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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is David Madiotto, and I'm the executive director of the Mass Association of Behavioral Health
  • I'm also the executive director for Mass General Brigham Emergency Medicine Enterprise for 10 emergency
  • I'm the executive director for inpatient behavioral health for Beth Israel Lahey Health.
  • talking about here today, as well as a former state mental health director, a specialty health plan executive
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).
OR
Transcript Highlights:
  • That complexity is exactly why OSH needs stronger systems, clear accountability, and reliable execution
  • you for the question, I think it's absolutely essential that we have cultural change training and executive
  • I'm executive director of the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Oregon,
  • I'm executive director of the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Oregon,
Keywords: 907, all
Summary: The joint Senate and House Behavioral Health committees held an informational meeting focused first on the Oregon State Hospital (OSH). OHA Director Sajal Hathi introduced the hospital’s incoming permanent superintendent, Sean Murphy, and praised interim superintendent Jim Deagle for stabilizing operations, restoring CMS compliance, and helping drive a culture change centered on safety, accountability, and transparency. Deagle and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Amit Bavon described OSH’s role as the state’s highest-level forensic psychiatric hospital, the patient populations it serves, its partnerships with courts, counties, jails, hospitals, and advocates, and recent leadership changes across the hospital. They also reported improved accreditation and regulatory status, including Joint Commission accreditation and CMS compliance, and said the hospital is now using daily safety huddles, incident review meetings, stronger escalation procedures, and revised seclusion/restraint practices to reduce risk and improve oversight. Members pressed hospital leaders on past seclusion practices, asking how prolonged seclusions could have occurred under federal standards. Leaders said they could not explain past decisions but emphasized that current leadership has changed processes, training, reporting, and oversight so that seclusion and restraint are reviewed in real time and cannot be normalized. Questions also covered staffing, falls, and future planning. OSH said it is generally staffed to budget, though it still has RN and mental health technician vacancies and is working on recruitment, training, and better staffing distribution. Hathi said the hospital is building a public dashboard with key performance and safety metrics, including workforce data, and described the long-term goal as a consistently safe, disciplined, high-functioning institution that responds quickly to mistakes and remains accountable to the public. The committee then shifted to an informational overview of civil commitment. Oregon Judicial Department representative Chanah Newell explained the civil commitment process, including who can initiate it, the role of community mental health providers and courts, the five-day timeline to hearing, and the standards for danger to self, danger to others, and inability to meet basic needs. She summarized changes made in House Bill 2005, including revised statutory language and new provisions allowing a second diversion period, but cautioned that the data are too early to show clear trends. Testimony from NAMI Oregon’s Chris Bonif and psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Lopez argued that Oregon still relies too heavily on jails and state hospital commitments because the broader community system lacks enough treatment, housing, and less restrictive alternatives. They urged the legislature to focus on upstream services, supported housing, and possible outpatient commitment tools so people can receive treatment before reaching crisis. The meeting ended with acknowledgment that additional reports and follow-up discussions are expected, including on residential treatment capacity and related behavioral health system reforms.
OR
Transcript Highlights:
  • That complexity is exactly why OSH needs stronger systems, clear accountability, and reliable execution
  • you for the question, I think it's absolutely essential that we have cultural change training and executive
  • I'm Executive Director of the State Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Oregon,
  • I'm executive director of the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Oregon,
Keywords: 907, all
Summary: The joint Senate and House Behavioral Health committee met for informational presentations on the Oregon State Hospital and civil commitment, followed by a planned tour of the hospital. Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State Hospital leaders reported that Sean Murphy will become the next permanent superintendent on July 13, with Sarah Castle to follow as permanent chief nursing officer on July 20. They described recent leadership turnover, a major organizational restructure, and efforts to build a culture of safety, transparency, and accountability. Officials said the hospital regained Joint Commission accreditation and CMS compliance, and they highlighted daily safety huddles, incident review processes, stronger escalation procedures, and improved management of seclusion and restraint. Committee members pressed hospital leaders on past prolonged seclusion practices, falls, staffing, and the need for better public reporting; OHA said it is building a public dashboard of key safety and workforce metrics. The committee then heard a civil commitment overview from the Oregon Judicial Department. The presenter explained that civil commitment is a separate legal process from criminal cases, usually beginning with a hospital hold, investigation, court review, appointed counsel, and a hearing within five days. She summarized changes made in House Bill 2005, including revised standards for danger to self, danger to others, and basic-needs commitments, plus a second 14-day diversion option. She cautioned that the new law has only been in effect since January and that it is too early to draw firm conclusions from the data, though there has been a recent uptick in commitments and a decrease in diversions. Testimony from NAMI Oregon and a forensic psychiatrist emphasized that Oregon still relies too heavily on jails and state hospitals because community services, housing, and outpatient supports are insufficient. They argued that the state needs more less-restrictive alternatives, including better use of assisted outpatient treatment or outpatient civil commitment, and more supported housing so people do not cycle between homelessness, incarceration, and hospitalization. A family member described a relative remaining psychotic in jail for more than 120 days before ending up back at the state hospital, urging faster intervention and better collaboration among courts, counties, hospitals, and state agencies. Committee members and witnesses also discussed workforce shortages, the expansion of secure residential treatment beds, and the need for broader system reforms beyond the hospital itself.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Banking and Financial Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Robert Horrell, Executive Director of Consumer Federation of California, in support.
