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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- Good day, Madam Secretary.
- So our assistant district attorneys are working very hard, day in and day out, far often in excess of
- Some are staying eight, ten days.
- But we do that within 10 days, not 80 days. The Mass.
- For every four days on, you get two days off. That's 17 extra days off a year.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 094 Apr 18th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, but at the end of the day, day, day, you<00:58:11.440><c> have</c><00:58:11.599><c> to</c><00:58:
- </c><01:06:08.480><c> is</c> lots of reasons why medical care is lots of reasons why medical care is
- </c><01:25:28.080><c> And</c> cause our health care to go up. And cause our health care to go up.
- or three-day school weeks.
- is</c> and about 90 days or maybe 90 days is and about 90 days or maybe 90 days is not<03:14:06.080>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/02/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- facilities we have exactly one care facilities we have exactly one tertiary<01:44:35.560><c> care</c
- </c><01:44:50.360><c> and</c> to chew on for a couple of days and to chew on for a couple of days and
- higher level of care.
- </c> the receiving higher level of care the receiving higher level of care because<01:47:09.119><c> you
- So we were a marathon with that. each of the next two days 11 minutes 11 each of the next two days 11
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I know we had a hard day yesterday. I'm surprised even showed up.
- Again, this is a valuable service that doesn't impact access to care.
- They're working through implementing managed care, which we told them to do last year.
- Okay, committee, we are done for the day. Thank you for the two days of hard work.
- We are done for the day. Thank you for the two days of hard work.
Summary:
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee first approved the March 4 and March 5, 2026 minutes, then heard House Bill 935, which would consolidate the Board of Denturity into the Board of Dentistry as part of occupational licensing reform. Senator Lakey said the merger would create efficiencies, reduce costs, and help address the denturist board’s ongoing deficit, while preserving separate scopes of practice and giving denturists a seat on the combined board. Supporters from the Idaho State Dental Association and DOPL-backed testimony said the change would maintain public protection and lower fees; denturists and their association opposed the bill, arguing it creates a conflict of interest, could allow competitors to influence education and licensing standards, and could threaten access and patient choice. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to send HB 935 to the floor with a due pass recommendation by a 4-3 roll call vote.
The committee then took up House Bill 913, which would begin implementing the federal Medicaid work/community engagement requirements for able-bodied adults ahead of the January 1, 2027 deadline. The bill proposed a three-month look-back period and a process intended to give enrollees notice and time to comply before the federal requirement takes effect. The sponsor argued this would help the state prepare budgets, spread out redeterminations, and give people time to meet the requirements; supporters said it would encourage work and independence. Hospital, children’s advocacy, and other opponents warned that the three-month look-back would add administrative burden, increase costs, and risk erroneous coverage losses, with some urging a one-month look-back instead. After a failed substitute motion to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendments, the committee voted to send HB 913 to the floor with a due pass recommendation and then adjourned.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HHS, HHS DEFER Public Hearings 02-18-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Aloha Care. Mike >> In support. Thank you. Aloha Care.
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- </c> drafted, it forces healthc care drafted, it forces healthc care facilities<00:47:15.359><c> to</
- We recommend acute care hospitals.
- So from the very first day personally.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 3025, relating to medical debt, with multiple organizations and individuals, including the Office of Wellness and Resilience, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Queens Health Systems, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Aloha Care, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction, Hawaii Data Collaborative, and Hawaii Appleseed, all speaking in support. No opposition was heard, and the member present had no questions.
The committee then took up SB 3199, which would establish a mental health emerging therapies task force. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, with speakers including veterans, clinicians, researchers, and advocacy groups describing personal experiences with PTSD, depression, traumatic brain injury, and treatment-resistant conditions, and arguing that Hawaii should prepare for regulated access to emerging therapies such as MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine, and ibogaine. The Department of Health and some medical organizations provided comments, and one opposition witness was called but not present. The chair noted broad support, especially from veterans, and no vote was taken during the excerpt.
