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NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 8th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- LB 901 has cash funds adding to the Behavioral Health Services cash fund a $470,000 addition in fiscal
- LB 901 has cash funds adding to the Behavioral Health Services cash fund a $470,000 addition in fiscal
- That fund finances the health care cash fund.
- The one thing that is clear, as a retired grocery operator, we need an educated workforce.
- We need to operate off of one screening tool so we're comparing apples to apples.
Bills:
LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504
Keywords:
paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 8th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there any way that we are getting reports to say here's how this has impacted maternal health and
- They're not like a community health worker, which I know Senator Hardin brought that bill to kind of
- organize that certification. ...community health worker, which I know Senator Hardin brought that bill
- I think Nebraska has great, great, great health care, and to see that with newborn babies and moms is
- The speaker noted that some of those feedlot operators have registered lobbyists in Lincoln who weigh
Bills:
LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504
Keywords:
paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- balanced discussion on issues consumers are seeing and also give insight into how the platforms actually operate
- Next, SCR 78 SD1 HD1, urging the Department of Education to strengthen mental health education initiatives
- strengthen Department of Education to strengthen strengthen<00:04:59.800><c> mental</c><00:05:00.040><c> health
- </c><00:05:00.440><c> education</c> strengthen mental health education strengthen mental health education
Bills:
SCR173, SCR78, SCR114, SCR162, SCR48, SCR160, SCR87, SCR28, SCR74, SCR20, SCR32, SCR55, SCR69
Keywords:
ticket scalping, task force, consumer protection, event accessibility, local economy, menstrual health, menstrual cycle, period education, period poverty, menstrual products, menstrual dignity, health education, sexual health curriculum, DOE, Department of Education, public schools, school health, reproductive health, puberty education, hygiene education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh it's much of the behavioral health.
- </c> a prosecutor's operating costs. a prosecutor's operating costs.
- </c><00:36:40.120><c> had</c> battling mental health challenges had battling mental health challenges
- </c><01:17:45.960><c> that</c> manage the risks to their health that manage the risks to their health
- ,</c> two designees from Department of Health, two designees from Department of Health, a<01:35:01.040
Keywords:
housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 16th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
- That stands for the Texas Physician Health Program.
- I am truly sorry for what you all have endured.
- If any, are these body harvesters operating under?
- Health and Human Services, which results in our state not having enough information about the operations
Keywords:
body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
- I am truly sorry for what you all have endured.
- To get him convicted was on public health rules and laws.
- Dale's body was then sent to UNT Health Science Center.
- not having enough information about the operations.
Keywords:
body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 2480, which would clarify that the Texas Medical Board may collect license renewal surcharge fees from all licensees to fund the Texas Physician Health Program and related administrative costs. The bill author explained the funding fix was needed after prior language was found to allow surcharges only for physicians and physician assistants. Witnesses from the Texas Physician Health Program supported the measure and described the program’s confidential monitoring and treatment services; members asked about the fee amount, which was described as capped at $15 per two-year registration cycle. The bill was left pending.
The committee then took up Senate Bills 1406 and 2721, both authored by Senator Parker, addressing the handling of human remains by non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, willed body programs, and related facilities. Senator Parker and several witnesses described alleged abuses involving unclaimed bodies, consent problems, body leasing, hotel-based dissections, and mishandling of cremains, and argued for strict licensing, inspections, transparency, and criminal penalties. Supporters included families of deceased veterans and other relatives, a biomedical ethicist, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, and some public safety and hotel industry representatives who said legitimate training should continue but bad actors should be shut down. Opponents or cautious witnesses from accredited donation organizations and bioskills labs said they support stronger oversight but warned the bills could unintentionally disrupt legitimate medical education and urged clearer language and implementation of existing law. Both bills were left pending.
Senate Bill 1681, by Senator Menendez, would require counties and municipalities that regulate boarding homes to report facility standards and related information to the Health and Human Services Commission. The author said the bill is intended to improve state oversight of boarding homes that serve elderly and disabled residents and to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The bill was left pending after brief discussion.
After the testimony portion, the committee returned to voting on pending business and unanimously reported Senate Bills 527, 912, 1580, 1952, and 2032 to the Senate with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and each was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 407 and reported the substitute favorably, with six ayes and three nays. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 500 as pending business.
TX
Bills:
SB 397, SB 481, SB 596, SB 760, SB 855, SB 1195, SB 1196, SB 1233, SB 1257, SB 1318, SB 1368, SB 1388, SB 1398, SB 1524, SB 1558, SB 1589, SB 1677, SB 1792, SB 2034
Keywords:
data privacy, consumer rights, technology, business regulation, cybersecurity, emergency preparedness, nursing facilities, assisted living, resident safety, power outage, voting by mail, legal guardian, electoral process, foster care, medical consent, out-of-network, healthcare access, Medicaid, child protection, expungement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> with dedicated mental health officers. with dedicated mental health officers.
- Mental health is a top community health concern in Dakota County.
- </c> mental health crisis response from 911. mental health crisis response from 911.
- </c> I work at Touchstone Mental Health. I work at Touchstone Mental Health.
- living with brain injury.
