Video & Transcript Research : 'accessibility'

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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.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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.
Keywords: 910, house, all
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.
Keywords: 959, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Housing

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,
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 120 May 14th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill creates the Access to Opportunity Task Force to study and report on how to...
  • School districts already know what they need to expand access to effective...
  • They need to expand access to effective public schools and address opportunity gaps.
  • and opportunities for... ...create access and opportunities for kids.
  • Some providers face in accessing food subsidies.
Keywords: 981, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/28/26

Rules and Legislative Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • This allows for people<00:15:37.440> with<00:15:37.600> access<00:15:37.839> to<
  • 00:15:38.079> cash<00:15:38.320> to<00:15:38.480> be people with access to cash
  • to be people with access to cash to be released<00:15:39.199> regardless<00:15:39.839> of
  • factors and not based on access to cash. factors and not based on access to cash.
  • addiction issues and not having access addiction issues and not having access to<00:19:25.919>
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Apr 8th, 2025

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • The free market has responded decisively to consumer demand for affordable, accessible repairs.
  • It's important that, with more repair options available, consumers have access to professional repair
  • This bill ensures a safer, more accessible, and efficient transportation network for all Floridians.
  • There are certain counties and municipalities that certain of these provisions provide us true access
  • We support access to courts.
Summary: The Rules Committee took up a large agenda of bills, with many measures reported favorably after brief explanations, amendments, and testimony. Early bills included CS/SB 658 on lien waivers and releases, which was amended to preserve enforceability despite form differences and then passed; CS/CS/SB 736 on brownfields redevelopment, which drew support from business and redevelopment interests and passed; and CS/SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, which was amended to bar certain building or fire code provisions affecting fuel-source choices and then passed despite opposition from environmental advocates. The committee also advanced CS/CS/SB 1132 on right-to-repair for certain equipment, where manufacturers, dealer representatives, and industry groups warned the bill could undermine dealer networks and existing repair programs, while supporters argued it would improve consumer access and help farmers and equipment owners. The bill still passed. Other measures reported favorably included CS/SB 1378 on restitution for leaving the scene of property-damage crashes, CS/CS/SB 768 on foreign-country controlling interests in health care licensing, CS/SB 772 on school access to glucagon for diabetes emergencies, CS/SB 1400 on removal of nonconsensual altered sexual depictions, and CS/SB 1696 on transportation network company impersonation and transit funding. A major portion of the meeting focused on affordable housing. CS/SB 1730, a follow-up to the Live Local Act, made several changes to zoning, height, density, parking, moratorium, and enforcement provisions, with members raising concerns about parking reductions, attorney’s fees, local control, and impacts in the Keys and other sensitive areas. Supporters said the bill closes loopholes and improves workforce housing implementation, while some witnesses urged additional exemptions for areas of critical state concern. The bill was reported favorably after amendment. Later, the committee considered several bills from Senator Leak, including CS/SB 576 on service of process, CS/SB 606 on public lodging and food service establishments, and CS/SB 1164 on electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices. CS/SB 606 drew substantial debate over whether hotels and extended-stay properties should be able to remove nonpaying guests without treating them like residential tenants; the sponsor said the bill clarifies transient occupancy and removes mandatory arrest provisions, and it passed. CS/SB 1164, which allows email notice delivery by agreement, passed despite concerns from tenant advocates that the bill should include clearer consent and safeguards. The committee also approved CS/SB 1374 on school district reporting of educator arrests and misconduct, CS/SB 940 on third-party restaurant reservation sales, and began hearing CS/SB 1690 on surrendered infants, which would authorize infant safety devices or “baby boxes” as a legal surrender option, with supportive testimony from proponents describing crisis situations and the need for anonymous surrender options.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So based upon the the motion accessible So based upon the the motion is<00:07:50.720> in<00:07
  • addresses that and fixes that, where we provide the protection but the hospitals or doctors have access
  • So that we’re protecting people’s lives but also making sure that the doctors and hospitals have access
  • Meadows whether, if the necessary adjustments are made so that only the provider community has access
  • treatment I they're not able to access treatment I mean<00:36:25.480> borine<00:36:26.359>
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and first approved Senate Bill 64, as amended, on a 14-0 vote. The bill was described as a copper theft prevention measure aimed at protecting key infrastructure assets, including telecommunications and electrical highway infrastructure. Testimony in support came from Senator Brandon Storm and representatives from Charter Communications and law enforcement, who said copper theft and related vandalism are damaging fiber and other infrastructure across the state. A committee substitute was adopted before the vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 73, relating to sexual extortion. Senator Julie Rocky Adams and Kentucky Youth Advocates testified that sextortion is a fast-growing crime against children and that the bill would make sexual extortion a felony, create civil remedies for victims, and require school-based education and resources. The bill passed 15-0 and was reported favorably for floor consideration. House Bill 662, relating to personally identifiable information, was also approved after discussion and a committee substitute. Representative John Blanton said the bill would help protect judges and certain medical review personnel from public disclosure of personal information while preserving provider access needed for appeals and communications. The Kentucky Medical Association supported the concept but stressed the need to preserve provider-facing information so doctors can conduct peer-to-peer reviews and appeals. The bill passed 15-0 with one pass vote. House Bill 320, relating to controlled substances on hospital property, was taken up for discussion only and no vote was taken. Representative Mike Klein and a St. Elizabeth nurse testified that hospitals are seeing illicit drug use and trafficking on campus and argued for a drug-free zone to protect staff, patients, and visitors. Committee members raised concerns about how the bill would apply to unconscious overdose patients, lawfully prescribed medications, emergency situations, and whether possession should be treated differently from trafficking. The chair ruled a motion out of order because the item was for discussion only, and the bill remained under consideration.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Equally important is ensuring tribal communities have access to clear information and resources.
  • In addition, the department continues to update its website to ensure these resources are accessible
  • We are defending California's voting rights and access to health care.
  • We are defending California's voting rights, access to health care.
  • We have challenged the dismantling of the federal age. access to health care.
Summary: The hearing focused on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) grant program under the Board of State and Community Corrections and related Department of Justice efforts. BSCC reported that it now administers 36 MMIP grants across three cohorts, with awards ranging from $436,000 to $1 million, plus five collaborative grants at $2 million each, totaling $35.4 million awarded to federally recognized tribes. Testimony from tribal leaders and grantees described how the funding supports prevention, family advocacy, domestic violence services, law enforcement coordination, youth programming, culturally grounded healing, and new tribal public safety positions such as investigators, social workers, and drone operators. Speakers repeatedly emphasized that the crisis is longstanding, tied to generational trauma, and that the grant has helped build trust and infrastructure in tribal communities. Several witnesses and committee members urged continued and preferably ongoing funding, noting that demand now exceeds available one-time money. BSCC and tribal representatives described outreach efforts that increased participation from four applicants in cohort one to 20 in cohort two and more applicants than funding in cohort three. Tribes also raised implementation concerns, especially the burden of quarterly narrative reporting, limited staff capacity, and the need for flexible administration. BSCC said it uses steering committees, separate small- and large-project categories, orientations, monitoring visits, and technical assistance to support grantees. Tribal leaders and advocates stressed that the program should remain accessible without requiring a waiver of tribal sovereignty. The second major topic was DOJ’s update on AB 3099, the Tribal Assistance Program, and the tribal police pilot under AB 134. DOJ officials said the Office of Native American Affairs and the Division of Law Enforcement have been conducting outreach, trainings, listening sessions, and coordination with tribal, local, state, and federal partners to address Public Law 280 jurisdictional issues, improve reporting and data, and support Feather Alert and MMIP-related resources. DOJ said the AB 3099 report is in internal review and that the tribal police pilot is moving forward with the Yurok Tribe as a participant, with a July 1, 2026 start date. DOJ and tribal witnesses said the pilot’s main barriers are cost and, for some tribes, the waiver of sovereign immunity. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with broad support for expanding and sustaining MMIP-related funding and infrastructure.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law

Federalism and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm with No Barriers, Disabled Access Consulting and Advocacy Services.
  • And that's the only way that I was able to have access to early child care.
  • He tried through court filings, through records he was legally entitled to access for the child, and
  • He tried through court filings, through records he was legally entitled to access for the child, and
  • That is why Arizona voters voted overwhelmingly to enshrine a right to access abortion into the state
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2793, which would let cities and towns expedite annexations when 100% of the property owners request it, waive the 30-day waiting period and public hearing in those cases, and allow electronic newspaper notice and a single on-site posting for small single-parcel annexations. Buckeye testified in support, saying the bill would streamline uncontested annexations and reduce delay and cost, while a Tucson-area senator raised concerns that faster annexation can limit public awareness and input. The bill passed 4-3 for a due pass recommendation. HB 2041, which would prohibit a parent, guardian, or custodian from being treated as abusing or neglecting a child solely because poverty prevents them from providing supervision, clothing, food, shelter, or medical care, drew strong support from child welfare and anti-poverty advocates. Opponents argued the bill still leaves room for investigations based on poverty and should more fully remove poverty from the neglect definition. The committee also heard HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund at DES; witnesses from northern Arizona and child care providers described shortages, workforce challenges, and the need for facilities and support. An amendment adding tax-credit language and opening eligibility to entities seeking to open child care facilities was adopted, and the amended bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then approved HB 2321, requiring DCS to place a credit freeze on a child’s credit report when the child enters care, by a 7-0 vote. HB 2371, allowing consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration and adding a separate amendment on therapeutic interventions in parenting cases, prompted questions about whether AI arbitration is currently used and whether the amendment was germane; it passed 4-3. HB 2594, concerning the Address Confidentiality Program in family court and making attempts to obtain protected address information a felony, passed unanimously after testimony from a survivor and advocates. HB 2661, which requires DCS to inform parents under investigation that they may delegate temporary guardianship and seek court relief, passed 4-3 after amendment removed attestation and documentation requirements. Finally, HB 2995, a major domestic-violence custody bill, was heard with extensive testimony from survivors, attorneys, and legal aid advocates. The bill removes the “significant” domestic violence threshold, adds coercive control to the analysis, requires domestic violence to be treated as contrary to the child’s best interests, and mandates detailed court findings; supporters said it addresses cases where abuse was minimized in custody decisions, while members raised concerns about evidentiary standards, implementation, and the risk of false allegations. The committee adopted a 13-page amendment and then gave the amended bill a due pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Our biggest concern is the access to these programs.
  • concern is the access to these programs. concern is the access to these programs.
  • As Christian indicated, because by moving people downstream faster they have access to more programs
  • As Christian indicated, because by moving people downstream faster they have access to more programs
  • As Christian indicated, because by moving people downstream faster they have access to more programs
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 3040, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Supporters, including Moms Demand Action and a crime-victim advocate, argued the office would improve data collection, research, and coordination to help reduce gun violence. Opponents, including several gun-rights advocates, said the proposal was duplicative, lacked oversight, and would exclude the firearms community. The chair noted 41 testimonies in support and 77 in opposition, but no vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided. The committee then moved through a series of decision-making items and adopted the chair’s recommendations on several measures. SB 17 on wildfire mitigation passed with amendments from multiple agencies and a report date shifted to the 2028 session. SB 2730 on criminal justice reform passed with a defective effective date amendment, SB 2749 on sentencing passed with a defective effective date, SB 2688 on compassionate release passed with amendments narrowing eligibility and adding notification and funding language, and SB 2798 on law enforcement passed with a defective effective date to make the agricultural enforcement pilot program permanent. SB 2645, a short-form bill, was amended to insert substantive provisions and recommitted to the committee. SB 2383, which would have provided a $15,000 retention bonus for sworn law enforcement officers, was reconsidered and held in committee because it was identified as a duplicate. The committee also passed SB 2575, relating to firearms, with amendments adopting a proposed SD1 that would establish minimum mandatory prison terms for certain class A firearm felonies and add clarifying language. SB 2720, which would create a Hawaii firearm injury restitution fund funded by firearm manufacturer licenses, also passed with amendments clarifying the fund’s scope and eligible injuries. Later, the committee began hearing SB 3107 on parole eligibility. The Office of the Public Defender and the Hawaii Paroling Authority supported language allowing the parole board to waive certain program requirements, while the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission opposed the bill, warning it could keep people incarcerated longer if program access remains limited. The Department of Corrections said it is working on classification changes and a pilot project to move inmates through the system faster.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 28th, 2026 at 11:02 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll start to ease their hardship and tackle our access to care problems.
  • She cares about people very deeply and wants to make sure that we improve access to medical care.
  • She's interested in surgery and hopes one day open her own free clinic to increase access of medical
  • New Mexico patients are in a crisis as access to health care dwindles because hundreds of doctors have
  • As a future physician, she hopes to expand access to high-quality, culturally responsive... ...served
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Aug 19th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • be some access to the fly.
  • I think what you talked about was access to the flies or to the live flies.
  • then have access to live flies.
  • And then having partners with, say, ARS who can have access to the flies or the resources.
  • Access to live flies, and that may take some state funding. Correct or not? You bet.
Keywords: 997, house, all
OR
Transcript Highlights:
  • pretty packed agenda today, and I'm having computer trouble, which is making it difficult for me to access
  • How that transcript or that recording may be accessed, what agency is okay with video compared to what
  • an audio recording, that when it gets referred, or if it gets referred to TSP, then TSP would have access
  • I think I've found that everyone seems to be very accessible, very willing to collaborate, very much
  • Again, increased funding to access that prevention and de-escalation intervention training.
Keywords: 907, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And when things happen, it would be good if they could access this fund to do that.
  • And when things happen, it would be good if they could access this fund to do that.
  • We don't have access to their e-file, their C benefits, or their financials.
  • We don't get access to the financials, nor do we act as an agent or attorney in fact.
  • We don't have access to their financials. This is paid entirely on a contingency basis.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs held its second public hearing of the 2025–26 session, with opening remarks from Chairs John Velis and Joe McGonagle outlining testimony on 20 House bills and 18 Senate bills. The hearing covered a wide range of veterans issues, including municipal veterans assistance funds, pension equity, expanding the Office of the Veterans Advocate, veterans service officer staffing, disability benefits eligibility, service dogs, POW tax relief, courtesy parking spaces, women veterans and motherhood, and workforce-related licensing and employment measures. Chairs emphasized the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, and written testimony process. Several bills drew support focused on expanding services and access. Representative Arena-DeRosa spoke for bills to broaden municipal veterans assistance funds to cover housing and legal expenses and to study enhanced pension equity for veterans, citing burn pit exposure and shorter life expectancy among veterans. Senator Fattman, Representative Peas, and Veterans Advocate Bob Notch supported bills expanding the Office of the Veterans Advocate to include active-duty service members and their families, arguing it would improve transition support, coordination with state agencies, and retention of military talent in Massachusetts. Representative Arriaga backed a bill to incentivize municipalities to provide full-time or regional veterans service officers and another to study the impact of combat on women veterans and motherhood. Representative Moulton/another sponsor also sought to exempt veterans’ disability payments from income calculations for other state benefits, and Representative Hong and Senator Scanlan supported a state service dog program, POW income tax relief, and courtesy retail parking spaces for veterans. Testimony also focused on workforce and claims-assistance issues. The Military Officers Association of America and James Keene urged passage of bills waiving duplicative education requirements so qualified veterans and military medics can become licensed practical nurses, arguing it would help address health care shortages and recognize military training. Brave Veterans Inc. called for a Veterans Research Trust Fund to protect data and program evaluation work during budget cuts. On claims assistance, one witness supported criminal penalties for unaccredited agents who charge veterans for VA claims help, while a private consulting firm opposed the bill, arguing it would restrict lawful speech and veterans’ choice and that existing federal and HERO Act safeguards already address abuses. The VFW strongly opposed paid claims consulting, said its accredited service officers provide free help statewide, and urged more public awareness of existing free services. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • distressed hospitals with $30 million in uncompensated care and a rate increase for our critical access
  • <00:01:51.720> hospitals for our critical access hospitals for our critical access hospitals
  • Critical access payment rate increase for our critical access hospitals, another $15 million.
