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FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Mar 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some language in this bill is they fix, for example, definitions of starting a business and an occupation
  • organization or corporation with the division of corporations concurrently, the typical meaning of an occupation
FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 11, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The reality is that there is another process at the end, the certificate of occupancy.
  • The reality is that there is another process at the end, the certificate of occupancy.
Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met and heard several bills on boating, anchoring, plastics, coastal resilience, and permitting. HB 735, expanding the Boating Improvement Program to fund boat-trailer parking at public ramps and offering a submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best practices, drew no opposition and was reported favorably. HB 371, a nature-based coastal resilience bill, was amended with a strike-all and then reported favorably with committee substitute. HB 287, allowing building or plumbing permits to move forward while septic system permits are still under review, also passed favorably after testimony from the onsite wastewater industry and a brief debate about construction delays and final occupancy certification. The committee also took up HB 565 on auxiliary containers, which would preempt local regulation of items like bags, cups, and bottles and maintain statewide uniformity. The sponsor argued it protects consumer choice and business consistency, while environmental groups, PTA representatives, and others warned it would worsen plastic pollution, microplastics, and local cleanup burdens. Despite opposition and a 13-5 vote with several members opposed, the bill was reported favorably. Members also discussed HB 565’s policy background, including prior DEP studies and the tension between state preemption and local environmental regulation. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 565 in the transcript’s boating context, actually HB 565 on anchoring limitations in Biscayne Bay and other heavily impacted areas. Supporters from Miami Beach and North Bay Village said derelict and anchored vessels are harming waterways, seagrass, public safety, and enforcement efforts, while cruisers and boating groups argued the bill would displace responsible boaters and fail to solve derelict-vessel problems. The committee adopted an amendment, then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by an 18-0 vote. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were completed and the subcommittee adjourned.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 04/21/2026

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It involves the occupational therapists, but they have been working with the State Education Department
Committee: Senate Higher Education
Summary: The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education met on April 21, 2026, with a quorum present and considered nine bills. The committee advanced bills addressing licensing discrepancies for junior and assistant landscape architects (S.1834A), SUNY/CUNY research foundation financial reporting (S.6745), credits for volunteer firefighters and EMTs enrolled in SUNY or CUNY (S.7367), campus pool and health membership for disabled veterans (S.7784A), early licensure eligibility for dental residents in multi-year specialty programs (S.8401A), a 90-day grace period for certain social workers awaiting limited permits (S.9303), interior designer certification standards (S.9673), and a transfer of excess tuition reimbursement account funds to support proprietary vocational school oversight (S.9682). One bill, S.948 concerning occupational therapists, was held pending resolution with the State Education Department. Members asked questions on several measures, including whether firefighter/EMT credits were tied to service rather than coursework, how the dental residency bill would work in practice, and the funding source and purpose of the proprietary school supervision account transfer. Support was noted for the interior designer bill from ASID, CIDQ, and IIDA, while most other bills had no listed support or opposition memos. The committee explained that the fund transfer bill would move up to $500,000 from a tuition reimbursement account balance above $2.5 million to help the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision address oversight needs. All of the bills taken up and moved were reported out of committee, with some sent to the floor and others to the Finance Committee as indicated by the chair. Several were reported without recommendation from individual members. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 22nd, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House File number 1355, an act relating to occupational safety. The message is signed by Michael R.
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Apr 9th, 2025

State Governmental Affairs

US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 12, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • When you destroy our capacity to address famine, control disease, and build infrastructure in developing
  • Refugee crises surge, diseases spread, trade routes shut down, our troops and diplomats face greater
  • Refugee crisises surge, diseases spread, Refugee crisises surge, diseases spread, trade<04:20:56.479>
  • William Silkworth, they came to understand that alcoholism is not a moral failing, but a disease of the
  • </c><06:43:12.080><c> of</c> not a moral failing, but a disease of not a moral failing, but a disease
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (03/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think at some level the documentation here, I mean one of the effects of PFAS is kidney disease.
  • I know a lot about kidney disease.
  • I know I had kidney disease, how serious it was, what it caused.
