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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services will now come to order.
  • for Health Care Administration to seek federal approval and update managed care-for-service contracts
  • Two of my boys receive services through the APD budget waiver.
  • It is the one service that all of us families have to have on the program.
  • It is the one service that all of us families have to have on the program.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum present and took up several health-related bills. CS/SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics was heard first. The bill would require coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics without lifetime or continuous-use caps, direct AHCA to seek federal approval and update contracts, and require annual reporting. Testimony from a child using prosthetic “gymnastics blades,” his mother, and another young person with a prosthetic leg emphasized the high cost of activity-specific devices and the impact on children’s mobility, sports participation, and quality of life. Senators voiced strong support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 1574, “Maddie’s Law,” which adds newborn screening for biliary atresia using the existing blood specimen collected at birth. The sponsor and the child’s father described the condition as time-sensitive and potentially fatal without early detection, and argued the screening could prevent transplants and save money. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 794 on background screening for employees of residential facilities and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities, plus a review of waiver support coordination quality, training, and access issues. Parents and a support coordinator testified that strong support coordination is essential for families and that the bill would help standardize expectations and improve services. An amendment aligning the bill with the House companion was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Members next heard SB 162, which requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. Supporters, including nurses and the Florida Nurses Association, described surgical smoke as a workplace hazard with toxic chemicals and potential cancer risks; hospital representatives said they support the intent but argued existing federal and state standards already regulate the issue and the bill is too prescriptive. A late-filed amendment clarifying the smoke must be “effectively captured and filtered” was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 254, a major nursing education bill that tightens oversight of low-performing nursing programs, creates a temporary provisional license and preceptorship pathway for graduates awaiting NCLEX results, requires remediation for delayed testing, and increases transparency by posting passage rates. Nursing groups supported stronger standards, while private nursing schools warned the bill could reduce capacity and discourage program directors; the amended bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 688, which would reestablish licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors in Florida, create a board of naturopathic medicine, set licensure and renewal requirements, and define the scope of practice while excluding most prescription authority. Supporters said it would expand health care choices and allow naturopathic doctors to practice openly, while opponents from the medical community warned the bill could authorize diagnosis and treatment without sufficient training and rely on unproven therapies. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned after members thanked staff for their work.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 18th, 2026 at 02:07 pm

House Taxation & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • This same clinical services building that maybe this could be a greater—maybe in addition to that.
  • Whenever we put the language... to council services, it was just in Navajo Nation.
  • It must have been council services.
  • So can you tell us about that 3730 UNM Purchase of Clinical Services Building in...
Bills: SB240
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:43 am

