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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Support of Senate Bill 1355 on behalf of the Texas Distilled Spirits Association and of myself.
  • As a result of that, late payment causes much more challenge than in many other types of business.
  • based outside of Texas.
  • What's the violation of our law?
  • of situation. of Texas bubble without changing this problem in the statute, specifically.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have also had the privilege of serving as the past president of the League of Minnesota Cities and
  • I am the secretary of the board of ATV Minnesota.
  • I'm the chief of police for the city of Richfield.
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  • </c><00:26:36.399><c> bike</c> get plenty of use out of those bike get plenty of use out of those bike
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 25th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Make the prosperity of Texas and all Texans the object of our pride. of their labors.
  • Justice of the 30 Court of Appeals.
  • She's an alumna of the American Inns of Court and remains an active member of the local bar association
  • All of you are excellent jurists. That is what we need. echo the comments of all of my colleagues.
  • Of course, as an alumni of Baylor University, it changed my life forever.
Summary: The meeting was marked by significant resolutions recognizing various contributions to Texas and celebrating community initiatives. Key discussions included the adoption of resolutions commemorating Texas Hispanic Judges Day and highlighting the 100th anniversary of Memorial Park. Senators expressed appreciation for the judges' dedication and legacy, with notable mentions of individual judges and their impact on the community and legal landscape in Texas. The Senate also honored students and organizations contributing positively to their communities, showcasing the interconnectedness of public service and the legislative process.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 25th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

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  • of all humanity.
  • When I call your name, if you could please stand: members of the Association of County Commissions of
  • Be it resolved by the Senate of the legislature of Alabama that immediately upon the adoption of this
  • I talked about the... ...talked about the inclusion of the minority caucus in terms of a third of the
  • The citizens of the state of Alabama passed that a couple of years ago.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we leave a lot of... ...private insurance, so we leave a lot of discretion up to the judge in that
  • I would simply ask that we make sure that this bill does not cost tens of thousands of Alabama kids to
  • Replace line 128 on page five with the following: "Boards of Registrars of this state are treated as.
  • So we took all of that into consideration, and your chairman did a lot of the work in coming up with
  • All those in favor of giving SB... Second.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 25th, 2026

PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our first order of business is the consideration of the approval of minutes from October 7th, 2024, if
  • But another thing we kind of talked about as well was Arkansas State Hospital backlogs.
  • There had been a backlog of forensic evaluations.
  • A lot of times the success of any of our projects is based on the person who's leading.
  • I wonder how big of a backlog it's causing from those children who won't take the medicine.
Summary: The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to a broad discussion of behavioral health policy, taking up work previously handled by a behavioral health working group. Representatives Wooldridge and Vaught described major gaps in Arkansas behavioral health care, emphasizing access problems, workforce shortages, rural service barriers, low reimbursement, and the need to move from a reactive crisis system to more proactive community-based care. Members discussed possible 2027-session priorities such as reducing red tape, improving provider licensing and supervision pathways, expanding billing codes and reimbursement structures, and considering interstate compacts and other workforce fixes. A major focus was the state’s crisis and forensic system, including long waits for competency evaluations, the backlog at the Arkansas State Hospital, and the use of county jails for people awaiting treatment. DHS Director Paula Stone explained that Medicaid pays for most behavioral health services, but cannot pay for services in jails or state hospitals because those individuals are treated as inmates of public institutions, leaving state general revenue to cover much of that cost. She outlined DHS efforts including secured restoration beds, therapeutic communities, community mental health center contracts for jail-based services, and plans for an institution-for-mental-disease waiver that could allow Medicaid payment for certain hospital-based services. Members also discussed crisis stabilization units, with DHS noting that Fort Smith and Jonesboro have been more successful than Fayetteville and Little Rock, largely because of location, partnerships, and law enforcement coordination. Questions covered reimbursement for county jails, step-down facilities, civil commitment options, non-emergency behavioral health transportation, and whether DHS should create a bed-availability dashboard similar to hospital systems. DHS said it does not currently have such a dashboard but is exploring the idea. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more detailed discussion planned for August, and the subcommittee adjourned.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • But another thing we kind of talked about as well was Arkansas State Hospital backlogs.
  • Kind of an overview of the state of behavioral health with DHS.
  • There had been a backlog of forensic evaluations.
  • But one of them is because, as you said today, the state hospital is backlogged.
  • I wonder how big of a backlog is being caused by those children who won't take the medicine.
Summary: The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to behavioral health as the main topic. Representatives Woodridge and Vaught described the work of the behavioral health working group, saying Arkansas needs a more proactive system that improves access, reduces red tape, and focuses on a few achievable policy changes for the 2027 session rather than many bills. Members discussed barriers such as low reimbursement, workforce shortages, licensing and credentialing hurdles, rural access problems, and the need to better use community providers, compacts, and step-down services. Director Paula Stone of DHS’s Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health gave a detailed overview of the behavioral health system. She said Medicaid pays for more than 75% of behavioral health services in Arkansas and explained that when people are jailed or admitted to the state hospital, Medicaid generally stops, leaving state general revenue to cover care. She described current efforts including family-centered treatment for children, community reintegration group homes, a new adolescent substance use disorder residential unit, expanded community mental health center contracts, a secured restoration unit to reduce state hospital backlogs, and an IMD waiver to allow Medicaid payment for certain residential services. She also said DHS is working on crisis services, forensic evaluations, and provider rebidding in areas previously served by ERISA. Members asked about reimbursement for jail services, the lack of a statewide behavioral health dashboard, civil commitment options, crisis stabilization units, and whether Arkansas should expand step-down or long-term facilities for people who cannot safely return to the community. Stone said the state hospital backlog remains significant, average stays are still about 14 months, and crisis stabilization units have had mixed success, with Fort Smith and Jonesboro performing better than Fayetteville and Little Rock. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more substantive discussion planned for August.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 25th, 2026

PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our first order of business is the consideration of the approval of minutes from October 7, 2024, if
  • But another thing we kind of talked about as well was Arkansas State Hospital backlogs.
  • There had been a backlog of forensic evaluations.
  • There's a lot of reasons, but one of them is because, as you said today, the state hospital is backlogged
  • I wonder how big of a backlog is caused by those children who won't take the medicine.
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OK
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  • business will be followed today: prayer, pledge of allegiance, introduction of doctor and/or nurse of
  • The clerk will read House Bill 1411 by Greggo of the House and Hamilton of the Senate.
  • Third reading of the bill, House Bill 1411 by Greggo of the House and Hamilton of the Senate, an act
  • The third reading of the bill, House Bill 3143 by Cornwell of the House and Alvord of the Senate, an
  • Third reading of the bill House Bill 3981 by Caldwell of the House and Galahar of the Senate and act
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of doctor and or nurse of the day, correction of previous day's journal, House and Senate bills.
  • Introduction of Doctor and or Nurse of the Day. Correction of previous day's journal.
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray. All things. I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • Third reading of the bill.
  • It currently expires August 1 of '26. We're extending it to August 1 of '28.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several second- and third-reading items. Senate Bill 392 was assigned to Administrative Rules. Members also heard personal privileges and introductions, including a remembrance request for Oakland Ray Domer, recognition of a long-serving House staff member, and introductions of guests from Eastern Oklahoma State College, Associated Builders and Contractors of Oklahoma, the Doctor of the Day, and the Nurse of the Day. The chamber passed several measures. House Bill 1411 created a True Grit Trail for tourism, with supporters saying signage would be privately funded and installed at no cost to the state; it passed 92-0. House Bill 3143 extended the moratorium on new medical marijuana grow licensing to August 1, 2028, with supporters arguing it would help curb oversupply and black market activity; it passed 82-8. House Bill 3144, also related to medical marijuana, set a cap framework for when the moratorium ends so the industry would not return to rapid expansion; it passed 82-15. House Bill 3901 established a five-year pilot project for psychological autopsies within the State Department of Health to improve suicide prevention, but members raised concerns about privacy, rulemaking, and the bill’s breadth; it passed 73-24. House Concurrent Resolution 1019 supported naming a planned turnpike segment the Toby Keith Expressway in honor of the late singer’s music career, patriotism, charity work, and support for Oklahoma communities. House Bill 3981 created a locality incentive program for assistant district attorneys in areas of need and passed 83-11. The House then adjourned until February 26, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
OK
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  • And whereas the Oklahoma House of Representatives, acting on behalf of the citizens of this great state
  • And whereas the Oklahoma House of Representatives acting on behalf of the citizens of this It's great
  • And whereas the Oklahoma House of Representatives, acting on behalf of the citizens of this great state
  • paying out of pocket now, or whenever they're out of benefits and they're having to pay out of pocket
  • Third reading of the bill: House Bill 2730 by Kendrix of the House and Bergstrom of...
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • the Mayor's Office of Nonprofit Services, the contract backlog was over $6 billion.
  • The backlog is really, you know, again, and I think a couple of your panelists spoke about this, right
  • A number of the backlog is actually nonprofits having to take out high-interest loans to kind of balance
  • and hundreds of thousands of dollars for some of the larger nonprofits.
  • They’re actually receiving, you know, kind of this benefit, and really the backlog is at the city and
Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Select Committee on the nonprofit sector held a hearing focused on the importance of California’s nonprofit sector and how state systems can better support it. Chair and co-chair remarks emphasized that nonprofits are essential to the state’s economy and public services, especially as federal cuts and administrative burdens increase pressure on organizations that deliver health care, food assistance, homelessness services, disaster response, and other safety-net functions. CalNonprofits CEO Jeff Green described the sector’s size and complexity, citing roughly 110,000 nonprofits in California, about 1.4 to 1.5 million nonprofit workers, and major concerns about funding uncertainty, delayed reimbursements, and federal threats to nonprofit funding and nonpartisanship. He said many organizations are being forced to use reserves, reduce services, or take out loans while waiting for state payments. The Little Hoover Commission presented findings from its study of state grant and contract administration, arguing that nonprofits often subsidize state services because of late payments, insufficient advance funding, and inadequate reimbursement for overhead. The commission recommended requiring advance payments, expanding prompt-payment protections, matching federal indirect-cost rates, standardizing emergency contract amendments, creating an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, reducing duplicative reporting, moving to electronic payments, improving feedback to unsuccessful applicants, and using longer grant periods. Committee members expressed support for these ideas and discussed shifting state contracting culture toward outcomes and better coordination. The commission also noted that SB 1240, which would create the Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, and SB 1366, related to payment delays, align with its recommendations. The Attorney General’s Charitable Trusts Section then outlined its rollout of a new online filing system for charities and charitable fundraisers. Elizabeth Kim said the system, launched in stages beginning in 2024, is intended to replace paper filings, reduce incomplete submissions and bounced checks, and speed processing; the final phase is expected to cover renewals, delinquency, raffles, professional fundraisers, dissolution, and complaints. Committee members asked about staffing impacts and complaint handling, and DOJ explained that complaints are reviewed based on allegations, public filings, and, when needed, requests for additional information. A final panel featured Matt Gonzalez of Nonprofit New York, who described New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services as a model for reducing contract backlogs, increasing advance payments, and improving coordination through ombudsman-style support and chief nonprofit officers. Public commenters from the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, SEIU, and CalNonprofits urged support for stronger state-nonprofit partnerships, transparency, and modernization of contracting systems. No formal vote was taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and public comment.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Mar 26th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • In order to facilitate the goal of the hearing, and as much of the public within the limits of our time
  • We are currently catching up on a backlog of these data.
  • This bill is a priority of the California Legislative Black Caucus as part of its Road to Repair reparations
  • This bill is a priority of the California Legislative Black Caucus as part of its road to repair reparation
  • of Marin.
Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several education bills, with AB 887 by Assemblymember Berman proposing that every school district and charter school adopt a plan so all high schools offer at least one computer science course by 2029-30. Supporters, including a teacher and student, argued California is falling behind other states and that computer science is essential for student opportunity and workforce readiness. ACSA opposed the bill, citing the shortage of qualified computer science teachers and administrative burden. The bill passed the committee on a 6-0 vote and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1390 by Assemblymember Solache, which would allow local and county school boards to raise trustee compensation above long-standing statutory minimums that have not changed in decades. Supporters said the current stipends are too low to make board service accessible to working families and younger community members. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed with five votes, with the roll left open for additional members. AB 865 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would create a $5 million, three-year grant program for dual-language immersion instructional materials, split between high-demand languages and other languages. Supporters said districts often lack standards-aligned materials in languages beyond Spanish, forcing teachers to create their own. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 857 by Assemblymember Gibson, requiring annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff, also passed 5-1 after supporters linked it to the state reparations task force report and argued it would improve trust and student outcomes. The committee additionally approved AB 677 by Assemblymember Bryan, which would make it easier for unhoused students to access school-based vision and dental screenings by allowing directory information to be used for that purpose with an opt-out process; it passed 8-0. AB 903 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, directing the Department of Education to develop best practices on education technology and digital equity, passed after amendments and with some opponents indicating they would remove opposition once the amendments were in print. Finally, AB 917 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, extending permanent-status protections to certain educators in small districts and county programs, drew significant opposition from small districts and regional occupational programs over flexibility and funding concerns; the bill still passed 5-2 with the roll held open for additional votes.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Mar 5th, 2026

