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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is not a bill that creates a new program or a bureaucracy.
  • Yet, so far, the governor's not opted into that program.
  • However, one aspect of the program design severely limits its full potential.
  • But right now, the program is not reaching its full potential.
  • Does your bill specifically identify what programs we would like to institute there?
Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 1277, which would create a California Cost of Living Tax Credit modeled on the 2022 middle-class tax refund to provide refundable relief to low- and middle-income Californians facing high housing, fuel, energy, and general living costs. Senator Grove and supporters, including the California Policy Center and some local government representatives, argued the bill would put direct relief into the hands of working families. Opposition came from the California Tax Reform Association and the California Teachers Association, which said California already has progressive tax credits and that the proposal would be costly to the General Fund and reduce money for schools and other services. After extended debate, the bill was not advanced; a roll call vote on a motion to pass it to Appropriations failed 1-4, and the bill was held/fails on the floor with a request for reconsideration noted. The committee then heard SB 1287, which would create a capped tax credit to encourage private investment in short-line railroad infrastructure. The author and rail industry witnesses said the measure would improve safety, reliability, emissions, and freight movement, especially for rural communities and agriculture, and that it was a public-private partnership rather than a handout. Opposition from CTA and the California Tax Reform Association argued a direct grant program would be preferable to a tax credit. The bill was accepted with committee amendments and placed on call without a final vote in the transcript. Members also considered SB 1407, which would fully exempt military retirement pay and surviving spouse benefits from state income tax, increasing the prior partial exemption. The author, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and veterans’ groups said the change would help retain veterans in California, support local economies, and align California with most other states. CTA and CTRA opposed on General Fund grounds. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, with the roll call showing support and the bill placed on call. Later, the committee heard SB 1349, directing the Legislative Analyst’s Office to review major tax expenditures and evaluate their goals, beneficiaries, and effects on revenues and Proposition 98 funding. CTA, CTRA, and several local government and labor supporters backed the bill as a way to improve accountability for roughly $94 billion in annual tax expenditures. The bill was accepted with committee amendments and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1078, authorizing Santa Cruz County to ask voters for a temporary half-cent sales tax to help fund health care and safety-net services amid federal cuts; it was placed on call. SB 1120, extending the California Competes Tax Credit through 2035 and making it refundable for certain strategic industries, received strong support from business and manufacturing groups and was passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1275, which would replace the state sales tax on vehicle purchases with a vehicle license fee structure intended to increase federal deductibility for Californians, was passed 4-0 as amended to the Committee on Transportation.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 19th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • course of employment or from an occupational disease is entitled to workers' comp benefits, and that program
  • claims solely for mental health conditions, physician assistants, and licensed advanced registered nurse
  • the case solely for mental health conditions, physician assistants, and licensed advanced registered nurse
  • And licensed advanced registered nurse practitioners. Thank you.
  • For the record, my name is Samantha Golden, and I'm a WSNA member and a nurse at PeaceHealth Medical
Summary: The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 6152 would add physical and occupational therapists as attending providers in workers’ compensation claims. Supporters said it would reduce delays, improve access to care, and speed return to work; opponents, including the Washington State Medical Association, retail and business groups, and L&I, raised concerns about diagnosis, scope of practice, network enrollment, implementation time, and the $1.9 million fiscal note from accident and medical aid accounts. The committee also heard SB 5437, which would prohibit non-compete agreements and clarify non-solicitation rules. The sponsor and labor and physician groups supported ending non-competes as anti-competitive and harmful to worker mobility, while business, banking, and clinic representatives argued non-competes protect investments, confidential information, and patient/customer relationships and asked for narrower changes. The committee then heard SB 6058, which would give L&I discretion over whether to investigate wage complaints and would toll civil statutes of limitation when a complaint is filed. The sponsor said it would better match agency resources, and testimony was entirely supportive. SB 5944 would require language access provider compensation bargaining to include missed or canceled appointments and make CBAs prevail over conflicting agency policies; the sponsor and union representatives said it would create consistency across agencies, with no opposition testimony. SB 6039 would modernize L&I communications by allowing electronic notices while preserving a non-electronic option; supporters called it a permissive modernization, while worker advocates warned email could be missed and could burden vulnerable workers, though L&I said the bill preserves choice and has no fiscal impact. Finally, the committee heard SB 6117, which would place workers and employers not covered by the NLRA under PERC jurisdiction if federal law no longer applies, with card-check and secret-ballot procedures and interest arbitration provisions. Supporters said it would create a state backstop if federal labor enforcement fails and protect workers’ organizing rights; opponents from agriculture, business, and small business groups warned it was too broad, could sweep in agriculture and small businesses, and could weaken secret-ballot protections and disrupt harvest operations. The sponsor closed by saying the bill is intended to create a clear framework where federal jurisdiction is absent. No votes or executive actions were taken in the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am the program manager for PETA's Humane Science Education Division.
