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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also provides districts with the ability to obtain standing orders for distribution and condition-specific
  • We modeled this after the standing orders for the distribution and condition-specific protocol that was
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edpol Committee Meeting - 2025-03-19

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • prescribing through our health system, which helped, but this issue has morphed into other means of distribution
  • Article 7, Section 8 beginning on line 50.18 makes clear that program participants using funds Distributed
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • customers collect fruits and vegetables, rice and soybeans, process the grain, and then sell and distribute
  • that can work, that can be actuarially sound, and help cover some of those gaps, so that it is distributed
Summary: The meeting of the agricultural committee focused on significant concerns regarding the current state of America's rural economy, highlighting the need for a strong five-year farm bill to address the challenges faced by farmers, particularly young and beginning farmers. Key testimony was given by multiple stakeholders including agricultural leaders and young farmers, emphasizing issues related to crop insurance, access to credit, and the adverse impact of recent USDA funding freezes. Various members discussed the necessity of risk management tools that farmers rely on to secure financing, which is crucial for sustaining agricultural operations and supporting rural communities. The importance of timely legislative action was underscored, as many farmers reported struggles in the current economic climate, raising urgency for reforms within the Farm Bill framework.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Mar 10th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • AS THIS BILL MOVES MAYBE IT CAN BE CLARIFIED BECAUSE THE WORD DISTRIBUTES COULD BE FOUND TO BE CONFUSING
  • THIS BILL MAKES IT A FELONY FOR FLORIDIANS WHO BELIEVE IN A ISSUE TO DISTRIBUTE PETITIONS OR COLLECT
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 29th, 2026

Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • It has been distributed, and I move for its adoption. Discussion? If we could... Yes.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and first considered a House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1067, which concerns civil actions based on public expression. The substitute was presented as an omnibus measure incorporating several House bills: HB 1711 on the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, HB 2666 on anti-SLAPP protections, HB 3116 on civil jurisprudence changes including workers’ compensation attorney substitution and domestic LLC deadlock procedures, and HB 3289 on court operations and statewide automation funding. Members briefly explained each component, emphasizing reduced litigation costs, streamlined procedures, and improved court administration. The committee also discussed adding a treatment court administrator position for circuits that lack a commissioner or administrator, intended to support circuits where judges currently handle those duties without staff. After discussion, the committee adopted the House Committee Substitute. The committee then voted on the substitute for Senate Bill 1067 and approved it do pass by a vote of 11 ayes and 0 noes. The hearing then concluded.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • passed by the House, House Bill 2133 requires any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally distributes
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed several House bills with Senate amendments and discussed whether sponsors would concur or refuse. HB 2003 would lower the minimum age for an instruction permit from 15 and a half to 15 and extend permit validity periods, but the sponsor refused concurrence because the bill did not grandfather in applicants in the transition period, so the measure will go to conference committee. HB 2013, dealing with ADEQ exceptional event demonstrations for large wildfires on federally managed land, had Senate changes narrowing the wildfire threshold and impact criteria; the sponsor was reported to concur. HB 2133, which would require consent verification for online sexual material, drew a refusal from the sponsor due to a circular definition and an unintended entity being included, also prompting further fixes. HB 2226, concerning court inquiry into veteran status and referrals to veterans’ services, and HB 2693, revising bona fide association qualifications and adding a health insurance feasibility study, were both reported as having sponsor concurrence. HB 2032, which changes the statewide assessment testing window and reporting dates, also had sponsor concurrence after the Senate extended the testing window and adjusted the start date restriction.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Apr 24th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • the companion to House Bill 3459 that was heard last week in committee, and the bill changes the distribution
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Vang, you know, for the gas tax, we don't have gas tax users distribute the gas tax, right
  • <00:44:43.119> Is distribute the gas tax, right? Is distribute the gas tax, right?
  • Of course, stakeholders would like authority to distribute money.
  • Of course, stakeholders would like authority to distribute money.
  • "Of course, stakeholders would like authority to distribute money.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • are realized about, whatever savings are realized will<00:40:52.000> be<00:40:52.160> distributed
  • /c><00:40:52.640> amongst<00:40:52.960> the<00:40:53.119> partners will be distributed
  • amongst the partners will be distributed amongst the partners in<00:40:53.680> these<00:40:53.920
  • to be here to testify and was unable because of an illness, but his very excellent comments were distributed
  • to be here to testify and was unable because of an illness, but his very excellent comments were distributed
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board met on March 9 with a quorum present and no minutes to approve. The chair reordered the agenda to hear House Bill 689 first. Representative Amy Neighbors presented HB 689, which would authorize Kentucky to seek CMS approval for a Medicaid state-directed payment program for physician and non-physician professional services delivered through qualifying hospital-affiliated groups, beginning January 1, 2026, with retroactive payments for that year. She said the bill is intended to improve access to care in rural and underserved areas, support workforce retention, and generate about $29 million annually in federal Medicaid funds without using general fund dollars. Representatives from Owensboro Health and St. Elizabeth Healthcare testified in support, describing staffing and subsidy pressures, lower Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, and the importance of the program for maintaining access and quality in rural and safety-net settings. Committee members noted the bill had already passed the House Health Services Committee unanimously and discussed broader concerns about Kentucky’s low reimbursement rates and the need to consider other systems not covered by the proposal. The board then heard Senate Bill 2011 from Senator Donald Douglas and Cody Hunt of the Kentucky Medical Association. The bill would address a Medicaid coding issue by ensuring that coverage limits do not reduce payment to fewer than two evaluation and management service units per provider, per patient, per day. Douglas argued the current one-visit, one-issue limitation forces multiple visits, increases no-shows, and prevents providers from treating the whole patient. Hunt explained that the bill is meant to correct a longstanding regulation that limited E&M services to one per physician per recipient per date of service, which can prevent providers from coding additional medically necessary work during the same visit. He said DMS has already filed a regulatory amendment to fix the problem, but a statutory change is still needed to prevent the issue from returning. He also said the bill is not intended to change reimbursement policy, only coding rules, and that MCO payment practices vary. Members generally supported the concept. Senator Berg asked about fiscal impact and private-payer billing; Hunt said there should be no fiscal impact because the bill does not change payment policy, only coding. Representative Moore said the proposal could reduce costs and improve convenience by avoiding extra visits. Chairman Meredith said the bill illustrated problems with fee-for-service care and supported moving toward a more holistic delivery model. Dr. Schuster raised a drafting concern about the bill summary language, and Hunt responded that the regulatory amendment should address the issue generally for providers. No votes were taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 02/19/26

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • levy question, the $26 number and the $152 number would still have been printed on the ballots distributed
  • question last year, would the $26 number and the $152 number still have been printed on the ballots distributed
  • question last year, would the $26 number and the $152 number still have been printed on the ballots distributed
  • the waters ahead of a referendum to see if this is really viable in our community were very high. distributed
  • distributed to voters?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/19/26

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • :37.919> response<00:07:38.319> systems<00:07:39.120> and<00:07:39.360> distribute
  • homeless response systems and distribute homeless response systems and distribute federal<00:07:
  • with non-public application this Tuesday with $50,000<01:07:53.599> to<01:07:53.839> distribute
  • c><01:07:54.400> and<01:07:54.640> within<01:07:55.119> minutes $50,000 to distribute
  • and within minutes $50,000 to distribute and within minutes it<01:07:55.920> was<01:07:56.079
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • complex for-profit ownership models that drain resources away from direct care and taxpayer dollars distributed
  • specifically seeks to reduce youth exposure to hookah products by clearly prohibiting the sale, distribution
  • Any other medication that you've said, we're going to give authority for direct distribution of this
  • So from our perspective— Safety during the distribution and dispensing process matters.
