Transcript Highlights:

• This amendment allows people employed in long-term care facilities that have the license to do so...
• ...employed in long-term care facilities that have the license to do so.
• I worked in an acute care setting, a little bit of critical care in patient hospital.
• I worked in an acute care setting, a little bit of critical care in patient hospital.
• Respiratory care. I’ve worked a little bit in critical care in inpatient hospitals.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 1233. Members adopted several amendments, including language allowing the Boards of Therapeutic Massage and Chiropractors to seek emergency suspension of licenses when there are criminal indictments or charges that could harm citizens; extending the RX CARES for Missouri prescription drug abuse prevention program by removing its sunset; updating pharmacy distributor licensing language to reflect national licensing practices; clarifying pharmacist immunization authority, including RSV immunizations and board oversight for future immunizations; allowing certain long-term care facility employees to administer additional subcutaneous medications; and adopting agreed-upon language related to interior designers. The committee then rolled those amendments into a committee substitute and voted the bill do pass by a 16-1 roll call vote. The committee then heard House Bills 2618 and 2644, which would join Missouri to the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact. The bill sponsors said the compact would improve licensure portability for respiratory therapists, help address workforce shortages, and allow Missouri to be among the first states shaping the compact’s commission. Supporters, including respiratory therapists, a hospital association representative, a student and military spouse, and a nursing association representative, said the compact would speed access to qualified therapists, aid rural and hospital care, help during emergencies like COVID-19, and benefit military families. Several witnesses emphasized that participating states would still retain their own licensing standards and scope-of-practice authority. Opponents argued that the compact would surrender state sovereignty to an unformed commission, create a “blank check” before the rules are written, and potentially allow rules to supersede state law. They also raised constitutional concerns about interstate compacts and questioned whether a reciprocal licensing approach would be preferable. Committee members asked about sovereignty, the legal basis for compacts, and whether Missouri could preserve its standards; sponsors and supporters responded that the compact would not remove state authority and that Missouri could still require its own standards. The hearing concluded without a vote on the respiratory compact bills.

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• workforce, and health care consumer protections.
• Protections, rural health care, and all those really big key topics.
• If you look at the list, it's two and a half pages long.
• volatile revenue sources, and discuss how the state can rely on more stable revenue sources to ensure long-term
• Las Cruces has not been on that committee in a long time.

Committee: House Legislative Council

Transcript Highlights:

• Child care centers operate under the licensing rules set by the Early Childhood and Education Care Department
• Care and Education Association.
• care, and emergency services.
• That's the key: knowing in advance so they can take care of it.
• Child care, we are going through a...

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Hospitals and health systems in Louisiana play an integral role in providing vital health care services
• Hospitals and health systems in Louisiana play an integral role in providing vital health care services
• Children's, North Oaks Health System, Oaks Health System, Oaks General Health System, Reeves Memorial
• Tammany Health System, Terrebonne General Health System, Touro LCMC Health, Willis-Knighton Health, and
• Currently, when a child enters the DCFS system and is placed in foster care, if the household where they

Bills: HR218 , HR219 , HR220 , HR221 , HR222 , HCR91 , HCR92 , HCR93 , HR210 , HR211 , HR212 , HR213 , HR214 , HR215 , HR216 , SCR29 , SCR38 , SB100 , HR171 , HCR49 , HCR65 , SCR23 , HB276 , HB508 , HB512 , HB599 , HB632 , HB656 , HB998 , HB1052 , HB1084 , HB1171 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1204 , HB1209 , HB1250 , SB2 , SB19 , SB24 , SB50 , SB70 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB114 , SB122 , SB159 , SB160 , SB173 , SB180 , SB182 , SB260 , SB412 , SB418 , SB424 , SB442 , SB460 , SB476 , HCR41 , HCR76 , HCR77 , HCR63 , HCR69 , HCR86 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , HB64 , HB68 , HB92 , HB130 , HB167 , HB227 , HB243 , HB321 , HB335 , HB398 , HB492 , HB624 , HB689 , HB708 , HB804 , HB906 , HB926 , HB955 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB985 , HB1005 , HB1029 , HB1069 , HB1077 , HB1095 , HB1104 , HB1107 , HB1187 , HB1203 , HB1217 , HB1220 , HB730 , HB225 , HB175 , HB198 , HB437 , HB457 , HB488 , HB646 , HB763 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1089 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231 , HB1246 , HB1248 , HB1249 , SB47 , SB82 , SB106 , SB206 , SB210 , SB248 , SB305 , SB376 , SB397 , SB441 , HCR32 , HB59 , HB617 , HB897 , HB911 , HB1223 , HB798 , HB824 , HB989 , HB1140 , HB1166 , HB1244 , HB901 , HB79 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1113 , HB1180 , HB1234 , HB1240 , SB89

