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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- These would be within the currently operating programs, um, as we see it. Questions. programs.
- </c> programs um as we see it. programs um as we see it. Questions. Thank you, Mr.
- </c> the program if not 100%. the program if not 100%.
- ,</c> the program, the spirit of the program, the program, the spirit of the program, but<01:03:49.839
- </c> to use in some treatment uh programs. to use in some treatment uh programs.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It will also update the curriculum to focus on program integrity. program integrity work. program integrity
- . programs. programs.
- </c> clinic training programs. clinic training programs.
- </c> entire program. entire program.
- </c> payment program. payment program.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Racism, Hate, and Xenophobia Mar 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Versus Hate, and our programs.
- So I do want to say that the Stop the Hate programs and California vs.
- And when you have a certificate program, you guarantee your hours.
- Hate program.
- But not only that, we also have a legal services program, and I'm an attorney at St.
Summary:
The Select Committee on Racism, Hate, and Xenophobia met to hear from Los Angeles County officials and community advocates about rising hate, discrimination, and xenophobia, with opening remarks emphasizing the need for stronger anti-hate infrastructure, community-based reporting, and state support. Assemblymember Lowenthal noted the broader economic and social impacts of discrimination, and the committee framed the hearing around understanding local conditions and identifying legislative responses.
Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission Executive Director Robin Toma presented county hate-crime data showing record-high levels in 2024, with racial/ethnic hate crimes remaining the largest category and anti-Black hate crimes the most common. He also highlighted high levels of anti-Latino, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-transgender hate, the role of underreporting, and the county’s L.A. vs. Hate system for reporting and victim support. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it uses hate-crime and hate-incident data to guide proactive patrols, community outreach, and training, and discussed the need to build trust amid immigration enforcement fears that discourage reporting.
Community organizations described how current political rhetoric and federal immigration enforcement are intensifying fear and underreporting. LULAC called for multilingual, culturally competent reporting systems, prevention education, and stronger support for grassroots organizations. The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles described severe anti-Semitism, increased security costs, and the need for safe worship protections, security grants, and Holocaust education. The NAACP emphasized the continuing impact of anti-Black racism and the need for cross-community solidarity, while the Los Angeles LGBT Center highlighted rising anti-trans violence and urged funding for gender-affirming care, LGBTQ centers, and reauthorization of California vs. Hate. CHIRLA and CAIR California both described heightened fear among immigrants and Muslims, workplace discrimination, and the need for stronger civil-rights protections, data collection, and community-based reporting.
No formal votes were taken. The discussion focused on policy ideas and funding priorities, including improved law-enforcement training, alternative sentencing or diversion for hate offenders, protections for houses of worship, and continued or expanded funding for California vs. Hate, Stop Hate, and related programs. Committee members and witnesses repeatedly stressed that hate is underreported, that words and leadership rhetoric matter, and that California should continue investing in prevention, response, and healing.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 069 Mar 24th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> take some water out of Blue Mesa. take some water out of Blue Mesa.
- </c> funding essential services and programs funding essential services and programs in<01:22:37.440>
- :48.719><c> human</c><01:27:49.040><c> health</c> program helps protect um human health program helps
- And that the and public programs.
- Uh this program is a burial assistance program that provides payment for burial and cremation services
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Sabrina Dunlap and some Blue Cross Blue Shield. >> Hello.
- Uh, I'm Sabrina Dunlap, Senior Director of Government Relations at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
- ,</c> uh paid family medical leave program, uh paid family medical leave program, but<01:51:45.520><c
- :51:47.199><c> not</c> but unfortunately this program is not but unfortunately this program is not yet
- </c> not have the paid family leave program not have the paid family leave program yet.<01:56:48.400>
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Local Government Mar 25th, 2026
Local Government, Elections and Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- ...and program.
- $350,000 a year following the start of our program.
- , community paramedic program, and that is happening.
- , community paramedic program, and that is happening.
- And that is happening. ...program, community paramedic program. And that is happening.
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and unanimously voted Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 914 and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3467 due pass. HB 3467 was amended before passage; the sponsor said the changes clarified that any tax authority would apply only if a tax change is actually approved, corrected county/city references, and fixed ballot-language issues involving sheltered workshops. Members generally praised the sponsor’s work, though one member noted concern about shifting more burden to sales taxes.