  • Okay, so then in terms of how they distribute ivermectin, does it come in a bottle like Tylenol would
Bills: HB216
Summary: The Committee on Public Health met with a quorum and heard public testimony on a long agenda, with members repeatedly reminded of a two-minute limit for witnesses. Several bills were voted out favorably, including HB 2588 on cottage food, HB 1639 on cancer incidence and female firefighters, HB 2581 on a reporting form for contracted services for pregnant women, and SB 922 on electronic disclosure of certain sensitive medical information. Those measures generally passed on party-line or near-unanimous votes, while HB 216 on itemized medical statements was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also left pending HB 5141, HB 4638, HB 2035, HB 4813, HB 2264, HB 4014, and HB 3829 after hearing testimony and questions. The final item introduced in the excerpt was HB 4408 on health care market transparency and corporate consolidation, but the discussion was cut off before testimony or action was completed. A major theme of the hearing was mental health diversion and access to treatment. HB 5141, by Rep. Howard, would allow Travis County to use vacated Austin State Hospital property for a local mental health jail diversion center; law enforcement, the Travis County sheriff, county judge, and urban counties group all testified in support, describing the lack of alternatives for people in crisis and the burden on jails and emergency rooms. Members asked about eligible offenses, bed capacity, and whether the facility would serve only Travis County, and the bill was left pending. HB 2264, by Rep. Schoolcraft, would create a friends-and-family form for loved ones to provide information to providers during emergency mental health treatment; NAMI and hospital groups supported it, while one neutral witness and several members raised concerns about patient control, credibility of information, and liability protections. The bill was also left pending. The committee also heard multiple psychedelic-therapy and drug-policy bills. HB 4813 would speed Texas rescheduling of Schedule I substances if the FDA reclassifies them, with testimony focused on psilocybin and MDMA and their potential use for PTSD and depression; members questioned whether the bill was too broad and how state rescheduling works, and it was left pending. HB 4014 would direct HHSC to study psychedelic therapies, building on prior state research, and witnesses said Texas should prepare regulatory and clinical infrastructure before FDA approval; it too was left pending. HB 2035 would require parents to be informed that they may seek substance-use treatment for a child even if one facility turns them away, prompted by a constituent’s account of a fatal fentanyl overdose after receiving incorrect advice; it was left pending. HB 4638 would extend and expand the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative board and timeline, with the author saying the program is still in early implementation and needs more time, and it was left pending as well. Other bills addressed public health administration and animal welfare. HB 3829 would require a study of the animal-friendly account and its grant process for spay/neuter funding, with the author arguing that the current application and reimbursement process is too burdensome for shelters and nonprofits; no opposition was heard and the bill was left pending. HB 2581 and HB 1639 were reported favorably, while HB 216 drew discussion about enforcement of itemized medical billing and was held after the committee substitute was withdrawn. Throughout the hearing, members also discussed broader concerns about homelessness, competency restoration waitlists, jail overcrowding, and the need for more treatment options outside the criminal justice system.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Union Depot would be able to distribute on-sale intoxicating liquor.
  • Maybe could describe how you would vend or distribute the alcohol in your business.
  • Maybe could describe how you would vend or distribute the alcohol in your business.
  • Miss Hanks, maybe could describe how you would vend or distribute the alcohol in your business.
  • Miss Hanks, maybe could describe how you would vend or distribute the alcohol in your business.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AEN-EEP-AGR Informational Briefing 02-24-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The enforcement section is responsible for inspections and pesticide use and distribution.
  • And the other way that pesticides distribute themselves is not only by droplets, not only by aerosol,
  • /c><00:32:13.679> that the other way that the other way that pesticides<00:32:16.440> distribute
  • /c><00:32:17.120> themselves<00:32:17.399> is<00:32:17.600> not pesticides distribute
  • themselves is not pesticides distribute themselves is not only<00:32:17.960> by<00:32:18.080>
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with Senate and House members opening the meeting and explaining that the session was intended to hear expert presentations and community concerns. Fern Holland outlined the background for the briefing, describing how restricted use pesticides differ from general-use products, why state-level regulation matters, and how community advocates have sought disclosure and protections for years. She summarized 2019 reporting data, saying a small number of users accounted for most reported use, with especially heavy application in North Central Oʻahu and on the west side of Kauaʻi. She highlighted concerns about applications near schools, homes, and coastlines, and identified 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used fumigants. She also noted concerns about highly hazardous pesticides, some banned in other countries, and the lack of research on long-term combined exposure to multiple pesticides. Greg Takashima of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture described the department’s pesticide program and regulatory authority under FIFRA and state law. He explained the distinction between general-use and restricted use pesticides, the certification requirements for applicators, and the department’s role in tracking RUPs from sale through use. He reviewed the branch’s functions in enforcement, education and certification, registration and technical review, and laboratory analysis, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, product registration, groundwater review, and outreach on drift reduction and integrated pest management. He also noted staffing and funding limitations, saying the branch lacks a toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. Takashima thanked the legislature for passing Act 231 the prior year and said the department supports the measure as it moves forward this session. Dr. Lee, speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and as a former member of the Kauaʻi Joint Fact-Finding Task Force, said pediatric guidance has shifted from focusing on acute poisoning to recognizing chronic low-level pesticide exposure as a concern. He cited AAP publications linking pesticide exposure to cancer, brain tumors, leukemia, birth outcomes, neurobehavioral effects, and asthma, and said pediatricians are now encouraged to advise families on reducing exposure and to support right-to-know measures and buffer zones around schools and public gathering places. He also described the Kauaʻi task force’s work, saying it found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, questions were held until after presentations, and the department expressed support for Act 231.