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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 26th, 2026 at 09:05 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Whereas I also found that doing the marriage and family therapy work helped me to create conditions in
- Whereas I also found that doing the marriage and family therapy work helped me to create conditions in
- And it also added some bills of occupational therapy and physical therapy, so bringing the fields eligible
- for ...and fields of occupational therapy and physical therapy.
- , physical therapy, social work, dental medicine, and/or physician assistants.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Rehab therapy and skilled nursing visit services, as well as the home care nursing services.
- Society is a nonprofit organization providing skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapies
- from going into home care services right after graduating from a program, whether it be nursing or therapy
- from going into home care services right after graduating from a program, whether it be nursing or therapy
- From going into home care services right after graduating from a program, whether it be nursing or therapy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
MA cover weight-loss drugs 3/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, you know, we currently restrict occupational and physical therapy to kids to to adults under the
- Um, you know, we currently restrict occupational and physical therapy to kids to to adults under the
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is to effective obesity therapies is to effective obesity therapies is crucial
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- in the future if there are other cells that are utilized and able to be captured for this kind of therapy
- . ...cells that are utilized and able to be captured for this kind of therapy.
- The only thing that changed was the definition of what is utilized for stem cell therapy.
- But I assure you, this is a bill to set up guardrails to allow for stem cell regenerative therapy in
- This bill allows for non-FDA-approved therapies.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, journal approval, and numerous guest introductions, including several judges shadowing senators, Chief Justice Ann Timmer, mining industry representatives, a doctor of the day, and student and youth visitors. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider a calendar of bills, with several measures receiving committee amendments and do-pass recommendations, including SB 1272 on Douglas port of entry funding, SB 1327 on Arizona Board of Regents restrictions involving foreign countries, SB 1400 on public safety employee information, SB 1519 on off-highway vehicles, SB 1627 on unmanned aircraft, SB 1630 on AHCCCS home- and community-based services and mental illness, HB 1720 on parenting time, SB 1763 on school district finances, SB 1826 on rural wayfinding signs, and SB 1827 on vertiports. Members offered brief explanations on some bills, especially SB 1519 and SB 1720, which addressed off-road vehicle use and equal parenting time standards, respectively.
On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1272, SB 1327, SB 1400, SB 1519, SB 1627, SB 1630, SB 1720, SB 1763, and SB 1826. SB 1827 failed on third reading by a 15-15 vote. Senators gave explanations on several measures, including concerns about confidentiality in SB 1400, environmental and trail impacts in SB 1519, and the parenting-time standards in SB 1720. SB 1763 passed overwhelmingly, while SB 1630 passed 28-2. The chamber then moved to a second Committee of the Whole for additional bills.
In the second COW, SB 1111 on automatic license plate readers drew the most extensive debate. Senator Payne described guardrails such as case-number access, training, and penalties for misuse, while Senator Hoffman offered a sweeping hostile amendment to sharply limit use and impose civil penalties and a private right of action, arguing the bill enabled mass surveillance. The Hoffman amendment failed 13-17, and the Payne-backed amendment was adopted; the bill was then advanced as amended. Senators also considered SB 1214 on stem-cell/regenerative therapy, SB 1683 on foreign land ownership advisory prohibitions, SB 1686 on a memorial at Wesley Bolin Plaza, and SB 1745 on local excise tax rate limits, all of which received do-pass recommendations after amendments where applicable. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, with further floor debate continuing on SB 1111 over privacy, public records access, and surveillance concerns.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 19th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We should be looking at functional family therapy, multisystemic therapy, eye movement desensitization
- , functional family therapy, and mobile crisis response.
- Trauma-informed cognitive behavioral therapy, and eye movement desensitization response.
- He doesn't want talk therapy. He doesn't want to talk for the tenth time.
- Okay, can we talk about art therapy? Alright, let's do that.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 18th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- , referencing treatment with medications for both opioid and alcohol use disorder with or without therapy
- Currently, only a few public health offices have someone in-house who can provide therapy to MAT patients
- Medications are effective on their own; however, therapy can have an additive effect and help engage
- , which is an intensive therapy treatment focusing on youth with very serious antisocial behaviors.
- Currently, our understanding is that multisystemic therapy is only available in the Bernalillo area.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Jul 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- If we can get them on therapy earlier, their symptoms will presumably decrease more rapidly and get them
- In this case, we want to make sure that the same could apply for individuals who depend on hormone therapy
- This lie is the true conversion therapy, and SB 418 requires insurers to pay for it.
- a piece of legislation that is needed, as so many people who are currently on hormone replacement therapy
- As so many people who are currently on hormone replacement therapy are very concerned about whether
Summary:
The committee heard several health-related bills, with extensive testimony on maternal health, prenatal safety, privacy, valley fever, Medi-Cal contracting, anti-discrimination protections, and health data sharing. SB 32 would require time-and-distance standards for labor and delivery units in health plan networks; the author and supporters said it would address maternity care deserts and improve access, while health plans opposed. SB 646 would require testing and public disclosure for toxic elements in prenatal vitamins; supporters emphasized fetal and maternal safety and transparency, while industry opponents warned it could confuse consumers or lead to reduced nutrient content. Both bills drew broad support from medical and public health groups, and both were advanced on party-line or near-unanimous votes after committee discussion.
The committee also approved SB 313, which moves a parent’s birthplace on birth certificates into the confidential section to protect privacy, and SB 297, which directs CDPH to identify high-incidence valley fever regions and publish them for screening and awareness; valley fever experts and supporters stressed rising cases and the need for earlier diagnosis, while local health jurisdictions raised concerns about mandates. SB 324, dealing with Medi-Cal enhanced care management and community supports, would prioritize local community-based organizations and clarify contracting and data practices; it received strong support from nonprofits and community health advocates, with children’s hospitals and health plans seeking amendments, and it was sent forward after amendments were discussed.
The committee then considered SB 418, which would codify ACA nondiscrimination protections in state law and allow up to a 12-month prescription supply for hormone therapy when medically necessary. Supporters framed it as protecting continuity of care for transgender patients and others using hormone therapy, including IVF and menopause patients, while opponents argued it would conflict with federal policy and promote harmful treatments. The bill passed to the next committee. Finally, SB 660 would strengthen the California Health and Human Services data exchange framework by creating governance and accountability for data sharing across health and social service entities; supporters said it would reduce duplication and improve care coordination, while some providers and hospital groups raised concerns. It was approved and sent to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. The consent calendar and the other measures were also voted out, with the committee recording the required roll-call votes and sending the bills onward.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Academy urges the committee to change the language from nutrition counseling to medical nutrition therapy
- Just nutrition, medical nutrition therapy in general, or no, in working with because what I understand
- And that's why the medical nutrition therapy component is essential.
- Um, medical, and the purpose for medical nutrition therapy and the clarification there is really more
- services and being able to have access to those is really important from a, um, medical nutrition therapy
Keywords:
Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- in your pocket, or even claim to specialize in cognitive behavioral therapy.
- This bill would build off those efforts and protect individuals seeking therapy or psychotherapy services
- by ensuring that AI chatbots cannot be advertised as therapy.
- Practicing therapy without a license is already illegal.
- in sort of these very narrow circumstances where it can be used, but that it cannot supplant the therapy
Summary:
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills focused on workforce training, public safety, health, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand and modernize private security guard training, especially de-escalation training, and drew strong support from security workers and labor groups who described dangerous encounters and inadequate preparation. Opponents, including security firms and business groups, argued the bill would impose major costs, create staffing shortages, and push employers toward unregulated alternatives. The committee ultimately voted to pass the bill to Labor and Employment, with some members noting support contingent on future amendments about training capacity.
SB 936 by Senator Blakespear would restrict retail sales of larger nitrous oxide canisters while preserving legitimate medical, culinary, and automotive uses. Supporters, including Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley, counties, public health groups, waste agencies, and law enforcement organizations, said misuse of nitrous oxide is causing addiction, impaired driving, neurological harm, and disposal hazards. There was no organized opposition on the record, and the committee passed the bill to Public Safety.
SB 1271 by Senator Reyes would require the Medical Board to collect data on licensed midwives’ capacity to serve as preceptors and train new students, with the information reported to the Legislature. Supporters said California’s midwifery pipeline is strained, especially in rural and birth-desert areas, and that more data is needed to expand training access. The committee passed the bill to Health. SB 903 by Senator Padilla would prohibit AI chatbots from being advertised or used as therapists without appropriate licensed-professional oversight and informed consent, and would reinforce confidentiality and patient-protection rules. Testimony centered on the death of a teenager after extensive interactions with an AI chatbot, with supporters urging stronger guardrails and opponents asking for amendments; the committee passed the bill to Privacy and Consumer Protection. The consent calendar item, SB 1165 by Senator Caballero, was also approved and sent to Revenue and Taxation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- in your pocket, or even claim to specialize in cognitive behavioral therapy.
- This bill would build off those efforts and protect individuals seeking therapy or psychotherapy services
- by ensuring that AI chatbots cannot be advertised as therapy.
- Practicing therapy without a license is already illegal.
- in sort of these very narrow circumstances where it can be used, but that it cannot supplant the therapy
Summary:
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training.
The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety.
SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- plans already cover PrEP and PEP, and more importantly, health plans cover these drugs without step therapy
- Step therapy that help ensure patients receive the right medication at the right time and at the right
- Joy Williams Brook, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Clinical Health Sciences Research, also a part of
- In particular, acupuncture therapy is incredibly important, and with many acupuncturists, I too have.
- In particular, acupuncture therapy is incredibly important, and with many acupuncturists, I too have.
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills on June 9. SB 1023 by Senator Laird would require insurers that cover injectable HIV PrEP under the medical benefit to also cover it through the pharmacy benefit, with supporters saying the change would reduce reimbursement delays and expand access, while health plans opposed it as an unnecessary mandate that interferes with benefit design. SB 964 by Senator Smallwood-Quivas would limit prior authorization for certain dose or frequency adjustments to covered medications, especially for chronic complex conditions; medical supporters said it would prevent harmful delays in care, while insurers argued it weakens safety and utilization controls. SB 1323 by Senator Rubio, as amended, would strengthen protections for people in immigration custody receiving medical care by requiring hospitals and facilities to inform staff how to respond to requests and allowing patients to notify family members of their location; it passed with one no vote. SB 1099 by Senator Reyes would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state and local public benefits to all residents under federal PRWORA rules, with supporters saying it would reduce legal uncertainty for safety-net services; it passed, though one member later changed a vote to no on the add-on roll call.
The committee also took up SB 895 by Senator Wiener, a proposed $12 billion science research bond for the November ballot that would create a California scientific research funding institute. Supporters from UC, UAW, hospitals, and advocacy groups said the measure would help offset federal cuts, protect research jobs, and sustain California’s leadership in biomedical and other research; there was no opposition, and the bill passed on a party-line style vote with two no votes. SB 944, also by Senator Wiener, would stabilize Medi-Cal coverage for acupuncture, which supporters described as a cost-effective, non-pharmacological treatment for pain and other conditions that has repeatedly been threatened in the budget process; it passed unanimously. The committee also approved consent items SB 918 and SB 1202, and later cleared the remaining measures on call after roll votes and add-on votes were taken.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sure I'm believing occupational therapy, speech pathology.
- The role of ABA therapy has been, up until my son became too old to receive funding through Medicaid
- It because we knew from her inpatient stays that ABA therapy was the gold standard for her.
- So now she is stable, and that's not just because she has ABA therapy.
- Therapy.
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on three Arkansas programs serving students and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. University of Arkansas representatives described the Empower Program, a non-degree, four-year inclusive postsecondary program for young adults with mild intellectual disabilities, and the Autism Support Program, which provides intensive academic, peer, and career coaching for degree-seeking students with autism. They explained the programs’ person-centered planning, residential and employment supports, fee structure of $5,000 per semester for each program, and scholarship/fundraising efforts to offset costs. Members asked about dorm arrangements, mentoring, individualized plans, and how students move in and out of support services, and the presenters emphasized independence, integrated campus life, and transition planning.
Pulaski Technical College staff then presented the 3D program, a three-year transition program in culinary, baking, and hospitality for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They outlined integrated classes, internships, job placement outcomes, and data showing strong completion and employment retention rates. Questions focused on how success is measured, tuition and financial aid, and the challenge of securing community partners for practicum and employment sites. The presenters said the program uses rubrics that include technical and professional skills, charges $5,700 per semester, and is pursuing accreditation through the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council.
The final presentation was from SLS Community, a Fayetteville nonprofit serving neurodivergent adults through residential supports, supported employment, and community initiatives. Leaders described their vision for a future mixed-use “live-work-play” development at Cato Springs, current residential and vocational services, and community events such as a 5K and a neurodiversity health care conference. Family members testified about the need for adult services, trained direct support professionals, and better reimbursement and behavioral health supports after age 21. No formal votes were taken beyond approving the prior meeting minutes, and members also announced upcoming autism-related events and requested future discussion on task force appointments and ABA-related issues.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Wellness for Prevention, which is a private business specializing in telehealth for medical nutrition therapy
- virtual services, providing patients with the convenience of receiving life-changing medical nutrition therapy
- and diabetes education from the safety and comfort of their... ...medical nutrition therapy and diabetes
- compact, social work compact, audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact, occupational therapy
- state authorization reciprocity agreement, and a health care compact. ...state compact, occupational therapy
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- New Mexico is facing a significant shortage of occupational therapy practitioners.
- Occupational therapy has also been linked to reduce hospital readmission rates.
- On behalf of the New Mexico Occupational Therapy Association, I urge you to support HB 52.
- My name is Dana Gray, Executive Director of Desert States Physical Therapy Network.
- I represent Desert States Physical Therapy Network.
CT
Connecticut 2026 Regular Session
Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council Women and Children's Health Committee May 11th Meeting May 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Then they will look to find openings for that particular service, whether it's therapy,...
- Eight vetted referrals to mom, and that could be individual therapy, could be med management, could be
- I just confirmed for a therapy appointment that was so fast. Thanks for checking in on me.
- I just confirmed for a therapy appointment that was so fast and painless.
- Or if it's more than individual therapy and you need support groups or just a consultation.
Summary:
The meeting focused on maternal health and behavioral health services for pregnant and postpartum people in Connecticut. Dr. Fatmata Williams of DSS gave an update on the Husky maternity payment bundle, explaining that it was created in response to worsening maternal and neonatal outcomes and racial disparities. She said the bundle, launched in 2025, shifts payment away from fee-for-service toward prospective case rates, quality measures, and shared savings, while covering services such as doulas and maintaining access to behavioral health and other non-pregnancy-related care outside the bundle. She noted 26 maternity practices are participating, quarterly quality reports have been distributed, reconciliation is planned for 2026, and DSS is considering refinements such as adding newborns, revisiting shared losses, and possibly expanding to FQHCs after further stakeholder review.
Shelly Nolan of DMHAS then described the state’s women’s services and recovery continuum, including pregnant and parenting treatment programs, women’s recovery support programs, community transition support with rent subsidies, the Proud program, REACH navigation, recovery houses, and outpatient services. She emphasized that many programs are under capacity and that DMHAS uses a no-wrong-door approach, real-time bed availability, technical assistance, and training to improve access. She also reviewed initiatives tied to substance-exposed pregnancies and safe sleep, secure storage, naloxone distribution, reproductive health integration, breastfeeding support, and upcoming conferences and trainings. She said the department works closely with DCF and community partners to reduce stigma and improve family-centered care.
Beth Garrigan presented on the Access Mental Health and Substance Use for Moms program, a statewide consultation service for providers serving pregnant and postpartum individuals up to 12 months after delivery. She said the program offers real-time psychiatric consultation, referral support, and one-time face-to-face assessments, and has provided more than 4,300 consultations and resource/referral support to over 700 individuals since 2022. Members and legislators praised the service and discussed how it helps providers connect patients to care, follow up on referrals, and address barriers such as fit, stigma, and workflow. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with plans for the next meeting on June 8 and a request for Dr. Williams’ slides to be posted online.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Leslie McKinney, and I will be providing a statement on behalf of the Counseling and Therapy
- As a person who would use therapy services I'm 82.
- It's not really to do an in-person continuation therapy.
- We Would recommend then that they get a license in New Mexico to conduct that in-person therapy going
- and a limited scope of in-person therapy.
Keywords:
Immigrant Safety Act, immigration detention, civil immigration violations, ICE, federal immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, public bodies, local government, sheriff's department, school district, higher education, deputization, 287(g), 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 C.F.R. 287.7, intergovernmental services agreement, detainer, immigration cooperation, public property, attorney general enforcement
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Higher Education and Workforce Development Jan 20th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- been doing, because they are the supplier to industry for lutetium for these breakthrough cancer therapies
- And the types of therapies that we are working on now with the University of Missouri, whether or not
- be radiothernostics or rare genetic therapies, are really unprecedented types of penicillin, if you
- You know, we've been doing some incredible, in the last few weeks, groundbreaking gene therapy in some
- have done first-in-human trials with investigational therapeutics, either therapeutics or genetic therapy
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- The first rule I'm presenting today is the cell and gene therapy model rule.
- We already cover medication-assisted treatment, or MAT therapy, for Medicaid patients, which is a treatment
- that includes substance use drugs, treatments like naloxone or Suboxone, as well as the therapy and
- We already cover medication-assisted treatment, or MAT therapy, for Medicaid patients, which is a treatment
- that includes substance use drugs, treatments like naloxone or Suboxone, as well as the therapy and
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
SB 2129 Conference Committee Apr 3rd, 2025 at 05:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- bill was at least, you know, you know these things: grooming, horseshoeing, farrier work, massage therapy
- Massage therapy, again, it's probably more like equine kind of thing, or dogs, cats.
- Massage therapy, again, it's probably more like equine kind of thing, or dogs, cats.
- So like we said, grooming, microchip implantation, massage therapy, there are some other things that
- In massage therapy, there are some other things that occur with other species that are non-livestock
Summary:
The conference committee on House/Senate Bill 2129 met to resolve the House amendment to the Senate-passed bill, which concerns exemptions related to veterinary practice. The main dispute centered on the House language adding terms such as “specialized or holistic trade” and expanding exemptions to include acupuncture/acupressure and non-veterinary dentistry, while the Senate preferred a narrower, more definitive list of exempt activities. Senators and House members discussed whether the word “includes” made the exemption open-ended, and whether equine dentistry should be treated as veterinary medicine or allowed as a separate practice.
Testimony from Dr. Sarah Lyons of the North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and veterinarian Troy Dutton emphasized that dentistry, including equine dentistry, is generally considered the practice of veterinary medicine and can involve invasive procedures and animal safety risks. They argued the House amendment lacked educational or licensing requirements and could allow untrained individuals to perform procedures such as dentistry or acupuncture. House members raised concerns about rural access, shortages of veterinarians, and the practical reality that some horse owners and equine practitioners currently perform float work and similar services.
After extended discussion, the committee did not reach agreement. Members noted that the House amendment language differed from the Senate version on the key exemption provisions, and that further review of proposed alternative language would be needed. A motion was made and approved by roll call that the committee was unable to agree at this time and would schedule another meeting. The meeting was then adjourned pending rescheduling.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 13, 2026 - 02:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Blanco: behavioral therapy framework.
- This is a group therapy session.
- Christian counselor I incorporate wisdom from the Word of God in my sessions for my clients in group therapy
- stating they Beth Gerhart: realize this is a Christian counseling office and that is a component of the therapy