Transcript Highlights:

• If you're in the virtual world, please be aware that I can see you're reading off your screen, and please
• With traditional beer sales, a certified seller directly interacts with each fan, assessing sobriety,
• They engage with guests, assess their condition, and help ensure that everyone enjoys themselves safely

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 452, a right-to-repair bill for agricultural equipment. Farm Bureau and several manufacturers’ representatives opposed the bill, arguing that existing memorandums of understanding already provide farmers access to parts, diagnostics, and repair information, and warning that broader software access could increase emissions tampering and safety risks. Supporters, including repair advocates, a legislator, and a farmer representative, argued that the MOUs are not binding, that farmers need enforceable repair rights to avoid costly delays during critical harvest periods, and that owners should be able to repair equipment they bought without dealer lock-in. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on bills to limit or eliminate “grab-and-go” alcohol sales at large venues, including House Bill 325 and Senate Bill 225. Union workers from Fenway Park and the TD Garden described self-checkout alcohol kiosks as creating public safety and compliance problems, including underage access, over-serving, theft, and difficulty monitoring intoxication in crowded settings. They said workers are often understaffed and bear discipline when violations occur. In contrast, the Boston Red Sox and Aramark defended the supervised self-checkout model, saying it speeds service, is widely used, and operates with multiple layers of supervision, training, and regulatory oversight; they said they had not received violation notices and that any incidents are isolated. Senator Edwards also testified in support of House Bill 369, aimed at restricting marketing of certain harsh cosmetic products to children, and in support of the grab-and-go bill. She argued that children should not be targeted with products containing toxic chemicals and that alcohol service should remain supervised by trained staff to protect consumers and jobs. Senator Collins and other legislators also spoke in favor of restricting grab-and-go alcohol service, citing concerns about underage drinking and overconsumption. The hearing additionally included a separate bill on Sunday morning alcohol service, with Representatives Scanlon and Lewis arguing for allowing sales beginning at 8 a.m. on Sundays rather than 10 a.m., but that bill was only discussed briefly and no action was taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• If I feel that they need to be screened elsewhere, if there is something that is medically unstable,
• We had done our assessments with all of the bill. We were prepared. We had done our research.
• We had done our assessments with all the different parties involved. That has not been done here.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• addresses additives in the state's existing law, without any deference to FDA's ongoing post-market assessment
• Without deference to FDA's ongoing post-market assessment of existing ingredients in the food supply,
• So you have chocolate behind you on your screen. Is chocolate considered a confectionary?

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up House Bill 4852, a strike-and-insert bill revising West Virginia’s food additive restrictions. Counsel explained that it moved the existing additive list into a new code section, kept the 2028 effective date, added exceptions for dietary supplements, alcoholic liquor, non-intoxicating beer, and small sellers under $5,000 per month, and created civil penalties for knowing violations. Testimony split between industry witnesses, who argued the bill and last year’s law would raise costs, burden interstate commerce, and conflict with federal regulation, and advocates who said the law is already prompting companies to reformulate and that the bill clarifies vague language tied to a federal injunction. Several amendments were offered to tie the law to FDA action or exempt soda, pepperoni rolls, frozen confections, and snack foods; some were adopted and others failed. The committee then adopted the strike-and-insert amendment as amended and reported HB 4852 to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation. The committee next considered House Bill 5484, which creates felony offenses for interfering with a victim’s access to medical treatment or forensic care related to a sexual offense, or for forcing a victim of a sexual offense who becomes pregnant to have an illegal abortion, along with a conspiracy offense. Counsel said the strike-and-insert added clarifying language and definitions. Members raised concerns that the conspiracy language could be read to include the victim herself, and the bill sponsor said the intent was to target traffickers and abusers who keep victims from medical care and force abortions outside medical facilities. An amendment was adopted clarifying that nothing in the subsection imposes criminal liability on the victim of the sexual offense. The committee then adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, reported HB 5484 to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation, and adopted a title amendment. The final bill discussed in the excerpt was House Bill 4468, which narrows confidentiality protections for victims in criminal complaints by limiting redaction to names and addresses, while still allowing disclosure to other governmental entities and permitting victims to request redaction of addresses from appellate decisions after July 1, 2026. Counsel said the bill would replace broader existing confidentiality language and remove provisions allowing disclosure upon a showing of justice or by subpoena. Members questioned whether the change would weaken victim privacy protections, noting that identifying information can include much more than names and addresses. The committee then began hearing testimony from a county prosecutor on the bill, but the excerpt ends before any vote or final action on HB 4468.

