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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Apr 1st, 2025

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment is a technical change to delete section 10 of the bill as it incorrectly subjects access
  • The amendment is a technical change to delete section 10 of the bill as it incorrectly subjects access
  • And we've recently made a change to pull our financial monitoring section within our organization higher
  • The amendment also replaces the term health care provider with physicians and moves the new sections
  • Constitution and Article 1, Section 3 of our Florida State Constitution.
Summary: The Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of health care, Medicaid, and patient-access measures, along with confirmation votes. The committee first reconsidered and amended SB 1606 on patient access to records, clarifying portal obligations, deleting a section affecting nursing home facility records, and setting a January 1, 2026 effective date; the bill then passed favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of appointees and separately confirmed Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after Harris testified about priorities including financial accountability, managed care oversight, transparency, and quality improvement. Senators asked about audit findings and Medicaid managed care performance, and several witnesses and committee members voiced support for her appointment. The committee then advanced a series of bills, most of them with amendments, including claims bills SB 28 and SB 22 for South Broward Hospital District settlements, SB 772 on undesignated glucagon in schools, SB 998 on death certification by physician assistants and APRNs, SB 1412 on home health administration flexibility, SB 1800 creating a Parkinson’s disease research consortium at USF, SB 306 on managed care network access during holidays and after hours, SB 1768 on stem cell therapies by physicians, SB 1602 on pediatric readiness in emergency departments, SB 1156 on the home health aide program for medically fragile children, SB 1490 on Children’s Medical Services and managed care administration, and SB 1182 on Medicaid coverage of continuous glucose monitors. Most of these bills received support from industry, advocacy, or provider groups and were reported favorably as committee substitutes. The most debated measure was SB 1270, a broad strike-all amendment combining provisions on mRNA vaccine documentation, vaccination-status protections in the Patient Bill of Rights, medical marijuana reporting and background-screening definitions, compact language, and volunteer immunity. The committee heard extensive testimony both for and against the vaccine-related provisions, including concerns about discrimination, patient safety, provider discretion, and medical liability. After additional technical amendments and a time-certain motion, the bill passed favorably as a committee substitute, with Senators Davis and Osgood voting no and Senator Harrell expressing a weak yes. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 27, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • identified by a Florida District Court of Appeal as it relates to amendments that were made to this section
  • We respectfully are in opposition to Section 1, lines 31 through 61 of the bill.
  • The way I read Section 1 is this is a way to get around the 90-day provision that was passed.
  • We respectfully oppose Section 1.
  • We respectfully oppose Section 1 of the proposed committee substitute. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several insurance- and trust-related bills. CS/HB 265, relating to post-judgment execution proceedings involving terrorism, was presented as a measure to help victims enforce long-standing judgments against terrorist assets; it received no opposition in testimony and was reported favorably. CS/HB 1173, concerning the Florida Trust Code, clarified that the Florida Attorney General is the only public official with standing to enforce charitable trusts administered in Florida; members discussed that it was intended to resolve ambiguity identified by a court decision, and it also passed favorably. The committee then took up PCS/HB 643 on residual market insurers. The bill would remove the “diligent effort” requirement for surplus lines placements, revise surplus lines eligibility, and let Citizens policyholders elect arbitration through DOAH or the courts at renewal or issuance. The sponsor argued the changes would reduce red tape and give consumers more options, while an opponent from the Florida Justice Association warned that removing diligent-search protections could push more policyholders into higher-cost, less-regulated surplus lines coverage and that arbitration could favor insurers. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of premium credits for arbitration, the effect on Citizens, and the loss of consumer protections, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, PCS/HB 1047 on insurance regulation generated extensive debate. The bill would reduce pre-licensure hours for general lines agents from 200 to 60, clarify restrictions on public adjuster conduct, require claims-handling manuals only for active residential property insurers, and define “sufficient evidence” for bad-faith claims with examples and a 10-day objection/response process. Supporters said it would streamline claims handling and clarify timelines; opponents and several members argued it could burden policyholders, especially after disasters, and might make it easier for insurers to delay or deny claims. There was also concern about the reduced training hours for new agents and the lack of detail on what constitutes sufficient evidence or a specific objection. After a divided debate, the bill was reported favorably by a 12-6 vote. The meeting then adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 113(a) of the Clean Air Act allows violations of permits or state implementation plans to be
