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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're trying to guarantee that right-to-try law and expanded access could... ...that right-to-try law
  • Me, Treatment that we typically don't have access to.
  • For us to be boxed out of access is really difficult.
  • It's access not just to the medicine, but to the care utilizing these forms of medicine.
  • access to begin to address the problems that they’re facing.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Access to Breakthrough Mental Health Therapies met to discuss psychedelic-assisted treatments for serious mental health conditions, with a focus on psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, and related compounds. The chair framed the issue as a clinical and access problem for veterans, first responders, and others with PTSD, depression, TBI, addiction, and suicidal ideation, emphasizing that these therapies are intended for supervised medical settings rather than take-home use. Members reviewed research claims and policy trends, including FDA breakthrough therapy designations, state-level psychedelic legislation, and the role of Arizona’s right-to-try law in expanding access once federal approval is in place. Testimony came from Alan Mullen, a retired Army Special Forces veteran, who described his PTSD/TBI history and said ibogaine treatment helped him confront trauma and showed promise in reducing symptoms under strict medical monitoring. Dr. Sue Cisley of Scottsdale Research Institute described ongoing FDA-controlled trials in Arizona, said current medications often fail high-need patients, and urged removal of research barriers and preparation for right-to-try and expanded access. Dan Freiberg of the Professional Firefighters of Arizona said firefighters face chronic exposure to trauma, often rely on alcohol or other coping mechanisms, and need effective alternatives beyond traditional therapy. Dr. Chung Trin discussed late-stage psychedelic trials, the FDA breakthrough pathway, safety oversight, and the need for state readiness when approvals occur. Committee members asked about how the treatments work, whether they require psychotherapy support, safety concerns including suicidality and black-market abuse, patenting and synthetic versus natural versions, and costs compared with ketamine and other treatments. Witnesses said the therapies are administered with extensive screening, monitoring, and integration support, and argued that addiction potential appears low under medical supervision. The discussion ended with interest in sending correspondence to federal officials to support right-to-try cooperation and in continuing the research and policy work; no formal vote or action was taken in the portion provided.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 7th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I wanted to list these out because I'm about to show you the federal data, the National Health Service
  • to rural areas with a Five-year service commitment.
  • Thank you, Madam Chair, and that is very important for us to have access to. Thank you.
  • As a queer Latino, I also know that our access to health care, our access to access to providers has
  • We have always known the best way to increase access to health care for New Mexicans is to stand up against
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • health care, for the services to our seniors, to taking care of our sick and our vulnerable.
  • them the wraparound services to get them back on their feet and in stable housing.
  • We're allowing them to have that opportunity for a moment of clarity to get those services and to get
  • maintain access to healthy food options. ...for SNAP households and support local farmers.
  • Senate over the years: expanding access to pediatric palliative care.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate took up debate on the FY2026 general appropriations bill, with several members speaking in support of the Ways and Means budget. Senators Comerford, O’Connor, Feeney, and DiDomenico emphasized the budget as a values-driven response to federal uncertainty, highlighting investments in MassHealth, education, housing, food security, local aid, libraries, transit, mental and behavioral health, and support for vulnerable residents. They also praised the budget’s lack of new taxes and its focus on spending within available revenues, while noting major cost pressures from health care and federal policy instability. Specific programs and items repeatedly cited included universal free community college, expanded financial aid, rural and minimum school aid, TAFDC/EAEDC increases, the Healthy Incentives Program, universal school meals, housing supports, Home and Healthy for Good, and funding for Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital. Speakers framed these investments as both fiscally responsible and morally necessary, and several noted that amendments would be considered during the debate. No votes on the budget itself were taken in the excerpt. After the budget remarks, Senator Miranda spoke in recognition of Haitian Flag Day and the history of Haiti, including foreign interference and the importance of protecting Haitian immigrants in Massachusetts. Another senator then honored Malcolm X on the 100th anniversary of his birth, connecting his legacy to the budget process and calling for investments in equity, education, housing, and health care. The Senate then adopted an order to meet the next day at 10 a.m. with the general appropriations bill as the only item on the calendar, and adjourned.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Rules Apr 16th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • IT IS REALLY FOR THE CONSUMER TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT.
