was modeled on Florida’s process and could help resolve disputes faster and cheaper, but the bill was ultimately voluntarily deferred after testimony and some opposition cards were noted.
The committee then took up HB 1199, which requires coverage for genetic testing and treatment related to SCN2A-associated disorders. Representative Jordan and the Diedon family gave emotional testimony about their daughter Emily’s diagnosis and the importance of timely genetic testing. The bill was amended to require that testing be ordered by a provider and deemed medically necessary by the health plan, with discussion about whether a neurologist should be involved; members said that issue could be refined later. HB 1199 was reported as amended.
Finally, the committee considered HB 880, the Louisiana Artificial Intelligence Insurance Fairness Act, which would regulate AI use in underwriting, rating, and claims. After a lengthy discussion about state insurance regulation, McCarran-Ferguson, and concerns that the bill could jeopardize federal broadband funding, Representative Jordan voluntarily deferred HB 880, and HB 920 was also deferred. The committee then heard HB 1221, which would limit the policy data collected for the Louisiana Fortified Program Fund. Former Representative Bowler argued the bill was needed to protect policyholder privacy, while the Department of Insurance and Commissioner Temple said the data is needed for surplus-lines premium tax audits, fraud detection, and consumer assistance after disasters. The discussion continued with questions about what data would be visible and how it would be used, but the transcript ends before a final action on HB 1221 is shown.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Aug 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Joint Memorial Number 2 authorized the state Game and Fish to Transfer the Laguna del Campo property
- They couldn't transfer the easement to the parking lot because there were federal monies used to purchase
- And then with the easement for the parking lot, they said that they couldn't make the transfer complete
- I want to point out that the idea that, yes, you need a license to practice medicine and to get a license
- And those three fellows that we typically have, only one qualified for a U.S. license.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> work side by side with our licensed work side by side with our licensed peace<00:20:20.000><c> officers
- We will now transfer back to Chair. Sounds good, thank you.
- They regulate educational program licensing and training standards for peace officers.
- They approve applications for private detective and protective agent licenses, suspend or revoke licenses
- They approve applications for private detective and protective agent licenses, suspend or revoke licenses
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- fiscal year, a qualified opinion was issued for findings related to the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer
- Four findings were issued regarding the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children.
- So, yes, we have licensing specialists that are required to go—I've got the details here on it.
- They're required to do at least two unannounced visits per year to all the providers, and the licensing
- I know that's part of the licensing specialist's duties.
Committee:
All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Aug 12th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We selected a contractor named Lendistry, and we completed the transfer of that portfolio in fiscal year
- We transfer the management of the portfolio through contract over to Lendistry.
- What we did was provide working capital loans licensed to micro businesses.
- And help them with their technology transfer process. The third thing is we do connections.
- There's a ton of IP transfer from the labs, and take those out of ideation into pre-seeds.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- their homes by allowing them to request reasonable safety accommodations from their landlords like transfers
- anti-seizure medication for individuals within the adult residential facilities and community care license
- grant size for Cal Grant A and B to its 2001 amount and include private non-profits in Cal Grants Transfer
- Entitlement. for those transferring from community colleges.
- This bill will help alleviate the workforce shortage to improve testing capacity by licensed personnel
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It also has rules that you can actually transfer probation. or parole supervision to another state and
- individual that is arrested in another state versus their home state. then has their supervision transferred
- And I know that sometimes, I mean, I have a law license, we'll travel across Texas.
- They don't have a license. yet, a lot of offices can't hire them during that time, so that's what the
- I happen to be a licensed clinical social worker.
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And they're licensed. Uh, not all are licensed. Yeah. uh on the staff? uh on the staff?
- </c> >> And they're licensed. >> And they're licensed.
- </c> >> Uh not all are licensed. >> Uh not all are licensed.
- So why do we need licensed plan.
- </c><02:49:07.840><c> You</c> the bills that we transferred. You the bills that we transferred.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:26:00.400><c> plates,</c> you just watch license plates, you just watch license plates, um<00
- The state transfer tax is the 3% tax that you have to pay when you purchase a home.
- </c><01:53:18.639><c> tax</c> moderate income people a transfer tax moderate income people a transfer
- </c><01:57:01.360><c> tax</c> homes with that state transfer tax homes with that state transfer tax exemption
- </c> additional transfers during the winter. additional transfers during the winter.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- And this man was working full time to work out the licensing for the World Cup.
- That has happened so far by a transfer in our lockups in our courthouses.
- The transfer is made.
- And by transferring it to MOVA, it really transferred the survivor's experience into one state agency
- I know the goal was to try to do a same-same transfer from the AG to us.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 01-31-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I’m fascinated about risk transfer mechanism.
