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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • organizations. ...for legal representation.
  • I've not been able to grieve that due to the family court process.
  • There is a process.
  • Continuances are a weighing process.
  • Continuances are a weighing process.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am the Legal Advocacy Projects Director for Texas Lawyers for Children.
  • These changes are in alignment with current... ...DFPS process.
  • As I've always said throughout the process, I'm receptive to all this conversation.
  • It creates difficulty in attracting quality legal counsel to these very important cases.
  • So, if you're going through a licensing process, this takes a couple of months.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 15 establishes a clear process for corporations to form independent committees. and obtain upfront
  • It's clear legal standards would strongly signal that Texas is open for business.
  • However, Delaware's legal system has become increasingly uncertain, creating unpredictable legal risks
  • This ensures that Texas companies can operate within a legal. predictable framework.
  • And the only time a, and again what's the process...
Bills: HB32 , HB15 , HB171 , HB421 , HB581 , HB644 , HB745 , HB349 , HB917 , HB204 , HB923 , HB15 , HB171 , HB204
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • The process was a rubber stamp process before COVID.
  • process.
  • Lawyers, legal scholars, and judges have explored the relationship between federal due process and Texas
  • As far as the legal framework, service of process, and trials.
  • Its negative consequences for our courts and legal process... Thank you, Ms. Adams. Philip Adcock.
Bills: HB32 , HB15 , HB171 , HB421 , HB581 , HB644 , HB745 , HB349 , HB917 , HB204 , HB923 , HB15 , HB171 , HB204
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • of law, our department recommends removing the word legal from the term legal advocate.
  • throat] the word legal from the term<00:34:02.320><c> legal</c><00:34:02.640><c> advocate.
  • And um we suggest term legal advocate.
  • </c> legal action. legal action.
  • Uh we'll be adding AG processes.
Bills: SB3082 , SB3110 , SB3251
Committee: House Labor
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, uh, application process.
  • In throughout the application process.
  • And then what through this process. Uh hopefully just through this process.
  • Those were reviewed and scored within a process very much like the normal RFP scoring process, and a
  • </c><01:55:43.199><c> and</c> like the normal RFP scoring process. and like the normal RFP scoring process
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Mar 26th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's part of the process there.
  • You said while ago, you need to go through the process, and if the process says you need a judge, you
  • So when we had the consolidation process...
  • It speeds up the process. And I think, potentially...
  • It speeds up the process. And I think, potentially...
Bills: HB141 , HB178 , HB179 , HB187 , HB188 , HB527 , HB782 , HB911 , HB916
Committee: House Judiciary
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-HHS Public Hearing 03-20-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> 1875 does not change what is legal 1875 does not change what is legal medical<00:24:55.640><c> care
  • </c><00:35:23.520><c> legalized</c> for providing already legal legalized for providing already legal
  • </c> participate in the process. Thank you. participate in the process. Thank you.
  • </c><00:45:06.960><c> And</c> what the process would actually be.
  • And what the process would actually be.
