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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's specific to groundwater research, science, and data collection.
- maybe new groundwater conservation districts and maybe more geared toward established ones with research
- Maybe more geared toward established ones with research needs. Does that feel accurate?
- I’ve done some research recently.
- on aquifer research.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> violence prevention project research violence prevention project research center,<00:04:53.680><
- Um, so the Violence Prevention Project Research Center, our mission is to use data and research to reduce
- Um, and then a couple pages later, um, uh, research on drills.
- Pages later, um, uh, research on drills.
- :13.199><c> that</c><01:35:13.440><c> teach</c> research informed approaches that teach research informed
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, expanding exclusionary discipline without integrating research-based alternatives will
- Additionally, expanding exclusionary discipline without integrating research-based alternatives will
- Last semester, as an assignment, I was to research an education policy issue that I was interested in
- </c> advocated for since the the research advocated for since the the research started<01:29:13.440><
- </c><01:31:00.679><c> that</c> Educators and seen from research that Educators and seen from research
Committee:
House Education Policy
OR
Oregon 2026 Regular Session
IP 28 Explanatory Statement Committee - Fifth Member Selection Jul 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Beverly Anderson, a legislative analyst for the Legislative Policy and Research Office, also
- Legislative Analyst for the Legislative Policy and Research Office, also known as LPRO.
- LPRO provides professional, nonpartisan staffing, analysis, and research for the Legislative Assembly
Summary:
The Explanatory Statement Committee for Initiative Petition 28 met on July 14, 2026, to select a fifth member needed to complete the committee. LPRO staff explained the committee’s role in preparing an impartial, plain-language ballot measure statement, reviewed the statutory deadlines, and noted that if the committee could not agree on a fifth member, the Secretary of State would appoint one. Committee members introduced themselves as the two chief petitioners and representatives for sportsmen’s and agricultural interests.
The discussion focused on possible fifth members. The Secretary of State had already confirmed the availability of Bob Herman and former Representative Lane Shetterly. One member also suggested Jake Hammons, an Oregon prosecutor with animal cruelty law experience, but the group did not pursue that option immediately. Members discussed the relative neutrality and experience of the candidates, with several expressing comfort with either Herman or Shetterly and a preference to move quickly.
The committee voted unanimously to use Bob Herman as the first choice and Lane Shetterly as the alternate fifth member, with the understanding that if both were unavailable the committee would reconvene. LPRO said it would confirm the fifth member, distribute the draft explanatory statement prepared by Legislative Counsel, and schedule the drafting meeting for July 22, 2026. Members were invited to submit alternative draft language by July 21.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 18th, 2026
ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- They have come back saying that they are in compliance, but we are doing additional research into that
- All right, and when you say additional research, are you auditing...
- All right, and when you say additional research, are you auditing claims or, okay. Yes, sir.
Summary:
The State Insurance Programs Oversight Subcommittee met to review and approve several State Board of Finance actions related to employee benefits and pharmacy coverage. Grant Wallace, Director of the Employee Benefits Division and Office of Property Risk, presented a $280,000 Boston Consulting Group contract to help develop a third-party administration RFP, and the committee approved it. The committee then considered pharmacy formulary recommendations for December 2025, January 2026, and February 2026, along with February 2026 medical drug recommendations.
Across the formulary items, Wallace explained that some drugs were being removed from prior authorization requirements, some were being updated to reflect FDA guidance or dosage changes, and others were being left not covered because lower-cost alternatives already exist or clinical evidence was insufficient. Notable changes included removing Skyrizi and Renvoke from the pharmacy formulary in favor of lower-cost biosimilars, adding certain generics, and adding a subcutaneous version of Keytruda for faster administration. The committee approved each set of recommendations by motion and voice vote.
Members also raised broader questions about the impact of new drug-pricing programs such as Trump RX, Cost Plus, and other manufacturer discount efforts, as well as concerns about PBM oversight and whether Navitus is complying with state law. Wallace said the department is still studying those issues and working with Navitus to assess pricing opportunities and compliance. Senator Boyd also asked about whether affiliated pharmacies are being paid more than independent pharmacies, noting he had not received a prior response; Wallace was asked to follow up. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And so they often are actually looking things up and doing research on the fly.
- They are wonderful at getting you research, getting you information about your bills, and whether they
- Just some other work in between all of that around research and whatnot.
Committee:
Senate Senate Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- Most importantly, through improved data collection and scientific research, we are confirming the long-term
- The research has shown that the toxicity is a probable cause when Parkinson’s symptoms develop rapidly
- Research is shown that the toxicity in this probable cause when Parkinson's symptoms develop rapidly
- Research has shown that repeated and prolonged exposure to traumatic events triggers PTSD.
- Research has shown that repeated and prolonged exposure to traumatic events triggers PTSD at rates like
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of bills affecting public safety and public sector employees, with most of the discussion focused on expanding occupational presumptions and retirement protections for police, firefighters, correction officers, court officers, and other public employees. Testifiers from the Legislature, police and fire unions, the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, PERAC, and the AFL-CIO generally supported bills covering cancer presumptions, contagious disease presumptions, Parkinson’s disease for firefighters, PTSD-related disability and death, and equity for post-certified police officers under the Heart Law. Several speakers emphasized that these conditions are linked to long-term occupational exposure, that current law leaves out agencies such as UMass police, Environmental Police, DMH police, and other state or campus police, and that the bills would correct gaps in existing benefits and presumptions.
Representative Colleen Garry and Senator Joan Lovely spoke in support of expanding the Heart Law and cancer presumption protections, while Representative and Senator sponsors for the firefighter and PTSD bills described the health risks faced by first responders and urged favorable reports. PFFM and MassCOP representatives argued that firefighters and police officers face toxic exposures, infectious disease risks, and chronic stress, and cited studies and other states’ laws in support of the measures. PERAC testified that the PTSD accidental disability bill would clarify confusing case law and update filing requirements so traumatic incidents can be used in applications even when PTSD develops later, while still requiring medical review and retirement board approval.
Additional testimony came from correction officers and trial court officers seeking comparable disability and pension protections, including a bill to extend a 100% disability pension to correction officers injured in violent attacks and a bill to treat court officers more like police and firefighters when injured in the line of duty. The committee asked a few clarifying questions, including about whether the PTSD bill would address post-retirement claims and about the impact of excluding “forgotten” police agencies. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee ultimately adjourned after hearing all scheduled testimony.
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:
- While it's true more businesses are able to offer delivery through these third-party apps, research from
- There's the National Auto Body Research, which we've submitted as far as the committee that you had chaired
- Commonwealth collected a... ...about $90 million from the companies from the small fee, but we think our research
- Our research suggests that about 60% of TNC riders say that if they were not using an Uber or Lyft, they
- MAPC will be submitting written testimony that includes some of that research about what's happening
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The Financial Services Committee heard testimony on several insurance, transportation, and labor-related bills. Senator Edwards supported bills addressing app-based delivery workers, arguing that food-delivery drivers should be treated as employees with protections and mileage reimbursement, and that a small surcharge on app-based deliveries could raise revenue for the Commonwealth and localities. Kevin Brousseau of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO also backed the delivery-worker bill, saying it would preserve employee status, add data transparency, and create a process for challenging deactivations. MAPC supported a bill to change transportation network company fees from a flat per-ride charge to a percentage-based assessment, saying the current fee is outdated and that a higher fee could raise more transportation revenue and help address congestion and emissions.
A large portion of the hearing focused on auto insurance and collision repair issues. Insurance industry witnesses supported a bill to limit attorney’s fees in PIP cases by giving insurers 30 days after a complaint is served to pay amounts due without fee exposure, arguing that PIP litigation has surged, is clogging courts, and is being driven by out-of-state firms. They also opposed auto body labor-rate bills, saying the market is already adjusting and that a statutory floor is unnecessary. In contrast, auto body shop representatives and the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts urged favorable action on bills to raise and regularly update collision repair labor rates, saying current reimbursement levels are far below market, have not kept pace with inflation or vehicle technology, and are making it hard to retain workers and keep small shops open. One witness also supported a bill to limit insurance surcharge points for low-damage accidents or minor moving violations.
Committee members asked questions about deactivation rights for delivery workers, the mechanics of the PIP litigation issue, and the gap between body-shop and mechanical labor rates. Testimony emphasized that current auto body reimbursement rates are around the mid-$40s per hour, while mechanical work can be reimbursed at much higher rates, and that advisory-board discussions have produced only limited progress. At the end of the hearing, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, then moved to close the hearing; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- from the Legislature to establish a trade office in some foreign land would be based on objective research
- So the basic idea is there should be some data, some evidence, some research to show this would be a
- And it adds that the objective research would be written up by ACA, the Commerce Authority.
- This would require the Commerce Authority to do the research, and for our decisions about where offices
- Commerce Authority to do the research, and for our decisions about where offices are placed to be done
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Expanding accessibility by encouraging autonomous vehicle adoption in MN | Senator John Jasinski Apr 10th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, they have to do some research.
- Your bipartisan bill, Senate File 75, allows the Department of Transportation to research and evaluate
- Your bipartisan bill, Senate File 75, allows the Department of Transportation to research and evaluate
- Your bipartisan bill, Senate File 75, allows the Department of Transportation to research and evaluate
- Your bipartisan bill, Senate File 75, allows the Department of Transportation to research and evaluate
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- However, our research team has done a good job and determined that this bill is just fine.
- So, when we did the research, we did the work that I thought the sponsor could have done.
- In order to work well with industry as changes evolve and best practices and new research develop, our
- In order to work well with industry as changes evolve and best practices and new research develop, our
- Our staff did some great research looking at the committee hearings when this law was passed that would
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And then lastly, I do have research.
- And then lastly, I do have research.
- Have we looked at research that says, like this group who's 18? Impact could have on them?
- Have we looked at research that says, like, this group who's 18 or to 25 now, you know, how could this
- You guys have been doing research on this, so I’m just curious.
Committee:
House Emerging Issues
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They are the people teaching undergraduates, running labs, doing research, and completing clinical training
- They are the people teaching undergraduates, running labs, doing research, and completing clinical training
- That strengthens Washington by keeping the pipeline of future nurses, teachers, engineers, and researchers
- professional students have partners, and most of us are on a stipend, either as a teaching assistant or a research
- assistant. ...on the stipend, either as a teaching assistant or a research assistant.
Summary:
The House Early Learning and Human Services Committee held public hearings on two bills. HB 1873 would expand Working Connections Child Care eligibility to full-time graduate and professional students with household income at or below 85% of state median income, with copays waived to the extent allowed by federal law. The prime sponsor and student testifiers argued that child care costs and limited stipends force student parents to choose between education and family responsibilities, while some members raised questions about program cost, uptake, and return on investment.
The committee also heard HB 2600, which would require DSHS to update the Supported Living Cost Report template and convene a work group to develop Medicaid rate recommendations aimed at improving compensation for direct support professionals. Supporters, including SEIU-affiliated workers, said the bill would increase transparency and help ensure state funding reaches frontline caregivers, citing low wages and high turnover. Opponents from provider organizations argued the current cost report is already detailed, that the bill would add administrative burden, and that recent rate increases have already been passed through to wages and benefits.
In executive session, the committee considered three Senate bills. It adopted a striking technical amendment and voted 9-1 to report out SSB 5911, which protects funds for youth in extended foster care and raises the threshold for protected accounts. It then voted 10-0 to report out SSB 5957, expanding the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include more people with lived experience and representatives of disproportionately homeless populations. Finally, it voted 7-3 to report out SSB 6184, which updates Office of Homeless Youth programs and language, including expanding eligibility for emerging adults up to age 21. The meeting ended with an interim planning discussion focused on future work on critical incidents, juvenile justice, developmental disabilities data, homelessness, child care, and facility tours.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- A big part of what we do is just promotion, education, and research.
- So, like I said, education, promotion, research, the one thing that we cannot use checkoff dollars for
- Education, promotion, research, the one thing that we cannot use check-off dollars for is to lobby or
- A big part of what we do is just promotion, education, and research.
- So, like I said, education, promotion, research, the one thing that we cannot use checkoff dollars for
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
Summary:
The Senate Agricultural Committee opened by welcoming a new page, Isabella Frasheiser of Weiser High School, who described her FFA, school leadership, and agricultural background. The committee then approved the February 10, 2026 minutes without objection.
The main item was Senate Bill 1283, presented by Senator Todd Lakey. The bill would create a framework for small-scale direct-to-consumer agricultural and homemade food sales, including cottage foods, farm stands, cooperative markets, and certain meat sales, with labeling, recordkeeping, and educational-material requirements. Supporters from Farm Bureau, Fair Idaho, and producers argued it would reduce burdens, expand local food access, help small farms, and improve market opportunities. Food Northwest and health district representatives raised concerns about food safety, labeling, lack of competency testing, limited remediation options, and possible liability changes. After discussion, the committee voted to send SB 1283 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then received an Idaho Beef Council update from J.W. Wood and Jody Mink. They described the council’s checkoff-funded promotion, education, research, consumer outreach, BQA training, Spanish-language materials, a national “Prime Rib and Prom” campaign, and the Idaho Beef Counts food assistance program. No formal action was taken on that presentation, and the committee adjourned after concluding its agenda.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The genesis of that change is we hired the Bureau of Business and Economic Research to assess audit practices
- based on a comprehensive study that we commissioned through the Bureau of Business and Economic Research
- Quantum New Mexico Institute, an additional $4.5 million to recruit experts in these fields to our research
- universities, and then $75 million in funding for research and development initiatives.
- And then $75 million in funding for research and development initiatives to help attract new and growing
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
Keywords:
auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control, pesticide registration, pesticide applicator, pest management consultant, plant protection, nursery license
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The genesis of that change is we hired the Bureau of Business and Economic Research to assess audit practices
- based on a comprehensive study that we commissioned through the Bureau of Business and Economic Research
- Quantum New Mexico Institute, and an additional $4.5 million to recruit experts in these fields to our research
- Quantum New Mexico Institute and an additional $4.5 million to recruit experts in these fields to our research
- And then $75 million in funding for research and development initiatives to help attract new and growing
Committee:
Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 143, which would raise caps on certain agriculture fees so they can keep pace with inflation. Senator Woods explained that the bill only adjusts fee ceilings, not automatic increases, and an amendment was adopted to tie the caps to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor. There was no public support or opposition testimony, and the bill was then passed on an 8-0 do-pass vote, with several members excused.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 145, which would change the state audit system by raising thresholds for smaller local public bodies and creating a statewide federal single audit for state agencies. The State Auditor and DFA said the bill was intended to streamline audits, reduce delays, and align New Mexico with federal rules and other states, but multiple CPA and audit witnesses opposed the statewide single-audit concept, warning it could reduce transparency, weaken accountability, and increase the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse. Committee members pressed for clarification on how the audit structure would work, which agencies would be covered, and whether DFA or independent auditors would conduct the work; the sponsors said amendments were needed to clarify the bill and remove problematic language, including the appropriation and references to gifts and donations. The committee adopted an amendment striking the appropriation language and then continued questioning without taking final action in the excerpt.
The final portion of the meeting shifted to the House Bill 2 budget presentation. Committee members reviewed the Senate Finance version of the budget, which included about a 2.7% increase in recurring spending, 30% reserves, and major investments in health care affordability, early childhood, public education, housing, clean energy, water, and agriculture-related priorities. Members asked about water testing needs, water settlement funding, career technical education funding, and the contingency fund/disaster reserve structure. The presenters said some items still needed technical work and that additional adjustments would be made before final passage.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jan 13th, 2026
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- ISO actually created a new water classification category, 10W, based on their ongoing research and loss
- What they found through both research and direct experience is, compared to a traditional car fire, which
- passage of this bill, prompt creation of the commission, and an efficient process of creating a well-researched
- am a member of the Taunton Manufactured Home Communities Group, where I serve on a subcommittee researching
- However, after extensive research, we found that only two actually offered coverage in Massachusetts,
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Keywords:
healthcare, direct primary care, insurance, referrals, network providers, payment denial, insurance costs, manufactured homes, homeowners insurance, affordability, state regulations, insurance market, consumer protection, mobile homes, firefighting, water supply, cistern program, rural areas, urban interface, state funding
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (05/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we have a field trip this afternoon at 1:30 where we will be going to a research facility in Lee.
- So, we will be meeting at 1:30 at the organic dairy research farm at 216 Lee Hook Road in Lee, New Hampshire
- And then after, we will be going to the Woodman Horticultural Research Farm, 70 Spinny Lane, Durham,
- We'll see you at the dairy research farm. see you at the uh at the uh dairy see you at the uh at the
- uh dairy research<00:21:42.880><c> farm.
Summary:
The committee met in executive session on SB 302, a bill requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners. Members discussed and adopted amendment 2025-2219H, which incorporated language from prior Senate and House amendments, including provisions related to the siting evaluation committee and changes affecting landfill expansions and additional cells. The amendment also folded in language from HB 616, the animal cruelty/due process bill, which members said clarifies probable cause, imminent danger, temporary protective custody, and the role of the state veterinarian or designee in animal seizure decisions. Several members emphasized that the bill does not bar seizure of animals in emergencies or prevent nonprofits from fundraising, and that the changes are intended to strengthen due process and reduce conflicts of interest.
The committee voted 12-0 to adopt the amendment. It then voted 12-0 to give SB 302 an OTPA recommendation with the amendment included. After the vote, the director raised a concern that the amendment appeared to eliminate the waste management council and related appeal provisions in the governing statutes; members acknowledged the issue and said it was intentional or at least acceptable to address later in committee of conference, where they expected further changes. The committee then agreed to place the bill on the consent calendar.
After concluding the executive session, the committee discussed an afternoon field trip to research farms in Lee and Durham. They also accepted an invitation to visit a farm in Fremont on May 30 at 10:00 a.m., with the address provided as 63 South Road, Fremont, New Hampshire.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF1959 5/8/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Jeff Deble, House Research. Good morning. I'm Helen Roberts from the House fiscal staff.
- Chair, Jeff Dable, House Research. I will walk through the policy article number two.
- 00:08:28.960><c> Jeff</c><00:08:29.120><c> Dable</c><00:08:29.520><c> House</c><00:08:29.759><c> research
- Chair, Jeff Dable House research. I Mr. Chair, Jeff Dable House research.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I've worked on CCS for 18 years as part of a dedicated research group with about 12 full-time Ph.D. research
- So I'll be speaking here on my own personal research experience and industry experience as well as those
- of our research center.
- Researching geothermal potential right now. We helped with a study that's just wrapping up.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
Keywords:
carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process