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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 13th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • a bill to equalize the Medicaid reimbursement rates between independent clinics and hospital-owned rural
  • In 1977, the rural health clinic program was established to try to help rural clinics stay open and make
  • sure that we have access to care in rural areas.
  • They are paid at a higher reimbursement rate to make sure that we maintain access in the rural health
  • So HB 1041 would not impact any of the schools or any of the hospitals.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 13 and approved the minutes from the prior week before taking up a series of House bills, many of them with testimony from sponsors, agency officials, and stakeholders. Early action included HB 971, which would direct LDH to equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates between independent rural health clinics and hospital-owned rural health clinics; the sponsor described a significant payment disparity and the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also deferred HB 1030 and HB 796 until the following week before moving to other items on the agenda. Several bills dealing with Medicaid and provider regulation were advanced. HB 414, as amended, closes a loophole so health care providers cannot hire unlicensed workers with certain serious out-of-state convictions; amendments addressed effective dates, FBI background-check issues for therapeutic group homes, and delays for direct support professional applicants caused by minor record issues. HB 740, as amended, creates an independent review process for Medicaid claims disputes in the coordinated system of care for behavioral health providers, with amendments clarifying applicability dates and program definitions. HB 786, which prohibits extrapolation in managed care claims recoupments and requires recovery to be based on actual overpayments or underpayments, was also reported favorably. HB 915 set timelines and accountability standards for prior authorization and utilization management in Medicaid managed care and was reported favorably after testimony about delays in care. The committee also heard and passed several bills affecting health professions and facilities. HB 405 simply updates the name of the national acupuncture certification body. HB 1095 allows nursing homes to use alternative power sources while keeping existing generator and fuel requirements. HB 557 defines long-term care pharmacies for policy purposes. HB 779 authorizes expedited partner therapy prescriptions for certain sexually transmitted diseases. HB 933 creates an optional commemorative birth certificate, with part of the fee going to the Office of Women’s Health. HB 796, carried by another representative for the author, establishes a chiropractic preceptorship program with on-site supervision requirements and was reported favorably after questions about student training and patient safety. The committee also heard emotionally charged testimony on HB 288, which would place the term “miscarriage” alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation and patient communication. Several witnesses described the distress caused by current coding language, and supporters said the change would make records more compassionate and understandable; the bill was reported favorably. HB 403 increased the cottage food gross-sales cap, and after testimony from small producers and the committee’s discussion of other states’ higher limits, an amendment raised the cap to $150,000 before the bill was reported favorably. HB 930 modernizes cosmetic-product regulation and creates a small home-based producer exemption under a wholesale-sales threshold; it was also reported favorably. Finally, HB 1041, a no-mandate bill restricting discrimination based on medical intervention status, prompted extended debate over exemptions for schools, hospitals, and other entities, with one amendment failing on a roll-call vote and the discussion continuing over the scope of the bill and federal funding concerns.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I we trust me impacted this contract.
  • There's not the rate setting doesn't have the same impact.
  • Well, if we go up this amount, what is the impact to the program?
  • Well, you've heard me often quote the statistic that 40% of our population is rural Kentucky.
  • So that is Kentucky, and uh rural areas.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved the June 9 minutes, then reviewed a deferred personnel contract involving workers’ compensation claims administration. Staff explained that the roughly $50 million figure included about $48 million for claims payments and up to $1.45 million per year for administrative services, with billing based on a fee schedule for specific services rendered. Senator Meredith raised concerns about the vendor’s history, the scoring and bid process, and prior allegations involving the company; the administration responded that the procurement had been conducted under 45A through open competition, with outside scorers and no finding of wrongdoing tied to this contract. Meredith moved to disapprove Contract 167, Hart seconded, and the committee voted 5-2 to disapprove it. The committee then deferred a Western Kentucky University personal services contract because the vendors were still not registered with the Secretary of State’s office. Hart moved to defer the contract until the August 2026 meeting, Meredith seconded, and the motion carried. The committee also approved the agenda covering the various contract lists and deferred items. Next, the committee heard from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on several personal services contracts for medical staffing and related services. Secretary Steven Stack and staff explained that staffing shortages often require outside vendors, that the contracts were competitively bid under 45A, and that the cabinet uses a streamlined vendor pool for specialized needs such as actuaries, auditors, and technical consultants. The committee approved Contracts 52 through 55 without objection. Discussion then began on Contract 61, with Meredith expressing concern that the committee lacked enough detail to judge whether the services could be performed in-house or whether the exchange of resources was appropriate; Stack said the contract was intended to provide efficient access to specialized outside expertise. The transcript cuts off before a final vote on Contract 61 is shown.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Mar 25th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I think this is a situation here because the executive branch is going to know best the impacts of
  • I mean, are we really going to have an impact, or does it need to be $750 to have an impact?
