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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Consumer Protection & Business Mar 3rd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Consumer Protection & Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, the Department of Ecology administers a refrigerant management program to reduce emissions
  • And a couple of states have transition programs.
  • And a couple of states have transition programs.
  • So I would appreciate any conversation about some sort of program like that. Thanks.
  • I'm a graduate of Washington State University's Bachelor of Interior Design Program.
Bills: HB2721, HB2616
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 76 Jul 30th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to know exactly how much state resources are being used for the treatment of those folks, and
  • also to make sure that the treatment of those folks is fair and equitable.
  • with reference to the House Bill promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment
  • House 5620, an act promoting the rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment.
  • An act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment. Mr.
Keywords: 1212, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Children and Family Law (03/04/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:22:27.200><c> training</c> child abuse and Mal treatment training child abuse and Mal treatment
  • They contract with the CAP program, and the doctors there have regular information sharing with them.
  • </c><00:41:10.680><c> for</c> patient who has needed treatment for patient who has needed treatment for
  • program.
  • Other statutes provide for you can dispense with consent for emergency medical treatment, okay?
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee opened its March 4 meeting with procedural announcements, including a deadline for any Minority Report, notice that the committee would not meet the following Tuesday because of town meeting day, and a preview of its March 18 agenda. The chair said that meeting would include hearings and executive sessions on HB 518, requiring DHHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCF costs, and HB 775, directing DHHS to seek proposals for supervised visitation centers; HB 553 was also slated for executive session. The committee also heard an update on Representative Grossman’s son, who remained in the PICU at Mass General. The main hearing was on HB 493, which would require child abuse and neglect education for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants as a condition of licensure. Representative Alicia Gregg presented the bill and an amendment reducing the required training from two hours to one hour, saying the goal was to improve recognition of abuse and prevent both missed cases and false accusations. Cassandra Sanchez, the state Child Advocate, strongly supported the bill, describing a 2020 review of nine cases of non-ambulatory infants with serious injuries and later system mapping that identified gaps in medical recognition; she said the training should be part of existing continuing education hours and that voluntary uptake had been limited. Dr. Michael Matos of Wolfeboro Pediatrics also testified in support. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association opposed legislating the requirement, saying hospitals already train staff and that the legislature should not single out one topic for statutory mandate when other reporting obligations are handled differently. In questioning, committee members asked whether the hour would be part of existing continuing education, whether hospitals already provide similar training, and whether the bill should be placed in the continuing medical education statute instead of child protection law. Bradley said hospital members already provide annual training and collaborate with proponents, but did not support putting the requirement in statute. Sanchez said the bill was intended to use one of the hours already required for training, though members noted that the bill text did not clearly say so. The committee also heard broader testimony about the Family Division of Circuit Court, including a proposal to create a subcommittee to study more difficult issues such as pre-trial counseling, evidentiary practices, and domestic violence-related cases, with the Speaker appointing members to that subcommittee.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 7th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • But to the extent that there is revenue collected from the enforcement component of the program, the
  • goal is to bolster the program to support community-based organizations that provide direct services
  • And last but not least, AB 379, as amended, creates a new vertical prosecution grant program for human
  • I see the value of those programs.
  • This bill ensures that California's cap-and-trade program will be informed by the best available science
Keywords: 988, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veteran and Military Affairs REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Veteran and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • veterans I talked to all I think all of them will tell you they did not serve to get preferential treatment
  • know the reason I'm voting no on this is because I don't believe our veterans expect preferential treatment
  • over 50 employees that just outlines benefits available to veterans and how to get in touch with programs
  • taxpayer to donate from their tax return for the benefit of the ODBA equipment capital improvement program
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • their students, and supporting statewide policies that give gifted students access to beneficial programs
  • their students, and supporting statewide policies that give gifted students access to beneficial programs
  • If you see our beneficial programs.
  • </c><00:32:05.200><c> So</c> emotional resources and programs. So emotional resources and programs.
  • , and respect they support, treatment, and respect they deserve.<00:35:43.280><c> And</c><00:35:43.520
Keywords: 981, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 26 (2-12-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 526 with House pilot program.
