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NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Labor - 05/13/2026

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • in relation to requiring employers to obtain an acknowledgement of receipt from employees of their sexual
  • harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention program in writing, in English, and in
Committee: Senate Labor
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Labor met for its ninth meeting of the 2026 session, chaired by Senator Jessica Ramos, with several members present including Senators Jackson, Zellner, Mattera, Rhoads, Ryan, Scarcella-Spanton, and Mayer. The committee considered five bills covering workers’ compensation, unemployment benefits for employees of certain educational institutions, creation of an Office of Special Investigation for work-related matters, establishment of a wage data clearinghouse, and a requirement that employers obtain written acknowledgements of sexual harassment prevention policies and programs in English and an employee’s primary language. Each bill was moved by committee members and approved without recorded opposition. Senate Bills 3948, 5623, 7999, and 9141 were reported to Finance, while Senate Bill 10057 was reported to the calendar. No testimony or substantive debate was included in the transcript beyond brief bill descriptions and motions.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • would have to obtain explicit informed consent if it's a rated PG-13 or rated R movie that contains sexual
  • have to obtain the explicit informed consent if it's a rated PG-13 or rated R movie that contains sexual
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House and Senate conference committees met on April 16, 2026, at 9:51 a.m. to consider House Bill 2133. Members present were Representatives Cooper, Wynn, and Garcia, and Senators Rogers, Ortiz, and Fincham. The main action was a motion to adopt a five-page amendment dated 4/15/2026 at 12:30 p.m. to the Senate version of HB 2133 and to authorize staff to make any necessary technical and conforming changes recommended by the rules attorney. During discussion, Senator Ortiz raised a question about the amendment’s effect on motion pictures and TV shows produced after the law’s effective date, asking whether future PG-13 or R-rated productions with sexual material would need explicit informed consent and whether the measure would create two different categories of media subject to different online enforcement. The response given was that the answer was yes, but no further explanation was provided before the committee moved on. The motion to adopt the amendment was put to a vote and passed, with ayes recorded and no opposition noted. After the action was approved, both the House and Senate conference committees adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • would have to obtain explicit informed consent if it's a rated PG-13 or rated R movie that contains sexual
  • have to obtain the explicit informed consent if it's a rated PG-13 or rated R movie that contains sexual
Summary: The House and Senate conference committees on HB 2133 met on April 16, 2026, and considered a five-page amendment dated 4/15/2026 at 12:30 p.m. to the Senate version of the bill. The amendment was moved and adopted, and staff was authorized to make any necessary technical and conforming changes recommended by the rules attorney. During discussion, a member asked whether the amendment would exempt motion pictures and TV shows produced before the law’s effective date, while requiring future PG-13 or R-rated productions with sexual material to obtain explicit informed consent, and raised concerns about creating two classes of media subject to different online enforcement. The response given was that the answer was yes, but no further explanation was provided and the committee proceeded. The motion to adopt the amendment passed by voice vote, with ayes prevailing and no recorded opposition. After the vote, both the House and Senate conference committees adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 6th, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Various toys marketed to children have been found to speak in depth about sexually explicit topics, give
  • That same toy, the FOLO toy Kuma, was able to talk at length about sexually explicit topics, including
  • With the rise of these tools, these images are now often used for child sexual abuse material.
  • LGBT Disparities Reduction Act, which requires several state agencies to collect voluntary data on sexual
  • It simply ensures that data related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status cannot
Keywords: 987, senate, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • also establishes clear safeguards when there has been substantiating findings of serious physical or sexual
  • Egregious acts, disfigurement, broken bones, sexual abuse.
  • I was a deputy prosecutor in Ada County for 33 years and was chief of special crimes running our sexual
  • abuse unit and sexual assault.