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• You'll have to push the button and turn the screen. How about now? You're on. Great. Mr.
• the labs, and universities to build new hardware, investigate new algorithms on quantum computers, assess
• And when we assess the roadmap to the point of useful computation now, every time we look at it, we find

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• until all ballots are counted at the Central Counting Station and creates a civil penalty to be assessed
• So I don't want to speak too much to the civil penalty because we wouldn't be in charge of assessing
• And look at the birthday on your screen.

Bills: HB304, HB401, HB556, HB1475, HB1489, HB2259, HB2424, HB2773, HB2811, HB3323, HB304

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform

Transcript Highlights:

• To your point, the telecommunicators, when they receive a 911 call, will see two things on the screen
• they'll see the subscriber screen they'll see the subscriber information<00:57:03.760><c> the</c><00
• </c> So that's a fairly valid assessment. I would agree with this assessment.
• You can follow along on on the<03:07:18.160><c> screen</c><03:07:18.399><c> as</c><03:07:18.880><c> uh
• as uh as we walk you through the screen as uh as we walk you through it.<03:07:21.439><c> And</c><03

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I handed out to the chair this morning the list of offenses we screen for.
• c><00:07:01.120><c> of</c><00:07:01.280><c> offenses</c><00:07:01.759><c> we</c><00:07:02.080><c> screen
• </c><00:07:02.639><c> And</c> the list of offenses we screen for.
• And the list of offenses we screen for.
• </c><02:17:57.120><c> at</c> submission of metrics and assessments at submission of metrics and assessments

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Folks disrupt the screening station with a pit bull.
• ><c> station</c><01:53:04.240><c> with</c> Folks disrupt the screening station with Folks disrupt the
• screening station with a<01:53:04.480><c> pitbull.
• </c><02:03:41.840><c> and</c><02:03:41.920><c> the</c><02:03:42.000><c> right</c> the right assessment
• and the right the right assessment and the right programming. programming. programming.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• She said that when veterans go to the VA and receive their rating, they go through all the assessments
• all of the assessments that they have<00:10:55.839><c> to</c><00:10:55.920><c> go</c><00:10:56.000><
• So when you log in to take the exam, if you have a separate screen over here that's got Google Chrome
• </c><00:32:57.039><c> over</c> exam, if you have a separate screen over exam, if you have a separate
• screen over here<00:32:57.440><c> that's</c><00:32:57.760><c> got</c><00:32:57.919><c> Google</c><00:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing began with SB 12, which would let certain veterans who already qualify for a disabled veteran license plate use that VA disability determination to obtain a walking disability placard without having to undergo a second physical or submit additional proof. Senator Waters, the prime sponsor, said the bill was prompted by a constituent and would reduce redundant paperwork. Melinda Sims of United Spinal and Leo Pacquin of the State Veterans Advisory Committee both supported the bill, saying veterans already go through an extensive VA certification process and should not have to repeat it for the state. A DMV representative said the department had no known objection and explained that the change would let the placard travel with the veteran in another vehicle. The hearing on SB 12 was then closed. The committee then took up SB 40, which would allow safe boater education certificates to be completed and tested online, rather than requiring an in-person final exam. Representative Coker and Senator Tim Lang described the bill as a cleanup measure to make a COVID-era online process permanent and said it would improve convenience and keep more revenue in New Hampshire. Tom Praol, representing the vendor, said the state lost significant revenue when the online option ended and argued that online proctoring can verify identity and prevent cheating. The New Hampshire Marine Trades Association supported the bill, saying it would help boaters learn New Hampshire-specific laws and keep dollars in-state. The Department of Safety Marine Patrol was neutral: Captain Tim Dunlvy said the current system includes classroom and online coursework followed by an in-person proctored final exam, and he raised concerns about safety, exam integrity, and lower scores in computer-only testing, while noting New Hampshire’s strong boating safety record. Committee members asked about reciprocity, proctoring methods, costs, and crash data, but no vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• of the strategic up-to-date assessment of the strategic minerals<00:15:14.000><c> available</c><00:15
• Whether it is screening, diagnosis, treatment, or recovery, our women veterans have earned top-notch
• This is problematic and it creates a challenge when assessing trends in veteran deaths.
• when assessing trends in veteran<05:06:48.320><c> deaths.
• </c> to conduct these necessary assessments to conduct these necessary assessments and<05:48:38.160><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Clearer, more precise language will enable insurers to better assess risk, leading to more affordable
• Thank you, and I'm happy to answer any questions. enable insurers to better assess risk, enable insurers
• to better assess risk, leading<01:41:44.760><c> to</c><01:41:44.880><c> more</c><01:41:45.120><c> affordable
• The blue screen of death? Huh? >> Maybe. >> Ms. Herbster, do you want to that? No? No? No?
• The<01:52:08.120><c> blue</c><01:52:08.320><c> screen</c><01:52:08.600><c> of</c><01:52:08.720><c> death

