Video & Transcript Research : 'unauthorized practice'
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (02/03/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, you're sort of able to respond to that and, you know, just as sort of a practical example of
- You know, you're sort of able to respond to that and, you know, just as sort of a practical example of
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- Um, I don't particularly have a practical problem with this.
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- This committee is charged with learning about new and effective practices that enhance student outcomes
- Obviously the suggested practices for safety's the do's and don'ts.
- Best practice that we are.
- This making sure reinforcing the fact that this is the best practice.
- Them will go to have a one. >> I wanted to just give you a couple of very practical examples.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Sep 4th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- engage in commission work without having to obtain a contractor’s license, as has been standard practice
- Senate Bill 694 by Senator Archuleta and others, relating to unfair business practices.
- And last but not least, I would like to just say one thing about the predatory practices.
- Assembly Bill 578 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, an act relating to business practices.
- He truly found his calling in 1987 when he joined the oral surgery practice of Dr. Ronald B.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a long consent and concurrence calendar. Early procedural actions included moving several bills to the inactive file, waiving the floor amendment deadline for certain measures, rescinding prior action on SB 733, and approving a motion to withdraw AB 710 from committee to the third reading file by a 42-12 vote. The chamber also re-referred AB 406 to Labor and Employment and later AB 754 to Housing, while taking up numerous Senate and Assembly measures out of order to accommodate authors and guests.
The body adopted several resolutions recognizing October 2025 as California Promotoras Month (HR 58), National Fried Rice Day and National Rice Month (HR 71), Direct Support Professional Recognition Week (HR 70), and All California Day (HR 67). Members also concurred in Senate amendments on a wide range of bills covering insurance, horses, emergency vehicles, health facilities, restitution, education, tribal regalia at graduation, behavioral health, air pollution, energy, dams, greenhouse gases, foster youth, court interpreters, tenancy language access, patient privacy notices, discrimination in school facility rentals, hospital visitation rights, diversion, agriculture, insurance studies, electricity, and environmental stewardship. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew recorded noes.
Several higher-profile policy bills drew debate. SB 694 on veteran claim assistance generated the most extensive discussion, with supporters arguing it would stop predatory, unaccredited companies from charging veterans for VA claims help, and opponents warning it could reduce veterans’ choices and should be paired with broader fixes to county VSO access; the bill ultimately passed 46-0. Other notable actions included concurrence on SB 576 limiting loud streaming ads, SB 512 on transportation tax initiatives, and SB 785 creating a tax credit for durable medical equipment for children with complex medical needs. The Assembly also concurred in SB 250 on Medi-Cal provider directories, SB 831 on the Geological Survey, SB 788 on CPA regulation, SB 456 on muralist licensing, SB 72 on the California Water Plan, SB 76 on used-car fee protections, SB 246 on rural health workforce support, SB 484 on coastal affordable housing, SB 680 on sex offender registration, SB 695 on climate-resilient highway projects, and SB 783 on outdoor advertising. Votes were overwhelmingly favorable across the board, with the chamber repeatedly adopting Senate amendments and resolutions by voice vote or recorded roll call.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 19th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And 35.5% worked in other health facilities, which included private practice or smaller clinics. 80.6%
- It's really hard when we look at reimbursements because I know my doctor has moved to a boutique practice
- He was in a private practice in a rural area.
- I would like to say that I was in Billing and Collections as a practice management person for over 30
- This is unheard of in any kind of practice management.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Jun 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we're very much in favor of this, but I, I'm not in favor of throwing out the instructional practices
- We value the other pieces is that it outlawed some tried and true practices.
- So with that, um, what are some promising practices or obstacles that you're encountering in improving
- I will go down to Superintendent White on the end around what are some promising practices that you're
- Uh, I have very practical questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's an evidence-based practice, a wraparound service, and it's also paid for performance, so all good
- Ending this practice has been supported by Republicans and Democrats nationwide.
- But make no mistake, eliminating this practice will not solve poverty for people with disabilities, and
- You will hear arguments saying that ending this practice will result in people with disabilities losing
- We must ensure that we do not ever continue the practice. of removing the dignity and worth from every
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So all I'm saying is that particular practice does not produce the result that we want, and it further
- And a good portion of them, except for the first one, are the result of this practice.
- By reinforcing responsible recycling practices and shutting down a gateway for illegal activity, House
- At the end of the day, I think that this is a practical measure. We are being responsible.
- The effectiveness of gunshot detection technology in informing law enforcement practices. to measure
Bills:
HB1455, HB1777, HB2101, HB2136, HB2609, HB3142, HB3552, HB3846, HB4155, HB4514, HB4879, HB4995, HB5014, HB5139, HB5228, HB5436, HCR40
Keywords:
mental health, jail diversion, law enforcement, reporting requirements, criminal justice, data collection, criminal justice reform, intellectual disability, mental illness, data reporting, public safety, reporting, substance abuse, sex offender, driver's license, identification, gunshot detection, unreported gunshots, municipal police, crime investigation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Hospitals regularly are forced to sue health plans over payment practices.
