Transcript Highlights:

• He said there are over 206,000, soon to be 207,000 regulations.
• And I don't see the need of making it a statewide regulation, to be honest.
• Small businesses often regulations.
• They come from the regulation. Now, if we got out of the...
• So if you truly want to lower the cost of energy, get rid of the regulation.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Hope Wallen, registered nurse, on behalf of the California Nurses Association, in support.
• I'm a registered nurse and board member of the California Nurses Association.
• I'm a registered nurse and board member of the California Nurses Association.
• Hope Wallen, registered nurse with the California Nurses Association, and I support.
• Jane Churchon, registered nurse, California Nurses Association, in support. Judy E.

Committee: House Labor and Employment

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is not a regulation bill. This bill actually is a deregulation bill.
• I'm also a registered nurse, and I have worked for over a decade as a pregnancy center nurse sonographer
• current IOTA regulation.
• nursing homes, and any kind of health care facility.
• , nursing homes, any kind of health care facility.

Summary: The committee considered a long agenda of bills, with most measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations, amendments, and roll calls. Early bills included SB 658 on lien waivers/releases, SB 736 on Brownfields redevelopment, SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, SB 1132 on right-to-repair for certain equipment, and SB 1378 on restitution for leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. Each was amended or discussed as needed and then approved by the committee. The committee also advanced SB 768 on foreign control interests in health care licensing, SB 772 on school diabetes management and access to glucagon, SB 1400 on removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent, SB 1696 on prearranged transportation services, and SB 1374 on school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct. Several bills drew notable public testimony and debate. SB 1132 prompted strong support from the sponsor and agriculture interests, but opposition from equipment dealers, technology groups, and wireless industry representatives who argued the market already provides repair options and that the bill could harm dealer networks and security. SB 1730, the Live Local/affordable housing bill, received extensive discussion about parking reductions, height and density preemption, attorney’s fees, local government authority, and impacts on Monroe County and other areas; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably despite concerns from some members and advocates about parking, due process, and local control. SB 606 on public lodging and food service establishments also generated significant debate, with opponents warning it could displace long-term guests and vulnerable families, while the sponsor said it clarifies transient occupancy and removes ambiguity in the removal process; the bill passed after the committee rejected a related amendment. Other measures advanced with less controversy. SB 576 updated service-of-process rules, and SB 1164 authorized email delivery of landlord-tenant notices if the parties agree in writing, though tenant advocates urged clearer safeguards and the sponsor said he was not yet committed to the House version. SB 940 prohibited the resale of restaurant reservations without consent and was supported by restaurant interests. SB 1690, allowing infant safety devices or “baby boxes” as a legal surrender option, drew emotional support from several witnesses who said it would provide anonymous, life-saving alternatives for mothers in crisis; the committee continued discussion into the latter part of the meeting. Throughout, the committee adopted several amendments, heard both support and opposition from industry, advocacy, and local-government witnesses, and reported the discussed bills favorably by recorded vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a partial regulation measure. ...reviewing House Bill 2074 before.
• That's an abortion regulation measure.
• Under this proposal, doctors, nurses, and even volunteers could be arrested.
• This proposal, doctors, nurses, and even volunteers could be arrested, criminally prosecuted, and thrown

Summary: The Rules Committee considered House Bill 2074, which the Rules Attorney described as an abortion-related reporting measure tied to Arizona’s 2024 constitutional amendment (Prop. 139) protecting a fundamental right to abortion. He noted that the new constitutional landscape makes the bill’s legality uncertain and that the reporting requirement could be viewed as interfering with that right. Members asked about the misdemeanor penalty and whether other Arizona laws impose reporting requirements on the exercise of a fundamental right. Representative Daniel Santos opposed the bill, arguing it would criminalize doctors, nurses, and volunteers and violate the will of the voters. The committee voted 5-3 to recommend HB 2074 as constitutional and in proper form. The committee then took up a mass motion covering numerous other bills, memorials, and a resolution, all recommended as constitutional and in proper form. The Rules Attorney said the measures were generally in proper form, with one comment on House Bill 2110, which concerns prayer at school board meetings. He explained that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed prayer at some governmental meetings, but lower courts are split on whether school board meetings fall under that rule, and he said the sponsor was working with the office on a possible floor amendment to address legal concerns. After no further questions, the committee voted 8-0 to recommend the measures in the mass motion as constitutional and in proper form. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's an abortion regulation measure. Good. We've been reviewing House Bill 2074 before.
• That's an abortion regulation measure.
• Under this proposal, doctors, nurses, and even volunteers could be arrested.
• This proposal, doctors, nurses, and even volunteers could be arrested, criminally prosecuted, and thrown