Keywords: EJ Fields, Shreveport, Louisiana, gospel music, commendation, resolution, honorary resolution, Billboard Gospel Airplay, Mediabase Gospel Airplay, Mercy Endureth, music award, ministry, artist recognition, cultural heritage, spiritual heritage, African American gospel, local hero, state commendation, St. Charles Parish, parish day

Summary: The House met with 89 members present and began with prayer, the pledge, and routine journal and leave requests. The early part of the session was largely ceremonial, with multiple personal privilege remarks recognizing visiting groups and special days at the Capitol, including St. Bernard Parish Day, Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association Day, ARPEC members, retired public servant Barney Arsenault, Deaf History Month, Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, Young Farmers and Ranchers, Louisiana Housing Corporation participants, and Louisiana Hospital Day. The chamber also received Senate messages, including concurrence in several House concurrent resolutions, Senate passage of a number of bills, and a list of Senate resolutions lying over. The House then moved through a long series of resolutions and bills, many of them adopted without objection. Among the measures approved were resolutions designating or commending various observances and groups, and bills addressing inmate documentation upon release, court filings on letter-sized paper, safe harbor protections for trafficking victims, public benefits verification, travel meal reimbursement limits for state employees, the Governor’s Task Force on Impaired Driving, school emergency operation plans, justice of the peace jurisdiction in East Baton Rouge Parish, unaffiliated voter participation in party primaries, electronic monitoring rules, crime victims’ compensation terminology, the indigent defender fund threshold for small municipalities, sex offender identification procedures, the Office of State Public Defender, microbrewery special-event permits, alternative power sources for nursing facilities, relay attack device penalties, and a capital-case intellectual disability bill. Several of these passed overwhelmingly; some were temporarily returned to the calendar or tabled after passage. A few bills drew more discussion. HB 335 on citizenship verification for public benefits passed 77-17. HB 398, limiting meal reimbursements for state travel to GSA rates with an exception process, passed 62-32 after questions about scope and lodging. HB 906 on presidential preference primary qualification and party rules for unaffiliated voters passed 68-19. HB 897, protecting health data collected by pregnancy centers and imposing fines for unauthorized disclosure, passed 94-0 after an amendment and questions about its application. HB 1107 on intellectual disabilities in capital cases passed 75-11 after amendments informed by disability advocates. HB 1187, allowing Citizens Property Insurance to direct certain emergency assessment overages to the Fortify Homes Program or reserves, passed 87-9. HB 1220 on the State Board of Medical Examiners passed 95-0. The House also reconsidered and successfully revived HB 225 after suspending the rules, and several bills were returned to the calendar for later consideration, including HB 689 before it was later brought back and passed 84-7 after amendment. The session concluded with notice of additional Senate messages and upcoming floor scheduling.

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• Hospitals and health systems in Louisiana play an integral role in providing vital health care services
• Hospitals and health systems in Louisiana play an integral role in providing vital health care services
• Medical Center, Manning Family Children's, North Oaks Health System, Oaks Health System, Oaks General
• Tammany Health System, Teribone General Health System, Turo LCMC Health, Willis Knighton Health, and
• Currently, when a child enters the DCFS system and is placed in foster care, if the household where they

Bills: HR218 , HR219 , HR220 , HR221 , HR222 , HCR91 , HCR92 , HCR93 , HR210 , HR211 , HR212 , HR213 , HR214 , HR215 , HR216 , SCR29 , SCR38 , SB100 , HR171 , HCR49 , HCR65 , SCR23 , HB276 , HB508 , HB512 , HB599 , HB632 , HB656 , HB998 , HB1052 , HB1084 , HB1171 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1204 , HB1209 , HB1250 , SB2 , SB19 , SB24 , SB50 , SB70 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB114 , SB122 , SB159 , SB160 , SB173 , SB180 , SB182 , SB260 , SB412 , SB418 , SB424 , SB442 , SB460 , SB476 , HCR41 , HCR76 , HCR77 , HCR63 , HCR69 , HCR86 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , HB64 , HB68 , HB92 , HB130 , HB167 , HB227 , HB243 , HB321 , HB335 , HB398 , HB492 , HB624 , HB689 , HB708 , HB804 , HB906 , HB926 , HB955 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB985 , HB1005 , HB1029 , HB1069 , HB1077 , HB1095 , HB1104 , HB1107 , HB1187 , HB1203 , HB1217 , HB1220 , HB730 , HB225 , HB175 , HB198 , HB437 , HB457 , HB488 , HB646 , HB763 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1089 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231 , HB1246 , HB1248 , HB1249 , SB47 , SB82 , SB106 , SB206 , SB210 , SB248 , SB305 , SB376 , SB397 , SB441 , HCR32 , HB59 , HB617 , HB897 , HB911 , HB1223 , HB798 , HB824 , HB989 , HB1140 , HB1166 , HB1244 , HB901 , HB79 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1113 , HB1180 , HB1234 , HB1240 , SB89

