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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (04/23/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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in < - assistant and a nurse practitioner? assistant and a nurse practitioner?
- I am a nurse up at Dartmouth.
- atmosphere that a good nursing home has. atmosphere that a good nursing home has.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I've been a nurse for 17 years. I am... And I'm a mother in Lafayette, Louisiana.
- I've been a nurse for 17 years.
- I've been a nurse for 17 years.
- My name is Tammy Spanth, and I have been a forensic nurse for over 16 years.
- But forensic nurses understand.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity (7-29-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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practice is a DMP doctor of nursing practice is a DMP doctor of nursing practice - nursing students.
- We nursing building for you to see it.
- looking at some ideas about the nursing looking at some ideas about the nursing program<00:53:48.480
Keywords:
This meeting is taking place on location at the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Building Room 238 using on site equipment., 958, all
Summary:
The interim Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity met at Kentucky State University and heard a presentation from President Kofi Aapo and Vice President Michael Dorsy on the university’s role as an HBCU and its current priorities. They emphasized Kentucky State’s impact on Black student outcomes nationally, its focus on workforce development, civic leadership, innovation, and economic mobility, and its efforts to grow enrollment, expand dual-credit partnerships, and launch a prison education program. They also described House Bill 250’s role in prompting program review and the creation or expansion of market-aligned offerings, including manufacturing engineering, agricultural engineering, biological and agricultural engineering, social work, criminal justice, and expanded online programs through “Thoroughbred Global.”
A major topic was Kentucky State’s move toward STEM and applied programs. President Aapo said the university is diversifying beyond liberal arts to meet workforce demand and cited plans for a PhD in agroecology, which he said would help farmers adapt to climate conditions and would be federally funded. He also discussed the nursing program as the fastest-growing on campus, partnerships with health systems that pay tuition and guarantee jobs, and the need for a new nursing facility. He said the current nursing space is inadequate and that a new building could double or triple enrollment in the program. He also described a mobile health initiative intended to bring preventive care and health education to underserved areas of the state.
Members asked questions about the nursing building, STEM strategy, teacher preparation, dual credit, prison education, and student readiness. Senator Bledsoe asked about the shift toward STEM, and Aapo said the strategy is based on student demand and data from House Bill 250. Senator Berg requested a list of dual-credit partners and encouraged long-term tracking of prison education participants to study outcomes such as recidivism; Aapo said the university has not yet begun that research but intends to. Senator Tidner asked about remedial needs, and Aapo said KSU found more than 100 students with zero GPAs when he arrived and is using co-requisite support and tutoring to address English and math deficiencies. Representative Brown and others highlighted the historical and ongoing value of HBCUs, and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Postsecondary Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I AM VERY INTERESTED IN THE NURSING PROGRAM.
- THE COLLEGE EDUCATION AND ALSO OUR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE AROUND SCHOOL AND NURSING.
- THEY WILL SAY AYE WANT TO BE A NURSE BUT WHAT DOES THAT TAKE?
- HAVE APPLIED FOR NEXT YEAR'S NURSING CLASS.
- HAVING THIS FOR THE MED STUDENTS AND THE NURSES. IT'S REALLY AMAZING.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- to perform the nursing task.
- Nursing tasks. There were exceptions.
- All right. nursing tasks. There were exceptions.
- So this change was made to add clinical nurse specialist among the nurse practitioners who can apply
- The term nurse practitioner is replaced with the term applicant.
Summary:
The committee first approved a motion, then heard a lengthy presentation on homelessness in Arkansas, with a focus on unsheltered homelessness, untreated mental illness and substance use, public safety, and the role of local law enforcement and shelters. Presenters from law enforcement, homeless service providers, mental health, and policy groups discussed federal Continuum of Care funding, the need for better data and accountability, and proposals such as statewide camping enforcement, stronger treatment access, and consolidating or reworking the continuum-of-care structure. Much of the discussion centered on the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, with witnesses describing it as a way to expand crisis services, treatment, and coordination with housing and justice systems. They also discussed homelessness among sex offenders, family homelessness, workforce supports, and how to scale successful local programs statewide. No formal action was taken on the homelessness proposals during the discussion.
The committee then reviewed several Department of Energy and Department of Health/Board of Nursing rules. The energy rule updated solid waste post-closure cleanup thresholds from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025. Nursing-related rules added fees for the new dialysis patient care technician registration created by Act 198 of 2025, updated contact-information requirements, implemented APRN authority under Act 862 of 2025, clarified durable medical equipment language under Act 431 of 2025, and incorporated delegation changes from Act 959 of 2025. Additional nursing rules updated certified medication assistant training and duties under Act 265 of 2025, and corrected rules for full independent practice to include clinical nurse specialists under Act 872 of 2023. Each rule was reviewed without objection.