  • I am the program manager for Pitas Humane Science Education Division.
  • Then five years ago, the program was extended, with LAUSD making the commitment to support expanding
  • Isabella Farland on behalf of the California School Nurses Organization, in support.
  • Isabella Farland on behalf of the California School Nurses Organization in support.
Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met for its first hearing of the session, adopted its committee rules on a 6-0 vote, and then heard several bills. AB 347, which would require written notice to students about the right to opt out of animal dissection and receive a comparable assignment, drew strong support from the author, a student, and multiple advocacy and education groups, while opponents argued it would burden teachers and duplicate existing law. The committee approved AB 347 on a 7-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations. AB 281, which would expand parent access to sex education materials and require disclosure of outside consultants’ credentials, drew mixed testimony. Supporters framed it as a transparency and parent-rights measure, while school administrators and county education officials said current law already allows inspection and that the bill would create an unfunded administrative burden. After extended member discussion, the bill failed on a 4-3 vote with one abstention, though reconsideration was granted. AB 65, which would provide paid pregnancy leave for educators without requiring them to exhaust sick leave first, was supported by teachers, CTA, and the State Treasurer, but opposed by school administrators and business officials over cost concerns; it passed 6-0 to Higher Education. The committee also approved AB 361, which would extend and expand LAUSD’s best-value procurement authority for school construction to all school districts for five years, on a 5-0 vote with one abstention. AB 86, which would require the State Board of Education to adopt standardized K-8 health education instructional materials, passed 5-0. Finally, AB 228, the Zaki Fast Act, was introduced to clarify that schools may stock any federally approved epinephrine delivery system, including newer devices beyond auto-injectors, and was presented with testimony from the bill’s young namesake and his family; the transcript cuts off before the committee vote on that measure.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 01/27/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> mentioned is in a last dollarin program mentioned is in a last dollarin program available<00:21:
  • Happy to answer any questions about the grants program or for programs and services generally.
  • </c><00:32:19.880><c> two</c> so it's one program two so it's one program two sites<00:32:22.639><c>
  • We have volunteer programs, significant volunteer programs, where we track the number of hours by our
  • The SOAR program is another one.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It involves an audiologist who diagnoses the hearing loss and programs the cochlear implant.
  • Um, trust me, I'm not, you know, cruising nursing homes looking for patients.
  • It essentially involves a nursing technician or some other health care provider who's in the newborn
  • </c><00:35:24.040><c> have</c> state-supported plans and programs have state-supported plans and programs
  • </c><00:50:09.560><c> we're</c> an NIH-funded program where we're an NIH-funded program where we're addressing
Summary: The Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee heard Senate Bill 6, sponsored by Senate President Robert Stivers, which would create an endowed research fund to support collaborative university research in Kentucky. Stivers described the bill as an extension of earlier higher-education research efforts, arguing that Kentucky should build research “hubs” by requiring or encouraging partnerships among universities and outside entities, with potential focus areas including health care, engineering, aerospace, agriculture, and other emerging fields. He said the proposal would establish five research tranches over five years and sought a $30 million endowment for each, generating annual interest to fund consortium-based research and leverage additional private and federal dollars. Senators Frommeyer, Neal, Givens, Boswell, and Richardson spoke in support, emphasizing economic development, job creation, and examples from other research clusters such as Boston and North Carolina’s Research Triangle. The committee voted 12-0 to report the bill favorably to the Senate floor. The committee then received a presentation from Dr. Matthew Bush of the University of Kentucky on pediatric hearing loss and cochlear implants. Bush explained that early hearing detection and intervention is critical because hearing loss in newborns is a neurocognitive emergency that affects language, literacy, and long-term outcomes. He outlined national screening benchmarks, Kentucky’s incidence of childhood hearing loss, and the high educational and societal costs of untreated hearing loss. Bush also highlighted disparities in rural and western Kentucky, where children face delayed diagnosis, longer waits for hearing aids or cochlear implants, and more difficulty accessing follow-up care. He described cochlear implants, the multidisciplinary care they require, and research showing improved language development, quality of life, and cost savings when children are treated early.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/21/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We operate programs that prevent infectious disease like measles and influenza, and we operate programs
  • a federal program.