  • It says what should be very obvious: when sexual or physical abuse has been confirmed, we should not
Summary: The committee approved the March 3 and March 10 minutes, then introduced RS 33592C1, a proposal for a state pilot program to study psychedelic substances for PTSD and traumatic brain injury, with the sponsor saying no state funding was requested. The committee also heard and advanced Senate Bill 1255, which would add tribal health care facilities and tribal police officers to Idaho’s involuntary commitment process so tribal members in mental health crises can be evaluated and held more quickly; tribal representatives and the sponsor said it would improve coordination without changing state funding or the underlying commitment standards. The bill was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1257 on foster care visitation and permanency. The bill would clarify that visitation can include in-person, video, phone, and written contact, limit in-person visitation after substantiated serious physical or sexual abuse unless a court finds it is in the child’s best interest, and allow courts to consider a parent’s likely long-term incarceration when deciding permanency and termination. Department officials, foster parents, adoptees, and child welfare advocates testified that the bill would protect children from re-traumatization and give courts clearer statutory guidance. Some members raised due process and parental-rights concerns, arguing the bill could expand agency power or reduce protections, but after a failed motion to hold the bill in committee, the committee approved it on a roll call vote and sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee also resumed testimony on House Bill 808, which would expand the Medical Freedom Act. County, hospital, city, business, and public health witnesses opposed the bill, saying it would create conflicts with federal health and accreditation rules, weaken school and child care immunization protections, reduce the usefulness of the IRIS immunization registry, and interfere with employer and public-safety decisions. Supporters argued the bill would strengthen bodily autonomy and parental choice and reduce coercion around vaccines. The sponsor closed by saying the bill was about protecting private medical decisions, but no final action on HB 808 was taken in the portion provided.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 3rd, 2026

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Transcript Highlights:
  • We know that the legislature has had some challenges with sexual harassment.
  • I was in the legislature... ...challenges with sexual harassment.
  • I was in the legislature when we took steps to reform policies around sexual harassment to make sure
  • Our office does sexual harassment training as well in the Office of State Auditor.
  • We contract with a vendor to provide sexual harassment training in the Office of State Auditor.
Bills: H5004
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 03-11-2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • civil claims to be made against a person, business owner, or business operator that profits from sexual
  • :01:36.200><c> profit</c><00:01:36.880><c> profits</c><00:01:37.240><c> from</c><00:01:37.439><c> sexual
  • </c> that profit profits from sexual that profit profits from sexual exploitation<00:01:38.360><c> or
  • civil claims to be made against a person, business owner, or business operator that profits from sexual
  • owner or business operator that profits owner or business operator that profits from<00:24:36.960><c> sexual
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills covering criminal justice, elections, and wildfire-related settlement funding. HB 103 would raise the age cutoff for life-without-parole eligibility from 18 to 21; supporters included the Public Defender and others, while prosecutors and some others opposed it. HB 11 would allow civil claims against people or businesses profiting from sexual exploitation or sex trafficking; it drew mostly support but was not ready for a vote and was deferred for further questions. HB 132 would expand a state-initiated expungement pilot to include possession of any Schedule V substance; the Public Defender, ACLU, and oversight groups supported it, with one opponent, and committee questions focused on what substances and how many cases would be affected. HB 145 would require the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit expungement orders to the Judiciary to implement Act 159; the Judiciary and Public Defender supported it, and members discussed technical issues involving multiple defendants and multiple charges. HB 369, a campaign finance housekeeping bill on excess cash contributions, and HB 408, which aligns voter registration-by-mail deadlines with current law, both received support and no opposition of note. The committee also heard HB 1175, which creates appropriations and a trust fund for Maui wildfire settlement claims; the Attorney General’s office, Maui County Council, and Tax Foundation supported it, while one senator said he would vote no because of concerns about House leadership. HB 386, which conforms drug possession thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine, was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. HB 134 would require electronic filing of nomination papers; the Elections Office supported it but asked that any convenience fee be authorized in statute, while one witness opposed it over security and cost concerns. After testimony and questions, the committee took up decision-making and passed HB 103 with amendments, deferred HB 11, and passed HB 132, HB 145, HB 369, HB 408, HB 1175, HB 386, and HB 134, with HB 134 amended to clarify no additional charge for electronic filing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/5/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Military sexual trauma has impacted women veterans in such a way that PTSD disproportionately impacts
  • require a different<00:21:03.760><c> approach</c><00:21:04.760><c> military</c><00:21:05.360><c> sexual
  • </c> different approach military sexual different approach military sexual trauma<00:21:06.200><c> has
  • For the women in our veterans treatment court, military sexual trauma is often an underlying factor in
  • Military sexual trauma is often an underlying factor in their justice involvement.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Thu Mar 13, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We would not have to incarcerate so many extremely violent and dangerous offenders if we allowed people
  • the right to defend their own homes, their property, and their persons from violent attacks.