House Taxation & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grocery seat tax revenue is the primary funded source for essential local services including public safety
  • changes and bring this bill to opt out, so you can put the state's revenue toward more programs and services
  • UGA Extension Office of Communications and Creative Services. Thank you.
  • We have an IRS, the Internal Revenue Service, right?
  • governments to receive funds from the state government and the Fire Protection Fund, the Emergency Medical Services
Bills: SB240
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 9th, 2026 at 02:06 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • former member of MFA's Housing Trust Fund, and former chair of the Oregon House Committee on Human Services
  • Hospital in Santa Rosa, I have seen firsthand the strain placed on families, travelers, and EMS services
  • I have seen firsthand the strain placed on families, travelers, and EMS services when urgent or emergency
  • What is there, a mobile service unit or...
  • However, today, what is there, a mobile service unit or ambulance that stays somewhere?
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • commissions, and this bill would allow a procurement and purchasing program to apply for purchases of services
Bills: SB138, SB166, SB117
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Department for Community Based Services. Department for Community Based Services.
  • Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
  • of the meal services.
  • need of the services of of the<01:19:16.120> meal<01:19:16.320> services.
  • the meal services. Is that correct? the meal services. Is that correct?
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the September 11 meeting by motion and voice vote. It then received a brief update on the statewide emergency responder voice system, but no presenter was present. The chair said he expected a more substantive update in November and warned that if there is not real progress on acquiring needed private properties, the committee may consider further action, including possibly freezing funding. The main discussion centered on the Department for Community Based Services’ child removal and reunification work and its structured decision-making tools. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and General Counsel Wesley Duke explained that the intake, safety, and risk assessment tools are being used at very high rates and that the department is still implementing and evaluating the system. Dennis said the tools are meant to inform, not replace, professional judgment; when staff disagree with a recommendation, the worker and first-line supervisor consult and decide together. Members questioned whether the system favors keeping children in the home, whether the department has studied safety outcomes for in-home cases versus removals, and whether foster home shortages affect removal decisions. Dennis said child safety remains the top priority, that the practice has not changed, and that the department would provide additional data on outcomes later. Members also asked about permanency timelines and delays in termination of parental rights cases; Dennis said federal timelines are difficult to meet because of family progress, substance use recovery, and court delays, and she confirmed foster parent shortages were not the reason for those delays. The committee then heard a presentation from the Department of Revenue on the new My Taxes portal. Staff said the portal, launched in March, replaced DOR’s portion of the old Kentucky One Stop Business Portal and now allows businesses to file and pay multiple taxes, update account information, and receive official notices. They reported the system is available 24/7 except for scheduled maintenance every other Thursday evening, has maintained over 99% availability since launch, and now has a dedicated contact center with 50 agents plus a public help line and email. In response to questions, the department said early downtime was caused by unexpectedly high traffic, but server capacity was increased and in the last three months there had been only one day of unexpected downtime.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 1093 that relates to requirements for notice advertising the sale of property to enforce a self-service
  • We have been using them for years, and they constantly, consistently provide fast, efficient service
  • Service member Civil Relief Act SCRA protections for a military personnel while on active duty and up
  • app subjects all Texans, not just minors, to age restriction as a condition of access to digital services
  • It requires online services to monitor their content and depending on the services mix, requires even
Bills: HB 186
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/10/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
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  • family well-being services.
  • <01:30:33.560> another family well-being Services another family well-being Services another
  • $29,99 for that day the total service $29,99 for that day the total service impact<01:57:10.639>
  • <02:16:43.800> we're people that need these Services we're people that need these Services
Bills: HF25, HF4
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do agree with you we need to ensure continuity of services during this transition time.
  • They have adult protective services. They have child support services. They have SNAP.
  • They're both using the same financial dollars to do some of the same services.
  • Again, I think I mentioned this before during the transition, most of the services will services will
  • President, this bill is about DHS and child protective services. The senator made his ruling.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Indian Health Service budget is largely flat; it ebbs and flows; it's never as much as it should
  • He had a career dedicated to service to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and sheriff for Ryan County.
  • And what can I say, the Navy is a great Uber service for marines.
  • Thank you both for showing me how important public services are to my mom.
  • So, Monday afternoon, we had a small little burial service.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • May our motivation be service, not applause; progress, not popularity.
  • Say, and so I know the good people in Senate District 41 thank you for your service.
  • I thank you for your service.
  • We thank you for your dedicated years of service. I sincerely thank you.
  • I thank you for your service. I wish you a happy retirement.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 14th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • May our motivation be service, not applause, human masters.
  • May our motivation be service, not applause, progress, not popularity.
  • Thank you for your service.
  • Pam, I want to thank you for your many years of service.
  • I thank you for your service. I wish you a happy retirement.
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and recognition of two student pages before taking up a long agenda of House joint resolutions and bills, mostly related to administrative rules and agency approvals. The chamber advanced and passed H.J.R. 1088, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1099, and 1100, which approved permanent rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, building code, health-related agencies, general government agencies, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and OMES. Several senators criticized the process for moving rule resolutions quickly and without committee vetting, while supporters said the calendar delays required direct consideration. The Senate also adopted conference committee reports and passed SB 206, SB 248, and HB 3021, with HB 3021 making small changes to graduation requirements, including science/math course language, Oklahoma history flexibility for some military families, and personal financial literacy counting toward math in some cases. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 1370, which was described by its author as repealing an automatic state trigger that would replace any federal gasoline tax if the federal government suspended it. Supporters argued the bill would prevent Oklahoma drivers from paying more if the federal gas tax were repealed and framed it as tax relief; opponents argued it could reduce highway and bridge funding and create a budget hole. The Senate suspended several rules to bring the bill up, but rejected a motion to suspend the fiscal-impact rule for a proposed amendment. After debate, the chamber passed the measure 41-7 and then approved it as an emergency measure. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 893, a conference report dealing with foreign ownership near critical infrastructure and agricultural land. The bill would restrict certain foreign adversary ownership or leasing within 10 miles of critical infrastructure, add training zones and other protected areas, delay implementation until July 1, 2027, and create an enforcement process involving Attorney General review and whistleblower-style reporting. Senators raised concerns about enforcement, possible misuse, and profiling, while the author said the bill was aimed at national security and infrastructure protection. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. Later, the Senate received notice that the House was ready to convene in joint session, and the chamber briefly stood at ease before returning to continue its work.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 10th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to the composition of the governing body of a local mental health authority to health and human services
  • Protective Services to Health and Human Services, Senate Bill 1583 by Blanco relating to management plans
  • to Health and Human Services.
  • to Health and Human Services.
  • Human Services.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 17

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • the services to include gender affirming<00:35:26.079> care.
  • We already provide the same protection for reproductive services.
  • The intent behind this measure services.