  • Higher ed was my first question, but then this could impact all of our building projects.
  • And so... ...my first question, but then this could impact all of our building projects.
  • Rural fire protection districts, letter J, well, these can be government entities.
Keywords: 908, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Elections May 14th, 2026

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • With respect to list maintenance, when it comes to that could impact their immigration status.
  • And being a registered voter could impact their immigration status. Absolutely.
  • So a clerical error could impact their long-term chances of becoming a citizen and doing it the right
  • Please consider outreach to rural communities and assistance for rural voters in getting and presenting
  • We respectfully request that this committee recognize that rural geography matters.
Committee: House Elections
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Labor 26-06-18

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • over time, these morphing boundaries create a work-life imbalance and conflict, thus negatively impacting
  • and personal life in balance were more likely to report that their work environment had a negative impact
  • It's impacted a lot of our nurses mentally and physically. They don't have health insurance.
  • So now we're, we keep losing the nurses, especially in our rural hospitals that are suffering from.
  • We see firsthand the impact that turnover has on caregiving.
Committee: Senate Labor
Summary: The Senate Committee on Labor met with a quorum, adopted the June 4 minutes, and then took up Senate Bill 948, the Workplace Employees Boundaries Act (WEB Act), after adopting an S-1 substitute by a 4-1 vote. Senator Geis presented the bill as a Michigan “right to disconnect” measure that would generally bar employers from requiring employees to access or respond to work communications outside usual work hours, allow employees to set availability hours, prohibit retaliation, direct LEO to write rules, and provide complaint and enforcement procedures with exceptions for emergencies and existing collective bargaining agreements. In questioning, Senator Albert raised concerns about how the bill would apply in small businesses and practical situations like staffing calls, school notifications, and emergency-like circumstances; Geis said the bill was meant to protect non-work time while preserving emergency carve-outs and informational messages. NFIB’s Amanda Fisher opposed the bill, arguing it was too broad, difficult to define across industries and schedules, potentially duplicative of existing wage-and-hour law, and likely to create confusion and reduce flexibility, especially for small employers. The committee then shifted to testimony on health care workforce and labor disputes. Nurses from Teamsters Local 332 described a 291-day strike at Henry Ford/Genesis over safe staffing, return-to-work terms, and alleged union-busting, saying the hospital’s staffing levels and use of replacement workers threatened patient safety and could displace experienced specialty nurses. Michigan Nurses Association president Aaron McCormick and Marquette RN union president Christina Hanson said Michigan’s problem is not a shortage of licensed nurses but of nurses willing to stay in overworked, hostile workplaces; they cited retaliation, slow grievance/arbitration processes, hospital consolidation, rural OB closures, and unsafe staffing ratios as drivers of burnout and departures. They urged stronger protections and faster dispute resolution, especially given the limited effectiveness of the NLRB and delays in labor processes. Additional testimony came from UAW Local 4911’s Kim Wheeler, who said UMH Sparrow was outsourcing two low-paid support groups—patient transport/housekeeping and food and nutrition—despite their importance to hospital operations and despite a recently ratified contract, and asked for transparency and limits on corporate outsourcing. Don Hill of SEIU Health Care Michigan described chronic understaffing in nursing homes, mandatory overtime, burnout, retaliation fears, and the need for enforceable patient-to-staff ratios and stronger wage support; he also noted that home care workers are negotiating first contracts after restored bargaining rights. The committee took no vote on SB 948 beyond adopting the substitute, heard extensive testimony, and adjourned without further business.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jun 15th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm really well aware of the impacts on HR 1.