The final measure discussed was SB 3324, relating to Medicaid. The Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Aloha Care, and numerous care-provider and aging/disability organizations testified in support, while one witness was in opposition and several others offered comments. The discussion then moved to SB 2563, relating to homelessness, where the Department of the Attorney General offered comments on specific sections and recommended adopting suggested amendments if the bill proceeds. Additional testimony on SB 2563 began with support from several individuals, including Shelby Pikachu, who emphasized the severity of homelessness and related social problems in the community.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 119 Part 2 May 13th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Colorado Pregnancy Care...
- They are doctors or other specialists in health care who provide health care the same as everyone else
- Reaction if this bill passes is going to be, 'We don't care. We don't care what you think.
- We'll take care of that. We won't do We'll take care of that. We won't do that.
- I'm losing track of the days.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm very glad we were able to have a sunny snowless day to recognize her.
- </c> sunny snowless day to recognize her. sunny snowless day to recognize her.
- Black maternal care is about more than mothers, infants, and mortality.
- and postpartum care harder to access. access. access.
- Members, that completes the orders of the day. Are there any announcements?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Enjoy the rest of your day. Welcome to stay on if you'd like.
- Is helpful not to be alone in this work in this day and age.
- management and how health care was provided, and not for the better.
- , and individuals caring for older adults with disabilities.
- Take care of yourselves. Thank you. Hi. Thank you all.
Summary:
The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met virtually and in person for its June meeting. Members approved the March meeting minutes and heard a chair’s report on recent “Meeting the Moment” community conversations, including the successful Lowell event and plans for a July 14 Northampton event and an October National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebration at the State House. The October event will include a panel with MassAbility on artificial intelligence and its impacts on people with disabilities, with discussion of both accessibility benefits and risks such as bias and discrimination.
A major presentation came from the Supplier Diversity Office on its Empowering Abilities in Contracting and Employment (EAC) program. Staff described the program’s evolution from a pilot launched after 2016 legislation to a statewide policy now included in new state contracts. The program aims to increase certification of disability-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, expand workforce participation by people with disabilities, and use vendor reporting to track progress toward a 3% workforce goal. The office reported about 292 active certified businesses, roughly 40 vendors currently on EAC contracts, and expectations that the number of participating vendors will grow to about 130 by November. Commissioners praised the program and asked about its reach, data, and potential replication in other states or institutions.
The advisory council update highlighted broad engagement across topics including accessibility, employment, youth transition, housing, health equity, transportation, technology, AI, and supported decision-making. Members were asked to share fact sheets and resources for posting on the commission website, and two council members will help plan the October employment event. Subcommittee reports followed: the employment subcommittee reviewed transition-to-employment barriers, the disability employment tax credit, veteran services, and a SEED policy brief; the workforce supports subcommittee discussed apprenticeships and a May webinar on addressing workforce barriers through apprenticeships; and the long-term services and supports/health equity subcommittee heard about care coordination training resources and a presentation on post-COVID health care inequities for people with disabilities. The executive director also reported on ongoing work with state agencies, MassHealth-related conversations, caregiver and aging issues, and AI planning. The meeting ended with commissioner announcements on the Paul Spooner Generational Leadership Summit and a Medicaid summit, followed by adjournment by vote.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/10/2026 - Joint Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- I am the mother of a profoundly disabled son who depends on Arizona long-term care services every day
- And Arizona long-term care is outlined in this budget.
- Arizona made a commitment after the Hacienda Health Care tragedy in 2018 that a licensed care setting
- and dependent care credit.
- That budget stripped health care. ...and Arizonans last.
Summary:
The joint House and Senate Appropriations committees met to hear the FY 2027 budget package, beginning with the General Appropriations Act (HB 4154/SB 1847). Staff outlined the overall budget, including one-time fund transfers, lump-sum reductions, funding for state employee health insurance, school facilities, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, education and child care, and other ongoing and supplemental items. Members briefly discussed the absence of a requested $1.5 million for the oversight office, but the chair said no amendments would be taken in committee and that only limited technical changes were likely later in the process.
