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DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Finance Committee Meeting Jun 25th, 2026 at 11:00 am

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • government units for the county seat, or the payment in lieu of taxes package, and also for the paramedic
  • And again, the paramedic program operation line is increasing to $19,053,743.
  • It details to whom the funding is appropriate and the authorization and timing of the disbursement.
  • The previous language unintentionally excluded certain teachers who should otherwise be authorized if
  • Certain teachers who should otherwise be authorized if eligible. And then, Mr.
Keywords: 1064, all
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DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Finance Committee Meeting Jun 25th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And again, the paramedic program operation line is increasing to $19,053,743.
  • After reviewing the report, the Joint Finance Committee co-chairs may authorize the release of some or
  • Section 28 provides authorization to the Office of Management and Budget to identify, reallocate, and
  • The previous language unintentionally excluded certain teachers who should otherwise be authorized if
  • It would authorize the Office of Management and Budget to reprogram these funds.
Summary: The Joint Finance Committee met to review and vote on the fiscal year 2027 Grants and Aid Act, which was expected to be pre-filed as Senate Bill 337. Members first reviewed Section 1, covering county seat payments, paramedic operations, senior center allocations, senior center transportation, and Homeland Security grants. They approved Section 1 after discussion of how senior center transportation is being moved from DART to grant-in-aid and how some organizations can appear in both the senior center formula and the general aging category. The committee then worked through Section 2, which included one-time appropriations and the various grant categories for aging, arts/historical/recreation, economic housing or labor services, family and youth services, health or disability services, and neighborhood and community services. Members discussed several specific items, including New Castle County reassessment-related funding, Friends of Cooch’s Bridge, Slaughter Neck Community Action Organization, Plastic-Free Delaware, Love, Inc. of the Delmarva, and the Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association. One aging line for Slaughter Neck was reduced back to flat funding after members questioned a large increase, and the revised category total was adjusted accordingly. Each of the Section 2 subcategories was then adopted. Section 3, covering fire companies and public service ambulance companies, was approved with increases across apparatus, ambulance, rescue truck, aerial truck, rescue boat, substation, and insurance rebate equalization funding. Section 4, for veterans organizations and youth programs such as Boys State, Girls State, and Trooper Youth Week, was also adopted. The committee then approved the epilogue sections, which included eligibility, audit, payment, and reporting rules; special provisions for the Wilmington Senior Center contingency; conditions tied to several one-time appropriations; withholding funding from Merri-Dell Volunteer Fire Company pending a corrective report; and reprogramming $1,485,000 from a prior SMART food program appropriation toward SNAP/WIC-related food access initiatives. The meeting ended with remarks thanking staff and noting that it was likely the last JFC meeting for two members, followed by adjournment.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/3/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to ask the bill author or, well, I guess the bill author somewhat. Yeah.
  • <00:32:28.880> actually Have we has the bill author actually Have we has the bill author actually
  • I'm I'm encouraged that the bill author I'm I'm encouraged that the bill author is<00:35:48.720>
  • why we have worked together to author why we have worked together to author this<01:15:40.880>
  • <01:30:54.239> serving Uh, I've also been a paramedic serving Uh, I've also been a paramedic
Bills: HF3661, HF2380, HF3468, HF3483
Keywords: facial recognition, privacy, government surveillance, public safety, data protection, civil liberties, disability rights, discrimination, accommodations, employment, housing, public services, education, civil action, failure to render aid, damages, Minnesota Statutes, legal liability, trespass, civil immigration enforcement
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 24 and February 26. It then took up House File 3661, a bill originally authored by Representative Gomez and presented by Representative Feist, which would ban government use of facial recognition technology and be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. The committee adopted the A1 amendment, described as a technical amendment based on House Research recommendations, before hearing testimony on the bill. Representative Feist said the bill is aimed at preventing serious privacy and civil-liberties harms, including secretive surveillance, racial and gender bias, and the lack of statewide rules governing government use of facial recognition. Supportive testimony came from Chad Marlo of the ACLU, who argued the issue is bipartisan, the technology has accuracy problems, and government use is expanding