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AL
Transcript Highlights:
- And what this bill does, it allows women who are facing incarceration to test if they suspect...
- Incarceration to test if they suspect that they are pregnant upon arrest.
- So, if a woman thinks she’s pregnant, she’s supposed to get a pregnancy test.
- That test gets reported, and after... that test gets reported and after receiving the report of the positive
- pregnancy test, the court shall release a woman on bail, provided that...
Bills:
SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, elder abuse, financial exploitation
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 17th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So when we did our testing, we did a sample of scholarships, and we found 27.
- Our audit tested 40 expenditures totaling over $39 million. ...standards.
- Our audit tested 40 expenditures totaling over $39 million.
- Just want to clarify a little bit on the testing that we've done.
- When we tested that in the past, we've used revenues.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jul 1st, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- too many, they pay taxes, some might say too many taxes, but they're paying taxes, the products are tested
- Tested for safety and health, so that people don't get poisoned, and this is an industry that is now
- It's not being tested the way, say, cannabis is. So you really don't even know what you're getting.
- There are requirements in AB45 that were enacted four years ago that require testing of hemp products
- There's no testing happening. Yeah, it's only California. It's not products from out of state.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It was the test of an idea through pop-ups and temporary operations.
- it provides entrepreneurs a pathway to operate legally, responsibly, and transparently while they test
- It was the test of an I know.
- It was the test of an idea through pop-ups and temporary operations.
- Contractors still bring the same tools and equipment to perform the same physical tests and checks for
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- primary barrier is awareness, given that 62% of Americans don't even know that a lung cancer screening test
- But they are not tested for therapeutic equivalence.
- But they are not tested for therapeutic equivalence.
- As a clinician, ordering the right test only matters if my patients can access it.
- So the follow-up tests might. “Sorry, nurse.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, test, test. Can you guys hear me? Test, test, test, test. I mean, I can try it now. Okay. No.
- Test. I got it up. Three, four. Test. You guys hear me in the back? People behind me?
- Can you do a testing? Testing, one, two. Okay.
- Just testing you out. 11 ayes. Zero nays, present, zero absent. You've passed the motion.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , lots of behind the wheel tests that are out there.
- They've done a great job of, you know, testing. It just been really good partners.
- One other thing that they do is all of the testing, the behind the wheel testing of CDL drivers in Florida's
- So they can a test thrown drivers and we over over see that testing those drivers.
- Allow us to test innovative strategies address, unique, a regional needs or demographic means.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Furthermore, genetic testing is complex and can be costly to patients, hospitals, and the state.
- Furthermore, genetic testing is complex and can be costly to patients, hospitals, and the state.
- Furthermore, genetic testing is complex and can be costly to patients, hospitals, and the state.
- Furthermore, genetic testing is complex and can be costly to patients, hospitals, and the state.
- There are simply requirements for them to pass certain tests.
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
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/15/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The challenge has been because it's a more difficult test. Some folks struggle to get through it.
- The challenge has been because it's a more difficult test. Some folks struggle to get through it.
- The challenge has been because it's a more difficult test. Some folks struggle to get through it.
- The challenge has been because it's a more difficult test. Some folks struggle to get through it.
- Colonel Kevin Jordan continued: The challenge has been because it's a more difficult test.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 23rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, I'm pleased to present AB 435, a bill that will implement the five-step test standard to our
- Many children from ages 8 to 10 fail this test, highlighting the need for a simpler description of belt
- Lastly, by the time a child reaches 13 years old, the vast majority will be able to pass the five-step test
- Our language makes clear that the appropriate way to wear a seatbelt is by utilizing the five-step test
- By forming the five-step test, parents will find the right time for a child to remove the booster seat
Summary:
The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. Members also made several guest introductions and memorial recognitions, including tributes to labor leader Louisa Blue and a Memorial Day moment of silence. The body adopted a motion to suspend Assembly Rule 63 for certain Appropriations Committee bills, and later took up a second-day consent calendar and several resolutions.
The chamber adopted ACR 68, declaring July 2025 as Parks Make Life Better Month, and ACR 83, proclaiming California Maritime Day; both received broad support. On the floor file, members passed a series of bills covering child passenger safety, student financial aid, downtown office-to-housing conversion districts, rental vehicle theft prevention, fire hazard zone reviews, medical data protections, UC admissions transparency, office-to-housing streamlining, inoperable RV removal, domestic violence and child welfare, insurance classification for social service workers, sustainable aviation fuel CEQA review, UC hiring background checks, accessory dwelling units, fish and wildlife exemptions for Sutter County infrastructure, speed limit assessments, geothermal permitting, special education transfers, recorder fee adjustments, and a BIT program exemption for farmers and ranchers. Most measures passed with little or no opposition.
