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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 9 (1-16-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He had practiced law probably longer than the majority of us in this body had been alive.
- And I met Kaywood about 20 years ago when I started practicing real estate.
- He had practiced our state treasurer.
- He had practiced law<00:08:51.920><c> probably</c><00:08:52.320><c> longer</c><00:08:52.640><c> than<
- </c><00:09:02.080><c> real</c> ago when I started practicing real ago when I started practicing real
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 4, 2025 - 04:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And one of the areas touched on was expanding scope within certain practices with proper training and
- on her observation about stuff it and I'm sorry about your workforce expansion and the scope of practice
- But it sounds like we didn't leave that language broad enough to be able to add scope of practice issues
- Would you allow Boyd for us on Page 27 on the scope of practice way.
- We being penalized for not doing that and Florida for not allowing people and not to practice within
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I present AB 876 to clarify the scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists in
- AB 876 expands the scope of practice for CRNAs in hospitals, outpatient facilities, and dental offices
- The current practice has been in place for over 15 years and should not be lowered.
- However, there's a conversation to be had around existing practice.
- Policies and practices of our state ensure fairness for all.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 7, 2025, considering a large number of bills, with several measures heard in detail before the committee moved through consent and suspense items. Early in the hearing, AB 876 by Assemblymember Flora was heard on CRNA scope of practice and anesthesia access. Supporters said it would clarify that certified registered nurse anesthetists may provide anesthesia services independently, while opponents from physician and medical groups argued that anesthesiologists and CRNAs are not interchangeable and that physician-led care is needed for patient safety. The bill was ultimately voted out, with a later vote change recorded for Mr. Tangipa from not voting to aye.
The committee also heard AB 379, a major human trafficking and child exploitation bill, which would expand penalties for solicitation of a minor, create a misdemeanor for loitering with intent to purchase commercial sex, increase fines on businesses that fail to post trafficking notices or knowingly allow trafficking, create a survivor support grant program, and establish a vertical prosecution grant program. The bill drew strong support from the author and some members who emphasized tougher enforcement and victim services, but also significant opposition from sex worker and civil liberties advocates who argued the bill would worsen criminalization, disproportionately harm Black and Brown communities, and fail to address housing and other root causes. After extensive discussion, the committee voted the bill out, with one member later changing from not voting to aye.
Other bills heard included AB 435 on child passenger safety, which would adopt a five-step test and update booster-seat and front-seat rules; AB 1415, which would give the Office of Health Care Affordability more access to information from health systems and private equity-related entities; AB 539, the Timely Care Act, which would extend the duration of approved prior authorizations for treatment; AB 1466, relating to groundwater adjudication and sustainability disputes; AB 127, which would tie the cap-and-trade price ceiling to the social cost of carbon; and AB 672, which would require public employers to notify PERB of certain court actions and allow intervention to protect labor rights. The committee also approved a large consent calendar and then deemed the suspense calendar approved, sending many bills onward. The hearing concluded with several bills reported out, some on call, and the committee adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The kind of real substantive changes that this bill would make are really bringing best practices around
- Substantive changes that this bill would make are really about bringing best practices around school
- And that's actually not a best practice because all those positions need very different preparation.
- All practitioners benefit from meaningful professional development and best practices.
- When we talk about best practices, this bill does the same.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- to make sure that we have the best practices for multilingual students, our best practices for our special
- ed students, and our best practices for students in poverty.
- that we know can have an impact, whether it's bilingual practices, whether it's practices that are less
- Every district that I've led has always had strong practices for multilingual students.
- As a practical matter, though, we really need this help.
Summary:
The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts.
Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students.
Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, no, this is really just an update to the current practice.
- Um, and maybe it's just we're just cleaning this up for the practice. Is that what it is?
- and</c> advanced practice providers and advanced practice providers and physician<00:57:22.160><c> assistants
- </c><00:57:38.559><c> solution</c> services and offer a practical solution services and offer a practical
- </c><01:10:58.320><c> impossible</c> clinical trial is practically impossible clinical trial is practically
Keywords:
healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:15.000><c> So</c><00:32:15.160><c> some</c> and debt collection practices.
- So some and debt collection practices.
- Hennepin HealthCare trains nearly 50% of all doctors who practice in Minnesota.
- Seventy percent of Hennepin's 2025 graduates remained in Minnesota for practice.
- </c> remained in Minnesota for practice. remained in Minnesota for practice.
Bills:
HF4343
Keywords:
sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um it it does exist in in practice Um it it does exist in in practice within<01:02:26.560><c> the</c>
- I don't know if that's a standard practice across agencies, and I can ask about that.