  • programs.
  • a federal program.
  • programs.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 9th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Massachusetts has always led on ensuring dignity in our safety net programs, but before we can ensure
  • Transportation remains one of the most significant barriers and cost drivers for this program.
  • So there is precedent for a program to be put into place to mitigate any enrollment disruptions.
  • The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education offers grant programs.
  • The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education offer grant programs.
Summary: The Senate considered a supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments focused on education, health, transportation, and tax administration. Senator Kennedy spoke in support of increasing funding for DTA caseworkers to improve SNAP access and reduce errors, citing food insecurity and staffing shortages, but then withdrew the amendment by unanimous consent. Senator O’Connor’s amendment providing $500,000 for Free Period to supply menstrual products in public schools was adopted, as was Senator Miranda’s $1 million METCO transportation and student support amendment. Senator Collins withdrew an amendment to extend paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance to graduate student workers. Other adopted amendments included funding for Bridgewater Middle School water filtration, Randolph High School restroom improvements, Uffum’s Corner Health Center, and NeighborHealth’s student pharmacy technician program. Several amendments were debated and rejected after standing votes. Senator Tarr proposed oversight and reporting requirements for the Group Insurance Commission and the MBTA deficiency fund, as well as a 90-day notice requirement for tax-code decoupling with major fiscal impacts; all were opposed and not adopted. Senator Rodrigues and Senator Crighton argued that the GIC and MBTA already have oversight mechanisms and need flexibility, while Tarr argued the measures would improve transparency and fiscal discipline. Senator DiDomenico withdrew a Chapter 70 education funding amendment after speaking about declining enrollment, school funding losses, and the need to protect gateway city districts; he also used the opportunity to reaffirm support for gender-affirming care funding. Senators Collins and others echoed concerns about school funding inequities and the need for future action. The Senate also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, a former Quincy mayor, state representative, state senator, and longtime clerk magistrate of Quincy District Court, with a detailed tribute to his public service and military record. After all amendments were resolved, the Senate substituted the new draft, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed House No. 5280 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 35-4. The chamber then agreed to adjourn until the following Monday at 11 a.m., with the clerk directed not to print a calendar.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-06 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fourth reform modernizes the Medicaid-prescribed drug services program.
  • training program that's actually leading to a job. ...a training program that's actually leading to
  • training programs that you would consider leading to something intellectual?
  • This bill builds on that program by revising the eligibility criteria.
  • How to do with nursing. And I'm boarding a flight for Israel.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-06 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fourth reform modernizes the Medicaid-prescribed drug services program.
  • Intervention program activities. Relating to batterers intervention program activities.
  • This bill builds on that program by revising the eligibility criteria.
  • This bill builds on that program by revising the eligibility criteria.
  • It had to do with nursing. And I'm boarding a flight for Israel.
Keywords: 998, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

March 6, 2026 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fourth reform modernizes the Medicaid-prescribed drug services program.
  • Intervention program activities. relating to betterers invention program activities intervention program
  • This bill builds on that program by revising the eligibility criteria.
  • This bill builds on that program by revising the eligibility criteria.
  • It had to do with nursing. And I'm boarding a flight for Israel.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day in Florida. Later, the Senate adopted a memorial-style recognition of the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on health care coverage, veterinary licensure, and affordable housing. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a public assistance/Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described five major changes: stronger anti-fraud authority, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services through a waiver, pharmacy program changes to reduce costs, and a SNAP fraud-reduction plan with photo ID and work requirements. Democrats offered amendments to condition the work requirement on Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP photo ID use by caregivers, seniors, disabled people, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators then questioned implementation details, exemptions, and eligibility impacts. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed CS/HB 7031 on taxation, substituting it for the Senate bill and adopting a technical amendment, by a vote of 34-0. The chamber passed a series of other bills, generally after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. These included a computer science education bill adding digital literacy and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry bill and related public records exemption, a bill designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, a local government electronic payments bill, a legal tender bill repealing a sunset on gold and silver recognition, public records exemptions for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a stablecoin pilot program, local government spending transparency requirements, a digital voyeurism bill expanding privacy protections to private fenced yards, an insurance licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework, and a medical freedom bill addressing vaccine information, conscience exemptions, ivermectin access, and the mRNA mandate sunset. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with recorded votes ranging from 31-3 to 34-0.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So I think as a, I think the way that the program is. those credits.
