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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/23/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I'm a medically retired Minnesota law enforcement and I live with PTSD as a result of my service.
  • and I live with PTSD as a result<00:21:13.600><c> of</c><00:21:13.840><c> my</c><00:21:14.000><c> service
  • I now serve as the result of my service.
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Bills: HF1667, HF2526, HF68
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: SB1304 - Added Apr 15th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1983 will direct the Department of Human Services to provide foster care data to resource
  • with the department to recruit, retain, and support foster homes to meet the child's needs through service
  • It's just to give them more data to provide a better service to these poor kids that are in this situation
  • I'd like to see a way that we take those services and tie them in some way to where we're giving them
  • My concern is when you brought up about getting services in the state.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • States of America, a cornerstone of education, service, and progress in our state.
  • Students across a five-campus system for success through leadership and service and improves the lives
  • It's been a phenomenal transition for us.
  • I want to thank them for their dedicated service.
  • Their dedicated service to our system, the largest university system in this state.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Founded in 1890. ...of education, service, and progress in our state.
  • , and improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world.
  • It's been a phenomenal transition for us.
  • So they are joined by their chief secretary of services... ...process here.
  • I live at this address. I'm entitled to vote because I'm Andy Fugate. I live at this address.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of special presentations and introductions celebrating Oklahoma State University, the Cowgirl Wrestling Club, the OSU livestock judging team, military children, poster contest winners, and several visiting groups and honorees. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Kurt Emerson, and the Nurse of the Day, Beverly Felton. Much of the floor time was devoted to OSU Day remarks, including a citation honoring the university and comments from Speaker Hilbert, Coach Eric Morris, and President Jim Hess. The House then took up Senate Bill 2074, a pharmacy benefit manager measure intended to regulate PBMs and support pharmacists. An amendment by Representative Jenkins to remove a section of the bill was tabled, and members questioned the bill extensively about reimbursement rates, consumer costs, employer options, transparency, and the impact on independent pharmacies. After debate, the bill advanced and passed the House by a vote of 87-7. Members also considered Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to cap property tax growth. The measure, as amended, would set a 1.75% annual cap on homestead property tax growth and a 4% cap on other properties, with a stair-step senior freeze. The resolution drew debate over effects on local government revenue, schools, roads, jails, and inflation, but supporters argued it would provide strong taxpayer protections. The House passed the resolution 85-9 and then took the additional vote required to refer the constitutional amendment to a special election.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: SB1304 - Added Apr 15th, 2026

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1983 will direct the Department of Human Services to provide foster care data to resource
  • with the department to recruit, retain, and support foster homes to meet the child's needs through service
  • It's just to give them more data to provide a better service to these poor kids that are in this situation
  • So are these services Thank you for the question.
  • I'd like to see a way that we take those services and tie them in some way to where we're giving them
Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then heard a long series of Senate bills, many of them agency request or cleanup measures. Early bills included SB 1983, directing DHS to provide foster care data to resource family partners to better identify foster family needs; SB 444, allowing hospice personnel to control or destroy controlled substances after a patient’s death; and SB 1503, a PCS related to pregnancy resource center outreach and in-state referrals, which drew discussion about virtual versus face-to-face support and was reported out after members agreed to continue working on the language. Other measures advanced included SB 1561 on progressive discipline for certain M.T.M.S. personnel, SB 592 and SB 1946 on alcohol-related licensing/sales issues, SB 1501 and SB 1567 as cleanup or implementation bills, and SB 1833 codifying a SNAP waiver barring candy and soft drinks purchases. The committee also considered several health and human services bills. SB 2026 expanded access to military discharge papers to grandchildren; SB 904 addressed public funds and state facilities, with members raising concerns about legislative interference in medical decision-making and liability; SB 2178 modified alcohol licensing insurance requirements; SB 1651 updated Oklahoma Medical Board license language; SB 1558 clarified the definition of a child for level E group homes; SB 1565 promoted Food is Medicine efforts to improve maternal and infant outcomes; and SB 1553 required psychologist review of appealed adverse determinations involving mental health claims. SB 1257, with a policy recommendation, expanded THC/controlled substance language to align with federal guidelines, and SB 1749 made a cleanup change related to food trailers and LP gas inspections. Later in the meeting, the committee advanced SB 65 with a policy amendment adding fentanyl and xylazine test strips; SB 1242, which included OMMA education and abandoned grow cleanup provisions; SB 1642, allowing shorter acute prescriptions to help reduce addiction risk; SB 640, treating abandoned grow facilities as public nuisances so local governments can abate them; SB 667, clarifying accreditation language for chiropractic programs; SB 1436, requiring hospitals to provide information on obtaining records after stillbirth or miscarriage; SB 1484, codifying medical examiner practices in infant or child deaths; SB 1562, addressing hospice patient solicitation; SB 1794, creating a mental health bed-availability database; SB 1644, seeking data on alpha-gal syndrome to support federal research funding; SB 1533, ensuring burial assistance for Oklahoma veterans who die out of state; SB 933, creating a right-to-try pathway for individualized treatments; and SB 1555, aligning the definition of intellectual disability with federal law. Most bills were reported out do pass, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to a few nays on some measures. SB 1304 was laid over, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government May 12th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • offices with experts who can properly certify deaths are overburdened because they extend their services
  • They lend out their services. Travis County likewise faces similar challenges.