The main public hearing was on H.J.R. 107, which would place before voters a constitutional question allowing Jackson County to consider separating Kansas City from the county or otherwise altering its charter government. Sponsor Rep. Steinmeyer argued the measure was about voter sovereignty and local control, citing prior Jackson County ballot measures and saying entrenched local power had blocked reform. Supporters echoed that Jackson County residents were frustrated with representation, taxes, and county governance. Opponents, including Kansas City and chamber representatives, argued the proposal was unnecessary, costly, procedurally unclear, and potentially destabilizing; several members also questioned the 10-year resubmission clause, the exclusion of local officials from the transition process, and the statewide fiscal impact. No action was taken on the resolution during the hearing.
The committee then heard Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 975, dealing with ambulance district mergers and community paramedic/mobile integrated health services. Senator Black and supporters said the bill would help struggling rural ambulance districts merge without disrupting billing, contracts, or service, and would expand community paramedic care for low-acuity patients and hospital-at-home models. Several witnesses from ambulance and fire districts described successful programs and said the bill would improve patient care and help rural areas. Opponents, including ambulance and fire district representatives, supported the merger provisions but objected to Senate-added language they said would let districts provide community paramedic services across jurisdictional lines without memorandums of understanding, undermining local control and negotiating power. The hearing ended with testimony still ongoing after a recess for floor session; no vote on SB 975 was reported in the transcript.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So what can I do to help the foster child program to make it maybe a little better for them?
- was a new program.
- I serve as the chief program officer at Akin.
- The hospital programs we have here at Swedish are working at a loss, are astounding.
- The hospital programs we have here at Swedish are working at a loss, are astounding PPW programs, which
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
child welfare, dependency, imminent physical harm, child abuse, neglect, foster care, extended foster care, shelter care, out-of-home placement, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, family law, juvenile court, child protection, unsafe home, substance use, caregiver impairment, relative placement, guardianship, adoption
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Apr 3rd, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- , cash back programs, and other similar card benefits.
- And also, those programs are... ...being discontinued.
- The same rewards programs are not offered in those jurisdictions.
- The reasoning for that is the rewards programs.
- They will just have to actually pay for those programs. Thank you. Thank you, Mr...
Bills:
SB231 , SB584 , SB600 , SB668 , SB841 , SB986 , SB1003 , SB1244 , SB1625 , SB1960 , SB1963 , SB1964 , SB2026 , SB2056 , SB2368
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> grade to the CTE program? grade to the CTE program?
- The minimum program program was adopted.
- </c> of that program? of that program?
- </c> gifted programs. gifted programs.
- </c><03:28:39.680><c> It</c> program to reduce duplication. It program to reduce duplication.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/26/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It invests $350,000 to create a program.
- And any benefit retirement program.
- Which guy in the blue tie? I'll first? Which guy in the blue tie? I'll go<00:14:55.360><c> first.
- and first Episode psychosis programs and first episode bipolar disorder programs.
- It's like the PACE program.
Committees:
Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26 - Evening Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> our public health care programs. our public health care programs.
- Integrated Health Partnership Program is called the IHP program.
- this PMAP program, prepaid medical assistance program.
- </c> safety net healthcare programs. safety net healthcare programs.
- This is our public program. These programs do not belong to the private sector.
Summary:
The committee first took up House File 3939, a bill to support a Helping Paws service-dog litter named in honor of Gilbert and the Hortman family. Testimony from Helping Paws and service-dog graduate Angie Foley described the organization’s work, the significance of the “Guided by Gilbert” litter, and how the funding would help train dogs that provide independence and support to people with disabilities, veterans, and others. Members from both parties spoke warmly about Speaker Hortman’s connection to the organization and Gilbert, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
The committee then considered House File 3769, the Department of Corrections’ technical omnibus bill, with an A1 amendment adopted to clarify tuberculosis testing language. The bill updates TB screening procedures in correctional facilities, including how refusals are handled, and adds Quantiferon Gold Plus testing as an option alongside existing methods. Members discussed whether the bill would create costs for counties and jails, with some noting added testing and segregation costs and others arguing the changes would improve accuracy and reduce time in restrictive housing. The bill, as amended, was recommended to the general register.
