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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/23/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I certainly think this is a very admirable project, but how does it differ from any other chronic disease
- ongoing, it's mutating, and perhaps this should be changed from long COVID to post-viral symptom disease
- So it's a valid point that there are many diseases out there, but... on individuals families and the
- </c> differ from any other chronic disease differ from any other chronic disease that<00:38:19.359><c
- </c> covid to post viral symptom uh disease covid to post viral symptom uh disease because<00:39:03.440
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- The Division of Occupational Licensure, which is led by Sarah Wilkinson, is responsible for occupational
- The Office of Private Occupational School Education.
- I wonder what the percentage of occupancy for family beds is right now in the Commonwealth.
- I wonder what the percentage of occupancy for family beds is right now in the Commonwealth.
- So we're essentially at 50% occupancy at the lower rate when it drops to 3,200.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing.
Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity.
The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- It's just a variety of all occupations.
- And it's hard to get comparisons of job descriptions, salaries, and benefits for the same occupation
- . occupations. occupations.
- </c> for the same occupation in this state. for the same occupation in this state.
- I just don't want to lose the payroll deduction for our members, but we represent almost all occupations
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- On page 16, Senate Bill 227 by Senator Elliott regarding the Office of Occupational and Professional
- </c><00:57:20.160><c> and</c><00:57:20.319><c> Professional</c> Office of Occupational and Professional
- Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing.<00:57:21.920><c> On</c><00:57:22.160><c> page</c>
- He's been working on an occupational license bill for years, and so this is about his fourth year to
- </c> He's been working on an occupational He's been working on an occupational license<02:30:07.840><
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the pledge, then established a quorum with 27 senators present. The body excused absent senators, approved the previous day’s journal, and allowed bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The Senate also welcomed guests in the gallery, including Auburn University McCarter School of Building Science students and retired MPD Sergeant Martin Bean.
The chamber received multiple House messages and gubernatorial confirmations, referring several local bills and appointments to the appropriate committees. Committee reports included favorable action on Senate Bills 298 and 91 from County and Municipal Government, and House Bills 297, 365, and 436 from Local Legislation. The Senate adopted several resolutions, including recognitions for Tharptown Baptist Church, Tuskegee University Day, Dr. Bradley Heim, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School volleyball, and a special order calendar resolution setting priority bills for the 15th legislative day.
On local bills, the Senate advanced and gave final passage to a series of county and municipal measures, including SB 301 (Perry County), SB 314 (Morgan County), SB 295 (Montgomery County), SB 312 (Marshall County), HB 371 (Pike County constitutional amendment), HB 386 (Elmore County), HB 330 (Etowah County), HB 409 (City of Alabaster), HB 408 (Shelby County), SB 299 (Barbour County), HB 416 (Cleburne County), and HB 421 (Lawrence County constitutional amendment). HB 337 on Madison County was carried over. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring Alabama’s record-breaking economic development year, citing major investments and job creation, and heard a lengthy Black History recognition segment on W.E.B. Du Bois, Patricia Roberts Harris, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou.
The main policy discussion centered on Senate Bill 240 regarding parole hearings, with the sponsor explaining it would allow the Pardons and Parole Board to hear from inmates and victims by phone or video to reduce travel burdens and improve access. The sponsor said an amendment was being worked on and moved to carry the bill over to the call of the chair, while another senator raised questions about whether inmates currently have an in-person opportunity to speak and whether board members would be able to question participants remotely.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The effect of this disease on individuals is as profound as any addiction that you can encounter.
- It's a serious disease, which is chronic, and the best we can do with this is get it in remission.
- </c><01:40:56.400><c> thank</c> this disease thank this disease thank you<01:40:58.440><c> thank</c><
- what was already a dangerous disease significantly worse.
- me so this this disease has has created<01:47:57.840><c> significant</c><01:47:58.360><c> trauma</c>
Committee:
Senate Finance
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, February 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> for families navigating rare diseases for families navigating rare diseases just<00:10:25.600><c
- Council and as the founder rare disease Council and as the founder of<00:10:32.839><c> the</c><00:10
- Are you going to allow synthetic biology to cure diseases?
- Well, three beneficiaries: China, disease, and mass migration. Let's first look at China.
- </c><04:08:58.199><c> another</c> tuberculosis gives the disease another tuberculosis gives the disease
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Association to discuss their legislative priorities and how advocates can draw attention to this disease
- In these attention to this disease.
- Maybe it's the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who would discover a cure for a devastating disease like
- As he and his family face his recent diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease, I join countless New
- Very rare disease. Fortunate to have amazing health care in Utah.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:36:30.960><c> people</c><00:36:31.119><c> with</c><00:36:31.359><c> rare</c><00:36:31.680><c> disease
- </c> new hope for people with rare disease new hope for people with rare disease diagnosis.<00:36:33.520
- to make a difference, to get better at what we do, to help our patients do better with terrible diseases
- </c><00:53:42.640><c> It's</c><00:53:42.960><c> important</c> terrible able diseases.