  • The recommended workload caseloads highlight a pressing need to expand these services.
  • The way we pay for some of that is we, you know, most counties will provide services to Kaufman and Hunt
  • see those situations, but the counties do contract out with surrounding counties. provide their services
Bills: SB1370
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I live in rural Texas. I live in rural Texas.
  • Department of Health and Human Services.
  • All children deserve access to the health care they need to reach their potential and live full lives
  • meaningful lives.
  • She lived 28 hours filled with love.
Bills: HB216
Summary: The Committee on Public Health met with a quorum and heard public testimony on a long agenda, with members repeatedly reminded of a two-minute limit for witnesses. Several bills were voted out favorably, including HB 2588 on cottage food, HB 1639 on cancer incidence and female firefighters, HB 2581 on a reporting form for contracted services for pregnant women, and SB 922 on electronic disclosure of certain sensitive medical information. Those measures generally passed on party-line or near-unanimous votes, while HB 216 on itemized medical statements was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also left pending HB 5141, HB 4638, HB 2035, HB 4813, HB 2264, HB 4014, and HB 3829 after hearing testimony and questions. The final item introduced in the excerpt was HB 4408 on health care market transparency and corporate consolidation, but the discussion was cut off before testimony or action was completed. A major theme of the hearing was mental health diversion and access to treatment. HB 5141, by Rep. Howard, would allow Travis County to use vacated Austin State Hospital property for a local mental health jail diversion center; law enforcement, the Travis County sheriff, county judge, and urban counties group all testified in support, describing the lack of alternatives for people in crisis and the burden on jails and emergency rooms. Members asked about eligible offenses, bed capacity, and whether the facility would serve only Travis County, and the bill was left pending. HB 2264, by Rep. Schoolcraft, would create a friends-and-family form for loved ones to provide information to providers during emergency mental health treatment; NAMI and hospital groups supported it, while one neutral witness and several members raised concerns about patient control, credibility of information, and liability protections. The bill was also left pending. The committee also heard multiple psychedelic-therapy and drug-policy bills. HB 4813 would speed Texas rescheduling of Schedule I substances if the FDA reclassifies them, with testimony focused on psilocybin and MDMA and their potential use for PTSD and depression; members questioned whether the bill was too broad and how state rescheduling works, and it was left pending. HB 4014 would direct HHSC to study psychedelic therapies, building on prior state research, and witnesses said Texas should prepare regulatory and clinical infrastructure before FDA approval; it too was left pending. HB 2035 would require parents to be informed that they may seek substance-use treatment for a child even if one facility turns them away, prompted by a constituent’s account of a fatal fentanyl overdose after receiving incorrect advice; it was left pending. HB 4638 would extend and expand the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative board and timeline, with the author saying the program is still in early implementation and needs more time, and it was left pending as well. Other bills addressed public health administration and animal welfare. HB 3829 would require a study of the animal-friendly account and its grant process for spay/neuter funding, with the author arguing that the current application and reimbursement process is too burdensome for shelters and nonprofits; no opposition was heard and the bill was left pending. HB 2581 and HB 1639 were reported favorably, while HB 216 drew discussion about enforcement of itemized medical billing and was held after the committee substitute was withdrawn. Throughout the hearing, members also discussed broader concerns about homelessness, competency restoration waitlists, jail overcrowding, and the need for more treatment options outside the criminal justice system.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in co-op, we don't typically charge for our additional services.
  • Stuff like that, we don't charge for those services.
  • I don't know anybody that got a cost of living raise that equaled that same number.
  • I'm an Assistant County Administrator for Resident Services in Hennepin County.
  • And 29 to address long-term deficits in our psychological services, our court interpreter services, and
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 2

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am currently the staff attorney for the legal services advisory committee that will be transitioning
  • Um, so this is a transition year where we are moving from the legal services advisory committee that
  • Um, so this is a transition year where we are moving from the legal services advisory committee that
  • Um, so this is a transition year where we are moving from the legal services advisory committee that
  • Um, so this is a transition year where we are moving from the legal services advisory committee that
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 1

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • , Court Interpreter Services, and jury programs.
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 27th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now the bill got added two other service lines, ENT and one other service line.
  • because there's a backlog in this service line.
  • So if it goes, if the author is here to just look at one service line, how do you look at that one service
  • for the services described in the bill.
  • That's a position I think we could most live with.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this allows for alternate terms of service so that we have a continuity within that board.
  • that could fall under their directors and not under this bill, just for those certain emergency services
  • done, whether the job is complete or ongoing, whether the job was to augment staffing or provide a service
  • Contract is service-based or for staff augmentation.
  • These are people's lives.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government Feb 10th, 2026

General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this allows for alternate terms of service so that we have continuity within that board.
