Video & Transcript Research : 'testosterone'

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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:
  • The side effects of women using testosterone include a high incidence of pelvic floor disruption, urinary
  • I was prescribed Lupron and testosterone at 12, and I underwent a double mastectomy at the age of 13.
  • get supplemental estrogen covered, which would help with atrophy and urinary issues I face from testosterone
  • She wrote my letter, and I began taking testosterone right away.
  • I have a low voice, and I still grow facial hair, and this is a year after I stopped taking testosterone
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of health insurance and public health bills, with most speakers focused on expanding coverage for specific treatments and services. Bills discussed included H. 1187/S. 792 on rehabilitation counselors, H. 1173/S. 692 on patient navigation, S. 2600 on scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients, S. 2599 on medically necessary treatment for port wine birthmarks, H. 1164 on licensed educational psychologists for child and adolescent mental health services, S. 754/H. 1254 on autism diagnosis and treatment by nurse practitioners and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists, S. 714/H. 1137 on infectious disease response and coverage, and S. 791 on making nature a prescriptive therapeutic intervention. Speakers generally argued these bills would improve access, reduce out-of-pocket costs, and address gaps in current insurance reimbursement rules. Testimony in support emphasized personal stories and clinical evidence. Cancer patients and providers described the benefits of patient navigation and scalp cooling for dignity and quality of life during treatment. Boston Children’s Hospital staff and families said port wine birthmark treatment is medically necessary, can prevent complications, and should not be denied as cosmetic. Rehabilitation counselors and school psychologists argued their services are effective, cost-saving, and underused because they cannot bill insurance. Autism advocates said current insurance statutes are outdated because nurse practitioners and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists already provide evaluations and should be recognized for reimbursement to avoid delays in early intervention. Public health and GLAD Law testimony supported stronger infectious disease coverage to remove barriers to testing, treatment, and PrEP access. The hearing also included extensive testimony on H. 1172, a bill requiring insurance coverage for detransition-related care. Supporters said it would ensure coverage for medically necessary care for people who regret or reverse gender transition, while opponents argued it would legitimize anti-trans narratives or, conversely, that detransition care is needed because transition procedures can cause harm. The committee also heard strong support for S. 791 from advocates who described nature access as a health intervention that could help with trauma, anxiety, substance use recovery, and environmental justice, with claims that insurance coverage and reduced park fees would improve access. No votes were taken during the transcript, and the chair repeatedly thanked speakers and moved through the long list of public testimony.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • say someone needs hormone treatment for postmenopause or menopause, postpartum depression, low testosterone
  • say someone needs hormone treatment for postmenopause or menopause, postpartum depression, low testosterone
  • say someone needs hormone treatment for postmenopause or menopause, postpartum depression, low testosterone
  • say someone needs hormone treatment for postmenopause or menopause, postpartum depression, low testosterone
  • that disease—but whether it’s postpartum depression, whether it’s menopause, whether it’s low testosterone
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and welcomed new members before taking up Council on Postsecondary Education regulations 13 KAR 2:120 and 13 KAR 2:130. The regulations, as amended by staff and agency amendments, update public university and KCTCS performance funding models to conform to 2024 Senate Bill 191 and the performance funding work group’s recommendations. Changes discussed included replacing the underrepresented minority metric with an underrepresented students metric defined as first-generation students, adding an adult learner metric, increasing the low-income degree premium, adjusting small-school and nonresident credit-hour weights, revising data aging and progression metrics, and adding STEM+H criteria in 13 KAR 2:120. Travis Pal of the Council on Postsecondary Education explained that the changes reflect the work group’s three-year review process and that the work group ultimately voted to define underrepresented students as first-generation students and to apply half-weighting between research and comprehensive universities for the new metric. Michael Frasier of the Kentucky Student Rights Coalition and Eastern Kentucky University student government opposed 13 KAR 2:120, arguing that the regulation improperly applies weights where the statute does not clearly authorize them and that the funding changes disadvantage comprehensive universities and vulnerable students. He asked the committee to find the regulation deficient or, alternatively, recommend legislative clarification and a revised fiscal analysis. Pal responded that weighting has been part of the model since 2017, that CPE was following the statute and work group recommendations, and that the model could be changed by future legislation. Members asked about the timing of the broader performance funding review, and Pal said the full model is reviewed every three years, with the next work group cycle beginning in 2026. No motion to find the regulation deficient was made, and the committee allowed the regulations to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The committee then approved a staff amendment to Teachers’ Retirement System regulations 102 KAR 1:195 and 102 KAR 1:340, which require annual reporting of accumulated sick leave, leave policies, and salary schedules to TRS and make technical changes to the final average salary calculation and related definitions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • be benzophenone, bisphenol A, estrin, ethanol, estradiol, musk ketone, and a number of others—testosterone
  • How would we get testosterone in the water supply? Is this horse urine or what?
