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OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • followed today: inspirational message and prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, the introduction of doctor and/or nurse
Summary: The House convened, the roll was called, and the chamber proceeded with opening formalities including an invocation by Chaplain Ronnie Wilson and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chaplain’s message focused on valuing each person’s unique contribution, making the most of each opportunity, and remembering members and families who have experienced loss, including a tribute to Harvey. The House also briefly stood at ease for announcements and administrative matters, including reassignment of measures and scheduling notices. A special floor presentation honored law enforcement officers and first responders involved in a dangerous May 30 pursuit in Atoka County. Representative Eves described how officers from the Atoka Police Department, Stringtown Police Department, and the county sheriff’s office responded to a theft, pursued an armed suspect, and risked their lives to protect a trapped family of five and other citizens. Members gave the officers a standing ovation in recognition of their courage and service. Additional announcements included a reminder about the Civil Judicial Area Committee meeting, introductions of guests in the gallery, birthday wishes for Representative Hasenbeck’s daughter, and notice of a Veterans Military Caucus/committee. No substantive legislation was debated or voted on in the portion provided. The House then adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it also requires regulations.
  • that agencies may not adopt regulations that agencies may not adopt a<00:11:50.880><c> new</c><00:11
  • toxins to apply the EPA is regulating toxins to apply the best<00:19:07.200><c> available</c><00:19:
  • </c><00:41:39.200><c> and</c> this some rules and regulation and this some rules and regulation and taxation
  • >> Well, this would help add those protections and mirror the city regulations that already exist to
Bills: SB23 , SB71 , SB105 , SB109 , SB115 , SB131 , SB148 , SB165 , SB23 , SB71 , SB105 , SB109 , SB115 , SB131 , SB148 , SB165
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • designate this stretch of SH-4 as an overweight corridor, ensuring the road is built, maintained, and regulated
  • This bill relates to the regulation of pollutants for the ports of Harris County and the Board of Pollutants
  • This isn't just a regulation. It's a lifeline.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (03/27/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:32:50.720><c> in</c><00:32:50.880><c> the</c> and Privacy Act regulations in the and Privacy
  • His body, his medications, his sense of self are not things to be regulated or banned.
  • His body, his medications, his sense of self are not things to be regulated or banned.
  • His body, his medications, his sense of self are not things to be regulated or banned.
  • </c> though the amendment protects nursing though the amendment protects nursing home<04:47:41.200><c
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Commerce

House Commerce Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • Nursing home or whatever, we pick up the deceased.
  • With reasonable regulation, earned wage access becomes a practical, worker-friendly option.
  • The additional regulation would not squash other market participants?
  • We support appropriate regulation. ...to choose a provider that best fits their needs.
  • , operations, or otherwise regulating drones.
Summary: The House Commerce Committee heard House Bill 2181, which would extend the deadline for funeral establishments or responsible individuals to complete and submit death certificates. The committee adopted an amendment reducing the maximum extension to 14 days and clarifying that the medical certification deadline for health care providers excludes weekends and holidays. Testimony from a mortuary owner and the sponsor described delays caused by doctors’ schedules, county processing, holidays, and families needing more time; some members argued the bill did not address the underlying accountability problems for doctors and counties, while others supported the added flexibility. HB 2181 was approved 6-4-1 with a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 2682, which creates a DES rental assistance program providing up to two months or $5,000 in aid and appropriates $5 million from the general fund for administration. Supporters said the bill would help families facing short-term crises stay housed, reduce evictions, and serve as a preventive measure that could save money downstream; a constituent testified in Spanish about receiving emergency rental help after falling behind. Some members raised concerns about the program’s cost, the limited target population, and whether seniors should be included, while others supported it as a pilot and asked for possible amendments. HB 2682 passed 7-4. House Bill 2698, which creates a rental assistance study committee to evaluate the effectiveness of such programs and repeals the committee in 2028, was heard next and passed on a 7-4 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 2476, revising CPA certification and reciprocity requirements by creating multiple pathways to licensure and updating related rules and fees. Supporters said the bill would help address a CPA workforce shortage and align Arizona with other states; after questions about whether the bill made licensure harder or easier, the committee unanimously approved HB 2476, 11-0. Finally, the committee began House Bill 2308, which would bar dental insurers and certain holding companies from owning dental practices. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill would prevent conflicts of interest and preserve separation between payers and providers, while Delta Dental opposed the measure as overbroad and potentially burdensome for nonprofit insurers and investors. After discussion about private equity, nonprofit charity care, and vertical integration, the bill was approved 8-0 with three members present. The committee then started House Bill 2118 on mobile food vendors, with the sponsor and food truck operators arguing it would streamline duplicate local permitting, while cities and some vendors opposed it as a loss of local oversight and control; testimony continued, but no final action on HB 2118 appears in the excerpt.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • They do provide regulation in the sense of current cemeteries.