Keywords: EJ Fields, Shreveport, Louisiana, gospel music, commendation, resolution, honorary resolution, Billboard Gospel Airplay, Mediabase Gospel Airplay, Mercy Endureth, music award, ministry, artist recognition, cultural heritage, spiritual heritage, African American gospel, local hero, state commendation, St. Charles Parish, parish day

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• They broke the health care system.
• : the insurance premiums that they want to pay, the direct primary care, long-term care, and wellness
• ,</c><03:20:29.279><c> long-term</c><03:20:29.840><c> care,</c><03:20:30.479><c> and</c> direct primary
• care, long-term care, and direct primary care, long-term care, and wellness<03:20:31.200><c> expenses
• </c> the long-term effects will be. the long-term effects will be.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, December 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And then, in addition, I could be here for a long time, but, you know, John Austin, the speech writing
• But we can’t fund it if it goes like it went in Arizona to a billion dollars this year.
• their job in coming up with those rules, and that we're doing our job in passing rules to ensure the long-term
• , in terms of rules, and how we are administering the program, and that would be my advice and word of
• of what we've started with 400, but the point being that we've got to take care of what we've started

Committee: All JBC-PERSONNEL

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And whether it's three or five or 10, I don't think they really are going to care as long as there's
• We enter into a long-term contractual relationship where we allocate employee responsibilities between
• We enter into into<01:44:14.719><c> a</c><01:44:14.960><c> long-term</c><01:44:16.080><c> contractual
• </c> into a long-term contractual into a long-term contractual relationship<01:44:17.920><c> uh</c><01
• in terms of fuel.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These are animals that are purchased and cared for by these individuals, and they should be the personal
• So to say I had to go the long way around to become profitable in this business is kind of understanding
• Um, he wanted us to use terms like more durable and that kind of stuff because he didn't want to say
• That was a quick four minutes long. Anyway, I'd like to say one statement.
• We've all been watching it coming for a long time, and finally it has landed here in Alabama.

Bills: HB509

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: HB509, game breeder, game breeder license, cervid, deer breeder, whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, deer farm, captive deer, cervidae, wildlife disease, disease testing, antemortem testing, state veterinarian, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, property rights, private property, animal transfer, breeding stock

Transcript Highlights:

• So long as these systems are installed and compensated in keeping with the definition of a net-metered
• So long as these systems are installed and compensated in keeping with the definition of a net-metered
• are</c><00:18:01.320><c> installed</c> so long as these systems are installed so long as these systems
• value uh thinking avoided long-term value uh thinking about<01:36:27.360><c> over</c><01:36:27.600><
• value for our communities that long-term value for our communities um<01:37:12.520><c> and</c><01:37

Bills: HF845

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164

Transcript Highlights:

• Local governments can still bring the lawsuits as long as nuisances were wholly within their jurisdiction
• Local governments can still bring the lawsuits as long as nuisances were wholly within their jurisdiction
• I know we had some in Arizona where there were encampments of people that were causing large crime and
• Even then, their duty is only reasonable care under the circumstances.
• The question right now is under our... ...current system, would you have a claim?

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Arizona is also a mid-tier state when it comes to private and state land per capita.
• As you know, Arizona is blessed with a lot of public lands.
• I'm the executive director of the Arizona Wildlife Federation.
• Now, one of those camps could be built right here in Surprise, Arizona. Okay, Mr.
• Be built right here in Surprise, Arizona. Okay, Mr.