  • Is testosterone something that strikes you as needing to be tested for purposes of...?
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Post-pubescent males have a 15- to 20-fold greater circulating testosterone than children or women of
  • and running even after transitioning, and that the physiological advantages are retained after testosterone
  • Somebody who is on hormone replacement therapy and has more testosterone.
  • would be forced to wrestle girls, somebody who is on hormone replacement therapy and has more testosterone
Summary: The committee met on April 1, 2025, first adopting its rules and then taking up AB 89, a bill to require CIF to align girls’ high school sports with federal policy and restrict participation to biological females. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect fairness, safety, privacy, and competitive opportunities for girls, citing individual student-athlete stories and examples of transgender participation. Opponents, including parents, athletes, advocates, and technical witnesses, argued the bill would stigmatize transgender youth, invite invasive scrutiny and harassment, and solve a problem they said was extremely rare or unsupported by data. After lengthy public testimony and debate, the committee rejected AB 89 on a 2-7 vote and sent it to the Committee on Education as a failed motion. The committee then heard AB 844, a related measure framed by the author as restoring competitive integrity, protecting student privacy, and bringing California into compliance with Title IX and federal directives. Supporters, including Matt Walsh and a student athlete who said she lost a varsity spot to a transgender student, argued that sex-based sports rules are necessary because biological males retain athletic advantages and that California risks federal funding if it does not change course. Opponents, including educators, parents, LGBTQ advocates, and trans youth, said the bill would increase bullying, harassment, and exclusion, and that existing policies have worked without evidence of harm from transgender athletes. Public comment was again heavily divided, with many speakers on both sides. The transcript ends during public testimony on AB 844, before any final committee vote or action is shown.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If a transgender boy takes testosterone, he takes it so that he can get his testosterone levels into
  • If a cisgender boy takes testosterone, he also takes it to raise his testosterone levels.
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several health-related bills, with the longest discussion centered on SB 1214, the Arizona Stem Cell Therapy Act. The bill would regulate stem cell and birth tissue therapies, bar use of tissues derived from aborted fetuses or embryos, require informed consent and disclosure for non-FDA-approved therapies, and create civil and criminal penalties for violations. Supporters framed it as a patient-safety and bioscience-innovation measure, while opponents objected to the abortion-related language and felony penalties. The committee approved SB 1214 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also advanced SB 1194, which would prohibit health professionals and institutions from denying care or reducing care quality based on vaccination status, and SB 1814, which creates a study committee on substance use disorder treatment standards and oversight. SB 1602, increasing monthly stipends for kinship foster care parents, and SB 1603, expanding child-only cash assistance eligibility for certain foster and relative placements, were both amended and passed unanimously. SB 1177, barring public funds from being used for gender transition procedures, and SB 1014, requiring insurance coverage for detransition care and related reporting, both drew strong support and opposition and were each approved on 4-3 votes. Later, the committee unanimously passed SB 1628, requiring insurers and health plans to report claims-denial and prior-authorization data to DIFI for public reporting, and SB 1629, requiring AHCCCS managed care organizations to give advance notice and network-adequacy documentation before terminating high-volume providers without cause. Supporters of both bills emphasized transparency and patient access, while opponents argued the measures duplicated existing federal or state oversight. The committee then heard SB 1752, which would criminalize commercial harvesting or sale of mescaline while preserving a religious-use defense; the sponsor said it was intended to address improper sales of peyote-derived substances, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Aug 15th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I started testosterone in 2020. And I... I started testosterone in 2020.
