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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- May we never preserve that liberty.
- It preserves public access. It protects recreational opportunities.
- Preserving our history is a bipartisan obligation.
- </c><03:34:15.600><c> Preserving</c> more of our shared heritage.
- Preserving more of our shared heritage.
Bills:
HB2860 , HB3922 , HB7250 , SB254 , HB5631 , HB1687 , HB7831 , HB7618 , HB6162 , HB5911 , HB4463 , HB3831 , HB2768 , HR41 , HB5682 , HCR86
Keywords:
Fort Peck Reservation, rural water system, water management, infrastructure, Native American, HB7831, H.R. 7831, License to Drill Act, Mineral Leasing Act, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, oil and gas, drilling permits, permit to drill, APD, application for permit to drill, permit processing fee, federal lands, public lands, energy development
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- sea lion predation control account at the time of vessel registration for the purpose of salmon preservation
- , to include an opportunity for a person to make a voluntary donation of $1 or more for salmon preservation
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
sea lion, predation control, salmon preservation, fishing industry, voluntary donations, ungulate, wildlife conservation, ecosystem management, population sustainability, environmental impact, wildfire, federal response, community protection, natural resources, firefighter safety, agriculture, regulations, farming, compliance, economic impact
OK
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation, oversize permit, overweight permit, permit fees, motor carrier, commercial trucking, heavy haul, wide load, special combination vehicle, manufactured home transport, portable building transport, utility poles, rural electric cooperative, farm equipment, agricultural hauling, bridge formula, load limits, weight limits, road funding, highway construction
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Should Minnesota mandate coverage for infertility treatment? 4/8/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> insurance to uh access those embryos insurance to uh access those embryos rather<00:41:35.960><c
- And as we were going through in vitro, we had four embryos. We had four embryos.
- </c> embryos and um that's how I got my Emma. embryos and um that's how I got my Emma.
- I have met with people to try to talk about putting guardrails around those frozen embryos or those embryos
- </c> don't know what to do with the embryos. don't know what to do with the embryos.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:06 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Keywords:
rural libraries, education, cultural funding, library services, community resources, contaminated sites, environmental cleanup, uranium mining, state funding, abandoned sites, tribal affairs, Indian Child Welfare Act, appropriation, children, youth, compliance, field liaison, Indigenous rights, missing persons, law enforcement
HI
Bills:
HB2148 , HB2306 , HB1776 , HB2007 , HB1939 , HB2490 , HB1733 , HB2049 , HB1710 , HB1918 , HB1926 , HB2325 , HB2426 , HB1553 , HB2544 , HB2599 , HB2616
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
estate tax, generation-skipping transfer tax, unrealized gains, surcharge, property transfer, tax exemption, small business, relative, income tax, tax brackets, household care credit, employment-related expenses, earned income tax credit, food tax credit, fraud disallowance, tenant rights, housing stability, landlord-tenant code, eviction prevention, multilingual resources
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Jul 8th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Who owns those embryos? ...successful IVF treatment? Who owns those embryos?
- And so they're pure contract property law, and when the human embryo is inside a mother, that human embryo
- Outside that unborn child, embryo has no rights.
- Embryos are full human beings from fertilization.
- Aborts extra implanted embryos.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/08/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:23.919><c> the</c> any viewpoint, and preserves the any viewpoint, and preserves the client's
- We have the medical ability to preserve fertility through egg, sperm, and embryo freezing prior to treatment
- </c><02:01:46.800><c> through</c> ability to preserve fertility through ability to preserve fertility
- </c><02:08:55.400><c> transfer</c> Uh, one is the single embryo transfer Uh, one is the single embryo
- </c> those other little embryos are people. those other little embryos are people.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Who owns the embryos? What happens to the embryos after we're done with the child birth process?
- The embryo or embryos that couples have implanted is also a deeply personal decision that is between
- ,</c><00:57:01.320><c> what</c> road is who owns the embryos, what road is who owns the embryos, what
- It's a deeply personal embryos.
- Um the embryo or embryos that decision.
Committee:
Senate Finance
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor May 30th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Commerce and Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- goods, shielding them from liability in cases of embryo damage or loss.
- It seems inappropriate to say that embryos are not human life when they most definitely are.
