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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/03/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, one item is the nursing facility surcharge changes due to HR1.
- </c> facility, or um ICFDD. facility, or um ICFDD.
- This does not apply to nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities for people with developmental
- care facilities or intermediate care facilities<01:14:33.600><c> for</c><01:14:33.840><c> people</c>
- facilities for people with developmental disabilities.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Like I said, we have met with the AG.
- So how does this bill do age verification? How does it— How does it do age verification?
- I don't think age-gating is the solution.
- One would be the age gating, always a problem.
- One would be the age gating, always a problem.
Bills:
HB2072, HB2251, HB2279, HB2308, HB2323, HB2342, HB2400, HB2408, HB2456, HB2660, HB2697, HB2868, HB2873, HB2877, HB2910, HB2946, HB2955, HB2991, HB4001, HB4010
Keywords:
Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I got a little bit into ag, I got a little bit into horticulture and leadership and civic engagement,
- Yeah, so for me, I started 4-H at a very young age.
- Actually, I started attending 4-H events at the age of four, before I could officially be part of the
- My love for this industry and the FFA is thanks to my mother, a middle school ag educator.
- This is also about the next generation of agriculture and a new age of discovery.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 10, February 20, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> amazing how the wisdom of the ages amazing how the wisdom of the ages relate<00:07:57.440><c> to
- Senate File 107, Motor Facilities.
- Sex offenders residents near child care facilities.
- </c> residents near child care facilities. residents near child care facilities.
- has passed the child care facilities has passed the Senate.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and onfarmm food service facility and onfarmm food service facility license. license. license.
- and Commission on Department of Aging and Commission on Aging,<00:38:33.599><c> the</c><00:38:33.839
- So the Commission on Aging that's under the Department of Aging has existed for decades.
- </c> that's not bound by age. that's not bound by age.
- </c><01:25:37.760><c> Colleagues,</c> seniors aging in place. Colleagues, seniors aging in place.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 28, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- remember we removed the requirement for that flu and distracted driving brochure for childcare facilities
- Next on the agenda we have PCS for HB 1121, Aging and Disability Services by Representative Rizzo.
- Now we will take up CS for HB 1121, relating to Aging and Disability Services.
- Representative Rizzo: With respect to Area Agencies on Aging or AAA oversight and fiscal controls, it
- strengthens Department of Elderly Affairs' oversight of Area Agencies on Aging, including corrective
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- professor from UC Davis, and Taylor Triffo, representing California Citrus Mutual and a series of other ag
- So it's the fine from, let's say, an ag commissioner would be for a nursery that is selling noxious weeds
- In 6218.11, you define a designated immigration support services facility.
- You define a designated immigration support services facility as a facility where immigration support
- DeMaio, I believe that your question is whether those facilities would qualify under the bill.
Summary:
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard several bills focused on consumer transparency, environmental protection, education accountability, and privacy protections. AB 2143 by Assemblymember Irwin would prohibit online marketplaces from accepting payment for noxious weeds shipped into California; supporters said the bill would close an e-commerce loophole that helps spread invasive species, while TechNet opposed it unless clearer standards and safeguards were added. AB 1744 by Assemblymember Addis, the Clear Labels, Clear Seas Act, would bar sunscreen products containing chemical UV filters from being marketed as “reef safe” or similar claims; supporters, including a Sacramento high school eco club and Surfrider Foundation, said the bill would prevent misleading greenwashing, while the Personal Care Products Council expressed concern about implications for the safety of those ingredients.
The committee also heard AB 1861 by Assemblymember Lackey, which would require the California Department of Education to maintain a public, searchable database of special education complaint decisions with personal information redacted. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency and help identify patterns of noncompliance affecting students with disabilities, while county education officials argued state resources should instead go toward filling special education vacancies. AB 2624 by Assemblymember Bonta would expand the Safe at Home address confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers and restrict online posting of their personal information when intended to threaten or intimidate; supporters described rising harassment, doxing, and threats against immigrant-serving organizations, while Assemblymember DeMaio raised First Amendment and public transparency concerns and Assemblymember Patterson questioned the bill’s limits on protest and publication.
Because the committee initially lacked a quorum, several bills were heard and later voted on once quorum was established. Members generally praised the bills and, in some cases, requested to be added as coauthors. When votes were taken, AB 1861, AB 1744, AB 2143, and AB 2624 all passed out of committee, with AB 2624 receiving 11 aye votes and 2 no votes; the others were reported out on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee then adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to point out to you that this is relating to state facilities that are inspected by the state,
- Can it be—can anybody sign off on it that's over the age of 21 and has a valid driver's license?
- Can it be—can anybody sign off on it that's over the age of 21 and has a valid driver's license?
- Last year, 142 of these fatalities, or about 16%, involved a driver under the age of 21.
- ... ...crashes, regardless of age, can be tied back to a poor decision.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's a big issue for us, regardless of whether it's an ag part or whether it's a construction part
- And having sat on Ag for the last four years, I've seen different iterations of this come through.
- Senator Rouson, former chairman of the Ag Committee as well. Any other debate?
- If ag is not sustainable, the next best thing to do is to sell it for development or lose it, or what
- For nearly 125 years, 4-H has been providing youth ages 5 to 18 with hands-on educational programs and
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and first heard SB 1826 by Senator Martin, which would restrict ultra-processed foods served to public school students during the school day. Senator Martin said the bill is aimed only at government-purchased food in public schools, not parents’ lunches or after-school sales, and argued it is intended to protect children’s health and school performance. Members questioned the bill’s definition of ultra-processed food, its scope during the school day, and possible cost and compliance issues. Senator Rouson offered a friendly amendment extending the compliance date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026, and the committee adopted it. Several industry groups and associations spoke against the bill, citing lack of a clear definition, FDA preemption concerns, costs, and the risk of a state-by-state patchwork; Moms for Liberty waived in support. Senator Martin then temporarily postponed the bill for further work.
The committee next took up CS for SB 1132 by Senator Truenow on consumers’ right to repair certain equipment, including agricultural equipment and portable digital devices. An amendment by Senator Boyd was adopted to exclude security and life-safety systems and remove automobile-related provisions. Public testimony included opposition from TechNet, which said the bill is unnecessary because repair parts, tools, and manuals are already available and asked for changes to make the bill prospective and remove the private right of action. Agricultural equipment dealers and manufacturers testified against the bill, arguing that current repair resources and a memorandum of understanding with the Farm Bureau already address repair access, while warning that the bill could undermine dealer margins, parts inventory, training programs, safety, cybersecurity, and emissions compliance. Some members supported the concept but noted the bill still needed work. The committee voted 4-0 to report CS for SB 1132 favorably.
The meeting concluded with a presentation from Florida 4-H youth leaders on the organization’s impact and goals. The presenters described 4-H’s role in leadership, agriculture, STEM, and healthy living, highlighted statewide participation and camp programs, and asked for continued support for camp improvements, especially the Camp Cherry Lake revitalization effort. Senators praised the students’ presentations and the value of 4-H before the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/19/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- In the past, they have developed an age-specific emotional intelligence curriculum for four age groups
- </c> uh are you going down to the age of 10? uh are you going down to the age of 10?
- We actually went with four age 18.
- As you can that is age specific.
- It's an its new facility is Paul.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In this day and age, 2026, Madam Chair, members of the committee, we have an understanding that forced
- hysterectomy, I would have had a hysterectomy and been deprived, as a childbearing, still of childbearing age
- to hear about cases existing in this day and So for me to hear about cases existing in this day and age
- one by the Government Accountability Office that looked at just four of 12 Indian Health Service facilities
- Facilities in the West, including in Albuquerque, and found that just within a three-year period, over
Summary:
The committee met on American Indian Day and first rolled Committee Substitute House Bill 110 at the sponsor’s request. It then heard House Memorial 32, which would direct the Indian Affairs Department and the Commission on the Status of Women to study the history and ongoing impacts of forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women and women of color in New Mexico, including known cases, access to reproductive health services, educational policy, and possible reparations. The sponsor, survivors, and expert witnesses described personal experiences and historical research, arguing the issue remains unresolved and that New Mexico could become the first state to formally acknowledge it through a memorial and study. Support came from the Commission on the Status of Women, Planned Parenthood, ACLU of New Mexico, and others; one member objected to the phrase “reproductive justice,” but the sponsor declined to change the language. The committee approved the memorial on a 7-1 vote, with Representative Block voting no.
The committee then heard House Bill 109, which would speed up the approval and release of Water Trust Board funding by suspending the current legislative authorization step and relying on a more streamlined review process. The sponsor and NMFA witnesses said the bill would help rural and small communities avoid delays that drive up construction costs, especially given inflation, drought, and the large number of water projects needing funding. They noted the bill would still involve review by multiple state agencies and that legislators could still obtain project information from NMFA. Members asked about oversight, transparency, and whether the change would reduce legislative control, but supporters said the current process adds months and can force communities to reapply when costs rise. The committee passed the bill on a voice vote after a motion for due pass, and the meeting adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- provide notice of significant payer contract modifications to the relevant health care provider or facility
- language, and contain sufficient information about the change to allow the health care provider or facility
- The program is for children ages 17 and younger and is provided through a couple different pathways in
- Medication administration is only available for children under the age of 21 via PCCA.