  • 00:45:29.400><c> so</c><00:45:29.599><c> many</c><00:45:30.000><c> extremely</c><00:45:30.640><c> violent
  • </c> to incarcerate so many extremely violent to incarcerate so many extremely violent and<00:45:31.160
  • attacks the fear of the from violent attacks the fear of the government<00:45:40.880><c> of</c><00:45
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee met on March 13, 2025, and took up several firearms and fireworks measures. On SB 227, which would create an illegal fireworks enforcement division in the Department of Law Enforcement and appropriate funds, DLE supported the bill, saying fireworks enforcement has become a full-time job requiring dedicated staff rather than a collateral-duty task force. Members discussed whether the bill and the related task force bill were both needed; DLE said yes, explaining that the new division would provide full-time state employees while the task force funding covers interagency costs such as transportation, storage, overtime, and personnel. Testimony on SB 227 was reported as 12 in support and 6 in opposition. On SB 222, which would fund the illegal fireworks task force and extend its sunset to June 30, 2030, DLE and the Honolulu Police Department supported the measure, emphasizing continued enforcement pressure and interagency coordination. An opponent from the Libertarian Party of Hawaii argued the bill was a waste of time, criticized fireworks prohibition as cultural overreach, and performed a song in opposition. Representative Shimizu asked about results from the extra enforcement effort, and DLE said enforcement has driven up street prices and made investors think twice, which they described as a goal of pricing people out of the market. The chair reported 13 testimonies in support and 6 in opposition. The committee then heard SB 1324, a more comprehensive fireworks bill that would revise definitions and penalties, create first- and second-degree fireworks offenses, add infractions, and increase penalties for serious injury or death. DLE and the Attorney General strongly supported it, saying the bill would improve enforcement, address black-market activity, and help prosecutors when fireworks have already exploded and evidence is destroyed. The Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing existing laws already punish these offenses and that the real issue is enforcement; the office also raised constitutional concerns about the bill’s concurrent civil infraction and criminal trial process. Honolulu Police supported the bill, while the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office said the alternative definitions would help in cases involving exploded versus seized fireworks. The chair noted 17 testimonies in support, 7 in opposition, and 3 comments, and members discussed whether the bill could be amended to address the public defender’s concerns. The committee also began hearing SB 308, which would expand the state’s magazine-capacity restrictions to firearms with detachable magazines over 30 rounds, with a grandfathering provision for certain magazines obtained before January 1, 2026. DLE supported the bill as a fair balance that would grandfather existing magazines while preventing new high-capacity acquisitions. Opposition testimony from Jerry Yuan of the Pool, Oil, Rifle, and Pistol Club argued the proposal was another shifting restriction and opposed magazine bans generally. The hearing continued with additional testimony not fully captured in the excerpt.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • during his tenure in the House, he introduced legislation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual
  • During his tenure in the House, he introduced legislation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual
  • first legislation introduced in Massachusetts to protect the rights of individuals based on their sexual
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate took up House No. 4646, an act enhancing child welfare protections, and considered a series of amendments focused on child welfare, school discipline, truancy, foster care transparency, and related services. Several amendments were withdrawn, including Senator DiDomenico’s proposal to create a Massachusetts children’s cabinet and Senator Tarr’s amendments on timeout and isolation standards, the best-interest-of-the-child standard, and mandated reporter definitions. Other amendments were adopted, including Senator Rauch’s amendments on student transfers and reasonableness, Senator Tarr’s amendment on information management integrity and youth engagement in the Office of the Child Advocate, and the Senate Ways and Means amendment. Amendments on school compliance before CRA filings, probation certification before accepting a child requiring assistance petition, and statewide truancy and engagement standards were rejected. After the amendments were resolved, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 39 in the affirmative and none in the negative. The chamber