Bills: HF4407, HF4382

Keywords: child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation

Transcript Highlights:

• some unknown point they get this temporary licensure, and that could be after they've had A&P and assessment
• could be after they've had<00:10:51.760><c> A&amp;P</c><00:10:52.399><c> and</c><00:10:52.560><c> assessment
• </c><00:10:53.040><c> cardiology</c><00:10:53.680><c> and</c> Had A&P and assessment, cardiology, and
• And since the federal government is not doing that screening for federal loans and being involved in
• And since the federal government is not doing that screening for federal loans and being involved in

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We will also explore some of the ArcGIS tools to see if we can incorporate drift and, uh, assessing relationships
• So I just share my screen here. public health studies and Department of public health studies and Department
• /c><00:51:19.160><c> just</c><00:51:19.520><c> share</c><00:51:19.880><c> my</c><00:51:20.119><c> screen
• <01:04:23.680><c> year</c> um<01:04:27.799><c> we</c><01:04:27.920><c> also</c><01:04:28.200><c> assessed
• </c><01:04:28.720><c> the</c><01:04:29.240><c> the</c><01:04:29.960><c> children's</c> We also assessed

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with Senate and House members opening the meeting and explaining that the session was intended to hear expert presentations and community concerns. Fern Holland outlined the background for the briefing, describing how restricted use pesticides differ from general-use products, why state-level regulation matters, and how community advocates have sought disclosure and protections for years. She summarized 2019 reporting data, saying a small number of users accounted for most reported use, with especially heavy application in North Central Oʻahu and on the west side of Kauaʻi. She highlighted concerns about applications near schools, homes, and coastlines, and identified 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used fumigants. She also noted concerns about highly hazardous pesticides, some banned in other countries, and the lack of research on long-term combined exposure to multiple pesticides. Greg Takashima of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture described the department’s pesticide program and regulatory authority under FIFRA and state law. He explained the distinction between general-use and restricted use pesticides, the certification requirements for applicators, and the department’s role in tracking RUPs from sale through use. He reviewed the branch’s functions in enforcement, education and certification, registration and technical review, and laboratory analysis, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, product registration, groundwater review, and outreach on drift reduction and integrated pest management. He also noted staffing and funding limitations, saying the branch lacks a toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. Takashima thanked the legislature for passing Act 231 the prior year and said the department supports the measure as it moves forward this session. Dr. Lee, speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and as a former member of the Kauaʻi Joint Fact-Finding Task Force, said pediatric guidance has shifted from focusing on acute poisoning to recognizing chronic low-level pesticide exposure as a concern. He cited AAP publications linking pesticide exposure to cancer, brain tumors, leukemia, birth outcomes, neurobehavioral effects, and asthma, and said pediatricians are now encouraged to advise families on reducing exposure and to support right-to-know measures and buffer zones around schools and public gathering places. He also described the Kauaʻi task force’s work, saying it found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, questions were held until after presentations, and the department expressed support for Act 231.