Keywords:
pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:04 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- that many of these procedures were also carried out by privately contracted physicians at Indian Health
- In 1972, after an eruption of the appendix, I was admitted to Gallup Indian Health Service in Gallup,
- While in pain in the operating room, I was required to sign multiple documents before the procedure,
- We Cannot address health inequities, maternal health disparities, or reproductive justice without first
- She thinks she's a nurse at Indian Health Service. So I said, 'Was there a question?'
Bills:
SM14
Keywords:
forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Health Policy will now come to order.
- I understand from the articles I've read that the Board of Health, I guess, or that the health department
- Form at the health department.
- I appreciate the health department's provision of an answer to my I appreciate the Health Department's
- Any measures that directly contradict evidence-based public health practice and jeopardize the health
Keywords:
provider disputes, health plan, dispute resolution, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare regulation, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes, medical freedom, vaccination, ivermectin, healthcare practitioner liability, immunization exemptions, ambulatory surgical centers, patient safety, licensure
Summary:
The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified when providers and health plans could access the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, which would centralize background screening clearinghouse functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration, also passed as amended after an amendment requiring sealed and expunged records to be included in screenings for qualified entities. Supporters said centralization would improve turnaround times, reduce duplication, and save costs; the sponsor said the bill also addresses coaches’ background screening language from last session. The committee then approved SB 1156, which moves ambulatory surgery center regulation out of the hospital-focused chapter of law into a standalone section, and SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, which would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designation changes affect those areas. Testimony on SB 1480 emphasized continuity of care for patients in underserved communities, and the bill was reported favorably.
The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would require state-approved educational materials on childhood vaccines, require practitioners to provide those materials and alternative schedules before vaccination, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that the Surgeon General cannot order vaccination during a public health emergency, and authorize pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter without a prescription with written information and safeguards. The sponsor argued the bill strengthens parental choice and informed consent. Committee members raised concerns about vaccine-preventable disease risks, immunocompromised children, school outbreaks, and the impact of adding a new exemption. A Department of Health representative said the department would need to provide details on the history of exemption consultations and noted that removing the earlier consultation requirement had not been shown to increase outbreaks. The committee adopted a friendly amendment to give physicians the same liability protection as pharmacists for ivermectin dispensing, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required a consultation for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed to the bill, with physicians, pediatric specialists, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that it would lower vaccination rates and endanger vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with the committee continuing to hear public comment.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Banking and Insurance
Bills:
SB19
Keywords:
SB19, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, PSA test, digital rectal exam, preventive screening, health insurance mandate, no cost sharing, copay, deductible, coinsurance, high-risk men, African American men, men over 50, men over 40, family history, genetic marker, health benefit plan, insurer coverage, Alabama insurance code
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The proposal adds staff to program integrity operations with a track record of a positive ROI of 189
- The proposal adds staff to program integrity operations with a track record of a positive ROI of 189
- with a track record of a operations with a track record of a positive<00:12:10.399><c> Roi</c><00:12
- Rule and the CMS claims Health Rule and the CMS claims manual<00:15:52.519><c> and</c><00:15:52.639>
- needs each state Behavioral Health needs each state agency<01:11:45.080><c> has</c><01:11:45.239><c>
Keywords:
opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , for all of health care.
- It's a rural health transformation year.
- It's thinking about health tech startups.
- To the health care facilities, as well as the hospitals and the rural health care, correct?
- Health care deserts that may need specialty help.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 4 June, 2026; 2:30 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- Respondents included state officials, state health officials, public health workers, health care providers
- Department of Health, Department of Medicaid, Department of Mental Health, Accelerate Mississippi, the
- Uh, and it's through the Department of Health, and it's for the statewide rural health assessment that
- There is a difference between a formalized operation to claim that there's public... ...operation to
- to receive rural health funding?
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 31 March, 2026; 9:30 AM
Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 26 March, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 24 March, 2026; 11:15 AM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Health, who worked with two state health Health, who worked with two state health officers,<00:17
- </c> state health plan.
- And the state health state health plan.
- </c> the purpose of the state health plan. the purpose of the state health plan.
- </c> bigger issues in health care. bigger issues in health care.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> to come of the state health care plan? to come of the state health care plan?
- </c> the health. the health. >> Oh,<01:17:05.840><c> I</c><01:17:05.880><c> agree.
- I'm certainly not comfortable with the fact that the state operates a self-insured health care plan.
- It gets us right back onto HB 1665. uh operates a self-insured health care uh operates a self-insured
- health care plan. plan. plan.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> approved by Department of Health, Dr. approved by Department of Health, Dr.
- It'll say a health care facility with a hospice unit shall allow.
- If you're mental health conditions.
- </c> ibagane interacts with multiple brain ibagane interacts with multiple brain systems<00:54:24.480
- </c> >> Well, I I think the department of health >> Well, I I think the department of health
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 24 February, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and infant mortality and the health and infant mortality and the health department<00:03:23.440>
- The decision would still be left up to the Department of Health.
- Health. That's um explanation of the Health.
- Again, it is up to the Department of Health.
- </c> would have to petition the health would have to petition the health department,<00:36:23.839><c>