  • TRYING TO ACCESS AND GET INTO YOUR LIFE.
  • YOU'RE ASKING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR THE COMPANY TO BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE INFORMATION
  • CAPABILITY TO ACCESS DISAPPEARING MESSAGES.
  • MINORS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO A CORE FUNCTION.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • bring people to Lexington to be able to access this program and the shows and the arts.
  • able to access this program and to be able to access this program and the<00:18:43.600><c> shows</c>
  • years to allow every child and family to be able to access our programming.
  • If a opportunities to access our museum.
  • Uh in longer accessible to that family.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development and Tourism met to hear presentations on a proposed downtown Lexington Arts Center. Visit Lex opened by framing the projects as regional economic development efforts that could support tourism, quality of life, and workforce attraction and retention. NextStage Development Corp. and ATG Entertainment then described a proposed $120 million project featuring a 2,500-seat performing arts center and a 20,000-square-foot visual arts gallery, with plans for up to 180 events a year, over 300,000 annual visitors, and an opening target of 2029. The presenters said the project would be funded through a $30 million state request, $30 million from ATG Entertainment, and $60 million raised by the nonprofit through philanthropy and other financing sources. They cited a feasibility study by Sound Diplomacy and compared the proposal to the Durham Performing Arts Center, arguing that similar venues have driven downtown revitalization, tourism, and economic activity in other cities. They also said the venue would include community access, school partnerships, subsidized tickets, and revenue returned to the nonprofit for grants and arts programming. Members asked about the total cost, the funding mix, whether the city of Lexington would contribute, and the building’s design. The presenters said they are in contact with city officials and are seeking city support, but have not yet hired an architect or begun conceptual design. They said the design process will involve community input and should fit Lexington’s historic downtown character. Representative Whitten asked whether the project would compete with Louisville; the presenters responded that their market analysis suggests the venue would serve audiences from Lexington, eastern Kentucky, and surrounding areas who are unlikely to travel to Louisville or Cincinnati, making the project complementary rather than competitive.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 29th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • She succeeded because she had the desire to grow and access to the supportive services that made growth
  • Tier two: sustainability, shared purchasing, bookkeeping support, and access to services like telehealth
  • Shared purchasing, bookkeeping support, and access to services like telehealth and preventative care
  • Tier 3: facilitated access to benefits and professional services that strengthen workforce retention
  • We rely on their services in the community. We refer to them. They refer to us.
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on possible uses of temporary Millennium Fund dollars for youth- and family-focused prevention programs. Members first approved the prior meeting minutes, then heard from the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund, which requested $682,000 for mid-sized grants to community organizations for child abuse prevention, parenting support, family resource centers, and school-based programs. The presenter emphasized the link between adverse childhood experiences and later substance use, and described the fund’s statewide grant-making process and current projects. Committee members asked about grant selection, funding sources, and how families are identified for services. The committee also heard from Children’s Bridge, which requested $3.5 million over four years to build a shared-services infrastructure for child care providers. The proposal focused on helping providers stabilize their businesses through software, coaching, shared purchasing, bookkeeping, and access to benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans. The presenter argued that child care is part of Idaho’s prevention infrastructure and said the model would transition toward earned income and employer support over time. Members asked about similar programs, infrastructure, and how the model would be sustained after 2029. Idaho Safety Assessment Centers requested $1 million to support 12 youth assessment centers that divert youth from court, ERs, and school discipline into screening, counseling, and family support. The presenter cited individual success stories and said the centers served more than 12,000 youth in a year, with an estimated return of more than $3 in benefits for every dollar invested. The committee also heard from the Idaho Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, which requested $3 million in one-time bridge funding for 10 centers that conduct forensic interviews and coordinate child abuse investigations; members asked about coordination with state agencies and sustainability. Ross Edmunds of the Department of Health and Welfare requested $150,000 for a 10th recovery community center in Kamiah, explaining that the department already oversees nine centers through quarterly payments and reporting requirements. Finally, Representative Jordan Redman proposed a $5 million statewide drug-use awareness campaign using research, surveys, and targeted media buys; he said the campaign would be evaluated through impressions, reach, and frequency. No decisions were made, and the chair said the committee would return later to continue reviewing the requests, noting the fund is one-time money and that the governor’s recommendations and a $25 million request reduce the amount available.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 13th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It lowers health care costs by expanding access to preventable care and saving millions for taxpayers
  • If we want to expand healthcare, if you actually want to expand access, we have to make sure there are
  • If we want to expand health care, if you actually want to expand access, we have to make sure there are
  • People are afraid to seek access to medical care.