  • New information is being found about causes of diseases that may be relevant, and the like. knowledge
  • </c><02:55:45.000><c> that</c><02:55:45.200><c> may</c> found about causes of diseases that may found
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 148, a bill allowing classification by biological sex in limited settings such as multiple-use bathrooms, certain sports, and involuntary commitment facilities. Supporters said it was needed to protect privacy and safety, especially for minors, and argued it was consistent with recent federal and state developments. Opponents said the bill was poorly defined, unnecessary, and could create discrimination or confusion, especially because it did not define “biological sex” in the text. The committee voted 10-8 ought to pass, and the chair said a minority report would be written. The committee then considered HB 254, a bill concerning medical aid in dying. The chair moved ought to pass and described the bill as a matter of liberty for terminally ill patients within six months of death, arguing it should not be treated as suicide. Opponents raised religious, ethical, and policy concerns, including worries about a slippery slope, misuse by vulnerable people, and the effect on death records and public health data. The committee voted 11-7 ought to pass, and the chair said a majority report would be written with a minority report by Representative Perez. Finally, the committee turned to HB 611 with Amendment 2025-0638, a replace-all amendment dealing with recoupment of costs for appointed counsel. The chair explained the amendment would restore the law to its pre-2020 form, allowing the Office of Cost Containment to seek repayment from some recipients of appointed counsel services, including those found not guilty, if they had the ability to pay. Supporters said the prior change had sharply reduced collections and that the state should not treat indigent defendants differently from people who hire private counsel. Opponents argued the policy unfairly bills innocent people and children who were entitled to counsel. The transcript cuts off during debate on the amendment, before a vote is shown.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (02/11/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here mainly because cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and health care costs in the
  • </c><01:35:51.719><c> is</c> because cardiovascular disease is because cardiovascular disease is leading
  • You keep talking about healthy meals to prevent cardiovascular disease later on in life.
  • You keep talking about healthy meals to prevent cardiovascular disease later on in life.
  • even in into adulthood and disease even in into adulthood and higher<02:01:23.560><c> graduation</c>
Committee: Senate Education
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 29th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • health care system, uniquely positioned to improve vaccine uptake, medication adherence, and chronic disease
  • management. ...to improve vaccine uptake, medication adherence, and chronic disease management.
  • who are committed to serving these vulnerable communities and delivering critical preventive and disease
  • Veterinarians are California's frontline defense against zoonotic disease, food safety failures, and
  • Veterinarians are California's frontline defense against zoonotic disease, food safety failures, and
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House tax panel hears bill to expand tax incentives for producing sustainable aviation fuel 4/8/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the past decade, the number of forested acres diseased, infested, and damaged by severe weather events
  • In the past decade, the number of forested acres diseased, infested, and damaged by severe weather events
  • > past decade, the number of forested past decade, the number of forested acres<00:13:41.360><c> diseased
  • infested,</c><00:13:42.720><c> and</c><00:13:42.959><c> damaged</c><00:13:43.279><c> by</c> acres diseased
  • , infested, and damaged by acres diseased, infested, and damaged by severe<00:13:43.839><c> weather</
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representitives Mar 9th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • of certain administrative rules providing for supplemental feeding, baiting, and chronic wasting disease
  • of certain administrative rules providing for supplemental feeding, baiting, and chronic wasting disease
  • And that just makes sense because better food choices mean better health and fewer chronic diseases such
  • as diabetes and heart disease.
  • policy and We will seek to create an office of health and nutrition, bringing food policy and chronic disease
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received and accepted multiple resignation notices from members representing Districts 37, 39, 60, 69, 97, and 100, and then recognized the election and qualification of the members-elect who filled those vacancies: Doyle Boudreau, Reese Broussard, Chasity Verrett-Martinez, and Edwin Murray. Each member-elect was sworn in, and the House also appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was ready to conduct business for the 2026 regular session. The chamber then handled a large number of procedural actions related to prefiled legislation. By motion and without objection, the House suspended rules to refer prefile bills to committee and introduced a broad slate of House bills and resolutions. Topics included the state budget and appropriations, retirement system changes, carbon capture and sequestration, criminal justice and bail, public safety, education, health care, local government matters, transportation, and several memorial or commemorative resolutions. Several resolutions and bills were noted as lying over, and some prefiled bills were withdrawn from the files. The House also received a Senate message that SCR 1 had been adopted, and the resolution was taken up without objection. The chamber then recessed for a joint session with the Senate to hear the governor’s address and a presentation honoring Technical Sergeant Adam W. Brister with the Distinguished Flying Cross. In his remarks, Governor Jeff Landry highlighted his administration’s priorities, including education, tax reform, workforce development, health and nutrition, insurance reform, transportation infrastructure, fiscal discipline, and criminal justice reform, while urging support for his agenda and several related bills and constitutional amendments.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then you have the Board of Pharmacy, the Rare Disease Advisory Council, and more, all totaling under
  • The Health Committee has MDH, DCT, EMSRB, the Board of Pharmacy, Rare Disease, and the remaining portions
  • 00:07:39.639><c> rare</c> emsrb uh the Board of Pharmacy rare emsrb uh the Board of Pharmacy rare disease
  • 41.720><c> and</c><00:07:42.280><c> the</c><00:07:42.639><c> remaining</c><00:07:43.280><c> uh</c> disease
  • and mure and the remaining uh disease and mure and the remaining uh portions<00:07:43.960><c> for</c
Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Both my parents died of Alzheimer's disease.
