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Transcript Highlights:
- From my perspective, I don't think there's preferential treatment if that's what you're implying.
- From my perspective, I don't think there's preferential treatment if that's what you're implying.
- I use QuickBooks in my office, and there's a lot of computerized programs that are...
- I use QuickBooks in my office, and there's a lot of computerized programs that are...
- , and there's a lot of computerized programs that our districts use.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from Tuesday, February 17th and welcomed a new page, Layton from Boise High. It then quickly passed Senate Bill 1261, which would add the word “appointed” to code so that an appointed officeholder is treated the same as an elected one if a seat is filled by appointment after a resignation. The motion for a due-pass recommendation carried without opposition.
The main item was House Bill 745, a proposal to restrict public employers from using taxpayer funds or public resources for certain union-related activities. Representative Boyle said the bill would bar school districts from paying or facilitating union dues deductions, extra compensation to cover dues, disclosure of personal information beyond what is required by law, mandatory meetings with unions, distribution of union communications, and paid leave for union activities, while exempting police, firefighters, and federal-law-sensitive positions. She and supporters argued the bill would keep public money in classrooms, protect taxpayers, and preserve voluntary union membership. Opponents and some questioners argued the bill singled out teachers’ unions, could affect local collaborative programs and school-based events, and raised constitutional and germane-committee concerns because teachers’ collective bargaining is addressed in Title 33 rather than Title 44.
Public testimony was split. Supporters, including Freedom Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, the National Right to Work Committee, Idaho Republican Party representatives, parents, and individual taxpayers, said payroll deductions and paid union leave improperly subsidize private political organizations and should be voluntary and reimbursed by unions. Opponents, including the Idaho Education Association, the Idaho State AFL-CIO, and an educator from Valley View, said unions are funded by member dues, the bill targets teachers while exempting other public-sector unions, and its language could disrupt school-community events such as back-to-school fairs and other collaborative programs. No final vote on HB 745 was taken in the portion provided.
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Transcript Highlights:
- collaborative program between DOC and DMH.
- I know that program is really successful.
- Some programs... Development of programs for offenders and the oversight of such services.
- Generally, it's a return rate to prison after successful program completion or after program failure.
- This program totals $24.3 million.
Summary:
The committee first heard the Missouri National Guard’s FY 2027 budget request in House Bill 2008. Brigadier General Bob Payne outlined the Guard’s dual state and federal mission, recent deployments and state activations, counter-drug work, and the need to maintain readiness and aging armory infrastructure. Members questioned several items, including a proposed internal auditor position required by statute, a World Cup-related NDI, the use of general revenue versus other funds, and a federal match for base operations support at Rosecrans Airport. The presentation then shifted into executive session, where the committee reviewed a House committee substitute and several amendments. One amendment to fund the Missouri State Fair’s Great American State Fair participation with ag and tourism funds was rejected, while an amendment reducing $50,000 in House and Senate legal contingency funding was adopted. Another amendment directing budget information to all committee members rather than only chairs was rejected. The committee then adopted the substitute and voted House Bill 2014 do pass by a 24-0-1 vote.
The committee next took up the Department of Corrections FY 2027 budget in House Bill 2009. DOC described a new CERT stipend increase, a reduction in the Office of Director’s Staff, and several core items including professional standards, federal funds, community treatment programming, education grants, population growth pool, restitution payments, human services staff, telecommunications, general services, fuel and utilities, food purchases, food service, staff training, employee health and safety, overtime, adult institution staff, institution E&E, wage and discharge, and individual institutions. Members asked about the CERT stipend, PREA allegations, education funding, restitution payments, the population growth pool, the working capital revolving fund, food service costs, overtime, retention, warden turnover, the prison nursery, and the use of inmate canteen funds. DOC said CERT members are full-time employees who volunteer for additional duty, that staffing has improved but remains a challenge, that the food service increase reflects the end of inventory credits and inflation, and that the department generally spends non-GR funds first when possible. Discussion also turned to whether DOC facilities could be repurposed for pretrial or mental health populations; DOC said it is legally limited to post-sentence inmates and that staffing and labor-market constraints make reopening closed facilities difficult.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- You have to meet a didactic program.