- It's important terrible able diseases.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the indications of all these compounds, of all these things— all these different indications and diseases
- are designed to trigger a special session if ever a significant number of Texans are affected by disease
- Additionally, SB 871 stipulates that only the legislature may impair the operation or occupancy of a
Bills:
SB31 , SB33 , SB510 , SB871 , SB1868 , SB2024 , SB2166 , SB2309 , SB2880 , SJR27 , SJR39 , SJR40 , SB 31 , SB 33
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- operations of those systems in the rural and the urban areas, and that's what we're talking about. disease
- Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working
- However, there are critical gaps in this data like occupation or accurate employment location.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Arts May 14th, 2026
Joint Committee on the Arts
Transcript Highlights:
- local programs align coursework with industry expectations and apprenticeship pathways across 34 occupations
- local programs align coursework with industry expectations and apprenticeship pathways across 34 occupations
- And it's because this is about people who have jobs and occupations, and then we have businesses, and
- on various shows as assistant editors, production coordinators, story editors, and several other occupations
Committee:
Senate Joint Committee on the Arts
Summary:
The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, developed under AB 127 by the California Arts Council with an interagency work group and outside research support. Committee members and panelists described the plan’s purpose as strengthening the state’s creative workforce, stabilizing creative businesses, expanding equity and access, and building infrastructure for long-term implementation. The opening presentation highlighted major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business growth, cultural tourism and identity, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity-building.
Testimony from the California Department of Education and the Workforce Development Board focused on existing workforce pipelines, including updated arts/entertainment/design CTE standards, the Entertainment Equity Alliance, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship pathways, and High Road Training Partnership investments. Speakers said these efforts are producing strong placement outcomes, including paid on-the-job training, union placements, and support for workers facing barriers, while also emphasizing the need for entrepreneurship training and wraparound supports. Committee discussion also centered on a major unresolved issue: how to define and measure the creative economy consistently across agencies, since current labor data often misses gig, contract, nonprofit, and business activity.
A second panel of practitioners and advocates described local examples of the plan in action. The Handy Foundation, Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, the Arts Council of San Bernardino County, and the California Arts Council chair all argued that artists and creative workers should be treated as essential contributors to education, community health, local economies, and resilience, not as peripheral workers. They urged stronger school partnerships, more arts access, and better recognition of creative careers. Members also discussed AI’s impact on creative work, with panelists saying it should be treated as a tool that requires guardrails, training, and union and educator involvement rather than as a replacement for human creativity. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and members expressed support for continued implementation, better data systems, and additional funding in future budget and policy actions.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill limits the insurance premium exemption to the business and occupation tax.
- The amendment does not address the insurance premium exemption to the business and occupation tax.
- The bill limits the insurance premium exemption to the business and occupation tax.
- The amendment does not address the insurance premium exemption to the business and occupation tax.
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, I think you're talking about dorm rooms which are single occupancy private spaces, which
- This bill applies only to multiple occupancy private facilities like bathrooms and locker rooms, not
- Sex-separated spaces, which of course, there's an exemption for single occupancy, right?
- And of course, what we're doing here is amending the occupations code, not the local government code.
Bills:
SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 15 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB4
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Aug 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- There are other services our community needs: occupational therapy, maybe speech therapy.
- You know, occupational therapists, emergency technicians, and occupational therapists, so we're working
- About two years before it had full occupancy and the right staff to run it.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 5th, 2025
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The Greater Albuquerque Medical Association, occupational therapists, and psychologists all support this
- educational institutions, some of the research that is mandated by the bill to identify the full set of occupations
- Occupation and education, which are also in the bill, possess beneficial predictive value for consumers
- Not every company uses occupation and education.
Committee:
House House Health & Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/11/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I do not I do not diagnose disease.
- ,</c><04:18:51.920><c> kidney</c><04:18:52.319><c> disease,</c> Cardiovascular disease, kidney disease
- , sleep apnea, and heart disease.
- In 2020, nearly 8% of adults in disease.
- </c> to treat obesity as the chronic disease to treat obesity as the chronic disease that<04:35:22.639
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- call out that Medicaid is not allowed for adults to pay for services in an institution for mental disease
- And an institution for mental disease is defined as more than 50% of the individuals in that institution
- disorder, we cannot pay for those with Medicaid dollars, but we are pursuing an institution for mental disease
- And I think part of the solution is going to be this institution for mental disease waiver: we'll be
Summary:
The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to behavioral health as the main topic. Representatives Woodridge and Vaught described the work of the behavioral health working group, saying Arkansas needs a more proactive system that improves access, reduces red tape, and focuses on a few achievable policy changes for the 2027 session rather than many bills. Members discussed barriers such as low reimbursement, workforce shortages, licensing and credentialing hurdles, rural access problems, and the need to better use community providers, compacts, and step-down services.
Director Paula Stone of DHS’s Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health gave a detailed overview of the behavioral health system. She said Medicaid pays for more than 75% of behavioral health services in Arkansas and explained that when people are jailed or admitted to the state hospital, Medicaid generally stops, leaving state general revenue to cover care. She described current efforts including family-centered treatment for children, community reintegration group homes, a new adolescent substance use disorder residential unit, expanded community mental health center contracts, a secured restoration unit to reduce state hospital backlogs, and an IMD waiver to allow Medicaid payment for certain residential services. She also said DHS is working on crisis services, forensic evaluations, and provider rebidding in areas previously served by ERISA.
Members asked about reimbursement for jail services, the lack of a statewide behavioral health dashboard, civil commitment options, crisis stabilization units, and whether Arkansas should expand step-down or long-term facilities for people who cannot safely return to the community. Stone said the state hospital backlog remains significant, average stays are still about 14 months, and crisis stabilization units have had mixed success, with Fort Smith and Jonesboro performing better than Fayetteville and Little Rock. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more substantive discussion planned for August.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 25th, 2026
PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- call out that Medicaid is not allowed for adults to pay for services in an institution for mental disease
- An institution for mental disease is defined as more than 50 percent of the individuals in that institution
- We cannot pay for those with Medicaid dollars, but we are pursuing an institution for mental disease
- And I think part of the solution is going to be this institution for mental disease waiver, is we’ll
Summary:
The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to a broad discussion of behavioral health policy, taking up work previously handled by a behavioral health working group. Representatives Wooldridge and Vaught described major gaps in Arkansas behavioral health care, emphasizing access problems, workforce shortages, rural service barriers, low reimbursement, and the need to move from a reactive crisis system to more proactive community-based care. Members discussed possible 2027-session priorities such as reducing red tape, improving provider licensing and supervision pathways, expanding billing codes and reimbursement structures, and considering interstate compacts and other workforce fixes.
A major focus was the state’s crisis and forensic system, including long waits for competency evaluations, the backlog at the Arkansas State Hospital, and the use of county jails for people awaiting treatment. DHS Director Paula Stone explained that Medicaid pays for most behavioral health services, but cannot pay for services in jails or state hospitals because those individuals are treated as inmates of public institutions, leaving state general revenue to cover much of that cost. She outlined DHS efforts including secured restoration beds, therapeutic communities, community mental health center contracts for jail-based services, and plans for an institution-for-mental-disease waiver that could allow Medicaid payment for certain hospital-based services.
Members also discussed crisis stabilization units, with DHS noting that Fort Smith and Jonesboro have been more successful than Fayetteville and Little Rock, largely because of location, partnerships, and law enforcement coordination. Questions covered reimbursement for county jails, step-down facilities, civil commitment options, non-emergency behavioral health transportation, and whether DHS should create a bed-availability dashboard similar to hospital systems. DHS said it does not currently have such a dashboard but is exploring the idea. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more detailed discussion planned for August, and the subcommittee adjourned.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 25th, 2026
PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- call out that Medicaid is not allowed for adults to pay for services in an institution for mental disease
- An institution for mental disease is defined as more than 50 percent of the individuals in that institution
- disorder, we cannot pay for those with Medicaid dollars, but we are pursuing an institution for mental disease
- And I think part of the solution is going to be this institution for mental disease waiver, is we'll
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session and Joint Convention State of the Judiciary Address Mar 23rd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- disorders like hemophilia significantly impact patients and their families, and like other rare diseases
- As chair of the California Legislative Rare Disease Caucus, I know that despite each rare disease's unique
- Awareness Month serves as a crucial step in advancing the unmet needs of the bleeding disorder and rare disease
- Awareness Month serves as a crucial step in advancing the unmet needs of the bleeding disorder and rare disease
Summary:
The Assembly met, established a quorum after a roll call, and handled a series of procedural motions, guest introductions, and floor items. Members recognized several guests and student groups, then moved through the daily file, including second-reading items, Senate amendments, and the consent calendar, which was adopted 54-0. The chamber also adopted ACR 151 recognizing March 25 as Greek Independence Day, with 59 co-authors added, and ACR 146 designating March 2026 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, with 61 co-authors added; both resolutions were adopted by voice vote. ACR 140, proclaiming March 21 as Women in STEM Day, also passed with 56 co-authors added and was adopted by voice vote.
The most substantial debate centered on AB 2156, which renames Cesar Chavez Day as Farm Workers’ Day and declares an urgency clause. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry and several members spoke in support, emphasizing recognition of farm workers’ collective contributions and, in light of recent revelations about Cesar Chavez, the need to honor the broader movement rather than one individual. Other members echoed support while discussing farmworker history, accountability, and the importance of acknowledging survivors. Assembly Member DeMaio supported the bill but criticized state policies affecting agriculture and argued for broader recognition of Latino Californians and farmworker policy reforms. The bill passed with 67 votes and was transmitted immediately to the Senate.
Later, the Assembly recessed for the Joint Convention and heard the 26th State of the Judiciary address from Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero. She focused on judicial independence, threats to judges, remote proceedings, CARE Act implementation, trial court funding and judgeship shortages, AI use in courts, immigration-related courthouse concerns, State Bar reforms after the February 2025 bar exam problems, and judicial salaries. She also highlighted the judiciary’s centennial, the importance of collaboration with the Legislature and Governor Newsom, and the need to preserve equal access to justice. After the address was ordered printed in the Journal, the joint convention adjourned and the Assembly later adjourned until Thursday, March 26 at 9 a.m.