Video & Transcript Research : 'safety program'

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MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • DWI statutes from a public safety DWI statutes from a public safety perspective<00:02:32.280>
  • <00:04:40.880> and districts who implement the program and districts who implement the program
  • It's a significant community safety issue.
  • <00:08:17.840> issue significant Community safety issue significant Community safety issue
  • > it or Public Safety Public Safety and it or Public Safety Public Safety and it can<00:12:11.040
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House File 2130, sponsored by Representative Craft, was heard and amended before being re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. The bill responds to serious impaired-driving tragedies in St. Louis Park, including the Park Tavern crash, and aims to strengthen Minnesota’s ignition interlock requirements for repeat DWI offenders. Craft described the bill as based on data showing repeat-offender risk, arguing that current law’s look-back and interlock timelines are too limited and that the statute was also reorganized for clarity. The A1 amendment was adopted without objection. Craft explained that the amendment clarifies when the $680 license reinstatement fee must be paid: not before entering interlock, but before exiting the program, to reduce barriers to participation. He also said the bill would extend interlock requirements more aggressively for repeat offenders, expand the look-back period for prior offenses, and in some cases require treatment. He emphasized that interlock is intended to improve public safety and can support sobriety, while also acknowledging broader root-cause issues such as mental health and addiction. Testimony in support came from St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamad, Police Chief Brian Cruy, and Methodist Hospital President Jennifer Meister. They said the bill would help address gaps in current law, better account for prior offenses, and potentially prevent future tragedies. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was a reaction to tragedy and about addressing underlying causes of impaired driving, while others supported the measure and noted the need for broader transportation and treatment options. After discussion, the committee voted to re-refer HF 2130 to Public Safety Finance and Policy, and the motion prevailed.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 15th, 2026

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The program was embraced by this committee. We greatly thank this committee for that.
  • The evaluation was done of the doctor's program. The ongoing monitoring is done.
  • We believe that the amendments... ...program has been strengthened with the dentist.
  • Patient safety and misrepresentation of skills as identity... We strongly oppose AB 1703.
  • This program helps small businesses stay operational and provides a bridge to licensure.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • And this can only enhance community safety.
  • At the federal level, they have the witness assistance program to help with school safety, stopping bullying
  • At the federal level, they have the witness assistance program to help with school safety, stopping bullying
  • ,<01:10:18.640> um, program to help with school safety, um, program to help with school safety
  • <01:14:44.040> Um assistance program. Um assistance program.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard several Senate bills. SB 2149 would exempt paternity proceedings involving allegations of domestic abuse from mediation and clarify the domestic abuse mediation exemption in divorce cases. The Department of the Attorney General and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the measure but recommended technical and conforming changes, including updating references from HRS Chapter 584 to 584A and aligning the language more closely with the Uniform Mediation Act. Members discussed whether the bill’s wording could limit who may bring a support person to mediation, and the chair suggested the intent was to preserve survivor choice while avoiding ambiguity. No vote was taken in the portion heard. SB 2203 would create an offense for law enforcement officers using masks or personal disguises. The Office of the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaii, Legal Clinic, and many other supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and public trust, while still allowing safety exceptions. Law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Law Enforcement, Honolulu Police Department, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, raised concerns about operational needs, undercover and auxiliary units, body cameras, and possible supremacy clause issues if the bill is aimed at federal officers. The chair noted the bill appeared likely to move forward and asked agencies and advocates to work on possible amendments; testimony count was reported as 114 in support, 3 opposed, and 2 comments. SB 2251 would appropriate funds for the victim witness assistance program in the City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying it would replace shortfalls from declining federal funding and help maintain victim services and rights information. A former program director also testified in support. When asked, the office said it would not object to a simple reporting requirement. The committee then moved on to SB 2311, which would address claims against the state and add reporting and timing requirements; the Department of the Attorney General testified with concerns and recommendations, and members began questioning current practices for handling claims and settlements.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child care program integrity discussed 3/3/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, we spent government programs.
  • we ensure that state programs we ensure that state programs are<00:02:48.480> used<00:02:
  • . programs. programs.
  • <00:04:54.560> integrity licensing visit and a program integrity licensing visit and a program
  • He was in my infant program.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: House File 3819 was heard and ultimately re-referred to the Judiciary Committee after the committee adopted the author’s A1 amendment and then defeated a DE1 amendment. The bill, as described by Chair West, is aimed at strengthening integrity in state child care assistance and other public programs by requiring annual disaggregated fraud reporting, making certain inspections unannounced and in person, tying inspectors to electronic attendance records, extending data retention for video footage from 28 to 90 days, requiring cameras at entrances and exits for centers receiving more than $500,000 in CCAP and/or early learning scholarship funds, adding an extra licensing visit for those higher-funded centers, and restoring perjury penalties for false attendance records. West said the changes were intended to address fraud, improve accountability, and protect assistance for families who need it. Public testimony was largely opposed. Child care providers and advocates argued the bill would impose expensive, unfunded surveillance and compliance burdens on small businesses, blur the line between fraud enforcement and licensing/safety regulation, and disproportionately target providers serving low-income families and families of color. Several testifiers said cameras and retention requirements would be costly, technically burdensome, and invasive, and warned the bill could deter providers from participating in CCAP and discourage families from using assistance. One testifier supported stronger child protection measures in principle but said the bill should focus on funding, training, and wages rather than surveillance. Another parent testifier opposed the bill on privacy and discrimination grounds and urged investment in child care instead. Representative Hansen offered the DE1 amendment, which would have created a task force to study child care surveillance and develop recommendations on safeguards such as encryption and breach notification. Hansen argued the committee was not equipped to design cybersecurity policy on its own and that the issue of child sexual abuse material required urgent, bipartisan attention. Chair West opposed the amendment, saying task forces often do not produce meaningful change and that the bill already addressed the issue. The committee voted on the DE1, and it failed on a tied vote. After that, the committee voted to re-refer House File 3819, as amended, to the Judiciary Committee.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/24/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. homebuyer assistance programs work at the state and national level.
  • Who is eligible for down payment assistance programs?
  • But there are programs that... ...what we value here in the state of Arizona.
  • As we know, reentry programs from prisons are very successful.
  • Schools are unable to plan programs around speculative funding streams.
Keywords: 1182, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

LBT-PSM, EIG-LBT, LBT Public Hearings 02-03-2025

Labor and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:14:19.199> is strong support uh fire safety is strong support uh fire safety is integral
  • <00:18:11.039> and thank you okay for Public Safety and thank you okay for Public Safety and
  • Do you have an evaluation of the program or some report of the program to date of the two years that
  • <00:50:03.520> to program or some report of the program to program or some report of the program
  • and Implement training programs and Implement training programs specifically<00:54:01.680> in
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint hearing covered Senate Bills 470, 828, 730, and 1383. SB 470 would create a deferred retirement option program for police officers. The Employees Retirement System warned it could worsen the system’s $14.1 billion unfunded liability by stopping employer and employee contributions during the DROP period, and the Attorney General raised possible tax-qualified status, Internal Revenue Code, and age-discrimination concerns. Police and other supporters testified in favor, but the committees ultimately recommended deferring the bill indefinitely. SB 828 would expand workers’ compensation medical benefits for firefighters to cover an additional respiratory condition. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Hawaii Firefighters Association supported the measure, citing occupational exposure and health risks. The committees recommended passage with amendments, and the motion was adopted by both committees. SB 730, which concerns allowance on service retirements, drew support from the Department of Human Resources Development and the Department of Law Enforcement, but also comments from the Attorney General and ERS. DHRD said the bill could help recruitment and retention but requested more time to work on language with ERS, Budget and Finance, and the AG’s office. The committees postponed decision-making until Friday, February 7, at 3:15 p.m. in Conference Room 225. SB 1383, relating to fire protection, received broad support from the Governor’s office, Department of Defense, DLNR, Hawaiian Electric, and others. The committees agreed to pass it with amendments, including language suggested by the Hawaii Insurance Council on wildfire-related insurance issues and a committee report link to the Lina fire forward-looking report, phase three. The amended recommendation was adopted by both committees. Later in the meeting, the committees also heard SB 1360 and SB 1361 on ERS administrative and reporting matters, SB 340 on HLRB enforcement authority, and SB 997 on energy; SB 1360 and SB 1361 were presented as housekeeping measures, SB 340 drew disagreement between the Attorney General and HLRB over enforcement authority, and SB 997 was amended to incorporate prevailing-wage renewable energy rate language from SB 743 and then passed with amendments.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Session (03/06/2025)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:20:30.440> of continue to do to ensure the safety of continue to do to ensure the safety
  • system to include Public Safety college system to include Public Safety communicators<03:17:42.199><
  • to create another government program to create another government program when<03:23:21.040>
  • as an ongoing program rather than a pilot program within the Department of Health and Human Services
  • <03:52:03.800> rather program as an ongoing program rather program as an ongoing program rather
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm also looking to improve the safety of pedestrians, not just in the cities, but also those who are
  • The operator of an emergency or public safety vehicle may have to use those devices, and I don't think
  • I'm also looking to improve the safety of pedestrians, not just in the cities, but also those who are
  • The operator of an emergency or public safety vehicle may have to use those devices.
  • or a public safety or a public safety agency<00:09:34.000> section<00:09:34.320> number
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and heard a personal privilege statement praising Transportation Cabinet staff for helping a constituent obtain a Kentucky Uniform ID in time to board a cruise. The chair also recognized special guests and noted a page for the day. The main bill taken up was Senate Bill 99, with a committee substitute adopted before discussion. Senate Bill 99, sponsored by Senator Douglas, would strengthen Kentucky’s distracted-driving laws by prohibiting the use of personal communication devices to write, send, or read texts while operating a motor vehicle, with exceptions for emergency or public safety use and certain reporting or medical situations. The committee substitute clarified that GPS use remains allowed, including for younger drivers, and the bill also bars anyone under 18 from using a device in any manner while driving, sets a $100 fine with no points, and imposes a 90-day license revocation for minors. Supportive testimony and comments emphasized pedestrian and roadway safety, the dangers of distracted driving, and the bill’s alignment with existing CDL-related restrictions. After discussion, the committee voted on Senate Bill 99 by roll call and reported it favorably with the committee substitute attached. Members explaining their votes said the measure would save lives, reflected practices already used in trucking and bus operations, and was a reasonable enforcement approach similar to prior seat belt laws. The committee then received an informational update on five Transportation Cabinet administrative regulations, which were described as updates for federal compliance, signage standards, truck weight-limit renumbering, an OHV pilot program extension, and expanded electronic review of title applications; no substantive objections were raised. The meeting concluded with discussion of adjournment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • unions set the standard for all workers when they negotiate fair wages and benefits and workplace safety
  • We made it abundantly clear that safety was our top priority.
  • It is often about safety for those of us in the public sector.
  • We want to make sure that we have safety committees that we can address our health and safety concerns
  • our health and safety concerns address our health and safety concerns in<00:21:20.279> the<00
Keywords: 1183, house
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 14th, 2026 at 02:15 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't have any additional comments on that program.
  • Most of our programs are in our field offices.
  • and the program staff.
  • But I'll tell you what's in it. a safety resource bag.
  • as PPD programs, and they weren't made to pay a fine or a fee.
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

September 23, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've talked about public safety. We'll talk about public safety for the next three or four months.
  • We spend $2.112 billion in public safety: sheriff, fire rescue, public safety, emergency management,
  • There's programs we provide like that that are outside public safety.
  • Representative Griffiths talked about public safety.
  • Funding for public safety is a critical need for them.
Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes heard first from city representatives through the Florida League of Cities, who argued that property taxes are a stable local revenue source that funds core services such as police, fire, parks, public works, and stormwater work. Casey Cook emphasized that cities are optional governments with widely different tax bases and service levels, that exemptions shift the burden to fewer taxpayers, and that transparency already exists through TRIM notices, public budgets, and local hearings. Sarah Campbell of Fernandina Beach, T. Michael Stavris of Winter Haven, and Stephen O’Kee of Port St. Lucie described their budget processes, the share of general-fund revenue coming from property taxes, reserve policies, debt and capital planning, and the impact of inflation, minimum wage increases, and personnel costs. They all said local governments need predictable revenue and that any property tax changes would require careful consideration of replacement funding or service reductions. Members questioned the city panel about whether homebuyers are clearly informed about city versus county taxes and services, the role of HOAs, how many lobbyists cities employ, reserve levels, average salaries, and whether utility revenues are used only for utility purposes. The panel said TRIM notices, realtor listings, and city websites provide tax information; HOAs generally do not provide emergency services; lobbyists help local governments track Tallahassee legislation; reserves vary by city and fund; and utility revenues are generally restricted, though some cities use limited transfers. Members also asked about revenue replacement if ad valorem taxes were reduced or eliminated, and the panel said options would likely include user fees, service cuts, or other local revenue shifts. The chair also asked about public safety consolidation, and the response was that such decisions are local and may shift costs rather than create true savings. The committee then heard from county representatives after an overview by the Florida Association of Counties’ Davin Suggs, who framed counties as shared partners with the state and emphasized the gap between rising market values and the shrinking share of taxable value after exemptions and assessment limits. He said counties face a mismatch between revenue based on taxable value and expenses driven by real-world costs, and noted that most counties either held millage steady or lowered it without reaching rollback rates. He also highlighted that property taxes are only one part of county revenue, with charges for services and intergovernmental revenue often larger in some counties, and that public safety at the county level includes more than law enforcement, such as EMS, emergency management, inspections, and corrections. Deborah Manzo of Okeechobee County described a fiscally constrained rural county with limited staff, a county-supported airport, heavy reliance on property taxes for the general fund, and major cost pressures from inflation, insurance, retirement, and state and federal mandates. She said the county lowered millage slightly over recent years but still depends on multiple revenue sources and special assessments, and she flagged Medicaid, medical examiner costs, and possible firefighter workweek changes as significant concerns. Bay County Administrator Mark McQueen said his county’s budget is shaped by Hurricane Michael recovery, non-discretionary obligations, and rapid growth; he described ongoing FEMA reimbursement delays, substantial borrowing to cover disaster costs, and continuing interest expenses while the county waits for reimbursement. The county panel was still in progress when the transcript ended.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to lifesaving programs like Medicaid. to lifesaving programs like Medicaid.
  • He's cut $169 million in funding for community safety and violence reduction programs.
  • those particularly bad grant programs those particularly bad grant programs while<02:54:40.240><
  • to the existing LEOSA program.
  • program. In 2004, President George W. program. In 2004, President George W.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/27/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Landscape program.
  • The Lawns to Legumes program is one of our most popular programs.
  • <01:35:29.360> of for The Lawns to legumes program of for The Lawns to legumes program of
  • Another program these are statutory programs, you can see here under chapter 103F.
  • in Minnesota program.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-26 (3:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also pray for the safety and security of Israel and for all who seek peace.
  • What this bill truly says to our communities is your safety is negotiable.
  • It's a matter of public safety and also a moral responsibility as a lawmaker.
  • This is not consistent, it is not fair, and it does not improve public safety.
  • It would allow them to take responsibility for their own safety and the safety of their children, and
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum confirmed, and several recognitions, including a moment of silence for retired fire captain Bill Guston and a welcome for guests in the galleries. The Speaker then outlined the House’s budget approach, saying the proposed General Appropriations Act would be lower than both the governor’s proposal and last year’s budget, and announced plans to seek a permanent 0.75% reduction in the state sales tax. The chamber also received the governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001 and began considering motions to restore several vetoed appropriations. Members unanimously reinstated funding for the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, the Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1 project, the automated staffing/time management system for the Department of Corrections, and the Baldwin sanitary sewer and water main replacement project. The House also adopted special order and GAA amendment-procedure reports. On the special order calendar, the chamber passed HB 289 on boating safety (“Lucy’s Law”), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process, all by wide margins. The most debated measure was HB 6017, which would repeal Florida’s “free kill” law limiting wrongful-death damages in medical negligence cases. Supporters described the bill as a long-sought justice measure for families who lost adult children and were barred from suing, while opponents argued it was needed to provide accountability and fairness. The bill passed 104-6. The House then took up HB 759, which would lower the minimum age to purchase or transfer a firearm from 21 to 18. An amendment to keep the age at 21 was defeated, and debate featured strong arguments on both sides about constitutional rights, public safety, Parkland, military service, and data on youth violence; the transcript ends during continued debate on the bill, before final passage is shown.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-10 (11:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Preston-Sindler of the UCF Women and Gender Studies Program. Great program, despite debate here.
  • , or our Medicaid program, especially our Medicaid program, I was a better legislator regardless of whether
  • , or our Medicaid program, especially our Medicaid program, I was a better legislator regardless of whether
  • programs.
  • It's about public safety.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum and journal business before taking up the special order calendar. Several bills were explained and moved through amendment and final passage, including CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters’ child-abuse reporting violations, which was clarified on the floor to apply prospectively only and passed 111-0. CS/SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to align with the House version and passed 111-0. The chamber also recognized Spina Bifida Week and guests in the gallery before considering additional measures. Members then passed CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), described as preserving the program’s actuarial soundness, by a 112-0 vote; CS/SB 1246 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund, expanded to support broader health science education programs and non-health-care partner contributions, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care facility standards by 111-0; CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, including transfer-of-ownership and MAT-related provisions, by 168-0; CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, allowing limited coach support for student welfare with parental consent and other guardrails, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts, limiting use of ADS-B data for airport billing, by 108-2; and CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, modernizing licensure and exclusivity rules, by 111-0. The House also took up CS/SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related restrictions. The sponsor argued the bill would prohibit counties and municipalities from official DEI actions and related funding while preserving numerous exceptions for holidays, observances, public safety, and other activities. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect local programs, events, and offices, and Representative Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing two prongs; debate centered on vagueness, enforcement, and local-government impacts. The transcript cuts off during consideration of that amendment, so no final action on the bill is shown. The session also included lengthy farewell remarks from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf, reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • So this is merely accompanying enabling language to transfer the program from HHS to NDA.
  • program that we have at the agency.
  • We do work with the FDA, and food safety and public safety are our number one priority at the Department
  • And so it is all about food safety for us. Again, with our dairy, we had the high-path situation.
  • We are bringing that program over in its entirety, along with the individual that leads that program
Keywords: 909, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It helps release time programs operate constitutionally and safely by specifying the requirements a program
  • school bus to go to the program.
  • ; Fire Science, which is our firefighters program, and EMT paramedic program.
  • A school participating in the program may include the program designation on its school report card.
  • Like my program, we actually, our ROTC program got made fun of by their instructor because we worked
Keywords: 1182, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill aligns two key state programs more closely with the SCS.
  • , and CARB already tracks how those programs reduce GHG emissions.
  • There's ways to cure it, and I think this is a good program.
  • program.
  • But the goal was to just get more street safety funding.
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on transportation planning, emissions, freight, and vehicle regulation. SB 1087 by Senator Cabaldon would modernize SB 375 regional climate and transportation planning by moving regional plan updates from every four years to every eight years, clarifying roles for CARB and the California Transportation Commission, and better aligning funding and guidelines. Supporters, including SCAG, MTC/ABAG, MPOs, local governments, and some environmental groups, said the bill would reduce duplicative planning costs and improve implementation. Opponents, including Coalition for Clean Air and the California Building Industry Association, warned it could weaken climate accountability, expand VMT-related burdens, and create housing and CEQA concerns. The bill passed 9-1 and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1315, which would require manufacturers to report software updates for semi-autonomous vehicle features to the Insurance Commissioner so the state can build data for future policy. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed 12-0. SB 1275 by Senator McNerney would replace the general fund portion of the state sales tax on motor vehicles with a one-time vehicle license fee so buyers could potentially claim a federal tax deduction; the LAO testified as a technical witness, and the bill passed 9-1. SB 1287 by Senator Hurtado would create a tax credit to spur private investment in short-line railroad infrastructure; supporters said it would improve safety, freight efficiency, and emissions, and it passed 12-0. The committee also approved SB 1423 by Senator Stern, which would streamline review for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive environmental review; it passed 8-1. SB 1064 by Senator Daly would reduce the frequency of clean truck checks for very low-mileage heavy-duty and off-road vehicles, and passed 12-0 after supporters said it would reduce unnecessary trips and costs while opponents awaited CARB analysis. SB 1375 by Senator Cortese would similarly reduce duplicative environmental review for qualifying major transit and rail projects, and passed 12-0. SB 1392, also by Senator Cortese, would expand the smog-check exemption for certain historic collector vehicles used mainly for shows, parades, and charitable events; classic car and lowrider advocates supported it, while air quality groups opposed it as increasing emissions. It passed 10-2. The committee also adopted the consent calendar, including SB 1213, by a 12-0 vote.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 03-14-2025

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We... prove extraordinary efficacy and safety prove extraordinary efficacy and safety doctors<00:08:21.639
  • harder time accessing nonp midwe program harder time accessing nonp midwe program very<00:19:27.640
  • <00:30:11.159> like or going through a partiest program like or going through a partiest program
  • <00:31:25.080> of 194 is not written for the safety of 194 is not written for the safety of
  • <01:48:03.040> of 1194 this bill threatens the safety of 1194 this bill threatens the safety
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard extensive testimony on HB 1194 HD2, a bill to regulate midwifery and require accredited education for licensed midwives. Supporters, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, ACOG, a pediatrician, and several licensed midwives, argued the bill would improve maternal and newborn safety, clarify the definition of midwife, strengthen accountability, and align Hawaii with national education standards. They said accredited training is necessary to avoid gaps in knowledge and to support safe transfers and collaboration with hospitals. Opponents, including many midwives, parents, cultural practitioners, and community groups, argued the bill would restrict access to care, criminalize traditional and apprenticeship-based midwifery, and undermine reproductive autonomy and Native Hawaiian and other cultural birthing practices. Several asked for amendments to preserve a birth attendant exemption, the PET/portfolio pathway, and cultural and religious protections. Others said the bill would disproportionately harm rural, Indigenous, and low-income families by making training and licensure less accessible. The committee also heard testimony from state and county entities and professional organizations, with some standing on written testimony and others offering brief comments. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers of the one-minute limit and the possibility that final decision-making would be deferred if quorum was lost. The transcript does not show a final vote or action taken during this segment.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 035 Feb 18th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the treatment and the programming and the treatment and the programming that<00:58:58.400>
  • It was changed to the Office of Freight Mobility and Safety.
  • office of freight mobility and safety. office of freight mobility and safety.
  • So safety, let's make sure we keep this going.
  • So 95% since the start of the program.
Keywords: 981, all