  • I'm the Executive Director of the Responsible Business Lending Coalition.
  • Robert Horell, Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of California, in support of the bill and
  • Chair and members, Robert Horell, Executive Director of the Consumer Federation, California, in support
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • One thing I would like to bring up is how the executive agencies are able to interpret the laws that
  • makes sense, but like the Chevron doctrine and the EPA, that fight between the legislature and the executive
  • makes sense, but like the Chevron doctrine and the EPA, that fight between the legislature and the executive
  • Between the legislature and the executive agencies is always going to be there, I think.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its October 27 meeting and then heard testimony on the economic and regulatory effects of Arkansas’s raw milk law, Act 698. Clinton Ballard of Milk and Honey Hill Farm said the law helped his family farm expand from 8 to 12 cows and from serving about 75 families to about 150, increasing sales by roughly $50,000 and allowing about $10,000 in raw cheese sales through retail outlets. He argued the law supports small-farm income, food security, and local processing, but said state health agencies still do not inspect raw milk producers unless they sell to a commercial buyer, which he said limits access to USDA grants and other opportunities. He and members discussed safety practices, including rapid chilling, sick-animal removal, sanitation, customer education, and whether any optional state certification or inspection program should be created without adding burdensome regulation. Members asked about herd management, bee production, market channels, and whether raw milk producers should receive training or certification. Ballard said his farm uses Jerseys, removes sick cows from production, sells on-farm and through retail locations, and relies on best-practice guidance from groups such as the Weston A. Price Foundation and the Raw Milk Institute. Several members expressed support for consumer choice but also raised concerns about food safety, especially for children and pregnant women, and about possible “mission creep” if the state creates a voluntary inspection or training system. The discussion ended without any vote or formal action on the raw milk issue. The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Terrence Bolden of TLB Enterprises on hydroponic and container-based farming as a response to food insecurity, food deserts, and workforce needs. Bolden described a three-year career and technical education model using retrofitted shipping containers to grow food year-round with low water and energy use, paired with training in drones, robotics, agribusiness, and entrepreneurship. He said pilot projects are underway or planned with UAPB, the Little Rock School District, and other partners, and projected that five regional hubs could create significant economic impact and multiple jobs per container. Members asked about costs, target communities, school partnerships, food desert locations, and whether the model could include aquaponics or protein production; Bolden said the program is intended as a public-private partnership and that the committee could tour a container site once it is operational. The meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 20th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • AI systems are now capable of autonomously planning and executing tasks that were once performed by people
  • Planning and executing tasks that were once performed by people, creating the potential to eliminate
  • voting rights are under constant attack at the federal level in the courts, in Congress, and through executive
  • voting rights are under constant attack at the federal level in the courts, in Congress, and through executive
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate took up a series of bills focused on consumer protection, housing, worker safety, privacy, and local fiscal authority. Measures discussed included SB 1312 on abandoned cemeteries, SB 1112 on towing fee notices, SB 877 on insurance claim transparency after wildfire losses, SB 1046 on Cal/OSHA standards for Tijuana River Valley pollution exposure, SB 1091 on anti-displacement housing preservation, SB 951 on notice and protections when AI displaces workers, SB 1030 repealing the “man in the house” rule for public assistance, SB 1218 tying vehicle registration to unpaid illegal dumping fines, SB 1013 regulating automated license plate reader data, SB 1116 making technical changes to the starter home housing law, SB 1201 protecting veterans from food assistance cuts, and SB 1164 strengthening state voting rights protections. The Senate also considered SCR 171, declaring May 20, 2026, California Nonprofits Day, and welcomed Berkeley Mayor Adina Ishii during floor introductions. Debate was often divided along policy and fiscal lines. Supporters of the local tax authorization bill AB 1768 argued it would let voters in Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties decide whether to backfill major health and human services cuts tied to federal changes, while opponents said it would raise costs, bypass normal tax-policy review, and worsen affordability. SB 1013 drew strong support from senators who said ALPR data needs tighter safeguards, but opposition warned the bill would hamper law enforcement investigations. SB 951 on AI-related layoffs received support as a worker-protection measure, while SB 1164 drew opposition over concerns about litigation and expanded Attorney General oversight. SB 1030 was framed as a long-overdue repeal of a discriminatory welfare rule, and SB 1201 was presented as a way to shield vulnerable veterans from federal food assistance cuts. Most measures passed on strong bipartisan votes, often unanimously. SB 1312, SB 1112, SB 877, SB 1046, SB 1091, SB 1030, SB 1218, SB 1116, SB 1201, SB 1164, and SCR 171 were adopted, and AB 1768 passed as an urgency measure after extended debate. SB 951 also passed, with some no votes. The Senate then announced committee meetings for budget subcommittees and adjourned until the next floor session.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/14/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will begin at the second order of business, which is executive and official communications.