  • trust to make sure their mothers and fathers and those... ...care providing services.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and proceeded to floor business, with the main item being SB 101, the state budget bill. Before debate on the bill, Assembly Member Sanchez offered amendments to redirect funding toward Proposition 36 implementation, wildfire prevention, Medi-Cal provider reimbursement, developmental services, and other priorities; the majority moved to lay those amendments on the table, and the motion passed 43-18. The chamber then took up SB 101 as the budget bill for immediate effect. Debate on the budget was extensive and sharply divided. Supporters, including Assembly Member Gabriel and several committee chairs, described the budget as a difficult but responsible compromise that protects Medi-Cal, IHSS, child care, housing, wildfire prevention, and other safety-net programs while responding to a projected deficit and federal uncertainty. Opponents criticized the budget as fiscally unsound and argued it relied on accounting gimmicks, did not adequately fund Proposition 36 or wildfire prevention, and continued spending on high-speed rail and Medi-Cal coverage for undocumented immigrants. Several members also raised concerns about gas taxes, provider reimbursement, probation funding, and the impact on vulnerable Californians. After debate, the Assembly voted on SB 101 and passed it 57-19. The measure was sent immediately to the Senate. The body then announced upcoming session schedules, with no floor or check-in sessions on June 14 and 15, and a floor session set for June 16 at 1 p.m., before adjourning.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/26/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> located</c> in MA to render services while located in MA to render services while located outside
  • </c><00:16:40.360><c> certain</c> ambulance services to report certain ambulance services to report certain
  • ,</c><00:24:23.080><c> facilitate</c> access to care for patients, facilitate access to care for patients
  • Um access to Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • </c> patients is the answer to access. patients is the answer to access.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Mar 5th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • to organizations and clinics, and the Abortion Access Project, which distributes funds to organizations
  • organizations to support access to direct... ...for DOH to provide operating grants to eligible organizations
  • to support access to direct patient abortion clinical care services for individuals without sufficient
  • Please pass this bill to ensure health care equity and abortion access. Thank you. Thank you.