  • trucks, cosmetology, you name it, nurse practitioners.
  • At the Oakland campus, there's 1,200 students in undergrad and graduate programs.
  • At the Oakland campus, there's 1,200 students in undergrad and graduate programs.
  • “In programs that may not lead to intended employment outcomes.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 01/30/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:03:18.200><c> reimburses</c> on that one um our program reimburses on that one um our program
  • </c> funds the state's reinsurance program funds the state's reinsurance program has<00:04:37.120><c>
  • Reinsurance program.
  • I'm not sure I could characterize it as robbing the reinsurance program to fund other programs.
  • </c> program when we implemented this program program when we implemented this program every<01:20:30.800
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-PERSONNEL Mar 18th, 2026

ALC-PERSONNEL

Transcript Highlights:
  • successfully completed major milestones in transitioning the current unemployment insurance computer programs
  • requesting approval of their plan to provide special compensation and recruiting bonuses to certified nursing
  • However, DSB did not take steps necessary to continue to operate the programs in accordance with the
  • However, DSB did not take steps necessary to continue to operate the programs in accordance with the
  • oversight raises serious questions as to DSB's ability to effectively manage and administer the VR program
Committee: All ALC-PERSONNEL
Keywords: 1204, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • . programs. programs.
  • </c> changes you make over time in programs? changes you make over time in programs?
  • </c> with this program? with this program?
  • grant program.
  • </c> fund the programs that need to happen. fund the programs that need to happen.
Bills: HF4072 , HF3691 , HF4613
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 30th, 2026 at 11:09 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Sidney Lopez, who is a senior, and after graduating is going to UNM to also study nursing.
  • They do lots of reading to younger kids to help them with their literacy program. for the New Mexico
  • They do lots of reading to younger kids to help them with their literacy program. ...with that.
  • They do lots of reading to younger kids to help them with their literacy program.
  • And this international marker program is really important. It's made a difference.
Keywords: 996, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a citation and fine program, and that's for more fixable types of violations.
  • So the Student Tuition Recovery Fund does work like an insurance program.
  • trucks, cosmetology, you name it, nurse practitioners.
  • At the Oakland campus, there's 1,200 students in undergrad and graduate programs.
  • In programs that may not lead to intended employment outcomes.
Summary: The joint Sunset Review Oversight Hearing focused on the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) and its reauthorization, operations, enforcement, fiscal condition, and student protections. Committee leaders and DCA officials praised the Bureau’s recent improvements in data systems, licensing, inspections, and enforcement, while noting the Bureau’s role has become more important as federal higher education oversight weakens. Bureau Chief Deborah Cochran said the agency has met its inspection mandate for the first time since the law was enacted, increased citations and disciplinary actions, reduced pending complaints, and used data tools to identify risk and monitor institutions more effectively. A major portion of the hearing centered on student harm, especially school closures, transcript access, predatory recruiting, and the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF). Members asked how the Bureau protects students when schools close, whether bad actors can reopen under new entities, and whether enforcement tools are strong enough. Cochran said the Bureau can cite, fine, place schools on probation, revoke licenses, and order refunds, but it is seeking new authority to deny approval to operators who previously closed schools improperly or failed to refund students. She also said the Bureau is tracking ownership data and is concerned about institutions targeting immigrant and visa students. On STRF, Cochran explained that the fund is currently healthy, assessments are at zero because the balance is above the statutory target, and the Bureau paid about 1,100 claims totaling roughly $17 million over the last four years. Several members questioned the fairness of the assessment structure and discussed alternatives such as surety bonds, but the Bureau said STRF is working well and no change is needed at this time. Fee increases and the Bureau’s structural deficit were another major topic. Cochran said the Bureau reduced costs by eliminating positions, streamlining inspections, improving data analysis, and shifting some student-relief costs to STRF, but that legislative action is still needed to address the deficit. She said the proposed fees were based on workload analyses and that application fees generally match service costs, while annual fees are designed to cover most of the Bureau’s revenue needs. Some members and stakeholders criticized the proposed increases as too high, especially for out-of-state registration and campus fees, while others argued the Bureau needs sufficient resources to regulate effectively. Public commenters from private schools, Northeastern University, San Joaquin Valley College/Carrington College, and TICAS generally supported the Bureau’s mission and reauthorization, but urged changes such as risk-based oversight, better transcript protections, stronger limits on repeated provisional approvals, and more targeted fee and STRF reforms. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with no formal action beyond discussion and receipt of testimony.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Jul 2nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Marty Lopez with the California Nurses Association in support.