- ,</c><01:12:31.960><c> and</c> integrate to the extent practical, and integrate to the extent practical
- So, I hope we can get enough there to make it practical.
- So, that that to to make it practical.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm just curious what your take is on that, if you're seeing any best practices, how we can either
- Model best practices for AI use with government procurement strategies.
- Model best practices for AI use with government procurement strategies.
- specialist at Minnesota nursing practice specialist at Minnesota Nurses<00:57:05.400><c> Association
- </c><01:13:46.280><c> around</c> state law and best practices around state law and best practices around
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, meaning that that’s what my practice is. I just represent associations.
- I do practice in one other state.
- Uh and we practice in one other state.
- Um, to close up, it's a practical local option.
- </c><01:05:24.000><c> local</c> to to close up um it's a practical local to to close up um it's a practical
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And I haven't seen where and how what specific practices are raised. what specific practices are race-based
- AB 1713 is a practical solution.
- AB1713 is a practical solution.
- , and certainly practical in homes.
- Wherever it's practical and certainly practical in homes, it's absolutely mandatory and necessary.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> is an is become an industry practice. is an is become an industry practice.
- </c><01:20:13.680><c> of</c> where there is an industry practice of where there is an industry practice
- </c><01:25:57.280><c> of</c> long-standing recognized practice of long-standing recognized practice of
- If a long-standing industry practice.
- ,</c><01:30:57.240><c> we</c> long-standing industry practice, we long-standing industry practice, we
Keywords:
HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2052 addresses this problem in a practical and compassionate way.
- You must have practiced that. That was two minutes on the dot. I did practice, yes. All right.
- But in practice, that option is disappearing.
- This bill keeps those practices in place.
- I want to be clear about what the current standard actually means in practice.
Summary:
The committee heard a long agenda of public safety bills, with several measures pulled off calendar and one consent calendar adopted. AB 2419 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva would extend body-worn cameras to Los Angeles County juvenile probation officers. Supporters said cameras would improve accountability, youth and officer safety, and public trust; opponents argued the bill would not solve deeper problems in juvenile halls and raised concerns about officer discretion, privacy, and labor issues. The bill passed to Appropriations on a roll call vote.
AB 1902 by Assembly Member Pellerin, co-sponsored by Santa Cruz County, would revise the juvenile detention extension hearing process in response to the Madison Middleton case. Supporters, including the victim’s mother and county officials, said the bill would clarify jurisdiction, allow continuances, permit hearsay at the probable cause stage, extend the maximum detention period, and better protect the public and victims from repeated trauma. Opponents from public defender, youth justice, and civil liberties groups argued the bill expands civil commitment, reduces review frequency, and could lead to inappropriate adult placement. The committee approved the bill to Appropriations, with some members noting remaining concerns.
AB 2052 by Assembly Member Stephanie would allow continuity in prosecution for elder and dependent adult abuse cases, including a limited continuance so the same prosecutor can stay with a case. Supporters said older victims and those with dementia or other impairments benefit from a single point of contact and less repeated trauma; opponents said the bill could undermine speedy-trial rights and was broader than necessary. The bill passed to Judiciary. AB 1588, also by Assembly Member Stephanie, would strengthen sideshow and street takeover enforcement by adding motorcycles and dirt bikes to the law and increasing penalties. Supporters framed it as a public safety and accountability measure, while opponents warned it would expand punishment, surveillance, and fines without addressing root causes; the bill was sent to Transportation on a roll call vote. AB 1753, another Stephanie bill, would tighten firearm relinquishment and protective-order enforcement, expand remote hearing access, and align firearm prohibitions across protective order categories; it passed to Judiciary. The committee also heard AB 1739 by Assembly Member Ward, which would criminalize clergy sexual exploitation when clergy provide therapeutic services, with survivors and advocates testifying in support.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- It's just not practical for already do.
- And all this bill does is seek to adhere to modern best practices for the regulation of the practice
- </c> practice act. practice act. uh<00:57:55.599><c> pro</c><00:57:55.920><c> provides</c><00:57:56.319
- </c> their license but not actively practice their license but not actively practice medicine.<00:58:
- </c> Updates the definition of the practice Updates the definition of the practice of<00:58:30.160><c
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Jackson: No, the goal here is clarity, but there, you know, from a practical perspective, there's a practical
- But there, you know, from a practical perspective, there's a practical way that this works.
- I'll defer to the practice issues for that. Yeah. No, there is not.
- I'll defer to the practice issues for that. Yeah. No, there is not.
- So I can simply go to a neighboring school and say, I'm doing best practices.
Keywords:
school safety, emergency operations plan, crisis management, active shooter, drills, training, classroom security, primary health services, behavioral health, school health providers, medical necessity, student health care, education, school week, instructional time, public schools, performance score, student athletes, cardiovascular health, sudden cardiac arrest
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/02/25
Health and Human Services
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Whereas the National Safety Council and the Commonwealth work to promote policies, practices, and procedures
- Distracted Driving Awareness Month and strongly urges residents and businesses in the Commonwealth to practice
- Robert and other notable parliamentarians, the practice of parliamentary law... Henry M.
- Robert and other notable parliamentarians, the practice of parliamentary law allows for the voice of
- in town meetings, municipal assemblies, and elections throughout Massachusetts is enhanced by the practice
Summary:
The Senate session began with the Pledge of Allegiance and the adoption of several ceremonial resolutions. These included commendations for six lifetime members of the Beverly Rotary Club, a resolution marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and honoring Revolutionary War veterans from East Longmeadow, and congratulations to Nicholas Anderson on becoming an Eagle Scout. The Senate also adopted a resolution recognizing April 2025 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month and urging residents and businesses to practice safe driving.
The chamber then acted on committee and House papers, suspending the necessary rules to refer a bill on public education about seat belt use in vehicles carrying many passengers to the Committee on Transportation. Another House petition concerning Massachusetts Water Resources Authority sewer service authority was referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The Senate also heard proclamations for Parliamentary Law Month and George Demeter Day, highlighting the importance of parliamentary procedure and honoring Dr. George Demeter’s contributions.
Finally, the Senate adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and approved an adjournment in memory of Antonio “Tony” Gonzalez of Ludlow, with a brief moment of silence in his honor. The session then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee May 5th, 2025
Banking and Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill reflects a widely adopted best practice for commercial filings.
- So what happened is a practical matter.
- Also, as a practical matter, a mortgage or deed of trust can be effective for 60 years, while a fixture
- Small businesses and lenders both want reform because some practices in debt settlement are often leaving
- that's why so many small business owners are in over their heads and vulnerable to the types of bad practices
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Higher Education Jul 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The other focuses on policy and best practices.
- They should probably—best practices are an audit committee that meets once a year that reports to the
- I think that would be a common best practice. I think it would be.
- In practice, I feel that SB 37 has been implemented through a clear governance framework established
- This provides a valuable forum for sharing best practices.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Higher Education met with a quorum, adopted its interim rules on a 6-0 vote, and heard opening remarks from members and staff introductions. The chair emphasized higher education’s role in workforce development and noted a Legislative Budget Board survey issue that was resolved after a community college initially did not respond because the survey was marked optional. The committee then focused on monitoring implementation of Senate Bill 37, which governs public higher education boards, curriculum review, faculty senates/councils, training for regents, and the ombudsman office.
Testimony from Chancellor Brandon Creighton of Texas Tech, Commissioner Wynn Rosser, UNT Chancellor Michael Williams, and Ombudsman Brandon Simmons described how SB 37 is being implemented. They said boards now have stronger authority, faculty senates are advisory, and institutions are reviewing general education curricula and other programs for rigor, relevance, and workforce value. Rosser said the statewide advisory committee is reviewing the core curriculum and board training requirements are being administered, while Simmons reported the ombudsman office has received 73 complaints, opened two investigations, and expects a third, with many complaints outside its jurisdiction or harassing in nature.
Members questioned witnesses about transfer credits, board training content, auditing, conflicts of interest, curriculum decisions, and whether any institutions were missing deadlines. Rosser said non-transferable credits have declined since reporting began under earlier law, and that the most common reason is courses outside degree requirements. Witnesses said they were not aware of institutions missing the SB 37 review deadlines. Senators also raised concerns about an appearance of impropriety in a Texas Tech-related matter and about whether a Dred Scott case should be taught in law school, with Creighton saying the curriculum review process did not prohibit teaching Supreme Court cases and that he would follow up. Later testimony from University of Houston, Texas State, UT, and Texas A&M system officials said their systems had updated policies, abolished prior faculty senates, created compliant advisory councils, and completed or were completing core curriculum reviews and related governance changes.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're trying to highlight best practices that have been shown to improve health outcomes and reduce
- They're practicing without being licensed? There... the... when there's facilities.
- So are they practicing without our license? Sorry?
- Are they practicing without our license if they're slipping through the cracks?
- CDPH also collaborates with FDA to uphold federal standards and good manufacturing practices.