  • Running Start continues to be the most accessible path for higher education.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee held public hearings on several bills and took executive action on House Bill 2747. HB 2747 would change how Washington estimates future revenue in its four-year balanced budget outlooks by using the official revenue forecast instead of the current 4.5% growth assumption for the next two biennia. Staff described the bill as a technical change with indeterminate fiscal effects, and supporters said it would make budgeting more realistic and sustainable. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation by a vote of 26 ayes, 3 nays, and 2 excused. The committee also heard Second Substitute Senate Bill 6182, which would create an abortion savings program funded by a new annual assessment on health carriers offering exchange plans. Staff said the bill would generate about $10 million in fiscal year 2027 and about $2.1 million annually thereafter, with most funds going to grants for abortion care providers and some administrative costs for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the Department of Health. Supporters said it would stabilize access to abortion care and help low-income patients, while opponents argued it would force taxpayers and insurers to subsidize abortion and raised concerns about oversight, morality, and premium impacts. Substitute Senate Bill 6355, which would create a Washington Electric Transmission Authority to support new transmission projects and related tribal clean energy work, drew testimony from utilities, labor, clean energy advocates, counties, and landowners. Supporters said the state needs faster transmission buildout to improve reliability, support clean energy, and reduce congestion costs; opponents and county representatives raised concerns about eminent domain, loss of local tax revenue, board accountability, and the need for stronger landowner and county involvement. Staff estimated the bill would have a several-million-dollar general fund impact and noted possible indeterminate local revenue effects. The committee also received a briefing on engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, which would reduce funding or eligibility for several K-12 programs, including bus depreciation, Running Start, and transition to kindergarten; public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with school officials, educators, community college representatives, students, and rural districts warning of reduced opportunities and harm to small and low-income districts.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/24/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:51:17.040><c> to</c> um being about maintaining access to um being about maintaining access to
  • Worst-case scenario is they pay the people for access to that person's billing, and they bill for services
  • Worst-case scenario is they pay the people for access to that person's billing, and they bill for services
  • Worst-case scenario is they pay the people for access to that person's billing, and they bill for services
  • Worst-case scenario is they pay the people for access to that person's billing, and they bill for services
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/23/26

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • set of services and organized delivery system and provider network to offer access to these services
  • children have access to these life-changing services.
  • children have access to these life-changing services.
  • Minnesota, and we want to make sure that all children have access to these life-changing services.
  • This fraud damages our future by means of reduced access to services.
Bills: HF3542
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Psilocybin therapeutic use program established 3/9/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think the easiest way to explain this bill is by talking about how a Minnesotan would have access to
  • We should act on HF 296 to create a regulated, supervised access pilot program to treat severe mental
  • I say this as an effort to emphasize the potential positive impact this bill could have on access to
  • it's accessible to more people.
  • So I feel that it's something we need to bring into the state and expand on so that it's accessible to
Keywords: 1183, house
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • Access to any sexually explicit material in any manner to an unemancipated minor.
  • Seeing none, we'll go on to the Committee on Health and Human Services, page 41, SB 1113.
  • To the Committee on Health and Human Services, page 41, SB 1113.
  • And we need to access those by trading the checkerboard lands to do a land swap. Make it easier.
  • And we need to access those by trading the checkerboard lands to do a land swap. ...and we need to access
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of third-read consent bills across multiple committees, with staff giving brief descriptions and members asking only occasional clarifying questions. Topics included claims against the state, CPA certification, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign filing addresses, federal land designations, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial benefits, first responder death benefits, veterans’ flags in HOA communities, restrictions on sexually explicit material for minors, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal child welfare MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, EMT privacy, guardian notification in court-ordered treatment, dense breast tissue notice repeal, referral agency background checks and insurance, attorney disciplinary recoveries, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting of child abuse, attorney licensing authority, municipal penalties tied to emergency calls, forcible detainer procedures, utility-worker assault enhancements, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactor siting, groundwater recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, a military-police-to-peace-officer pathway, and scholarship tax credits. Most bills were simply presented as consent items, with no major debate or votes recorded in the transcript. A few measures drew brief discussion. On SB 1040, members clarified that the voter-registration portal would redact personal identifying information such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, and Social Security numbers. SB 1193 prompted comments that emergency medical technician data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as a guardian-rights bill to streamline notice in court-ordered treatment. SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure aligning dense-breast-tissue notice requirements with federal law. SB 1477, dealing with referral agencies for assisted living and home care, was noted as having passed committee unanimously. The most substantive exchanges came on SB 1148 and SB 1418. For SB 1148, members discussed shifting attorney licensing responsibility more directly to the Arizona Supreme Court rather than the State Bar, with staff explaining that the court already oversees licensing but currently delegates some functions to the Bar. On SB 1418, which limits county regulation of small modular nuclear reactors in certain circumstances, a member objected that it would reduce local control and said they would likely oppose it on the floor. H.C.M. 2009 was also presented, asking Congress to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits; the sponsor tied it to Arizona’s mining history and land-swap interests. The caucus ended after SB 1142, with no recorded votes or formal actions beyond the bills being discussed as third-read consent items.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 11th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's my honor to be here to celebrate the leadership and service of California Professional Firefighters
  • Thank you so much, President Rice, for all of your service to our state and to our firefighters.
