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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So, our first committee is the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee, and Sandra Dawson is
- So, as Shauna said, I'm Sandra Dawson, the lead staff attorney for the Legislative Health and Human Services
- The committee will also monitor federal actions related to health and human services, specifically Medicaid
- You know, let's say there's an NCSL Health and Human Services Chair meeting that I can't get to.
- chief clerks, and the directors of the Council Service, Legislative Finance Committee, and Legislative
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Jun 10th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislators, more services, more resources, have people down in the standing committees.
- They did make a presentation to, I believe, the Human Services Committee, just regarding their progress
- You know, what they did is there were several points in that human or that child care services directive
- And I don't think it's just the, you know, you look at the Department of Health and Human Services, $6
- And I think in the past, we've relied on, to go back to human services, In the past, we've relied on,
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, moving to Item B2, Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations.
- I'm Mary Franklin, the Director of the Division of County Operations for the Department of Human Services
- We're going to move to Item B3, Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services.
- I'm the Director for the Division of Medical Services with the Department of Human Services.
- Any questions from the committee?
Summary:
The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed several agency rules and most were approved without objection. The Department of Agriculture repealed rules tied to the now-repealed Arkansas Catfish Processors Fair Practice Act. The Department of Human Services updated Medicaid policy to clarify child support enforcement treatment for pregnant women, remove the word “forcible” from rape/incest good-cause language, and eliminate a 90-day waiting period for ARKids B after loss of group coverage; members highlighted the significance of the language change and asked for a quick-reference eligibility chart. DHS Medical Services also received approval for a CMS cell and gene therapy model rule for sickle cell drugs and a technical Medicaid-assisted medication-assisted treatment update that was described as cost-neutral and non-substantive.
The Department of Labor and Licensing presented several rules implementing recent acts and internal cleanup changes. These included procedures for local construction plan disputes under Act 591, Contractors Licensing Board amendments raising the restricted commercial license threshold from $750,000 to $1.5 million and allowing deferral of owner-complaint investigations during civil litigation, and a similar residential contractors change. The HVACR Licensing Board presented broader revisions under Act 746, including grammar and cleanup changes, elimination of the Class C license with transfer of existing holders to Class B, expansion of allowable work limits, a change to continuing education from four hours annually to eight hours per three-year code cycle, and clarification on training, child labor, and licensing issues. Several members questioned the practical impact of the HVAC changes, but the rule was approved.
The committee also granted the Department of Inspector General’s request for exclusion from rulemaking reporting under Act 473, concluding that no rule was necessary because the act already defines the key terms and review process for foreign-adversary cultural exchange agreements. In addition, the Arkansas State Library’s report recommending continuation of its existing rules was accepted. During the status updates on outstanding 2023-session rulemaking, Education explained delays were due to overlapping 2025 amendments and the large volume of rules, while members expressed concern about the length of time since enactment; staff noted only a small number of 2023 rules remain outstanding. The meeting ended after written 2025-session updates were received with no further questions.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 409, 28 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M.
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have to work with the Department of Human Services to operate because all the federal funds come
- And we have to work with the Department of Human Services to operate because all the federal funds come
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- </c><00:37:57.040><c> services</c> work with department of human services work with department of human
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 30th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- In Capell, the process starts by engaging the community through visioning committees, facility committees
- That's why we put people on our bond committee, our bond oversight committee who were very critical of
- It's a board committee. It's not a member of a district committee, it's a board committee.
- Chairman, committee members, I'm Robert Norris.
- Of your committee would then be to compress.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 107 May 1st, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> permanent chairs in committee. permanent chairs in committee.
- , and yes, about honoring the full humanity of people who dedicate their lives to public service.
- </c> public service. I ask for an I vote. public service. I ask for an I vote.
- . committee. committee.