Public testimony on the feed bill was largely supportive but focused on specific funding concerns. Testimony highlighted school safety funding, Alzheimer’s services, small business tax expensing provisions, disability oversight for group homes, county use of opioid settlement dollars, adult education/community college funding, victim notification funding, and ESA oversight. Several speakers praised the budget for funding DDD and other services, while others opposed or sought changes to items such as the COMIT group home monitoring program, Maricopa Community Colleges’ lack of operating aid, and a possible cut to the victim notification program. The chair repeatedly emphasized that changes to the negotiated budget would be difficult and should be routed through leadership.
The committee then moved quickly through the remaining budget reconciliation bills. Staff summarized bills covering amusement and wagering, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, and K-12 education. Notable provisions included continued wagering assessments, highway and building renewal funding, defense innovation and economic development changes, corrections and wrongful conviction provisions, groundwater and water banking measures, health insurance oversight and opioid settlement provisions, higher education funding and ABOR operating caps, SNAP and housing trust fund changes, and a 2% inflation increase for K-12 formula components. The K-12 bill also included a biometric school safety pilot and a child sexual abuse prevention pilot. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue through the remaining bills.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Tim Walz Media Availability 3/6/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The day-to-day work is entirely manual.
- I can go on there days after days. So reports of vaccine adverse events in VAERS—2,663,664.
- They don't care about the science, and they don't care about public health.
- So I definitely support this bill with TRICARE Extra care, whatever kind of care.
- ><c> care</c><03:58:08.359><c> if</c><03:58:08.479><c> they're</c> care whatever kind of care if they're
Committee:
House Finance
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- With this rural health care fund.
- And so we've got to be very careful.
- And so we've got to be very careful.
- And these people are people who care deeply about children.
- That should be repugnant to anyone who cares about individual freedom and also who cares about truth
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee first heard Senate Bill 1292, which would require prospective foster parents to complete 10 hours of basic training before licensure, replacing the current practice where most training is available but optional. Senator Brandon Shippey said the bill was developed with the Department of Health and Welfare as a middle ground between burdensome in-person training and no training at all, with the goal of improving foster parent retention and child safety. A foster parent testified in support, describing crises among new foster families who had not taken training. The committee moved the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and it passed unanimously.
The committee then took up House Bill 862, creating an Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund and oversight committee for federal rural health transformation dollars. Rep. Jordan Redmond said the bill was intended to give the legislature oversight of nearly $1 billion in federal funds over five years and to ensure grants include sustainability plans. Members raised concerns about whether the state should accept the funds at all, whether committee members would be paid, and what happens when the money runs out. Supporters argued the bill was about legislative oversight and accountability, while opponents warned it resembled unsustainable federal spending and criticized the underlying federal program. The bill was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with three no votes recorded.
The committee began hearing House Bill 808, an expanded medical freedom bill that would make school and daycare immunizations voluntary, make the immunization registry opt-in rather than opt-out, and limit local governments from imposing medical mandates. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would protect informed consent, prevent coercion, and clarify that the Medical Freedom Act applies statewide. Opponents, including pediatricians, nurses, and school nurses, argued it would weaken public health protections, reduce immunization rates, and make it harder to track and prevent outbreaks. An insurer and other witnesses also warned that the bill’s language could unintentionally restrict emergency responders and public hospitals from recommending or providing medical care. The committee did not finish testimony and recessed, planning to continue the hearing the next day.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (6-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I agree with Senator Richardson that we do too much sick care. We don't do well care.
- </c> and I love that now u here my first day and I love that now u here my first day on<00:23:04.080>
- Uh, a it saying for providing care.
- </c> offered while in the acute care setting. offered while in the acute care setting.
- Access to care. What what task force. Access to care.
