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  • Every member of this committee is a parent and most of us, well some of us are grandparents.
  • So this trifecta of no satiety, low cost, and addiction really kind of spiral us into this process of
  • of them are often out of reach financially or otherwise inaccessible to most of my patients.
  • , many of the, all of this chronic disease of aging. by 40 percent.
  • of it.
Summary: The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 21 (2-5-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

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  • Um, this has significant fiscal impact to our state with the Department of Medicaid.
  • will spend an additional $17 million annually. with the Department of Medicaid.
  • Um, I'm with the Department of Medicaid.
  • </c> of any federal highway that is part of of any federal highway that is part of the<00:55:45.119><
  • </c><00:59:43.359><c> of</c> Representatives of the Commonwealth of Representatives of the Commonwealth
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Feb 25th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

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  • A fiscal note is available and shows no cost to the Department of Revenue and an indeterminate impact
  • A fiscal note is available and shows a minimal cost of $3,100 to the Department of Revenue to update
  • A fiscal note is available and shows a minimal cost of $3,100 to Department of Revenue to update their
  • And we've heard numerous complaints from various areas of increased 911 calls, of drug use, of crime
  • And we've heard numerous complaints from various areas of increased 911 calls, of drug use, of crime
Bills: HB2664
Committee: Senate Housing
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • The envelope contains a copy of the driver's license, vehicle registration, proof of insurance, and emergency
  • Individuals may voluntarily request this envelope through their Department of Safety, motor vehicle,
  • I would like to see this bill amended and include the employees of the Department of Corrections, as
  • So I would like to see that the Department of Corrections is mandated to train their employees as well
  • This bill establishes the Department of Juvenile Justice as a criminal justice employing agency under
Bills: S0132 , S0418 , S0646 , S0820 , S1734
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Housing

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  • A lot of people have already spoken on some of the things that I'll...
  • And a lot of owners are now selling because of any added costs.
  • And a lot of owners are now selling because of any added costs.
  • And second of all, it actually has a better chance of getting to the tenant.
  • And second of all, it actually has a better chance of getting to the tenant.
Bills: HB2664
Committee: House Housing
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Health Services (1-22-26)

Health Services

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  • /c> the use of buponorphine for use of pain the use of buponorphine for use of pain in<00:42:24.079><
  • Insurance gaps, workflow limits, and limited integrated behavioral health as a primary cause of limited
  • </c> be hearing from some of your some of our be hearing from some of your some of our law<00:51:31.920
  • prescribing of all kinds of drugs.
KY
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  • Now, I was mayor of a small city that owns our own electricity and gas departments, and as such, I had
  • But most importantly, our volunteer fire department made over $6,000 for three days of their time.
  • And it's all about the insurance and safety of our people.
  • And it's all about the insurance and safety of our people.
  • And it's all about the insurance and safety of our people.
Summary: The committee meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior minutes. Members also observed a moment of reflection for Charlie Kirk and offered condolences to Representative Bobby McCool on the death of his mother. Representative Fugate then made announcements about the ongoing ATV/UTV trail system, including an October 21 opening in Letcher County and an October 2 groundbreaking in Knott County, and staff was asked to circulate the dates to members. The main agenda item was Senate Bill 137, presented by Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong with testimony from George Ecklan of the Coalition of the Homeless and Wesley Bryant, a flood survivor and Eastern Kentucky resident. The bill would prohibit utility disconnections for non-payment during dangerous weather and emergencies, including extreme cold, excessive heat, and declared natural disasters. Supporters said the measure is narrow, does not forgive past-due balances or change reconnection policies, and is intended to protect vulnerable residents, reduce risks to first responders, and create a minimum statewide standard amid a patchwork of utility policies. They cited weather thresholds and historical examples of extreme weather and disaster declarations in Kentucky. Testimony emphasized the human impact of shutoffs, especially for low-income households, older adults, and families facing illness or disaster recovery. Bryant described experiences with people shivering without heat or struggling to keep children cool when power was cut off, calling electricity a lifeline rather than a luxury. Representative Gu raised concerns that utility bills have become unaffordable due to broader policy and rate issues, argued that some customers may not pay if shutoffs are prohibited, and questioned whether the bill was needed. Senator Chambers Armstrong responded that the proposal is limited to non-payment shutoffs during short periods of dangerous conditions and is meant to keep people safe during emergencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
KY
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  • >> So my question for you is, as one of the three branches of government, you've got your own IT department
  • the</c> Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education and the education<
  • So, the Kentucky Department of &gt;&gt; Yes.
  • But I know our legal department, our financial department, did a great job of anticipating, you know,
  • </c><01:26:04.159><c> of</c> department did a did a great job of of department did a did a great job
Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • Good morning, members of the committee. Lee Parsley for TLR. We're in favor of the bill.
  • of those are against this bill.
  • of space aliens.
  • Um, members, uh, Section 22.002A of the Government Code is the codification of Article 5, Section 3 of
  • I'll give you a couple of examples of notable cases that the SCJC deemed unworthy of investigation.
Bills: SB 53
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Caucus of the Whole - 2025-03-26 - 1:30PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

TX
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  • It will transfer pasture land owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County.
  • Both Walker County and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice support this legislation.
  • So, for example, the City of Lakeway has a police department, but we don't have a fire department.
  • Yeah, in terms of the five of the eight, one of the five. Let's find out. One of them is EMS.
  • Okay, and oftentimes there's confusion between... ...Travis County Fire Departments and the City of Austin
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

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  • He got a full year's severance plus 6 months of insurance payments.
  • Maybe a head of a department or the assistant city manager, and they're trying to work their way up,
  • the current system kind of influences in terms of modes of transportation.
  • , um, we're kind of bantering about it at the office, um, a couple of cities, the city of San Antonio
  • I, I'm Mayor Tom Kilgore of the city of Lakeway, Texas.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/6/25

Capital Investment

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  • I serve as the secretary of the fire department for the city of Raymond.
  • :53:55.839><c> Minneapolis</c><00:53:56.319><c> to</c> department in the City of Minneapolis to department
  • Chair, we've already had two boiled water orders from the Department of Health in 2019 and '21 due to
  • /c><01:35:45.119><c> a</c><01:35:45.199><c> health</c> Department of Health we issued a health Department
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • Former members of the Texas House of Representatives each session is an esteemed tradition of this chamber
  • Berry, Bell of Montgomery. Bell of Montgomery. Is Mr. Bell of Montgomery on the floor of the House?
  • Gonzalez of El Paso. Is Ms. Gonzalez of El Paso on the floor of the House?
  • Money on the floor of the House? Moody, Morales of Harris. Morales of Harris. Ms.
  • of 1993.
HI
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  • of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Education to develop a coordinated plan to
  • The Department of Health has comments. Good morning. Lauren Kim, Department of Health.
  • Next, HCR 139 and HR 131, requesting the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department
  • On behalf of the Department of Education, the Department stands in support. It's written testimony.
  • Department of Labor. Department of Business Development. And we are several from DBEDT.
Bills: HCR93 , HCR14 , HR85
Committee: House Finance
TX
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  • Finally, it’s an irreplaceable link as well in the chain of indigent medical care in the city of.
  • It is an irreplaceable link. ...the chain of indigent medical care in the city of Houston.
  • Give us an analysis of how many are within 440 yards of a hospital.
  • Army Corps of Engineers on development management of the Coastal Barrier System.
  • of Senate Bill. 22 of three.
Bills: SB2082 , SB2203 , SB2351 , SB2550 , SCR48