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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- the amount of space dedicated to stairs and hallways, which therefore allows more floor area for living
- The efficient placement of stairs and extra living space allows scissor stair buildings to have a more
- designed with windows, sunlight, and air on multiple sides of the unit, which enhances the quality of living
- for a range of Washington cities and whether they are working on housing in downtown areas, near transit
- with Buy Clean and Buy Fair, Commerce is well equipped to work with the Department of Enterprise Services
Committee:
House Local Government
Keywords:
building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development, housing permits, affordable housing, local government, county planning, city planning
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- In my career, I have gotten my education and my all my work experience by working and living in four
- Number one, we are living and sitting right in the field where the fossils come out.
- In the local areas that transition to nursing and are now working as nurses.
- Since a lot of our students live far away from here—not all of our students live in Chikumkere—they travel
- Students will eventually make a good living wage, but it's also hard for us.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/14/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . service. service.
- </c> lives into before and after. lives into before and after.
- </c> live with the consequences every day. live with the consequences every day.
- </c> country for fire service funding. country for fire service funding.
- . service. service.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- lives.
- My grandparents lived this reality in Gooding County.
- They became lived realities. Liberty became responsibility. They became lived realities.
- The last of his service was in 2016.
- That was no small thing in public service.'
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 journal, and received notice of a substitute appointment for Legislative District 32. Much of the day was devoted to Idaho Day ceremonies, including prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, a performance of the national anthem, and remarks honoring Idaho history and former Representative Lyndon Bateman, who was remembered as the founder of Idaho Day and a longtime advocate for cursive, history, and civic education. Guest speakers included historian Justin Vipperman, who spoke about liberty, self-government, and Idaho’s frontier development, and former Attorney General David Leroy, who praised Bateman’s public service and legacy. Members also shared personal tributes before the chamber considered a memorial resolution in Bateman’s honor.
The House suspended the rules by a two-thirds vote and adopted House Concurrent Resolution 31, recognizing and commending the lifetime achievements of Lyndon Bateman. The resolution passed 68-0 with two absent and excused, and was sent to the Senate. The chamber also received and referred several Senate messages and committee reports, including bills and resolutions on transportation, agriculture, commerce, state affairs, resources, and other topics. New measures were introduced on issues such as minors and library protections, tax exemptions, stable coins, parental rights and child custody, county fair boards, vehicle license plates, honey industry regulation, and Idaho Digital Learning Academy governance.
Several bills and resolutions were placed on the second reading calendar, including measures on elections, environmental quality, hazardous waste, transportation, vehicle titles, industrial hemp, Medicaid managed care, Medicare, and appropriations. House Bill 750 was moved to general orders, and the remaining third-reading bills were held one legislative day. The House also announced committee schedule changes, upcoming events tied to Idaho Day and other advocacy groups, and a reminder about project submissions. The chamber adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- before the transition.
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- can affect service fiber transitions can affect service revi<00:27:07.120><c> reliability,</c><00:27
- </c> service for purposes of the statute. service for purposes of the statute.
- </c> service. And we ask for your support. service. And we ask for your support.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 23, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, Florida's post-secondary education services and support (P.E.S.S.) program is designed to support
- DCF and community-based care agencies to regularly engage with organizations representing youth with lived
- And Victoria Zepp, Family Support Services. I see you marked wave in support and proponent.
- Children, from the way that it stands now, are able to receive living accommodations and money if they
- semester, they are allowed to receive these benefits for a five-year period from ages 18 to 22. these living
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I am living proof.
- </c> extra time just to get the transition extra time just to get the transition thank<00:08:43.440><
- He said it has changed his life and should remain able to change more lives onward.
- Our services are available to all students, with focused engagement with underrepresented youth.
- the Southeast Service Cooperative—but we work statewide.
Keywords:
workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - House Health & Human Services #2
Transcript Highlights:
- That would be not taking hopefully an ambulance out of service and not taking an office or out of service
- Thank you. out of service and not taking an office or out of service. Okay, thank you.
- It can also live in your throat.
- It can also live in your throat.
- be living today.
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to also offer them to people under 65 who qualify for Medicare because of ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections. Supporters, including patient advocates and an ALS patient, said the bill would improve access to needed coverage and transplant-related care and could have only a small premium impact. Opponents, including Blue Cross Blue Shield/AHIP, argued it would shift significant costs onto older seniors and shrink the Medigap risk pool. The bill was ultimately given a do-pass recommendation on a 12-0 vote.
House Bill 2593 would appropriate $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps providers quickly treat pregnant and postpartum patients with depression, psychosis, OCD, and suicide risk, and also supports pediatric mental health care. Supporters said it improves outcomes and reduces emergency and referral costs. The committee approved the bill with a do-pass recommendation by a 10-1 vote, with one member present.
