Video & Transcript Research : 'permit process'
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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-01 (11:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When we think about this citizen initiative process, and now what I see, this citizen initiative process
- I just feel that this process that we've taken to get us to this point, it's not a democratic process
- . 76% want to keep the petition process just as it is.
- They have a verification process already in place.
- under the building code to fund processes related to obtaining or finalizing building permits.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, volunteers, and the retirement of Pastor Gary Austin from the sergeant’s office. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators would not need to plan on being in next week, suggesting progress toward a budget framework. After routine floor business, the chamber took up a major third-reading measure on citizen initiatives and several education bills, followed later by returning messages from the House on health and school-safety measures.
The most extensive debate centered on the citizen initiative bill, which sponsors said was intended to protect the constitutional amendment process from fraud and abuse based on election-crime investigations and a large state report on petition fraud. Supporters argued the bill would add reasonable guardrails, prevent misuse of public funds, and preserve integrity while still allowing grassroots participation. Opponents from both parties argued it would make citizen-led amendments much harder by adding costs, deadlines, criminal penalties, and administrative burdens that would chill participation and favor wealthy or corporate interests. After lengthy debate, the Senate voted 28-10 to pass the bill.
The chamber then passed several education measures with little or no opposition, including bills tied to Bright Futures, dual enrollment, Florida ABLE, teacher preparation, and other education policy updates, all by 38-0. Later, the Senate concurred in House amendments on a stem cell therapy bill, an EKG requirement for student athletes, and a cardiac emergency bill, each passing 37-0. The House also sent back a school safety bill with amendments affecting child care facility partnerships with law enforcement, temporary door locks during active assailant incidents, supervision windows, and funding for panic alarm systems; the transcript ends as that bill is being explained.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-01 (11:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I just feel that this process that we've taken to get us to this point, it's not a democratic process
- And we should all want integrity in our electoral process.
- process just as it is.
- They have a verification process already in place.
- related to obtaining or finalizing building permits.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, pages, a retiring sergeant-at-arms employee, and advocates visiting for a Prader-Willi Syndrome awareness resolution. Leaders also noted ongoing budget talks with the House and said senators should not plan to be in next week while negotiations continue.
The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for House Bill 12.5, a citizen-initiative elections bill. Sponsors said it was intended to address petition fraud and protect the integrity of the constitutional amendment process, citing investigations, arrests, and fraudulent petition activity tied to recent initiatives. Opponents argued the bill would make it much harder and more expensive for citizens to place amendments on the ballot, chill volunteer participation, and effectively favor wealthy or corporate interests. After extensive debate, the bill passed 28-10.
The Senate then moved through a series of education bills, including measures on Bright Futures, Gold Seal, Florida ABLE, dual enrollment, educator preparation, and broader education policy, all of which passed unanimously. After a recess, the chamber took up House messages and concurred in amendments to bills on stem cell therapy, student athlete ECGs, cardiac emergency response plans, and school safety. Those measures also passed with broad support, with the school safety bill drawing some questions about the Guardian program and child care facilities.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development - 05/04/2026
Housing, Construction, and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And, of course, as everyone knows, we are still working our way through the budget process, and there
- are a number of important housing issues that are included in that process.
- And, of course, as everyone knows, we are still working our way through the budget process, and there
- are a number of important housing issues that are included in that process.
- please: Senate Bill 9571 by Senator Kavanagh, an act to amend the Public Housing Law in relation to permitting
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development met on May 4 under Chair Brian Kavanagh and considered an eight-bill agenda, much of it consisting of measures previously sponsored by former Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and now carried by other senators. Kavanagh noted the committee was in the first full week of May, with 32 days left in session and ongoing budget negotiations that include housing issues. The committee moved through the agenda without substantive debate on most bills.
