Transcript Highlights:

• If the products become regulated under the FDA as a drug, they will not be subject to the ban on cosmetics
• in proud support as a coauthor to present SB 520 by Caballero, which would establish the California Nurse
• SB 520, which would establish the California Nurse Midwifery Education Fund to create new California-based
• master's degree nurse midwifery education programs.
• This bill is a common sense consumer protection measure that adopts ethical rules for the regulation

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a long floor file with many Senate bills. Early procedural actions included unanimous-consent motions, a successful roll-call to rescind prior action on SB 351, and a 54-vote suspension of Joint Rule 61(a)(3) to allow floor amendments on SBs 80, 351, and 415. The chamber also made several referrals, moved one item to the inactive file, and welcomed new Assembly Member Natasha Johnson and other guests. The bulk of the meeting consisted of concurrence and third-reading votes on a wide range of measures, many of them passing with little or no opposition. Topics included tribal gaming grants (AB 221), State Bar fee and bar exam changes (SB 253), AI guardrails in community colleges (SB 241), consumer arbitration clauses (SB 82), due process for law enforcement in Racial Justice Act cases (SB 734), dental payment fee disclosures (SB 386), HOA balcony inspection reports (SB 410), farmland protection and EIFD rules (SB 5 and SB 516), emergency shelter zoning (SB 340), HIV confidentiality (SB 504), election signature-cure reforms (SB 3), contractor workers’ compensation compliance (SB 291), fire training funding (SB 345), wage theft enforcement (SB 355 and SB 261), food allergen disclosures (SB 68), ride-share insurance coverage (SB 371), housing and disaster recovery measures (SB 233, SB 625, SB 21), midwifery education (SB 520), mobile home insurance access (SB 525), epinephrine in schools (SB 568), health facility emergency licensing (SB 582), hair relaxer enforcement (SB 236), wastewater surveillance (SB 317), and several tax, transportation, and public health bills. A number of bills drew brief policy debate or opposition. SB 388, creating a California Latino Commission, prompted criticism from some members who argued the money should go directly to community needs rather than a new commission; it still passed. SB 50 on digital safety for victims of abuse, SB 20 on silicosis prevention, SB 306 on prior authorization reform, SB 373 on oversight of out-of-state special education placements, and SB 437 on reparations descendant-status verification were among the more substantive and discussed measures. Most bills passed by wide margins, often unanimously, and several urgency or tax-levy measures required 54 votes and were approved. The session ended with continued passage of remaining file items and multiple items retained or passed temporarily for later action.

Transcript Highlights:

• last week when we were here, other states that apparently were able, despite all the CMS rules and regulations
• Then I'll stop, but workforce development's also part of this plan. this plan. >> Yes. >> And so a nursing
• Mississippi that's reached out to me, uh, they would be eligible to receive money for... they can produce nurses
• You know, after the meeting today in Pearl, I had a young nurse practitioner come up to me.

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 4 June, 2026; 2:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• prohibited possessor; HB 2869, electrician certification; HB 2874, campaign committees; HB 2875, local regulation
• He was 37 years old, an ICU nurse, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record.
• Today I’m mourning Alex Preti, who we’ve learned since is a Veterans Affairs nurse who served with dignity
• cared deeply for his family and friends, and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of Dr. Pamela Murphy as Doctor of the Day. Members also introduced a number of guests, including Deacon Ernie Gonzalez, local Prescott officials, Arizona Game and Fish commissioners, and advocates from the Alzheimer’s Association. A proclamation was read designating January 26, 2026, as Arizona Aviation Day, with remarks highlighting the aviation industry’s economic impact and the presence of airport and aviation representatives in the gallery. The clerk then read a long list of bills that had been first read or referred for printing, and a second-reading calendar covering measures on water and energy, education, elections, taxes, housing, veterans, public safety, and other topics. No floor votes on those bills were taken during this segment. Representative Gress also read a resolution recognizing National School Choice Week and praising Arizona’s school choice programs, including charters and ESAs. Much of the remainder of the session consisted of members’ personal privilege remarks responding to violence and immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota and elsewhere. Speakers from both parties and several senators and representatives condemned ICE tactics, described constituent fear and family separations, and called for constitutional rights, due process, and accountability. Representative Sandoval requested and the House observed a moment of respectful silence in memory of Alex Pretty and Renee Good. The House then received committee and caucus announcements and adjourned until 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Medicaid paid for 46% of birth deliveries and Florida in calendar year 2023 60% of nursing home days
• So this slide shows the history of long-term care transitions from a nursing facility to the community
• when appropriate transitioning individuals from a nursing facility to a computed, the base environment
• >> Medicaid is office, not a free market system, temple government regulated, but we've attempted to

Transcript Highlights:

• So, this is in response to a change in compliance with a federal regulation that now has a January 2029
• They do not want to be regulated.
• This is the interstate medical compact that is different than the nursing compact.
• Nurses get licensed in one state and they can practice in any state within the compact.
• Chairman, Nebraska regulator, that we're pretty much just meeting standards.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then it places heavy regulation on these industries.
• This is a lot of regulation.
• This is a lot of regulation.
• They’re not able to build out their nursing program.
• So instead of hiring our children who could be trained as nurses, we’ll be hiring traveling nurses at

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> And we have a nurse of the day as well, Casey Mullins. She's an RN. Is Casey here?
• nurse practitioner.
• 05.440><c> 104,</c><01:25:06.719><c> Higher</c> Regulation.
• Senate File 104, Higher Regulation.
• </c> Product Regulation. Product Regulation.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Chair and Senator, it's a regulation. It's a new regulation.
• Whenever we put new regulation on the business, yes, it can inhibit.
• The regulations or the rules can result in suspension or revocation.
• And how do we regulate, control the cost before we start cutting other programs?
• So there are over 1,200 sexual assault nurse exams completed every year.

Bills: SB246 , SB146 , SB300 , SB301 , SB309 , SM17

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services

Transcript Highlights:

• variances from our regulation so that they can safely use the new technology.
• And the people in this unit would figure out what is the pathway and help draft the regulations. ...the
• pathway and write the help draft the regulations and consider the safety of the technology.
• You know, we don't have a regulation about robots, for example.
• We have nursing homes, we have rest homes, we have places that only deal with individuals, people with

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, the rest of the things has a regulation notice in there and also has an emergency clause and other
• Um, the rest of the things has a regulation notice in there and also has an emergency clause and other
• Um, the rest of the things has a regulation notice in there and also has an emergency clause and other
• Regulation notice in there and also has an emergency clause and other boilerplate language.
• As the Kentucky ones in nursing homes.

Committee: House Appropriations & Revenue

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 1 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 1 Vote 00:15:05 HB 2 Discussion 00:17:20 HB 2 Vote 01:13:20, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to take up tab 3, SB 1080 on local government land regulation by Senator McClain.
• Compliance with state or federal laws or regulations.
• While the state of Florida has an important role in regulation, control of local government should be
• Finally, we'll take up Tab 4, SB 1118, on land use and development regulations, by Senator McLean.
• Finally, we'll take up Tab 4, SB 1118, on land use and development regulations, by Senator McLean.