At the close of the meeting, members received an update that UAMS had completed its NCII designation submission for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, which was described as a major milestone. The committee then adjourned.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- The QSP, the staff there for personal care and homemaking, respite, companion care, nursing.
- The QSP, the staff there for personal care and homemaking, respite, companion care, nursing.
- We've done more recently kind of work with our nursing facility providers.
- Today, our nursing facility value-based program is set up entirely as an incentive-based payment.
- Didn't the nursing homes get hit with this idea that they have to have nurses on staff since last biennium
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations HR Division met with all members present to review the medical services portion of the HHS budget. Sarah Aker, Executive Director of Medical Services, walked the committee through several budget items, including HCBS cost-to-continue adjustments, the DD bed assessment, expansion of value-based purchasing, targeted rate increases for home health and QSP services, and the cross-disability waiver. Members generally supported the targeted increases for home health and QSP, and Aker explained that the cross-disability waiver funding would support startup work, service design, and infrastructure ahead of a planned July 1, 2028 implementation.
The committee spent significant time on rate-setting and provider payment issues. Members discussed ambulance rate rebasing, with several senators expressing concern that the proposed increase was too high relative to peer states; the committee ultimately moved toward reducing that item to $1 million rather than zero so it could be revisited in conference committee. They also discussed a House-added critical access hospital networking grant and similarly leaned toward reducing it to $1 million. Aker explained the department’s value-based purchasing plans, including use of a vendor selected through RFP, and clarified how the department’s existing Medicaid managed care and hospital value-based programs work.
A major portion of the meeting focused on long-term care and basic care payments, including a House-added extension of the $5 per day basic care add-on and a proposed shift in nursing facility incentive grants toward a withhold-based model. Senator Mathern indicated he would bring an amendment to delay or modify the withhold change, and Aker said the department would prefer language that directly addresses whether a withhold may be implemented. Members also discussed 1915(i) services, FMAP changes, the Medicaid legacy system modernization carryover, and a House-added legislative intent section on medical assistance. The committee adjourned for the morning with plans to return later to continue Human Services budget work and revisit unresolved items in conference committee.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Expenditures may include items such as nursing mannequins or Other equipment for nursing programs.
- Okay, I heard you mention nursing in particular, a nursing program. Could you elaborate on that?
- Public meeting, what one of the things that came back was the shortage of nursing.
- So, one of our goals was to increase the number of nurses in the state.
- State or expanding existing project nursing programs.
Bills:
HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142
Keywords:
tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, ALS, funding, healthcare, State Department of Health, emergency declaration, public finance, state budget, financial regulations, monetary policy, referendum, constitutional amendments, special election, Oklahoma legislature, public voting, recovery fund
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE Public Hearing 03-11-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- You can do that now with nursing house, tourism, whatever.
- Oh, thousand mechanics, you know, 150 nurses needed at Queens.
- You can do that now with nursing house, tourism, whatever.
- department it is engineering nursing department it is engineering nursing whatever<00:29:25.399>
- needed at Queens I think if I nurses needed at Queens I think if I think<00:30:19.679>
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Summary:
The Committee on Higher Education met on March 11 and began with House Bill 442, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi system for nursing programs. University of Hawaiʻi representatives testified in strong support, and several additional supporters submitted testimony. Members asked about a similar Senate measure, and the witness confirmed the university supported that bill as well. No opposition or vote was recorded on HB 442 during the excerpt.
The committee then heard House Bill 1169, a housekeeping measure concerning the University of Hawaiʻi Conference Center revolving fund. Testimony explained that the bill would consolidate existing Conference Center statutes into one centralized fund statute and allow campuses to use the fund more broadly. Members raised no questions, and no vote was taken in the excerpt.
House Bill 185, which would establish a plant-based building materials working group, drew the most discussion. The Department of Agriculture said it supported the intent but wanted baseline research before a larger working group was formed. Supporters argued the measure could help develop a homegrown industry using bamboo, hemp, and other plant materials, create green jobs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Several members questioned whether a formal working group was necessary and whether the work could be done without new legislation. The University of Hawaiʻi later estimated the bill’s requested work would cost about $150,000 over two years to analyze crop options and report findings.