- </c> The committee report passes. The committee report passes.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Jun 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They did make a presentation to, I believe, the Human Services Committee, just regarding their progress
- You know, what they did is there were several points in that human, or that child care services directive
- And I don't think it's just the, you know, you look at the Department of Health and Human Services, $6
- And I think in the past, we've relied on to go back to human services.
- In the past, we've relied on, to go back to Human Services, we may have relied on the—I'll single out
Summary:
The Legislative Procedures and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The committee first considered and adopted a Joint Rule 211 change clarifying the deadline and statutory references for bill drafts involving health insurance mandates, after discussion that the process is still somewhat cumbersome but improved by the clarification. The committee then reviewed a revised draft addressing confidentiality protections for certain legislators and candidates, but members expressed concerns about the breadth, enforceability, and transparency implications of the proposal, and the committee chose not to advance it at this time.
The committee received an informational update on the new NCSL Legislator Security Fund. Staff explained that North Dakota is applying for the grant, which could provide about $200 per legislator for home security or related safety expenses, subject to Emergency Commission approval and reimbursement procedures. Members asked about eligible expenses, administrative burden, and whether new legislators would be covered; staff said guidance would be provided if funding is approved. The committee also approved the 2027 timing for the State of the Judiciary, tribal-state relationship message, and State of the State address on January 5, and set the Commerce Department and agricultural commodity reports for January 13 and 14, respectively, as required by statute.
A major portion of the meeting focused on legislative staffing and organizational planning. The committee approved a recommendation for 36 Senate staff positions and 41 House staff positions, along with a 3% compensation increase for session staff. Discussion centered on replacing some procedural clerk duties with permanent policy analyst staff, retaining quality assurance roles for now, and adding or repurposing positions in IT, program evaluation, legal, and administration. Members also discussed expanding program evaluation capacity and the need for clearer oversight of new programs, with staff noting upcoming training and model-sharing with other states. Finally, the committee reviewed a proposed new legislator orientation day on November 30 and broader organizational session training changes, including mock committee and floor sessions, security training, and more robust budget/appropriations instruction, but took no final action on the agenda items and adjourned after completing the budget-related recommendations.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Finance Budget Briefing (06/10/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- But as you, the committee, the conferees get into committee of conference, they'll see how the Senate
- /c><00:53:15.599><c> grants</c> environmental services state aid grants environmental services state
- Revenue Medicaid services.
- under recreational services.
- under recreational services.
Summary:
The presentation was an LBA overview of Senate changes to the House-passed state budget, with Michael Kane explaining how Senate Finance updated revenue and spending estimates after April revenue figures and agency discussions. He said the Senate’s revenue outlook was higher than the House’s in some areas, but lower in others, especially video lottery terminal revenue, and that the biggest differences also came from changes to revenue splits between the general fund and education trust fund, lapse estimates, and several policy changes in House Bill 1 and House Bill 2.
Kane highlighted several major revenue and policy differences: the Senate changed the business tax, tobacco tax, and real estate transfer tax splits; adjusted liquor revenue dedication; removed the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap; delayed the Lakes Region facility proceeds plan; altered the PECARD fund treatment; added a granite patron of the arts tax credit; and changed the treatment of unique funds and video lottery terminal revenue. On spending, he noted Senate changes to judicial, corrections, HHS, human rights commission, and other budgets, including additional settlement costs, higher lapse assumptions, and a different approach to Medicaid premium revenue and retirement savings. He also described Senate additions such as a nursing home bed fee, Hampstead Hospital transition funding, and changes to the YDC claims settlement fund.
The presentation focused on comparing House and Senate surplus statements across fiscal years 2025 through 2027, including projected ending balances and rainy day fund transfers. Kane repeatedly emphasized that the numbers were still dependent on final revenues and lapse amounts, and that some balances would be carried forward and trued up later in the biennium. No committee vote or final action was described in the excerpt; it was an informational budget briefing and comparison of the two chambers’ proposals.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 031 Feb 13th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee reports. Committee on Health and Human Services.