  • And I went through counseling for years to come to the decision that testosterone was best for me.
  • Did you know that we have, like, no testosterone? Our muscle mass is gone.
  • Did you know that we have like no testosterone? Our muscle mass is gone.
Bills: SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 8, the Texas Women's Privacy Act, and heard extensive public testimony both for and against the measure. Supporters, including representatives of Texas Values and Texas Values Action, argued the bill was needed to protect women’s privacy and safety in restrooms, locker rooms, showers, prisons, domestic violence shelters, and other government-controlled spaces, and said it would provide clear, sex-based rules. Opponents, including many transgender Texans, civil rights advocates, clergy, business and public safety voices, and others, argued the bill would invite harassment, gender policing, lawsuits, and invasive inspections, while harming trans, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people as well as cisgender women who do not fit stereotypes. Several witnesses said the bill would conflict with federal law or prison standards, worsen safety in shelters and prisons, and hurt Texas’s reputation and economy. The chair repeatedly noted the compressed special-session schedule and said flood relief remained the session’s top priority. Public testimony on SB 8 was eventually closed, and the bill was left pending. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 6, dealing with consumable hemp product restrictions. Testimony on SB 6 focused on whether the bill went too far in restricting hemp-derived THC products. Opponents argued hemp and THC have medical and economic value, that the bill would criminalize conduct and burden courts, and that regulation—not prohibition—was the better approach. Some witnesses supported tighter rules such as testing, child-resistant packaging, and limits on marketing to children, but still opposed the bill’s broad THC ban, higher fees, and age restrictions. Several speakers emphasized benefits for veterans, chronic pain patients, and small businesses, and warned that prohibition would push consumers toward the illicit market. The committee heard the testimony and then continued with additional witnesses, with no final vote or disposition reported in the excerpt.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 22nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • One, it prohibits the reporting of testosterone and mifepristone to CURES.
  • a dangerous shadow system where medical providers can dispense the powerful Schedule III drug testosterone
  • This is important: medical providers can dispense the powerful Schedule III drug testosterone with virtually
  • This means vulnerable females will be prescribed testosterone with no accountability, no tracking, no
  • Testosterone has long-term harmful effects on female bodies, deadly liver cancer, increased heart disease
Summary: The committee heard AB 82, which would expand privacy and safety protections for patients and providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care. The author and supporters said the bill is needed because of rising harassment, doxing, and threats, and because sensitive health data could be used by hostile actors; opponents argued it would create constitutional problems, enable abuse of safe-at-home protections, and improperly shield providers and records from scrutiny. Public testimony was heavily divided, with many advocates in support and many privacy, civil liberties, and anti-trafficking or sex-based policy groups in opposition. The bill was moved on a due pass recommendation and remained on call. The committee then heard AB 331, which would clarify that county election certification is a ministerial duty, prohibit misleading ballot return envelopes, and require voter information guides to be delivered to jails in an acceptable format. The Department of Justice and several good-government groups supported the measure, the Secretary of State had no position after amendments, and a committee member noted ongoing concerns but supported it after the changes. The bill passed on a do pass recommendation to Appropriations and was placed on call. AB 1178 followed, proposing to protect undercover peace officers’ names, images, and likenesses in public records while preserving disclosure of sustained misconduct records. Law enforcement and public safety groups supported the bill as a needed safety measure, while journalists, transparency advocates, and civil liberties groups opposed it, saying existing law already protects officers and the new language could lead to overbroad withholding. After discussion about the scope of undercover status and the need for judicial discretion, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted a consent calendar. Later, AB 981 was heard, creating a five-county pilot program requiring intelligent speed assistance devices for certain reckless driving convictions. Supporters, including traffic safety advocates and crash victims, said the bill could reduce repeat speeding and save lives; opponents raised concerns about cost, installer oversight, liability for automakers, and the breadth of the pilot. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 22, which would repeal Proposition 57 and restrict release of sexually violent predators and certain sex offenders, drew strong opposition from youth justice, public defender, and civil liberties groups who said it would be unconstitutional and harmful; the chair recommended no, no motion was made, and the bill was held. Finally, AB 897, a squatter-removal bill, was presented with the author arguing it would protect property owners through a faster due-process process; the transcript cuts off during early support testimony and does not show a final action on that measure.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (03/18/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, trans women are outperforming because they have more muscle, more testosterone, so they are eliminating
  • Um, trans women are outperforming because they have more muscle, more testosterone, so they are eliminating
  • Um, trans women are outperforming because they have more muscle, more testosterone, so they are eliminating
  • Um, trans women are outperforming because they have more muscle, more testosterone, so they are eliminating
  • Um, trans women are outperforming because they have more muscle, more testosterone, so they are eliminating
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Emerging Issues Jan 20th, 2026

Emerging Issues

Transcript Highlights:
  • It doesn't go into all the intersex conditions, but higher testosterone levels, different sex hormone
  • gender identity, you know, 100 years ago and started treating patients as soon as estrogen and testosterone
  • not just mean that... ...some eight-year-old who comes to the clinic is going to be started on testosterone
  • She eventually was able to get puberty blockers, testosterone blockers at that point, not literally puberty
  • I have no more testosterone.' And I was like, what?