The committee reported several bills to the floor, including S.6263 (requiring certain out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain escrow accounts for New York affordable units), S.8956 (transferring the Potsdam Housing Authority to the Canton Housing Authority), S.9571 (allowing multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits), S.9677 (the City of Buffalo Historic Preservation Receivership Act), S.9716 (expanding the definition of family members in public housing law), S.9907 (marshals’ filing requirements for eviction notices), S.9908 (calculating rent reductions from the date services were actually diminished), and S.9914 (requiring replacement units to retain the same protected status after demolition or major renovation). Several of these bills had previously passed the Senate in earlier sessions.
Most measures were advanced by motion and second, with some recorded negative votes or votes to advance without recommendation from minority members, but no bill was defeated. The transcript includes some repetition of bill readings, but the final action on each listed bill was reporting it out of committee, generally to the floor and, for S.9914, to Cities 1.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- When we think about this citizen initiative process, and now what I see, this citizen initiative process
- I just feel that this process that we've taken to get us to this point, it's not a democratic process
- They have a verification process already in place.
- under the building code to fund processes related to obtaining or finalizing building permits.
- Process of land use and water management districts.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, pages, and retiring Senate staff, including Pastor Gary Austin. Leaders also noted ongoing budget talks with the House and said senators would not need to plan on being in Tallahassee the following week. The chamber then moved to third reading and returned messages from the House later in the day.
The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for House Bill 12.5, the citizen initiative/constitutional amendment bill. Sponsors said the measure was intended to address fraud in the petition process, citing investigations, arrests, pleas, and open cases involving paid circulators and invalid petitions. Opponents argued the bill would make citizen-led amendments far more difficult, expensive, and risky, warning it would chill grassroots participation, burden supervisors of elections, and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed efforts. Supporters responded that the bill preserved grassroots petitioning, placed reasonable guardrails on paid circulators and sponsors, and included a provision barring public funds from being used to advocate for or against ballot initiatives. The bill passed 28-10.
The Senate also passed several education measures unanimously, including bills tied to Bright Futures, dual enrollment, educator preparation, and broader education policy. Later, the chamber concurred in House amendments on several bills: stem cell therapy legislation clarifying permitted therapies and penalties for improper use of fetal or embryonic tissue; an EKG requirement bill for student athletes with exemptions and partnership options for districts; and a cardiac emergency response bill that renamed the school emergency plan and removed a bill title honoring Rafe McCrone. These measures passed by wide margins, generally 37-0 or 38-0.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. Apr 30th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The entire test can process in about 45 minutes.
- It's a confusing process. It leads to costly errors resulting in delays.
- There's a processing.
- And in the meantime, none of them were permitted to make a phone call.
- has a very thought-out process and part of it is return on the investment what does it cost?
Keywords:
Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, border security, asylum, transparency, Hernandez Rojas, migrant treatment, public testimony
Summary:
The meeting centered on the nomination of Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the session, various senators expressed concerns regarding CBP's recent practices, including issues related to border security and the treatment of migrants. Questions were raised about Scott's involvement in previous incidents, particularly surrounding the controversial death of Mr. Hernandez Rojas while in custody, which sparked a heated discussion about accountability and transparency in current border policies. Senators emphasized the importance of balancing efficient border security with humane treatment of individuals seeking asylum.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- ALTHOUGH MEMBER PROJECTS GAIN THE MOST ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE VETO PROCESS, THE TRUTH IS THAT MEMBER
- As part of our workgroup process, we rank this project high in priority to restore this funding.
- FOLLOWING CHANGES MADE TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS.
- I AM A CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT HOLDER. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE AWAY YOUR GUNS.
- Permits.
Keywords:
sales tax reduction, budget cuts, boating safety, water treatment, municipal utilities, school safety, medical malpractice, firearm purchase age, cursive writing instruction, first responder support, veto overrides, veterans funding, infrastructure projects
Summary:
The Florida House convened for regular business, with Speaker Perez announcing historic budget plans including the largest state tax cut in Florida history - a permanent 0.75% sales tax reduction from 6% to 5.25%, saving Floridians nearly $5 billion annually. The House will propose a budget lower than both the Governor's proposal and last year's budget. Several bills passed including Lucy's Law (boating safety), water access facilities funding, municipal utility rate corrections, hazardous walking conditions for schools, and medical malpractice 'Free Kill Law' repeal. The controversial firearm purchase age bill (HB 759) passed 78-34, lowering the minimum age from 21 to 18, despite emotional opposition citing the Parkland shooting. Other bills addressed cursive writing instruction, peer support for first responders, and government sunset reviews. Multiple veto override motions were approved unanimously, reinstating funding for veterans programs and infrastructure projects.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And to use the existing processes that we have, and that's my statement.