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1134, which would extend the use of qualified private providers in the building permit process to residential solar energy systems and certain single-trade inspections, and would allow computer-based plan review tools. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce long solar permitting delays and lower costs. A late amendment clarifying the word “application” was adopted, and after some discussion about local permitting problems and the need to work with municipalities, CS/SB 1134 was reported favorably, with Senator Pizzo voting no. The committee then took up SB 784, dealing with issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers for plats. The bill sets a 14-day timeframe, and an amendment was adopted that would allow use of a private provider if the deadline is missed and would limit fee collection if verification is not completed. Members discussed whether the bill should include more flexibility and whether private providers are appropriate for this function, but the committee ultimately reported CS/SB 784 favorably. SB 1738, allowing counties that previously opted out of transportation concurrency to opt back in while maintaining current levels of service, was also reported favorably without significant opposition. Next, SB 1080 on local government land regulation was presented as a measure to speed up development permit and order approvals, limit repeated information requests, prevent hearing delays, and impose penalties for noncompliance. Local government testimony argued it would rush planning and weaken public input, while supporters called it common-sense streamlining. After debate, the bill was reported favorably, with several no votes. SB 1260, which clarifies county constitutional officer budget procedures and creates an appeal process for clerks and supervisors of elections similar to that used by sheriffs, was also reported favorably after members raised concerns about county budget timelines. Finally, the committee considered SB 420, as amended by a strike-all, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from adopting or funding DEI-related ordinances, programs, or policies, while carving out compliance with state and federal law and defining DEI-related terms. The amendment removed retroactivity and delayed the effective date, but members from both parties raised concerns about vague definitions, impacts on women- and minority-owned business programs, local commemorations, and the loss of attorney’s fees for prevailing counties. Public testimony was sharply divided, with many speakers opposing the bill as an attack on local control and inclusion, and a few supporting it as a merit-based standard. The amendment was adopted, but the bill drew extensive opposition in debate and was not yet reported in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• for the older rules and regulations for the older Americans<00:25:52.159><c> act</c><00:25:52.480><c
• Those are one area that, you know, we've been discussing with our public health nurses there and some
• Those are one area that, you know, we've been discussing with our public health nurses there and some
• Those are one area that, you know, we've been discussing with our public health nurses there and some
• there and some of public health nurses there and some of our<01:00:23.319><c> stakeholders</c><01:00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on Kupuna Care funding, distribution, utilization, and the status of program rules. The Office of Aging explained that state Kupuna Care funds are distributed using the same federally approved interstate funding formula used for Older Americans Act funds, with eight weighted factors tailored to Hawaii’s conditions: older adults, greatest economic need, low-income minority status, disability, language barriers, geographic isolation, inverse population density, and older adults living alone in poverty. The department said the formula is based on census and American Community Survey data, with current county shares listed as Kauai 7.45%, Honolulu 69.61%, Maui 11.7%, and Hawaii County 17.88%. Officials said the formula is being reviewed with current data and will need federal approval and then public hearing before final adoption. Members questioned how the program works in practice, noting that the statute and eligibility language can sound like direct individual benefits even though services are delivered through area agencies on aging, ADRCs, and contracted providers such as meal and adult day care programs. The Office of Aging said ADRCs determine eligibility and then refer clients to authorized providers, who must meet service standards in their contracts. The chair pressed repeatedly for long-delayed rules, saying the Legislature had expected them years earlier and that clear rules are needed to ensure funds are spent properly and to avoid conflicts of interest. The department acknowledged the delay, said draft rules were written in 2023 after earlier commitments to finish sooner, and said it paused while federal Older Americans Act rules were being updated; it now expects to send the rules to the Deputy Attorney General, then out for public hearing, with a goal of completion in 2025. The department also reported utilization data for the last two fiscal years. In 2023, it expended about 93% of its allocation and served 5,473 older adults at an average annual cost of $1,358; in 2024, it expended about 97% and served 5,520 older adults, with the average cost down by about $200, which officials said may indicate fewer services per person. Eligibility was described as age 60 or older, U.S. citizen or qualified alien, with cognitive impairment or disability and functional deficits, and the statewide profile showed many participants were homebound, living alone, or below poverty. The most-used services were transportation, case management, and home-delivered meals. The chair also asked about the former Kupuna caregiver program; officials said the programs are now combined under Kupuna Care, with most funding going to adult day care to provide respite for working caregivers. County representatives then described local conditions, especially on Hawaii Island. Hawaii County officials said the county covers about 5,000 square miles, has about 208,000 residents, and roughly 24% are age 65 or older. They identified three main challenges: staffing shortages and retention problems among providers, shortages within the county department itself, and the loss of adult day care capacity, with only one center remaining on the island and none on the west side. They said these constraints limit service delivery even as demand grows. At the same time, they highlighted successes such as serving people in the community before they need higher levels of care, providing caregiver counseling and training through adult day care, serving 467 individuals locally, and ensuring the Resource Center answers calls from caregivers seeking help.

Transcript Highlights:

• Relating to the regulation of mobile food vendors, the chair lays out as a matter of pending business
• Relating to the inclusion of nursing applications in a consolidated application service, the chair lays

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum present and took up a long list of House bills, most of them on health-related or regulatory topics. Measures discussed included House Bills 1106, 1403, 3284, 1586, 2844, 2851, 5154, 3151, 3749, 3940, 3963, 4454, 4466, 4795, and 5394. The bills covered subjects such as mobile food vendor regulation, inclusion of nursing applications in a consolidated application service, the Joint Commission Medical Program Council, and other health and human services matters. Several committee substitutes were also considered and adopted in lieu of the original bills. Most bills were reported favorably to the full Senate by voice or roll-call vote, generally with strong support and few or no nays. House Bills 3151, 3749, 3940, 3963, 4454, 4466, 4795, and 5394 were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar, and HB 2844 and HB 2851 were reported favorably in committee substitute form. HB 3963 was noted as having a fiscal responsibility amendment, allowing it to go to the local and uncontested calendar. HB 1586 was reconsidered from a prior hearing before being voted out favorably. At the end of the meeting, there was no further business, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• young ones, being able to regulate their nervous system and learning how to self-regulate was a good
• And I, as the Art Masterpiece instructor at the time, also very much was able to regulate my nervous
• House Bill 2295, nursing facilities, records, service time, illness. HHS.
• House Bill 3305, private care rate regulation rates.
• House Bill 2305, private and care rate regulation fees. House Bill 2313. House Bill 2313.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call showing 25 members present. The journal was approved, and several guests were introduced, including Pastor Caden Metcalf as Pastor of the Day and Dr. Jane Peterson as Doctor of the Day. The chamber also took up a motion to reconsider SB 1827, which passed on a division vote, and then resolved into Committee of the Whole to consider bills on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, the Senate considered and advanced several bills, generally by adopting committee strike-everything amendments and then recommending each bill do pass. Measures included SB 1041 (Arizona Trail Fund), SB 1131 (cardiac emergency response plans in schools), SB 1140 (expungement of misdemeanor records), SB 1249 (Alzheimer’s disease/state brain appropriation), SB 1275 (sentencing and imprisonment), SB 1517 (Barbering and Cosmetology Board), and SB 1673 (Crime Victim Notification Fund). SB 1275 drew the most debate: Senator Ortiz argued a floor amendment would gut judicial discretion and preserve prosecutorial power, while Senator Gowan said the amendment preserved a veterans diversion program; the amendment was adopted on a 15-13 division vote. The Committee of the Whole then reported the bills back to the Senate, which adopted the report. The Senate then took up third-reading votes on multiple bills. SB 1161, SB 1209, SB 1598, SB 1118, SB 1399, SB 1563, SB 1564, SB 1629, SB 1754, SB 1041, SB 1131, SB 1140, SB 1249, SB 1517, and SB 1673 all passed, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to more divided outcomes. Several members explained votes, especially on SB 1598 and SB 1754, which involved community garden funding and special education/parent complaint issues, respectively. The Senate then recessed, received a large batch of House bills for first reading and committee referral, announced upcoming committee meetings, and adjourned until Monday, March 9, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• And more importantly, for young ones, being able to regulate their nervous system and learning how For
• young ones, being able to regulate their nervous system and learning how to self-regulate was a good
• And I, as the Art Masterpiece instructor at the time, also very much was able to regulate my nervous
• H.H. 22, 95, nursing facilities, records, service time, illness.
• H. 2305, private and care rate regulation fees. 2313. 2313. That's not on. House Bill 2313.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• following order of business will we follow today: Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Introduction of Doctor and Nurse
• On page 7, the Army National Guard is regulated by the feds.
• appearance of military uniform, height and weight standards, PT tests, weapon qualifications, that is regulated
• That is regulated by the federal government.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> outside packaging and it has Regulators outside packaging and it has Regulators um<00:17:26.000>
• </c> are also regulations on these delta8 are also regulations on these delta8 products<00:18:17.640>
• </c> but I think legalization and regulation but I think legalization and regulation is<00:22:10.440>
• </c><00:40:31.760><c> and</c> three months to write regulations and three months to write regulations
• Thank you very much. regulations making sure people don't go regulations making sure people don't go