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- For eight years, she sat and served on the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, and I was the
- </c><03:22:42.800><c> Services</c><03:22:43.359><c> Committee,</c> and Human Services Committee, and
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota’s Healthcare Needs – Senator Carla Nelson Mar 31st, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We are taking what's working and building on that in another area, which is the EMS services.
- You're not on the Health and Human Services Committee, but you are all over this topic.
- Well, I have been on the health committees for probably 10 years, or no more currently I'm not.
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/28/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs
- House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs, we are now going to be hearing House
- Chairman, members of the Health and Human Services Committee.
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- Services</c><02:04:57.679><c> Committee,</c> Health and Human Services Committee, Health and Human Services
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 5th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We get those human services up and running. And of course, Life, limb, eyesight.
- We get those human services up and running. And of course, logistics.
- With human services, it was far-reaching.
- We look at this holistically, and it starts with our people, human services.
- We look at this holistically, and it starts with our people, human services.
Summary:
The committee received a program review from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and FEMA reimbursement process. Deputy Director Keith Pruitt described the impacts of Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including major storm surge, flooding, tornadoes, debris removal, power restoration, flood-control deployments, sheltering, and logistics missions. He emphasized that Florida’s approach is “federally funded, state managed, locally executed,” and said the division has already obligated large amounts of public assistance funding and mitigation dollars while continuing to work on remaining missions and reimbursements.
A major focus of the discussion was how local governments can better document and vet debris-removal and other disaster costs so they are eligible for FEMA reimbursement. Chair DiCeglie and other senators raised concerns about local planning, commercial debris collection, and whether counties and municipalities that spend money up front will be reimbursed. Pruitt explained that eligibility depends on documentation, scope of work, insurance, and FEMA rules, and that the state’s FROC process is intended to help counties identify eligible work before costs are incurred. He also said commercial debris may be eligible in some cases but is not guaranteed, and that counties should coordinate early with FDEM and FEMA.
Senators also asked about possible FEMA reforms, the age of outstanding reimbursement claims, and a proposed state fund to advance money to fiscally constrained counties while they wait for FEMA payments. Pruitt said Florida’s system is a national best practice, but that more county-level training and clearer coordination would help reduce de-obligations and audit problems. He said the reimbursement-advance idea is still being developed, and that the state continues to look at ways to streamline mitigation through programs like Elevate Florida. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after closing comments from senators praising FDEM’s work.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 4/15/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> committee to support HF4588. committee to support HF4588.
- So, um I will look this committee.
- </c> opportunity to be on this committee. opportunity to be on this committee.
- . committee. committee.
Keywords:
veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/21/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs
- I’d like to call the meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee back to order.
- </c> Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and
- >> Chairman McDonald, members of the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee, for
- ><c> committee</c> human services elderly affairs committee human services elderly affairs committee
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, committee.
- Intake Service Center, right?
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- Next we have Ryan Yman, director for the Department of Human Services, with comments; Carla Amarino,
- The services called for in the bill, but they won't perform the services themselves.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 114, which would create a presidential preference primary for the 2028 election. The Office of Elections said the bill would cost about $4.1 million. Supporters, including the Hawaii Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters, favored moving the process to a state-run primary, while several opponents, including the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women and multiple individual testifiers, argued it would be too expensive, would shift control away from the parties, and would replace volunteer-run caucuses with a mail-in system. Committee members questioned the chief election officer about election timing, certification, and how a primary might be scheduled with other elections. Testimony was recorded as 11 in support, 41 opposed, and 3 comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt.
The committee then took up SB 725, which would require judges to make findings about a defendant’s ability to afford bail. Judiciary and Attorney General witnesses asked that the bill be deferred or amended, saying the Judicial Council is already reviewing pretrial bail reform and that the bill’s language could create practical problems for police, sheriffs, and courts. Supporters, including the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the public defender, the Community Alliance on Prisons, the ACLU of Hawaii, and disability rights advocates, said cash bail disproportionately harms low-income defendants, increases pretrial detention costs, and should require clearer findings and records. Opponents included the Hawaii County prosecuting attorney. Members questioned how bail is initially set, what records exist, and whether the bill would change current practice; Judiciary witnesses said initial bail decisions are often made by police or judges and later reviewed on the record, while supporters argued the bill would strengthen front-end due process. The ACLU said it supported the bill with amendments, including clearer standards for ability to pay and written findings.