  • found on the basis of, quote, any information available to the administrator, end quote, while Section
  • Anything that isn't related to air quality monitoring under Section 51 of the Constitution doesn't count
  • related to air quality<00:18:56.080><c> monitoring</c><00:18:57.039><c> under</c><00:18:57.360><c> section
  • under section 51 of the<00:18:58.280><c> Constitution</c><00:18:58.760><c> ution</c><00:18:59.520><c
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee met with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior minutes, and recognized visiting guests, including representatives from Nucor Steel and students from Eastern Kentucky University. The main business was House Bill 137, which would require air-pollution enforcement actions by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District to rely on EPA-approved monitoring methods or scientifically defensible, quality-assured data. The sponsor and industry supporters argued the bill would ensure reliable evidence and protect manufacturers from enforcement based on questionable data. Opponents, including the Kentucky Resources Council, the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, and a former cabinet employee, argued the bill would conflict with the Clean Air Act’s allowance for “any credible evidence,” could exclude community air-monitoring data and citizen complaints, and might weaken enforcement by limiting the use of lower-cost sensors, photos, video, and other nontraditional evidence. Committee members questioned how credible evidence and the Daubert standard would apply, and supporters and opponents debated whether the bill would simply set evidentiary rules or improperly narrow enforcement authority. One member also raised concerns that the bill’s title and scope could be read as affecting the broader air program. House Bill 137 was ultimately approved favorably by roll call vote, with Senator Webb’s aye vote later clarified for the record. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a subcommittee. The bill was described as helping about 708 companies and carving out emergency generators used for safety purposes in distilleries, with support from the Kentucky Chamber. The subcommittee amendment was adopted, and the bill passed the committee favorably by roll call vote. The meeting ended with an attempted adjournment and a brief record correction on the vote for House Bill 137.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • that maybe a better way to address this would be to include it as part of the 4CP study that's in Section
  • One brief comment, section two; our reading of it is that it would apply to small commercial and residential
  • Section two of the bill, the minimum transmission charge, I don't think that what we mean, but okay.
  • Senator King, I support your bill because of the provisions in sections one, two, and six that in particular
  • The government code, I think it's section 2253.908, on the Disclosure of Interested Parties for Contracts
Bills: SB 6 , SB6 , SB504 , SB765 , SB815 , SB929
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/28/2026)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 25 February, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, section A, row 19, line 19, I’m sorry.
  • Section A, line 19: rural hospital means a hospital as the term is defined in Section 41-7-173, which
  • Uh, section 8 creates the system restoration property.
  • Uh, section 8 creates the system restoration property.
  • Uh, section 8 creates the system restoration property.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Apr 29th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Davis, could you refer to the specific section of the bill that talks about that, please?
  • As any law enforcement officer as defined in section 942.1010. And therefore, Mr.
  • And the folks that are going to represent people on those sections of the state actually live in those
  • me what the section is, I'm happy to answer questions about that section.
  • If you want to tell me what the section is, I'm happy to answer questions about that section.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/13/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • 9228 and subdivision 5 requires that the governor shall post any compact entered into under this section
  • engage in compact discussions about jurisdictional issues related to cannabis. at uh I think it's section
  • I always get at uh I think it's section I always get wrong<00:47:24.160><c> but</c><00:47:24.280><c>
  • Am I reading that section correctly? Thank you, Senator Lang, or Mr. Proc. Mr. Proc: Thank you, Mr.