  • It doesn't just impact the UIS population; it impacts everyone.
  • But outside of that, I'm very proud of the Senate... ...population and impacts everyone.
  • Many districts service small, rural, and disadvantaged communities that simply do not have the financial
  • of college has ballooned, whether it's been transportation, housing, food, that all has a direct impact
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the June 8–11, 2026 journals, and adopted floor amendments. It also referred several bills to Rules and approved motions affecting Budget and Fiscal Review Committee procedure, including second-reading treatment for budget measures and suspension of Joint Rule 62A to allow budget hearings on short notice. Both motions passed on roll call after some protest votes. The chamber then considered several appointments to the Delta Stewardship Council and the Board of State and Community Corrections. Senators discussed the Delta, water policy, and the proposed Delta Tunnel, but the confirmations of Julie Lee, Ann Patterson, and Sheriff Christopher Clark all passed. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 17, authored by Senator Choi, honoring Republic of Korea veterans who served alongside U.S. troops in Vietnam and urging Congress and the President to clarify that states may extend burial and memorial benefits in state veterans’ cemeteries. The main floor debate centered on Assembly Bill 109, the 2026 Budget Act. Supporters highlighted a $355.9 billion budget with $253 billion General Fund spending, $36.5 billion in reserves, a reduced structural deficit, and investments in child care, Medi-Cal, hospitals, housing, IHSS, education, transit, and other services. Opponents criticized the budget as relying on future tax increases, leaving a structural deficit, and failing to do enough on affordability, public safety, Prop. 36, unemployment insurance debt, and gas prices. After extensive debate, AB 109 passed 28–9, and the Senate later approved a consent calendar of six Assembly bills. The session ended with adjournments in memory of Hajan Lee, Doris Fisher, and James Leslie Barbie, and the Senate adjourned until June 18, 2026.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 1st, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • background: As many of you know, our volunteer fire departments... ...departments, especially those in rural
  • We don't want to create a new impact.
  • Representative, do you have an idea of what kind of impact this is going to have on the institutions?
  • Have they given you some kind of a summary of how this is going to impact them?
  • Okay, so like physician recruitment in rural areas or something like that?
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Apr 1st, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is this so the state can procure property through the rural health care transformation fund for a purchase
  • It has nothing to do with the rural health. Thank you. Committee, any further questions?
  • Does this, I know it doesn't have any impact on the MMIS system currently in that lawsuit, but is this
  • Does this, I know it doesn't have any impact on the MMIS system currently in that lawsuit, but is this
Keywords: 989, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-22 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Across Florida, YMCAs continue to have a powerful impact by addressing food insecurity, leading drowning
  • Across Florida, YMCA's continue to have a powerful impact by addressing food and security, leading drowning
  • the district and the state by requiring the DOE to give districts annual guidance on statutory and rural
  • district schools while still providing accountability. district's annual guidance on statutory and rural
Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and introductions recognizing the YMCA’s 175th anniversary, Youth and Government participants, and Dr. Thomas Clem as Doctor of the Day. Senators also noted the presence of guests from the YMCA and Lakeland Regional, and the chamber received a birthday acknowledgment for President Gates. The chamber then took up several bills on the special order calendar. Senate Bill 100 adopted the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 session’s enacted statute materials; Senate Bill 102 removed statutory provisions that had already been repealed or expired; and Senate Bill 104, the general reviser’s bill, deleted obsolete language and corrected cross-references and errors. Each of these bills passed 36-0. Senate Bill 320, relating to administrative efficiency in public schools, was explained as reducing district-level requirements, expanding teacher apprenticeship and certification flexibility, adjusting assessment and budgeting rules, and increasing district flexibility in VPK and facility planning; it also passed 36-0. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 7010, which authorizes Roth post-tax contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans, by a 36-0 vote. Senate Bill 1720 on public school personnel compensation was withdrawn from further consideration. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify the passed bills to the House and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty - Tuesday, March 24

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It impacts the MSIP. It will impact the A through F grading, the governor's executive order.