- </c><01:21:17.040><c> now</c> the it used to be a match program now the it used to be a match program
- </c><01:21:19.120><c> once</c> you're accepted into a program once you're accepted into a program once
- They need treatment for a lifetime, and the treatment needs to be kept up to date to fit the patients
- Those are both treatments.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on House Bill 144 and House Bill 145, both related to professional licensing for dietitians and dental hygienists. HB 144 was described as a technical fix to align statute with existing Board of Dental Examiners rules allowing dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia, with supporters saying the bill would add needed training and examination requirements to statute. A dentist and dental society representative testified that the practice is already being done safely within scope, and committee members discussed whether nitrous oxide is still used and whether the bill was mainly to keep the paperwork and law consistent. The committee moved HB 144 forward on a 12-0 vote and placed it on consent.
HB 145 would join New Hampshire to a dietitian licensure compact and add a criminal history check for initial licensure to match compact language. The sponsor and board witnesses said the compact would improve portability, support telehealth, help military families and spouses, and maintain public safety by ensuring qualified practitioners and information-sharing among member states. Committee members asked about withdrawal from the compact, the difference between single-state and compact licensure, and why a background check was included; the witness said the compact is not yet active, with four states enacted and seven needed, and that the background check is required by the compact language. Additional testimony from a private-practice dietitian supported the bill, citing continuity of care, rural access, and workforce mobility, while some members raised concerns about telehealth across state lines and the practical effect of the background check.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- She also said the surveillance-based price discrimination definition could harm loyalty programs.
- between $40,000 and $80,000 choosing their supermarket based on loyalty program membership.
- are written for surveillance pricing could include those loyalty programs and make them unavailable.
- The first bill is 6061 regarding the tourism self-assessment supported assessment program.
- I think bringing more dollars into the program, this program is a self-assessment, and bringing in tax
Keywords:
rural county, frontier county, public facilities funding, economic development, local option sales tax, sales and use tax, workforce housing, affordable housing, county tax authority, RCW, Washington state, community economic revitalization board, CED, infrastructure funding, public works, job creation, job retention, job expansion, county planning, state auditor reporting
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jan 27th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- treatment.
- They can't get treatment, and it's just not covered.
- We do have many other treatment modalities available that we cover for... ...many other treatment modalities
- We know that treatment looks different.
- There's different kinds of treatment. But again, you have to know that treatment is an option.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing during a snowstorm, with members participating both in person and via Teams, and the chairs said testimony would be kept open for an additional week. The first bill heard was H.4796, an act relative to organ transplant vehicles. NORA New England testified in support, arguing that dedicated organ transport vehicles need authority to use lights and sirens so time-sensitive organs can be moved more quickly and safely without relying on EMS systems already stretched by 9-1-1 calls. No opposition was heard and the bill was then set aside as the committee moved to the next item.
The bulk of the hearing focused on H.4838, an act expanding access to perimenopause and menopause care. Chair Decker, who filed the bill, said it was the product of a year of meetings with dozens of individuals and organizations and was intended as a starting point to identify gaps in care, training, access, and coverage. Testimony overwhelmingly supported the bill and described widespread misdiagnosis, dismissal of symptoms, limited clinician training, insurance barriers, medication access problems, and workplace impacts. Speakers included patients, clinicians, advocates, the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, and out-of-state and international experts, many of whom urged better education, public awareness, research, and workplace accommodations.
Several witnesses emphasized that menopause affects whole-body health, including cardiovascular, bone, mental health, and work outcomes, and that Black women and other marginalized groups face greater barriers and worse outcomes. Some speakers noted the bill is important but largely a framework that will need further work to address coverage and access more directly. Blue Cross Blue Shield said it supports the bill and already covers menopause-related care and training, though the chair used the exchange to criticize broader insurer and state decisions on GLP-1 coverage for obesity. The committee took no vote during the hearing, and the chairs closed by thanking witnesses and stating that additional written testimony would be accepted.
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Transcript Highlights:
- So if they're going to program the money to actually turn off or not allow you to buy something because
- That's where the algorithms and AI can actually program your money and your digital assets.
- AI can actually program your money and your digital assets.
- Education in Master of Divinity degrees and CPE programs, chaplain education, vary by the site and by
- the site and by, and CPE programs, chaplain education, vary by the site and by the denomination.