  • I was the primary caregiver for my mother when she developed Alzheimer's disease.
  • They respond to issues such as dangerous animals, neglect, and disease risk.
  • They respond to issues such as dangerous animals, neglect, and disease risk.
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S.
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of public safety bills, with several measures pulled off calendar and one consent calendar adopted. AB 2419 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva would extend body-worn cameras to Los Angeles County juvenile probation officers. Supporters said cameras would improve accountability, youth and officer safety, and public trust; opponents argued the bill would not solve deeper problems in juvenile halls and raised concerns about officer discretion, privacy, and labor issues. The bill passed to Appropriations on a roll call vote. AB 1902 by Assembly Member Pellerin, co-sponsored by Santa Cruz County, would revise the juvenile detention extension hearing process in response to the Madison Middleton case. Supporters, including the victim’s mother and county officials, said the bill would clarify jurisdiction, allow continuances, permit hearsay at the probable cause stage, extend the maximum detention period, and better protect the public and victims from repeated trauma. Opponents from public defender, youth justice, and civil liberties groups argued the bill expands civil commitment, reduces review frequency, and could lead to inappropriate adult placement. The committee approved the bill to Appropriations, with some members noting remaining concerns. AB 2052 by Assembly Member Stephanie would allow continuity in prosecution for elder and dependent adult abuse cases, including a limited continuance so the same prosecutor can stay with a case. Supporters said older victims and those with dementia or other impairments benefit from a single point of contact and less repeated trauma; opponents said the bill could undermine speedy-trial rights and was broader than necessary. The bill passed to Judiciary. AB 1588, also by Assembly Member Stephanie, would strengthen sideshow and street takeover enforcement by adding motorcycles and dirt bikes to the law and increasing penalties. Supporters framed it as a public safety and accountability measure, while opponents warned it would expand punishment, surveillance, and fines without addressing root causes; the bill was sent to Transportation on a roll call vote. AB 1753, another Stephanie bill, would tighten firearm relinquishment and protective-order enforcement, expand remote hearing access, and align firearm prohibitions across protective order categories; it passed to Judiciary. The committee also heard AB 1739 by Assembly Member Ward, which would criminalize clergy sexual exploitation when clergy provide therapeutic services, with survivors and advocates testifying in support.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • They confronted infectious disease, childhood cancer, smoking, car crashes, and others.
  • They<00:01:50.000><c> confronted</c><00:01:50.880><c> infectious</c><00:01:51.520><c> disease,</c> They
  • confronted infectious disease, They confronted infectious disease, childhood<00:01:53.280><c> cancer
  • We already know that from other public health challenges, from motor vehicle safety to infectious diseases
  • </c><00:12:56.480><c> benefit</c> safety to infectious diseases benefit safety to infectious diseases
Bills: HF3668 , HF2779 , HF2771
Committee: House Health Finance and Policy
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a genetic lung disease that primarily affects young people. Dr.
  • GENETIC LUNG DISEASE THAT PRIMARILY EFFECTS YOUNG PEOPLE. DR.
  • It can lead to heart and lung disease. It shortens lives.
  • IT CAN LEAD TO HEART AND LUNG DISEASE. IT SHORTENS LIES.
  • The science is crystal clear: silica exposure causes lung cancer, chronic respiratory disease, black
FL
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Apr 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • does the amendment change anything with regard to parental notification and sexually transmitted diseases
  • does the amendment change anything with regard to parental notification and sexually transmitted diseases
  • I thought there was some change with regard to the sexually transmitted disease in that the child could
  • If a minor has, for example, a sexually transmitted disease, that child would be required to get parental
  • So if you have chlamydia and it's untreated, you can get pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.
Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. The sponsor explained that the bill, as amended, would align Florida law more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” requiring providers to furnish requested records within set timeframes, allowing a limited extension with notice, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several members asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill affected meaningful-use rules or post-mortem access. Multiple witnesses opposed the bill, arguing it could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with existing privacy rules, and burden providers; supporters said it would improve patient access and consistency. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. The bill would direct DEP to establish rules for synthetic turf and limit local governments from banning it if state rules are followed, while also addressing change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor work, building code updates, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and single-trade inspections. Amendments removed the pool and spa contractor provisions and the tall mass timber language. Testimony on the bill centered heavily on the pool industry, with contractors and the Florida Swimming Pool Association opposing expansion of scope to general and building contractors, while some speakers supported other parts of the bill. After adopting the amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. The bill would allow minors to be tested for STDs without parental consent but require parental consent for treatment, expand parents’ rights to access records and control certain health decisions, and restrict health care services, medical procedures, and biofeedback devices for minors absent consent or an exception. An amendment moved survey and questionnaire provisions into the education code, added an explicit court-order exception, clarified DNA and biofeedback provisions, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions. The committee heard extensive public testimony both for and against the bill, with supporters emphasizing parental authority and opponents warning it could delay STI treatment, mental health care, and other services for vulnerable minors. The transcript ends during public testimony on the bill, before any final committee action is shown.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/26/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • that point, it was in April of 2024 when our industry first started seeing it, so kind of a newer disease
  • that point, it was in April of 2024 when our industry first started seeing it, so kind of a newer disease
  • It's a newer disease and lots of unknowns, so hard to navigate when you're emotional about having sick
  • about the consequences on the turkey farmers and people who work in the spread of some of these diseases
  • </c> of the spread of some of these diseases of the spread of some of these diseases and<00:34:00.639
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-25-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • MAHA has transformed from a movement to a mission to end the chronic disease epidemic, restoring health
  • Currently, chronic disease and mental health account for 90% of the national $4.3 trillion in annual
  • to<00:03:27.440><c> end</c><00:03:27.680><c> the</c><00:03:27.760><c> chronic</c><00:03:28.160><c> disease
  • </c><00:03:28.519><c> epidemic,</c> to end the chronic disease epidemic, to end the chronic disease epidemic
  • ><c> mental</c> Currently, chronic disease and mental Currently, chronic disease and mental health<00
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 61, sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Representative Matt Lockett. The resolution, as amended by committee substitute, would create a legislative task force tied to the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) framework to study Kentucky health policy, including Medicaid drug approvals, preventive and alternative therapies, holistic health education, oversight and transparency in health care, and research into integrative approaches. Supporters said the goal was to address chronic disease and reduce over-medication, while emphasizing the effort was not intended as an attack on agriculture or the pharmaceutical industry. The resolution received favorable expression and passed the committee 9-0. The committee then heard Senate Resolution 18 from Senator Neal, urging Kentucky to maximize participation in the federal SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program. Testimony from Jessica Klein of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy and Secretary Eric Friedlander explained that SNAP E&T provides job training, education, and support services for SNAP participants, and that the program is federally matched and does not require additional General Assembly funding in the normal course. Members discussed how the program works, whether it could create new state costs, and how it fits with efforts to connect food assistance, workforce development, and local agriculture. Questions also focused on whether SNAP spending can be steered toward healthier foods and farmers markets, including Kentucky’s Double Dollars program, which was described as helping participants buy produce, meat, and dairy at participating markets and some retailers. Several members expressed support for the workforce goals but asked for more information on fiscal impacts and purchasing data. Secretary Friedlander said the SNAP E&T funds are separate from nutrition benefits, and that the state match generally comes from employer, university, or workforce partner contributions rather than new state appropriations. Senator Herron explained her vote in favor by saying the program could help people gain education and employment and reduce reliance on SNAP over time. Senate Resolution 18 was then adopted by the committee.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:59:40.240><c> liver</c> to increased risks of cancer liver to increased risks of cancer liver disease
  • immune</c><00:59:41.640><c> system</c><00:59:41.920><c> disfunction</c><00:59:42.520><c> and</c> disease
  • immune system disfunction and disease immune system disfunction and other<00:59:42.839><c> negative<
  • Exposure has been linked to low birth weight, lower IQ, reduced immune response, thyroid disease, digestive
  • Exposure has been linked to low birth weight, lower IQ, reduced immune response, thyroid disease, digestive
Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (01/15/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am a retired 35-year occupational therapist, but more importantly, I am the parent of a child who's
  • I'm a lineman by trade currently, but looking for a different occupation in the near future.
  • </c><00:08:23.759><c> therapist</c><00:08:24.319><c> but</c><00:08:24.479><c> more</c> year occupational
  • therapist but more year occupational therapist but more importantly<00:08:25.960><c> um</c><00:08:26.280
  • in the near future different occupation in the near future um<00:09:36.320><c> I</c><00:09:36.440><c
Summary: The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected. The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees. Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.