Transcript Highlights:

• That yellow line that's on the screen, that's the 2023-24 year.
• That yellow line that's on the screen, that's the 2023-24 year.
• /c><00:50:28.559><c> that's</c><00:50:28.800><c> on</c><00:50:29.040><c> the</c><00:50:29.200><c> screen
• ,</c> That yellow line that's on the screen, That yellow line that's on the screen, that's<00:50:29.920

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard presentations from the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) on their strategic plans, enrollment trends, and budget priorities. University of Louisville President Bradley highlighted the university’s new five-year strategic plan, its R1 research status, community-engaged and opportunity college classifications, record enrollment of 25,005 students, and its role in serving first-generation, Pell-eligible, military-connected, and rural students. He also emphasized the university’s economic and workforce impact, including athletics, nursing, dentistry, and a recent Speed School building, and previewed major capital and program requests: a $142 million STEMH building, a $15 million one-time request for National Cancer Institute-related cancer research, and $5.3 million for the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He also discussed a planned $260 million health sciences building and the university’s efforts to expand health care access beyond Louisville through regional sites and residency partnerships. Members responded positively, with Representative Tipton asking about agency bond projects and regional health outreach, and President Bradley saying the university is evaluating debt capacity and exploring smaller projects while noting that the STEM building request would rely on state-funded debt service. He described UofL Health’s expansion into places such as Bullitt County, Shelbyville, Madisonville, and Paducah, and its efforts to train physicians for rural practice. Representative McCool praised the university’s military-friendly designation and cancer research priorities and noted personal family ties to UofL. Michaela Aman, a sophomore from Letcher County, also testified about how UofL has supported her as a rural student and emphasized the university’s commitment to opportunity and social mobility. KCTCS President Ryan Quarles and CFO Todd Kilburn then presented the system’s enrollment, completion, and workforce-training results. They said KCTCS now serves more than 110,000 students, graduated a record 24,000 students last May, and has moved from 45th to 4th nationally in graduation rate. They also highlighted that over half of students are first-generation, 60% work while enrolled, 70% of graduates work in Kentucky, and 74% graduate with no student loan debt. KCTCS described its common-course-numbering agreement with Morehead State as part of a broader transfer simplification effort, and said it trains about 200,000 Kentuckians annually when including workforce training and firefighter instruction. The system also outlined efficiency measures, including property sales, a new bookstore contract projected to save $4.3 million over five years, and a new evaluation process for real estate and facilities. KCTCS’s budget and capital requests included operating funding tied to enrollment growth, support for the TRAINs program, the ECTC training facility at Glendale, continued support for Health Force Kentucky, three capital construction projects at Jefferson, Bluegrass, and Gateway, and asset preservation funding focused on safety and security upgrades. Quarles also referenced House Bill 5, saying it would expand KCTCS’s correctional education and re-entry work and could help reduce recidivism. Members asked about the bill and its impact, and KCTCS said it already provides instruction in jails and prisons and sees the proposal as an extension of that work.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then also we have contracts with community health centers to increase screening and referral for
• Innovation in Maternal Health, which is called the AIM safety patient safety bundles to improve screening
• 00:47:50.079><c> improve</c> patient safety bundles to improve patient safety bundles to improve screening
• 47:51.680><c> for</c><00:47:51.920><c> moms</c><00:47:52.240><c> in</c><00:47:52.400><c> New</c> screening
• and treatment for moms in New screening and treatment for moms in New Hampshire<00:47:52.960><c> with