  • that could fall under their directors and not under this bill, just for those certain emergency services
  • done, whether the job is complete or ongoing, whether the job was to augment staffing or provide a service
  • These are people's lives. This is hard. This is hard. This is not an experiment.
  • These are people's lives.
Summary: The committee first handled housekeeping, announcing that House Bill 4276 would be laid over until the third week and moving Representative Lawson’s bill to the top of the agenda. HB 3620, creating a 2030 census complete count committee, was presented and passed by due pass. HB 3942, which updates the state’s tax incentive evaluation process by directing reports to LOFT and requiring comparisons to other incentives and strategic economic goals, also passed due pass after brief discussion about whether all tax incentives, including the parental choice tax credit, would be reviewed. Representative Pfeiffer presented HB 3279, a follow-up public corruption measure that clarifies conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements and sets a $25,000 threshold for certain purchase orders; it passed due pass. After Vice Chair Woolley took over, HB 3378 passed 7-0 to stagger OCAST board terms after all members had expired at once. HB 3383, setting a 14-hour limit on required work in a 24-hour period for state employees with emergency carve-outs, passed 6-1 after questions about law enforcement and emergency-service exceptions. Several transparency and procurement bills from Representative Strom also passed unanimously: HB 3413 requires agencies to report outsourced jobs and consulting outcomes, HB 3414 adds accounting-system reporting for contract type and invoice location for intangible assets, HB 3415 requires subcontractor reporting and post-contract assessments, and HB 3420 requires justification for sole-source purchases and limits pilot or proof-of-concept contracting to 12 months. The most contentious measure was HB 313 by Representative Kevin West, which restricts state agencies, employees, contractors, and public institutions from using state funds to perform, facilitate, refer, or encourage gender transition procedures. Opponents argued it intrudes into private medical decisions, could affect adults as well as minors, and may worsen health outcomes or create vague enforcement problems; supporters said it protects minors from harmful, life-altering procedures and prevents state dollars from supporting them. After extended debate, the committee passed HB 313 by a 7-2 vote. The meeting then adjourned, with one more committee meeting announced for the following week.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • Rare disease families do not live typical lives. Our medical journeys are not typical.
  • Our lives are already hard enough.
  • Our lives are already hard enough.
  • Just as the Postal Service delivers that last mile, Just as the Postal Service delivers that last mile
  • long-term care services.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Long-Term Services and Supports. Long-Term Services and Supports.
  • can be, but respite and CLS services or community living support services for kids who will be on the
  • can be, but respite and CLS services or community living support services for kids who will be on the
  • can be, but respite and CLS services or community living support services for kids who will be on the
  • , those additional services.
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present, approved the minutes without objection, and then reviewed a series of administrative regulations from multiple agencies. Most of the regulations received staff-suggested amendments and were approved without objection, including fish and wildlife rules on fishing limits and deer hunting on local government property, veterinary board changes to responsible party and veterinary manager requirements, election procedures for safe-at-home voters, attorney general regulatory relief rules, emergency gasoline tax pricing, public pensions updates, controller fraud-prevention policies, physical therapy licensure and English proficiency standards, school nutrition and fee-waiver rules, public health conference procedures, and Medicaid waiver regulations. Several agencies briefly identified themselves and answered procedural questions, but most items drew no substantive opposition. The Board of Veterinary Examiners regulation included an agency amendment that removed a proposed limit on the number of facilities a veterinary manager could oversee. The Department of Education regulations updated fee waiver and meal program procedures, while the Department of Public Health regulation clarified notification and conference-request procedures. The Department of Revenue and Kentucky Public Pensions Authority items were largely technical or conforming changes, including a special-needs trust definition added for consistency with Senate Bill 85. The most extensive discussion involved the Department for Medicaid Services’ 1915C child waiver regulations. Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified in opposition to the waiver’s lack of participant-directed services, arguing that consumer-driven services such as respite and community living support are required and especially important in rural areas and for higher-acuity children. Cabinet representatives responded that the waiver is intended to provide wraparound services to keep children in homes and communities, that it has CMS approval, and that the program is limited to 100 slots with about 21 participants already enrolled. Members did not move a deficiency motion, and the chair indicated the regulations would continue through the process. The meeting adjourned after setting the next meeting for Tuesday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,</c> to essential services, to essential services, especially<00:09:15.400><c> in</c><00:09:15.560><
  • Black lives matter.
  • </c> black lives matter. black lives matter.
  • </c><01:04:17.480><c> that</c> hearing is that we need services that hearing is that we need services
  • </c> precious people in their lives. precious people in their lives.
Bills: HF4407, HF4382
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • County governments provide many essential state services to constituents at the local level.
  • They provide public safety, they build and maintain infrastructure, and they provide emergency services
  • Unfortunately, that means the labor, equipment, temporary services, and overhead are also being taxed
  • But Texas is not a leading state for MRO services or general aviation manufacturing.
  • We'll make our services more competitive with other states and enable large-scale specialized projects
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/8/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><01:08:47.440><c> uh</c> in area of insurance service uh in area of insurance service uh um um um
  • They're watching and EMS services.
  • </c> to provide this service. to provide this service.
  • . lives. lives.