  • of of law stayed the same in the section of of law stayed the same in the amendment<01:01:55.720><c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 4, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • They can, on their own, correct it, but the HRS section that you cited could still exist after that 24
  • They can, on their own, correct it, but the HRS section that you cited could still exist after that 24
  • that you cited could still exist section that you cited could still exist after<00:36:09.359><c> that
  • Also, amend section 2 so that this bill will only apply to contracts entered into on or after October
  • two such that this bill will section two such that this bill will only<01:28:04.440><c> apply</c><01
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to consumer protection, liquor regulation, construction procurement, and state contracting. On House Bill 565, DCCA and the Office of Consumer Protection stood on written testimony, and a committee member raised a question about whether creators of remains would have to hold them indefinitely if family members did not respond; the member indicated language would be fixed to address that issue. No vote was taken. House Bill 208, dealing with liquor law changes, drew strong support from Scarlet Honolulu and Maui Brewing Company, who said the measure would modernize liquor rules and add guardrails, while the Wine Institute and Anheuser-Busch opposed it as a special tax break or unnecessary expansion of liquor-related authority. Members questioned whether anonymous complaints should be allowed and whether the bill could lead to retaliation; the supporter said complaints should not be anonymous and suggested the Liquor Commission had been accused of writing complaints to target licenses. No action was taken. House Bill 939, concerning taxation of low-ABV spirits-based beverages, received support from Maui Brewing Company and Johnson Brothers, who said it would align tax treatment with existing categories and reduce confusion, while the Wine Institute and Anheuser-Busch opposed it as a narrow tax break that could reduce revenue and should instead be considered in a broader alcohol tax review. House Bill 808, on construction defect insurance or related protections for state projects, drew comments from DAGS, the State Procurement Office, and the Subcontractors Association, with the latter warning it would make state contracting harder and shrink the contractor base; the chair questioned what recourse the state has when defects appear after a project is completed. House Bill 809, addressing procurement and subcontractor-listing corrections, drew opposition from SPO, DAGS, and the Subcontractors Association, while the General Contractors Association supported it; members debated whether a 24-hour correction window would create abuse or simply allow minor ministerial fixes, and the bill’s sponsor said the goal was to reduce bid protests and procurement discretion. No votes or final committee actions were recorded in the excerpt.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 5th, 2026

Resources and Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the standard provision in Section 1. Section 2 is a little bit different.
  • So this piece of legislation, Section 2, is necessary to allow the water bank, which operates at a state
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 4th, 2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Obviously, there's a section in there dealing with domestic violence.
  • Obviously, there's a section in there dealing with domestic violence.
  • I would just say that we did a big section in here on definitions.
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 24th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Briefly, the changes: we're underneath the section of what's called an occasional seller.
  • And I thought, originally, well, we should just get rid of that section because we have a small seller
  • The second change goes underneath the section on page three of the small sellers.
Summary: The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on February 24, 2026, and first approved the minutes from February 17 and February 19, 2026. The committee then took up RS 33370 C1, a proposed sales tax exemption/clarification for small sellers and yard sales. Representative Monks explained the bill was intended to clarify how the existing small seller rules apply to multiple yard sales, the $5,000 annual threshold, and when sales tax must be collected. Members raised questions about whether the limit applies to an individual or to a homeowner hosting multiple sellers, and the chair identified a possible drafting issue in the threshold language. At the sponsor’s request, the committee withdrew the motion to introduce and returned RS 33370 C1 to the sponsor for further work. The committee next heard RS 3344, which would create a low-income/affordable workforce housing property tax exemption with county commissioners able to opt out on a project-by-project basis. Representative Weber said the measure was intended as a local tool to support affordable housing development. Questions focused on the fiscal impact, how the exemption would be administered, whether it would actually result in lower-cost housing, and whether it applied only to property tax or also to sales tax; the witness said it was a property tax exemption only and that qualifying projects must maintain rents affordable to households at 60% of area median income, with annual certification required. Despite some concerns about the uncertain fiscal effect, the committee voted to introduce RS 3344. The meeting then adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:03 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • collaboratively with Blue Cross Blue Shield to establish this, where the main changes were ensuring in each of sections
  • There was also a section when we separated the complex rehab technology from the prosthetics or orthotics
  • And when you make a change, you have to do it in four different sections, depending on who the insurer
Keywords: 996, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules REVISED: Start time delayed to 1:45 PM

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, I move to amend HJR 1074, page 3, section 1, line 3, after the word "guard" and before the word
  • Chair, I move to HJR 1070, page two, section one, line six, by removing the word and number 10 and inserting
  • So section 3A of this draft says, 'No person shall be eligible for office of ...
