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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So for them, it was $3,000 for everything.
- So, you know, some people are born with a gene for high cholesterol or low sperm counts.
- You'll find that while this looks like a high number, what's the price tag for bringing a child into
- You'll find that while this looks like a high number, what's the price tag for bringing a child into
- The high cost of going through that process is astronomical for young families that want to start a family
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Any other questions for Alia? Thank you for the briefing.
- The current language creates some burdensome compliance and PII concerns for our users, so our hope is
- I'm hopeful that this bill will be a first step toward health equity for youth and teens in the state
- Thanks for your time. Sorry for everyone. Thank you.
- I'm speaking for myself. I'm for SB 6162.
Keywords:
SB 6073, LEOFF, Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, retirement system, pension, public safety retirement, wildland firefighter, aviation firefighter, wildland fire, forest firefighter, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, firefighter benefits, retirement benefits, service credit, disability retirement, survivor benefits, employer contributions, Washington RCW, public employees
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Mar 26th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Water Topics Overview Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you have high, medium, low for all of the buckets?
- Do you have high, medium, low for all of the buckets?
- is a priority-based scale: 50% for high-priority projects, 45% for moderate, and 40% for low, along
- So thank you for this. And I hope we can continue doing this in the future.
- So that's all I have for you today. I hope this was helpful.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But I just don't want to discredit what high quality child care does for families and communities.
- So I hope everybody understands, are we for day care for all kids? Yeah.
- So I hope everybody understands, are we for day care for all kids? Yeah. Do we?
- And then we also had, under contractual, we were hoping to do a request for proposal for a new developmental
- If we expand this this quickly, Is different than high quality, affordable, and accessible for all.
Summary:
The committee heard first from LFC staff on a brief about New Mexico’s universal child care expansion. Staff said child care assistance has clear benefits for parents and families, but LFC has not found evidence in New Mexico that it improves children’s educational outcomes; they argued pre-K is the better tool for that goal. The brief highlighted four concerns with universal access: an estimated annual cost of about $849.7 million, a sharp decline in registered homes, possible crowding out of lower-income families, and reduced access for children under age two. Staff also suggested possible mitigations such as prioritizing slots for low-income and at-risk families, reinstating sliding-scale co-pays, and tying quality improvements to workforce wages.
Members raised questions about the cost estimate, funding sources, provider quality, and whether the data showed actual crowding out. Several lawmakers expressed support for child care generally but concern about the fiscal impact and whether universal access would divert resources from the families most in need. Others emphasized the importance of child care for workforce participation, rural communities, and family stability, and questioned how registered homes are counted and regulated. LFC staff clarified that the cost estimate was for child care assistance only, not the entire ECECD budget, and that the data showed declines in the share of lowest-income children and infants/toddlers served, though not causation.
The ECECD secretary then presented the department’s response, saying universal child care is intended to complete a cradle-to-career system and that the department has already seen strong uptake, increased capacity, and rising workforce participation. She said 6,206 families were found eligible in the first month, the share of infants and toddlers served rose, and new provider applications and licensed slots increased after the November rollout. The department also emphasized wage increases, quality improvements, and a new wage scale/career lattice, while projecting a lower near-term cost than LFC’s estimate and requesting additional funding for child care, early pre-K, home visiting, workforce systems, and capacity-building. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on questions and testimony.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Five - Tuesday, March 10 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I move for the approval of the House Journal for the 34th day, Monday, March 9, 2026, and I ask for a
- I mean, I'm for that. Let's get it done. I hope it passes here. I hope it passes the Senate.
- Is that for the state or is that for the locals? That is, that's for both.
- That is, that's for both. For both, yeah.
- So I'm grateful for it. I'm going to vote for it. I hope you all do the same.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 20th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for ACR 41.
- For that, I respectfully ask for your I vote, not only on my behalf, but for Cinello, for Adeline, for
- So I thank you for sharing your fear. I thank you for...
- Thank you for everything you do for our great state.
- I'd also like to thank the Poway High School Robotics team for contacting my office and asking me to
Summary:
The Assembly met on March 6, 2025, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine procedural motions, including unanimous consent requests and a re-referral of AB 506. The chamber then moved through a series of guest introductions and second-reading items before taking up several resolutions recognizing awareness days and cultural observances.
Members adopted ACR 41 on Down Syndrome Awareness Week/Day and HR 24 on Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month after extensive bipartisan remarks focused on family experiences, inclusion, bullying, funding for services, and support for people with disabilities. The Assembly also adopted ACR 48 recognizing Women in STEM Day, ACR 49 recognizing California STEM Robotics Day, HR 18 celebrating Nauruze, and ACR 2 marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Each resolution drew co-authors and supportive comments from members across the aisle.