The committee also passed House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, after emotional testimony from a woman born with spina bifida and another supporter. Several members objected that the state should focus on concrete supports such as health care and family leave, but the resolution still received a 7-5 do-pass recommendation. House Bill 4010, creating a licensing and regulatory board for genetic counselors, also advanced 11-1 after testimony from genetic counselors and a cancer survivor who said licensure would protect patients and improve access. House Bill 2196, addressing pharmacy benefit manager reimbursement and dispensing fees, passed 11-1 despite opposition from PBMs and employers who warned of higher costs; independent pharmacies argued the bill would help them cover costs and stay open.
The committee then adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, which would publish aggregated information and hold a later stakeholder review. Supporters said Arizona needs state-specific transparency data, while opponents called it redundant to federal CMS reporting; the amended bill passed 12-0. House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, also passed unanimously after the board said it was already working on curriculum and implementation. The committee held House Bill 2813 and 2725, and began discussion of House Bill 2404, as the transcript ended.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Contracts for ecosystem service projects may last up to 125 years.
- We support exploring new revenue options from ecosystem services...
- providers where your families live.
- Sales of ecosystem services can't replace those economic benefits.
- Our working lands provide vital ecosystem services beyond timber.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on House Bill 2170, which would authorize DNR to enter ecosystem service and carbon contracts on state trust lands, and House Bill 2578, which would add tribal members and alternates to the Fish and Wildlife Commission. For HB 2170, the Department of Natural Resources and supporters said the bill would diversify revenue, help meet climate goals, and allow DNR to participate in emerging carbon and ecosystem markets without necessarily eliminating timber harvest. Opponents, including counties, school districts, timber companies, loggers, and forest industry groups, argued the bill could reduce harvest levels, harm rural jobs and mill supply, and lower revenues for schools and other trust beneficiaries; several said any new authority should be limited to additive projects with stronger safeguards. Supporters included environmental groups and some local officials who said the bill would provide a more stable revenue stream and better align land management with climate and watershed benefits. The chair noted there are two related vehicles in committee, HB 1508 as the negotiated version and HB 2170 as the department version, and the public hearing on HB 2170 was closed after extensive testimony.
For HB 2578, staff explained that the bill would add four tribal commissioner positions and four alternates to the Fish and Wildlife Commission, with representation from federally recognized tribes on both sides of the Cascades and staggered terms. Prime sponsor Rep. Deborah Lekanoff said the measure would strengthen co-management and the state’s government-to-government relationship with tribes, while acknowledging there are other related bills and ongoing legal issues involving WDFW. The chair asked whether the bill would affect existing tribal consultation obligations, and Lekanoff said it would not replace government-to-government consultation; she also said she would follow up on how the governor would make appointments. The hearing on HB 2578 was then suspended so the committee could return to HB 2170 testimony.
The committee also heard staff briefing and sponsor testimony on House Bill 2544, which would create a pilot process for the Upper Columbia River water rights adjudication. Staff said the bill would require Ecology to run the adjudication in two phases, starting with tribal and federal claimants and allowing time for settlement before bringing in other claims, with a report due by June 2035. Rep. Larry Springer said the bill is intended to establish a baseline of water use more efficiently in a process that can otherwise take decades. After the briefing and sponsor remarks, the committee began public testimony on the bill, with tribal representatives and other stakeholders queued to testify.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- systems through which we receive funding through this body and through the Federal Transit Administration
- This helps reduce the risk of secondary crashes, making Texas roadways a safe place to live.
- These are just a couple examples of the many programs and services the women and men of TxDOT have been
- And then we have the ability to store plates at our 16 regional service centers.
- And another 17% went out because the driver wasn't licensed, wasn't within their. or hours of service
Committee:
House Transportation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 9th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Every child deserves access to opportunity, regardless of where they live.
- He received several awards, including the Korean Service Medal with Service Star and the United Nations
- Service Medal.
- He received several awards, including the Korean Service Medal with Service Star and the United Nations
- Service Medal.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 1756, Arambula, Medi-Cal vision services, do pass on an A roll call.
- AB 2470, Arambula, domestic violence services, holding committee.
- AB 2366, Avila Farias, cost-of-living impacts, holding committee.
- AB 1638, Tau, County Veterans Service Officers, held in committee.
- AB 1671, Tangipa, rural medical services grants, held in committee.
Committee:
House Appropriations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, thank you for your service from one public servant to another.
- Eees could contribute to the employees' retirement system and begin accruing service credit.
- period may purchase service credit for each applicable.
- To receive the district judge salary enhancement based on years of service as a county judge.
- Anything to receive our services. OK, thank you. It's nice to know. Of course.
Bills:
HB104
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, tax rate election, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, de minimis rate, local government, special district, tax increase, tax notice, public hearing, tax code, Health and Safety Code, Texas property taxes, taxing unit, election threshold, two-thirds vote, majority vote, budget approval
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- parents, uh, any services that they, that they need.
- Speaker, gentle lady, yes, that RFP is out live right now. And Mr.
- there think very highly of the place in which they live.
- Um, so will the transition of the current fairgrounds, what, what will this transition of the current
- So there may not be any transition at the fairgrounds. Well, Mr.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/11/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Health and Human Services COR
Transcript Highlights:
- I live in District 5.
- .the smaller assisted living facilities.
- It actually happened in my city, about a mile from where I live.
- I thank you for your service. I thank you for your work in this area.
- For counties, the cost to provide RTC services to just one patient...
Committee:
Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR
Summary:
The committee approved minutes from February 18, February 19, and March 4, then took up several health-related bills. HB 2050, which updates radiologic technologist and radiologic assistant standards, school accreditation, clinical hours, supervision rules, fees, and telehealth definitions, received support from a radiologic technologist and a nurse practitioner and passed 7-0 with a do-pass recommendation. HB 2082, creating a Childhood Cancer and Rare Childhood Disease Research Commission and expanding the research fund, was amended to require at least $5 million in funding before commission allocations and to shift grant-awarding authority to the DHS director; it passed 7-0 as amended, though members raised concerns about oversight. HB 2176, which changes DHS licensing denial criteria and complaint-investigation procedures for health care institutions, also passed 7-0 after testimony from hospital and public health representatives supporting clearer timelines and transparency, with one member noting concerns about possible subjectivity in ownership-related denials.
HB 2195, addressing DHS oversight of nursing care institutions, including personnel record access, deficiency timelines, and complaint-investigation deadlines, was amended to delay implementation until July 1, 2027 and allow off-site preliminary reviews; it passed 7-0 as amended, though one member said DHS should have been present to answer questions. HB 2202, appropriating $300,000 annually for a dementia care tele-mentoring program, drew support from the Alzheimer’s Association and a patient with younger-onset Alzheimer’s; it passed 6-1, with one no vote arguing medical schools should teach the material instead of the state funding it. HB 2307, an emergency measure to address placement of dangerous, incompetent, non-restorable defendants, was heavily debated and amended to use up to three beds at the Arizona State Hospital forensic campus temporarily, create a study committee, and sunset after five years; counties and DHS disagreed over whether counties should bear any costs, and the bill passed 4-3 as amended.
Finally, HB 2584, which prohibits public funds from being used for genetic sequencing equipment or services tied to foreign adversaries, passed 4-3 after a sponsor and a national security witness argued it would protect genomic data from hostile foreign control. The committee then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Transcript Highlights:
- And what happens then is people get lost, transition to transition.
- services, health services.
- I look one day at a time to live. I've been able to live. Why? And I can go back in retrospect.
- I wasn’t living. I was living for the rest of the world out there. I attained everything in man.
- We make sure that people leave our program with wraparound services to support their transition back
Summary:
The committee held its fourth public hearing of the 2025-2026 session on bills dealing with involuntary commitment and access to addiction treatment, especially proposals to move Section 35 civil commitments away from jails and prisons and into facilities licensed or approved by DPH or DMH. Chairs Velis and Domb framed the hearing as a discussion of how to support people in crisis with compassion, while also warning against using involuntary commitment as a way to remove unhoused people from public view. The hearing also touched on related concerns about discharge practices, treatment capacity, and the need for a broader continuum of care.
Testimony split largely along two themes. Addiction researcher Keith Humphreys argued that many people enter treatment under pressure, that involuntary treatment can be ethically justified in the face of overdose risk, but that it should not be mandated unless high-quality services exist first; he emphasized the need for inpatient care when someone is a grave danger, followed by case management and outpatient support. MAMH’s Kate Alicante supported the bill, saying Massachusetts is the only state that commits people with substance use conditions to jails or prisons and that carceral settings add trauma and stigma; she pointed to prior legislative steps, including the Section 35 commission and the planned closure of DOC’s MESAC facility, as evidence that the Commonwealth is moving toward health-based settings.
A major portion of the hearing focused on Stony Brook, a sheriff-run stabilization and treatment center in Hampden County. Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald, several committee members, and multiple people in recovery described the facility as humane, well-run, and effective, with longer stays, medical monitoring, medication-assisted treatment, counseling, and warm handoffs to aftercare. Several witnesses said Stony Brook saved their lives or helped family members recover, and they argued that the sheriff’s office model should be expanded rather than eliminated. Others, including family members and advocates, countered that even a well-run correctional setting remains stigmatizing and that people should not be treated in facilities run by sheriffs or corrections when they have committed no crime.
