Video & Transcript Research : 'Autism Spectrum Disorder'

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OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 9th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • When we talk across the many spectrums.
  • And so from her substance use disorder.
  • Now, I use disorder education center.
  • and substance use disorders. and substance use disorders.
  • I have a son with autism and have advocated for Minnesota's autism therapy benefit over a decade ago.
Bills: HF1767, HF2068, HF4725, HF4637, HF4638
Keywords: human services, community support, integrated care, disability services, stakeholder consultation, homeless youth, grants, funding, Minnesota, mental health, substance use disorder, education, workforce development, licensure, direct care services, healthcare, long-term care, personal care assistants, employment support, medical assistance
Summary: The Human Services Finance and Policy Committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 1767, as amended by the DE4 amendment. Representative Garande explained that the bill, originally intended to codify Integrated Community Supports (ICS), was being redirected because of concerns about fraud vulnerability and program integrity. The DE4 would create a smaller legislative study group to redesign ICS, pause DHS changes for about six months while the group develops a transition plan, continue DHS fraud investigations and enforcement, and ultimately terminate ICS as currently structured. Testimony in support came from Mr. Buck and Zania Harut of the Residential Providers Association of Minnesota, both of whom argued that ICS is unstable, inconsistently implemented, and in need of a new statutory foundation. They said the current system mixes different service models under one rate framework, lacks clear codification, and has shifting policy guidance that creates compliance problems for providers and risks to people receiving services. They emphasized that the bill would preserve oversight and enforcement while allowing time to build a replacement service with clearer rules, documentation standards, and guardrails. Members asked about effects on counties, providers, data, audits, and fraud enforcement. Representative Curran and Mr. Berg said the bill would not change funding structures or DHS’s existing authority to audit, request documentation, investigate fraud, or sanction bad actors, and that the study group would use existing data to identify where problems are concentrated. Vice Chair Gillman supported the study-group approach as a bipartisan, public process and raised concerns about whether the bill would prevent DHS from acting on known fraud; Curran responded that the language was intended to preserve those enforcement actions. The discussion ended without a final vote on the bill in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the DE4 amendment.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Info Briefing - Mon Apr 20, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 47

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on State Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • My son who has autism, they're not high from this.
  • , chronic pain, and sleep disorders.
  • . disorders, depression, sleep-related disorders, cancer patients, and people with alcohol and opioid
  • I use Nutraceuticals, Broad Spectrum, CBD products and full-spectrum CBD products to help and support
  • It should be full spectrum. I am opposed to synthetics.
Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3
Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:09 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Health Services (6-18-24)