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting opened without a quorum, so approval of the prior draft minutes was deferred until later. The committee then heard a DHS update from Commissioner Lori Weaver and COO David Weers, who described the recent flood at the Brown building and the relocation of nearly 400 DHS staff while operations are restored. They also outlined New Hampshire Care Connections, a privacy- and consent-focused closed-loop referral platform intended to improve referrals among providers, reduce duplication, and support continuity of care, with an Upper Valley implementation partnered with Dartmouth Health and an Epic integration already underway. Members asked whether the system would merge medical records or simply track referrals. DHS said it is not intended to store or transmit full medical records, but to integrate with providers’ electronic health record systems so referrals can be sent, received, and tracked, with consent controls limiting what information can be shared. Officials said the project will be tested over the coming months, with metrics, governance, and advisory committee oversight, and that it is tied to broader rural health transformation efforts and statewide implementation after the regional pilot. The committee also received the annual report from the Child Care Advisory Council. Maryanne Barter and Jessica Carver said the council worked with licensing to streamline the child care licensing rules, reducing the handbook by about 30%, and is now helping develop an informal dispute resolution process, revising the Granite Steps for Quality system, and creating a clearer handbook for providers handling state scholarship audits. They reported ongoing concern about child care closures and workforce shortages, said there is currently no wait list for child care assistance, and discussed questions about federal CCDF immunization requirements, which DHS said it would follow up on with federal technical assistance partners. After quorum was established, the committee moved to approve the minutes from the prior meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, albeit you haven't put it up there on the screen, which is curious to me.
• forced to close their doors, robbing 22,000 people a month of reproductive care, STI testing, cancer screenings
• forced to close their doors, robbing 22,000 people a month of reproductive care, STI testing, cancer screenings
• the town, as he constantly outdoes himself, Marshawn has even made a name for himself on the silver screen
• Colon cancer screenings that might not be required pretty soon.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, recess, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into a highly procedural and contentious floor session centered on redistricting measures. Members debated a point of order raised by Assembly Member DeMaio challenging the constitutionality of SB 280, ACA 8, and AB 604; the Speaker ruled the point not well taken, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on appeal. The body also took up consent-calendar and procedural motions, including suspending rules to adopt late amendments on ACA 8 and to bring the measure up without reference to file. Several motions to re-refer or suspend rules on related measures failed, while the motion to adopt the late amendments on ACA 8 carried. The main substantive item was ACA 8, the Assembly Constitutional Amendment related to redistricting, presented by Assembly Member Berman as a response to mid-decade redistricting efforts in other states, especially Texas. Supporters argued the measure was a temporary, voter-driven response to protect democracy, counter partisan gerrymandering, and address broader threats tied to the Trump administration, including immigration enforcement and health care cuts. Opponents argued ACA 8 would undermine California’s independent citizens redistricting commission, violate the state Constitution, and amount to partisan gerrymandering or a power grab. Members on both sides framed the issue as a defense of democracy, but disagreed sharply over whether the Legislature should act or leave redistricting to voters and the existing commission. No final vote on ACA 8 is shown in the transcript excerpt, but the Assembly did vote on several procedural matters: the appeal of the Speaker’s ruling was sustained 58-18; the motion to adopt late amendments on ACA 8 passed 58-19; a motion to re-refer ACA 8 and SB 280 to Judiciary failed 19-58; and a motion to take up A.J.R. 21 without reference to file failed 19-58. The session remained focused on ACA 8 and related redistricting questions, with extensive floor speeches from both supporters and opponents.