House File 3978 was next, a technical cleanup bill for a provider wellness program created last year. The bill expands eligibility and confidentiality protections from physicians to all health care providers, while supporters said the program is meant to address burnout and mental health strain in the workforce and does not require new money. Some members questioned whether the change was redundant or would broaden the program without additional funding, but the Minnesota Medical Association testified that the program is separate from insurance and was intended to serve all providers. The bill was recommended to the general register.
Finally, the committee began House File 3476, which Rep. Liebling described as a cleanup bill related to Minnesota’s Medicaid managed care system and public program oversight. She argued that the state spends billions through managed care organizations and that the system has never been proven better than direct payment, setting up a broader discussion of the bill’s purpose and the state’s oversight of public health care spending.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Aug 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I direct the Boys and Men Online program at the American Institute for Boys and Men.
- I direct the Boys and Men Online program at the American Institute for Boys and Men.
- A modest levy on digital ads in California could support youth sports and mentorship programs like the
- Taxes on the attention economy can help fund offline spaces and programming that high school.
- And what we've tried to do at Healthy Gamer is to develop programs and interventions...
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:16:51.360><c> and</c> Universal vaccine purchase programs and Universal vaccine purchase programs
- </c><00:17:35.880><c> that's</c> in the vaccine purchase program that's in the vaccine purchase program
- which is a federal children program which is a federal program<00:49:12.119><c> that</c><00:49:12.240
- There's also a program called Employers for National Service, which is an opt-in program, uh, no cash
- There's also a program called Employers for National Service, which is an opt-in program, uh, no cash
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 233, which would impose transparency and reporting requirements on the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. The prime sponsor, Representative Comto, said the bill and a proposed amendment were intended to increase public access by requiring a physical meeting location, making meetings available online, and publishing a complete list of vaccines and pharmaceutical products purchased. She argued the association should be more transparent because it is involved in vaccine purchasing and public trust is important, especially given controversy around vaccines.
Committee members questioned the sponsor about the association’s legal status, who sets vaccine requirements, whether other private entities would be covered, and whether the proposal should instead apply more broadly to all meetings or include recordings. The sponsor said the association was created by the legislature, that childhood vaccine requirements come from DHHS and CDC-related processes, and that she would be open to broader recording requirements. Some members raised concerns about misinformation and whether requiring answers to public questions could be problematic in a contentious policy area.
Patrick Miller, executive director of the Vaccine Association, and attorney Mark McHugh testified in opposition. They described the association as a not-for-profit voluntary corporation created by statute in 2002 to serve as a funding mechanism for the state’s universal childhood vaccine purchase program, with no policymaking role and no public funding. They said the association already posts notices, agendas, minutes, and allows public webinar access and comments, while also providing annual audits and reports and other statutory reporting. They argued HB 233 would impose unnecessary administrative costs on a private entity, interfere with its limited charitable purpose, and ultimately increase costs borne by insurers, employers, and consumers. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/12/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We have before you today a similar program called Continuous Living Cover, which is a program that works
- </c><00:03:55.079><c> that</c> living cover which is uh a program that living cover which is uh a program
- </c> is an uh an economic development program is an uh an economic development program uh<00:04:58.240
- </c> operate the S Tech internship program operate the S Tech internship program sech<00:21:19.080><c
- or competitive grant programs.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- White cards are for information only, and blue cards are for the agencies.
- So, providing this pass, are you going to have a training program rolled out throughout the state?
- We have a really fantastic over-65 mail ballot program, and they can enroll in the over-65 program, and
- We have one of the best election integrity programs through the Secretary of State, and we continue to
- I know the Lieutenant Governor does a good job with his program, so whatever we can do to help, because
Bills:
HR118 , HR196 , HR237 , HR285 , HCR85 , HB442 , HB443 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR63 , SB25 , SB202 , SB319
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- opinion, we have green cards in support, red cards in opposition, white cards of information, and blue
- There's training and programming that's been in this bill that LDH will man, and so that has also been
- There's training and programming that's been in this bill that LDH will man, and so that has also been
- We're definitely going to have to do additional programming.