- We’ll transfer the risk of hurricanes, so Hawaii— but you go ahead.
- There are other risk transfer mechanisms that roll into this reinsurance category.
- We’ll transfer the risk of hurricanes, so Hawaii— but you go ahead.
- There are other risk transfer mechanisms that roll into this reinsurance category.
Summary:
The committee opened by outlining hearing procedures, including a two-minute limit for live testimony, a request not to repeat written testimony, and a reminder about decorum. The first bill heard was SB 697, which would create a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for expenses to retrofit residences with wind-resistive devices. The Insurance Division said it supported the concept but noted it may need an appropriation or outside expertise to develop certification standards, while the Department of Taxation said the bill should retain a third-party certification requirement if the Insurance Division cannot administer the credit. The Hawaii Insurers Council supported the bill, and the Tax Foundation suggested a subsidy-style program would be more efficient than a tax credit and criticized the bill’s 100% credit structure. A testifier in support argued the measure would help homeowners fortify houses against hurricanes and reduce shelter demand; written testimony from several others, including HIEMA, was noted as supportive.
The committee then moved through SB 76, which would require the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to provide commercial property coverage after two private-market denials, and SB 83, which would require insurers to give advance written premium-change notices and explanations to common-interest community policyholders and the insurance commissioner, along with a report on premium increases. For SB 76, the State Insurance Division stood on its written comments, and testimony in support came from Michael Honda, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and Jessica Herzog. SB 83 drew more extensive discussion: the Insurance Division supported the need for better transparency, while the Hawaii Insurers Council opposed the bill, arguing that agents—not insurers—typically communicate with AOAO boards and that the measure could worsen an already difficult market. Insurance Division staff acknowledged widespread complaints from condo associations about lack of transparency and said the division had received many calls about premium increases and nonrenewals.
The discussion on SB 83 expanded into broader concerns about condo insurance, nonrenewals, surplus lines, and the difficulty of getting timely explanations for large premium increases. Committee members and testifiers described older buildings struggling to fund repairs and upgrades while facing steep insurance costs, and some urged the committee to craft baseline statutory protections for unit owners. The Insurance Division said surplus lines serve a critical gap-filling role and warned against regulating that market in a way that could slow access to coverage. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Message 38, House Bill 69, Department of Health Land Transfers. Eyes 34, nos 27, excused one.
- Message 38, House Bill 69, Department of Health Land Transfers. Eyes 34, nos 27, excused one.
- Point of order. >> Money. >> Oh, yeah. >> Chief clerk. >> Or was that fund transfer?
- I'm trying to >> Or was that fund transfer?
- </c><00:49:03.520><c> and</c> technology transfer and technology transfer and commercialization<00:49
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/17/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- Long-term storage credits are the water that can be most easily sold, transferred, and moved throughout
- up the Mining, Mineral and Natural Resource Education Museum, and so you saw a bill earlier on a license
- open up the mining mineral natural resource education museum and so we you saw a bill earlier on license
- The State Land Department largely owns the land out there, and so that can be sold or transferred to
- And, Madam Chair, once again we're talking about a transfer basin in La Paz County, and, you know, I
Bills:
HB2099 , HB2263 , HB2264 , HB2330 , HB2341 , HB2492 , HB2757 , HB2782 , HB2843 , HB2889 , HB2912 , HB2915 , HB2918 , HB4025 , HB4100 , HCR2020 , HCR2057
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
water storage, long-term storage credits, groundwater management, drought contingency, Arizona water regulations, Colorado River, replenishment, groundwater savings facility, groundwater storage, underground water storage, active management area, irrigation non-expansion area, Arizona water law, water rights, water replenishment, recharge, water conservation district, multi-county water conservation district, CAP water, Central Arizona Project
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- to engage in clinical practice as part of their college instruction if directly supervised by a licensed
- to engage in clinical practice as part of their college instruction if directly supervised by a licensed
- So thank you very much, and we strongly support this bill. license plate uh will provide us one to license
- certain special fund Authority transfer certain special fund money's<00:35:25.839><c> earmark</c><00
- </c> some of the initial terms of the license some of the initial terms of the license agreement<00:47
Committee:
House Higher Education
Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education heard several measures focused on health, environment, and research. HB 970 would allow chiropractic students to participate in clinical practice under direct supervision; the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic offered comments and asked for a delayed implementation date until July 2027 to allow time to adopt rules, while the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the bill. Members also discussed that there are currently no chiropractic schools in the state.