Transcript Highlights:

• when I would respond to a mutual aid call outside of my primary jurisdiction, all I would see on my screen
• would</c><01:50:45.400><c> see</c><01:50:45.560><c> on</c><01:50:45.640><c> my</c><01:50:45.760><c> screen
• </c> all I would see on my screen all I would see on my screen was<01:50:47.160><c> a</c><01:50:47.200
• Um, there's a mechanism for screening there without having the full commission go through that process
• </c> Um there's a mechanism for screening Um there's a mechanism for screening um<02:27:34.800><c> there

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• everybody who drives on the screen everybody who drives on the platform<00:39:56.000><c> by</c><00:39
• Our concern is that currently how tenant screening third-party sites work is that you can type in your
• Our concern is that currently how tenant screening third-party sites work is that you can type in your
• She noted that biomarker testing for screening purposes is not covered under this bill.
• She said biomarker testing for screening purposes is not covered under this bill.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation and consumer-related bills. HB 496, relating to mamaki tea labeling, drew support from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Weights and Measures, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, which said the bill would help protect a culturally important crop and the Hawaii brand. Members questioned Agriculture about staffing and whether the bill was being used to reopen a package-labeling inspection branch; the department said it currently has no Oahu inspectors for that function but has a place for an additional inspector. No opposition was registered on the measure. HB 978, relating to electric utilities, and HB 1316, relating to DLNR/park reservations, were also heard. HB 1316 received support from State Parks, and members discussed where reservation fees would go and whether the statewide reservation system for three parks would cover its costs; the committee indicated a change would be made so fees go to the special fund. HB 914, relating to water carriers, drew support or comments from the PUC, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Harbor Users Group. The main discussion focused on the proposed automatic rate-adjustment mechanism tied to the GDP price index, with members asking for alternative index ideas and questioning whether the PUC already had authority to adopt such a mechanism. Young Brothers said the measure would provide clarity and help recover inflationary costs, while the chair raised concerns about repeated rate increases and asked for further testimony on possible alternative indices. HB 1161, relating to transportation and road usage charges, received support from the Insurance Division, DOT, and the State Energy Office, with comments from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Hawaii Food Industry Association. Members asked whether counties need state authorization to adopt mileage-based charges and why the bill included funding for implementation; DOT said it is helping counties build the data collection and billing system and that Honolulu is handling much of the collection work. A question was also raised about whether plug-in hybrids would be covered, and DOT said vehicles under the federal electric-vehicle definition would be included. HB 1301, relating to transportation network companies, drew opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, Lyft, and Uber, all arguing that classifying TNCs as common carriers and changing liability rules would raise costs, reduce access, and disrupt the current statewide framework. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't know if you guys are going to have it on the screen or not, but it is in our packets, and just
• I don't know if you guys are going to have it on the screen or not, but it is in our packets, and just
• I don't know if you guys are going to have it on the screen or not, but it is in our packets, and just
• It's our screening piece.
• It's our screening piece.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• amend public health law in relation to ensuring ovarian cancer survivors have rights to access screenings

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Women’s Issues Committee met on February 25, 2026, with a quorum present and Senators Baskin and Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick participating. The committee considered six bills focused on women’s health, maternal care, and lactation access. These included S.520 on ovarian cancer survivor screening rights, S.1305A on hospital care for mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node dissection patients, S.6232 to make permanent a prenatal and postpartum informational mobile app currently being piloted by the governor, S.7048 on review of projects affecting maternal service availability, S.7731 on insurance coverage for a hospitalized birth parent’s inter-hospital transport to accompany an infant, and S.8542 to create a directory webpage for lactation accommodations in state-owned and state-leased buildings. Members generally expressed support for the measures, with brief discussion on the prenatal/postpartum app bill noting it had been operating as a pilot and would be made permanent. Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick also shared a personal comment in support of the infant transport coverage bill, describing the difficulty that would arise if a newborn needed NICU transport while the parent remained at another hospital. The chair emphasized the importance of the bills for birthing people and maternal health access. All six bills were approved by motion and vote. S.520 and S.6232 were advanced to finance, while S.1305A, S.7048, S.7731, and S.8542 were reported to first reading. The meeting then adjourned.