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> doesn't test I get a call from the nurse doesn't test I get a call from the nurse because<01:04:
• You say the way I'm listening to you is it's self-regulated.
• It will no longer be able to regulate those as securities.
• </c><04:11:00.880><c> that</c> the insurance department regulates that the insurance department regulates
• </c><04:14:52.040><c> the</c> it's not a product that we regulate the it's not a product that we regulate

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 552, which would remove the “full-time student” requirement for children ages 19 to 25 covered under the state retiree health insurance plan. The prime sponsor said the change would align retiree coverage with state employee and ACA plans, would not cost taxpayers because retirees pay the premiums, and could even reduce administrative burden and possibly state costs. The chair noted the bill simply removes the words “if full-time student” from statute and said the proposal affects very few retirees and has no cost to the state. No opposition was presented, and the chair closed the hearing on HB 552 after no further testimony. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 648, which would require commercial insurance coverage for glucose monitoring devices and supplies for people with diabetes. The prime sponsor, a retired dietitian and diabetes educator, gave extensive testimony describing diabetes as common, costly, and serious, and argued that continuous glucose monitoring is important for managing type 2 and gestational diabetes, preventing hypoglycemia, and improving safety and decision-making. She said CGMs can alert users to dangerous blood sugar changes, help people understand how food, activity, and medication affect glucose, and save lives while offering a strong return on investment. During questions, a committee member asked whether the bill should specify that the monitoring be tied to prescribed treatment, and the sponsor agreed that adding “prescribed” would be appropriate. The member also asked about the proper threshold for coverage and whether the bill should be tied to fasting-test diagnosis; the sponsor responded that A1C is only one measure of control and does not show daily fluctuations, and said she was not prepared to recommend a specific threshold but could provide clinical guidelines later. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the sponsor indicated support for the bill’s general approach to broader CGM access.

Transcript Highlights:

• politicians here in Washington the power to monitor women's pregnancies and criminalize doctors and nurses
• </c><00:06:50.720><c> who</c> criminalize doctors and nurses who criminalize doctors and nurses who provide
• Instead, it threatens doctors and nurses with jail time, even if the only alternative is prolonging the
• Instead, it threatens doctors and nurses with jail time, even if the only alternative is prolonging the
• </c><04:48:18.360><c> that</c> her life that wanted to be a nurse that her life that wanted to be a nurse

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We heard from both DES and the well water board chair that, um, they don't currently regulate water treatment
• We heard from both DES and the well water board chair that, um, they don't currently regulate water treatment
• </c> interested parties uh both RN RN nursing interested parties uh both RN RN nursing association<01
• :25:33.120><c> conducting</c><01:25:33.600><c> nursing</c> adds words that conducting nursing adds words
• that conducting nursing assessments<01:25:34.800><c> will</c><01:25:35.120><c> be</c><01:25:35.600><

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all