against vulnerable groups. Chris Wayland of Restore the Fourth Minnesota also supported a ban, emphasizing the inability to opt out of facial recognition and the lack of standards, disclosure, and community input. Rich Newmeister urged stronger transparency measures, including agency policies and public notice in buildings using the technology. Major Spencer Baky of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office opposed an outright ban, saying facial recognition is used only as an investigative lead, not for positive identification or real-time surveillance, and that results are corroborated before use. He said the office has used the tool in hundreds of investigations and supports a statutory framework with safeguards instead of a ban. In member discussion, Representative Hudson argued a blanket ban was too broad and suggested a more targeted evidentiary approach, while Representative Moller and Representative Kurr expressed concern about misuse and the federal government's use of the technology. Representative Durant asked whether there was a current Minnesota problem and whether stakeholders and law enforcement had been involved in drafting the bill. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the amendment and the committee’s continued consideration of HF 3661.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • Given the constrained authority that this agency has, do you foresee them having a useful impact on the
  • My brother was a paramedic for many years, and I always talked about how hard it was to find qualified
  • paramedics in the quantity our state needed.
  • At the same time, our state's hurting for paramedics.
  • This is why SB 1055's requirement of an immediate notification to federal authorities...
Bills: SB1032, SB1055, SB1107
Keywords: corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement first heard SB 1032, which appropriates $1.5 million from the State General Fund to the Corrections Oversight Fund in fiscal year 2027 to help administer the Independent Correctional Oversight Office. Supporters, including Justice Action Network and a family member who described the death of her son after severe mental health and jail-care failures, argued the office is needed to provide accountability, transparency, and a check on systemic problems in the Department of Corrections. Representative Blackman strongly backed the measure, saying the oversight office would help address lawsuits, staffing shortages, mental health issues, and the state’s federal receivership. The committee approved SB 1032 on a 14-0 vote with one absent, giving it a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered SB 1107, which creates an alternative certification pathway for honorably discharged U.S. veterans who served as military police to become Arizona peace officers through an abbreviated training process that credits military training and experience. There was no sponsor present and no opposition testimony. Members discussed whether the bill would include equivalent military law enforcement roles from all branches, and staff indicated the bill is intended to track Department of Defense training standards. The bill received broad support as a way to help fill public safety staffing shortages, though one member voted no over concerns about applicants with prior misconduct elsewhere. SB 1107 passed 11-1, with two present and one absent, and received a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard SB 1055, which requires law enforcement to immediately notify ICE or CBP when an arrested person is unlawfully present in the United States. Supporters said the bill would strengthen cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and help ensure people are not released before federal authorities can act. Opponents, including the ACLU of Arizona and several community speakers, argued it would undermine trust in law enforcement, chill crime reporting, create due process and constitutional concerns, and impose unfunded compliance burdens on local agencies; one speaker also raised concerns about impacts on Indigenous people and families dealing with mental illness crises. A strike-everything amendment offered by Representative Cruz would have replaced the bill with a restriction on DOC inmate telephone contracts so the department could not profit beyond operating costs, but the committee rejected that amendment 6-8. The committee then approved the underlying SB 1055 on an 8-6 vote with one absent, giving it a do pass recommendation.
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we're giving that authority to that local entity to abate the state side as well.
  • 02.959> to<00:13:03.200> that we're giving that authority to that we're giving that authority
  • I'm a paramedic. I work in the field.
  • I'm a paramedic. I work matter myself. I'm a paramedic.
  • I’m a paramedic. I’ve been in Pickens County for 36 years on the ambulance.
Bills: HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312, HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312
Keywords: appropriation, transportation, judicial system, funding, state budget, Pickens County, local act, vehicle tag fee, registration fee, issuance fee, motor vehicle registration, license plate, replacement tag, transfer tag, renewal fee, county revenue, earmarked funds, ambulance service, emergency medical services, EMS
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget REVISED- SB1074 -Strom- added Feb 17th, 2026 at 04:45 pm