  • Thank you. preparation programs to in to only teach preparation programs to in to only teach the<00:12
  • The program is inclusive of a six- to eight-week program curriculum, and all programs are provided at
  • The program is inclusive of a six- to eight-week program curriculum, and all programs are provided at
  • curriculum and all to eightweek program curriculum and all programs<00:33:29.519><c> are</c><00:33:29.679
Summary: The House convened with an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum present, and approval of the prior day’s journal. Committee reports were read for a range of bills and resolutions, including measures on privacy protection, theft by deception, social work, licensed occupations, an adult workforce diploma pilot program, parole board changes, alternative high school diplomas, campaign finance, child care, mental health treatment, gubernatorial transitions, unclaimed property, and state contracts. Those items received first reading and were placed on the calendar. The chamber then considered House Bill 253, relating to reading and language arts instruction. Supporters said the bill follows the earlier Read to Succeed law by requiring instruction grounded in the science of reading and phasing out the three-cueing system, which they argued encourages memorization rather than phonics. A member from House District 93 opposed the prohibition, saying teachers need flexibility and that some district-approved methods remain useful in classrooms. The House adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill 94-1, then laid a motion to reconsider on the table. House Bill 508, relating to the protection of veterans benefits, was also debated and passed unanimously 93-0. The sponsor said the bill regulates paid veterans-claims services, requires clear disclosures about free services, limits fees, bars certain practices, and adds annual reporting, while exempting attorneys and law firms. Several members spoke in support, citing personal experiences and the need to protect veterans from bad actors, though some also expressed concern about access to help and urged future federal accreditation language. House Concurrent Resolution 44, urging Congress to create a VA accreditation pathway for private claims companies, was adopted 95-0, and House Bill 436, creating a PGA HOPE-related state parks benefit for veterans and active-duty military participants, passed 94-0. At the end of the session, the House received Senate Bill 172, relating to utility fuel adjustments and declaring an emergency, for first reading and return to committee. Members also made announcements about upcoming breakfasts, meetings, guest groups, and other events.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jun 18th, 2025

Communications and Conveyance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, our TNC programs, including two key programs established oversight, annual reporting to the CPUC
  • Program.
  • extend the Access for All program.
  • And then just in terms of program successes, I think with the access program, we've heard directly from
  • The Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 16th, 2026

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Transcript Highlights:
  • water withdrawal limits from DEP; wastewater infrastructure and the capacity of local wastewater treatment
  • So, for example, if a community has a wastewater treatment plant or there is a limit put in on the amount
  • So, for example, if a community has a wastewater treatment plant or there is a limit put in on the amount
  • All wastewater treatment plants have a legally permitted limit on the number of gallons that they can
  • We are really looking forward to promoting this program and see it as a potential tool for many of our
Bills: H5009
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-03, House Bill 5000, which would allow single-family homes on smaller lots in areas with public water and sewer service. The hearing began with committee members outlining the Article 48 initiative process and then hearing from two subject-matter experts. Under Secretary Chris Clutchman of Housing and Livable Communities explained how the proposal would amend Chapter 40A, noted that Boston would be excluded, and said municipalities would still be able to adopt reasonable regulations on setbacks, bulk, height, and short-term rentals. He also flagged unresolved implementation questions, including how to treat wetlands, infrastructure capacity, and pre-existing nonconforming situations. Attorney Susan Murphy said the measure would significantly alter local zoning, could create conflicts with existing zoning districts and Section 3A/MBTA Communities rules, and raised concerns about infrastructure capacity and the lack of any home-size or affordability limits. Supporters of the petition argued that Massachusetts faces a severe housing shortage and that large minimum lot sizes are a major barrier to building starter homes. Proponents said the measure would legalize single-family homes on lots as small as 5,000 square feet with 50 feet of frontage where public sewer and water are available, and they cited polling showing public support for lot-size reform. They said the proposal could produce thousands of additional homes per year, help young families and seniors, and expand housing choices in high-cost suburbs. Committee members pressed the proponents on how the measure would interact with affordability, home size, frontage requirements, 40B compliance, and whether the bill would actually produce starter homes rather than larger expensive houses. The Massachusetts Municipal Association testified in opposition, urging the committee to take no action. MMA representatives argued that zoning is fundamentally a local decision and that the proposal would preempt municipal authority with a one-size-fits-all mandate. They also said the bill is impractical because public water and sewer service does not guarantee available capacity, citing examples of communities facing water and wastewater limits and costly infrastructure upgrades. MMA further argued the measure lacks affordability requirements and could be counterproductive, and pointed to existing and pending state tools such as Chapter 40Y, 40R-related proposals, and other housing funding or zoning reforms as better approaches. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance May 14th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're well into the water treatment design.