Bills: HJR1074 , HB3501 , HJR1070
Committee: House Rules
Summary: The committee began with HJR 1074, a proposed Veterans Lottery Trust Fund measure. After adopting a scrivener’s-error amendment, the author explained it would create a veterans lottery game as a two-step process: first establishing the trust fund and board structure, then returning later to authorize the game itself. Members questioned how the money would be appropriated and whether the legislature could direct spending, as well as whether the lottery would compete with existing education lottery revenue. The author said the intent was for the funds to go to the Veterans Lottery Trust Fund and then be distributed by the board, and argued it would create recurring revenue for veterans without relying on annual appropriations. The committee approved the measure 7-1 and reported it do pass. Next, the committee considered HB 3501, which would allow the ABLE Commission to issue multiple manufacturing licenses for one premises. A PCS was adopted as the working draft without objection, and the bill passed 8-1 after brief discussion and no substantive debate. Finally, the committee took up HJR 1070, which would require the Attorney General to be a licensed attorney. An amendment was adopted to change the required practice threshold from 10 years to 5 years to align with requirements for district judges and Supreme Court justices. Members asked about residency, whether the requirement would apply to current candidates, and why the change was needed now. The author said it would not affect current candidates but was intended for future elections so the chief law enforcement officer would be an actual attorney. The resolution passed unanimously, 9-0, and was reported do pass.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 9th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you read through that section, it talks about potential exemptions or examples of when you can be
  • If you read through that section, it talks about potential exemptions or examples of when you can be
  • things that had come to mind, and we didn't hear any objection during that time, which is three sections
Summary: The House Judiciary and Rules Committee met to approve prior minutes and hear two introduction requests plus four bills. The committee introduced RS 33067, which would give prosecutors up to 180 days to find a more stable placement for defendants with neurocognitive disabilities or mental illness, and RS 33197, which would clarify that maliciously and willfully disturbing a religious worship service is disturbing the peace while removing language that raised First Amendment concerns. Members asked about the scope of the language and possible overlap with other statutes, but both RS measures were introduced. The committee then heard House Bill 520, which updates notice requirements for contested case hearings under the Administrative Procedures Act so agencies clearly inform parties of their hearing rights. The Office of Administrative Hearings said the bill standardizes notices across agencies and is not retroactive. HB 520 received a due pass recommendation to the floor. House Bill 579 was a narrow change to the justifiable homicide statute, replacing a list of specific family or household relationships with the broader term “another person” to avoid omissions; it also received a due pass recommendation. House Bill 580 repeals several outdated criminal code provisions related to anti-camcorder piracy and motion picture fair bidding, with the sponsor saying the conduct is already covered by federal law and the statutes are no longer used. House Bill 581 would create a process for the Legislature to formally notify the Idaho Supreme Court by resolution when it believes a court rule may conflict with statute or substantive rights, while preserving judicial rulemaking authority. Both bills were sent to the floor with due pass recommendations, and the meeting adjourned after unanimous or near-unanimous votes on the measures.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - House Rules

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • constitution, the Arizona Corporation Commission has exclusive authority, I think it's Article 15, Section
  • I think it's Article 15, Section 3. Mr.
  • legislature under each of their independent authority to make their own rules under Article 4, Part 2, Section
Committee: House Rules
Keywords: 1182, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 29th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The one big, beautiful bill added another section of bonus depreciation.