Appropriations and Budget

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Feb 17th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Appropriations and Budget

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Budget Review Subcommittee on Heath and Family Service. (6-3-26)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, you're talking about hygienists, CHWs, paramedics, you're talk and if paramedics did treat in
  • I mean, you're talking about hygienists, CHWs, paramedics, you're talk and if paramedics did treat in
  • I mean, you're talking about hygienists, CHWs, paramedics, you're talk and if paramedics did treat in
  • I mean, you're talking about hygienists, CHWs, paramedics, and if paramedics did treat in place. >> If
  • I mean, you're talking about hygienists, CHWs, paramedics, and if paramedics did treat in place. >> If
Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20 CRISP Shared Services 00:01:39 Rural Health Transformation Plan 00:30:55, 958, all
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services opened its first meeting of the 2026 interim session, took roll, and moved directly into presentations. The main presentation was from Ryan Bramble of Crisp Shared Services, who described the organization’s health information exchange and health data utility model in Kentucky and other states. He emphasized that Crisp is a nonprofit, that data ownership remains with providers, and that governance is local. He also outlined the technical infrastructure, including a master patient index, cloud-based data lake, support for modern standards like FHIR and USCDI as well as older formats, and data quality tools used to normalize and standardize information. Bramble said the model is intended to reduce duplication, lower costs, and support rural providers and future use cases such as reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled decision support. Members asked how the state can ensure the data is actually used and who should drive priorities for health care improvement. Bramble said Crisp can provide tools, expertise, and examples from other states, but local teams such as KHI and state stakeholders must tailor and lead utilization efforts. In response to questions about ownership and coordination, he stressed that successful HIE governance requires a multistakeholder body that includes hospitals, health plans, government, and other interests, with a unified approach rather than multiple competing directives. He also said the Commonwealth has an opportunity to convene those stakeholders and set clear priorities. A senator raised concerns that responsibility for Medicaid and broader health policy has become fragmented and suggested a stronger central role for the state, possibly through the Department of Public Health, to coordinate health priorities. Bramble agreed that a single convening authority and multistakeholder governance are important, and noted that local governance should determine what data is shared and how it is used. No votes or formal actions were taken during this portion of the meeting. After Bramble’s presentation and questions, the committee was told that Secretary Stack from the cabinet would testify next on the rural health transformation plan.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Labor - 03/04/25

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a couple of bill authors that need to get over to other committees, and we'll try to get through
  • Paul Port Authority.
  • Paul Port Authority.
  • I know that you have a couple of authors' amendments.
  • hoping to continue those paramedic hoping to continue those paramedic Scholarships<00:31:59.440>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 31st, 2026