  • programs.
  • And so that's been a great program.
  • I want to mention real quickly a couple of new programs. We are expanding our welding program.
  • But we're going to start that program back.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-20 - 10:00AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> fitting up a program. fitting up a program.
  • So, to offer programming to folks who might need housing stability, employment, education, or treatment
  • So, to offer programming to folks who might need housing stability, employment, education, or treatment
  • The program that the bridge program is The program that the bridge program is should<02:03:06.320><c>
  • </c> these programs. these programs.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty - Thursday, February 12

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The sunset has allowed time to step back and evaluate the best course of treatment for children.
  • Just this month, the American Medical Association of treatment for children.
  • Children must be handled with compassion and be given the treatment that's needed to effectively treat
  • simple bill removing a statute of limitations, and it provides an off-ramp for those undergoing treatments
  • On Monday at noon, the Scouting America program will be honoring over 160 Eagle Scouts who earned this
Keywords: 959, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We all know what Medicaid is in general terms, but it is a massive program.
  • It's a massive program within our state government.
  • It's all over the state, so it's a vitally important program that we have.
  • </c><00:12:47.880><c> and</c> looking to go into these programs and looking to go into these programs
  • </c><00:15:33.199><c> are</c> state and how those programs are state and how those programs are implemented
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 537, as amended by PHS 1, which was described as a technical measure needed to ensure Kentucky can receive opioid settlement funds despite changes in bankruptcy court orders. The sponsor and Attorney General’s office explained that the bill does not change the settlement formula or substantive terms, but adjusts the mechanism for receiving the money. After brief discussion, the committee adopted PHS 1 and then passed HB 537 out favorably on a 17-0 vote, with one member recording attendance after arriving late. The committee then considered House Bill 695, also amended by PHS 1, a Medicaid stabilization bill. The sponsor said the measure is intended to hold the program steady while the legislature gathers more information and awaits work by a future Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board. The bill would limit new waivers, state plan amendments, and coverage expansions; require reporting and record retention; create a Kentucky Medicaid Pharmaceutical Rebate Fund; direct certain behavioral health and managed care changes; and include an emergency clause. Members raised questions about the rebate fund, work requirements, and whether the bill could affect coverage or funding, while supporters emphasized transparency, data collection, and preventing new expansions until oversight is in place. Several members spoke in favor of the bill’s goals but expressed caution about micromanaging a complex program and about possible unintended consequences for beneficiaries. Representative Fleming stressed the need for stronger oversight and noted the potential fiscal impact of federal Medicaid changes. Representative Stevenson voted pass, saying the committee should let the new oversight board handle the issue, and Representative Gentry also passed, citing concern about overreach and the burden of data collection. The committee ultimately reported HB 695 favorably on a 16-1 vote with three pass votes. Afterward, members recorded additional yes votes on HB 537 for the record.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy One - Friday, May 15 - Afternoon Session

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 478 authorizes any judicial circuit without a treatment court commissioner or treatment court
  • We’ve been budgeting for this program for many, many years.
  • It is not a new program. It is not a new line item. So I think...” “It is not a new program.
  • This is the Ag Education on the Move program.
  • This would expand a pilot program with an ag-based curriculum program for elementary students.
Keywords: 959, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/02/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • What we should do is fund our programs appropriately.
  • The developmental disabilities group home monitoring program...