Bills: HB1573 , HB1645 , HB1875 , HB1898 , HB2121
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1573, which would create state enforcement authority over unauthorized e-cigarette products and related tobacco enforcement. Supporters including SHPDA, the Department of Health, the Attorney General’s office, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others said the bill would help protect youth from unauthorized vaping products, give the state tools to enforce an FDA-authorized product list, and add penalties and inspection authority. A committee member asked whether enforcement staff were available and what penalties would apply; the response was that existing tobacco investigators would take on the work, and the bill includes civil penalties, seizure authority, and possible license revocation referrals. The measure drew both support and opposition testimony, but no vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 1645, relating to liability for child welfare service providers. The Insurance Division said it was aware of the insurance-cost problem, had raised the issue with the NAIC, and was exploring a captive insurance option, while suggesting the legislature consider additional appropriations to DHS to cover higher contract costs. Supporters, including Parents and Children Together and Hawaii Insurance Council, argued the bill would help child welfare providers obtain insurance and continue critical services. Opponents, including the Hawaii Association for Justice, warned that removing joint and several liability could leave victims undercompensated and might not actually lower premiums. The insurance commissioner said other states have done tort reform in this area, but the committee was told it is not clear the bill would reduce insurance costs. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on HB 1875, which would protect access to gender-affirming care in Hawaii and shield patients and providers from out-of-state legal actions. Support came from the Hawaii State Youth Commission, LGBTQ+ and public health groups, medical professionals, ACLU Hawaii, Planned Parenthood, and others, who said gender-affirming care is evidence-based, medically necessary, and important for patient privacy, provider stability, and continuity of care. Several witnesses asked for amendments to the bill’s definition language. Opposition testimony came from individuals and groups including Hawaii Christian Coalition, Leeward Republican Women’s Club, and others, who argued the bill could expose children to irreversible decisions and that more research is needed. The chair noted roughly 176 supporters and about 40 opponents testified. No final action or vote was reported in the excerpt.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Leach, for the supervised driving hours, that is something that the parent, the legal custodial
  • I do want to highlight that our current process, though, for the past 26 years has been this, so this
  • If you were flying in around Phoenix Sky Harbor airport, you legally have to have that equipment for
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, March 2, 2026 AM

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • legal term here.<01:09:45.199><c> Bart.
  • ><c> reviewed</c><01:15:12.159><c> the</c> when our legal council reviewed the when our legal council
  • ><c> a</c><01:32:36.080><c> lot</c><01:32:36.159><c> of</c> process because there's a lot of process
  • </c> legal process to punish constitutionally legal process to punish constitutionally protected<02:41
  • used</c><02:42:13.200><c> as</c><02:42:13.359><c> a</c> that legal process would be used as a that legal
Bills: HB0070 , HB0043 , HB0103 , HB0157 , HB0092 , SF0092
Committee: Senate Judiciary
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so it hasn't gone through that process.
  • The department is in the process of raising those fees to $3,000...
  • The department is in the process of raising those fees to $3,000, a 420% increase.
  • of services to keep our hunting legal and protect our wildlife.
  • I thank you for that process. But there's a difference between being an observer and a participant.
Bills: HB2289
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 23rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Sarah Robbins, and I'm the Director of the Office of Civil Legal Aid.
  • Due process does not come with a pause button.
  • My name is Kat Lohman, and I represent legal counsel for youth and children.
  • juvenile defense to immigration and civil legal aid for homeless youth.
  • aid that's funded through the Office of Civil Legal Aid.
Bills: HB2289
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • pathologists, social workers, attendance services, all professionals who are essential to the educational process
  • , to well-being, and actually are legally required.
  • Legally required supports for many children. But my one huge concern is about special education.
Committee: Senate Government
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is it actually legal to turn off that system with the FAA?
  • sentiments on you bringing a The bill has some merit, but I still think it's more of a hindrance to the legal
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our agents believe the legal system should serve people, not investors.
  • Our agents believe the legal system should serve people, not investors.
  • Agents believe the legal system should serve people, not investors.
  • Just the understanding process.
  • The definition of litigation financing restricts the funding to payments for legal expenses.
Bills: HB2255 , HB2320 , HB2548
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Jan 14th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • to civil legal aid for homeless youth and child welfare.
  • It's a mandatory legal obligation and a matter of fundamental fairness.
  • Please support the appropriation for legal counsel for long-term care.
  • Current assumptions are that 2,400 eligible residents will need legal help annually.
  • Our services include immigration legal aid, family education, and empowerment.
Bills: HB2289
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Jan 12th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Sarah Robbins, and I am the Director of the Office of Civil Legal Aid.
  • part of our state's civil legal aid safety net system for low-income Washingtonians.
  • funding for legal services for crime survivors.
  • and obtain legally enforceable protections.
  • While the governor's proposal may be technically legal, it is profoundly out of step with this.
Bills: HB2289