- I know this is a very fast moving process.
- It's an ongoing process still. And specifically, did you start this process? Do you have a date?
- I can't think of a more democratic process than that.
- And that's the beauty of this process.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/10/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Structuring a policy procedures— looks more like to me the process that looks more like to me the process
- It was a little bit unclear, so we were very mindful about that through that whole working process in
- <00:41:17.040>
in <00:41:17.200>the working process in the working process in the fall - The purpose of this language was to permit women who are under treatment for methadone or whatever, but
- The purpose of this language was to permit women who are under treatment for methadone or whatever, but
Summary:
The subcommittee met on House Bill 553, which concerns the definitions of child abuse and neglect in RSA 169-C, including psychological maltreatment and the rebuttable presumption of harm. The chair and members emphasized that the bill is intended to clarify definitions rather than create punishments, and they discussed concerns that had arisen after the bill’s earlier drafting. Representative Eimon stated his view that the bill is constitutional, citing case law, and members noted that amendment 114 would restore language refined by the prior study committee and address trauma-informed wording, especially around substance use disorder and newborns.
A major portion of the discussion focused on whether the bill could be read to treat ordinary parental discipline or disagreements with a child—such as grounding, taking away car keys or a phone, or refusing gender-affirming care—as abuse or neglect. DCF Deputy Director Jen Ross explained that screeners look at the nature of the allegation and whether the parent’s conduct is likely to cause serious psychological or emotional harm; she said routine discipline or prudent parenting would not be screened in, while persistent ridiculing, terrorizing, bullying, isolating, threats, or similar conduct could qualify. She also said that denial of gender-affirming care, by itself, would not be treated as neglect, but the agency would consider the full context and any resulting harm or need for mental health care.
DCF General Counsel Susan Larby added that the legislature’s earlier definition of psychological maltreatment and related policy already focus on pervasive emotionally abusive behavior, and that the bill is meant to make the statute more understandable and transparent, not to change the core neglect standard. She and other speakers said the goal is to identify serious harm and provide services, not to remove children for ordinary parental decisions. Lisa Massio of the Office of the Child Advocate said the bill and related placement language are intended to preserve family unity and fill gaps where courts have interpreted neglect too narrowly or inconsistently. Members also discussed a proposed concise analysis from Representative Maral and asked about CPSW qualifications and training; DCF said staff generally have backgrounds in human services, social work, psychology, or education and receive a 12-week Core Academy on policy, law, investigations, and family engagement. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and members indicated they wanted to continue refining the amendment before sending anything to the Office of Legislative Services.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 5th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 456 improves the buying and selling process for mobile home owners.
- But I do appreciate the suggestion regarding the need for additional reform to the permitting process
- Let’s go to a more deliberative process. This is not based upon curing...
- Finally, before I wrap up, I do want to talk a little bit about process.
- This process is—what's unique about this bill is it's not a CEQA waiver.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long floor file of bills. Early measures passed with little or no debate, including AB 698 on local transfer taxes and affordable housing analysis, AB 456 on mobile home sales, AB 1129 on reportable infant health conditions, AB 69 on Fair Plan insurance notices and voluntary market searches, AB 357 on expedited student and faculty housing permits, AB 383 on firearms code cleanups, AB 426 on drones interfering with emergency response, AB 825 on energy affordability and transmission financing, and AB 699 on ballot transparency for local tax and bond measures. Most of these bills passed unanimously or with strong bipartisan margins, while AB 825 drew the most extended debate over whether it would lower costs or expand state control of energy infrastructure; it ultimately passed 45-5.