  • That concerns me about regulation in this area generally.
  • The CEC would have until July 1, 2027, to develop regulations, and CDFA's regulations would stay in place
  • I don't anticipate the regulations to be done in six months.
  • So I have concern that we won't have regulations in place.
Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 936 on nitrous oxide sales. Senator Blakespear and supporters, including Orange County and Humboldt County supervisors, described growing misuse of large nitrous canisters, impaired driving, youth access, and waste and safety problems. There was no formal opposition testimony, and multiple organizations and local governments voiced support. Committee members generally supported the bill but raised questions about enforcement and the role of existing licensing agencies; the author said amendments addressed concerns about balloons and bags. The bill was moved on a due-pass recommendation to Senate Appropriations and left on call. The committee also heard SB 1312 on abandoned cemeteries, SB 1340 on small business procurement reporting, and SB 903 on AI in mental health care. SB 1312 would build on last year’s cemetery workgroup to address abandoned private cemeteries; the author and the Cemetery and Mortuary Association said the bill is intended to use forthcoming recommendations to improve maintenance and oversight. It was moved due pass to Senate Appropriations and left on call. SB 1340 would require state agencies to report contract and payment data involving small businesses to the Office of the Small Business Advocate; the Controller’s office supported the measure, and it was moved due pass to Senate Appropriations and left on call. SB 903 drew the most extensive debate. The bill would restrict the public offering of psychotherapy services through AI unless a licensed professional is involved, require disclosure and informed consent, and preserve confidentiality rules. Supporters argued that chatbots and AI therapy tools can mislead consumers and create safety, bias, and privacy risks, while opponents from the California Medical Association and TechNet warned the definitions were too broad and could hinder beneficial clinical tools, triage, research, and FDA-approved applications. Committee members pressed the author on clarity, administrative uses like note-taking, and whether the bill would allow clinician-supervised AI; the author said the intent is to keep a human clinician in the loop and continue refining the language. The bill was moved to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technology, and Consumer Protection Committee and left on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 1271 on midwifery preceptor data and SB 1327 on EV charger accuracy oversight. SB 1271 would collect data on licensed midwives’ capacity to serve as preceptors to strengthen the training pipeline; supporters described workforce shortages, rural access problems, and closures of labor and delivery units. It was moved due pass to the Senate Health Committee and left on call. SB 1327 would shift EV charger accuracy oversight from CDFA’s Division of Measurement Standards to the California Energy Commission; supporters said this would standardize enforcement and better match the agency already regulating EV infrastructure, while county sealers and others opposed the move as unnecessary, costly, and potentially weakening local consumer protection. The bill was moved due pass to the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee and left on call.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Jan 20th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Transcript Highlights:
  • also add that I did hear from, as I'm sure you probably have too, from a lot of assisted living and nursing
  • And when you think about who the residents are in nursing homes and assisted living, they are the same
  • So 137-016 would change the classification for independent living, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted
  • It specifically says a nursing home defined in Section 334.0 that is privately owned.
  • There's millions of profits for nursing homes and retirement homes.
Keywords: 959, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 66 Mar 18th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that we might, in fact, want to have regulations for, or is the handout incorrect?
  • ... ...that would lend it to a nurse, to a social worker, to a doctor, to a teacher.
  • Let's stop regulating so much. Let's get the problem fixed in CPS.
  • The last time our skiing regulations were changed in our state was 2011.
  • House Bill 887 will allow our state to join 14 others that have similar water ski regulations.
Keywords: 989, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Sep 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • most effective way to combat anti-Semitism, we believe, is through education, not through the over-regulation
  • When we’re talking about bias, ...education, not through the over-regulation of the classroom.
  • Chair and Members, JP Hanna on behalf of the California Nurses Association, aligning our comments with
  • I’m a community and political organizer with the California Nurses Association.
  • I am a graduate of UCSF, a nurse practitioner.