The final measure discussed in the excerpt was House Bill 1320, which requires the University of Hawaiʻi to collect, analyze, and publicly report graduate outcome data and develop a Graduate Outcomes Dashboard. University officials said they already use some data sources but lack a dedicated data-visualization specialist and need additional capacity to consolidate and present the information. Members questioned the need for new positions and funding, arguing the university should use existing resources and that students already have many ways to explore careers. Supporters responded that the dashboard would help students and the state better understand postgraduate outcomes, workforce needs, and program value. No final action or vote was shown in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, nurses, they have. on shifts.
- But at the same time, and we were getting nurse nursing home cases where you had nursing home residents
- In nursing, they do clinical practices.
- What I'm saying is, most doctors have nurses, most hospitals have nurses, and I...
- I also said on the Texas Nursing Legislation Action Collaboration, which has 25... nursing organizations
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- which resulted in her nursing coverage being terminated.
- United Nurses Association of California professionals are sponsors.
- I am a certified nurse midwife. I'm a certified lactation educator.
- I'm a registered nurse, and I'm also a proud mother of four very feral boys.
- On November 4th, the nurse On November 4th, the nurse from Graceful Care Hospice came to our home.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies when a new medical report is needed and treats doctors and psychiatric nurses in the same
- I know you said health care providers, but I was thinking in terms of school nurses and maybe teachers
- And it does mention nurses, psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, and some of those do
- And it does mention nurses, psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, and some of those do
- , another trusted adult out there, even if it’s outside the school setting... ...the school nurse, a
Summary:
The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered several bills. SB 590, by Senator Bradley, would toll the statute of limitations for failure to report suspected child abuse by mandatory reporters until the offense is known to law enforcement, with a retroactivity amendment adopted. Supporters said it would help hold mandatory reporters accountable in institutional abuse cases; it was reported favorably. SB 778, by Senator Simon, would update the definition of forensic client so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed for incompetency could be housed in the same secure setting under Chapter 916, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs at APD; it was also reported favorably.
The committee then took up SB 560, by Senator Garcia, which streamlines psychotropic medication procedures for children in DCF custody, clarifies when new medical reports are needed, reduces duplicative background checks, and simplifies consent documentation. An amendment removed language expanding who could serve as a qualified evaluator and revised the Road to Independence Program changes to focus only on post-secondary education services and support, extending eligibility ages to 26 while keeping a five-year maximum. Members discussed fiscal impacts and funding sources, and the bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard SB 1010, by Senator Yarbrough, which strengthens enforcement of existing prohibitions on sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures for minors and adds civil and criminal penalties, along with Attorney General enforcement authority and related parental rights provisions. An amendment clarified that actions could be brought by individuals as well as the Attorney General and that the provisions apply only to minors. The bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing child protection and accountability and opponents warning about chilling effects on medical care, schools, and parental rights. Senators raised concerns about standing, scope, and impacts on teachers and clinicians, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably on a 5-1 vote, with Senator Sharif voting no.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Cavazos is not a nurse; he is one of the public.
- , include 232,000 registered nurses in Texas, assisted by nearly 60,000 vocational nurses.
- How do you keep them once they become CPAs and nurses?
- been a nurse.
- So people would be wondering, what do you bring to a nursing board?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- combine independent living with access to higher levels of care, like assisted living and skilled nursing
- My husband, whose health was failing, had to move into skilled nursing eventually.
- My profession is a nurse.
- We have nursing home care. And we are all provided by professional health care.
- I've been a licensed nursing home administrator for 25 years.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Continuing Care Retirement Communities held a public hearing focused on studying CCRCs in Massachusetts, including their financial viability, consumer protections, oversight, entrance fee and refund policies, advertising, and procedures for closure or ownership changes. Chair Rep. Tom Stanley and co-chair Sen. Pat Jehlen opened by explaining the commission’s mandate under Chapter 197 of the Acts of 2024 and asked speakers to keep testimony brief. Several commissioners and staff also emphasized the importance of hearing directly from residents, providers, and advocates.
Resident testimony largely centered on two themes: the need for stronger resident representation and the need for clearer, faster refund protections. Multiple residents urged the legislature to require resident seats on governing boards, including full voting rights on national or nonprofit boards, and to make board minutes and meetings more transparent. Several speakers described long delays in receiving entrance-fee refunds after leaving a community, with one family reporting an 18-month wait and financial hardship; they called for a one-year refund limit, vacancy-order systems, escrow or reserve protections, and state oversight or guarantee funds. One resident also argued that CCRCs should be more clearly defined in state law and possibly licensed or certified so only approved communities can market themselves as CCRCs.