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25 - Part 2

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • of almost $2 billion just for road networks that receive funding through the Highway User Tax Distribution
  • fund and that's along tax distribution fund and that's along with<00:09:08.000> County<00:09:
  • On this map, which the pages could distribute to the members, you can see that many counties across the
  • <00:53:37.359> to<00:53:37.480> the the pages could distribute to the the pages could
  • distribute to the members<00:53:39.240> um<00:53:39.440> you<00:53:39.559> can<
Bills: HF5
Summary: The Transportation Committee resumed consideration of House File 5, which would reduce transportation-related revenues while also providing tax relief, including a subtraction for Social Security income, elimination of the delivery fee, and a cap on automatic gas tax indexing. The committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment, which added the phrase “using existing resources,” and then proceeded to public testimony. Representative Joy described the bill as making Minnesota more affordable, while several members and testifiers raised concerns about the impact on transportation funding and road maintenance. MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Doppenberg testified that reductions in planned transportation investments would worsen pavement, bridge, and roadway conditions, reduce construction projects and jobs, and add to an already large funding gap. Committee discussion focused on the estimated revenue losses from the bill, including about $45 million in fiscal year 2026 and $55 million annually from repealing the delivery fee, plus additional losses from capping gas tax indexing, for a combined transportation revenue reduction of about $131 million in the 2026-27 biennium. Members also asked about bridge aesthetics, paint, transit impacts, and whether other mandates and cost increases should be considered alongside revenue reductions. Supporters of the delivery fee repeal, including the Minnesota Grocers Association and Minnesota Retailers Association, argued the fee is costly to administer, confusing to consumers, and disproportionately burdens small businesses and lower-income or disabled consumers who rely on delivery. The Minnesota Association of Townships and the Minnesota Transportation Alliance emphasized that rural and local governments face major road and bridge funding needs and warned that reducing revenue would shift costs to property taxpayers or leave projects unfunded. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued with testimony and member questions.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (01/31/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • along that spectrum and potentially even the change in distribution along that spectrum over time?
  • shed light any data that would sort of shed light on<00:27:30.000> the<00:27:30.200> distribution
  • <00:27:31.039> along<00:27:31.360> that<00:27:31.559> spectrum on the distribution
  • along that spectrum on the distribution along that spectrum and<00:27:32.399> potentially<00:
  • be useful if you identified maybe other states that have that data available and look at their distribution
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The work session focused on special education, especially the differentiated aid component and special education aid, which members noted is still often called “catastrophic aid.” The chair said the committee was trying to better understand how special education costs are growing, how districts are delivering services through SAUs or internally, and how reimbursement formulas affect local costs. Members also discussed the need for better data before making decisions on several education funding bills, and Representative Brown was tasked with capturing questions for follow-up information from the department or elsewhere. Testimony from the state special education director, Becky Fad, centered on why student counts in various disability categories have shifted over time. She said the categories themselves have not changed much, but autism has increased because of greater understanding and identification, developmental delay has grown because it applies to children under age 10 who may not yet have a clear diagnosis, and some students previously classified under speech/language or other health impairment are now identified in more specific categories such as autism. She emphasized that the IEP is based on a child’s individual needs, so a change in category would not necessarily change services, though it may help educators support the student differently. Members asked about whether the shifts reflect better diagnostic capability, whether the department should gather more data on the reasons for the changes, and whether autism-spectrum data could be broken down further. Fad said the department does not currently have data on the causes of the shifts or on where students fall within the autism spectrum, but that collecting and analyzing such data is on its list of priorities and a new data manager had recently been hired. She also explained that each child is counted only once on the chart by primary disability, that the IEP or eligibility team determines the primary category based on evaluations, and that any child can be referred for special education by a parent, teacher, or doctor, after which the district must meet within 15 days to decide whether to evaluate. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • I have a map that I will distribute. We also have it on the screen; I'll show you in a second.