- Sixty-six percent of our population is under the age of 21, considered pediatric.
Summary:
The House Health Care and Wellness Committee met at policy cutoff and first took up executive session on four bills. It considered a proposed substitute for HB 1589 on health carrier contracting practices, which would require carriers to provide providers advance notice and clean copies of contract changes and payment methodologies, and would also add notice requirements for significant payer contract modifications. The committee also considered HB 2402 on phthalates in IV solution containers and tubing, with a substitute delaying implementation dates and creating shortage and FDA-related exemptions. HB 2555, concerning Medicaid coverage of traditional health care practices, and HB 2685, concerning tribal data and disease reporting to tribal health jurisdictions, were also before the committee. HB 2599 was deferred. The committee reported HB 1589, HB 2402, HB 2555, and HB 2685 out of committee with do pass recommendations, with recorded votes showing some members voting no or no without recommendation on the more contested bills.
The committee then held a work session on private duty nursing in the Medically Intensive Children’s Program. Health Care Authority and DSHS staff described how the program serves children with complex medical needs through managed care and fee-for-service pathways, the role of prior authorization and medical necessity review, and the ongoing shortage of nursing staff. They said many approved hours are not filled, especially in rural areas, and that family members often provide unpaid care to fill gaps. Committee members asked about the structure of the children’s and adult PDN programs and about how many authorized hours are actually being served.
The committee also heard testimony from a home care agency representative and a parent caregiver, both of whom described severe staffing shortages and the burden on families when nursing shifts go unfilled. They supported models that would allow trusted family caregivers to be paid for some of the skilled care they already provide. The committee then heard examples from Montana and Massachusetts of similar family caregiver or complex care assistant programs. Montana described its pediatric complex care assistant model as a gap-filling service with prior authorization and a set hourly rate, while Massachusetts outlined its complex care assistant program, including training, supervision, wage pass-through requirements, and early growth in participation. The meeting concluded after the work session.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- On top of that, you have really aging infrastructure.
- So you have more people taxing these old systems, and those factors—inflation and aging facilities with
- As I mentioned before, they house all 10 of the state prison facilities.
- IDOC facilities are full.
- This is for all residents in IDOC facilities, not county or out-of-state.
Summary:
The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee reviewed the Idaho Department of Correction budget, beginning with an agency-wide overview and then moving through management services, state prisons, county and out-of-state placement, community corrections, community-based substance use disorder treatment, and medical services. Analysts and the director explained that the department’s budget is heavily driven by personnel, contracts, medical costs, and population pressures, with dedicated funds such as inmate labor and probation/parole receipts declining in cash balance. Members asked about vacancies, overtime, holdback impacts, software licensing, hepatitis C funding, and the department’s use of contracts and technology. The committee also heard that some planned reductions tied to the governor’s holdback remain in place despite the agency being exempted, including cuts to Recidivis, GEO-related services, and some technology purchases, while body-worn cameras were kept in place because of safety and accountability benefits.
A major portion of the discussion focused on rising incarceration and housing costs. The director said the department is near capacity, with more people coming in than leaving, and that county jail and out-of-state placements are increasing because state facilities are full. Analysts described the county jail and out-of-state placement budget as highly volatile and based on updated population forecasts, with supplemental and ongoing requests increasing significantly. Members also asked about mandatory minimums, criminal aliens in custody, and the cost of housing inmates in state versus out-of-state facilities. The director said Idaho’s per-day direct prison cost is about $85, or about $95 with administrative costs, while the Arizona contract rate is about $85 per day.
The committee also discussed rehabilitation and recidivism-reduction programs, including education, work programs, community reentry centers, and the Bridge 8 tablet system. The director said the tablets are funded through inmate phone-related charges and are used for educational and rehabilitative purposes, not because the state is required to provide them. She said community reentry centers have shown an 11% lower recidivism rate for participants, and that the department has previously eliminated ineffective programs after evaluation. Members asked for more information on inmate labor contracts, hepatitis C treatment funding, and the cost and effectiveness of various programs. The meeting ended before all questions were resolved, and the committee adjourned to continue work groups the next morning.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- we used all our retired judges to always be our city judges and gave them a good, well, they put an age
- So they will be Medicare, you know, upon reaching that age, correct? All right.
- So they will be Medicare, you know, upon reaching that age, correct? All right.
- All we had to do was send Megan to this training facility for, I think, a week or two weeks.
- I included $9,900 from the corrections facilities, operations, and payroll.