- It seems inappropriate to say that embryos are not human life when they most definitely are.
- that are left. ...anybody would do with the embryos that are left.
- Embryos may not ultimately begin to develop. An egg might not ultimately be fertilized.
Committee:
Assembly Commerce and Labor
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the other part of fertility preservation is storage of the tissue.
- But we got free meds for all of those egg freezing and embryo freezing.
- We've got free meds for all of those egg freezing and embryo freezing.
- We've got free meds for all of those egg freezing and embryo freezing.
- Texas had a fertility preservation bill that came forward.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor Jun 1st, 2025 at 08:00 am
Commerce and Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- Pazina mentioned, it is a bill that requires certain health plans to include coverage for fertility preservation
- to provide coverage, insured coverage, for those who don't have that option to have fertility preservation
- preservation, as well as additional costs for storage fees.
- Are they going to store one embryo, eight embryos?
- Are they going to store one embryo, eight embryos?
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Labor
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And then fertility preservation is really important, too.
- via freezing eggs, sperm, or embryos.
- And chromosomal testing of embryos—we know that many embryos are abnormal. This is just...
- Chromosomal testing of embryos. We know that many embryos are abnormal. This is just human biology.
- Anywhere from 35% to 85% or more embryos will be abnormal.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The hearing opened with the Senate and House chairs of the Joint Committee on Financial Services explaining that the day’s agenda would focus on health insurance and other insurance matters, with a large number of witnesses and a request for brief testimony. Legislators were taken out of order to accommodate their schedules, and the committee heard testimony on several bills, including coverage for hair prostheses for alopecia (H. 1223/S. 832), medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivors (H. 1258), modernizing fertility and family-building coverage (H. 715/H. 1190 and related bills), coverage for prosthetic devices to support physical activity for people with limb loss (the “So Everybody Can Move” bill), remediation coverage for home heating oil releases (S. 813/H. 1302), and expanded access to physical therapy for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (H. 1170). A separate bill on sickle cell care and registry development (S. 788) was also discussed by Senator Liz Miranda.
Witnesses largely offered personal stories and expert testimony in support of the bills. Advocates for alopecia coverage described the medical and emotional impact of hair loss, the high cost of quality wigs, and the argument that scalp and facial hair prostheses should be treated like other medically necessary prosthetics. Cancer survivors and supporters of H. 1258 said oral and dental care after head and neck cancer treatment is a quality-of-life issue and often not covered despite major out-of-pocket costs. Fertility specialists, LGBTQ+ advocates, and legislators supporting the modern family-building bills said the current infertility definition is outdated and discriminatory, excluding same-sex couples, people needing donors or gestational carriers, and others with medical barriers to conception. For the limb-loss bill, parents and adults with prosthetic needs stressed that activity-specific prostheses are essential for children and adults to run, swim, play sports, and stay healthy, but are often excluded from coverage.
The home heating oil testimony focused on the financial devastation caused by residential oil spills and the need to make spill coverage automatic in homeowners policies. Environmental professionals and homeowners described cleanup costs ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the strict liability homeowners face, and the fact that many policyholders do not know the rider exists. The insurance industry testified in opposition to the mandatory-coverage approach, arguing for clearer distinctions between first- and third-party coverage, risk-mitigation standards, a delayed effective date, and more emphasis on education and notification rather than mandates. Committee members pressed the industry witness on why agents do not routinely tell customers about the rider and suggested that the issue may require broader disclosure by insurers, agents, and fuel dealers. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and discussed possible compromise language and future action.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- By contrast, timely intervention stabilizes these corridors, preserves jobs, and protects Minnesota's
- If we act now, we stabilize communities, protect jobs, preserve small businesses that define Minnesota's
- stabilize communities,<01:05:46.080><c> protect</c><01:05:46.520><c> jobs,</c><01:05:47.240><c> preserve
- </c> communities, protect jobs, preserve communities, protect jobs, preserve small<01:05:48.040><c> businesses
- <01:08:58.839><c> 3,000</c> preserve 3,000 preserve 3,000 290<01:09:00.880><c> jobs.
Bills:
HF4477
Keywords:
Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to, in my opinion, embryo.
- We still have two embryos left, month.
- We have four embryos have more children.