AB 435, which would have implemented a five-step test standard for child passenger safety laws, was later reconsidered and failed on a vote of 36-12 after the call was lifted. The Assembly also adopted the second-day consent calendar, including multiple bills and resolutions, and added co-authors to several resolutions. The session ended with adjournments in memory and an adjournment until Tuesday, May 27 at 1 p.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I know of quote there is only one test I know of to<00:30:21.000>
determine <00:30:21.440> - Would we require every New Hampshire citizen to get a chromosome test? Who would pay for those?
- Would we require every New Hampshire citizen to get a chromosome test? Who would pay for those?
- Would we require every New Hampshire citizen to get a chromosome test? Who would pay for those?
- Would we require every New Hampshire citizen to get a chromosome test? Who would pay for those?
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude.
Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored.
Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 15, 2026 - AM
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- or computer um paper-pencil testing or computer um tests<00:52:46.200>
or <00:52:46.960>how - tests or how it how is that determined? tests or how it how is that determined?
- You throw the WyTOP test in minute.
- We want kids want high test scores.
- proficient or above on the Dibels test. proficient or above on the Dibels test.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Corrections reported unauthorized fuel card purchases by an employee and did not properly test
- We tested 39 students who received scholarships and noted 56 instances in which 32 of these students
- ineligible students at Philander Smith and UALR totaled over $11,000, or 32% of the roughly $350,000 tested
- Scholarship awards tested at UAPTC revealed no exceptions.
- Additionally, we tested 147 disbursements totaling $1.91 million and noted 124 exceptions regarding processing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- um, newborn screening, a newborn hearing requirement that when a baby's born, they have a hearing test
- So if we mandate a new test and you already performed that test, then we already know what those costs
- some of it, you know, as we've discussed here, you know, we're also looking for ways if there's a test
- advocate for, you're gonna advocate for, etc. you know, to make sure that money can be saved, that tests
Bills:
HB138
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 050 Mar 5th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- are EPA objective standards of testing are EPA objective standards of testing for<00:49:40.800><
- Uh, we passed the bill my first year that I was here to make sure that there was testing done in all
- However, there is no guarantee that these devices are certified, tested, or safe for use.
- in the normal course of these tests in the normal course of their<01:56:10.560>
duties. - If this is if these are tests amendment.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (7-30-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And of course, after we approve them to take a test, uh, we do have two testing events a month, usually
- And of course, after we approve them to take a test, uh, we do have two testing events a month, usually
- process and be tested. >> Correct.
- They have a very rigid, I guess, a very tough test. >> Yes.
- <01:51:47.679>
the the tap water, we are also testing the the tap water, we are also testing
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call, adoption of the minutes, and brief remarks, including birthday recognition for Representative Maseroni and a moment of reflection for a soldier who died during training at Fort Knox. The committee then heard a presentation from Tony Hatton, commissioner of the Department for Environmental Protection and acting director of the Kentucky Division of Water, with Amanda Lefer, deputy commissioner, on the state’s water and wastewater programs and planning.
Hatton described Kentucky’s water resources and the Division of Water’s responsibilities, including watershed and nonpoint source work, KPDES discharge permitting, PFAS response, engineering review of water infrastructure, inspections, public outreach, and sampling. He said Kentucky has 428 public water systems, 263 water treatment plants, about 1.9 million service connections, and nearly 97% of the population has access to municipally treated water. He also noted that the state has 43 systems receiving awards for EPA areawide optimization and emphasized operator training, regionalization, and use of GIS mapping and Kentucky Infrastructure Authority data to support planning and funding decisions.
Members raised concerns about aging infrastructure, water loss, staffing shortages, and wastewater problems in local systems. Representative Blandon described severe failures in a city system, including major water loss and sewer backups, and asked whether the state could intervene; Hatton said the division inspects treatment facilities and provides compliance assistance but is not authorized to manage delivery systems, though third-party help and emergency funding can be used in some cases. Senator Smith and others shared similar experiences with line loss and system failures, while Hatton pointed to regionalization and funding support as the main tools available. The discussion also highlighted PFAS as an emerging issue, with Hatton saying the department is working with systems to meet anticipated federal requirements by 2029.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (5-21-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Again, we're going into the details of the market test that was completed.
- >> Cost was one of the factors of the market test.
- Uh, was there a KCNA board meeting in which this market test was considered?
- market test. market test.