The committee also began hearing SB 733, a proposed constitutional amendment to establish a continuous legislative session. Early testimony was strongly supportive, with advocates arguing that the current 60-day session limits public participation, makes it hard for working people to testify, and prevents lawmakers from collaborating effectively. Supporters said a year-round model could improve transparency, reduce duplicate bills, and better accommodate neighbor island legislators. The excerpt ends during the opening testimony on SB 733, before any committee action or vote is shown.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Public Safety is called to order.
- rather than after 25 years of service or 15 years of credited service.
- Chairman, members of the committee.
- Chairman, members of the committee.
- Yeah, Chairman, members of the committee...
Bills:
SB1046, SB1317, SB1376, SB1416, SB1448, SB1471, SB1493, SB1498, SB1502, SB1504, SB1538, SB1544, SB1550, SB1579, SB1581, SB1584, SB1624, SB1673
Keywords:
telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/04/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, members of the Health and Human Services Committee.
- </c> of Health and Human Services. of Health and Human Services.
- <01:56:39.440><c> Services</c><01:56:39.920><c> Committee.
- </c><01:56:40.560><c> Thank</c><01:56:40.800><c> you</c><01:56:40.880><c> for</c> Human Services Committee
- Thank you for Human Services Committee.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 10, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, welcome back to committee.
- Members, welcome back to committee.
- Good morning, committee members.
- Chair, committee members.
- It's been such a pleasure to serve on this committee, where I think, compared to any other committee,
Summary:
The Insurance and Banking Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. HB 487 would authorize the CFO and State Board of Administration to invest up to 10% of certain state funds in Bitcoin, require specified custody methods, allow Bitcoin lending under rule, and create a process for accepting taxes and fees in Bitcoin. The sponsor and several proponents argued it would diversify state investments, hedge inflation, and position Florida as a leader in digital assets. Members raised concerns about volatility, security, valuation, and whether Bitcoin was being singled out over other cryptocurrencies, but the bill was reported favorably after debate and a roll call vote.
The committee then considered HB 7011, an Open Government Sunset Review measure for records of insolvent insurers. The bill would continue some exemptions but make additional records public, including underwriting files, risk-solvency assessments, corporate governance annual disclosures, and the names, benefits, and compensation of insurance executive officers. There was no public testimony, and members discussed privacy and safety concerns, but the bill passed and was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard HB 1433 on hurricane mitigation grants and insurer regulation. The bill would tighten restrictions on former executives of failed insurers, raise capital requirements for new insurers, and require mitigation credits when homeowners receive Safe Florida Home funds. An amendment was adopted to require a licensed person to make final claim-denial decisions when AI or automation is used and to prioritize filings that lower rates. Consumer advocates supported the transparency and consumer protections, while industry representatives urged caution on the AI provisions. After debate, the amended bill was reported favorably. The meeting ended with closing remarks from the ranking member, vice chair, and chair reflecting on the committee’s work and likely final meeting of the term.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/11/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs
- The committee reconvened on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs.
- Uh, we are now Health and Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee.
- Uh, Chairman McDonald, and uh, members of the House Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee
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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, your Committee on Health and Human Services has under consideration HB 2051 and respectfully
- I move that the amendment from the Health and Human Services Committee be adopted.
- Chairman, your Committee on Health and Human Services has under consideration HB 2072 and respectfully
- Chairman, your Committee on Health and Human Services has under consideration HB 2178 and respectfully
- Chairman, your Committee on Health and Human Services has under consideration HB 2178 and respectfully