- </c> compensation, agency fees, IVF embryo compensation, agency fees, IVF embryo creation<00:21:49.679
- </c> embryos created are never born. embryos created are never born.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
infertility, health insurance, fertility preservation, medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, prediction markets, sports betting, online wagering, event contracts, election betting, political betting, sportsbook, gambling regulation, lawful gambling license, Gambling Control Board, unauthorized gaming, esports betting, financial technology, payment processor, advertising restrictions
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
relocation, wildlife, game farm, agriculture, environmental impact, animal welfare, force-feeding, birds, humane treatment, sea lion, predation control, salmon preservation, fishing industry, voluntary donations, derelict vessels, marine environment, coastal management, environmental protection, maritime economy, farmers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to take up HF5084, proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution 5/13/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> creating embryos. creating embryos.
- A couple creates embryos, decides to dispose of those embryos for whatever reason, and now they've committed
- So that embryo would continue to grow until you get to a dangerous point.
- Do you know how many embryos after conception survive in the womb?
- </c><00:36:12.160><c> survive</c> implementation, how many embryos survive implementation, how many embryos
TX
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords:
library grants, construction, public libraries, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, community resources, livestock, rodeo, grant program, agricultural education, county fairs, funding, economic development, prescribed burn, Texas A&M Forest Service, Parks and Wildlife Department, fire safety, environmental management, agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 17th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies our authority, ensuring we can protect businesses and preserve stability. state taxes.
- It's a term used for any conditions that are not met. condition of the mother, the embryo, or the fetus
- they apply that term cycle to the process. of priming the uterus to be receptive for the transferred embryo
- , such as requiring couples to not make more embryos than they could actually implant, leaving some to
- that are boys, or only chooses embryos that are girls, or with certain genetic characteristics. which
Keywords:
financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, credit card fraud, debit card fraud, prosecution, illegal possession, state law, HB 618, Texas insurance code, IVF, in vitro fertilization, fertility treatment, infertility coverage, government employee health benefits
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 20, 2025 - 02:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- , my bad, embryos and fetuses as the same as living children?
- And so, with the incubation of an embryo in the instance of IVF, be considered a womb?
- However, before that period, it becomes the embryo.
- The embryo before the embryo is inserted... ...before that period it becomes the embryo.
- The embryo before the embryo is inserted, would that be considered a womb for all intents and purposes
Summary:
The subcommittee considered a long agenda of civil justice and claims measures. HB 1173, relating to the Florida Trust Code, was presented as a clarification of standing in trust litigation after recent case law; after questions about who may sue, an amendment was adopted clarifying that an expressly named charity retains standing, and the bill passed 14-2. HB 1437, on attorney’s fees in motor vehicle PIP disputes, drew testimony from insurers and reform groups opposing a return to fee-driven litigation and from medical groups supporting fee recovery for prevailing parties; it passed 17-0. CS/HB 147, addressing prohibited debt-collection communications during nighttime and early morning hours, was described as a clarification of an outdated statute in light of modern communications, with support from business groups and no opposition in the vote; it passed 18-0.
The committee then heard several claims bills against the Department of Children and Families. HB 6511, for relief of L.P., described severe injuries to a child after DCF allegedly failed to act on warning signs; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill passed 18-0. HB 6515, for relief of Michael Barnett, involved DCF’s alleged failure to investigate domestic violence that preceded the killing of three children and injury of a fourth; members asked about the settlement amount and the case’s circumstances, and the bill also passed 18-0.
HB 1517, expanding wrongful death law to allow parents of an unborn child to recover for the child’s death, generated the most extensive debate. The sponsor said it aligns civil law with existing criminal definitions and excludes claims against mothers and providers of lawful medical care, including IVF; opponents warned it could be used to target reproductive care, support networks, and domestic violence survivors, while supporters framed it as a justice measure for families. An amendment clarifying damages rules for minors and unborn children was adopted, and the bill passed 13-4. Finally, HB 947, on evidence of medical damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases, sought to allow broader evidence at trial and to change “shall” to “may”; supporters said it would improve fairness and transparency, while opponents argued it would weaken post-2023 tort reforms and reintroduce inflated medical damages. The amendment was adopted and the bill was then taken up with additional opposition testimony.