  • It impacts the MSIP. It will impact the A-F grading, the governor's executive order.
  • I gave the lengthier explanation then, but, you know, this is not without impact.
  • We have seven urban systems, roughly 21 rural providers... ...rides each year.
  • Would dramatically impact these recovery peer support services.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote, and suspended business for the Speaker to sign several bills and substitutes. Members then spent much of the day introducing guests, including county assessors, students, civic groups, and visitors from local schools and universities. The chamber then took up House Bill 2002, the elementary and secondary education budget. Members adopted several amendments, including technical fixes to allow board-operated schools to use personal service funds for career ladder payments, clarifications to child care subsidy language, and changes to Parents as Teachers rules so that enrollment remains voluntary and virtual visits are not reimbursable. An amendment to shift $1 million from one child care facilities line to Child Care Works passed, as did an amendment to fund a new Success-Ready Student Assessment with $2 million to help replace the MAP test. A proposal to pay child care subsidies for foster children based on enrollment rather than attendance failed 53-93, and an amendment to divert $10 million in Title I funds into a competitive grant program also failed. A later amendment to send budget reports to the ranking minority member passed, while an attempt to remove child care subsidy language from the bill failed. The House then moved to higher education and workforce development appropriations. Members approved an amendment broadening a pre-apprenticeship program statewide and supported funding for Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries through a transfer from dual credit scholarship funds. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 2003’s higher education funding model, where the chair defended an FTE-based approach as more transparent than the long-standing status quo, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for institutions such as Harris-Stowe, Lincoln, Truman State, and some community colleges, and would ignore factors like graduation rates, research, and workforce needs. A compromise amendment to soften the transition was withdrawn, and a separate amendment to restore the governor’s recommendation was also debated at length, with members arguing over the fairness and consequences of the proposed model.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/19/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Native American communities in rural Arizona have borne the steepest cost of these failures.
  • Native American communities in rural Arizona have borne the steepest cost of these failures.
  • In fact, we don't have an incentive to deny claims; it will impact our federal error rate.
  • I'd like the agency to do a thorough review of each claims clues that were published in 2023 that impacted
  • What is Access doing, particularly in rural counties, to address the ghost network issues?
Keywords: 1182, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, there are five certified human trafficking programs, three are urban, two are rural, to get
  • Currently, there are five certified human trafficking programs, three or urban, two are rural, to get
  • Certified human trafficking programs, three are urban, two are rural.
  • Senator, I see there's no fiscal impact, so would this be whatever expense that could be something they
  • What is this economic impact? That is a great question.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met and advanced a series of bills covering charitable organizations, mental health guardianship, human trafficking funding, CareerTech legal counsel, short-term rentals, racetrack protections, DUI penalties, public comment procedures, and eminent domain rights. SB 1534 clarified charity registration and fundraising rules and passed 7-0. SB 1473, the Courtney Smith Act, was amended to require a guardian’s presence at a ward’s intake assessment at an inpatient mental health center, but members raised concerns that the language could delay treatment; the sponsor agreed to keep working on it, and the bill advanced 6-2. SB 1379 would create a two-year AG pilot program to directly fund certified human trafficking agencies; despite budget concerns and questions about the $10 million cost, it advanced 8-0. SB 1743 would let CareerTech hire outside counsel with education-law experience and passed 7-1. The committee also approved SB 1769, which would allow short-term rental owners or their designated managers to require identification from renters and cancel bookings for discrepancies without penalty; members questioned discrimination concerns and platform penalties, but the bill advanced 8-0. SB 1195, protecting racetracks that were established before nearby development, passed 8-0. SB 1245, removing the 10-year look-back for repeat DUI-related offenses, advanced 5-3 after questions about lifetime felony exposure for a second offense. SB 1420, requiring public comment periods to occur before a public body votes or transacts business when public comment is offered, advanced 5-3 after discussion about whether public comment should be mandatory. Finally, SB 1945, as amended, would require agencies seeking eminent domain to provide the landowner’s bill of rights at the first offer, give the owner the appraisal or damage assessment used, remove a transfer-to-another-agency provision that could bypass the owner’s right of first refusal, and require the Attorney General to update the landowners’ bill of rights every two years. It advanced 6-2 after questions about impacts on transportation and other agencies. The committee then adjourned after noting possible future meetings, including a statutory review of child support standards.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 16th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • done in the past, what she's doing currently, and even for future administrations, to recognize the impact
  • done in the past, what she's doing currently, and even for future administrations, to recognize the impact
  • And you found a way to see how to help rural communities get involved, get in the system, and not have
  • What I really liked about this bill sponsor is these contaminants in rural New Mexico can shut down farms
  • And so this makes sense for rural New Mexicans as well.