The committee then heard HB 1185, which creates a plant-based building materials working group, and HB 1337, which establishes an endemic plant seed bank pilot program. Supporters of HB 1185 said the bill could help create green jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developing materials such as bamboo, hempcrete, and bio-cements, with questions raised about in-state processing. For HB 1337, witnesses supported the goal of preserving endemic species but said a large-scale refrigerated storage and seed-production facility would be needed; one witness estimated startup costs of about $6 million for one island and noted existing seed banks are small-scale and not designed for reforestation.
HB 1300 would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center multi-ethnic cohort study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Asians, including environmental and social factors such as proximity to landfills. The Cancer Center, ACS CAN, and labor representatives supported the bill, emphasizing health disparities and concerns about landfill exposure; committee members asked about federal funding, and the Cancer Center said it would pursue NIH, private, and foundation support, with the state share described as $500,000 per year for two years. HB 736 would create a wastewater technology testing pilot program at the Water Resources Research Center; supporters said it could help certify cheaper alternatives to costly cesspool and septic upgrades, and the Department of Health supported the measure. The committee also heard HB 531, which authorizes special license plates for the Cancer Center; supporters said it would raise visibility and funds, and the Cancer Center estimated revenue would likely be under $100,000. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 19th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These projects are essential to preparing students for transfer, career pathways, and participation in
- And when you bought the home in the transfer details, it did not disclose that there was a violation.
- This bill draws a clear line: AI can be a tool in the hands of licensed professionals, but it cannot
- Preceptors provide the hands-on clinical training students need to become licensed midwives.
- In 2012, California became the first state in the nation to ban licensed mental health professionals
Summary:
The Senate began with a roll call, a moment of silence for the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The body then moved through gubernatorial appointments, confirming Julia Montgomery as General Counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board and reappointing Dr. Cynthia Glover Woods, Dr. Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez to the State Board of Education, and George Cardona as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar. The Senate also heard a guest introduction welcoming Cal Lutheran University students, faculty, and staff to the gallery.
The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 111 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Phobia, and Transphobia; SCR 129 designating part of Highway 152 as the Rusty Arraes Highway; SCR 169 proclaiming October 2026 as Women's Small Business Month; and SCR 173 designating May 2026 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month. All of these resolutions passed, with members speaking in support of Arraes, women-owned businesses, and the public safety and community roles of fairgrounds.
The Senate also passed a series of policy bills. These included SB 1154 on best-value procurement for community college public works, SB 1369 on judicial recall safeguards, SB 1106 shortening the data broker deletion timeline under the Delete Act, SB 1417 increasing transparency for mutual water companies, SB 1408 authorizing a future Contra Costa transportation sales tax measure, SB 1172 adding guardrails to local tax sharing agreements, SB 1383 protecting locally adopted labor standards in density bonus projects, SB 1371 barring waste haulers from suspending service during lawful labor disputes, SB 908 streamlining residential window replacement permits, SB 1361 limiting actions taken solely to avoid transit-oriented housing standards, SB 1014 requiring early fee and improvement estimates for housing projects, SB 1272 giving homeowners more time to fix preexisting code violations, SB 1406 targeting the Montana tax loophole, SB 1238 increasing HOA transparency and oversight, and SB 868 creating a plug-in solar framework. Most passed on largely party-line votes, with some Republican members objecting to labor-related or regulatory measures.
Later in the day, the Senate approved additional health, education, privacy, and AI measures, including SB 950 on early-onset Alzheimer’s treatment coverage, SB 874 on Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment oversight, SB 1049 on correcting health plan claims, SB 1067 on early math screening, SB 1202 on Medi-Cal outreach amid federal changes, SB 944 on acupuncture coverage, SB 957 on notice for federal subpoenas to social media companies, SB 998 on discrimination prevention coordinators, and SB 1000 on AI content transparency. The final item shown, SB 1056 on protective orders for sexually explicit material involving adult victims, was introduced with the author noting ongoing work on amendments, but the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Act to allow for the transfer.
- Roughly another third is collected and recycled through municipal streams, transfer station drop-off
- My industry, especially in Massachusetts, we get a license, a business license, from the towns.
- Because it contains provisions of concern related to the transfer of responsibility from the original
- stations where this also happens. for waste transfer and stations in recycling facilities.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA.
A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries.
Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- However, this academic success, students who transfers to UC.
- And when we saw young students coming as new students, as transfer students, with so much excitement
- entitlement for those transferring from community colleges.
- Determined, I eventually completed my associate's degree for transfer in business administration and
- proceeded to transfer to National University.