  • As a result, it is critical that medical providers have access to technology to protect sensitive medical
  • We have a duty to ensure equal and adequate access to voting, especially to the most underserved communities
  • Kalra. ...city councils more accessible to new parents, and a happy Mother's Day to all as we celebrated
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN Informational Briefing 01-14-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:51:24.520><c> access</c> to access to access &gt;&gt; please,<00:51:25.320><c> Jamie</c><00:51:25.880
  • And it asked those companies to respond back to the AG community within service of that letter.
  • </c><01:33:16.840><c> to</c> the parents can have access to the parents can have access to especially
  • </c> accessing when they are and we hope to accessing when they are and we hope to eventually<01:34:16.200
  • 27.160><c> to</c> uh access high-speed internet access to uh access high-speed internet access to rural
Keywords: 912, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • To provide those services.
  • So when a device that you have access to as a child, with a screen, gives you access to these companion
  • travel hours to access this important resource.
  • Schools are working to ensure access to A to G courses, CTE pathways, dual enrollment, and other academic
  • it allows for students to have more access to what may be of interest to them.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 1067, which would require annual early math screening for K-2 students beginning in 2028-29 to identify learning gaps and connect students to evidence-based support. Senator Weber and supporters, including EdVoice and UC Davis researcher Dr. Charles Wilkes, argued that California’s low math performance and persistent achievement gaps justify early identification and intervention. Opponents, including the California Mathematics Council, county superintendents, and CTA, said the bill could create a new mandate, encourage narrow skill-based instruction, and divert attention from implementing the California Mathematics Framework and investing in teacher training and coaching. Committee members discussed how the screener would work, whether it would identify disabilities or simply flag students needing further evaluation, and cited examples of districts already using early screening tools. No vote was taken because quorum had not yet been established at that point. SB 1110, a child care subsidy administration bill, was presented next. Senator Becker and co-sponsors from the Child Care Resource Center and EveryChild California said the measure would stabilize the child care system as the state moves to enrollment-based funding by clarifying funding for administrative and family-service functions and helping providers maintain staffing, payment timelines, and compliance. There was support from several child care and education organizations and no opposition testimony. The bill was not voted on because the committee still lacked quorum. After recess, the committee heard SB 1374, which would allow public higher education institutions to seek temporary restraining orders on their own behalf when they face credible threats of violence. The CSU Chancellor’s Office and San Diego State police described incidents where threats were directed at campuses broadly rather than specific individuals, leaving institutions without a legal remedy under current law. UC and independent colleges supported the bill, and there was no opposition. The bill was held on call pending quorum. The committee then took up SB 1321, which would direct the State Auditor to review remedial course use and student preparedness at selected UC and CSU campuses. Senator Nila and supporters argued that recent UC San Diego data show severe gaps in incoming students’ math preparation and that the audit would help assess admissions and placement practices; there was no opposition testimony. Members raised concerns about the scope and timing of the audit request, and the bill was held on call. The committee also heard SB 1086 on microschools, which would define microschools in statute and direct model ordinances for local land use regulation. Supporters said microschools are growing but face inconsistent zoning treatment, while some members questioned whether the Legislature had enough information to define the model or direct state guidance without more study. After quorum was established, the committee voted SB 1086 out on a 4-1 vote to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with Senator Perez voting aye, Senator Ochoa Bogh aye, and Senator Cabaldon no; the remaining votes were not fully recorded in the transcript. Finally, SB 1181 was presented as a voluntary pilot program in Central Valley counties to allow schools to share credible safety concerns with regional threat assessment centers. Senator Hurtado and supporters, including the mother of a student killed in a shooting and Corcoran High School students, said the bill would improve early intervention and communication around threats. Members expressed support while also raising privacy and federal-sharing concerns about fusion centers; the bill was discussed but no vote was taken in the excerpt.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the amendments would require that the CPC, With gaining access to EVs.