Summary: The Assembly Education Committee held an informational hearing on AB 715, followed by discussion of SB 48. AB 715 was presented by Assembly Members Zbur and Addis as a response to rising anti-Semitism in California schools. They described incidents involving harassment, swastikas, biased classroom materials, and students feeling unsafe, and said the bill would create an Office of Civil Rights with coordinators to address anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination, provide prevention resources, and support school districts. Witnesses in support, including a rabbi and a student who described personal experiences with anti-Semitic harassment, urged immediate action to protect Jewish students. Opposition testimony came from the California Teachers Association, county superintendents, school board groups, labor organizations, civil liberties advocates, ethnic studies educators, and many community members. Their main concerns were that the bill was rushed, had not been fully vetted in the Assembly Education Committee, and could chill classroom speech or create constitutional problems, especially around language requiring instruction and materials to be “factually accurate” and not based on advocacy, bias, or partisanship. Several opponents argued that anti-Semitism should be addressed through education, training, and restorative practices rather than new statutory restrictions. Some witnesses also raised concerns about the bill’s impact on ethnic studies and free speech. Committee members then debated the bill’s process and substance at length. The authors said the bill had been narrowed through negotiations with education stakeholders and the Senate, that some disputed provisions would be revisited in cleanup language, and that the urgency of anti-Semitic incidents required action now. Several members expressed support for the bill’s goal but criticized the late release of the final language and the lack of consultation with the Assembly committee. Others emphasized the need to protect Jewish students immediately and argued the bill was a necessary response to a real crisis. The transcript does not show a final vote on AB 715 in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 May 12th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • so that a hot tub on a houseboat and a hot tub off a houseboat are regulated the same, which is what
  • We don't say it to doctors and nurses.
  • The mandates and the regulations have taken over this state and have driven costs through the roof.
  • Our in-home numbers have drastically decreased in Minnesota, and that is due to the regulations.
  • So we were hesitant to make substantial changes to the regulations because, well, we're almost there
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • scores, nurse competency, less staff turnover, and ultimately resident satisfaction.
  • </c><00:32:42.720><c> staff</c> is Improvement in nursing staff is Improvement in nursing staff satisfaction
  • nursing nursing homes homes homes so<00:37:56.880><c> let</c><00:37:56.960><c> me</c><00:37:57.160><
  • home facilities, long-term care facilities, for nurses is about 53%.
  • </c><00:48:44.880><c> home</c> national turnover for nursing home national turnover for nursing home
Summary: Chairman Hart called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, welcomed Representative Rachel Roarx, and the committee approved the February 11 minutes. The committee then moved through its agenda of PSC and related contract items, including a motion to consider the reviewed contracts without objection. One Department of Highways item was deferred when the virtual representatives were not yet available. The committee first took up Kentucky Housing Corporation contracts. Members questioned outside legal services for foreclosures and bankruptcies, why the work was not handled entirely in-house, and how much of the workload and cost it represented. Witnesses said the agency’s need was largely geographic rather than a lack of expertise, that less than 1% of the loan portfolio is referred out for foreclosures, and that many fees are reimbursable through FHA. Both Kentucky Housing Corporation items were approved. The committee then considered a Department for Community Based Services contract tied to a protest and a temporary renewal with PCG. Witnesses said the contract increase was needed to bridge the gap while the protest and RFP process were unresolved, and that the initial vendor received no funds. The committee approved the item, with Senator Douglas explaining his vote as a preference for straightforward answers. The committee also heard a Northern Kentucky University contract for a Workday ERP replacement, including implementation consulting and separate license fees. University officials explained the move from SAP to Workday, the complexity of the systems, and the need for a consulting partner; they said the total effort would span 10 years and that the contract was priced below comparable institutions. After extensive questioning about cost, budget, and value, the vote ended 4-4 and the chair noted the contract would move forward through the Finance Committee if no disapproval motion was made. Finally, the Office of Inspector General presented a contract for culture change training in nursing facilities funded by civil monetary penalties; witnesses said the goal was to improve staff satisfaction, communication, and resident outcomes, and that the CMP fund balance was about $38 million. Discussion also covered survey backlogs and CMS restrictions on the funds, with the item still under review as the transcript ended.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 28, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • transparency, and cleans up statutory references to better align with current Board of Governors regulations
  • So we are adding to that, but also we are just looking at the Board of Governors' regulations, where
  • So we are putting into statute what the Board of Governors regulations already say. Thank you.