also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of John Edwards and Hadley Boucher, with moments of silence held for each. Later, the Senate also adjourned in memory of former U.S. Representative Barney Frank, with remarks highlighting his civil rights work, his role in financial reform, and his historic service as the first openly gay member of Congress. Before adjournment, the Senate took up a House amendment to the Senate bill establishing the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, voted not to concur, and requested a committee of conference. The chair appointed Senators Creem, Finegold, and O’Connor to the conference committee. The Senate then adopted an order to reconvene on Monday at 11:00 a.m. and dispense with printing a calendar, and finally adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 13th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Louisiana Rehabilitation Services; and $1.5 million for the Crime Victim Reparations Program for sexual
  • assault. $1.5 million for the Crime Victim Reparations Program for Sexual Assault Centers, and $560,000
  • care providers have utilized those dollars through the years to assist in funding those tests for sexually
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 13, 2026, and considered the main budget bills for fiscal year 2026-27. Members heard a broad overview of House Bill 1, the general appropriations bill, including the governor’s proposed budget, major funding items for education, workforce, corrections, health, and economic development, and a plan to use surplus funds to pay down LASERS’ unfunded liability. The committee discussed a 29-page amendment set that shifted savings from retirement and other areas into one-time expenditures, including FEMA Katrina debt, LSU, firefighter pay raises, crime victim reparations, rehabilitation services, and additional school choice support. Questions focused on the MFP per-pupil adjustment, the crime victim reparations shortfall, LSU funding, waiver slots, and whether the bill remained at a standstill overall. The committee adopted the amendments and reported HB 1 favorably as amended, making it Special Order No. 1 for April 16. The committee then took up House Bill 312, the supplemental appropriations bill, which also redirected the full $144.3 million surplus payment to LASERS and used savings from MFP, Medicaid forecast changes, and other reductions to fund statewide initiatives. Those included LED, corrections, DOTD road projects, public safety, IT modernization, school safety, firefighting equipment, community and technical college workforce programs, and DCFS shortfalls. Members raised questions about mental health funding and the retirement payment strategy; the amendments were adopted and HB 312 was reported favorably as amended and set as Special Order No. 4. House Bill 313, the funds bill, was amended to make additional deposits into the State Emergency and Response Fund, Voting Technology Fund, oil and gas regulatory funds, geological storage, reading enrichment, Imagination Library, and conservation accounts; it was reported favorably as amended and set as Special Order No. 5. House Bill 314, the revenue sharing distribution bill, received amendments inserting fiscal year 2027 distribution numbers and was reported favorably as amended and set as Special Order No. 7. The committee also advanced House Bill 383, the ancillary expenses bill, which covers self-generated, dedicated, and federal funds for agencies such as Group Benefits, Risk Management, Prison Enterprises, and Technology Services; a technical amendment updated accounting-standard references, and the bill was reported favorably as amended and set as Special Order No. 6. House Bill 983, the judiciary budget, was amended with a technical date correction and reported favorably as amended; members discussed funding for judges, staff pay, FINS, and whether pending legislation affecting Orleans Parish judges would later change the budget. House Bill 1126, the legislative branch budget, was reported favorably without amendment after brief questions about the Law Institute increase, and HCR 3, the hospital stabilization formula resolution tied to Medicaid hospital reimbursements, was reported favorably and set as Special Order No. 8. The committee also made HB 983 Special Order No. 9 and HB 1126 Special Order No. 10 for April 16, authorized technical corrections on adopted amendments, and adjourned after the chair thanked members and staff for their work.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 13th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Louisiana Rehabilitation Services; and $1.5 million for the Crime Victim Reparations Program for sexual
  • assault centers. $1.5 million for the Crime Victim Reparations Program for sexual assault centers, and
  • care providers have utilized those dollars through the years to assist in funding those tests for sexually
Bills: HB1 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 218 extends the time for childhood sexual assault victims to sue.
