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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That would be what my brain was thinking when you were speaking is is that absolutely we it's going to
- That would be what my brain was thinking when you were speaking is is that absolutely we it's going to
- That would be what my brain was thinking when you were speaking is is that absolutely we it's going to
- That would be what my brain was thinking when you were speaking is is that absolutely it's going to be
- That would be what my brain was thinking when you were speaking is is that absolutely it's going to be
Keywords:
military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, computer science, education reform, digital literacy, high school graduation, teacher training, education, public schools, constitution amendment, national anthem, weekly broadcast
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Board Jul 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So if the Department of Health posts something, you can include that.
- If your local Department of Health posts something, you may include that.
- It was health-related stuff. I mean, that’s how it started. But it doesn’t say it.
- I mean, maybe people had different ideas in their brain about what it was going to mean.
- It was health-related stuff. I mean, that’s how it started. But it doesn’t say it.
Summary:
The board opened its public meeting with a quorum, approved the prior minutes by motion and voice vote, and noted there were no employment disclosure forms. The main substantive item was an advisory opinion request from the chief clerk about whether legislators may include information about other governmental agencies or events in constituent newsletters, especially when the same material can be posted on official legislative websites or social media under a statutory safe harbor.
Board members discussed the scope of the statute and whether the safe harbor for official websites and social media should be read to extend to printed newsletters. Some members argued the newsletter context is different because it is distributed directly to constituents and has limited space, while others said the same principle should apply and that the statute is not an exclusive list of permissible content. The discussion also touched on examples such as public health notices, bike safety events, and other government-published information, with concern expressed that a broader reading could allow too much unrelated content.
No final advisory opinion was adopted during the meeting. Instead, the board directed staff to rewrite the draft opinion to reflect the discussion and bring it back later. The meeting then moved toward public testimony, but no testimony was taken before the public portion was adjourned and the board proceeded into executive session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Balancing Fraud Prevention and Protecting Services for the Vulnerable / Modernizing School Funding May 8th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When my sister, who's got a brain injury, can actually, you know, work to the best of her ability.
- When my sister, who's got<00:12:49.320><c> a</c><00:12:49.400><c> brain</c><00:12:49.680><c> injury,<
- So, we've been able to put dollars into mental health, not only for the students, but for the staff.
- And to this point right now, that school years the um issues around mental health years the um issues
- , not only for the students, but health, not only for the students, but for<00:19:48.000><c> the</c><
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- campaign trains youth leaders across the state of California to advocate for equitable access to mental health
- services under the Behavioral Health Services Act.
- will engage youth representatives with policymakers committed to improving access to the behavioral health
- It is about prosperity and wishes of wealth, health, and love for loved ones.
- him Grandpa Little Man—brother, mentor, and friend whose legacy of leadership and generosity will endure
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call and brief procedural business, including approval of a motion to withdraw SB 107 and SB 117 from the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and place them on third reading. Members also approved procedural requests for adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest seating, and later took up the daily file.
The main floor item was H.R. 80, a resolution recognizing Lunar New Year. Assembly Member Fong presented the resolution, and several members from different caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing the holiday’s cultural significance, themes of renewal and family, and California’s large AAPI community. The resolution was opened for coauthors, received 62 coauthors, and was then adopted by voice vote. Fong also distributed prosperity cookie boxes to members after passage.
The chamber also observed moments of silence for Reverend Jesse Jackson and later for Babatunde Akinlola and Harold Tripp during adjournments in memory. Members gave tributes highlighting Akinlola’s film and education career and Tripp’s leadership in the Karuk Tribe and work on tribal restoration and natural resources. The session ended with announcements of upcoming committee meetings and adjournment until Thursday, February 19 at 9 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- campaign trains youth leaders across the state of California to advocate for equitable access to mental health
- services under the Behavioral Health Services Act.
- will engage youth representatives with policymakers committed to improving access to the behavioral health
- It is about prosperity and wishes of wealth, health, and love for loved ones.
- him Grandpa Little Man, brother, mentor, and friend whose legacy of leadership and generosity will endure
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/02/2026 - House Health & Human Services
House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Health and Human Services is called to order. The secretary will note the roll.
- members, Senate Bill 1242 allows the court, on its own motion or by request of a party, to order mental health
- Finally, the bill allows the Arizona Supreme Court to adopt procedures for conducting virtual mental health
- This bill just codifies something that is already widely done in mental health courts, which is telephonic
- So without objection, the House Committee on Health and Human Services is adjourned.
Summary:
The House Committee on Health and Human Services heard and advanced four Senate bills. Senate Bill 1242 would allow courts to conduct mental health evaluation and treatment hearings, or testimony within those hearings, virtually by phone, video, or other audiovisual technology when the court finds no unfair prejudice; supporters said it reflects current practice and helps avoid dismissals due to technical issues. It passed on an 11-0 vote with one member absent.
Senate Bill 1145 would transfer licensure and regulation of behavior analysts from the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners to the existing Behavior Analyst Committee, effective January 1, 2027, and make the committee’s decisions final rather than requiring board ratification. Supporters described it as an efficiency measure that reduces delay in licensing and complaint resolution. The committee recommended the bill 11-0, with one absent.
Senate Bill 1247 would allow individuals who do not receive assisted-living services to live with a resident in an assisted living center or home if the facility authorizes it, and it was described as a clarification of a recent statutory interpretation affecting independent residents. Members discussed possible safety concerns and facility discretion, and one member voted present while the rest voted aye; the bill received a due pass recommendation 10-0 with one present and one absent. Senate Bill 1023 would set optometry eye-exam standards based on community standards of care, recommend a one-year exam interval, and allow optometrists to extend eyeglass prescription validity up to two years, with adjustments based on patient risk factors; supporters said it codifies best practices and does not affect contact lens prescriptions. It passed 11-0 with one absent, and the committee then adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- district, you know, a fire district, because most, you know, they’re not like library, hospital, health
- , I have a little bit of brain fog here—but I spoke about the local impact.
- I don't want the government to do anything for me except provide streets and secure areas to operate
- And aircraft, livestock, cars, and things like that, that businesses own and operate, they will now own
- and operate those in the state, which I do believe is beneficial for the state.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Joint Resolution 169, which would cap spending growth and was described by supporters as a taxpayer protection measure. Representative Taylor opposed it, arguing the legislature was already considering too many tax-related measures at once and lacked a broader strategy. The sponsor said the resolution was about limiting spending, not taxes, and offered a committee substitute that added fees and surcharges into the baseline and addressed tax credits. After discussion, the substitute was adopted and the committee voted the House Committee Substitute for HJR 169 do pass, with Taylor and Strickler voting no.
The committee then heard House Bill 2819, which would allow rounding of cash transactions now that pennies are no longer being produced. The sponsor explained a committee substitute added safe-harbor language to protect merchants from lawsuits over rounding errors. Members asked about the rounding rules and confirmed the bill remained permissive rather than mandatory. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2819 do pass unanimously.
House Bill 2746, sponsored by Representative Williams, would create a property tax map feature on the Department of Revenue website showing current levies and assessed values to improve transparency. Supporters said it would help homeowners compare assessments and understand property tax differences, while opponents and agency witnesses raised concerns about the large startup cost, estimated at about $7 million, the need to gather data from many counties, and the fact that some counties already provide similar information. The Department of Revenue and State Tax Commission witnesses said the data would be difficult to compile statewide and that local participation and data standards vary widely. The bill was heard, but no vote was taken in the transcript.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2329, which would gradually reduce the assessment ratio for personal property from about 33 1/3% to 18% over three years. The sponsor argued the tax is burdensome, especially for working families and businesses, and said it would encourage a broader shift away from personal property taxation. Supporters echoed that it is a highly visible and unpopular tax. Opponents, including a county assessor, warned the bill would sharply reduce local tax bases, especially in rural counties, and likely force levy increases on real property or cuts to schools and other districts. The hearing ended without a committee vote on HB 2329.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Or sustained difficulties in keeping with such a restriction as it relates to meeting operational objectives
- However, this bill is written to allow for operational necessities like that in order to maintain the
- And sometimes, depending on the circumstances or operational needs, you may very well have to exceed
- trust within JFAC. ...would be defined by the brain trust within JFAC.
- And it would also get into your requirement to maintain a sufficient level of operational capability
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's his military operation in Iran.
- We talk about high health care costs.
- </c><00:40:33.680><c> The</c> costs and saving health care. The costs and saving health care.
- to behavioral health treatment.
- <03:00:40.720><c> care,</c> health care, health care, but<03:00:42.560><c> we're</c><03:00:42.720><c>
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- As Melinda said, many of them want to have an office first, understand the legalities of operating a
- From school, there is significant brain drain that goes to California, Colorado, and Texas.
- We're getting ready to start operations.
- They are being asked for 500 acre-feet a year to expand their operations.
- The next meeting should be about health care. Thank you very much. Thank you.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- They do not restore health and destabilize care.
- And then in the intercession with the health committee, and ...of.
- And then in the intercession with the health committee, and of.
- I mean, England went to a national health care system in 1948.
- At the end goal, we want access to health care, and our patients do.
Keywords:
SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard extensive testimony on House Bill 99, a proposed reform of the Medical Malpractice Act. Representative Chandler said the bill is intended to address physician shortages, rising malpractice premiums, and litigation pressures by changing punitive damages rules, including a higher standard of proof, a requirement that punitive damages not be pleaded in the initial complaint, and limits tied to the type of provider. Supporters, including physicians, business leaders, and some patients, said the bill would help retain doctors, improve access to care, and create more predictable liability exposure. Several supporters also said current malpractice conditions are driving doctors out of the state and harming rural access to services.
Opponents argued the bill would reduce patient recovery, create unequal treatment based on insurance status through the bill-versus-paid provision, and raise constitutional concerns involving equal protection, collateral source rules, and separation of powers. They also criticized the bill for not addressing other drivers of malpractice, such as hospital practices, prior authorization, staffing, and background checks for out-of-state doctors. Some witnesses urged amendments to protect the Patient Compensation Fund, ensure future medical expenses are covered, require minimum surcharge settings, and improve oversight of providers entering the state.
Committee members questioned the sponsor and witnesses about whether the bill would actually lower premiums, whether it would improve access to care, and how it would affect hospitals, independent providers, and the Patient Compensation Fund. The sponsor said the bill was based on negotiations and comparisons with other states, and that it should help premiums over time. Members raised concerns about the fund’s solvency, the role of hospitals in the fund, and whether some provisions would survive legal challenge. No final vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated amendments would be discussed later and the committee would continue the hearing the next day.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also modernizes operations by allowing online fine payments and virtual court appearances.
- And in order to get employment, in order to get health care benefits, in order to get housing, they need
- directly strengthen, we're talking about workforce development and job placement pipelines, mental health
- reason why we're doing that is in the previous version of the bill, I'm sorry, the legislation, my brain
- national chain restaurants or stores, and that definition of a national chain is a company that operates
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 18, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- The Health and Human Services Committee will come to order. Sabrina, will you please call the roll?
- How many Department of Health beds do you have? How many APD beds do you have?
- Ronald Watson with Florida Voices for Health, waving in support. Members, we are in debate.
- We have Kathy Baldwin with the Florida Society of Health System Pharmacy and Florida Health System.
- Mary Summers with BayCare Health System is waiting in support. We are in debate.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-25-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- We operate year-round.
- We operate year round. In the programs. We operate year round.
- Public Health has data.
- Public Health has data.
- </c> Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Keywords:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24
2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46
3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22
4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34
5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41
6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all
Summary:
The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties.
CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits.
The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:14:48.080><c> or</c> of an abandoned, non-operational, or of an abandoned, non-operational,
- </c> really critical time of growth and brain really critical time of growth and brain development<01
- </c> health concerns. health concerns.
- </c> those schools about long-term health those schools about long-term health effects.<01:21:15.320>
- </c> through ANR and the Department of Health through ANR and the Department of Health how<01:27:28.320
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine managing risk for the long-term in the 7(a) loan program, focusing on hearing from lenders. Feb 26th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- A mental health clinic that provides outpatient mental health services to black indigenous people of
- Outpatient mental health is primary care.
- We keep the cost of mental health care down.
- Guerrero, and thank you for your work in brain health. We really do appreciate that as well.
- It's a mental health crisis. There's a lack of providers for the demand of mental health services.
Keywords:
SBA, 7A loan program, underwriting standards, loan defaults, Community Advantage Program, small business funding, testimony
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on discussions regarding the SBA's 7A loan program and its implementation challenges. Members raised significant concerns about recent changes to the underwriting standards, which have been criticized for leading to an increase in loan defaults. Ranking members expressed a desire for a return to stronger guidelines to protect taxpayers and ensure the program remains a viable source for small businesses struggling to secure funding. Testimonies from community lenders highlighted their efforts to support underserved communities and stressed the importance of the Community Advantage Program.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It ensures that summer camps operating in our state develop comprehensive emergency plans.
- If Missouri can afford to operate camps, it can afford to make them safe.
- "Your bill, I think on page two, line 25, an entity operating a public building shall not construct,
- It is a public health issue.
- Things like blood, brain, body... Sex characteristics, things like blood, brain, body.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> uh along those lines for medical health uh along those lines for medical health professionals<00
- </c><01:08:01.080><c> Thank</c> Department of Health in person.
- Thank Department of Health in person. Thank you.
- Unfortunately Department of Health EMS.
- </c> testimony already Department of Health. testimony already Department of Health.
Bills:
SCR180
Keywords:
wildfire, fire hazard, Lahaina, West Maui, Maui wildfire, vegetation management, fuel reduction, defensible space, fuel breaks, invasive grasses, emergency access, evacuation route, fire lane, state lands, public safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, community risk reduction, hazard mitigation, brush clearance, wildland-urban interface
Summary:
The committee opened by noting it was likely its last hearing of the 2026 session, then took up several resolutions. SCR 54, on appointing a hydrogen fire safety expert and training on hydrogen-related protocols, and SCR 59, on allowing certain health care professionals to practice without a license during a state of emergency, drew no testimony. Members discussed SCR 59 as a response to past emergencies and the need for pre-approved, updated registries of professionals who could be deployed quickly in emergencies.
SCR 62 SD1, which asks the 911 Board to form a working group with the disability community to address access issues in emergency and 911 responses, received testimony from disability advocates and the 911 Board. Testifiers said the measure should ensure an integrated system with EMS infrastructure, real-time access for dispatchers and field personnel, and public education about the system; they also noted that Smart911 is no longer being used on Oahu and Maui and that a statewide, integrated approach is needed. Members agreed to work the suggested language into the resolution. SCR 179, urging Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, was noted as having no testimony but continuing to raise important issues.
SCR 74, calling for an audit of no-bid contracts issued under emergency proclamations from 2020 through 2025, drew strong support from a late testifier who tied the measure to emergency procurement concerns after the Lahaina wildfire and COVID-era contracting. The witness argued that procurement rules should not be waived in ways that compromise safety, and described concerns about unlicensed contractors and construction problems in a state housing project. Members asked about the scope of the audit and whether it would interfere with criminal investigations; the witness said the audit should cover a broad range of contracts, including nonprofit contracts, and should not be limited to the wildfire period. The committee also heard SCR 28 SD1 on creating a Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Medal, with support from the Department of Defense and veterans advocates, who said the resolution is intended to do the groundwork for a future appropriation and to determine eligibility and distribution procedures.
Finally, SCR 60 SD1, requesting updates on the “Breaking Cycles” rehabilitation and restorative justice study, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, and reform advocates. The department asked that reporting be annual rather than quarterly because of the complexity of the OCCC project, and supporters said the measure would promote transparency and help ensure the study’s recommendations are implemented. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- While many of these changes to PEPRA are still necessary for the long-term health of the retirement fund
- takes reasonable, measured steps to balance both the security of retirement funds and protect the health
- The result is forced overtime, staff burnout, while communities endure longer wait times.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 12th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Oden, chaplain and religious coordinator at the Department of Social and Health Services Special Commitment
- exceptional service, and be it further resolved that the Senate expresses profound appreciation and enduring
- Joseph Health as a finance manager since 2005, prior to this worked as a fiscal analyst for the Student
Summary:
The Senate opened with roll call, colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a prayer. The journal was approved, House messages were received, and several measures were introduced and referred, including Senate Joint Resolution 8212 and House Bill 2664. The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 8672, honoring Washington State Patrol Trooper Tara Marissa Guding, who was killed in the line of duty. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing her service, the risks faced by troopers, and the importance of slowing down and moving over for emergency vehicles. The resolution was adopted unanimously, all members were added as co-sponsors, and the Senate observed a moment of silence and welcomed Trooper Guding’s colleagues and family.
The Senate then considered gubernatorial appointments. Kerry Heaton was confirmed to the Peninsula College Board of Trustees by a roll call vote of 47 ayes and 2 absent. Rebecca Chan was confirmed to the Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees by a vote of 49 ayes and 0 nays. Bethany J. Martinez was confirmed to the Big Bend Community College Board of Trustees by a vote of 49 ayes and 0 nays. Senators speaking on the appointments highlighted each nominee’s community involvement, professional background, and qualifications for the board positions.
After the confirmations, the Senate agreed to stand at ease for caucus until 1 p.m. The transcript also included the reading of the prior day’s journal and routine procedural motions to advance through the orders of business.