- We certainly believe that the accountability needs to go both ways, and the abusive practices of health
- Those practices are well documented, or we can keep things the way they are and let providers and health
- Second part of this is a critical need to curb abusive PBM audit practices.
- However, in practice, that coverage is out of reach.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But if we're talking about NADOs, they've been practicing here.
- No training, no regulatory practices put in place to tell these people you can’t do this.
- No regulatory practices are put in place to tell these people, you can’t do this.
- I'm here today as a voice for my brother and others who were victimized by this practice.
- As you get into your practice, you need to continue training, like an athlete.
Keywords:
body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 2480, which would clarify that the Texas Medical Board may collect license renewal surcharge fees from all licensees to fund the Texas Physician Health Program and related administrative costs. The bill author explained the funding fix was needed after prior language was found to allow surcharges only for physicians and physician assistants. Witnesses from the Texas Physician Health Program supported the measure and described the program’s confidential monitoring and treatment services; members asked about the fee amount, which was described as capped at $15 per two-year registration cycle. The bill was left pending.
The committee then took up Senate Bills 1406 and 2721, both authored by Senator Parker, addressing the handling of human remains by non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, willed body programs, and related facilities. Senator Parker and several witnesses described alleged abuses involving unclaimed bodies, consent problems, body leasing, hotel-based dissections, and mishandling of cremains, and argued for strict licensing, inspections, transparency, and criminal penalties. Supporters included families of deceased veterans and other relatives, a biomedical ethicist, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, and some public safety and hotel industry representatives who said legitimate training should continue but bad actors should be shut down. Opponents or cautious witnesses from accredited donation organizations and bioskills labs said they support stronger oversight but warned the bills could unintentionally disrupt legitimate medical education and urged clearer language and implementation of existing law. Both bills were left pending.
Senate Bill 1681, by Senator Menendez, would require counties and municipalities that regulate boarding homes to report facility standards and related information to the Health and Human Services Commission. The author said the bill is intended to improve state oversight of boarding homes that serve elderly and disabled residents and to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The bill was left pending after brief discussion.
After the testimony portion, the committee returned to voting on pending business and unanimously reported Senate Bills 527, 912, 1580, 1952, and 2032 to the Senate with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and each was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 407 and reported the substitute favorably, with six ayes and three nays. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 500 as pending business.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the Panama Canal and its impact on U.S. trade and national security, focusing on fees and foreign influence. Jan 28th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a very unusual practice before this committee.
- colleagues, Senator Klobuchar and Senator Thune, to address shipping costs and stop carriers from practices
- The FMC will continue to monitor the canal's pricing practices and consider broad reviews of Panama's
- The FMC has statutory authority under the laws concerning foreign shipping practices to investigate and
- China's current practices do not allow for that.
MN
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- best practice evidence measures. best practice evidence measures.
- We so often focus on practical level.
- And effective policies and practices.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/27/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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- That's a horrible practice.
- That's a horrible, horrible practice.
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/21/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
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- eligible to practice law in the state. eligible to practice law in the state.
- The board is statutoily practice.
- considering that in practical considering that in practical application application application
- practice here on a with a full license. practice here on a with a full license.
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then assess or assure for best practice. then assess or assure for best practice
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-21 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
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- Um, it puts into statute existing practice related to existing exemptions for logging and forestry and
- Um, so it's just the practice of forestry itself.
- Um, so it's just the practice of exempt.
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for acceptable management practices for acceptable management practices for
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/23/2026)
Municipal and County Government
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- If this This practice needs to end.
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You practiced that. That was awesome. Yeah.
- These best practices are now scaled out district-wide.
- It's not just practice. You have to get those two things to start talking to each other.
- And so, Competing in the healthcare world or they're competing for private practice.
- Best practices were not followed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/10/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
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Act Minnesota Government data Practices Act Minnesota Government data Practices - cases like this, or is the practice basically they absorb it because that's where they're located?
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
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and this bill based on practicality and this bill based on practicality and - Through natural management practices. It has a defective effective date.
- And as our communities face practices.
- They're the same handling practice they rely on to safely feed their own families and communities.
- They're the same handling practice game.