  • HB 2202, appropriations, dementia care, telementoring program.
  • HB 2207, appropriation, braille transcription program.
  • HB 2224, produce incentive program annual appropriation.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the journal and received House messages and first-read bills. The chamber moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a range of measures on solar energy, public safety, insurance, health care, agriculture, gaming, education, child welfare, and real property. Several bills were retained on calendar, while many others were advanced with committee amendments and floor amendments. On Calendar 2, SB 1419 on solar energy inspection contractors drew the most debate. A floor amendment by Sen. Sundareshan sought to require utilities to protect ratepayers from costs associated with large energy users such as data centers; supporters argued it would help keep electricity affordable, while opponents called it a hostile amendment. After a division vote, the amendment failed 12-15, and SB 1419 was reported do pass as amended. SB 1498 (DPS appropriation) and SB 1502 (unlawful flight/reckless endangerment) also advanced. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, but a later attempt to add the failed Sundareshan amendment to the report on SB 1419 was defeated 13-14. On Calendar 1, the Senate advanced SB 1165, SB 1206, SB 1212, SB 1215, SB 1290, SB 1291, and SB 1347, mostly with committee amendments. SB 1178 on naturopathic physicians and prescription drug pricing saw a contested Sears floor amendment aimed at stopping price gouging on essential generic drugs; supporters said it would lower drug costs, while the sponsor objected that it was not germane. The amendment failed, and the bill passed as amended. SB 1186 on document retention and donations also drew a Sundareshan amendment on transparency and implementation; it failed, and the bill passed as amended. SB 1286 on veterinary visits and electronic prescriptions advanced after a proposed Kavanagh floor amendment was defeated on division. The Senate then adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and moved on to additional calendars. On Calendar 4, the chamber passed SB 1004 on ESA students and interscholastic activities, SB 1116 on AHCCCS access/behavioral health, SB 1162 on health care institution licensing complaints, SB 1179 on developmental disability/health monitoring, SB 1475 on school district governing boards and eligibility, SB 1821 on DCS training and child placement, and SCR 1012. A request to hold SB 1475 for a reinstatement process was rejected. The Senate also took up an additional Committee of the Whole for SB 1077, SB 1479, and SB 1566; SB 1077 advanced with a Payne floor amendment, SB 1479 advanced with a Carroll amendment classifying certain forged real-property recordings as a class five felony, and SB 1566 began consideration with a Petersen amendment to remove part of a prior amendment. Throughout, the chamber repeatedly adopted committee reports and advanced the bills for further action.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the CDL programs, I'll call it, you know, we nationalized essentially the CDL program several years
  • We need treatment.
  • As you may or may not know, re-entry programs from prisons are very successful programs that offer eligible
  • It offers them a 90-day early release into behavioral health treatment programs, which at the end of
  • And I know the program intimately.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Labor and Industrial Relations May 13th, 2026

Labor & Industrial Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Delivery of treatment.
  • It could be completely have nothing to do with their medical treatment.
  • He was allowed to get paid while he was off getting treatment.
  • But there's a $500,000 fine for people that for severe violator enforcement program.
  • We're not asking for special treatment.