Keywords: 959, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Apr 1st, 2025

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Post-pubescent males have a 15 to 20-fold greater circulating testosterone than children or women of
  • and running, even after transitioning, and that the physiological advantages are retained after testosterone
  • And has more testosterone, is there an issue of fairness there?
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/20/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They would never have testosterone. There would be no advantage whatsoever.
  • They would never have testosterone. There would be no advantage whatsoever.
  • ><00:40:16.079> make<00:40:16.240> her on testosterone does not make her on testosterone
  • because women have testosterone because women have testosterone starting<01:16:39.360> at
  • ,<02:41:13.600> and not eggs or sperm, not testosterone, and not eggs or sperm, not testosterone
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House International Trade

International Trade

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, for example, there are zero FDA-approved products for testosterone for women despite dozens for men
  • Unfortunately, it's very unknown that women's most abundant reproductive hormone is testosterone, and
  • I have to compound testosterone for women.
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Berthold Barak Karlich of Benor Capital on investment, innovation, and trade from a European perspective. He argued that legacy is about enabling future generations through open, connected systems rather than isolation, highlighted Austria’s “hidden champion” SMEs and strong education/research base, and said innovation thrives through international collaboration. He also discussed AI and deep tech investment, emphasizing photonic computing and the need to support hardware that enables future AI systems. In response to questions, he said Arizona appears friendly and strong in deep tech and that he will explore opportunities there. The committee then considered HB 2746, which creates a study committee on trade offices under the Arizona Commerce Authority to review existing trade offices, gather stakeholder input, and make recommendations. Members discussed oversight of Arizona’s trade offices in several countries and the need to evaluate effectiveness. The bill passed with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. HB 2750, which establishes the Arizona-Sonora Trade Commission to improve trade, commerce, and tourism ties with Sonora, Mexico, also passed, with some members expressing interest in further discussion about its relationship to the Arizona-Mexico Commission; it received a 5-1-1 recommendation. The committee next took up HB 4036, a bill regulating compounded GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and related bulk drug substances, including restrictions on sale and distribution, testing and sourcing requirements, advertising disclosures, penalties, and pharmacy board inspection authority. Supporters, including representatives from Novo Nordisk and the Partnership for Safe Medicines, argued the bill addresses unsafe imported ingredients, misleading advertising, and a surge in unregulated compounded weight-loss products. Opponents from the Arizona Pharmacy Association, a compounding pharmacist, and a physician said the bill would burden lawful compounders, raise costs, reduce access, and could affect other legitimate compounded medications. After extensive debate, the motion for a due pass recommendation failed on a 5-5 tie. Finally, the committee heard a strike-everything amendment to HB 2765 creating a vapor product manufacturer licensing framework, fees, penalties, and Department of Revenue oversight aimed at stopping smuggled vape products. The sponsor said the measure was intended to target illegal imports and protect children, while opponents from the Vapor Technology Association and Arizona Innovates argued it would burden lawful businesses and that the real problem is illegal actors and targeted enforcement. The discussion continued with questions about federal law, flavored vape products, and whether the bill would affect compliant manufacturers, but the transcript ends before any final vote on HB 2765.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/12/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Therefore, it is a hostile amendment on steroids, specifically testosterone. Okay. All right.