Providers and operators generally described CCRCs as valuable models for aging in place and emphasized transparency, resident engagement, and the benefits of nonprofit ownership. Speakers from nonprofit communities said residents often serve on boards or committees, participate in budgeting and planning, and benefit from integrated care, amenities, and financial stability. A for-profit operator also said residents receive disclosure and input, while noting that CCRCs vary widely and that consumer education is important. Commissioners echoed several recurring issues at the end of the hearing, especially the need to define what a CCRC is and to address refund timelines and information sharing. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with notice that the next virtual meeting would be on June 23 at 10:00 a.m., and written testimony was invited by email.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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homes population goes, and our nursing homes population goes, and our nursing - <00:22:26.760>
homes we wouldn't have seen 33 nursing homes we wouldn't have seen 33 nursing - the nursing facility? Will they pass? the nursing facility? Will they pass?
- You also have the nursing facility rates, and then you also later have MCO quit payments to the nursing
- or 76 nursing facilities. or 76 nursing facilities.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- for the LINE program, Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund.
- funds for the line program, linking industry to nursing education fund.
- It requires ACA to impose a $10,000 fine against a nursing home or home office of a nursing home that
- We exempt state-owned nursing homes from that report.
- So this bill does not affect nurse practitioners who hold a Doctor of Nursing Practice.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors.
The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects.
Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Stay-or-pay provisions in employment contracts 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um and in nursing and I think it's indicative to look at nursing like we look at the rest of our economy
- So, you're a nurse and you there.
- You were a nurse you ever received.
- indicative to look at nursing think it's indicative to look at nursing like<00:05:02.880>
we <00 - She started working as a nurse at a skilled nursing facility, and when she did so she was assigned 20
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally we would love to see these basic protections also added to apply. to nursing facilities.
- Nursing and assisted living facility residents.
- Hurricane Beryl that was loss of power for 100 nursing homes and 227 assisted living facilities.
- Peterson with the Independent Coalition of Nursing Home Providers and himself, and you're from?
- Registered nurse, working her 40 hours down at the ER so that she can put her salary in.
Bills:
HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127
Keywords:
child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe a nurse, maybe a health care worker, usually in an emergency department, but we see it every day
- Nurses, Julie Pinkham. We have from Mass. Hospital Association, Steve Walsh.
- My fiancée is a nurse, so the health care law enforcement, it's kind of our world.
- My wife has been a nurse. There you go. Does anyone not have a problem?
- You did a nice job with this,' and the nurse said, 'Oh my God, nobody ever says that.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard testimony on several bills, beginning with a major workplace violence proposal for health care settings. Senator Lovely, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, and SEIU 1199 all supported legislation requiring hospitals and other health care employers to conduct facility-specific risk assessments, develop violence prevention plans, train workers, and provide reporting and protections for assaulted employees. Witnesses described workplace assaults as frequent and escalating, and committee members discussed balancing worker safety with concerns about criminalizing mental illness; testimony emphasized that the bill targets intentional assaults while preserving treatment and discretion for behavioral health crises.
The committee also heard strong support for bills to strengthen traffic safety, including primary seat belt enforcement, rear-facing car seat requirements, and seat belts on school buses. AAA Northeast, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, law enforcement, legislators, and the Massachusetts Insurance Federation all backed the measures, citing crash data, injury prevention, and personal stories of traumatic brain injury. Senator O’Connor testified for school bus seat belts, saying Massachusetts should join other states requiring them, and later Sophia Furzada of the National Transportation Safety Board urged passage of school bus seat belt and child passenger safety bills, saying lap-shoulder belts would reduce injuries and save lives in crashes where compartmentalization is not enough.
Other testimony included support for a bill to make 9-1-1 disability indicator forms more accessible and inclusive, with the witness arguing the form should better reflect mental health, developmental disabilities, language access needs, and a fifth-grade reading level. The committee also heard opposition to a proposal to extend Christian’s Law to swimming pools, with a parks and recreation director warning of unintended consequences for municipal camps and underserved communities. Finally, the committee took testimony on a bill to expand the Forensic Science Oversight Board to include workforce representation, which MOSES said would restore technical expertise to the board. At the end of the hearing, the committee adjourned without taking votes on the bills discussed.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
February 24, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Jill Paget with the Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners waiving in support.
- Victoria Zepp with Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners waiving in support.
- Victoria Zapp with Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners waiving in support.
- nurses to every kind of nurse and philosophically, I think that's going way too far.
- Joe Puckett with Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners waiving in support.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Jerry choirs unfortunate 24 hour, nursing care and supervision.
- They would be in nursing homes. Were it not for home care that they are receiving?
- Nursing just talked about them so that they can live in an institutional settings.
- Deals with changing when how we do a private duty nursing.
- It has to do the whole program on private duty nursing.