The body then debated and passed AB 248, which would remove the state wage cap on county jail inmate labor and allow counties more discretion; supporters framed it as local control and rehabilitation, while opponents argued it would raise costs and conflict with voter sentiment. The Assembly also passed AB 100, a budget-process measure moving a large package of bills to the Senate, and used a substituted roll call for the remaining related bills. Consent calendar items were approved, and the chamber concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Eric Lopez, Johnny D. Giles, and Roger Diamond, before adjourning until March 24, 2025.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/24/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- how we can ensure access for medical patients for those high-need products, while also allowing our
- Um, at a very high level, thank you for the opportunity to present Senate File 4540.
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- We hope to continue this productive conversation, and I'd be happy to stand for questions.
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:09:29.360><c> for</c> minutes to to hear me out and for for minutes to to hear me out and for
- It is zoned for high-density development, and so retail may be a part of that.
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- things it is zone for high density development<00:21:41.640><c> and</c><00:21:41.760><c> so</c><00:21
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/05/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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- hunger relief network is at a breaking point after years of high and rising demand for emergency food
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- as</c> it's a good idea for Minnesota for us as it's a good idea for Minnesota for us as policy<01:27
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- But for this patient, I'm hopeful to be able to preserve enough tooth structure so that she can have
- I remember feeling hope for the first time in I started to come back to myself.
- I remember feeling hope for the first time in many years.
- I was robbed of my high school experience, and I ruined the experience for my siblings and my parents
- We hope you'll do that again. I think that's all I've got. Thank you so much for your testimony.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a lengthy public hearing with more than 70 people signed up to testify, focusing mainly on health insurance and health care access bills. Early testimony centered on H.1257/S.712, which would require insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment of genetic craniofacial conditions. Supporters included legislators, dentists, and medical experts who said these conditions are not cosmetic, can severely affect eating, speech, pain, and social functioning, and often create major financial hardship because insurers deny coverage. A related dental bill, H.1262/S.676, drew technical testimony from the Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts about implementation issues with the 2022 dental loss-ratio law, while the Massachusetts Dental Society supported H.1306/S.696 on transparency in dental network leasing and opposed H.1262. Representative Gentile also testified for H.4013, which would ban for-profit acute care hospitals and for-profit health insurers in Massachusetts, arguing that profit incentives undermine patient care.
A major portion of the hearing was devoted to H.1261/S.799, a bill to protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Municipal fire chiefs, Boston EMS, nonprofit ambulance providers, and the bill’s Senate sponsor said the measure would require insurers to pay ambulance providers directly and promptly, cap patient out-of-pocket costs, and reduce confusion caused by out-of-network billing. Witnesses described ambulance services as essential public health infrastructure and said current billing practices can discourage people from calling 911 or leave municipalities and nonprofits unable to recover costs. Committee members asked about unpaid debt, municipal billing burdens, and how the bill would affect rates and reimbursement. No votes were taken during the hearing.
The committee also heard extensive testimony on H.1249/S.805, which would require screening for PANS/PANDAS in medical and clinical settings. Legislators, clinicians, parents, a teen with the condition, and educators described PANS/PANDAS as an infection-triggered inflammatory illness that can present as sudden psychiatric symptoms and is often misdiagnosed as a mental health disorder. Supporters said routine screening at well visits, emergency rooms, and other clinical settings would help identify children earlier, reduce unnecessary psychiatric treatment and hospitalizations, and improve outcomes. Testifiers repeatedly urged favorable action, emphasizing the personal and financial toll on families and the potential for early treatment to prevent long-term harm. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on these bills; no committee action or votes were announced.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/07/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Tappan Zee High School girls basketball team and Coach — captured the Class A championship for the first
- I would like to thank the Tappan Zee High School administration for allowing the team to come to the
- And so, I really thank you, Senator Webb, for doing this for so many of us, and the hope that any partner
- AND SO, I REALLY THANK YOU, SENATOR WEBB, FOR DOING THIS, FOR SO MANY OF US, AND THE HOPES THAT ANY PARTNER
- What works for one patient may not work for another.
Summary:
The Senate met on May 6, 2026, approved the prior journal, and accepted a Rules Committee report advancing the government appropriations bill to third reading. The chamber then took up the tenth budget extender, which sponsor Senator Serrano said would keep state government operating through Monday, May 11 and contained $482 million in new spending, bringing the total across extenders to $20.3 billion. In questioning, Senator O’Mara and Senator Helming pressed Serrano for details on the reported $268 billion budget deal, policy outcomes, revenue raisers, and whether local governments, schools, and rural health programs would receive certainty; Serrano said final budget bills were not yet in print and declined to speculate on unresolved issues. The extender passed 60-1, with Senator Weik voting no.