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism Committee of Reference

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:11:39.840><c> We</c> refused to exercise for too long. We refused to exercise for too long.
• Let's take care of The house is on fire.
• I have another friend who uh vacations down in Arizona.
• I have another friend who uh vacations down in Arizona.
• But I don't know what happened with your system.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I traveled the country to California, New York, Georgia, Arizona, the places where a lot of the carnage
• agencies, investment advisors, brokerage firms, money transmitters, escrow companies, and endowment care
• Pig-butchering, in case you're wondering, is a long-term scam where bad actors build a relationship with

Summary: The committee first approved the January 20, 2026 minutes. It then considered several gubernatorial appointments and reappointments related to the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board and the Department of Finance. Hyatt Erstad, Cynthia Fairfax, and Janice Folkerson were each moved to the Senate floor with recommendations for confirmation, with motions carrying on voice votes. Nora Carpenter and Gregory Danaka appeared before the committee, introduced themselves, and answered no or limited questions; their appointments were held for a later vote, likely at the next meeting. The committee also heard a detailed presentation from Salvador Cruz, the gubernatorial appointee to serve as Director of the Department of Finance. Cruz described his background in banking supervision and state financial regulation, his current role as interim director, and the department’s responsibilities overseeing banks, credit unions, mortgage and securities industries, among others. He emphasized consumer education, combating scams such as romance and pig-butchering fraud, maintaining strong relationships with regulated industries, and keeping the department lean and effective. Senators asked about his move to Idaho, his career path, and his goals for the department; he said he wants the agency to be dynamic, more visible, and the best-run executive branch agency. No substantive legislation was debated. The only formal actions taken were approval of the minutes and the committee’s favorable recommendations to the Senate on the three Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board appointments/reappointments. The meeting ended with the chair praising the quality and willingness of Idaho’s public appointees and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I traveled the country to California, New York, Georgia, Arizona, the places where a lot of the carnage
• agencies, investment advisors, brokerage firms, money transmitters, escrow companies, and endowment care
• Pig-butchering, in case you’re wondering, is a long-term scam where bad actors build a relationship with

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If I get this through, this will take care of it.
• If I get this through, this will take care of it.
• So my granddaughter down in Arizona went through her driver's ed.
• And even if they have a couple... ...that don't take care of business.
• And even if they have a car and they're letting their kid drive, they don't take care of business.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 663, which would allow Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom to redesign its specialty license plate and shift plate design authority from Food Producers of Idaho to the organization’s board of directors. The sponsor and Cassidy Plum, the state director, said the plate provides about 75% of the program’s funding and supports teacher workshops, grants, and ag-literacy curriculum. Samantha Parrott also testified in support, saying the redesign could help increase sales and that Food Producers of Idaho supports the bill. Representative Harris raised the idea of involving students in the design, and Plum said the organization may hold a student competition. The committee voted to send HB 663 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 628, which revises Idaho’s driver’s education law to expand parental instruction options and remove the prior rural-only limitation, while also adjusting language related to approved online course providers. Representative Mendive said the bill is the latest step in a multi-year effort to give families more flexibility and to allow school districts to offer driver training if they choose. Robert Scoville, a Caldwell science teacher and driver’s ed instructor, testified in opposition, arguing that removing school-based instruction would reduce safety and increase teen crash risks, citing crash and fatality statistics and the value of professional instruction. In response, supporters argued parents are already responsible for much of the training, that private instruction remains available, and that the bill increases freedom and reflects what is already happening in many districts. After discussion, the committee debated whether the bill would improve parental choice or weaken driver safety. Several members supported the measure as a matter of local control and family discretion, while others expressed concern about urban safety and the loss of professional instruction. The committee ultimately voted to send HB 628 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• He began asking questions like, can I afford to continue my care?
• These are critical to mitigating long-term financial damage to impacted homeowners, mortgage servicers
• closing, I want to underscore that forbearance is most effective as a temporary financial bridge, not a long-term
• closing, I want to underscore that forbearance is most effective as a temporary financial bridge, not a long-term
• , not a long-term solution like contemplated by the bill.

Committee: House Banking and Finance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I think this is something that people back home really care about.
• AB 2305 protects a fundamental principle of our legal system, namely that when a Californian hires an
• It's an encroachment by these hedge funds into the legal system.
• And so I think this bill goes a long way in doing that, in addition to the legislation that you and I
• This was long past, of course, the opportunity for communities to have a voice on the matter.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• SIC unfortunately had a long history of having retention issues.
• We will, as long as I'm here, guarantee we will always be an agricultural fair.
• And it's not because I said so; nobody cares what I think.
• It's probably a poor use of term analogy on my part.
• Thank you for the groups that's working on the child care.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is data from our MIS system.
• We are a system, and as a system, we are serving the entire state of California.
• We are a system. And as a system, we are serving the entire state of California.
• term on that front.
• That is, ...to take care of more of our students than we're able to take care of internally.

Keywords: 988, house, all