Bills:
SB2885, SB2174, SB2925, SB2798, SB2320, SB2800, SB1230, SB2706, SB3233, SB2405, SB2350, SB2169, SB3320
Keywords:
coconut rhinoceros beetle, invasive species, biosecurity, green waste, environmental management, agriculture, quarantine, pest control, transport regulations, Hawaii Revised Statutes, coconut trees, tax credit, natural management, Hawaii, environment, agricultural enforcement, agricultural theft, farm theft, crop theft, commodity theft
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 2885 SD1, which would create mandatory handling and storage rules for commercial and residential coconut rhinoceros beetle host material beginning in 2027, with penalties and an effective date. Support came from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, DLNR, Maui County Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Testifiers generally said the bill would help reduce CRB spread, though some urged additional science-backed methods, better coordination, and technical or cost-share support for smaller operations. Hawaiian Earth Recycling recommended amendments to align the bill with existing Department of Health/EPA composting rules, add other materials that can harbor CRB, allow future approved treatment methods, and replace the bill’s 60-day turning requirement with existing pathogen-reduction standards. One individual supported the goal but argued the state’s CRB strategy has lacked community and cultural consultation and should include a cultural advisement role. Department witnesses said enforcement would rely on inspection and an educate-before-regulate approach, and they noted the challenge of creating enough drop-off sites, especially in rural areas.
The committee then took up SB 2174 SD2, which would authorize the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to declare an emergency quarantine, halt operations in affected areas for 96 hours with possible extension, quarantine suspected pest areas, issue notices and compensation to affected farmers, and adopt interim transportation rules for materials that may harbor high-impact invasive species. The department and DLNR supported the measure, emphasizing the need for fast action in the first hours of an invasion. Hawaii Farmers Union supported the compensation provisions but asked for stronger communication with producers and a post-action report to the Board of Agriculture after about 90 days to evaluate effectiveness and economic impacts. In response to questions, department staff said the bill would be a short-term, department-only quarantine authority distinct from the governor-declared biosecurity emergency authority enacted previously, and that it could serve as an intermediate step. They also said outreach would need to be done through farm organizations such as Farmers Union, Farm Bureau, and Cattlemen’s groups.
The final measure discussed was SB 2925 SD1, relating to coconut trees. The bill would recognize coconut trees as a source of food and water and a cultural treasure, require rules for coconut tree seed banks, require signage identifying landscape palms where applicable, set labeling standards for non-consumable landscape palms, and create an income tax credit for consumable coconut trees maintained through natural management practices. The transcript ended before testimony or action on this bill was completed, and no vote was taken on any of the measures discussed in the portion provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- certain pedagogical practices and practice derived from Hegelian or Marxist dialectical analysis, Paulo
- certain pedagogical practices and practice derived from Hegelian or Marxist dialectical analysis, Paulo
- certain pedagogical practices and practice derived from Hegelian or Marxist dialectical analysis, Paulo
- certain pedagogical practices and practice derived from Hegelian or Marxist dialectical analysis, Paulo
- Best practice versus a law. Best practice versus a law.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-05 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The legislator finds that certain practices inherent to Sharia law, including nonconsensual and child
- The legislature finds that certain practices inherent to Sharia law, including nonconsensual and child
- That means Muslims in America, like people of any faith, have the right to practice their religion.
- That means Muslims in America, like people of any faith, have the right to practice their religion.
- But it also means that no religious law, whether the to practice their religion.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions before moving into a long special-order calendar. The chamber first considered two claims bills: SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents, and SB 26/HB 6509 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence. Both bills were substituted with their House companions and passed overwhelmingly.
Members then approved several policy bills focused on child welfare, education, and professional regulation. CS/CS/SB 42/HB 47 required child protective investigators to consider certain medical diagnoses before proceeding in abuse cases; CS/SB 206/HB 851 expanded autism-related training and incentives for teacher preparation programs; SB 556/HB 453 allowed Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements for students with disabilities and clarified marching band credit; SB 688 reestablished licensure and regulation for naturopathic doctors; SB 878/HB 1347 addressed clinical laboratory personnel shortages by aligning more closely with federal CLIA standards; and SB 914/HB 867 clarified that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling. Each of these measures passed, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The chamber also approved bills on court administration, public records, financial disclosure, and child welfare. SB 326/HB 131 modernized rules for curators of estates; SB 758/HB 625 updated the composition of the Justice Administrative Commission, with an amendment broadening the judicial member to a judge or senior judge; SB 830 created a public records exemption for certain local government executives and their families; SB 964/HB 6011 revised how gifts and honoraria are reported and, via amendment, restored a percentage-based reporting option for financial disclosures; and SB 1002 clarified that acute or chronic parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow courts to order assessment and services. These bills all passed, with SB 830 drawing the most opposition among them.
The most contentious debate centered on CS/CS/CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a framework for very large planned communities with substantial conservation set-asides. Supporters argued it would provide a new growth-management tool and economic opportunity, while opponents warned it was too broad, lacked specificity, weakened local control, and could be exploited by large developers. After extensive debate and an amendment limiting data centers in commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than brought to a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 530 on lottery operations, SB 1632/HB 1471 on foreign law and domestic terrorist designations after a lengthy and divisive amendment debate over references to Sharia law, and SB 21/HB 218 on land-use regulations tied to hurricane recovery, which preserves SB 180 restrictions in storm-affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties.