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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Services (3-8-23) - REUPLOAD
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wezXKoTWGJw, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Re-uploaded as last 20 minutes were cut off from the stream
Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:29
HB 75 Discussion: 00:54
HB 75 Roll Call Vote: 07:11
HB 180 Discussion: 08:08
HB 180 Roll Call Vote: 40:24
Review of Regulations: 41:35, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Joint Meeting of Senate Local Government & House State and Local Government (3-1-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdibkIEv6bw, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, This is a Joint meeting of the House Standing Committee on Local Government and Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government.
Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:36
Discussion and Update on Federal Grants: 01:54
Motions that 2023 Block Grants Meet Criteria: 11:13, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MI
Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session
Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection 26-06-23
Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- state of Michigan.
- the uncapping, which is part of the proposal in the state of Michigan.
- the state of Michigan.
- , which is part of proposal in the state of Michigan.
- Willie Downwell, Director of Property Assessment and Board of Review for the City of Detroit.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection met with a quorum, adopted the June 17 minutes, and took testimony on several bills. Senate Bill 1053, sponsored by Chair Kavanaugh, would raise the acreage cap for neighborhood enterprise zones from 15% to 20% for certain zones. Supporters from Invest Detroit and the City of Detroit said the change would help make housing and redevelopment projects viable, especially in high-tax areas like Detroit, and the bill was reported to the floor on a 6-2 vote.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 988, sponsored by Senator Santana, which would extend from 30 to 35 days the deadline to appeal a denied poverty exemption to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. The sponsor and Detroit’s property assessment director described it as a technical alignment with the Tax Tribunal Act and a correction to conflicting timelines; the bill drew support from the Michigan Poverty Law Program, the Michigan Chamber, and the Tax Tribunal, and was reported unanimously. The committee then adopted S-1 substitutes for Senate Bills 1041, 1042, and 1043, the price-gouging package sponsored by Senators Moss, Chang, and Kavanaugh.
Sponsors of the price-gouging bills said the package would strengthen Michigan’s emergency price-gouging protections by defining excessive increases during declared emergencies, covering lodging, essential goods and services, and energy products, and giving the Attorney General clearer enforcement tools. Supporters included the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association and the Attorney General’s office, while the Michigan Chamber, Mackinac Center, and NFIB opposed the package. Despite the opposition, all three bills were reported to the floor on 5-3 votes. The meeting adjourned after all reported bills were approved.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Apr 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Finance and LAO's office.
- So finally, I just want to emphasize that about 45% of our California Department of Public Health (CDPH
- I remember a member of mine saying, "I tripled the size of the health department."
- Is there any kind of, I don't know if CDPH or the Department of Finance has a short-term plan to try
- What our local health departments are having to grapple with today is letting go of some of the very
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham was founded in 1967.
- Alabama PAs and physicians and a lot of Alabama PAs and physicians and a lot of them<00:18:47.679><c>
- nurse practitioners that you have here in the state of Alabama.
- </c><00:24:02.320><c> So</c> state of Alabama. So state of Alabama.
- So, for an example, when you get licensed in the state of Alabama as a PA, we have this PA scope of duties
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
absentee voting, disabled, blind, voter assistance, voting rights, SNAP, public assistance, nutritional standards, waiver, food regulation, 1136, house, all
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/20/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> department does not need that volume of department does not need that volume of information<01:05
- </c> the New Hampshire Department of Labor. the New Hampshire Department of Labor.
- /c> department for the purposes of department for the purposes of regulating. regulating. regulating.
- > US Department of Labor do a US Department of Labor do a mclassification<04:58:25.360><c> analysis?
- Department of Labor, the New Hampshire Department of Labor, the New Hampshire Workers' Comp, all of those
Summary:
The committee began with procedural announcements about report turnaround, amendment submission methods during split operations, a possible January 29 session, the governor’s State of the State on February 5, parking, cafeteria opening, and the plan to finish work by February 10. It then moved into executive session on HB 1123, which would require certain companies to post salary ranges on public job listings. Representative Granger moved ITL, arguing the bill would interfere with negotiations, especially for higher-level jobs, and raise compelled-speech concerns. Supporters, including Representatives Schultz, Sullivan, Cahill, Staub, and others, said salary ranges help applicants avoid wasted time and travel, improve transparency, and are already a common workplace disclosure. The committee voted 10-9 to ITL HB 1123.
The committee next took up HB 177, concerning a definition of remote work in labor law. Representative Murphy moved ITL, saying the bill could burden employers, create vague obligations, duplicate existing protections, and potentially require intrusive compliance measures. Representative Sullivan described a proposed amendment that would narrow the bill to a definition of remote work and remove broader requirements, but the committee ultimately voted 11-9 to ITL HB 177. Members also noted that the amendment had not been fully circulated in time and that the issue might merit further review.
Finally, the committee opened HB 1352, a workers’ compensation bill focused on repricing and payment practices. The sponsor withdrew an initial ITL motion and moved OTP after amendment review. Members discussed concerns raised at the hearing about delayed payments, third-party administrators, and the need for better accountability. Representative McKenzie’s amendment would define good faith, create a voluntary three-year dispute-resolution pilot, restore fines to prior levels, and add reporting/accountability requirements for carriers that miss the 30-day payment deadline. Several members supported the amendment as a way to help small businesses and providers, while others said repricing needed broader study through the workers’ compensation advisory council. The Department of Labor explained that the amendment would require carriers and related payers to report missed determinations to the department and would increase oversight of payment timeliness.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 15 January, 2026; 9:30 AM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that, like Alabama, may have been given a little bit more, and some of our border people that
- </c> were we were kind of on the short end of were we were kind of on the short end of the<00:12:15.040
- these</c><00:12:43.040><c> institutions</c><00:12:43.760><c> of</c> with some of these institutions of
- of help us know kind of that would kind of help us know how<00:13:39.040><c> much</c><00:13:39.200><
- </c> the status of that is, please? the status of that is, please?
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/20/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> department does not need that volume of department does not need that volume of information<01:05
- /c> department for the purposes of department for the purposes of regulating. regulating. regulating.
- > of</c> policy office of the US Department of policy office of the US Department of Labor<04:47:06.160
- > US Department of Labor do a US Department of Labor do a mclassification<04:58:25.360><c> analysis?
- Department of Labor, the New Hampshire Department of Labor, the New Hampshire Workers' Comp, all of those
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 16th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- tasked—with a complete overview of the Department of Human Services.
- They're an emergency department that has a lot of outpatient services.
- some of these larger health insurance companies.
- a little bit of parity in the commercial payer space because in Arkansas insurance...
- So we understand the cost of providing insurance for our employees too.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Special Session 2026 May 6th, 2026
Alabama Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the state of Alabama.
- the state of Alabama.
- And to 30% of the state of Alabama.
- But again, you, I mean, how much more I'm in the state of Alabama in the state of Alabama that<00:38:
- the state of made that the law of the state of Alabama Alabama Alabama the<01:34:21.840><c> law.
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 34 senators present. The chamber then received a House message referring House Bill 1 on primary elections to the Committee on County and Municipal Government, and moved to Senate Bill 1, also dealing with primary elections and tied to ongoing court action over Alabama’s legislative maps. Senator Elliott explained SB 1 as a prospective measure meant to set up a special election if federal courts lift injunctions on the state Senate districts, while opponents argued the bill was being rushed and could disrupt voters, candidates, absentee voters, and election administration.
Much of the debate focused on whether the bill would effectively change election rules too close to an election and whether it conflicted with a 2022 statewide amendment requiring election-related changes to take effect at least six months before a general election. Supporters said the bill simply preserves the legislature’s enacted maps and responds to recent court rulings, while opponents said it could disenfranchise voters, especially military, elderly, absentee, rural, and Black voters, and that the underlying litigation and federal Voting Rights Act issues remained unresolved. Several members also referenced a Brennan Center report and broader concerns about racial turnout gaps and minority representation in Alabama.
Senator Coleman offered an amendment to give the state discretion rather than mandate a special election, arguing it would better align with the current court order; the Senate rejected it on a roll call vote, 8 yeas to 25 nays. Senator Vivian Figures then offered a notice-focused amendment requiring adequate public notice before any election changes, arguing that voters need time to learn new dates, polling places, deadlines, and ballot information; that amendment also failed on a roll call vote, with the clerk announcing it did not pass. The transcript ends with further discussion beginning after the failed amendment votes.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- John Waller Giles at the age of 71 in Leverne, Alabama.
- Be it resolved by the Senate of the Legislature of Alabama that immediately upon the adoption of this
- On page five of the calendar, Senate Bill 136 by Senator Elliot regarding the Alabama Massage Therapy
- On page five of the calendar, Senate Bill 136 by Senator Elliot regarding the Alabama Massage Therapy
- On page five of the calendar, Senate Bill 136 by Senator Elliot regarding the Alabama Massage Therapy
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 30 members. The chamber approved excusing absent senators, dispensed with reading the prior journal, and allowed introduction of bills and committee reports throughout the legislative day. It then took up a series of confirmation reports from the Committee on Confirmations, all of which were approved unanimously, confirming multiple appointees to the State Textbook Committee for Social Studies and Arts Education, including Harilyn Benjamin, Robin Dunn, Dietra Howy, Rebecca Mener, Lakesha Cohill, Kevin King, Kristen Law, and Dana Marie Liur.
The Senate also received a gubernatorial message returning House Joint Resolution 4 with an executive amendment; the chamber concurred in the amendment by unanimous consent. House messages reported several bills referred to committees, including measures on state employees retirement, EMS personnel education, seafood dealer licenses, local legislation for Monroville, law enforcement officers, state marine waters, evictions, and taxation. The Senate also re-referred Senate Bill 183 to the Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development.
Under motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 23 honoring Junior Harold Sorrels and Senate Joint Resolution 24 honoring John Waller Giles. The Rules Committee report establishing a special order calendar for the seventh legislative day was adopted, and the Senate then passed several bills on the special order calendar, including SB 136 on the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board, SB 158 on public high schools and military recruiter testing access, SB 22 on the Commission on Uniform State Laws, SB 137 creating the Alabama Resilience Council, SB 60 on criminal procedure, SB 109 on peer-to-peer car sharing, SB 77 on the 911 board, and SB 163 on the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. Most of these were adopted by unanimous or near-unanimous voice or roll-call votes, with no recorded opposition.
Near the end of the session, senators offered brief personal remarks, including thanks for support during illness and appreciation for floor coordination. The Senate then adjourned on a motion until Thursday, January 29 at 12:15 p.m., with the journal left open until 4:30 p.m. to receive messages.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Security guard companies are regulated by the Texas Department of Public Safety, DPS.
- Well, I mean, most of your security companies have an insurance policy.
- Most of them that have employees have insurance and have a workman's comp policy or or what.
- I show you Richard as Walt Goodson testifying on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety and
- Uh, the Texas, so speaking on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety, uh, we have 17 polygraph
Bills:
SB 36
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- the people of the great state of Alabama.
- Bless the great state of Alabama and bless the United States of America. Amen.
- Bless the great state of Alabama and bless the United States of America. Amen.
- Bless the great state of Alabama and bless the United States of America. Amen.
- </c><00:19:10.480><c> under</c> retirement system of Alabama. under retirement system of Alabama. under
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint License Plate Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So, um do I hear a motion... the state of Alabama and 50% by local the state of Alabama and 50% by local
- </c> of Alabama. of Alabama.
- I'm the Alabama state director of 580 Sigma Fraternity Incorporated here in the premier state of Alabama
- fund, the general fund of the great state of Alabama.
- </c><00:14:49.839><c> of</c> general fund of the great state of general fund of the great state of Alabama
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- We won't even close the coverage gap in this state of Alabama.
- There are a lot of people from a lot of different cultures and a lot of different ethnicities.
- House Bill 131, with substitute by Representative Rafferty, relating to the Alabama Board of Athletic
- is the Board of... of 2027, and this is the Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapy.
- It's my pleasure to present HB124, which is the Alabama Board of Optometry for four years and to...
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- But on line 34, it says the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- of Alabama 2022.
- </c> Constitution of Alabama of 2022. Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
- c><00:17:21.520><c> of</c> stating that Alabama we have one of of stating that Alabama we have one of
- </c><00:17:26.000><c> Alabama</c> which is the constitution of Alabama which is the constitution of Alabama
Committee:
House Judiciary
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- and Wyoming Departments of Education.
- Student health insurance is often costly with high premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.
- And members, we also have Rachel Bowden here. as a resource from the Department of Insurance if needed
- One of my responsibilities at Rice is the student health insurance, and I'm also the parent of a college
- Self-funded options, as a general matter, cut out that middleman of the insurer and allow for. lower
Bills:
SB530 , SB757 , SB769 , SB1085 , SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1409 , SB1878 , SB2138 , SB2314 , SB2231 , SB2361 , SB2431 , SJR59
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We all know how big of a beast the Department of Education is, and knowing what you're up against and
- You know, we all know how big of a beast the Department of Education is, and knowing what you're up against
- I cannot discuss that due to a nondisclosure agreement with my town and the Department of Education.
- I think that it is important for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to report data
- Department of Education have gutted civil rights data collection, leaving access at the Department of
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing focused primarily on special education-related bills, with testimony centered on two major themes: transition planning for students aging out of school-based services at age 22, and the fiscal strain special education costs place on districts. Committee members explained hearing procedures, noted the House was in formal session, and periodically stepped out for votes while staff recorded testimony. A separate bill on special education due process was also taken up briefly, along with a bill on special education finance and another on equitable access/data reporting.
On House Bill 752 and Senate Bill 313, witnesses from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, self-advocates, and Senator Comerford described the “Turning 22” transition as a crisis point that often leaves families without adult placements, services, or clear communication. Testimony emphasized earlier planning, more accountability, better data collection, and a commission to improve coordination and residential placement. Several parents and advocates shared personal accounts of traumatic transitions, delayed placements, and the need for plans to begin at least a year before age 22. The committee later closed testimony on these bills after hearing from all signed-up speakers.
House Bill 4217, on special education due process, drew support from Representative Sullivan-Almeida, parents, and advocates who argued that the burden of proof should shift from families to school districts. Testimony described costly legal battles, delays, and parents having to become experts in reading instruction or hire advocates and attorneys to secure services. Brody Dwyer, a 10-year-old student with dyslexia, and his mother described how evidence-based instruction helped him after years of struggle. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 546/Senate Bill 317, which would require DESE to publish cross-tabulated data on race, disability, gender, income, and other factors; advocates said this would better expose disparities and help address the school-to-prison pipeline. Finally, on House Bill 691/Senate Bill 430, school leaders, educators, and union representatives testified that special education costs are outpacing district budgets and that increasing circuit breaker reimbursement and creating a commission to study long-term sustainability would help prevent staffing cuts and service reductions. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee repeatedly closed testimony on individual bills as speakers finished and moved through the agenda.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Transcript Highlights:
- 25% of home care workers are foreign-born, and many of them are at risk of deportation.
- We are working with MassHealth providers and insurers to identify the cause of the improper billing so
- Sarah to spend down 98 years of savings and sign away a life insurance policy just so that they can 98
- years of savings and sign away a life insurance policy just so that they can get the support they need
- My colleague Monica Swanee from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and I estimated that raising
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing focused largely on senior long-term care issues, family caregiving, post-acute care access, and direct care workforce pay. Testimony strongly supported bills to raise the personal needs allowance for nursing home and rest home residents (including H. 1411, S. 482, and related bills), with speakers from Mass Senior Action, Dignity Alliance, nursing home residents, providers, and former state officials arguing that the current $72.80 monthly allowance has been unchanged since 2008 and is inadequate for basic items like clothing, toiletries, haircuts, and transportation. Witnesses also backed bills to increase MassHealth asset and income limits for seniors and to stop counting life insurance as cash, describing the current rules as outdated and harmful to low-income elders.
The committee also heard testimony on bills allowing family members, including spouses and guardians, to be paid caregivers (H. 1394/S. 886), with supporters saying this would help families keep loved ones at home and reduce reliance on costly institutional care. Another set of bills (H. 1412/S. 903) drew support from a physician who said clearer MassHealth communication and improved post-acute care determination processes would help reduce delays and backlogs for patients awaiting skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or other post-acute placement. Several speakers emphasized that better home- and community-based care can prevent hospital readmissions and support independence.
A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 877, which would establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage of $25 per hour, indexed to inflation, for certain home care and human services workers. Union representatives and direct care workers from SEIU Local 509, 1199 SEIU, and the AFL-CIO described severe staffing shortages, burnout, low wages, and high turnover across home care, mental health, disability services, and crisis response. They argued that higher pay is necessary to recruit and retain workers and to stabilize services for vulnerable residents. Committee members asked about costs, comparisons with other states, and whether non-wage incentives could help, but witnesses repeatedly said wages were the central issue. The hearing concluded after all registered testimony was heard, with the committee noting it would continue accepting written testimony and then adjourning.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (11-20-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> fall of 2026. fall of 2026.
- </c> of care. of care.
- of the citizens of health and safety of the citizens of Kentucky<00:18:33.760><c> by</c><00:18:33.920
- </c> of course. of course.
- Department of Professional Licensing, which provides its administrative and fiscal services to the board
Summary:
The committee first approved the October 23 meeting minutes and then heard testimony on a planned 2026 bill to modernize Kentucky’s audiology practice act. Witnesses from the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and a Kentucky audiologist said the proposal would largely codify existing authority and add new powers to order certain imaging and lab tests related to auditory and vestibular conditions, as well as prescribe topical ear medications. They argued the changes would reduce delays, especially in rural areas, improve access to hearing and balance care, and help address provider shortages. Committee members asked about evidence for the expansion, responsibility for reviewing imaging results and incidental findings, and whether the changes might affect referrals or scope of practice. The witnesses said they could provide evidence, that the audiologist would be responsible for obtaining and reviewing radiology reports and following up with patients and primary care providers, and that the goal was to speed treatment and streamline referrals when needed.
The committee then heard a separate proposal to update the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy statutes by licensing MRI technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers, who are not currently required to be licensed in Kentucky. The bill would create a transition period through January 1, 2028 for current practitioners, require national credentialing for new applicants after that date, expand the board from 9 to 11 members, and clarify scope and enforcement provisions. Supporters said the measure would improve patient safety, align Kentucky with most other states, and recognize national credentials. Members questioned how many workers would be affected, whether the state currently meets national standards, the cost of licensure, and whether the bill could worsen staffing shortages, especially in rural areas. The witnesses said about 800 MRI technologists and 1,600 sonographers in Kentucky are currently certified, initial licensure would cost $100, and existing licensees would not pay an additional fee. They also said the board viewed the change as a safety measure and noted increasing portability of MRI services across state lines.
Finally, the committee began hearing a respiratory care interstate compact proposal. The sponsor and respiratory care representatives described the compact as a way to allow licensed respiratory therapists from member states to practice across state lines. They outlined the profession’s role in hospitals, emergency departments, home care, pulmonary labs, long-term care, and telehealth, and said the compact would help with workforce flexibility and access to care. The transcript cuts off before the discussion concluded or any action was taken on that item.