  • Bonus depreciation is found in, I know this is going to bore you guys with tax references, Section 168K
  • They added at the federal level Section 168N.
Summary: The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on January 29, 2026, to consider RS 33142, an Internal Revenue Code conformity proposal presented by Rep. Jeff Ehlers. Ehlers said the revised RS would preserve individual tax relief retroactive to 2025, update Idaho’s treatment of research and experimentation expenses by allowing full expensing for new costs starting in 2025 while phasing out prior-year amortization, continue Idaho’s nonconformity with bonus depreciation, and prevent double-dipping by disallowing the same expenses for both deductions and certain credits. He said the changes were intended to spread corporate costs over time and reduce the immediate budget impact. Members focused heavily on the fiscal note and the range of outside estimates. Rep. Gannon cited estimates from ATI, the Tax Foundation, and the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy that were higher than the sponsor’s figure, and asked whether the fiscal note should reflect a broader range. Ehlers responded that the committee must choose a single fiscal note number and defended the $155 million estimate as a reasonable middle-ground projection, explaining differences in how various analysts treated R&E timing and other assumptions. He also said nonconformity would reduce tax benefits for individuals, including seniors and working taxpayers, and noted the corporate impact was much smaller than the individual-side relief. Several members asked for more context on how the bill’s fiscal impact would fit into the broader state budget picture, and Ehlers said he would work with JFAC co-chairs and provide more information later. Rep. Birch supported introduction but emphasized the uncertainty around the fiscal note, while Rep. Monks argued that fiscal notes are attachments prepared by the bill sponsor and should not determine whether a bill is introduced. The committee voted to introduce RS 33142, and the motion carried with Rep. Gannon recorded as opposed. The committee then adjourned and announced it would not meet the following day.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would point to Section 4 of the bill.
  • He thought it might be just the one section of the bill, and suggested he could send an email to the
  • It appears the initiative is just this section of the bill being amended, so it does not appear that
Bills: SB5930 , SB6075 , SB6216 , SB6233
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 May 19th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fourth, we have narrowed the specific provisions of a section of code that applies to ed prep providers
  • clause provision to ensure that HB 2 is the governing policy over other vehicles addressing similar sections
  • clause provision to ensure that HB2 is the governing policy over other vehicles addressing similar sections
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to consider House Bill 2, the major public education and school finance bill. The committee first reconsidered and withdrew the prior committee substitute, then took up a new substitute. Senator Creighton explained several changes, including a correction to the golden penny yield weight, an increase in the special education evaluation incentive cap from $45 million to $67 million, timing changes to avoid a funding gap for Bluebonnet curriculum training grants, narrowed language affecting educator preparation providers, added facility-usage reporting language, incorporation of bilingual allotment language from Senate Bill 2185, removal of the $20 million annual cap on JROTC funding, and a prevailing-clause provision to make HB 2 controlling over conflicting measures. Members generally praised the bill’s historic funding level but raised concerns about details and future floor debate. Senator Menendez said he appreciated the special education, safety, and teacher pay funding but was not ready to fully support the bill because of inflationary pressures, facilities funding, and district-specific impacts, and indicated he might vote present. Senator Parker strongly supported the bill, emphasizing historic funding, teacher pay, and the need to continue refining the package. Senator Witt also said he would vote present while seeking more refinement, especially on certification issues for public and charter schools. Senator Bettencourt highlighted the bill’s scale, including about $8 billion in new funding and $1.3 billion for special education, while Senator Hinojosa asked for more flexibility in the basic allotment and thanked the author for bilingual education and coastal-area provisions. The committee then adopted the new committee substitute and voted to report HB 2 favorably to the full Senate. The motion passed 9 ayes and 2 present not voting, with the bill reported as committee substitute do pass and be printed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence (Part I) Apr 9th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • notification by certified mail, return receipt requested, and add independent administrators to sections
  • However, one estate's code section refers to certificate of the clerk in addition to letters testimony
  • And even motions and court orders in the various, um, sections of the bill to be added to statute.