- <00:56:05.360>
was in which this market test was in which this market test was considered?
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Report of KCNA Board Meeting 00:00:09
KCNA Transition to COT 00:35:55
KCNA Request for Proposals 00:42:00
Kentucky Wired Operations Company 00:42:30, 958, all
Summary:
The Information Technology Oversight Committee met, approved the January 12, 2026 minutes, and then heard testimony from KCNA Chair David Couch, KCNA Director Jim Barnhart, and KCNA General Counsel Adam Adkins about the ongoing dispute involving KCNA, Excelacom, and the implementation of House Bill 314. Couch said the board and vendor had recently shown some willingness to work toward a settlement, and he emphasized the importance of KCNA’s broadband service to K-12 schools, noting that litigation had already cost about $1.4 million and could cost another $1.4 million if it continued. He also said the board had identified five immediate goals, including reconnecting 38 K-12 sites, de-escalating disputes, better understanding KCNA finances, protecting the state’s bonding rating, and examining whether duplicate networking hardware could be consolidated.
A major portion of the discussion focused on whether House Bill 314 changed KCNA’s authority and how much control the Finance and Administration Cabinet and KCNA’s legal counsel have over operations and contracts. Senator Williams argued that the board now has authority to set policy, implement policy, and approve budgets, and questioned why the cabinet appeared to be exercising operational control. Adkins responded that HB 314 changed the reporting chain from the general government cabinet to the finance cabinet but did not alter the board’s authority, and said budget work on the Ice Miller contract predated HB 314. Couch and other members disputed that interpretation, saying the board had not been properly informed about a recent extension or increase in legal spending and that the board’s directives were not being followed.
Representative Hodgson asked why the board could not terminate a contractor if it was not carrying out the board’s wishes, and Adkins replied that Ice Miller was not a party to the board’s contract and that the Finance and Administration Cabinet signs such agreements. The exchange ended with committee members and KCNA representatives agreeing to disagree on the meaning of the statute and the extent of board authority. No formal action was taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- to way too much testing in our schools.
- Because it doesn't matter what your test score is, if you don't have the grit, you're not going to be
- scores are where making sure their test scores are where they<00:42:41.160>
need <00:42:41.360 - Students are having the a test score.
- The state accountability system is test The state accountability system is test scores,<00:43:20.000
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- quantitative information that test quantitative information that test scores<00:40:51.920>
have - We see increased test scores.
- We see increased test scores.
- We see increased test scores.
- We see increased test scores.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Senator Julie Rocky Adams, which would prohibit school administrators from receiving a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage increase given to classroom teachers in the same district. Supporters said the bill is intended to keep teacher pay from falling behind, promote fairness and transparency, and preserve local control through existing waiver options. Senators Thomas, Higdon, Givens, Neal, Williams, and others generally supported the bill, while Senator Meredith raised concerns about unintended consequences for rural districts and the ability to retain principals and other talent quickly enough through the waiver process. The sponsor and others responded that the waiver process is standardized and expedited, and that normal raises would not be affected. SB 2 was adopted unanimously with favorable expression.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 4 on school leadership, with a committee substitute changing a reference from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce to the Kentucky Chamber Foundation. Senator West explained that the bill is designed to create a coordinated five-year principal leadership pipeline, based on research suggesting that school leadership is a major factor in teacher retention and school success. The first two years would be KDE-run foundational training and mentorship, followed by a gap year, then a public-private partnership year with the Chamber/Truist program, and finally a fifth year of advanced training through approved providers such as Western Kentucky University or KASA. West said the goal is to extend principals’ tenure and improve leadership quality statewide.
Ashley Watts of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce testified that the Chamber Foundation has run the Leadership Institute for School Principals since 2011, sending 641 principals from 112 counties through the program at a business-funded cost of more than $4.4 million. She said the program has reached about 3 million students and produces measurable school improvement. Henderson County Superintendent Bob Lawson said the program has been valuable in his district and emphasized the heavy workload and leadership demands placed on principals. The discussion continued with testimony about the importance of principal leadership and the need to invest in it, but no final vote on SB 4 was reached in the portion provided.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- They've taken an IQ test and we can go ahead and say, oh, this is what this person might be.
- We'll next take up tab 17, CS for SB 1346 on fentanyl testing by Senator Polsky.
- We'll next take up tab 17, CS for SB 1346 on fentanyl testing by Senator Polsky.
- urine testing they conduct to treat individuals for possible drug overdose or poisoning.
- Emergency departments to test for fentanyl as part of any urine testing they conduct to treat individuals
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably.
The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.