Summary:
The committee first adopted its 2025-26 rules on a 7-0 roll call, then approved three consent items—AB 88, AB 240, and AB 313—on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. The hearing then moved to AB 648, which would give community college districts the same zoning authority as the UC and CSU systems to build student and staff housing on property they own or lease. The author and supporters argued the bill would help address severe housing insecurity and homelessness among community college students, while opponents and some members raised concerns about local control, zoning exemptions, and the impact on nearby communities. AB 648 passed the committee on a 5-2 vote and was sent to the Local Government Committee.
The committee next heard AB 466, which would require California Community Colleges and CSU campuses to provide organ and tissue donor registry information during student orientation, and request UC campuses to do the same. Supporters shared personal stories about transplants and donation, saying college orientation is a good opportunity to increase registrations. Some members worried about information overload during orientation and suggested campuses have flexibility in how they present the material, but the bill advanced on a unanimous 7-0 vote to Appropriations.
AB 326 followed, proposing campus-by-campus external audits of the CSU every three years and public release of the audits. The author, faculty supporters, and a student argued that systemwide audits do not provide enough transparency about how money is spent at individual campuses, citing examples of financial mismanagement and fee increases. CSU opposed the bill, saying it already conducts annual consolidated external audits and that campus-level audits would add cost without added benefit. After extensive discussion about transparency, audit scope, and implementation, the bill passed 6-1 to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 335, which would create a California Black-Serving Institution Grant Program to support Black student success and broader underserved student services; supporters emphasized persistent equity gaps and low completion rates, while an opponent argued the bill needed to be carefully amended to comply with Proposition 209 and equal protection requirements. The transcript ends during that item’s discussion, before a final vote is shown.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) Apr 23rd, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 904 relates to the licensing and regulation of Hearing Instrument
- Generally, Senate Bill 904 would allow the Texas Commission on Licensing and Regulation to consult only
- Little's license under 577. Thank you. Thank you, Steve. Thank you, Madam Chair and Senators.
- Again, it's their license on the line. But I'm happy to work with you all on that.
- Licensed, proper degrees, the usual credentials to practice medicine, as defined in the law.
Bills:
SB128 , SB640 , SB672 , SB904 , SB1141 , SB1263 , SB1525 , SB1528 , SB2041 , SB2306 , SB2308 , SB2357 , SB2446 , SB2695 , SB2857 , SB2891 , SB2583
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Feb 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- But frankly, they've got a structure without a license. So, you know, that is 25% built.
- I was lucky that it was midweek, with little traffic, and I was transferred to B.I.
- You're supposed to transfer these patients in who are supposed to go up. Nothing. Nothing's moving.
- And I hope somebody's going to do a study on the transfer issue because I think these guys being held
- We don't own the property, we don't license it, but it's an impact to our community, to our region.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on H. 3599, a bill concerning access to landlocked Indian lands in Massachusetts. Witnesses, including members of the Mashpee Wampanoag and Herring Pond communities, described long-standing family land access problems, tax assessments they said treated inaccessible parcels as buildable, and a 2016 Supreme Judicial Court ruling that denied easements by necessity on the basis of tribal custom. They said the bill would restore equal treatment under the law and noted support from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and conditional support from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, with possible language changes still under discussion. Members asked about the tax impacts and the status of tribal support, and the chair said the committee would review the conditions and written letters before proceeding.
The committee then took up H. 5047, authorizing the Commonwealth to take the Norwood Hospital property by eminent domain so the site can be restored as a hospital. Sponsors Rep. Rogers, Sen. Rush, and Rep. Lynch argued that the closure of Norwood Hospital after the 2020 flood and Steward bankruptcy left a regional medical gap affecting more than a dozen towns, major venues, and emergency responders. They said the site should be returned to a not-for-profit operator, that the state would not be asked to fund the hospital itself, and that eminent domain would allow an independent valuation and move the project forward. Several committee members voiced support, while Rep. Davis asked about timing, cost, and whether negotiations with the current owner could still resolve the issue; sponsors said the private owner had delayed too long and that the state needed a contingency path.
Testimony from local officials, chamber representatives, nurses, firefighters, EMS leaders, and residents emphasized the hospital’s regional role, the strain on ambulance and emergency room capacity, longer transport times, boarding at other hospitals, and added costs to towns for ambulances and staffing. Speakers also described personal experiences with delayed care and said the hospital had been profitable before the flood. The Massachusetts Nurses Association and the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts supported the bill, stressing the need for inpatient beds, emergency preparedness, and a stable regional health care system. The committee also briefly heard and accepted testimony on S. 2922, an Eversource-backed bill authorizing an underground easement at Magazine Beach in Cambridge for the Greater Cambridge Energy Project, before returning to the Norwood Hospital bill; no votes were taken during the hearing.