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary met on March 19, 2006, and considered a series of mostly local and judicial bills. Early action included HB 436, which authorizes appointment of honorably discharged veterans as park wardens; supporters said it would give veterans meaningful service roles and improve park safety. The committee adopted an amendment requiring honorable discharge, employment qualification compliance if hired by a public entity, and firearms training where applicable, then reported the bill favorably. The committee also advanced HB 16, extending the jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin, and HB 44, which shifts certain blight-related hearings in St. Bernard Parish from the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to justices of the peace and constables; members asked about appeals, fines, jurisdictional limits, and whether the change would affect HOAs, and the bill was reported favorably.
Members then approved HB 61 creating Battle of New Orleans Day, with an amendment clarifying holiday language and adding a detailed historical commemoration of the battle and its diverse forces. HB 233, which raises juror mileage reimbursement from 16 cents per mile to the state travel rate, drew support but also concern about the cost to local governments; the sponsor and members discussed the fiscal impact, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 164, expanding commissioner powers in the 15th Judicial District Court, was also reported favorably after testimony that it would help manage caseloads and mirror procedures used in other districts. HB 455, defining public works employees as first responders for coordination and recognition purposes, generated extensive questions about emergency authority, FEMA reimbursement, workers’ compensation, liability, and unintended consequences; the committee deferred the bill to a later meeting for further review.
The committee also approved HB 242, authorizing deputy constables in St. Tammany Parish at no state cost, and HB 10, making the Friday of the International Rice Festival a legal holiday in Acadia Parish. HB 9, designating Shreveport as the stuffed shrimp capital of Louisiana, was reported favorably after light discussion. HB 571, which would make permanent the complex litigation section program in the 19th Judicial District Court, was supported by judges and court staff who said it improves efficiency in large cases such as asbestos and hurricane litigation; it was reported favorably. Finally, HB 16 and several other local measures moved forward without objection, while the committee also heard a deeply personal presentation on HB 61 designating February 24 as SCN2A Awareness Day, later amended to honor Emily Catherine Diedon by name; members expressed sympathy, discussed genetic testing and access to care, and reported the bill favorably as amended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House repasses amended veterans bill, SF1959 5/17/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2011, he passed at the age of 80. But he talked about the Plain of Jars.
- In 2011, he passed at the age<00:10:07.680><c> of</c><00:10:07.839><c> 80.
- </c> age of 80. age of 80.
- And we don't need to tax with property taxes these small facilities in our communities.
- And we don't need to tax with property taxes these small facilities in our communities.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 15, 2026 - PM
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- We need a juvenile facility and then extending them six hours.
- But it's just sending these kids to another facility.
- </c> want. we need a juvenile facility want. we need a juvenile facility and<01:33:42.800><c> then</c
- We need a juvenile facility. facility. facility.
- But I guess that's to another facility.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee - Morning Session Dec 17th, 2025
A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- So at this time, we will start with the Department of Agriculture, Secretary of Ag Blaine Arthur.
- We have wildlife services, which helps with removal of wildlife that are causing ag damage to ag land
- This has been a great year at the Department of Ag.
- The ag enhancement and diversification funds, we... ...were reinvested.
- Streams next to ag land.
Summary:
The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year.
Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels.
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide.
Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Regarding age verification, it clarifies that the app developers receive the age category information
- Indeed, placing the age-gating responsibilities on app stores reduces the cost of age verification on
- Proponents of App Store Age Verification defend age proposals by saying they are about contract law,
- We said it was for ages 12.
- It's for ages 12 and up.
Keywords:
gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And as bad as that sounds, it's worse because in some facilities...
- of a user using an age signal, obtaining parental consent... ...including determining the age of a user
- So age of an adult is verified.
- So age of an adult is verified.
- , using a developer's own age-gating determinations.
Bills:
SB1206, SB1254, SB1290, SB1421, SB1432, SB1515, SB1563, SB1641, SB1649, SB1670, SB1671, SB1747
Keywords:
storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention, storm chaser, residential construction contract, workers' compensation, joint check, claim solicitation
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The relevant paragraph of the bill only states that if the AG sends these materials to someone else,
- It requires health care facilities to designate areas where patients are receiving treatment or care
- Health care facilities must inform staff.
- That is a definition for health care facilities that you can find in the Health Care Facility Authority
- There's already an existing definition for health care facilities in that chapter.
Keywords:
Attorney General, civil investigative demand, CID, subpoena-like demand, investigative authority, consumer protection, civil enforcement, pre-suit investigation, document production, interrogatories, deposition, oral testimony, confidentiality, trade secrets, judicial review, enforcement action, Washington RCW, law enforcement powers, government transparency, due process