The Senate also adopted several previously adopted resolutions honoring the North Tonawanda High School girls varsity basketball team, the Tappan Zee High School girls basketball team, and SUNY student Chriss-Ann Pryce. Members praised the teams’ state championships and Pryce’s academic and leadership achievements through the Educational Opportunity Program. The chamber then returned to legislation and passed a bill designating May 9 as Overdose Awareness Day in New York; Senator Fernandez said it recognized the harm of overdose and the need to continue funding harm reduction and recovery services.
Additional bills passed included a statewide domestic violence lethality assessment measure, with Senators Murray, Rolison, Webb, and Ramos describing it as a tool to identify dangerous situations and prevent fatalities; a mental health insurance bill limiting step therapy/prior authorization for serious mental health medications, supported by Senator Fahy; and measures on education, real property tax, election law, general business law, kitchen incubator economic impacts, public buildings, state finance, and mental hygiene. Several bills drew recorded opposition, including the real property tax bill and the election law and general business law measures. The Senate concluded by adjourning until Monday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated legislative.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you all for being here.
- I have the heart of an educator, which I hope you'll hear today. I came to champion for children.
- I have the heart of an educator, which I hope you'll hear today. I came to champion for children.
- For this reason, we respectfully urge your aye vote for AB 2468. Thank you.
- For this reason, we respectfully urge your I vote for AB 2468. Thank you. for AB 2468. Thank you.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> is in life and um just a great book for is in life and um just a great book for high<00:04:18.479
- So I think it would be a great book for especially Minnesota high schoolers to read because she was from
- So I think it would be a great book for especially Minnesota high schoolers to read because she was from
- Thank you, Madam Chair, for having this hearing where we could talk about these issues and hope to see
- So we hope they could recruit more teachers for us. ...on call.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Jun 30th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I have some hope for the Medicaid waiver that is not yet rolled out, but they've been working on.
- Um, I have some hope for the, the legislation that you all passed, um, Senate Bill 3 and 1, and what
- You got 78 for Bernalillo, 46 for San Juan, 32 for Lee County, and 30 for Donana. What day is that?
- , for, for 2 or 3 years, uh, Mr.
- , is I'll only hope for all of you the courage of the convictions.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-15 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not for human traffickers. I'm not for that.
- Consistent with other high-risk age groups, we already accept restrictions for things that are far less
- I hope that we... Have the age raised. Thank you so much for bringing this amendment.
- Gun homicide rate for youth is incredibly high, despite them being a smaller percentage of the population
- This has high implications for Florida's growing senior population, which currently comprises over one-fourth
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report for the day. The chamber took up House Bill 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill removes strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is completed at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, led by Rep. Cross and others, argued the bill relies too heavily on buyer-beware principles and does not adequately notify future buyers or renters. The bill passed 87-24 after debate.
Members then considered House Bill 145 on suits against the government. Rep. McFarland said it updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident, with a later automatic increase, while preserving the liability shield and improving access to compensation for people harmed by government negligence. The bill also aligns the statute of limitations with private claims and allows entities to settle above the cap. After brief debate, the House passed the bill 104-7.
The House next debated CS/HB 289 on wrongful death for an unborn child, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow claims involving unborn children and their parents. The bill prompted extensive questioning and debate about damages, definitions, medical care, surrogacy, and whether the measure could affect abortion access or expose doctors, friends, family members, and surrogates to lawsuits. Multiple amendments sought to carve out protections for mothers, health care providers, abortion care, perinatal professionals, surrogates, and victims of rape, incest, or human trafficking, but each was defeated. The final vote on the bill itself was 33-78, so the motion failed and the bill did not advance.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/13/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So there is a very high standard for achieving a variance, and it is appropriately a high standard, but
- So there is a very high standard for achieving a variance, and it is appropriately a high standard, but
- So there is a very high standard for achieving a variance, and it is appropriately a high standard, but
- So there is a very high standard for achieving a variance, and it is appropriately a high standard, but
- It should be prioritized for high-density mixed-use development, residential housing, and employment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Apr 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The free and reduced-price meal data that we need for that still is a requirement for us to qualify for
- But there are ways for us, especially if in statute for 98 it says this is to be used specifically for
- That is my hope, that that's where we're aiming for at some point. Thank you.
- That is my hope that that's where we're aiming for at some point. Thank you.
- I'm a senior in Forestville High School, and I was homeless for about a year and a half.
Summary:
The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard the Governor’s proposals for universal school meals, the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), and community schools. On universal meals, the Department of Education supported continued funding for the Universal School Meals Program and a fourth round of Kitchen Infrastructure and Training Grants, citing meal-count growth, improved meal service, and the need to offset federal uncertainty, inflation, and reduced direct certification tied to immigration-related policy changes. The LAO recommended rejecting another kitchen grant round, arguing prior rounds are still being spent and the state has not clearly defined unmet need. Members also raised concerns about the state’s ability to backfill federal meal funding and about how federal requirements affect programs like Summer EBT/SUN Bucks. Public commenters largely supported school meals and kitchen investments, with some urging support for plant-based milk options and continued infrastructure funding.