Summary:
The Senate Commerce Committee approved the March 3 and March 5, 2026 minutes, then heard House Bill 750 as amended on programmable money protections. Rep. Heather Scott described the bill as a consumer protection measure aimed at preventing programmable money from being used to deny transactions based on characteristics such as sex, race, political opinion, medical history, geography, or profession, while still allowing denials for criminal activity. Testimony and questions focused on whether programmable money is already operational, how it differs from ordinary digital payments, and whether the bill would conflict with the Uniform Commercial Code. After debate, the committee voted 5-3 against the motion to send HB 750 to the floor, and the bill was held in committee.
The committee then heard House Bill 585, which would extend the inspection “shot clock” concept to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing inspections. Rep. Josh Wheeler said the bill would let applicants use a private inspector and receive a refund if a local government could not complete an inspection within 48 hours, with private inspectors required to meet the same certification standards as public inspectors. With no opposition testimony, the committee unanimously moved HB 585 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
House Bill 562, as amended, was next and would increase notice periods for nonrenewal or discontinuation of homeowners and fire loss policies from 30 to 60 days, and for commercial policies from 45 to 60 days. Sen. James Ruchti said the change would give policyholders more time to find replacement coverage amid wildfire-related insurance disruptions. The committee approved HB 562 unanimously and sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then took up House Bill 545, a contested bill concerning military chaplains and counseling licensure. Supporters, including Rep. Barbara Hart, chaplains Jared Gifford and Robert Morris, and others, argued that military chaplains receive extensive counseling training and should be able to use their experience toward civilian licensure without being required to take the standard national exam, citing Idaho Code provisions that they said already exempt certain military applicants from testing. Opponents, including licensed counselors and chaplain/clinician witnesses, argued that chaplain counseling is not equivalent to clinical mental health counseling, that the bill would lower licensure standards, and that diagnosis and treatment training should remain required. After a failed substitute motion to hold the bill in committee, the committee voted on the original motion to send HB 545 to the floor; that motion also failed on a 4-4 tie, so HB 545 was held in committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
A New Senator is Sworn In / Legalizing Sports Betting in Minnesota / Black Entrepreneurs Day Feb 7th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota Gambling Treatment Program director said that more than half the people in the program have
- Perhaps we could do that temporarily while our program is getting up and running permanently.
- Perhaps we could do that temporarily while our program is getting up and running permanently.
- More programming and more support for those folks that need it. All right, thank you, Senator.
- Perhaps we could do that temporarily while our program is getting up and running permanently.
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Transcript Highlights:
- , become part of the program, and then become mentors in the program.
- , become part of the program, and then become mentors in the program.
- She explained that they have a packet of program information that outlines their program.
- Heather said they have an application and a packet of program information that outlines the program pretty
- And we have some good programs that are out there, but they're not being And we've got some good programs
Summary:
The Committee on Veterans and Armed Forces met with a quorum and began with remarks honoring veterans on the committee, including presentation of Capitol-flown flags and certificates. The chair also announced new decorum rules, including a ban on hats except religious headwear, and reminded members about the importance of truthful testimony. The committee then moved into executive session to consider several bills related to veterans’ issues and benefits.
The committee first took up House Bill 3029, which dealt with regulating veterans benefits matters and limiting bad actors who charge veterans for claims assistance. Members discussed concerns about private companies, accredited service officers, veterans’ choice, and whether the bill would reduce access or create future problems with VA reviews. Amendments were adopted to clarify that the bill would not cover housing loans and to remove a paragraph affecting certain registered providers. After debate, the committee voted 14-7 to do pass the House Committee Substitute for HB 3029. The committee then approved House Bill 3280, concerning spouse disability license plates, by a unanimous 21-0 vote.
Next, the committee considered House Bill 2306 along with related bills HB 2276 and HB 2089 in a combined committee substitute. The measure would create property tax exemptions for disabled veterans and surviving spouses based on assessed value, with categories tied to disability ratings. Members asked detailed questions about how the exemption would interact with short-term rentals, remarriage, unoccupied homes, and the senior tax freeze. The sponsor explained the exemption would apply to a qualified primary residence and continue in certain cases such as assisted living or veterans homes. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted 18-2 to do pass the combined bill package.