Health and Human Services

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  • This is kind of a chart of really our plan, our roadmap, to getting to completely clear this backlog
  • So in terms of where we were, we had a significant recertification and complaint inspection backlog,
  • So in terms of where we were, we had a significant recertification and complaint inspection backlog Bob
  • So in terms of where we were, we had a significant recertification and complaint inspection backlog,
  • certified individuals, and then stay really transparent in terms of reducing that backlog.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Community Safety

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  • They have thousands of samples that are on backlog.
  • They have thousands of samples that are on backlog, and justice isn't happening in weeks or months.
  • Back of the napkin, we think it could be close to $40 million to clear the backlog under this dynamic
  • Seattle has one of the biggest backlogs, and us being able to address that is going to alleviate other
  • So that is part of the reason why our tox lab is backlogged, because they are having to do— ...of the
Keywords: 904, all
CA
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  • And so I'm kind of curious what kind of, you know...
  • We expect the backlog to exceed 30,000 open claims by July of this year, doubling the backlog in the
  • That is the sort of responsibility of this entity.
  • So what is the current backlog of unaddressed judgment referrals, and in dollar terms, how much in unpaid
  • I am the director of operations and one of the founders of Crop Organization.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2025-05-07

Health Finance and Policy

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  • That amount is inclusive of a general fund cut in 26 and 27 of $3.4 million, and in 28 and 29 of $5.1
  • For the sake of brevity for the rest of the changes, I'm going to proceed through the balance of the
  • of Mr.
  • The views of all of its members.
  • And one of them didn't make money, one of them broke even, and one of them did make a profit.
Bills: HF2435
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 1st, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • have been made ahead of time.
  • And is there a lack of resources from the Houston Police Department to kind of...
  • It's not some of the language; it's all of it.
  • As a matter of fact, we saw a whole bunch of people who had potentially a tremendous amount of equity
  • They do a lot of the economic research for many of the bills. ...that you see out of Austin.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 4th, 2026

