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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • care provider or a recipient of health care.
  • Whether you're a health care provider or a recipient of health care.
  • The PCF, or Patient Compensation Fund, was created decades ago to help support health care providers
  • I believe in health care, and I believe health care is a human right.
  • But I think we started, you know, this question on health care workforce.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 12th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will now go to Tab 2 with Senator Harold in blue today, CS for SB 68 on health care patient protection
  • As you may know, our emergency rooms are a very important part of our health care system.
  • And here again, I'm addressing some health care issues.
  • We're already experiencing shortfalls in the beach funding program.
  • We're already experiencing shortfalls in the beach funding program.
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported a series of bills favorably, covering health care, public safety, insurance, coastal resilience, juvenile justice, drowning prevention, transportation designations, and beach management. Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 68, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, designated pediatric readiness personnel, and participation in a national readiness assessment; it passed. Harrell also presented CS/SB 340, requiring nursing students to complete two hours of human trafficking identification training before licensure; it also passed. Senator Sharif’s CS/SB 32 and SB 210, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and the related public records bill, were both reported favorably. Senator Garcia’s CS/CS/SB 302 on nature-based coastal resiliency, Senator Jones’s SB 418 on law enforcement interaction with individuals with autism and the Blue Envelope Program, and Senator Martin’s CS/SB 1734 updating juvenile probation and detention officer definitions and related cost-share language were also approved. The committee then took up several drowning-prevention measures. CS/SB 606 by Senator Smith would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials and direct the Department of Health to create standardized materials; an amendment removed a records-retention requirement, and the bill passed. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand the state swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; it received strong support from advocates, including a young swim instructor and autism advocates, and passed. The committee also approved CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and a First Responders’ Resiliency Foundation plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance and clearinghouse procedures to prioritize admitted carriers and prohibit public funds for the clearinghouse; that bill drew discussion about market competition, Citizens’ exposure, and potential impacts on policyholders. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 628, designating a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack, and CS/SB 636 on beach management, which would create a proactive pathway for coastal communities to obtain erosion-related designations and align with federal programs. Beach industry testimony supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about perpetual easements and funding shortfalls. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-08-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Colleen didn't care just for her staff. She didn't just care for her staff, I'm sorry.
  • When Lauren was accepted mid-career to a Master of Public Health program at Master of Public Health program
  • And Colleen would show she cared And Colleen would show she cared by letting the staff actually help
  • She was generous and caring.
  • They didn't just care for her, they cared about her. They truly cared about her.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 31st, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like many of my fellow first responders, I really rely on the Fire and Police Retiree Health Care Fund
  • Created by the legislature in 1997, the Fund provides... post-retirement health benefits to San Antonio
  • It's one of the only retiree health care funds of its kind in Texas, and it's a reason... and it's a
  • I serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of the San Antonio Fire and Police Retiree Health Care Fund
  • dependents are entitled to health care benefits under the provisions of the Retiree Health Care Plan
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: SB1304 - Added Apr 15th, 2026

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Did you say health care authority requiring mental health to make a judgment or a... ...requiring mental
  • Sometimes this happens in other insurance, not just health care.
  • We moved payment out of the Mental Health Department into Health Care Authority because they couldn't
  • Is it kept inside OHCA, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority?
  • Is it kept inside OHCA, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority?
Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then heard a long series of Senate bills, many of them agency request or cleanup measures. Early bills included SB 1983, directing DHS to provide foster care data to resource family partners to better identify foster family needs; SB 444, allowing hospice personnel to control or destroy controlled substances after a patient’s death; and SB 1503, a PCS related to pregnancy resource center outreach and in-state referrals, which drew discussion about virtual versus face-to-face support and was reported out after members agreed to continue working on the language. Other measures advanced included SB 1561 on progressive discipline for certain M.T.M.S. personnel, SB 592 and SB 1946 on alcohol-related licensing/sales issues, SB 1501 and SB 1567 as cleanup or implementation bills, and SB 1833 codifying a SNAP waiver barring candy and soft drinks purchases. The committee also considered several health and human services bills. SB 2026 expanded access to military discharge papers to grandchildren; SB 904 addressed public funds and state facilities, with members raising concerns about legislative interference in medical decision-making and liability; SB 2178 modified alcohol licensing insurance requirements; SB 1651 updated Oklahoma Medical Board license language; SB 1558 clarified the definition of a child for level E group homes; SB 1565 promoted Food is Medicine efforts to improve maternal and infant outcomes; and SB 1553 required psychologist review of appealed adverse determinations involving mental health claims. SB 1257, with a policy recommendation, expanded THC/controlled substance language to align with federal guidelines, and SB 1749 made a cleanup change related to food trailers and LP gas inspections. Later in the meeting, the committee advanced SB 65 with a policy amendment adding fentanyl and xylazine test strips; SB 1242, which included OMMA education and abandoned grow cleanup provisions; SB 1642, allowing shorter acute prescriptions to help reduce addiction risk; SB 640, treating abandoned grow facilities as public nuisances so local governments can abate them; SB 667, clarifying accreditation language for chiropractic programs; SB 1436, requiring hospitals to provide information on obtaining records after stillbirth or miscarriage; SB 1484, codifying medical examiner practices in infant or child deaths; SB 1562, addressing hospice patient solicitation; SB 1794, creating a mental health bed-availability database; SB 1644, seeking data on alpha-gal syndrome to support federal research funding; SB 1533, ensuring burial assistance for Oklahoma veterans who die out of state; SB 933, creating a right-to-try pathway for individualized treatments; and SB 1555, aligning the definition of intellectual disability with federal law. Most bills were reported out do pass, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to a few nays on some measures. SB 1304 was laid over, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Beverly has held many different positions in health care: registered nurse, staff nurse, nurse supervisor
  • Health care is registered nurse.
  • Would you agree that it's interesting that when it comes to health care, we don't want to keep it protected
  • Why do we value this over making sure people have access to health care and protecting that access?
  • Health care issue is not on this H.J.R. or S.J.R.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of special presentations and introductions celebrating Oklahoma State University, the Cowgirl Wrestling Club, the OSU livestock judging team, military children, poster contest winners, and several visiting groups and honorees. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Kurt Emerson, and the Nurse of the Day, Beverly Felton. Much of the floor time was devoted to OSU Day remarks, including a citation honoring the university and comments from Speaker Hilbert, Coach Eric Morris, and President Jim Hess. The House then took up Senate Bill 2074, a pharmacy benefit manager measure intended to regulate PBMs and support pharmacists. An amendment by Representative Jenkins to remove a section of the bill was tabled, and members questioned the bill extensively about reimbursement rates, consumer costs, employer options, transparency, and the impact on independent pharmacies. After debate, the bill advanced and passed the House by a vote of 87-7. Members also considered Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to cap property tax growth. The measure, as amended, would set a 1.75% annual cap on homestead property tax growth and a 4% cap on other properties, with a stair-step senior freeze. The resolution drew debate over effects on local government revenue, schools, roads, jails, and inflation, but supporters argued it would provide strong taxpayer protections. The House passed the resolution 85-9 and then took the additional vote required to refer the constitutional amendment to a special election.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:43 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going to ask the ranking member for a voice sort of a voice amendment to increase the funding for
  • It included money for aging long-term services for New Mexico Care.
  • It included funding for RAISE within DOT.
  • The Otero money stays the same, and that has to do with the mechanism of the funding.
  • So you're going to take care of those jobs for, a little while.
Bills: HB2, SB152
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 17th, 2026 at 08:07 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • federal funding.
  • It also renames the Equipment Replacement Fund to Equipment and Software Replacement Revolving Fund because
  • Replacement Revolving Fund because software is just as critical as hardware.
  • However, what we did do is, in recurring, we increased the amount of money that goes to the health care
  • The biggest positive effect on a person's paycheck is health care.
Bills: HB2, SB152
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 7th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, since I'm not a health and safety child care regulation expert, we just aren't familiar with health
  • Child care regulation through their child care minimum standards looks at all of the health and safety
  • The Rising Star Program does provide about half of the funding to about half of the child care centers
  • as eligible under the Texas Workforce Commission's child care subsidy rules.
  • Reliable child care helps reduce worker absenteeism, increase retention, and strengthen the workforce
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • care providers, or employees in health-related industries.
  • It also calls for a study to assess the funding, workforce, and infrastructure needed to maintain and
  • This bill, HB 2516, aims to address a critical health care coverage situation for Texans under 65 with
  • Gap coverage, just like those 65 and older, helps close a dangerous gap in health care access.