After the votes, the committee heard testimony from Heather, founder and executive director of Healing House and New Beginnings, a Christ-centered recovery program for women with substance use disorder. She described the program’s housing, recovery support, accreditation, and community outreach, and members praised its work. The committee also heard from Steve Baker of the Cass County Veterans Coalition, who described a local volunteer network that connects veterans to jobs and services. He emphasized that the coalition does not provide services itself but helps veterans find the right resources. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Energy Assistance Program, which is a federal program.
- after the-fact program for wastewater treatment<00:33:48.399><c> facility</c><00:33:49.039><c> reimbursements
- Program to a fee-based program.
- Program to a fee-based program.
- Program to a fee-based program.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- the legislature would do in regards to looking at the programs to see which programs are most impacted
- , what programs are priorities for the administration, and what can be done to preserve those programs
- Lee's comments, there are treatment programs available within CDCR that would be funded as part of that
- I think a subsequent question was about the programs that are being looked at, and those programs that
- There's $200 million annually out of the cap and trade program that goes to forest health programs.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Nov 14th, 2025
Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that highlights the importance of continuing to offer nicotine addiction treatment services to
- In addition, program manager Chelsea Meyer and I had the opportunity to attend and gain insights into
- Chair, committee members, thank you for having me today and for your support of the NUPAC program.
- And I think, you know, a program that is targeted toward stopping an unhealthy habit, right, whether
- I don't think there's a direct program that may be able to help stop using, right?
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:
- that supports apprenticeship programs for teachers in high-need districts.
- So in Lawrence is the home of this incredible family medicine residency program, the Greater Lawrence
- Cronin, preserving access to treatment for patients with serious mental illnesses.
- It restricts and delays access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of serious mental illness
- Maintaining the continuity of treatment is already extremely difficult for people living with serious
Summary:
The Senate considered a series of amendments to a primary care health care bill and also took up a separate literacy bill. Several amendments were withdrawn, including one on artificial intelligence in health care and others related to cost controls, direct primary care, and provider studies. The Senate adopted amendments on preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness, modernizing the definition of primary care, clarifying payment rates for community health centers, excluding pharmaceutical spending from primary care expenditure calculations, and strengthening health equity reporting. Other amendments on rate bands, alternative payment systems, private equity reporting, scope of practice, and ownership disclosure were rejected. The Senate then approved the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the primary care bill to a third reading.
The chamber also took up final passage of An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student Literacy, with senators describing it as a long-awaited compromise focused on improving early reading outcomes. Supporters said the bill requires evidence-based K-3 literacy curricula, regular student screening and family notification, dyslexia screening protocols, professional development for teachers, and a free state-developed curriculum option. Senators emphasized the need to address declining third-grade reading proficiency and equity gaps. The bill passed to be enacted by a unanimous roll call and was sent to the Governor.
After the literacy bill, the Senate returned to the primary care bill, where senators again debated cost containment, innovation, and access. The final version included the adopted amendments and was passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 35-4. The Senate then adopted an adjournment order and recessed, adjourning in memory of Henry Thomas III, former Representative Ben Swan, and Mr. Dennis Frane.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development and Assembly Business and Professions Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- At this current level, it's a plus-two program.
- And then the second is to advocate for more programs in underserved areas.
- Ohio State has a formal APRT program, and UNC Charlotte is scheduled to launch its APRT program later
- Ohio State has a formal APRT program, and the UNC Charlotte is scheduled to launch their APRT program
- In closing, CCIDC is a program that is working well, working as intended.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 39th Legislative Day Jun 23rd, 2026
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That program worked.
- I believe you're asking about a pilot program.
- You're right—the syringe exchange program, which led to the syringe handout program, had tremendous..
- So if we're going to use the studies that say that syringe exchange programs, syringe handing out programs
- services program.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, accepted the prior day’s minutes, and read several committee reports and communications into the record. Members also observed moments of silence for two young people who had recently died, and the prayer and pledge were offered before the chamber moved into business. Consent calendar number 28, consisting of several resolutions, passed by voice vote.
A large portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and retirement remarks for Representative Jeff Holowski, who was praised by colleagues for his work on financial literacy, veterans’ issues, health care, diabetes policy, and constituent service, as well as for his military service and community involvement. Holowski thanked staff, colleagues, and his family, and said he was retiring to spend more time with his wife, children, and grandchildren. The chamber also recognized former Representative Harvey Kenton as a guest.