The most contentious item was AB 84, which would strengthen oversight of non-classroom-based charter schools and tighten accountability for charter spending and operations. Supporters argued it was needed to stop fraud and misuse of public education dollars, citing major scandals and audit findings, while opponents warned it would harm legitimate charter schools, reduce educational options, and disproportionately affect rural and special-needs students. Several members said they supported the bill only to keep negotiations going, and others urged more targeted or delayed action. After extensive debate and multiple amendments, the Assembly passed AB 84 on a 41-22 vote.
The chamber also took up AB 610, a housing bill that would require cities and counties to disclose planned housing restrictions and limit new constraints for three years after housing element approval. The author framed it as a certainty and transparency measure to help address the state’s housing shortage, while noting continued discussions with local governments and housing advocates. The transcript ends with the bill’s presentation and request for an aye vote, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The administration in due process.
- filed and no due process. filed and no due process.
- is just the first step in the process. is just the first step in the process.
- have a a significant process foul here. have a a significant process foul here.
- You use the proper process.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Transcript Highlights:
- Before we begin the testimony, let's just review the process and logistics for today's hearing.
- Your testimony helps us recommend if and how these bills should advance in the legislative process.
- The second thing it accomplishes is permitting billing of collaborative care codes outside of the primary
- S. 1399 creates a timeline and a process.
- S. 1399 creates a timeline and a process for increasing expenditures in behavioral health while keeping
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a public hearing on 14 bills focused on insurance, parity, opioids, behavioral health access, and mental health system reform. Chair Mindy Domb and Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would accept written testimony. The hearing featured testimony from legislators, providers, advocates, and behavioral health organizations, with most speakers urging favorable reports on the bills they addressed.
A major topic was psychiatric collaborative care, including H. 222/S. 1390, which would raise reimbursement for collaborative care codes to at least Medicare levels and allow billing outside the MassHealth primary care subcapitation model. Supporters said the model improves access, outcomes, and cost savings by embedding behavioral health in primary care, and several witnesses described successful implementation in practices and schools. Committee members asked questions about how the model works, what specialties use it, barriers to adoption, and whether copays, deductibles, and subcapitation rules should be changed. Witnesses also supported related innovation legislation, including H. 2224, which would create a mental health innovation fund and support nontraditional trauma-healing approaches.
Other bills discussed included H. 2212, which would require prescribers to discuss opioid and pain-medication risks, alternatives, and addiction/overdose concerns with patients or guardians; H. 2232 and H. 2233, which would address equitable payment and equitable access for behavioral health providers serving MassHealth patients; and S. 1406, which would add opioid maintenance treatment information to MassPAT and allow patient-authorized access to that information. Witnesses also strongly backed S. 1399, which would set targets to increase behavioral health spending within the overall health care cost benchmark, arguing that Massachusetts underinvests in behavioral health and that greater investment could reduce emergency, hospitalization, homelessness, and criminal justice costs. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and committee questions.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- There's more work that needs to be done on the anonymous reporting and complaint process at the Department
- So what this does, this bill has four parts to save time and money in the building process, and at the
- So it would expedite the permitting process.
- So what this does, this bill has four parts to save time and money in the building process, and at the
- So it would expedite the permitting process.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and then spent much of the opening portion of the session recognizing administrative assistants and other guests in the gallery, including a doctor of the day and a visiting robotics team. Members repeatedly thanked their staff for keeping offices and the chamber running, and one member also welcomed civic leaders from Buckeye and a foreign delegation connected to a circular economy forum.
The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole on a series of Senate bills. SB 1060, concerning voting eligibility for certain overseas-born children of service members, drew opposition from one member who argued it would disenfranchise military families; the bill still received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1093, described by opponents as an anti-protest bill, also received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1162 and SB 1270 were both advanced as amended after committee and floor/subfloor amendments, and SB 1814, dealing with substance use disorder-related issues, was amended with a friendly change and advanced with comments about the need for broader study and bipartisan work on fraud, waste, and abuse in that area.