  • ><00:37:15.119> map<00:37:15.440> that<00:37:15.560> will<00:37:15.800> distribute
  • <00:37:16.280> we I have a map that will distribute we I have a map that will distribute we
  • :43:02.440> okay<00:43:03.440> if<00:43:03.680> if<00:43:04.040> um distribute
  • the map that's okay if if um distribute the map that's okay if if um if<00:43:04.520> the<00:
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint hearing of the Water and Land, Hawaiian Affairs, and Housing committees on January 29, 2025 focused on SB 534, with the chairs outlining hearing procedures, public testimony limits, and plans to allow extended presentations from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) before moving to other testifiers. The hearing was presented as a public, transparent discussion of OHA’s plans for Kakaʻako Makai, with committee members noting that decision-making would follow if time permitted. OHA testified in strong support of SB 534. The chair of OHA’s Board of Trustees said the bill was a novel proposal for the legislature and emphasized that OHA was bringing together a broad coalition of partners and stakeholders, including representatives from construction, hospitality, education, law enforcement, civil service, and schools, as well as longtime community advocates who have opposed development in Kakaʻako Makai. OHA’s presentation reviewed the history of the area, the creation and role of HCDA, prior master plans, the 2012 land conveyance to OHA, and the argument that OHA has not been able to realize the full economic value of the lands because desired entitlements were not secured. OHA linked the bill to its constitutional mission to improve conditions for Native Hawaiians and argued that the state’s housing crisis makes additional development, including residential use, especially important. A major theme of the testimony was housing. OHA argued that Hawaiʻi faces severe affordability pressures, out-migration, and workforce shortages, and said that residential development in Kakaʻako Makai would help address those needs while also supporting the value of the trust lands. The presentation described HCDA’s authority over zoning and development in Kakaʻako, the existing reserved housing requirements, and the need for a master plan that could move forward if SB 534 becomes law. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the discussion remained in the presentation and testimony phase.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance (01/23/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2021, the legislature increased the municipal meals and rooms tax distribution to 30%, and several
  • In 2021, the legislature increased the municipal meals and rooms tax distribution to 30%, and several
  • In 2021, the legislature increased the municipal meals and rooms tax distribution to 30%, and several
  • Has that been distributed, or was it emailed? I don't have it. Oh, it's right there.
  • We distribute our produce through weekly pickups on the farm, which is attended by over 200 families
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on several bills and announced at the outset that no votes would be taken because the measures would go to divisions later. The first major bill, HB 197, would require the state to pay 7.5% of political subdivision employer pension contributions for teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Representative Mike Edgar, the prime sponsor, argued the state had repeatedly reduced and then eliminated its promised share of retirement costs, shifting the burden to municipalities and property taxpayers. He said the bill would partially restore that commitment and provide relief to local governments, businesses, and taxpayers. Several witnesses testified in support of HB 197, including Representative John Cluder, Bradford selectman Marlene Fryer, the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Margaret Burns, and Epping representative Mark Fone. Supporters said the bill would help with property tax pressure, school budgets, and municipal hiring, and they emphasized that much of the retirement cost reflects unfunded liability decisions made at the state level rather than by local governments. Committee members questioned whether the bill would change local incentives to control costs and how it would affect hiring and compensation. Burns said the state contribution would function as property tax relief because it offsets existing municipal expenses, and she noted the state is already on a long-term schedule to pay down the retirement system’s unfunded liability. After closing the hearing on HB 197, the committee opened a hearing on HB 97, introduced by Representative Tom Buco. He said the bill would continue funding for delayed and deferred wastewater projects and help municipalities finance expensive wastewater infrastructure, which he tied to housing development and local debt planning. No action or votes were taken on either bill during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (02/12/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think Senator MCU has the amendment, and I don't know whether he's distributed it here this morning
  • drug and is only available distribution drug and is only available from<00:35:04.599> certain
  • But if you had a limited distribution drug, we could—with one patient orphan drug—if we weren't able
  • drug we could with one distribution drug we could with one patient<00:40:57.319> orphan<00:40
  • Before you have Senate Bill 130, but uh on February 5th I distributed a replace-all amendment that you
Keywords: 1191, senate, all