The House then acted on several measures. Senate Bill 286, as amended by House Amendment 1, passed 40-0 and extends consumer protections and dealer equity standards to ATVs, side-by-sides, and vessels. Senate Bill 179, which updates the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission and its bench book/data analysis process, passed 27-14. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 23, the housing supply and affordability bill, was presented with extensive explanation and questions about local control, zoning, and implementation, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that measure. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and directing flags at half-staff, was also discussed in emotional remarks about overdose losses and the state’s ongoing response. The House later recessed for party caucuses.
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Transcript Highlights:
- There are many other programs.
- It says that yes, even if it's mentioned in 354, if there was a state program or a federal program that
- </c><01:13:13.679><c> that</c><01:13:13.920><c> we</c> program or a federal program that we program or
- You know, the ACES program is treatment.
- And it starts with savings program.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 27th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we also did rate increases on line 7 for program, for the program for all-inclusive care, and on
- Those are kind of our really big programs.
- Otherwise, the programs may have reducing ROI expectations.
- Prevention, treatment. Um, programs.
- programs?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Management and Budget Press Conference 3/6/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:30:07.559><c> the</c> by medical assistance program the by medical assistance program the state's
- it's</c> state's Medicaid Program but it's state's Medicaid Program but it's important<00:30:10.480>
- </c> for many other entitlement programs for many other entitlement programs outside<00:35:49.160><c>
- </c><00:36:17.400><c> at</c> Medica Medicaid entitlement programs at Medica Medicaid entitlement programs
- </c><00:51:31.440><c> settings</c> classification of treatment settings classification of treatment settings
Summary:
Minnesota Management and Budget presented the February 2025 budget and economic forecast, with Commissioner Aon Campbell, State Economist Anthony Becker, and Budget Director Anam Mingi outlining updated revenue, spending, and long-term balance projections. The state’s FY 2026-27 general fund outlook remains positive but weaker than in November, with an ending balance of $456 million, down $160 million from the prior forecast. Looking ahead, the planning years FY 2028-29 show a projected deficit of just under $6 billion, driven largely by spending growth outpacing revenues. Officials emphasized that discretionary inflation is a major factor in the forecast, but also noted that those amounts are not automatically appropriated and would require legislative action.
Becker said the national outlook has changed since November, with higher expected inflation, higher interest rates for longer, and slower growth in later years. He highlighted uncertainty around tariffs, trade policy, immigration policy, federal spending, and possible changes to tax and debt-ceiling policy, all of which could affect Minnesota’s economy and revenues. Minnesota’s labor market remains tight, with low unemployment and rising wages, and the revenue forecast was revised upward overall for FY 2026-27, including higher income and sales tax receipts, though corporate tax revenue was slightly lower than previously projected.
Mingi said projected general fund spending is up $79 million in FY 2026-27 and $960 million in FY 2028-29 compared with November. The largest increases are in education and health and human services, especially due to inflation, higher pupil counts, special education costs, long-term care, and higher Medical Assistance spending. She noted that higher utilization of weight-loss drugs also raises Medicaid costs, and that a smaller assumed bonding bill helps offset some debt service costs. The commissioner and staff repeatedly warned that federal policy changes, especially possible Medicaid reductions, pose a major risk; they said Minnesota could face billions in lost federal funding, including a potential $2.4 billion hit if the enhanced Medicaid match for adults without children were eliminated. No votes or legislative actions were taken in the presentation.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 18, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:06.160><c> of</c> between speech and the treatment of between speech and the treatment of
- They suffered for a year under treatment, and that's what happened.
- </c> patient and they decide the treatment patient and they decide the treatment they<00:21:14.320><c
- I don't think this will take away from the WHAM program.
- I don't think this will take away from the WHAM program.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Really just make a program that was a serious program with clear, clear deliverables, clear, measurable
- We were able to work along with the small community wastewater treatment program at the time, but it
- So another well-known program.
- I bite anybody to join the program.
- Another great program.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- active in community engagement, focusing on promoting education, cultural understanding, and service programs
- of only two colleges in the entire nation to offer an accredited engineering and applied science program
- We're grateful they continue to share these values through this program.
- Families who choose to pursue treatment and who fight for their children are watching those children
- Industrial wastewater, publicly owned treatment works, PFAS monitoring.