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the authority that public universities, colleges, and community college governing boards have to regulate
• If you are a nurse or a medical provider caring for the person and it's, you know, they're critical and
• Jude that day and how does that work in Representative Bliss you may help me with us if you are a nurse
• Seeing none, 1418, Madam Whip and members, Senate Bill 1418 prohibits certain counties from regulating
• So you're asking if this bill would prohibit a county from being able to regulate. Yes, sir.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of third-read consent bills across multiple committees, with staff giving brief descriptions and members asking only occasional clarifying questions. Topics included claims against the state, CPA certification, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign filing addresses, federal land designations, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial benefits, first responder death benefits, veterans’ flags in HOA communities, restrictions on sexually explicit material for minors, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal child welfare MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, EMT privacy, guardian notification in court-ordered treatment, dense breast tissue notice repeal, referral agency background checks and insurance, attorney disciplinary recoveries, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting of child abuse, attorney licensing authority, municipal penalties tied to emergency calls, forcible detainer procedures, utility-worker assault enhancements, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactor siting, groundwater recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, a military-police-to-peace-officer pathway, and scholarship tax credits. Most bills were simply presented as consent items, with no major debate or votes recorded in the transcript. A few measures drew brief discussion. On SB 1040, members clarified that the voter-registration portal would redact personal identifying information such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, and Social Security numbers. SB 1193 prompted comments that emergency medical technician data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as a guardian-rights bill to streamline notice in court-ordered treatment. SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure aligning dense-breast-tissue notice requirements with federal law. SB 1477, dealing with referral agencies for assisted living and home care, was noted as having passed committee unanimously. The most substantive exchanges came on SB 1148 and SB 1418. For SB 1148, members discussed shifting attorney licensing responsibility more directly to the Arizona Supreme Court rather than the State Bar, with staff explaining that the court already oversees licensing but currently delegates some functions to the Bar. On SB 1418, which limits county regulation of small modular nuclear reactors in certain circumstances, a member objected that it would reduce local control and said they would likely oppose it on the floor. H.C.M. 2009 was also presented, asking Congress to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits; the sponsor tied it to Arizona’s mining history and land-swap interests. The caucus ended after SB 1142, with no recorded votes or formal actions beyond the bills being discussed as third-read consent items.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so obviously there's urgency on that project to make sure that we're regulating Lake Winnipesaukee
• You certainly don't want to pick up a Certainly don't want to pick up a textbook on nursing that's 10
• In fact, the largest number of nurses, about 347, ...that we’ve prepared since 2013.
• By the time we reach 2028, we’ll be preparing more than 400 nurses...
• We’ll be preparing more than 400 nurses for New Hampshire’s workforce.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize. The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule. Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's consolidating our special education rules and regulations and efforts and people that are working
• We have regulations requiring the diagnosing, the testing, the elevated classroom experience.
• I'm a PhD-prepared nurse and nurse practitioner of over 36 years.
• I'm here representing the Nursing Association, both school-based and the New Mexico State and the New
• Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council.

Bills: HB30 , HB120 , HJR1 , SB210 , SB306

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

Transcript Highlights:

• I go and sit in a chair, I get a nurse, I get steroids, I get... I guess.
• I go and sit in a chair, I get a nurse, I get steroids, I get. I guess.
• I go and sit in a chair, I get a nurse, I get steroids, I get the infusions, and so it didn't make a
• This legislation prohibits usury in lending by non-regulated entities.
• Regulated entities such as banks and credit card companies are otherwise regulated.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The breathing treatments, uh, even when, during allergy season when I've had to go to the nurse because
• For certain nursing facilities with a high population of patients with intellectual and developmental
• They have, uh, one, the only one, the only facility in Texas got the skilled nursing for specifically
• IDD clients and, uh, the reimbursement for skilled nursing is really focused on a different type of
• regulation at the agency.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Transcript Highlights:

• school, my mother sent me with a three-inch binder full of instructions from my teacher and school nurse
• And if there was even a single nurse, a single administrator at the front desk, you know, who was not
• And if there was even a single nurse, a single administrator at the front desk, you know, who was not
• This is the type of regulation that this bill is hoping to stop. Thank you, Representative Powell.
• We already do not have enough doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to care for the patients that are going