  • the second order of business,<00:06:47.720> which<00:06:47.919> is<00:06:48.040> executive
  • <00:06:48.720> and business, which is executive and business, which is executive and official
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resource management chief executive
  • management<00:07:48.760> chief human resource management chief human resource management chief executive
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative, my understanding is that under this bill, the executive director is no longer approved
  • They have previously set a stay within the same pay scale on the executive director as they have been
  • Representative, my understanding is that under this bill, the executive director is no longer approved
  • They have previously set a stay within the same pay scale on the executive director as they have been
Summary: The House met in quorum call and then took up a long series of Senate bills, most of them passing with little or no debate. Early action included SB 1475, renaming the I-35 bridge at Indian Hills in Norman as the Toby Keith Memorial Interchange, which passed 77-5. SB 1447, modifying the RFP process for the state employees’ prescription drug plan, passed 87-0. The chamber also adopted Senate amendments to HB 2288 on the Teacher Retirement System, shortening the return-to-work waiting period for teachers from three years to six months, and both the bill and its emergency clause passed 90-0. Other education-related measures included SB 1521 on conversational AI child protections, SB 1276 making the “bell-to-bell, no-cell” school cellphone restriction permanent, SB 201 raising the minimum teacher salary schedule by $2,000, and SB 1721 extending and restructuring the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education; all advanced, with SB 201 drawing the most debate over teacher pay, local control, and whether the increase was enough. The House also passed bills on veterans, public safety, and state operations. SB 1533 would allow the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to bury Oklahoma resident veterans who die out of state. SB 1232 updated penalties for copper theft, SB 1255 shifted medical pardon review from the DOC director to the medical director, SB 1327 restored more authority to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission board, and SB 1525 authorized up to $75,000 for the state’s annual tourism conference; the tourism bill also received emergency passage. Additional measures included SB 667 clarifying chiropractic education language, SB 1436 requiring hospitals to provide information after fetal death, SB 1317 allowing career teacher status to transfer to a new district with approval, SB 604 resolving motor vehicle statutory conflicts, SB 1325 protecting domestic abuse victims, SB 1496 updating OSBI authority, SB 2007 requiring PBMs to honor appealed reimbursement rates going forward, SB 1567 clarifying nursing language, SB 2112 cleaning up open pasture road law, SB 1980 creating gift card protections, SB 1735 aligning career tech oversight, SB 1558 clarifying child-care licensing rules for certain group homes, SB 1491 clarifying replacement presidential electors’ oath requirements, SB 1287 allowing the Abstractors Board to deny licenses to people not legally working in the U.S., and SB 1378 creating an Olympics in Oklahoma revolving fund. Most of these passed by wide margins, and several emergency clauses were adopted. The chamber also rejected a motion to vacate the temporary presiding officer, and later voted to reject Senate amendments to HB 3403 and request further conference, while also requesting a second conference committee report on HB 1851. The session included multiple gallery introductions, including visitors, ag students, and a large page presentation. The House adjourned until Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Apr 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Executive order monitoring and evaluation is something that we will continue to work on.
  • Connected to that is the next item on executive orders.