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLtalKfzrDo, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Roll Call 00:00:29 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 00:03:41 Update on the Landscape of Substance Use Disorders 00:04:19 Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy Update 00:05:20 Substance Use Disorder Treatment Access 00:22:09 Mapping of Legislation, Policies, Coverage and Resources 00:58:45 Opioid Abatement: Current Programs and Initiatives 01:12:03 Comprehensive Supervised Substance Use Disorder Treatment 01:23:55 Update on the Health Care Workforce Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship 01:45:11 Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program of the Commonwealth 02:00:08 Area Health Education Centers Residency Slots 02:06:10 Health Resources and Service Administration 02:23:14, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (2-11-26)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every one of autism spectrum disorder.
  • <00:02:19.520> spectrum<00:02:20.000> disorder establishing an autism spectrum disorder
  • spectrum disorder establishes the autism spectrum disorder trust<00:02:44.800> fund<00:02:45.440
  • treating, and even curing autism treating, and even curing autism spectrum<00:03:22.239> disorders
  • > the autism spectrum disorders within the autism spectrum disorders within the cabinet<00:03:
Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:01 SB 69 Discussion 00:00:30 SB 69 Vote 00:05:52, 958, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up only one item: Senate Bill 69, sponsored by Senator Julie Adams. The bill would create an autism spectrum disorder trust fund in the state treasury, allow taxpayers to contribute a portion of their individual income tax refunds to the fund, and authorize additional grants, contributions, and appropriations. Senator Adams said the fund is intended to support autism spectrum disorder research and services in Kentucky, administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services with grants awarded through the advisory council on autism spectrum disorders based on a statewide needs assessment. She also noted the bill includes an emergency clause. During questions, Senator Boswell confirmed the tax refund contribution option would be available on both paper and electronic returns. Senator Funky From asked how families would access services, and Senator Adams explained that providers would apply for grants to the trust fund, which would then review and award funding if the proposal was deemed a good use of the money. No outside testimony was presented; a signed-up witness from the Russell County Fiscal Court did not speak. The committee then moved the bill, with Senator Boswell making the motion and Senator Neil seconding it. The roll call resulted in 12 yes votes and no nays, and Senate Bill 69 passed the committee with a favorable expression. The committee then adjourned.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 4th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • spectrum disorder by Senator Jones.
  • spectrum disorder, or ASD.
  • In addition to kind of signifying to law enforcement that this may be a person with autism spectrum disorder
  • between an individual on the autism spectrum and an officer, there is always one gun in play.
  • He is on the autism spectrum. And an adult threatened to press criminal charges against him.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met and reported several bills favorably. SB 646, by President Gates, would allow the use of drug testing tools such as test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants like fentanyl and xylazine; it was supported by Senator Osgood and others who said it could help prevent overdose deaths, and it passed unanimously. SB 418, by Senator Jones, creates autism-focused law enforcement training and a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism; it drew strong support from Disability Rights Florida, parents, advocates, and committee members, who emphasized safety, communication, and de-escalation, and it also passed unanimously after extensive testimony.\n\nThe committee then considered SB 132, by Senator Polsky, which would require the Florida Commission on Offender Review to maintain a public database to help people determine whether they have completed the requirements for restoration of voting rights. An amendment making the database subject to legislative appropriation was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1734, by Senator Martin, would recognize juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law, extend training and certification standards, and provide officer-level benefits and protections; it passed without opposition.\n\nFinally, the committee took up SB 820, by Senator Bradley, on problem-solving court reports. A strike-all amendment expanded annual reporting requirements for specialty courts, set a January 31 reporting deadline, and phased in the new data collection. After support from the State Courts Administrator and others, the amendment and the bill as amended were adopted and reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Bills: SB1131, SB1249
Keywords: cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care, cognitive decline, brain health, caregiver support, long-term care, in-home care, public health, health services, state plan, dementia services program, Arizona Department of Health Services, aging
Summary: The Committee on Appropriations heard two bills. Senate Bill 1131 would require school districts and charter schools to report AED counts, CPR/AED training levels, and cardiac emergency response plans to ADE, and would appropriate $1 million for AED purchases and maintenance. The committee adopted an amendment shifting the funding source from the general fund to the industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund, after staff said the fund had an estimated $2 million balance and continued to receive $1 million annually. The American Heart Association testified in support, emphasizing the need for AEDs, CPR training, and emergency planning in schools. The bill was returned with a due pass recommendation by a 15-1 vote, with two members voting present and several members noting concerns about using the special fund rather than general funds. Senate Bill 1249 would create or continue a dementia services program and Alzheimer’s state plan at the Department of Health Services and appropriate $600,000 from the Health Services Lottery Moneys Fund. The Alzheimer’s Association testified in strong support, saying the prior three-year appropriation helped establish the plan and workgroups and that the new funding would support implementation, caregiver support, data collection, training, and grant applications. Several members raised concerns about taking money from a fund that supports maternal and child health programs such as Health Start and WIC, describing it as “robbing Peter to pay Paul,” while others said they supported the policy but wanted a sustainable funding source. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 9-3 vote, with three members voting present.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.(6-17-26)

Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, but those three have been combined under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorder.
  • We've also changed the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder.
  • spectrum diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder.<00:13:47.080> So,<00:13:47.200>
  • <01:10:05.040> spectrum currently have an autism spectrum currently have an autism spectrum
  • <01:12:51.120> spectrum<01:12:51.640> disorder documented autism spectrum disorder
Keywords: 958, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 4/15/26

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:04:17.359> or PTSD, substance use disorder, or PTSD, substance use disorder, or depression
  • <00:08:11.599> and existing personality disorders and existing personality disorders and experience
  • Things like PTSD, depression, substance use disorder are all qualifying health issues in this.
  • Um, and as have substance use disorder.
  • distress, substance use disorders distress, substance use disorders including<00:48:28.559> alcohol
Bills: HF4588, HF3685, HF4577, HF4932
Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service
FL
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 12, 2026 - 09:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk: Up next, HB 365, Law enforcement officer interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder
  • spectrum disorder.
  • spectrum disorder.
  • The envelope will also identify the person as an individual with autism spectrum disorder and to include
  • This is an optional program that drivers with autism spectrum disorder may choose to participate in,
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 28 (2-17-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:31:31.560> spectrum<00:31:32.160> disorder relating to the autism spectrum disorder
  • spectrum disorder.
  • autism spectrum disorder. autism spectrum disorder.
  • autism spectrum disorder. autism spectrum disorder.
  • <00:32:30.560> spectrum<00:32:31.040> disorder identified with autism spectrum disorder
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee and House messages. The Families and Children’s Committee reported Senate Bill 191 favorably, and the House transmitted several passed bills requesting concurrence. New filings included Senate Bill 203 on community health workers and several resolutions honoring individuals and observances, including Marie Childers, Military Kids Day, and Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. The chamber then considered and passed Senate Bill 141 on legal advertisements. The sponsor said the bill updates longstanding legal notice requirements to better balance public transparency with lower costs for cities and counties, reflecting an agreement among the Kentucky Press Association, Kentucky League of Cities, and Kentucky Association of Counties. The bill passed 36-1. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 69, creating an autism spectrum disorder trust fund to support services, research, and grants through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, with an emergency clause; it passed 37-0. Senate Bill 9, as amended by Senate Committee Substitute 1, was also passed 35-2. The bill creates two local housing tools: a residential infrastructure development district to finance infrastructure for larger developments, and a housing development district to encourage new housing through negotiated incentive payments and expedited review. The sponsor said the measure is intended to address Kentucky’s housing shortage. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 102 honoring Marie Childers for decades of service on the Pike County Board of Elections, with remarks praising her bipartisan election work and influence in Pike County politics. Later, the Rules Committee recommitted Senate Bill 125 to Appropriations and Revenue, and the Committee on Committees referred several bills and resolutions to standing committees or to the floor. Announcements were made about upcoming committee meetings, and the Senate took up Senate Resolution 104 honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., with remarks describing his national and international civil rights legacy.
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Commerce and Small Business

KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (10-22-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • They may be on the uh autism<00:44:31.600> spectrum. autism spectrum. autism spectrum.
  • As you all know, autism is a spectrum disorder because no two children are the same and there is such
  • So, there are more children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder than there are children with autism
  • there are children with autism spectrum disorder,<01:37:45.520> and<01:37:45.640> then
  • everyone on fetal alcohol spectrum everyone on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. disorder. disorder
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its September 24 meeting after a motion and second. It then heard a presentation from New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Secretary Elizabeth Gragensky on that state’s early childhood system and planned universal child care rollout. She described how New Mexico consolidated multiple prenatal-to-age-five programs into a cabinet-level department, expanded pre-K to a longer day, and uses a cost model to set reimbursement rates intended to cover true provider costs, including wages, benefits, occupancy, food, and reserves. She also said the state created an Early Childhood Trust Fund and secured a constitutional amendment to dedicate 0.60% of the land grant permanent fund to early care and education, with the department’s budget growing from about $400 million in 2021 to just under $1 billion this year. Gragensky said families can begin applying for universal child care on November 1, with participation voluntary for both families and providers. She reported that New Mexico is aiming to expand capacity by adding 1,000 registered home providers, 120 group homes, and about 55 more centers, supported in part by a $13 million low-interest loan fund and a request for an additional $20 million. She said the state has seen growth in early childhood professionals, including a 64% increase over the last three to four years, and pointed to reported outcomes such as a 21% increase in literacy and a 75% kindergarten readiness rate, while noting that some measures are new and baseline comparisons are still being developed. Members asked about the funding sources, provider profitability, workforce development, and measurable outcomes. Gragensky said the program is designed to support provider sustainability through rates tied to true cost and includes allowances for sick leave, vacation, benefits, and reserves. She also said maternal labor force participation is 10% higher than the national rate and attributed that in part to child care access. The committee then moved to a separate presentation by Department for Community Based Services Commissioner Lisa Dennis and Division of Family Support Director Roger McCann on anticipated cuts to TANF and SNAP, beginning with an overview of TANF as a federal block grant with a fixed annual Kentucky allocation of about $180.7 million.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So let's, unfortunately, let's go way to the other spectrum.
  • Someone got a way to the other spectrum.
  • I also live with ADHD and dissociative identity disorder.
  • While I fought to ever see the disorder.
  • 11:40.560> disappear<01:11:41.040> this autism therapy doesn't disappear this autism therapy
Bills: HF3174, HF3800
Keywords: background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (10-16-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • The spectrum of facilities and care options.
  • Buprenorphine is a gold standard treatment for opioid use disorder.
  • Opioid use disorder is a incarcerated.
  • stigma around uh uh opioid use disorder stigma around uh uh opioid use disorder and<01:31:15.760
  • Um, and so I guess the first disorder.
Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:05 25 RS HB 534 - AN ACT relating to actions for forcible entry and detainer: 00:01:45 25 RS SB 111 - AN ACT relating to juvenile justice: 00:23:46 Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky: 01:13:26 Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment in State and County Correctional Facilities: 01:25:28, 958, all
Summary: The committee approved the September 18 minutes and then heard testimony on House Bill 534, which would automatically seal dismissed eviction filings and protect youth from public disclosure in forcible detainer cases. Rep. Susan Tyler Whitten and George Ecklan of the Coalition for the Homeless said the bill is aimed at reducing housing barriers for Kentuckians, especially those with dismissed cases, while preserving landlords’ rights to pursue rent, collections, damages, and other legal remedies. They said the proposal was developed with input from landlords, clerks, judges, AOC, and service providers, and noted that similar laws exist in other states. Several members, including Sen. Neimes, Rep. Deetsz, Rep. Cole Carney, and Sen. Thomas, expressed support while emphasizing that the bill is narrowly tailored to dismissed cases and should not affect legitimate landlord claims; Sen. Wheeler raised concerns about cases involving settlements or delays and whether future landlords should know about them. The sponsors responded that the bill only covers dismissed actions, that dismissals require a judge’s order, and that the goal is to remove barriers created by records that remain publicly visible even when a case is resolved. The committee then took up Senate Bill 111 on juvenile justice. Commissioner Randy White, Kentucky Hospital Association President Nancy Galvanny, and Dr. Clark Lester of the University of Kentucky said the bill would require a secure state-run facility for youth with high-acuity mental health needs in detention and, until that is built, create a process with incentives for private hospitals to provide inpatient treatment with safeguards and increased compensation. They argued that detention is not an appropriate setting for severely mentally ill, violent youth and that private psychiatric hospitals often refuse these referrals or discharge them early. Dr. Lester cited recent referral data showing high denial rates for juvenile justice youth in private hospitals in August and September, often due to aggression, and described a case in which repeated placement attempts failed because of violent and self-harming behavior. The presenters said the bill is intended to fill a service gap and improve safety and outcomes for youth, staff, and hospitals, but no vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NV
NV

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Assembly Committee on Judiciary Jun 2nd, 2025 at 04:00 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Corrections to coordinate with the DHS while implementing medication for opioid use disorder
  • available, local jails shall collaborate with DHS to establish treatment programs for opioid use disorder
  • connect government agencies to training on trauma-informed practices for persons with opioid use disorder
Bills: AB275, SB371, SB457
Keywords: criminal procedure, wiretap, law enforcement, child protection, sexual offenses, SB371, Nevada, trespass, criminal trespass, NRS 207.200, property rights, misdemeanor, warning period, 24 months, 36 months, no trespassing, posted signs, fencing, private property, public property
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/16/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • c> provides autism spectrum disorders and provides autism spectrum disorders and provides educational
  • our view was many people with autism our view was many people with autism spectrum<00:47:25.200> disorders
  • spectrum disorders.
  • a son who has autism spectrum disorders. a son who has autism spectrum disorders.
  • I hold a seat both on the Autism I hold a seat both on the Autism Spectrum<01:04:40.160> Disorder
Keywords: 1191, senate, all