  • It doesn't say exactly what the programs have to look like.
  • It doesn't say exactly, you know, what the programs have to look like.
  • Public financing programs are a promising tool for empowering voters.
  • and sets important conditions for any such programs that are created.
Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 2, 2025, with a quorum present and took up eight agenda items, including four consent bills. The committee first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 280, SB 621, SB 851, and SB 852, all moving forward without objection. The committee then heard several bills from Senator Umberg focused on election administration and campaign finance, along with SB 408 on voter-roll maintenance. SB 249 would require county board of education elections to be consolidated with the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, argued this would increase turnout and make those elections more representative; opponents, including Orange County education officials, argued it would override local control, increase costs, and add ballot fatigue. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to the Committee on Education. SB 398 would make it a crime to pay or offer contingent payments or other valuable consideration to induce voting or voter registration, closing what supporters described as a loophole involving lotteries and incentives. It passed 5-0 as amended and was re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. SB 42 would remove the state ban on public financing for campaigns in general law cities and counties, allowing local voters to decide whether to adopt such systems. Supporters from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and many local advocates said it would broaden participation and reduce the influence of big money; opponents raised concerns about taxpayer funding, guardrails, and local oversight. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 408 would require election officials to use U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data to help maintain voter rolls; supporters said it would improve accuracy and trust in elections, while one commenter questioned reliance on postal data. The bill passed unanimously 6-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. The committee then completed the remaining roll calls and adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Feb 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also adds specified alcohol control program requirements for theaters that are frequented by minors
  • It also adds a specified alcohol control program requirements for theaters that are frequented by minors
  • It allows a registered nurse without an emergency medical technician certification to serve as personnel
  • Certain conditions for hospitals to make sure these nurses understand what's in the ambulance and certain
Summary: The Senate considered a consent calendar package and a regular calendar package, both described as bipartisan and unanimously supported, and both motions to advance them passed by voice vote. The body then moved a series of House bills from the white sheet to the floor calendar, with no recorded roll-call votes and generally little or no opposition. Topics included ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms (HB 2320), updating terminology from “alien” to “non-citizen” (HB 2632), inmate indigency thresholds (SHB 2539), incident reporting by private detention facilities (HB 2464), electronic notarization (SHB 2158), theater alcohol licensing and safeguards for minors (ESHB 2476), behavioral health coordination and training for schools and educational service districts (E3SHB 1634), non-compete law fixes (ESHB 1155), manufactured home rent increase notices (SHB 2452), false identification as a peace officer (ESHB 2165), permit timelines for certain special purpose districts (E2SHB 2418), life insurance lapse notifications to third parties (SHB 2428), agricultural regulatory stress and a task force study (HB 2619), ambulance staffing by registered nurses in certain transports (ESHB 2110), special education report timelines and meeting notice for parents (ESHB 2557), and siting standards for step housing, including permanent supportive, transitional, and indoor emergency housing (ESHB 2266).
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HRE-EDT Informational Briefing 03-03-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Essentially, the program was officialized in 2004, but there's a prehistory to the program that began
  • Tom was going to be here, and Tom is sick, so the actual program had the original program was different
  • on a campus, as you know, we have a bachelor's of nursing program on our campus right now that is offered
  • </c><00:37:29.119><c> on</c><00:37:29.319><c> the</c> program program for our students on the program
  • </c> program and we do have the audio program program and we do have the audio program at<00:48:35.599
Keywords: 912, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 13th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the recommendation from the LCCMR plus a completely new community grant program, erasing what
  • It creates programs and projects, some projects that were heard by the LCCMR and rejected.
  • File 2131 expands the workforce development scholarships at the state to include cyber security programs
  • They were able to help 1,739 women get a car seat and attend a car seat safety program.
  • I heard people say of their experiences, but you know, in 2005, when this program started, there was