  • Okay, so expanded function dental programs are expressly authorized and regulated under Chapter 466,
  • So I just ask you to look at that as a dual regulation, maybe make a consideration on that section.
Summary: The committee first took up PCS for HB 1503, which would require general education courses that use technology to provide students opportunities to build digital literacy, including instruction on applications of artificial intelligence and related topics such as software engineering, computer networks, database systems, and cybersecurity as applicable to the course. It would also require high school computer science courses offered by school districts to include instruction on AI. There was no public testimony or debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1279, an education bill that the sponsor said was intended to improve consistency, oversight, and transparency while putting Florida students first. The bill drew extensive questioning and opposition over provisions affecting university admissions and funding, including a 95% Florida-resident first-time-in-college enrollment target tied to preeminent funding, a cap on nonresident students from any one country, standardized GPA weighting, limits on institution-wide graduation requirements, and changes related to accreditation references and other education programs. The sponsor argued these changes would open more seats for Florida students, preserve academic rigor, and align statutes with existing regulations and court action, while opponents said the bill would harm university competitiveness, research, revenue, faculty recruitment, and access for international and nontraditional students. Public testimony on HB 1279 was largely opposed. Speakers included a student advocate, a dental hygiene representative concerned about dual regulation of expanded-function dental programs, and faculty representatives from FSU and FAMU who warned the bill would politicize admissions and curriculum, reduce competitiveness, and create negative fiscal impacts. During debate, supporters emphasized taxpayer investment in Florida students and the need to prioritize in-state applicants, while opponents argued the bill would weaken the state university system and undermine its national standing. The committee reported PCS for HB 1279 favorably by a 12-5 vote.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Mar 5th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • At this time, we do not have any nursing facility...
  • We're working on providing services through school nurses.
  • home or multiple nursing homes close.
  • Some of them are nurses.
  • Do we not have nurse practitioners? Money?
Keywords: 1204, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Mar 24th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The pediatrician explained that melatonin naturally occurs in the human body to regulate its sleep cycle
  • do Medicaid fraud, but we also prosecute and investigate cases of abuse and neglect that happen in nursing
  • this and that everybody who's watching this on TV and that all the media in the state and that every nursing
  • But a resident in a nursing home without a disability who rapes another resident should be prosecuted
  • All existing regulations remain in place. We're just changing that number from two to four.
Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on March 24, 2026, and heard a series of bills, with members generally expressing support for measures aimed at public safety, corrections, and criminal procedure. The committee first amended and reported HB 957, which removes the 72-hour advance notice requirement for sheriffs transferring prisoners, while adding notice to the prosecuting authority as well as the court. Testimony from the Louisiana Sheriffs Association said the change would help with overcrowding and security-related inmate moves, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then heard HB 106, which prohibits giving children non-prescription melatonin without parental consent. After debate over whether consent should be written, the committee rejected an amendment requiring prior written consent, but adopted a broader amendment making the bill apply to any person rather than only child care centers. Testimony from Gretna Police Chief Brett Lawson described a case involving a nanny and a one-year-old child, and child care representatives said licensed centers already require parental consent forms. HB 106 was reported favorably as amended. The committee also reported HB 111, which adds associate’s degrees to the existing sentence-reduction credits for incarcerated people who complete higher education programs; DOC said the programs are accredited and monitored, and supporters framed the bill as part of workforce reentry. Several other bills were advanced. HB 64 clarifies that judges may recall arrest warrants and requires notice to law enforcement when a warrant is recalled; former Rep. Joe Marino testified in support, describing problems with old or mistaken warrants remaining active. HB 53 adds certain gambling offenses as predicate acts under Louisiana’s racketeering law, with the Attorney General’s office citing illegal gambling operations and prison-based gambling rings. HB 152 updates the state controlled dangerous substances schedules to match federal changes, adding 13 opioids. HB 102 creates second-degree cruelty to elderly persons and persons with infirmities, with amendments adding the offense as a predicate felony and refining the penalty and affirmative-defense language; the bill drew emotional testimony from advocates and family members describing abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults, and it was reported favorably as amended. The committee also reported HB 137, which strengthens penalties for threats against schools and adds a civil cost component for false threats; the Speaker Pro Tem said the bill is meant to deter school threats and reduce disruption and emergency response costs. HB 57 was reported favorably to clarify that courts may consider criminal histories in ex parte temporary restraining order proceedings. HB 337 increases from two to four the number of special charitable bingo events allowed each year for licensed nonprofits. Finally, HB 100 was substantially amended so that driving 100 mph or more is treated as reckless operation rather than a new felony speeding offense, and HB 155 expands the prohibition on unlawful drone use to additional Capitol grounds locations; both were reported favorably as amended. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures favorably, with several bills supported by law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocacy groups and a few receiving limited opposition or informational cards.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 58 Mar 10th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Virginia if the idea is that states should be able to regulate marriage in any way they see fit?