The House then entered an additional Committee of the Whole for SB 1345 and SB 1401. SB 1345 was amended to focus on licensure timing and DHS collaboration, then advanced. SB 1401, the Workforce Housing Accelerator Act, was amended after debate over affordability standards and public benefit; supporters said it would speed permitting and reduce housing costs, while critics wanted stronger affordability requirements. The bill was ultimately advanced as amended. The House also took up third reading on SB 1041, a health care institutions bill, where members explained yes votes by citing a recent abuse case in assisted living and arguing the measure would help protect vulnerable adults. The transcript ends during vote explanations on SB 1041.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jul 16th, 2025
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- We seek to protect the rights of all who participate in the legislative process so that we can have effective
- Within the limits of our time, we will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes
- Public comment may be provided only at the designated time and place as permitted by me, the Chair.
- and, you know, get signed that I will be following this bill throughout the entire process and know
- In all my years in the legislature, I have never witnessed a more inclusive process of stakeholders to
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- guys are you guys in a in a process guys are you guys in a in a process where<00:42:09.720>
you - It has a lot of manual processing.
- We recognize that there are other permits that are waiting review by us, building permits, uh, and we'll
- <02:24:10.560>
of money for to start the process of money for to start the process of knocking - But we are currently in the process of upgrading it.
Summary:
The joint Ways and Means and Health and Human Services committees heard Hawaii Health Systems Corporation’s biennium budget request, with testimony from HHSC leadership on the Hilo/Big Island region (HTH 212) and the Oahu region (HTH 215), plus discussion of capital improvement projects and systemwide partnerships. HHSC described its role as the rural healthcare safety net, serving a high share of Medicare, Medicaid/Quest, and uninsured patients, and said its costs are elevated by state employee fringe benefits, which it said are about 64% compared with roughly 30% in the private sector. HHSC also said pandemic-era federal aid, including relief funds and PPP loans totaling about $100 million, reduced the need for general fund support in prior years.
For HTH 212, HHSC said its general fund request for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 was higher than the governor’s recommendation because of rising insurance, pharmaceutical, and contractor labor costs, and because it includes $13.2 million in FY 2026 and $2.3 million in FY 2027 for Epic electronic medical record implementation in East Hawaii. For HTH 215, HHSC said the requested general funds were aligned with the governor’s recommendation, in part because of increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for long-term care facilities under prior legislation. HHSC also said it was restoring a special fund ceiling so the region could spend its cash collections on operations.
Members asked about the 64% fringe rate, and HHSC explained the difference was mainly due to defined-benefit pension and retiree health insurance costs, which private hospitals generally do not bear at the same level. Members also asked about the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home, and HHSC said operations would be funded through the general fund corporation for the home when it opens, with management by Ohana Pacific, but no additional legislative operating funds were being requested at that time. Other questions focused on staffing and vacancies, including an abolished procurement position and an ongoing IT help desk recruitment need.
HHSC highlighted several capital and partnership projects, including a $25 million state CIP request matched by $25 million from the Benioff family for the Benioff Health Center, an ER expansion and reconfiguration at Corner Community Hospital, and $7.5 million in each fiscal year for Kauai EMR capital funds to join the Epic platform. Testimony also described collaborations with Queen’s, the University of California San Francisco, Hawaii Pacific Health, the Hawaii Cancer Consortium, the Department of Health, and the state hospital to improve specialty access, clinical trials, behavioral health, and patient placement across the system.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/30/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- So it is a process. It's getting better from 10 years ago, for sure.
- So, it<00:25:18.240>
is <00:25:18.400>a <00:25:18.559>process. - it is a process. Um it's getting better. it is a process. Um it's getting better.
- The other process and the rule of law.
- cannot some some courts will not permit cannot some some courts will not permit this<02:16:04.960
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll try to fit you in to provide your testimony if time permits.
- DCAB is not in charge of enforcement, but we are in charge of issuing the disability parking permits.
- DCAB is not in charge of enforcement, but we are in charge of issuing the disability parking permits.