Summary:
The Make America Healthy Again task force held its first meeting to set interim priorities rather than take formal action. Co-chairs and members said the group’s goal is to identify practical policy ideas to improve Kentucky’s poor health outcomes, with an emphasis on prevention, and to gather input from members and outside stakeholders. Roll was called, several members were present, and the co-chairs noted the meeting would be limited in length and would not include a lunch break.
Members identified a wide range of possible focus areas, including childhood and adult obesity, nutrition in schools, food deserts, agriculture and support for local farms, health responsibility, physical activity, mental health, and provider education on nutrition. Several speakers stressed that Kentucky’s health care costs are rising unsustainably and that prevention is cheaper than treatment. Others emphasized that the task force should work with agencies, hospitals, universities, and experts, and should narrow its work to a few actionable areas rather than “chase every rabbit.”
There was also discussion of food as medicine, improving the quality of food in schools and hospitals, and making healthier choices more accessible and affordable. Members referenced conversations already underway with industries, the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Hospital Association, and agricultural leaders. No votes or formal motions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; the main action was the exchange of priorities and direction for future task force work.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't care.
- I don't care.
- I don't care.
- I don't care.
- I don't care.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 27, 2026 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Everybody in our legislature cares about children.
- middle schoolers day in and day out.
- NOT THE ONES THAT CARE FOR THE ONES WHO CARE 666 Have the option to give them freedom, to
- The children I care for are often the most medically complex patients in our health care system.
- Many have special health care needs, undiagnosed conditions, and limited access to care.
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 245, which would replace references in Florida law to “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material.” The sponsor said the change was overdue and more accurately reflects the criminal nature of the material. There was brief supportive public testimony, no debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote.
The committee then took up HB 237 on the use of professional nursing titles. The sponsor said advanced practice registered nurses should be able to use earned academic titles such as DNP or PhD. Supporters testified in favor, there was no opposition or debate, and the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably.
The longest discussion centered on HB 173, which would expand parental consent and access requirements for minors’ medical care, medical records, certain school surveys, and biomedical devices. Supporters argued it restores parental rights and keeps parents involved in children’s health decisions, while opponents—many from medical, mental health, LGBTQ, and youth advocacy groups—warned it could block access to STI treatment, mental health care, crisis hotlines, and confidential services for vulnerable youth, including those in abusive homes. After extensive testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably on a 19-7 vote.
Finally, the committee began HB 327 on uterine fibroid research. The sponsor explained the bill would require health care providers to submit identified data so the Department of Health can build a usable de-identified research database, after prior implementation problems with duplicate or unverified data. A supportive local official testified, and members indicated support as the meeting moved toward a vote.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- in and day out.
- , thaw the next day, freeze again.
- , thaw the next day, freeze again.
- day, freeze again.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- system that puts care ahead of profit.
- </c><00:08:16.080><c> ahead</c> health care system that puts care ahead health care system that puts
- care ahead of<00:08:16.479><c> profit.
- </c> House Bill 205 for two legislative days. House Bill 205 for two legislative days.
- </c> completes the orders of the day. completes the orders of the day.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Opening Ceremonies of the 89th Legislature Jan 14th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We care about each other. We take care of each other.
- To care for the younger ones.
- And I know that each of you has experienced that same respect from him consistently day in and day out
- Recent days have tested our bonds.
- Members, we do have one administrative matter we have to take care of before we can adjourn for the day
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I care. The majority of contraband comes from staff.
- Okay, and we have you down as the Texas Women's Health Care Coalition.
- Chairman, may I present from the dais? You may. Wonderful. Thank you.
- And enhances safety within the essential health care services.
- Every day, they should have some kind of therapy.
Committee:
House Corrections
Keywords:
mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 101 Apr 24th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> care about your free rights. care about your free rights.
- , urgent care, and sexual and reproductive health care.
- > sexual</c> primary care, urgent care, and sexual primary care, urgent care, and sexual and<02:18:41.359
- </c> we're following up on their care. we're following up on their care.
- The healthc care facility at the care.