- We're definitely going to have to do additional programming, and that would take time and money.
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
human rights, individual liberties, Magna Carta, constitutionalism, free speech, Uniform Construction Code, building code, construction code, inspector licensing, building inspectors, plans examiners, public inspector, private inspector, private inspector company, building official, code enforcement, Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission, state fire marshal, International Building Code, International Residential Code
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Tab 1, which is Senate Bill 1082 on the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program
- Senate Bill 1082, the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program.
- This amendment makes it clear that a provider or health plan can access the state program under specific
- Should that not be allowable, you can still apply for the state program. You're right.
- I will never forget the three-month-old baby brought in with apnea and blue spells from whooping cough
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
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 access to the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, on background screenings, would centralize clearinghouse screening functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration; an amendment clarified that sealed and expunged records may be reviewed for eligibility determinations, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156, on ambulatory surgical centers, would move their regulation into a standalone section of law separate from the hospital-focused Chapter 395, and it was reported favorably.
The committee also considered SB 1480 on temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need. A strike-all amendment created a grandfathering process for current certificate holders with active primary care relationships if federal designation changes remove an area’s critical-need status. Supporters said it would protect patients and preserve access to care in underserved areas, and the bill was reported favorably.
The most extensive debate was on SB 1756, the medical freedom bill. The sponsor said it would require vaccine educational materials and alternative schedules for parents, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that emergency treatment authority does not include mandatory vaccination, and allow pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter with written warnings. The committee adopted one amendment to extend liability protections to physicians as well as pharmacists, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required counseling for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with physicians, pediatricians, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that the bill would lower vaccination rates and increase risk to vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with no final vote taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/24/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm one of the Blue Jerus from Nasha.
- Title 10 is the nation's family planning program.
- It requires providers planning program.
- Um and ratios for centerbased programs.
- </c> okay so when was the this waiver program okay so when was the this waiver program supposed<04:39
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, January 22, 2026 - PM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> program guarantee. program guarantee.
- :57:20.160><c> is</c> foundation program guarantee is foundation program guarantee is different<00:57
- <00:57:30.480><c> guarantee</c> program guarantee program guarantee and<00:57:32.880><c> special</c><
- </c> policy to be the foundation program policy to be the foundation program guarantee<00:57:56.640><
- </c> teaching career to work in two blue teaching career to work in two blue ribbon<03:05:54.160><c>
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-06 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The fourth reform modernizes the Medicaid-prescribed drug services program.
- They would be in a cost share under the federal program. ...for the federal program, which is commonly
- Intervention program activities. Relating to batterers intervention program activities.
- to be entitled an act relating to the veteran dental care grant program.
- This bill builds on that program by revising the eligibility criteria.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and doctor-of-the-day introduction, then moved through a long special-order calendar. Early proceedings included a resolution honoring former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also heard several member introductions and recognitions before taking up bills.
The most substantial debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid/SNAP reforms. The bill would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid pharmacy purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Senators Berman, Smith, Bracy Davis, Osgood, and others argued for Medicaid expansion and added protections for vulnerable SNAP recipients, while Gates defended the bill as a compliance and cost-saving measure. Multiple amendments were offered, including Berman’s Medicaid-expansion condition and Osgood’s SNAP photo-ID safeguards; both were defeated. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading after extended questioning.
The Senate then passed a series of bills, often substituting House companions before final vote. These included tax conformity legislation (7031/7048), technology and computer science education (1503/1694), Parkinson’s disease registry and related public-records measures (1443/1684), designation of the SS American Victory as the official state flagship (249/1656), electronic payments for local governments (967/1612), legal tender and related public-records exemptions for gold, silver, stablecoins, and virtual currency kiosks (1311/1588/1087/7044/1568), local government finance and spending transparency (1329/1566), digital voyeurism (1536), insurance customer representative licensing (1343/1504), and medical freedom legislation (1756) with amendments on anti-kickback rules and vaccine information materials. Most bills passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with several amendments adopted and some withdrawn; the medical freedom bill was still under consideration at the end of the excerpt.