  • Critical<00:12:58.920> access Critical access Critical access payment<00:13:00.520> rate
  • access hospitals, another $15 million. access hospitals, another $15 million.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy said the 2026 session ended with major accomplishments despite frustration over what did not pass. She highlighted a $1.2 billion bonding bill, housing and rental investments, property tax reductions, support for HCMC and distressed hospitals, public safety and crime victim funding, IT modernization, and fraud-prevention measures. She also said the Senate pushed a tab fee holiday, though she criticized Republicans for delaying its start until January, and described the session as focused on a “fair deal” for Minnesotans facing higher costs. Murphy said some of the most difficult work involved human services and fraud oversight. She said lawmakers created an independent inspector general office, funded the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud unit, added training and electronic visit measures, and included payment-withholding language with due-process protections and continuity-of-care safeguards. She said the Senate tried to balance fraud enforcement with preserving access to Medicaid-funded services, and emphasized that legislators must continue oversight and follow audit recommendations. She also expressed deep disappointment that a comprehensive gun violence prevention package did not pass the House, saying it included prevention, intervention, harm reduction, school safety, and mental health provisions. She said the package was rejected by House Republicans and that she would keep fighting for it. On immigration enforcement, she said the Senate proposed protections against ICE actions but could not get them enacted. She also discussed campaign strategy, saying Democrats would defend frontline seats and emphasize health care, housing, jobs, and affordability, while continuing to support roads, bridges, and transit.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Artificial intelligence in psychotherapy services 3/18/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so we need to make sure that there's, you know, we talk a lot about rural access and often people
  • <00:12:58.480> The<00:12:58.720> issues access in clinical practice.
  • The issues access in clinical practice.
  • to care and while preserving access to care and supporting<00:13:35.519> our<00:13:35.760>
  • and often people are like just go access and often people are like just go to<00:16:10.160> tele<
Keywords: 1183, house
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:05 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then the State Engineer’s Office told her that she really didn’t have any access to that water.
  • The ability to access a local protein from your neighborhood rancher is tremendous.
  • your local grocery stores the ability to access a local protein from your neighborhood rancher store
  • so the ability to access a local protein from your neighborhood rancher is tremendous regional farm
  • And there's something very special about people being able to access those products, especially green
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Nov 4th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • This treats the unborn child the same way and gives them access to the same damages.
  • We have access to our court system. People do file frivolous lawsuits. They’re dismissed.
  • So deciding whether or not we get to have access.
  • Thank you. his ex-wife access abortion pills.
  • such care. ...and the friends and family members who help their loved ones access such care.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up two bills. SB 98, by Senator Harrell, would let self-storage facilities advertise lien sales either in a newspaper or on a qualifying website, while keeping other notice requirements in place and updating contact information provisions. Supporters, including the Florida Press Association and several newspaper/storage owners, argued print and digital newspaper notices already provide broad public notice and that the bill could reduce notice effectiveness; the sponsor said the bill is an optional modernization and does not affect government notices. After debate, the committee voted 8-1 to report SB 98 favorably. The committee then heard SB 164, by Senator Grall, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child at any stage of development, with carve-outs for the mother and lawful medical care. The sponsor said the bill aligns civil law with Florida’s criminal protections for unborn children and gives families a remedy where current law may not. Opponents, including the ACLU of Florida, health care workers, and others, warned it could invite lawsuits against doctors, hospitals, friends, family members, and people involved in abortion access, and could worsen OB-GYN shortages and deter care. Supporters said it recognizes unborn life and should be treated consistently with existing wrongful death law. The committee approved SB 164 on a 4-3 vote and then adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • One is that we create access to low-cost capital for infrastructure and economic development.
  • We're going to move right along to the consideration of local solar access rules.
  • What's in the Local Solar Access Fund rules, or if you just want us to go over the changes, we can do
  • Motion to approve the local solar access rules as proposed changes, correct? I second that.
  • Approved rules governing the local solar access fund. Thank you.