  • Then several of them in here, you had executive orders looking at executive orders again.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oklahoma attorney with experience in private practice and public service across the judicial and executive
  • Throughout my career, and what she didn't mention, thank you, was that I was the executive director of
  • No, I do not because the Open Meetings Act has provisions where they can Actually enter into executive
  • It'll just be for the remaining tier one and tier two Executive nominations.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-24-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then in 2016, he was appointed executive director and general counsel for the State Ethics Commission
  • 00:22:14.520> he<00:22:14.600> was<00:22:14.720> appointed<00:22:15.120> executive
  • Then in 2016, he was appointed executive Then in 2016, he was appointed executive director<00:22
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House passes bill to rename solar program for Hortman 3/12/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to specifically talk about some comments and stories that Logan O'Grady, the executive director
  • that Logan some comments and stories that Logan O'Grady,<00:08:42.240> the<00:08:42.479> executive
  • director<00:08:43.360> of<00:08:43.599> the<00:08:43.919> M O'Grady, the executive
  • director of the M O'Grady, the executive director of the M Minnesota<00:08:44.720> Solar<00:08
Keywords: 1183, house
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 052 Mar 7th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representatives McCluskey and Duran and Senators Coleman and Rodriguez concerning the authority of the executive
  • of<00:37:13.520> the concerning the authority of the concerning the authority of the executive
  • committee<00:37:14.320> of<00:37:14.480> the<00:37:14.640> legislative executive
  • committee of the legislative executive committee of the legislative council<00:37:15.440> to<
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the March 5, 2026 journal as corrected, and received several committee reports and Senate Services notices. Health and Human Services recommended Senate Bill 41 be postponed indefinitely and reported confirmations for James Vandenberg to the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board and multiple nominees to the Air Quality Control Commission. State, Veterans, and Military Affairs reported Senate Bills 47, 106, and 107, with SB 47 amended and sent to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation, while SBs 106 and 107 were postponed indefinitely. Local Government and Housing reported Senate Bills 109 and 92, both amended and sent to the Committee of the Whole, with SB 92 also recommended for the consent calendar. On the floor, Senate Joint Memorial 003 was read and then laid over until March 17, 2026. The Senate passed House Bill 1020, concerning calorimetric field drug tests in drug possession cases, and Senate Bill 95, concerning support for victim survivors of certain crimes, both on third reading and final passage by unanimous 33-0 votes. The Senate then went into Committee of the Whole on consent-calendar and general-order bills, where House Bill 1115 was advanced on second reading, and House Bill 1068, concerning remote participation policies for certain legislative committee meetings, was amended and advanced on second reading. Senate Bills 40 and 87 were laid over until March 9, 2026. The Senate also laid over Senate Resolution 004, recognizing October 26, 2026 as Conflict Resolution Month in Colorado, until March 9, 2026. The chamber confirmed appointments on the consent calendar to the Board of Commissioners of Veterans Community Living Centers, the State Personnel Board, and the Colorado Racing Commission by a 34-0 vote with one excused. During announcements and personal privilege remarks, senators recognized HIV and Harm Reduction Advocacy Day, the Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado, Jack and Jill of America, and the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance. The Senate later recessed until 11 a.m. that day.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 23, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Alan Thompson, the executive director of WACOP, the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs
  • My name is Alan Thompson,<00:14:45.519> the<00:14:45.680> executive<00:14:46.000> director
  • <00:14:46.240> of Thompson, the executive director of Thompson, the executive director of
Bills: SF0009
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:04 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Garrett said: who gets the appointment, how long are they going to be there, and whoever the executive
  • I mean, it's appointed by the executive. Positions, I mean, is appointed by the executive.
  • Yeah, the growth funding, a similar amount that was dedicated to both chambers was dedicated to the executive
Keywords: 996, all
Summary: During the legislative meeting, House Bill 287 was discussed, which proposes the establishment of a permanent Health and Human Services Committee to oversee the state's $14.4 billion expenditure in this area. An amendment to the bill was adopted, which clarified funding and operational details. Public comments were solicited, but no one spoke in opposition. The committee ultimately voted, with some members expressing concerns about budget implications, but the motion to pass the bill as amended was made and seconded, with several members opposing it. House Bill 371 was also addressed, which focuses on creating an Acequia Infrastructure Fund to support land grant and Acequia communities. The bill aims to provide a financial mechanism for these communities to access funds for infrastructure projects without relying on capital outlay requests. The committee discussed the bill's implications, potential funding sources, and the need for further amendments regarding representation and oversight. A motion to pass the bill was made, with some opposition noted, particularly regarding the lack of specificity in the bill's provisions. Lastly, Senate Bill 143 was presented, which seeks to raise the caps on inspection fees under the Egg Grading Act, among other agricultural regulations. Supportive testimony was provided by representatives from agricultural organizations, emphasizing the need for updated fee structures. The committee engaged in discussions about the bill's implications for consumers and the agricultural sector, ultimately moving towards a vote to pass the bill.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 13th, 2026 at 04:06 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, members of the committee, Lindsay Bachman, the Director of Legislative and Executive Affairs for
  • I'm the executive vice president for the Permian Basin Association. members of the committee.
  • I'm the executive vice president for the Permian Basin Association.
  • threats that exist out in the field are theft, which is not a new crime, but the way that it is being executed
Bills: SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • As of February 1st, the permanent executive director has been appointed and a register has been certified
  • As of February 1st, the permanent<00:22:13.760> executive<00:22:14.320> director<00:22:
  • 14.720> has<00:22:14.960> been permanent executive director has been permanent executive
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:43 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Monique Parks, and I'm the Interim Executive Director with the New Mexico Medical Board.
  • I serve as the Executive Director of New Mexico Safety Over Profit.
  • So the House gets two members, the Senate gets two members, and the executive, the governor, gets one
  • So the House gets two members, the Senate gets two members, and the executive, the governor, gets one