Committee: House House Regulatory Oversight Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee met for its first hearing of the session, took roll, introduced members and staff, and reviewed committee rules and amendment deadlines. The chair also announced that video recording would not be allowed in the room and set the order and speaking limits for the day’s bills. The committee heard HB 2248, the Arizona Medical Freedom Act, which would bar governmental entities, businesses, schools, and ticket issuers from denying employment, entry, services, or participation based on whether a person has or has not received a medical intervention. Supporters framed it as protecting bodily autonomy, parental rights, and freedom from medical discrimination. Opponents, including physicians, child care and public health advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could undermine vaccination policies, school and child care illness controls, and protections for immunocompromised people. The bill passed on a 3-2 vote. The committee then heard HB 2086, which would prohibit governmental entities and businesses from requiring vaccination or masks/face coverings, with limited exceptions for workplace safety and infection control. Supporters said it would prevent government coercion and protect individual liberty and business freedom; opponents warned it would interfere with private business decisions and public health measures. After testimony and debate over the scope of the bill and the relevance of Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the committee approved HB 2086 on a 3-2 vote. Finally, the committee considered HB 2688, which would require the Arizona Department of Administration to identify state budget positions vacant for at least 150 days and direct budget units to eliminate those positions each fiscal year, with some exceptions such as Corrections and DPS. The sponsor said the bill was intended to reduce waste and prevent vacant positions from functioning as slush funds, while critics raised concerns about hard-to-fill specialized roles. The committee passed HB 2688 on a 3-2 vote and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, what they have added to is, uh, uh, updating the Nurse Practitioner Act.
• I, uh, signed on to this Nurse Practice Act changes.
• I think it's actually detrimental to the bill and to the nursing Act, and so I'll just briefly go through
• On how we're going to regulate or make sure that People have a safe product that really, really gets
• So I, I know that I have a confidence that they, they are regulating their, um, They are inspecting,

Transcript Highlights:

• This conference report relates to regulation of electronic gaming devices and penalties.
• When nurses at UVA sought to have a seat at the table.
• of a public employee relations board and a home care authority, and establishes the timeline for regulations
• It is my opinion, and the opinion of some of the regulators that look at this, that we are putting that
• conference, on Senate Bill 6161, this conference report, the second conference report, relates to regulation

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 4, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That means we're regulated on both sides by health care organizations and several oversight groups, as
• That means we're regulated on both sides by health care organizations and several oversight groups, as
• That means we're regulated on both sides by health care organizations and several oversight groups, as
• We’ve got two doctors, one nurse, one practitioner that’s been there.
• </c> changes you have to Cur new regulations changes you have to Cur new regulations new<01:08:59.279

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 929, a bill to be entitled an act relating to local government regulation of chickees.
• House Bill 929, a bill to be entitled an act relating to local government regulation of chickees.
• House Bill 929, a bill to be entitled in act relating to local government regulation of chickies.
• A bill to be entitled and after relating to the linking industry to nursing education fund.
• We need to fund NICA sufficiently, but not at the expense of our insurance regulators.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored retiring Senate staffer Susan Miller and recognized a veteran injured in combat. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to returning messages from the House and began taking up bills and amendments. The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed SB 118 on RV park assessments and SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, both by 38-0 votes. It then took up the elections bill, CS/CS/HB 991, which drew extensive debate. Supporters said it would strengthen election integrity by tightening citizenship verification and ID rules; opponents argued it would burden eligible voters, especially students, seniors, disabled voters, and others without the newly required documents. The bill passed 27-12. The chamber also passed the education package SB 182 after adopting a Senate amendment to the House amendment, and approved SB 474 on military affairs, SB 425 on historic cemeteries, HB 929 on local regulation of chickees, and HB 35/SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation, all with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Senate then considered SB 902/ HB 733, the Department of Health package. Members adopted an amendment and amendment-to-amendment that preserved most Senate provisions while modifying or removing several House additions, including some early steps and medical marijuana-related changes, and the bill passed 37-0. The chamber also began work on HB 905, the foreign influence bill, with a strike-all amendment offered to expand restrictions on foreign influence, sister-city agreements, linkage institutes, and related activities, but the debate on that measure was still underway when the transcript ended. Several other returning messages and bills were temporarily postponed, and the Senate recessed briefly before resuming business.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 929, a bill to be entitled an act relating to local government regulation of chickees.
• House Bill 929, a bill to be entitled an act relating to local government regulation of chickees.
• House Bill 929, a bill to be entitled an act relating to local government regulation of chickees.
• House Bill 929, a bill to be entitled in act relating to local government regulation of chickies.
• A bill to be entitled an act relating to the nursing education fund.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill is not about replacing physicians or nurses or physician associates.
• I'm trying to find out how the Department of Regulation will deal...
• And I think that, what I will say is, and I heard the conversation around physicians and nurses, nurse
• practitioner, or a physician associate, and especially a nurse practitioner.
• Delaware already regulates many industries in the interest of public safety.

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, so... ...actually, we have plenty of nurses in Massachusetts.
• You're confident that there's not a nursing staff shortage?
• And I've met with all the nurses represented by the MNA, the Mass Nurses Association, and the workers
• And I've met with all the nurses represented by the MNA, the Mass Nurses Association, and the workers
• I am fortunate enough to be a nurse, a registered nurse.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special legislative commission on the future of Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children held a hybrid public hearing focused on the hospital’s future, admissions, staffing, infrastructure, and whether the facility should be preserved, expanded, or reimagined. Opening remarks from legislators, commissioners, parents, and union representatives emphasized that Pappas provides a unique combination of medical, rehabilitative, educational, and residential services for children with complex needs, and several speakers argued that the hospital is effectively being depopulated through reduced admissions and ongoing discharges despite public assurances that it remains open. Multiple speakers urged the commission to extend its authorization and continue its work before any closure or major change can occur. Testimony from labor leaders, including AFSCME, SEIU Local 509, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association, described a “silent closure” in practice, with staff reporting confusion about the hospital’s status, declining census numbers, blocked admissions, and uncertainty about the workforce’s future. They called for immediate action to stop admission denials and unnecessary discharges, and some proposed short-term solutions such as temporary modular structures to address infrastructure barriers and allow admissions to resume. Parents and former patients testified that Pappas provided life-changing independence, specialized therapy, and campus-based supports that they said could not be replicated elsewhere, and they criticized alternative placements as inadequate. Commissioner Robert Goldstein of the Department of Public Health said the administration supports keeping Pappas open and funded while the commission works, but he argued that admissions must comply with hospital-level-of-care rules and that the campus’s deteriorating infrastructure limits the kinds of children who can safely be served there. He said the department is continuing admissions for appropriate patients, working to expand outreach and services, and exploring long-term options, including broader statewide models of care. Commissioners pressed him on whether discharge status or lack of a clear discharge plan had been used as a barrier to admission, and requested de-identified data on patients recommended for admission but denied. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• relationship between the patient and the primary care physician. ...altered and regulated relationship
• In fact, nurse practitioners, physician assistants.
• We just flip words and put nurse practitioners first as we define the care team.
• , and we have changed it to that may include, but not be limited to, physicians, nurse practitioners,
• physician assistants, nurses, and care coordinators.

Summary: The Senate first considered several amendments to a primary care/health care bill. Amendment 1, on artificial intelligence in health care and mental health services, was withdrawn by unanimous consent. Amendment 37, which would have required a rate band for outpatient primary care reimbursement, was debated and then defeated on a roll call, 5-33. Amendment 39, on direct primary care arrangements and deductible credits, was also defeated 5-33. The chamber then took up and passed the conference report for An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student Literacy (H. 5511), with senators emphasizing the need for evidence-based literacy instruction, universal screening, dyslexia screening, teacher training, and implementation funding; the bill was enacted and sent to the Governor after a 39-0 roll call. The Senate then returned to Amendment 60 on the primary care bill, which would have created a “safety valve” allowing alternative payment systems to be proposed to the Health Policy Commission. After debate over whether the bill already allowed flexibility, the amendment was defeated 5-33. Amendment 50, requiring stronger health equity reporting, was adopted. Amendment 66, a technical fix setting commercial payment rates for community health centers at the MassHealth PPS rate, was adopted. Amendment 24, excluding pharmaceutical spending from the primary care spending baseline and target, was adopted. Amendment 45, a study on expanding the role of allied health professionals, was withdrawn. Amendment 48, a group purchasing cooperative pilot, and amendments 53, 61, and 63 were also withdrawn. The Senate adopted Amendment 64, which prohibits prior authorization from delaying FDA-approved medications for serious mental illness, and rejected Amendment 68 on reporting private equity investment in primary and specialty care, as well as Amendments 71 and 72 on scope of practice and ownership disclosure. Amendment 62, a technical change modernizing the definition of primary care and clarifying the care team, was adopted. Amendment 21, the Senate Ways and Means amendment, was then adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading, and the Senate passed An Act relative to primary care for you (S. 3116) to be engrossed on a 35-4 roll call. The Senate then adjourned to a later date, with memorial references at adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• : prayer, pledge of allegiance, introduction of veteran of the week, introduction of doctor and/or nurse
• Please recognize Representative Munson to present the Nurse of the Day.
• Leader Munson, you're recognized to present the Nurse of the Day. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Members, I haveammy Powell, my constituent, who is a Nurse of the Day today as President of SSM Health
• On April 19, 1995, ammy served as a nursing manager at Saint Anthony's Hospital in downtown Oklahoma

Bills: HR1046 , SB1733 , SB1439

Keywords: Oklahoma City, terrorism, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, memorial, remembrance, first responders, community support, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, fossil fuels, liability protection, climate change, energy independence, oil and gas, 914