- <01:13:08.360>
by 1,900 and that need to be processed by 1,900 and that need to be processed - <01:20:42.000>
that first circuit being able to process that first circuit being able to process
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard SB 104, which would restrict the use of restrictive housing or solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with specified exceptions. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation strongly opposed the bill, saying its existing policy already meets or exceeds ACA and National Institute of Corrections standards, and objecting to language they said would give the oversight commission operational decision-making authority. The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission supported the bill, but also said it was not intended to run operations and described concerns about restrictive housing practices, including CoreCivic’s SHIP program at Saguaro.
Supporters included the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the Disability Rights Center, ACLU Hawaii, Easter Seals Hawaii, and individual testifiers. They argued that Native Hawaiians are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, that solitary confinement is harmful and linked to depression, anxiety, suicidality, and poor reentry outcomes, and that confinement beyond 15 days is widely condemned under international standards. Several testifiers cited suicides and deaths in custody as reasons to codify limits in statute rather than rely on policy alone. The department responded that it already has 24/7 medical care, though not 24/7 mental health coverage at one facility, and explained that it uses four custody categories: disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, protective custody, and placements for inmates seeking separation for safety reasons.
Members questioned the department and commission about the SHIP program, whether the bill was based on other states’ laws, and how current policies compare with national standards. The director said the bill was too ambiguous in places and that the department was willing to work with the commission on policy changes, but still opposed the measure as written. The committee took testimony and questions; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- decision-making of agencies is vital to the enhancement and proper functioning of the democratic process
- For those reasons, and in addition to that, this bill has been fast-tracked through the process.
- For those reasons, and in addition to that, this bill has been fast-tracked through the process.
- They are failing students through that process.
- for their service, and certainly the members of our staff who will help us facilitate this budget process
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- However, it is unclear whether this standard permits a modest increase in size.
- However, it is unclear whether this standard permits a modest increase in size.
- It's creating uncertainty for property owners navigating the rebuilding process.
- This ambiguity has become essentially problematic. ...navigating the rebuilding process.
- So they're already paying into that process.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 09:19 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Education to provide accommodations for those counties whose classroom teachers are in the process
- certificate, valid passport, valid photo identification card issued by a government agency, valid work permit
- , or supervision permit authorized by the Division of Labor, or valid permit issued by the Department
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- You've got to create some incentive before we start the education process.
- Um, there is a section in section five that permits a state licensing board again to query the cabinet
- Um, there is a section in section five that permits a state licensing board again to query the cabinet
- <00:17:53.039>
who <00:17:53.360>is Um, there is a section in section five that permits
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
02:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 178
14:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 178
15:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 280
20:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 280
22:00 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 24
24:30 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 24
26:00 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Health Services Committee met for the first time in the 2026 session and established a quorum before taking up three measures. House Bill 178, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser with support from the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association, was presented as a budget-neutral collaborative care model to improve access to mental health treatment in primary care settings. Testimony emphasized workforce shortages, long wait times, stigma, and the potential for the model to reduce costs and improve outcomes by having primary care providers work with behavioral health care managers and psychiatric consultants. The bill received a favorable recommendation by roll call vote.
The committee then considered House Bill 280, also sponsored by Rep. Moser. The bill and committee amendment were described as cleanup and policy updates affecting Kentucky Board of Nursing licensure standards, including restoring language related to abuse, neglect, and exploitation in the central registry, preserving the board’s ability to investigate out-of-state applicants, and adding an emergency provision. The bill also updated school medication provisions to allow certain prescribed rescue medications, including bronchodilator inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, and updated epinephrine delivery. The committee adopted the amendment, approved the bill with favorable expression, and then approved a motion to roll the committee amendment into the House committee substitute.
Finally, the committee took up House Joint Resolution 24, sponsored by Rep. Ken Fleming, with a committee substitute adopted first. The resolution was explained as a request for the cabinet to withdraw a previously submitted Medicaid-related waiver application so it could be resubmitted under new requirements tied to House Resolution 1. The committee approved the resolution with favorable expression and also adopted a title amendment. The meeting concluded with notice that the next committee meeting would be Thursday, January 22nd at noon.