No vote was taken. The hearing concluded with continued testimony, including Senator Friedman’s support for Section 35 as a civil commitment tool but not in a criminal justice setting, and her separate support for a bill to speed inpatient mental health treatment.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><04:16:04.439><c> health</c><04:16:04.680><c> services</c> of uh Social Services health services
- family reunification, and transitional living services for youth and young adults who cannot be safely
- </c><04:54:58.520><c> Living</c> reunification and Transitional Living reunification and Transitional
- Living Services<04:54:59.638><c> for</c><04:54:59.878><c> Youth</c><04:55:00.160><c> and</c><04:55:00.360
Committee:
House Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- , residential care facilities, or transit, residential care facilities, or taxi<00:32:56.160><c> services
- . service. service.
- </c> lives out there. lives out there.
- lives.
- Until that happens, to live full lives.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , in-home care for our seniors to avoid nursing homes and remain in the communities they love, services
- They will cut more services, they will reduce staff, and they will turn away patients who have nowhere
- In addition to utilizing the state stockpile of mifepristone, we are living in a moment where access
- These are the same medications that trans people rely on to live safely and authentically.
- Five other states print out the municipality or the precinct or the ward in which you live in.
Summary:
The Senate considered a series of amendments to a supplemental appropriations bill and related measures, with several adopted and several rejected or withdrawn. Early amendments on equitable approaches to public safety and a Holyoke local account clarification failed, while amendments providing $2.5 million for Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers technical assistance and expanding access to gender-affirming medications and mifepristone were adopted. The chamber also adopted a technical amendment on alternative protein grants, a clarification to ETF modernization, and an energy storage systems amendment. Other proposals on homeowner protections, La Casa funding, emergency contract reform, an energy dashboard, EV charging ratepayer impacts, hate crimes, distressed hospital payments, and task force membership were rejected or withdrawn.
A substantial portion of the debate focused on health care, food assistance, and public safety. Senators spoke in support of funding for community health centers, hospital relief, and EBT anti-skimming protections, including $15.5 million for chip-enabled EBT cards and related replacement-benefit support. One amendment to strengthen protections against impersonating federal officers was rejected, while another on professional protections was withdrawn after discussion of ballot address privacy and security concerns. The Senate also adopted amendments to continue prior appropriations for a North Shore food pantry and drought management efforts, and it later approved a sick leave bank for a Department of Mental Health employee.
The chamber then took up the fiscal year 2025 fair share supplemental budget conference report, which Ways and Means described as $1.39 billion in spending split between transportation and education, including MBTA improvements, Chapter 90 aid, regional transit authorities, special education circuit breaker reimbursements, higher education deferred maintenance, and career technical education capital grants. After a roll call, the bill passed, with one recorded negative vote. The Senate also adopted a separate Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to third reading before final passage. The session ended with adjournment motions and a moment of silence honoring Melissa and Mark Hortman and other victims of political violence, along with a memorial adjournment for firefighter Jeffrey DeSanchez.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- May we live our lives with a fraction of the courage they showed. Thank you, Mr. President.
- The Idaho Day Service. The Idaho Day Service Committee will now come to order.
- And so we pray that we'd be mindful of that as we live in this beautiful land.
- And pray that we'd be mindful of that as we live in this beautiful land.
- Hearing none, the Senate will be at ease while we make the transition.
Summary:
The Senate met with all 35 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the corrected journal. Several guests and school groups were recognized throughout the day, and the chamber later paused for an Idaho Day celebration featuring historical remarks, music, and presentations on Idaho history and agriculture.
In floor action, the Senate adopted House Concurrent Resolution 24 honoring fallen firefighters Battalion Chiefs Frank Harwood and John Morrison, Jr., and recognizing the recovery of Engineer David Tisdell. It also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 120 encouraging advancement of used nuclear fuel reprocessing in Idaho and supporting the state’s role at the Idaho National Laboratory, and Senate Joint Memorial 112 urging Congress to pursue a balanced budget amendment and fiscal discipline. The Senate then introduced several new bills, including measures on appropriations, administrative rules, elections, pharmacy benefit managers, utilities, abortion trafficking, educator disclosure, and whistleblower protections.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 1241, as amended, which protects working animals and clarifies its applicability; supporters described it as preserving Idaho’s agricultural and Western heritage while preserving local authority over health, safety, and animal care. The Committee of the Whole later considered Senate Bills 1224, 1326, and 1340, adopted amendments to each, and reported them back without recommendation, while several other bills were held in place or reported as progressing. The Senate adopted the committee report and then adjourned until the next day.