Summary: The committee first heard the nomination of Anna Silva to lead the General Services Department. Supporters, including the sponsor, former GSD officials, family members, the lieutenant governor, and other senators, praised her long career in GSD, her procurement and facilities management experience, and her work on e-procurement, veteran home construction, and other projects. Silva said her priorities would include stabilizing risk management positions for the transition to the next administration, ensuring continuity on construction projects, and protecting the department’s budget and operations. After questions and comments, the committee voted 7-0 to advance her nomination to full Senate confirmation. The committee then took up House Bill 96, which would create a working group to study establishing a New Mexico Space Commission to support the commercial space industry. The sponsor and witnesses argued the state already has strong space infrastructure and should remain competitive with other states. Senators expressed support, and a friendly amendment was adopted to add a Senate pro tem appointee to the working group. The amended bill received a due-pass recommendation. Next, the committee considered House Joint Resolution 5A, which would ask voters whether legislators should be paid based on median household income. The resolution received a due-pass recommendation. The committee also heard House Joint Memorial 3, which asks the Environment Department and Environmental Improvement Board to review the PFAS law passed the previous year in light of changing federal rules. The American Chemistry Council opposed the memorial, arguing it misstated aspects of the law and could complicate rulemaking, while the sponsor and Environment Department said the memorial was intended to help assess whether changes are needed. The memorial received a subcommittee due-pass recommendation, and the meeting adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • whereas the 2026 theme, School Counselors Amplify Student Success, underscores the transformative impact
  • whereas the 2026 theme, School Counselors Amplify Student Success, underscores the transformative impact
  • With your permission, your committee on rural economic development will be meeting Thursday morning at
  • First reading of bills: HB 2619, Technical Corrections; HB 2939, Qualified Facility; Rural Economic Development
  • Eligibility; HB 2943, State Land Oversight Board; Natural Resources, Energy, and Water; HB 2950, Tourism; Rural
Keywords: 1182, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (01/29/2026)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> this, especially in this rural district. this, especially in this rural district.
  • In my is not negatively impacted.
  • </c> on the question of its physical impact on the question of its physical impact and<02:09:21.199><
  • </c> impact to their business. impact to their business.
  • , and it ignores the unconventional impacts by allowing data centers by right, which the impact is to
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 26th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're what allows some of our rural areas to take classes that aren't offered in their areas. ...allow
  • some of our rural areas to take classes that aren't offered in their areas.
  • challenge we had with the definition of a custom section, we felt like it wasn't going to help our rural
  • It's still allowing our rural school districts to use it.