  • AB-218 extends time for childhood sexual assault victims to sue.
  • AB 218 investigations for schools to ensure the safety of students and employees against childhood sexual
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard several labor and retirement bills. AB 1582 by Assembly Member Ortega would make it an unfair labor practice for a higher education employer to disregard or delay arbitration decisions involving contracting out, with make-whole relief including attorney fees and costs. Supporters from AFSCME and other labor groups said UC has repeatedly ignored arbitration outcomes on outsourcing disputes, while UC opposed the bill as an overbroad change that could create systemwide operational and financial risk. The committee passed the bill on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. AB 1818 by Assembly Member Ortega would repeal an outdated HEERA provision that CSU has used to reopen bargaining when it claims state funding is insufficient. Teamsters and other labor supporters argued CSU has used the provision to avoid honoring negotiated raises, while CSU said the bill would limit its ability to manage compensation responsibly when state funding is uncertain. The committee also passed AB 1818 to Appropriations. AB 1564 by Assembly Member Arreguín would make communications between an employee and union representative confidential in public employment matters. Labor supporters said the measure would protect trust in the representational relationship and codify existing PERB case law, while school, local government, county, city, and business groups warned it could hinder workplace investigations, including those involving student safety and harassment. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 1844 by Assembly Member Pacheco, placed on the consent calendar, would update Judges’ Retirement System 2 to allow non-spouse beneficiaries for survivor benefits and to extend access to survivor options for vested judges; it was approved unanimously, 7-0. After all items were taken up, the committee adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Public Employment and Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 218 extends time for childhood sexual assault victims to sue.
  • AB 218 extends time for childhood sexual assault victims to sue.
  • investigations for schools to ensure the safety again of students and employees against childhood sexual
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • When you experience sexual harassment at work, when you experience discrimination in your apartment building
  • so closely associated with a particular group, a protected characteristic, national origin, race, sexual
  • orientation, whatever, that we feel that this is... ...national origin, race, sexual orientation, whatever
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration met to hear the Civil Rights Department’s budget items, with the chair opening by emphasizing that agency directors should appear in person if they want their items heard. Go-Biz was not heard because its director was absent. The department outlined four chaptered-legislation implementation items: SB 464 on updated pay data reporting categories, AB 822 extending the Commission on the State of Hate, AB 935 expanding data collection and reporting, and SB 518 creating the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery. The Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office had no concerns with these proposals. Members then asked about the department’s broader workload and role in responding to discrimination, hate incidents, and immigration-related fears in communities. CRD explained that it handles complaints in areas such as housing, employment, public accommodations, hate crimes, and human trafficking, but does not have jurisdiction over the federal government or landlord-tenant law generally. Officials said filings and open matters have risen sharply, with the department nearing 12,000 open matters, and described outreach in multiple languages, immigrant-serving work, and support for victims through T and U visa-related assistance. They also discussed the Commission on the State of Hate, the California vs. Hate hotline, and coordination with Stop the Hate grantees and community organizations. The committee also heard items on ongoing workload for AB 2188, AB 1041, and AB 1949, which would convert limited-term resources to permanent positions because workload has met or exceeded initial estimates. The LAO had no concerns. A final item requested $502,000 for ongoing security guard services at CRD public counters after more than a dozen threats to staff since July 2024; the LAO again had no concerns. Members expressed support for the security request and discussed the need for safe public-facing offices. No votes were taken, and each item was closed after discussion and public comment.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 19th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • my perspective, I think the majority of the cases we see are still within that kind of sex-based, sexual
  • I think by and large, those situations where you have sort of unwanted sexual comments and it's pervasive
  • over time... ...sexual comments and it's pervasive over time.