For ELOP, the Department of Finance proposed $4.7 billion ongoing Proposition 98 funding, including $62.4 million to set a minimum Tier 2 rate of $1,800 per pupil. The LAO recommended going further and fully fixing the Tier 2 rate, saying rate uncertainty complicates district planning. CDE supported the proposal and said the program has improved attendance and academic outcomes, while noting new CalPADS reporting will provide more data soon. Senators discussed whether ELOP should remain a standalone program or be folded into LCFF, and whether the state should require stronger outcome reporting. Public testimony generally backed stabilizing Tier 2 funding, but some speakers urged more support for older youth and more timely, user-friendly reporting.
On community schools, the administration proposed $1 billion ongoing Proposition 98 funding to expand the model to thousands more schools and to support existing grantees, along with stronger technical assistance, statewide alignment, and an accreditation/self-certification framework. The LAO recommended continuing the current one-time grant approach instead of creating a new ongoing categorical program, warning about reduced flexibility, administrative burden, and the state’s capacity to support a much larger cohort. CDE supported the ongoing investment but asked for additional county office and technical assistance funding. Senators and public commenters were broadly supportive of community schools, emphasizing improved attendance, graduation, and student engagement, while also debating accountability, accreditation, and whether non-classroom-based charter schools should be eligible. Public testimony strongly favored ongoing funding and highlighted community schools’ role in mental health, family engagement, and wraparound supports.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- A key cost barrier for California RNG is often the high price of interconnecting projects.
- I want to thank you all for the questions, and we hope we have answered them.
- They don't need to see as high a rate of return for undergrounding as they would for something else,
- again for conversations and hope to work with him moving forward.
- again for conversations, hope to work with him moving forward.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee May 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you both for a really fantastic high-level overview of, I think, what we're discussing here today
- So I’m hopeful that more will catch on to this and keep creating opportunities for young men and women
- We're starting to see institutions in the state of California actually pay high school students for their
- students for their commitment while they're still in high school so they're signing rev share agreements
- Thank you for your support. Thank you for that.
Summary:
The committee held an informational hearing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) and financial literacy for student athletes, with members framing California as a national leader on NIL but emphasizing the need for stronger protections and more consistent education. The chair and witnesses discussed how NIL opportunities now include both third-party endorsement deals and school revenue-sharing arrangements, and how the current landscape varies widely by institution, leaving athletes with a patchwork of rules and support. Several witnesses argued that student athletes, especially younger ones and those from low-income or first-generation backgrounds, are vulnerable to predatory contracts, tax problems, and pressure from family, agents, or lenders.
The first panel featured Tyree Dillingham and Brandon Copeland, who called for standardized financial literacy, better guardrails against predatory NIL advances, and a player-led association or similar collective voice for athletes. They described examples of athletes not understanding paychecks, taxes, or contract terms, and warned that some schools and collectives blur the line between education and marketing. Copeland also argued that college athletics now functions like a professional business and that athletes need representation and a standard contract structure to protect them.
The second panel focused on lived experience, including testimony from attorney Anthony Coronae and student athlete Mikey Williams. Coronae described reviewing a contract that he said functioned like a predatory loan disguised as marketing support, with the company taking exclusive rights to Williams’ NIL and requiring repayment far beyond the advance. Williams testified that he signed without a lawyer, later lost endorsements, scholarship, and housing stability, and only later learned the contract’s consequences. He said a required financial literacy course at Sacramento State helped him begin to understand budgeting, taxes, and contracts, and he urged the legislature to require legal review or stronger safeguards for athletes.
The third panel, from San Diego State University, highlighted a more structured institutional model. Athletic director Brendan Hill described a mandatory four-year life-skills program that includes financial literacy, resume workshops, internships, and branding education, while student athlete Sloan Benchoff said the program helped her manage money and prepare for post-college life. Witnesses agreed that support is uneven across schools, that some agents and lenders are exploiting athletes, and that California should consider standardized financial education and agent regulation while also being careful not to create rules that unintentionally restrict athlete rights. No formal vote or bill action was taken at the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- For those imprisoned, for those with empty bellies.
- May we be stewards of justice, reconciliation, and hope for all.
- 07:27.199><c> for</c> reconciliation, and hope for reconciliation, and hope for all.<00:07:29.599><c>
- Give us courage for the tasks of today, with hope for our tomorrows, together as Minnesotans. Amen.
- All for what? For a a political here. All for what?