  • Just a follow-up on that, I want to make sure I know how this would impact the IDLA's ability to get
Committee: Senate Education
Summary: The Senate Education Committee first took up Senate Bill 1439, which would extend the reporting deadline for the model school facility committee from 2026 to 2027 because the group will not meet the original July 1 reporting target. Senator Cook moved the bill to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, and the motion carried without opposition. The committee then discussed House Bill 940, the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) bill. Senators and the bill sponsors described proposed amendments that would revise the definition of a “custom section” to better serve small rural schools while limiting larger districts from using the provision in ways they said were not intended. The discussion also covered a funding change making the program subject to appropriation and limiting access to the Public Education Stabilization Fund, with sponsors saying the changes were meant to align spending with projected enrollment and require a supplemental request if enrollment exceeds estimates. Several members raised concerns about cuts to IDLA, the impact on rural students, and the lack of time to review the amendments. After debate, Senator Cook withdrew his second on the motion to send HB 940 to the 14th order for possible amendments, and Senator Cook then moved to hold the bill at the call of the chair. The committee agreed to delay action, with the chair indicating the bill would be brought back the next morning after JFAC so members could review the written amendments and continue discussion, with limited public input. The committee adjourned until 8:45 a.m. the following day.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

General Laws Feb 25th, 2026

General Laws

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many times, we're the only grocery store in town, certainly in rural areas.
  • how it would impact their ability to provide for their families and the overall detrimental impact it'll
  • how it would impact their ability to provide for their families and the overall detrimental impact they'll
  • So I don’t have a fiscal impact.” “As a part of the governor’s directive.
  • So I don’t have a fiscal impact available to me here.
Committee: House General Laws
Summary: The committee met with 13 members present and first went into executive session on House Bill 1730, which was voted due pass by a 10-3 roll call. It then considered House Bill 2504, where a committee amendment was adopted to let school districts optionally require a mental-health professional letter for school protection officers, the amendment was rolled into a committee substitute, and the substitute was voted due pass 11-0 with two present. After that, the committee moved to public hearing on House Bills 2481, 2468, and 1974. The three public bills focused on restrictions and verification for public assistance programs. HB 1974 would restrict TANF cash assistance use, including prohibiting ATM cash withdrawals and certain purchases, with a three-strikes style penalty structure; sponsors said it was intended to prevent misuse of taxpayer funds, while opponents argued TANF is a small cash-assistance program for very poor families and that cash access is necessary for rent, laundry, childcare, and other basic needs. HB 2468 would tighten SNAP and Medicaid eligibility verification by requiring documentary proof of citizenship or eligible immigration status, using federal verification systems, and counting ineligible household members’ income; sponsors said it aligns Missouri with federal law and new federal accountability rules, while opponents warned it would add red tape, delay benefits, and increase error rates and costs. HB 2481, along with related SNAP language discussed in HB 174, would implement the governor’s SNAP waiver to restrict purchases of soda and junk food and place those restrictions into statute. Sponsors said the goal was to steer benefits toward healthier foods and reduce waste, while witnesses from industry and advocacy groups said the waiver process was already underway, the definitions were too broad, and the bills could be hard for retailers to implement and could burden eligible recipients, especially in rural areas and among children and vulnerable adults. No final committee action was taken on the three public hearing bills during the portion provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • nurse with years of experience in health care, I've seen firsthand how public health policies can impact
  • But you mentioned the National Toxicology Report and the alleged negative impact on IQs, but there's
  • Currently, that just went into effect, so we aren’t—they did not add an impact study to that.
  • So yes, I think it would have an impact. Any other questions? Mr.
  • Simple, considerate gestures can be incredibly impactful.
Committee: Senate Government
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty - Tuesday, March 24

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It impacts the MSIP. It will impact the A through F grading, the governor's executive order.
  • I gave the lengthy explanation then, but this is not without impact.
  • Would dramatically impact these recovery peer support services.
  • So fair to say that your amendment doesn't impact... ...any of the services, once again, doesn't impact
  • It's a $21.4 billion economic impact on Missouri.
Keywords: 959, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 02/19/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • :20:16.960><c> of</c><00:20:17.120><c> the</c> shows the bianial impact of the shows the bianial impact
  • </c> impacts what happens on the outside. impacts what happens on the outside.
  • Um, impacts on the state of Minnesota.
  • The impact is going to be large.
  • On the impact is going to be large.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all