  • Older Texans rely on Medicaid for essential health care services like long-term care, prescription drug
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 14th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • care providers, or employees in health-related industries.
  • care providers, or employees in health-related industries.
  • It's probably one of the most important interactions that patients have with their health care provider
  • care professionals... ...negotiated consensus among patient advocates, insurers, and health care professionals
  • Older Texans rely on Medicaid for essential health care services like long-term care, prescription drug
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of health and human services bills and left each one pending after public testimony. HB 4655 would expand financial literacy instruction for youth aging out of foster care to include credit scores, predatory lending, scams, banking, budgeting, and related consumer topics; the sponsor and Buckner International described the need to protect foster youth from financial pitfalls. HB 923 would add three public members and one physician to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel; supporters said it would improve informed consent and patient voice, while a witness raised concerns about a House amendment requiring a physician majority for decisions and senators questioned scope-of-practice limits. HHSC said the panel is an independent body and the bill expressly bars it from changing scope of practice.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • care, and primary care. provided by a physician, outpatient mental health care treatment, or outpatient
  • Obviously, emergency care is listed out, but it could be primary care, outpatient, mental health treatment
  • Outpatient care is key to survival for health care operators in rural markets.
  • When my daughters with chronic health issues receive care...
  • Health care workers sacrifice enough in their line of work.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • However, some medical health insurers do not want to cover the anesthesia.
  • Necessary to safely care for a child until the dental care is deferred long enough to create an acute
  • This bill is needed so we can provide timely care to patients.
  • care as well.
  • We appreciate this careful approach adopted by the committee.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part II) Apr 9th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
  • However, some medical health insurers do not want to cover the anesthesia necessary to safely care for
  • Purely relating to deferred care.
  • Uh, this bill's needed to ensure we can provide timely care to patients.
  • We appreciate this careful approach adopted by the committee set for 1283.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part I) Apr 9th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • for the following health care services, and we worked with TMA on this list: emergency care, intervention
  • necessary care, and primary care provided by a physician; outpatient mental health care treatment; or
  • And so over-utilization is not going to lower health care costs.
  • We need more health care workers, not fewer.
  • Health care workers sacrifice enough in their line of work.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with several members initially absent, then later established a quorum. The committee heard multiple bills, with most testimony focusing on access to care, insurance practices, senior safety, and health care worker protections. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes, and public testimony was limited to two minutes per witness. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with no final votes taken in the portion provided. Senate Bill 2069 would create a work group to study the feasibility of a statewide acute psychiatric bed registry; the substitute shifts appointment authority to the Health and Human Services Commissioner and extends reporting and sunset dates. Senate Bill 463 would expand workplace violence protections to additional hospice, home and community support, intermediate care, and state-supported living center settings. Senate Bill 1283 would require background checks and transparency measures for senior retirement communities after testimony about the Dallas-area serial killings of elderly residents. Senate Bill 1784 would require 60 days’ written notice before medical debt is sent to collections. Senate Bill 527 would require medical insurance coverage for general anesthesia for medically necessary pediatric dental procedures for children under 13 with qualifying conditions; pediatric dentists testified that denials delay needed care. A major portion of the meeting centered on prior authorization. Senate Bill 1380 would eliminate prior authorization for a broad list of services, including emergency, primary, mental health, substance use, chemotherapy, preventive, pediatric hospice, and certain chronic-condition care. Physicians and hospice advocates supported the bill, describing delays, administrative burden, and patient harm, while health plans opposed blanket exemptions and argued prior authorization helps prevent unnecessary care and control costs. Relatedly, Senate Bill 547 would require insurers to report gold-card prior authorization exemptions to TDI and create a centralized database and annual report; TMA supported better tracking, while health plans warned of duplicative reporting and administrative cost. Senate Bill 407 would require health care facilities to honor conscience- and religion-based vaccine exemptions for employees, with testimony from a physician and vaccine-choice advocate supporting the bill. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1383, which would regulate senior living referral agencies, allow more flexible compensation structures, and add disclosure and consumer protections; an out-of-state referral company and A Place for Mom supported it. Senate Bill 1511 would allow freestanding emergency centers to provide outpatient services in addition to emergency care, with consumer protections such as estimates, limits on facility fees, and restrictions on balance billing. The chair repeatedly announced that bills were being left pending after testimony, and no final committee action or recorded votes were taken in the transcript provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 411 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting