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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

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  • We pay a very substantial franchise fee to the National Park Service.
  • Upwards of 22% of the gross goes to the National Park Service.
  • We have a lot to do in improving the unemployment services and benefits.
  • The service is now for sale and has faced several lawsuits, and this same billing service is being used
  • So this statement that landlords are paying the single-service prevailing basic family service rate,
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several bills. HB 2192, a child influencer bill, would require compensation for minors featured in monetized content to be placed in trust, allow takedown requests for content as minors become adults, and create remedies for sexualized depictions of minors. The sponsor and Google described it as a modern Coogan-trust style protection; some members raised concerns about the age-13 and age-18 provisions, but the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote with two present. HB 2501, an agency bill, conformed Arizona’s definition of appraisal management company to federal law and passed unanimously. HB 2693, which revises bona fide association rules to allow statewide chambers or business leagues to operate self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements, drew support from the Chamber and small-business advocates but opposition from a coalition citing possible federal preemption; it passed as amended on an 8-1 vote. HB 2010, the digital goods disclosure bill, required clearer notice that online “purchases” may be licenses, prorated refunds if access changes, and removed some penalty language in amendment; supporters said it would reduce consumer confusion, while retailers argued federal law already covers the issue. It passed as amended 11-0. The committee also approved HB 2279, which limits liability for Grand Canyon river outfitters for inherent risks of rafting while preserving claims for gross negligence or intentional acts, despite constitutional objections from opponents; it passed 7-4. HB 2690, which tightens unemployment insurance eligibility by adding work-search and fraud cross-check requirements, was opposed by advocates who said it would add red tape and burden eligible claimants, but it passed 7-4. HB 2310, clarifying that qualified marketplace contractor agreements may be terminated unilaterally by the contractor, passed 10-0. HB 2555, requiring retail businesses to accept cash for purchases of $100 or less and banning cash fees, passed as amended 9-1 after debate over consumer access and business flexibility. Finally, HB 2199, which expands required education for RV park managers and shifts some enforcement duties to the Department of Housing, passed as amended 7-0 with three present. The committee then considered HB 2459, which would let mobile home park landlords recover actual utility charges and add an administrative fee for submetering; supporters said it would address overcharges and improve transparency, while opponents warned it could increase costs and confusion. The transcript cuts off before the final action on HB 2459.
HI
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  • The Indian Health Service has been doing this for decades. The U.S.
  • The Indian Health Service has been doing this for decades. The U.S.
  • There's still a great shortage of service needs.
  • Health, Environmental Health Services Health, Environmental Health Services Division.
  • , ensuring access to health care services, ensuring access to health care services, as<01:29:28.800
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 847, which would create a Kauai pilot program allowing qualified psychologists limited authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. The Board of Psychology supported the bill’s intent but asked for amendments to delay the effective date or extend the pilot so rules could be written first, and to clarify the education/training language. Supporters, including the Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Mental Health Coalition, and several psychologists, argued that prescribing psychologists have long safety records in other jurisdictions and that the pilot could improve access to care on Kauai, especially amid ongoing mental health needs and storm-related stress. They cited studies and examples from New Mexico, Louisiana, the Department of Defense, and other places. Opponents, including the Hawaii Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Queen’s Medical Center, and a Department of Health representative, said the bill needed substantial work, raised concerns about training, liability, and workforce impacts, and urged a team-based model with psychiatrist oversight rather than independent prescribing. Some testimony also referenced a GAO report, with witnesses disagreeing over its meaning and cost-effectiveness. No vote was taken during the discussion, and members asked questions about how the bill would address the workforce shortage and whether a psychiatrist on Kauai could already meet the need. The committee then moved to SB 2271 on hospital licensing and SB 2272 on home health care licensing. The Department of Health, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported both measures, which were described as streamlining and clarifying licensing oversight by relying on accreditation or certification reports. A member asked whether the bill language on hospital accreditation reports was duplicative, and the response was that the second provision was intended to strengthen enforcement by requiring hospitals to provide the actual report to DOH. The committee did not take final action in the portion of the hearing provided, and the chair noted that all bills on the agenda would later be considered for decision-making.
TX
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  • service, including quality improvement plans, interventions, and other appropriate measures or restrictions
  • Okay, my name is Esther Cox, and I'm the Director of Social Services for Christian Home and Family Services
  • Billing quality is medical quality, and itemized billing contributes to superior medical quality for
  • We want to have... the quality that we expect.
  • Care services with an A or B recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force and
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

TX
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  • and wastewater permits through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  • For LNG export terminal wastewater permit applications, applicants must pay an extra fee for this service
  • Terminals, both for air quality and wastewater permit applications, which we intend to roll out next
  • I'm the Deputy Director of the Permits Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  • If the TCEQ air quality permit is allowed, there is no stopping Black Mountain from doing that.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part II) Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • the way I did was, trying to get you a more predictable permitting, but a higher standard of air quality
Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources took public testimony on Senate Bill 1757 and its committee substitute, a measure dealing with aggregate production operations and a new permitting option for rock crushers/aggregate facilities. Testimony centered on whether the bill should remain focused on air permitting or also include broader quarry operations such as stormwater, reclamation, monitoring, and public participation requirements. Supporters of the substitute, including representatives of the Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association and Associated General Contractors, said the bill would provide a voluntary third permitting option, preserve existing authorizations, and create a more practical regulatory path for Texas growth. Opponents and critics, including representatives of Texas for Responsible Aggregate Mining, Job Materials, and Public Citizen, argued the bill as written was too weak or too broad in the wrong ways. They said best management practices should be set in statute or through negotiated rulemaking rather than left to TCEQ rulemaking, and they raised concerns about limited monitoring periods, vague air-monitoring standards, public notice procedures, and the inclusion of non-air requirements in an air permit. Several witnesses said the bill should better balance industry needs with neighborhood impacts and public health protections. Chair Birdwell questioned witnesses about ongoing negotiations between industry groups and said the bill was intended to be a practical compromise. After testimony and questions, public testimony was closed. The committee left SB 1757 and its committee substitute pending, with no vote taken.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 10th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

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  • This is for the EMT services. We have a motion and a second. Any questions?
  • And then there's $750,000 for the Youth Services Reimbursement Fund for the Department... $150,000 for
  • the Youth Services Reimbursement Fund for the Department of Youth Services for diversion programs for
  • youth services.
  • Senior Services, on that page 17, we've got a $100,000 increase, and that's reflected in the RSVP program
TX
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  • Services, including medical care.
  • It is said over and over again that rural areas really need more medical services. ...services, and I
  • Does that equal quality care? That is the floor. That is the floor.
  • I've been out there sitting on Health and Human Services for the last 10 years.
  • I know you all provide services for some of my counties in West Texas.
TX
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  • The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
  • It's about honoring the service of our veterans with action.
  • Thank you for your long... service to our nation for what you did, your service to you and your brothers
  • America lost 509,924 service members in combat during World War II.
  • Thank you for your service and your sacrifices, very inspirational service, testimony.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • service, including quality improvement plans, financial interventions, and other appropriate interventions
  • My name is Esther Cox, and I'm the Director of Social Services for Christian Homes and Family Services
  • I think in sum, billing quality is medical quality, and itemized billing contributes to superior medical
  • Health care services with an A or B recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force
  • , preventive health care services described by 45 CFR Section 147.130, and health care services provided
Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 28th, 2025

Local Government

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  • area median family income, eligible professionals are corrections officers, firefighters, emergency service
  • requirement for repurposing parkland near the convention center district, and I do have a committee services
  • bill sets a consistent baseline for eligibility across the municipalities that operate under civil service
  • and service delivery.
  • cities can govern without the constant threat of litigation draining resources away from essential services
TX
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  • The Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
  • , substance use services, housing, and domestic violence.
  • Again, thank you for your service.
  • these services.
  • case, you can be ordered into service.
TX
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  • That service hasn't come easy.
  • service, in my opinion, is unfair.
  • Can quality health care be delivered in rural Texas? And does rural Texas deserve quality care?
  • One of them is preventive services.
  • We have prevention services, in-home services, a plethora of... laws that have changed to try to help
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

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  • Schools rapidly expanded and quality suffered. I saw firsthand... ...oversight weakened.
  • Schools rapidly expanded and quality suffered.
  • So the National Park Service, in our contracts—we're concessioners of the National Park Service—require
  • One is to allow showing the age of an adult in our subscription services.
  • Eventually, instead of service to the public.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2308, which would prohibit dental insurers and their holding companies from owning dental practices or other businesses regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and payer control over provider care, while Delta Dental of Arizona opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create regulatory burdens. After discussion about private equity ownership in dentistry and whether nonprofit insurers should be exempted, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2308 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, restricts youth-targeted marketing, and increases penalties for selling to minors or manufacturing/distributing without a license. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, and industry representatives, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency, curb illegal products, and strengthen youth access enforcement. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued the bill should instead create a full tobacco retail licensing system and include broader nicotine definitions, while also warning that enforcement resources would be insufficient. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The bill allows a person or organization that files a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before it qualifies for the ballot, with retroactive application to withdrawals filed beginning January 1, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality rules, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and board oversight of nursing education programs. The sponsor said the bill responds to long-standing audit findings and aims to improve fairness and timeliness, while nursing board officials opposed provisions affecting education oversight and warned about patient safety, costs, and liability. Nurses and other supporters described delayed investigations and the need for expungement relief. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. Additional bills heard included House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures and related installations; it passed 7-0 after supporters described a family hardship case and committee members criticized HOA overreach. House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, also passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor, attorneys, and a consumer describing repeated repair failures on a leased vehicle. The committee also began hearing House Bill 4010, which would establish a Board of Genetic Counselors under the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners and set licensure and disciplinary rules, but the transcript ends before any final action on that bill.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight Feb 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Education Oversight

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  • So our universities have a basic sense of the quality that's being promoted in those schools.
  • teachers most in homeschool, why would they object to having a testing aspect if they're doing a quality
  • teachers most in homeschool, why would they object to having a testing aspect if they're doing a quality
  • ensures that Oklahoma institutions will seek to find accrediting agencies that focus on academic quality
  • them are not very well; the ones that are available that maybe would fit this are not considered quality
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Appropriations

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  • Senate Bill 1998 will certainly help out smaller towns qualify for what is called quality events incentives
  • we're doing with this bill is we're adding in a couple of things to allow smaller towns to define quality
  • Senate Bill 1377 directs the Department of Human Services to provide a bag to children in foster care
  • hope I don't steal the author's debate, but I will tell you, being the chair of Health and Human Services
  • able to fund this effort through the philanthropic community and those that are providing fostering services