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  • Peterson, you should have copies of this in front of you, and many of you have seen this.
  • of that would come out of that registration fee.
  • And this would be for five replacement vehicles, the repair of jail cell doors in the training building
  • Of course, we support all of those programs.
  • I can tell you one of the blessings of my job is we get to work with some of the best people in the world
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Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee reviewed the Idaho State Police budget, including the Division of Idaho State Police, POST Academy, and the Brand Inspection Division. Legislative analyst Noah Peterson outlined funding sources, staffing levels, recent budget enhancements, and the fiscal year 2027 requests. For the state police division, the main new request was a $12.6 million commissioned officer pay plan tied to a proposed increase in the vehicle registration “project choice” fee from $3 to $12, along with a $500,000 federal grant increase for commercial vehicle safety, a $551,500 mobile live-scan pilot, and $3.2 million in replacement items. Peterson and Colonel Gardner explained that the pay plan is intended to make ISP compensation more competitive and to fund base pay in a way that allows future CEC increases to apply to the full salary rather than only part of it. Colonel Gardner gave extensive testimony on staffing shortages, vacancy patterns in districts such as Lewiston and Idaho Falls, and the difficulty of retaining trained troopers after three to five years when other agencies offer higher pay. He said the agency is using overtime, reduced travel, and strategic deployment to cover gaps, but warned that vacancies are affecting public safety and that the proposed pay plan is needed to stabilize staffing. Committee members questioned the size of the fee increase, the sustainability of the plan, and the effect on trooper pay. Gardner said the request was based on what is needed to sustain the plan for about 10 years and emphasized that commissioned officers and troopers are the same group in this context. The committee also heard that a trooper injured in a fentanyl seizure the day before was receiving medical evaluation, and members expressed support for ISP personnel. The committee then reviewed POST, where Peterson said the academy has 31 FTP and no ongoing fiscal year 2027 enhancement requests beyond $324,100 for replacement items. Administrator Brad Johnson explained that POST’s basic academy costs about $10,700 per student for a 14-week course, while ISP’s internal trooper training and first-year costs are much higher because they include equipment, wages, room and board, and other expenses. He said students sign a two-year repayment agreement if they leave the profession after training. Members asked about agency-run academies, college programs, and whether the training model could be extended, and Johnson said POST remains the only accredited academy in Idaho and has received top national accreditation scores. Finally, the Brand Inspection Division budget was reviewed. Peterson said the division is funded by the State Brand Board Fund and has no new ongoing requests for fiscal year 2027, only $288,100 in replacement items, including six trucks and computer equipment. Brand Inspector Cody Burlisle said most inspectors are POST-certified and perform both regulatory inspections and law-enforcement duties. Committee members praised the division for keeping vehicles in service for high mileage and for helping livestock producers during gathers and inspections. The meeting ended with instructions for members to attend work groups and a reminder that votes on transfers, rescissions, and reductions would occur later in the week, followed by adjournment until the next morning.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • the use of the private labs, including addressing the backlog and additional recommendations.
  • of emergency.
  • The backlog of the toxicology lab is about 22 months.
  • We have terrible backlog on the toxicology lab and it is resulting in prejudicial effects on a lot of
  • I think that we're kind of out of bounds here.
Summary: The Community Safety Committee met in executive session to act on several bills previously heard. On House Bill 1228, which concerns certification of toxicology labs for blood and breath analysis, the committee adopted two amendments: Whale 261 allowing use of an out-of-state private lab under specified conditions, and Pat 341 requiring a Washington State Patrol implementation report by October 1, 2031. Amendment Pat 340 was withdrawn. The bill was then reported out do pass. House Bill 1982, which expands vacation eligibility for convictions tied to treaty Indian rights and directs the Office of Public Defense to provide representation, was also reported out do pass with a proposed substitute that reorganizes the statute and clarifies hunting-rights eligibility. House Bill 2156, concerning Attorney General investigators’ authority, was reported out do pass after a roll-call vote of 6-3. The committee also approved House Bill 2165, creating the gross misdemeanor of false identification as a peace officer, after adopting a proposed substitute that moves some conduct from criminal impersonation into the new offense, revises defenses, and defines “peace officer”; the bill passed 8-1. House Bill 2203, creating reckless interference with emergency operations and allowing recovery of emergency response costs, was amended to reduce some penalty levels and shorten license suspensions, then reported out do pass. House Bill 2220, relating to the Criminal Justice Training Commission, was held for later action. House Bill 2362, the so-called 0.05 impaired driving bill, drew divided testimony and debate over public safety, toxicology lab capacity, racial disproportionality in traffic stops, and immigration consequences of DUI convictions, but it was ultimately reported out do pass by a 5-4 vote. House Bill 2403, which modifies provisions on failure to register as a sex offender or kidnapping offender, was reported out do pass after discussion about balancing administrative treatment of the offense against public safety concerns. Finally, House Bill 2464, requiring private detention facilities to report incidents to the Department of Health and law enforcement and requiring annual agency reports, was reported out do pass despite objections that the issue should be handled federally and concerns about state detention practices. The committee then adjourned its executive session.