  • And a transgender female has all of the physical benefits of God-given testosterone: more muscle mass
  • With this law, it's relying, again, on the prejudice about what testosterone does, not on biological
  • I heard some notions spouted about what testosterone does, not rooted in biology, rooted in bias.
  • I heard some notions spouted about what testosterone does, not rooted in biology, rooted in bias.
Keywords: 1182, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/12/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Therefore, it is a hostile amendment on steroids, specifically testosterone. Okay. All right.
  • And a transgender female has all of the physical benefits of God-given testosterone: more muscle mass
  • With this law, it's relying, again, on the prejudice about what testosterone does, not on biological
  • I heard some notions spouted about what testosterone does, not rooted in biology, rooted in bias.
  • I heard some notions spouted about what testosterone does, not rooted in biology, rooted in bias.
Summary: The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions. On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House. The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Senate Floor Session - 03/03/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President test their testosterone. That’s not happening. They do not do invasive—hold on, hold on.
  • have to have Mr President<00:16:16.279> test<00:16:16.720> their<00:16:17.399> testosterone
  • <00:16:18.399> Mr President test their testosterone Mr President test their testosterone Mr
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I started testosterone in 2020, and my life has changed.
  • That testosterone was best for me, and now if this passes, I'd be forced to go into the women's restroom
  • Did you know that we have like no testosterone? Our muscle mass is gone.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to tell you I want you to tell me the ranges for circulating testosterone and assigned male at
  • I, a trans man, have been medically transitioning using testosterone for I have been medically transitioning
  • using testosterone for almost three years, actually over three years as of today, and I would lose access
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, they have higher testosterone levels, they have more power, and even it said that even pre-puberty
  • They have more testosterone.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (04/16/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, for example, like with testosterone, estrogen tends to give a person more endurance-based muscle
  • , however, estrogen tends to testosterone, however, estrogen tends to give<01:58:37.119> a<01:
  • blocking or you know testosterone blocking or you know testosterone blockings<04:06:58.080> for
  • <04:07:22.720> So<04:07:22.960> in<04:07:23.199> this testosterone suppression
  • So in this testosterone suppression.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 141, which would create a narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three-year deadline for motions for a new trial when a petitioner has newly discovered evidence, new forensic testing, or new scientific understanding. The prime sponsor’s representative and advocates from the Innocence Project and New England Innocence Project argued the bill is needed to help wrongfully convicted people access the courts, noting that exonerations often take many years and that outdated forensic science has contributed to wrongful convictions. The chair also said he had drafted a proposed amendment for committee review, but it had not yet been formally submitted. Witnesses supporting the bill emphasized that the measure would not guarantee relief, only allow a petition to be filed and reviewed under existing standards. They discussed examples such as arson science, explaining that some convictions were based on forensic methods later shown to be unreliable. Committee members asked about the scope of habeas corpus, whether the bill would create a new cause of action, and whether additional screening or pleading requirements should be added. The supporters said they would be open to requiring a petitioner to plead innocence, but opposed adding more burdensome preliminary procedures or counsel requirements at the filing stage. Thomas Farardi, from the Attorney General’s Office, testified in opposition or with caution, saying the bill was a “solution looking for a problem” because existing habeas corpus and coram nobis procedures already provide avenues for relief, and prosecutors can act when credible new evidence arises. He argued the current draft could invite additional litigation and create a new cause of action, and said he favored more screening before cases proceed. The discussion also touched on whether the statute applies in criminal cases, the current three-year limitation in RSA 526:4, and questions about posthumous petitions and petitions by deported individuals. No vote or executive action was taken during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (03/26/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • prescription includes a statement by the prescriber that the medication is to treat chronic low testosterone
  • the medication is to treat chronic that the medication is to treat chronic low<01:02:39.319> testosterone
  • and<01:02:40.480> the<01:02:40.680> patient<01:02:41.079> has low testosterone
  • and the patient has low testosterone and the patient has previously<01:02:42.000> filled<01:02
Keywords: 1191, senate, all