  • It requires transport services to use trustline registered staff, It requires transport services to use
  • to affordable basic telephone service through reliable networks.
  • residents in rural and high-cost areas of the state have access to affordable basic telephone service
  • The California High Cost Fund A makes it possible for us to provide access to telecommunications services
Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met with several bills on the agenda, beginning with SB 739 (Arreguín) on the Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program for transportation network companies. The author and supporters from Lyft, Uber, and TechNet said the bill would update EV miles traveled and greenhouse gas targets to reflect current market conditions, add flexibility for CARB and the CPUC, and protect drivers from losing platform access while also creating a path for future electrification. Opponents including the American Lung Association, Sierra Club California, and NRDC argued the bill would weaken a program meant to accelerate EV adoption and should retain stronger targets. Members discussed affordability, charging infrastructure, and the need to balance climate goals with feasibility. The committee approved SB 739 as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, later recording a 9-0 vote when the roll was completed. The committee then heard SB 1190 (Grove), the “Safe Passage for Youth Act,” which would regulate private youth transport services used for out-of-state residential placements. The author and sponsor testimony described abusive practices such as nighttime pickups, blindfolds, restraints, and emotional trauma, and said the bill would require CPUC permitting, TrustLine background checks, training, parental consent, and bans on certain practices. Support came from youth and disability advocates, with no opposition testimony. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended recommendation and later passed 9-0. SB 1191 (Ochoa Bogh) would extend the sunset for California High Cost Fund A and B universal service programs that help provide affordable telephone service in rural and high-cost areas. Supporters from rural telecom companies and industry groups said the funds are essential for maintaining service, 911 access, and emergency communications in remote communities. There was no opposition, and the committee advanced the bill on a due pass recommendation; it later passed 9-0. The consent item, SB 985 (Strickland) on the 911 emergency system, was also approved. Finally, the committee heard SB 1246 (Cortese) on autonomous vehicles and emergency response. The author and supporters from SEIU California and the California Professional Firefighters said the bill would require AV companies to provide incident response, notify local jurisdictions during system failures, ensure U.S.-based remote drivers, and prevent public safety workers from having to manage AV breakdowns. Industry opponents argued the bill intrudes on federal vehicle standards, gives local governments enforcement authority they should not have, and could create overly broad notification and response requirements. Members raised questions about local control, response times, and whether the bill was premature given existing DMV regulations. Despite those concerns, the committee passed SB 1246 on a due pass as amended recommendation, later recording a 7-1 vote. The committee then recessed and returned to complete roll calls before adjourning.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/5/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:22:30.080><c> to</c><00:22:30.240><c> an</c> Minnesota would not have access to an Minnesota
  • </c><00:23:33.760><c> to</c><00:23:34.000><c> traditional</c> do not have access to traditional do not
  • > greater Minnesota be to be ha able to greater Minnesota be to be ha able to have<00:29:26.480><c> accessibility
  • access to homes and pursuits as well as access to homes and cabins<01:03:46.960><c> on</c><01:03:47.520
  • the level of accessibility we want to achieve.
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Local Government Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • costs to actually provide the service.
  • promote access to care, cities and counties need to plan.
  • access child care, how to be able to afford child care.
  • One of the biggest barriers to doing that is access to land.
  • We were looking at hourly service to now where we get 15-minute service.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • California continues to face a serious challenge with youth access to firearms.
  • I will just say that California is very generous in using police resources to provide the service to
  • Access to temporary firearm storage can save lives.
  • While we are authorized to bring actions to address these problems, we currently lack access to the same
  • While we are authorized to bring actions to address these problems, we currently lack access to the same
Keywords: 987, senate, all