Education

AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The board has full authority to grant or deny that. So there's no change in that.
  • the intent of Section B is to limit access in its contracted health plans from utilizing prior authorization
  • this cost estimate, to see how many drugs it may apply to and how many times drugs with prior authorization
  • our concern: without language clarifying what prescription drugs are disallowed from using prior authorization
  • our concern: without language clarifying what prescription drugs are disallowed from using prior authorization
Bills: HB2408, HB2434, HB2725, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2732, HB2733
Keywords: nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation
Summary: The committee first took up several continuation bills to extend state boards and agencies, including HB 2728 for the Department of Economic Security, HB 2729 for the State Board of Nursing, HB 2730 for the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, HB 2731 for the Physician Assistants Board, and HB 2732 for the Board of Pharmacy. Each was moved for a due pass recommendation, with HB 2731 amended to continue the physician assistant board for four years instead of two. All of these continuation bills passed the committee with strong support. The committee then heard HB 2408, a nursing board reform bill dealing with complaint investigation procedures, timelines, confidentiality, complaint prioritization, access to investigative files, expungement of certain disciplinary actions, and a revised definition of unprofessional conduct. The sponsor and supporters argued it would improve fairness, allow limited expungement for older non-patient-safety issues, and address long investigation delays. The nursing board president and other opponents warned it would raise the evidentiary standard, weaken patient safety protections, and erase useful disciplinary history. After extensive testimony, the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 7-4-1. Next, the committee considered pharmacy-related reforms. HB 2434 updated the controlled substances prescription monitoring program, including registration, reporting, confidentiality, and a compliance work group; it passed unanimously after amendment. HB 2733 allowed pharmacists and technicians to complete continuing education after renewal submission if finished before expiration, clarified prescription delivery locations, and addressed temporary operation during ownership changes; it also passed unanimously after amendment. Finally, HB 2725, which would have restricted access contractors from substituting non-opioid drugs and limiting non-opioid utilization controls, drew concerns that it was too broad and could affect many drug classes and costs. After amendment and debate, the committee failed to give HB 2725 a due pass recommendation by a 6-6 vote, and the meeting adjourned.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2428 authorizes the director of ADEQ to issue a permit or permit revisions if requested by
  • House Bill 2428 authorizes the director of ADEQ to issue a permit or permit revisions if requested by
  • So who currently has the authorization? Madam Chair? Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • So who currently has the authorization to make this request? Madam Chair. Yes.
  • because it removes county zoning authority over the co-location of small modular reactors.
Bills: HB2014, HB2113, HB2145, HB2331, HB2340, HB2389, HB2400, HB2401, HB2428, HB2494, HB2696, HB2756, HB2795, HB2955, HCM2008
Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity
Summary: The committee heard several energy and transportation bills, with testimony largely split between sponsors, industry groups, local governments, and environmental advocates. HB 2428, dealing with county and ADEQ authority to issue voluntary permits certifying emission reduction credits for mobile and non-road sources, drew neutral support from ADEQ and support from Maricopa County; it was amended and passed 10-0 with a due pass recommendation. HB 2145, which expands who may petition on gasoline supplier alternative standards, also passed, 5-4, with no amendment. A lengthy debate followed on HB 2331, as amended, which would require electric utilities to ensure 85% of generating capacity serving retail load comes from “reliable resources” by 2030. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill was needed to preserve affordable, dependable power and prevent overreliance on intermittent renewables, while opponents from the Sierra Club and Rural Arizona Action said it would effectively favor fossil fuels, raise costs, and limit cleaner energy options. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and the sponsor’s amendment, then passed the bill 6-4. HB 2795, which limits county zoning authority over small modular reactors once federal permitting and certification steps are met, drew strong support from nuclear and business advocates and opposition from county, city, and environmental representatives concerned about local control, safety, waste, and preemption; it passed 6-4 after amendment-related discussion. The committee also passed HB 2340, which allows the power plant and transmission line siting committee to evaluate the plant itself when reviewing transmission line applications, by a 5-4 vote. Finally, HB 2400, an emergency measure to suspend the motor vehicle fuel tax in Areas A and C during summer months and replace the lost revenue with state highway funds, prompted testimony about gas prices, boutique fuel requirements, and transportation funding needs; cities and counties opposed the diversion of highway funds, while the sponsor argued it would help consumers facing higher fuel costs. The Griffin amendment was adopted, and the bill passed with a due pass recommendation after debate on affordability versus road funding.
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • Circuit clerks authorized<00:12:46.800> to<00:12:47.040> participate<00:12:47.519> in
  • <00:12:47.839> superary authorized to participate in superary authorized to participate in
  • >> And I can get the port authority if it's with your approval, you know, with your permission to kind
  • >> And I can get the port authority if it's with your approval, you know, with your permission to kind
  • We're adjourned. >> And I can get the port authority if it's with your approval, you know, with your
Bills: HB66, HB79, SB35, HB255, SB134, HB159, HB181
Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, HB255, Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, ERSA, State Police Tier II Plan, annual leave
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Transcript Highlights:
  • With the bill author about that clarification?
  • Yes, there has been some communication with the bill author. All right, thank you.
  • Any other questions for the bill author? Well, thank you very much.
  • for working on a similar measure and working with you on this language, and I think he’s a joint author
  • Well, that might be something to explore with the bill author, maybe if there's a way to focus in on
Bills: HB329, HB361, HB546, HB1547, HB1745, HB2786, HB3235, HB3370, HB3575, HJR83
Keywords: appraisal, property value, residential real estate, tax code, appraisal review board, property owners, property tax, homeowners, property owner rights, property appraisal, taxation, Texas Tax Code, real estate, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, market value, condemnation, tax appraisal, open-space land, land use
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Mar 13th, 2025

Elections

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 5th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • but it gives prosecuting attorneys immunity when they are acting in a prosecutorial position or authority
  • . prosecutorial position or authority, advising police officers of the facts that are relevant to that
Bills: HB2, HB27, HB54, HB49, HB58, HB40, HB38, HB43, HB2, HB27, HB40, HB38, HB43, HB54, HB49, HB58
Keywords: vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, sex offender, employment, first responder, childcare, public safety, juvenile protection, emergency orders, child custody, court authority, abuse and neglect, firearm possession, law enforcement, criminal penalty, concealed carry, Alabama law
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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • IT REQUIRES ALL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO DESIGNATE A PHYSICIAN, NURSE, PARAMEDIC OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
  • AS YOU KNOW WHEN SOMEONE IS IN AN EMERGENCY AND THEY ARE ON A ROADSIDE OR WHATEVER OUR EMTS AND PARAMEDICS
  • IN LINE WITH THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE SPECIFIC PARAMETERS UNDER WHICH PARAMEDICS
  • FOR 40 YEARS PARAMEDICS HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO TREAT OUR PATIENTS.
  • THERE IS NO FEDERAL AUTHORITY REQUIRE GENTLEMEN THIS BILL.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/21/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • physicians who may not want to authorize physicians who may not want to authorize medical<01:06:
  • Paramedic member. >> New Hampshire Paramedic Association. >> Mental health. >> Yes.
  • > the<02:27:50.000> request paramedic association and the request paramedic association
  • Paramedic member >> Okay.
  • >> New Hampshire Paramedic Association. >> New Hampshire Paramedic Association.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all