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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on State Affairs will come to order.
  • Most of my team only stopped getting harassed when they moved out of state.
  • We are a state that values truth, not cover-ups.
  • So what happens here does affect the entire state.
  • I'm currently running for United States Congress here in Travis County.
Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Gary Zimmerman from a previous State Senate State Affairs Committee.
  • The state has more people without health insurance than any other state.
  • I love the State Fair so much.
  • While I believe the state...
  • . state.
Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14
TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

State Affairs Jul 22nd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those are done through the state. It's through the state. So our state lab.
  • Other states were promised it would fix everything, but not one state can claim success.
  • Everybody has a state representative. And everybody has a state senator in Texas.
  • Everybody has a state representative. And everybody has a state representative.
  • Everybody has a state representative and everybody has a state senator in Texas.
Bills: SB 5, SB 11, SB 12
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 5, which Senator Perry described as a ban on intoxicating THC consumer products while preserving legal CBD, CBG, hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil products. Perry argued that most retail THC products are already illegal under federal law, that the industry has used loopholes and misleading labeling to sell high-potency products, and that regulation would be ineffective because chemists can quickly alter formulations. He also said the bill would steer people with medical needs toward the Texas Compassionate Use Program (T-Cup), which he and other supporters described as the proper physician-guided alternative. Committee members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the distinction between legal hemp-derived products and intoxicating THC products, and Perry said the bill would not touch non-consumable hemp uses such as fiber and clothing. Invited testimony came from law enforcement and medical witnesses who supported the bill. Texas Police Chiefs Association representative Steve Dye, Kaufman County District Attorney Early Wiley, and Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne all said regulation would be too costly, too complex, and ultimately unenforceable, while a ban would be clearer and easier to enforce. They cited overloaded DPS labs, the need for expensive private testing, limited police and prosecutor resources, and the difficulty of keeping up with constantly changing cannabinoids and out-of-state products. Hawthorne and Wiley described raids and investigations involving warehouses, retail stores, cash seizures, and products they said were marketed to young people and often mislabeled or imported from other states. They also said the bill would help law enforcement by creating a clearer legal line and protecting legitimate CBD/CBG businesses. Dr. Lindy McGee, speaking for the Texas Medical Association and Texas Pediatric Society, testified that retail THC products pose serious risks to children and adolescents, including addiction, impaired brain development, psychosis, suicide attempts, self-harm, accidental toddler ingestions, and possible long-term cognitive effects. She said there is no effective medication treatment for THC addiction comparable to nicotine cessation tools, and she supported restrictions such as child-resistant packaging, no marketing to minors, and age limits, while opposing criminal penalties for possession by minors. Senators asked follow-up questions about brain development, memory, dementia risk, pregnancy, and cardiovascular effects. No vote was taken during the portion provided, and the committee continued with invited testimony and questions.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 25th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the state system eliminated cost sharing for this current plan year.
  • Yes, I just want to find out what is the delay going through the state?
  • I think that's best for the state and protects our sovereignty, so I vote no.
  • from selling any state employees' data, period?
  • liability insurance as specified.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of health and human services bills, with most receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. SB 1113 would allow screening or evaluation agency employees, under contract with a county, to personally serve court documents in involuntary mental health proceedings instead of requiring police officers; supporters said it would reduce burdens on law enforcement and be less disruptive for patients. An amendment clarifying county contracts and reimbursement was adopted, and the bill passed 12-0. SB 1122 would limit AHCCCS from imposing over-100% prepayment review on certain behavioral health providers serving American Indian Health Program members unless a corrective action plan is in place; AHCCCS was neutral and said it could implement the bill with additional staffing, and it passed 12-0. SB 1123 would remove a board-certification requirement so trained, licensed forensic pathologists can supervise pathology trainees during the period before board exam results are available; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and efficiency measure, and it passed 12-0. SB 1125 would require DCS to make annual efforts to enter MOUs with Arizona tribes and improve communication on tribal children in state care; DCS said it was already working on several pending MOUs, and the bill passed 12-0. The committee also approved several bills related to cancer screening and mental health. SB 1165 would prohibit cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast cancer screening services in the commercial market; the sponsor and advocates said it would remove financial barriers that delay diagnosis, and it passed 12-0 amid personal testimony from members and the chair. SB 1243 would require notice to a patient’s guardian before discharge from court-ordered treatment and allow guardians to seek continuation of treatment; supporters said it closes dangerous gaps when treatment orders expire, and it passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1318 would repeal a state breast-density notice requirement that now overlaps with a federal FDA standard; ADHS said the change would reduce confusion and duplicate notices, and it passed 11-0 with one absent. SB 1188 would align Arizona controlled-substance schedules with federal FDA/DEA scheduling changes; supporters said it would speed access to new treatments, while one member voted no over concerns about relying on federal review, and it passed 8-2. Additional bills addressed privacy and assisted-living referrals. SB 1193 would bar DHS from selling or disclosing EMT personal identifying information for commercial purposes without consent, while still allowing de-identified data; the sponsor’s representative said the bill arose after DHS said vendor access to licensee data was not prohibited, and members discussed whether broader privacy protections should apply to other workers as well. It passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1477 would require referral agencies serving assisted living facilities or homes to verify background-screening practices, maintain insurance, and provide documentation regarding APS registry status; the bill’s supporters said it raises standards for senior placement services, a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 10-0 with two absent.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
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  • , maintenance organizations in the state, maintenance organizations in the state, including<00:32
  • Those in six states accountability.
  • could you know, consider for the state could you know, consider for the state of<01:05:31.440>
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2433 SD1 relating to condominiums, which would direct the condominium education trust fund toward educational resources for unit owners and require the Real Estate Commission to ensure owners’ interests are represented in funded activities and related rulemaking. Supporters, including the Hawaii Real Estate Commission and a condominium owner advocate, said owners need a seat at the table in condo governance and education efforts. Committee discussion focused on whether the bill was necessary, with the Real Estate Commission indicating it could already use the trust fund for owner education and that owners are already considered stakeholders, though not through a specific commission seat. No vote was taken during the excerpted discussion. The committee then took up SB 2047 SD2 HD1 on pharmacy benefit managers, which would set requirements for maximum allowable cost reimbursement, allow reverse-and-rebill claims after successful appeals, and authorize fines for violations. The Insurance Division offered comments, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association supported the measure with amendments and suggested future PBM reform funding, and Kaiser Permanente requested a technical amendment. A committee question raised whether the staffing and resource request for implementation was too large for a bill focused only on MAC pricing, and the witness said he would provide more data to the next committee. No final action was shown. Next was SB 2425 SD2 HD1 on health insurance and substance use disorder treatment, requiring insurers to honor written assignments of benefits to SUD providers and prohibiting anti-assignment clauses. Supporters described patients being unable to access treatment because of high out-of-pocket costs and said direct payment would reduce harm for people in recovery. HMSA opposed the bill but said it would begin direct payments to non-participating SUD facilities effective March 27, while continuing to object to the assignment-of-benefits portion because of fraud and balance-billing concerns; the Hawaii Association of Health Plans also opposed. Members questioned HMSA about reimbursement mechanics and why the bill was needed if coverage policies were already changing. Finally, the committee heard SB 3045 SD1 HD1, which would require coverage of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies, including for Medicaid managed care, under certain conditions. DHS and the Insurance Division offered comments, while SHPDA, Hilo Benioff Medical Center Foundation, and others supported the bill, citing inconsistent access and a case in which a woman allegedly died after being denied a CGM. HMSA said it already covers medically necessary CGMs and had updated its policy in 2025 for type 1 and insulin-dependent patients, but it raised concerns about expanding mandated coverage to type 2 and gestational diabetes and about supply impacts. The committee also discussed whether the bill duplicated existing coverage standards and why it had been introduced repeatedly. No votes or final dispositions were included in the excerpt.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3545 sets responsible standards for state agency usage of AI, requiring human oversight for
  • AI-generated content is used, as well as annual reporting to the public so they know what systems our state
  • I may quote the state wrong. I think it was actually passed out of Idaho.
  • I may quote the state wrong.
  • I would agree. ...term could really benefit us as a state. I would agree with that.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 15th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the state has to trigger this to begin with.
  • Adam Colby: United States v. Bah, B-A-H, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States v.
  • Larry Robinson: ...United States, Station Fort Hood.
  • There was no other state that went that harsh.
  • But that's the current state. Mr.
Bills: HB200
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Feb 11th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • standing here today, I feel like I might be painting a target on my back because currently in the state
  • In this state, auditors can also be paid by a commission or a percentage of the recovery amount.
  • And, you know, right now in this state, there's no enforcement.
  • And to decrease the need for liability insurance during that dangerous time.
  • We've done fiscal analyses, so this bill has passed in 12 other states.
Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed SB 7042 on legal tender and SB 1380 before taking up the remaining agenda. The committee first reported favorably C.S. for SB 326, which modernizes Florida’s curator statute in probate law by clarifying when curators may be appointed, what they may do, and what oversight applies. It then reported favorably SB 1256, which standardizes PBM pharmacy audits by requiring uniform audit standards, scope, frequency, penalties, and due process protections for pharmacies; testimony from pharmacists emphasized concerns about conflicts of interest, excessive audits, and disproportionate penalties, while preserving fraud investigations. The committee also reported favorably C.S. for SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services after adopting an amendment that removed provisions on civil damages caps and phasing out direct disposers; the bill updates licensure and contract rules and addresses unclaimed remains. SB 632, which sets insurance requirements for transportation network companies during the period after a ride is accepted but before pickup, was reported favorably despite opposition from an attorney who argued the existing coverage framework should not be reduced. C.S. for SB 786, creating a nonjudicial process to close out undisputed trusts and discharge trustees, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 1110, a major bill expanding Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including activity limbs, and requiring annual reporting. After adopting an amendment clarifying eligible recipients, the committee heard extensive emotional testimony from amputees, parents, and advocates describing the medical, developmental, and financial importance of prosthetic coverage, and members spoke in strong support before the bill was reported favorably. Later, the committee considered SB 1588, which implements last session’s legal tender law by refining definitions, narrowing custodian provisions, eliminating unnecessary examination requirements, and repealing the sunset clause; members raised questions about verification and anti-money-laundering concerns, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7044 as a committee bill to expand public records exemptions to records relating to newly regulated custodians of gold and silver. The meeting concluded with senators recording additional affirmative votes on selected bills and adjourning.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:10:53.280> is State um the secretary of state is State um the secretary of state is actually
  • Minnesota has a theme here: a state bird, a state flower, a state tree, a state fish, a state dance,
  • > state bird a state flower a state tree a state bird a state flower a state tree a state<01:20:34.639
  • > and<01:20:36.560> even<01:20:36.920> a state fish a state dance and even a state
  • state symbols such as state similar to state symbols such as state birth<01:21:24.719> tree<01
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • As records, are they like on the state side?
  • Could you tell me what the state is going to do?
  • That doesn't go through the state department, or it gets to our state department of Education.
  • It comes to the state Department of Education.
  • United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the state's respectively
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of Oklahoma. and Oklahoma State University.
  • our state faced in 2016 and 2017, the teacher walkout, ongoing construction of the state capitol building
  • Thank you for your service to our country and to our state.
  • It has been the honor of my life to serve the state of Oklahoma.
  • He is studying at Southeastern State.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Alabama like 22 other states have.
  • ... ...to arrest them on a state statute.
  • Alabamians, lives in Birmingham and in other cities across the state.
  • level and... address the issue at the state level, and the problem is growing.
  • What's my liability or responsibility there?
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • there are a few states that have regulated it such a few states that have regulated it such a few states
  • it is a it is a state issued ID or not an ID but is a state issued ID or not an ID but is a state issued
  • of the state with knowledge and of the state with knowledge and of the state with knowledge and intent
  • States now in the United States that issue without the United States that issue without the United States
  • those 19 states don't have it uh because those 19 states don't have it uh because those 19 states don't
Bills: SB82, SB78, SB4, SB6, SB62, SB66, SB77, SB63, SB79, SB53, SB55, HB14
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we're talking about bringing state.
  • the state. the state. >> Thank<00:14:21.360> you<00:14:22.000> representative.
  • from somewhere else, from another state.
  • This bill would not achieve its stated This bill would not achieve its stated ends,<00:19:57.600
  • We went back and looked at what some other states are doing.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • from the state of Alabama um the state from the state of Alabama um the state personnel<00:06:31.919
  • Uh and like I throughout the state.
  • ,<00:42:58.720> um regional uh CEOs across the state, um regional uh CEOs across the state
  • entire state of Alabama. entire state of Alabama.
  • of people across this state. of people across this state.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Colorado is a seminal law in the United States as the manner of time, place, and restriction.
  • They were looking around for a state law so they could charge them, and they didn't have one, and so
  • I want to state just openly that I do not believe that the attack on the church in Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • , and there's various states that do have restrictions on what you can do at a funeral.
  • We need to work on our communities and ourselves to fix the problems in this great state.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • After I graduate high school, I plan to go to Eastern Oklahoma State College and judge livestock collegiately
  • I am paging under Brent Howard, and after graduation, I plan to attend Oklahoma State University.
  • She is a freshman at Oklahoma State University. You can go ahead and clap. Go folks.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • According to state statute, it just simply says that it can be a misdemeanor or a felony.
  • And so, as the author saying that it carries zero to life according to state statute.
  • So, according to the state statute, again, I can't answer what they would be charged.
  • Because I've heard about these tablets that are state-issued.
  • Where they can get on to social media with a state-provided tablet.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 2nd, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pursuant to Article 5, Section 26 of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, the The Senate of the
  • I salute the flag of the State of Oklahoma.
  • She went to medical school at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. OK.
  • In the great State of Oklahoma, Doctor Ang currently serves as Associate dean of the Oxley College of
  • me, so please welcome my family back to the State Senate.