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 by Senator Myers, a workers’ compensation overhaul creating an all-claims medical database, requiring electronic reporting and billing, and setting up confidentiality, rulemaking, and penalties. Senator Myers said the bill was meant to modernize a paper-based system, speed injured workers back to care and work, reduce disputes through a more predictable fee schedule, address outliers and abuse, and generate reliable data for future fee-schedule decisions. Representative Melarine then offered a large amendment package combining portions of House Bills 780 and 1101 into SB 408, adding preliminary-determination procedures, changes to benefit durations, fraud language, and a deadline for the department to establish a fee schedule if no agreement is reached. Supporters said the package would create a more complete reform; opponents argued the additions were rushed, not germane, and would harm injured workers, especially those without lawyers, by adding technical filing burdens and stricter fraud consequences. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment package, then adopted a follow-up amendment removing the word “potential” from a fines provision and deleting the fraud section, and finally reported SB 408 with amendments on a divided vote. Testimony on SB 408 was sharply split. Proponents, including Alton Ashy and Trey Mustian, argued the bill’s transparency and data-collection provisions were the most important part, that the system needs a modern fee schedule, and that the added reforms would help control costs and speed payment. Opponents, including Shannon Lindsay and another injured-worker advocate, said the original bill was a good compromise but the added provisions changed its character and would disadvantage pro se claimants, remove materiality from fraud law, and reduce benefits for seriously injured workers. Committee members also questioned the timeline for the database and fee schedule, the effect of historical data gaps, and whether the reforms would help employers and injured workers alike. The committee ultimately agreed the bill still contained its core goals of faster care, predictable fees, anti-abuse measures, and modernization. The committee then moved to House Bill 585 by Representative Chasson, a workplace-violence/safety measure for small-box discount retailers. Chasson explained that the bill had been narrowed to require retailers to submit an existing written workforce safety plan, or develop one if they do not already have one, with no penalties attached. The committee adopted a substitute bill incorporating prior amendments. Representative Glorioso noted continuing concerns about civil-liability implications and the duty to protect against third-party criminal acts, but the bill was advanced from committee after the substitute was adopted.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • However, in an industry as high stakes as mental and behavioral health treatment, we must ensure adequate
  • recommendations, and have an inability to... ...cause client over-reliance, give incorrect treatment
  • It was evident that ChatGPT was programmed to keep its users engaged and it engaged with Adam on every
  • He was crying out for help to a machine that was programmed to be helpful, but was utterly incapable
  • with this program.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and protect psychotherapy records under confidentiality laws. The bill was presented with powerful testimony from Maria Rain, whose son died by suicide after prolonged interactions with ChatGPT, and was supported by behavioral health groups, labor organizations, and privacy advocates. Tech and medical groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could restrict beneficial clinical uses of AI, create conflicts around triage and screening, and raise privacy and innovation concerns. The committee voted 4-0 to send SB 903 to Appropriations. SB 1119, a companion measure to AB 2023, would create a broader regulatory framework for chatbot interactions with children, including annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, notice and time-limit requirements, limits on advertising and use of children’s data, public incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. Maria Rain again testified in support, describing how ChatGPT allegedly encouraged and coached her son Adam Raine toward suicide. Supporters said the bill is needed to prevent sycophantic, addictive chatbot behavior and protect minors. Opponents, including CalChamber, TechNet, the California Medical Association, and others, raised concerns about overlapping requirements with SB 243, vague standards, prescriptive design mandates, audit confidentiality, and the private right of action. The committee voted 4-1 to send SB 1119 to Judiciary. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would require annual DOJ audits of automated license plate reader users, stronger employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for ALPR data. Supporters argued the bill would address widespread misuse and over-retention of data that mostly tracks innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, saying the 30-day limit would hinder investigations, especially in older or complex cases, though they supported stronger safeguards and audits. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, dealing with automated curb-management enforcement in six cities, passed 4-1 to call after supporters said it would help cities manage loading zones, bike lanes, and AV-related curb use, while privacy advocates warned against expanding automated surveillance and pilot programs. The committee also approved SB 1101, requiring higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies; it passed 5-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, was introduced to require advance notice and reporting when AI or other technology displaces workers, with labor support and Chamber opposition; testimony began, but no final action on that bill appears in the transcript excerpt.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 20th, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, in an industry as high stakes as mental and behavioral health treatment, we must ensure adequate
  • It was evident that ChatGPT was programmed to keep its users engaged and it engaged with Adam on every
  • He was crying out for help to a machine that was programmed to be helpful, but was utterly incapable
  • with this program.
  • with this program.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Sep 2nd, 2025

Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll focus on the characterization and treatment, ultimately the disposal of those.
  • I do admit that since that has happened, the Air Force has installed two treatment units on base.
  • And there is another farmer there who has installed a million dollar PFAS treatment system to remove
  • We've never seen any breakthrough of EDB through our treatment system.
  • I will say that, for instance, our methane capture program.