  • If we're going to follow one verse of the scripture, if the idea is that states should be able to regulate
  • Those are your school nurses, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, folks that schools are required
  • That's contracted. $70 an hour for a nurse.
  • And one last thing I will comment on with the speech therapy and audiologists and nurses and having to
Keywords: 989, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Law & Justice Jan 26th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission has regulations and guidance that apply to the resale of baby items
  • items, this highlights the potentially large number of entities that could be affected by these new regulations
  • I am a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner and a clinician here in Washington State.
  • capacity as a clinician who works and serves with the communities of Washington State as a licensed nurse
  • practitioner. ...the communities of Washington State as a licensed nurse practitioner and a board-certified
Summary: The committee heard several public hearings on criminal justice and victim-related bills. SB 6087 would expand existing liability protections for donations of children’s items to include religious organizations and add strollers and car seats to the definition of children’s items; the sponsor said it would make it easier to donate usable baby equipment, and the Washington State Board of Health said it supported the goal but noted rulemaking and funding concerns under the original version. SB 5934 would change the standard for post-conviction DNA testing so courts must grant testing unless the state shows by clear and convincing evidence that the results could not demonstrate a likelihood of innocence; the Innocence Project and a DNA exoneree supported it as a way to reduce years of litigation, while prosecutors and sheriffs/police chiefs opposed it as a burden shift that could increase frivolous motions and strain lab and attorney resources. SB 5520 would revise Washington’s wrongful-conviction compensation law by broadening definitions, extending filing deadlines, removing the waiver requirement, and making other process changes; the sponsor and Innocence Project said it would reduce barriers and better fulfill the state’s promise to exonerees, and a DNA exoneree described years of litigation just to access compensation. The committee also heard SB 6017, which would expand victim-centered and trauma-informed protections. The bill would allow a court to appoint a representative to ask questions of victims when a defendant represents themself, extend forensic exam consent to minors 13 and older in non-fatal strangulation cases, add female genital mutilation survivors to protections similar to the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights, and reauthorize and broaden the Safe Advisory Group’s mandate. Survivors, advocates, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy strongly supported the bill, describing courtroom questioning by self-represented defendants as retraumatizing and urging broader access to services for FGM survivors; defense advocates raised constitutional concerns about limiting a pro se defendant’s right to personally question witnesses and said the bill could be vulnerable to challenge without narrower guardrails. The hearing drew extensive survivor testimony, and the chair noted 108 people signed in support and one opposed. Finally, the committee heard SB 5890, which would create an alternative reckless-driving offense for driving more than 30 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. The sponsor, a former firefighter, framed the bill as an accountability measure aimed at preventing severe crashes caused by extreme speeding. A committee member asked about officer discretion in emergencies, and the sponsor said the bill targets excessive speed while acknowledging that some situations may still be problematic. A preliminary fiscal note had been received.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Protection and Victim Services Committee May 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Protection and Victim Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So when we brought him home, we qualified for a few home visits from a nurse.
  • So therefore you couldn't regulate them in the same way that you could regulate child pornography that
  • It's all in the same area of regulating child pornography on a federal level.
  • So moving to state laws, North Dakota state law does not regulate or address child sex dolls.
  • So moving to state laws, North Dakota state law does not regulate or address child sex dolls.
Keywords: 908, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 27th, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a massive, thick green book of safety regulations.
  • “As a retired nurse who lived, married, commuted, raised a family, and retired on Lummi Island, I'm a
  • “To get children to Whatcom County schools, to get teachers and nurses on our island to their jobs in
  • We have had situations where Everett's Providence Hospital nurses were forced to sleep in their cars
  • We have had situations where Everett's Providence Hospital nurses were forced to sleep in their cars
Bills: HB2604 , HB2436 , SB6354 , SB6352