Keywords: 989, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 May 26th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • bill we heard the other night with the very heavy, heavy testimony around students who had been sexually
  • The relating clause relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual
  • I obviously, sexual misconduct is, is very simple, uh, to understand.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • According to the CDC, 21% of California high school students were sexually active in 2023, and 52% of
  • them did not use a condom during their last sexual encounter.
  • Increasing access to condoms does not mean an increase in sexual activity. It increases safety.
  • According to the CDC, condoms do not prevent the spread of all sexually transmitted diseases.
  • Encouraging young people to participate in sexual activity with the promise of protection is not the
Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 331 by Sen. Menjivar, which would require large-group health plans to cover hearing aids for children. The author and supporters described the bill as a long-running effort to address a developmental emergency and reduce out-of-pocket costs for families, while opponents were absent. Testimony from parents, advocates, medical experts, and organizations emphasized the importance of early access to hearing aids; committee members voiced strong support, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, with several members requesting to be added as coauthors. The committee then heard SB 608, also by Sen. Menjivar, to expand access to condoms in school-based health centers and related settings and to prevent barriers such as ID checks. Supporters, including students and school health advocates, argued the bill would improve sexual health and reduce stigma, while opponents from family and faith groups argued it would undermine parental authority and normalize early sexual activity. The bill was supported by committee members and moved forward on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Next, SB 971 by Sen. Choi proposed community-based healthy aging partnerships for older adults, with testimony from the California Senior Legislature and supporters from aging and dementia organizations. The measure was described as voluntary and focused on connection, independence, and local collaboration; there was no opposition, and the committee moved it on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 869 by Sen. Weber Pierson, which would require warning icons and statements on chain restaurant menus for beverages with very high added sugar content. Supporters framed it as a transparency and public health measure, while restaurant and beverage industry representatives opposed it unless amended, citing cost and menu-space concerns; the bill was nevertheless moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations after a roll call vote, with some members voting no and the measure placed on call. The committee also considered SB 950 by Sen. Weber Pierson, aimed at ensuring timely coverage of FDA-approved, medically necessary treatments for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease on commercial plans. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association and a patient advocate, said the bill would reduce delays and barriers to care, while health plan representatives opposed it over step therapy and utilization-management concerns. Members discussed the limited treatment window and the need for early access, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. In addition, SB 490 by Sen. Umberg would set timelines for DHCS investigations of unlicensed sober living homes and allow counties to assist if the department cannot act in time; supporters from Anaheim and a patient-brokering survivor described serious abuse and oversight gaps, while county behavioral health representatives opposed the county role as an unfunded and potentially liability-creating burden. After discussion, the bill was also moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1037 by Sen. Weber Pierson on health insurance affordability and rate review, with supporters arguing it would tie premium increases more closely to affordability targets and public reporting; the transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on that measure.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/11/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • staff</c><04:50:29.920><c> and</c> The buffer zone protects abortion facility staff and clients from violent
  • You can, if somebody's going to commit a violent act. It's not a force field.
  • miscoded as endocrine disorder not otherwise specified or gigantism or various different disorders of sexual
  • </c> different disorders of sexual different disorders of sexual development,<05:19:52.320><c> making
  • I did not understand the risks to my fertility, my sexual function, my bone health, or my ability to
Committee: House Judiciary
Keywords: 1189, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 92, engrossed, sexual predators prohibited from public office, sponsored by Representative
  • stalking of minors; House Bill 9, grooming of children offenses and amendments; and House Bill 28, sexual
  • c><03:00:06.560><c> House</c><03:00:06.800><c> Bill</c><03:00:07.120><c> 28,</c><03:00:07.600><c> sexual
  • And House Bill 28, sexual amendments.
  • And House Bill 28, sexual exploitation<03:00:08.720><c> of</c><03:00:09.040><c> children</c><03:00:09.439
Keywords: 916, all