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MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Health and Mental Health Feb 12th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health and Mental Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is unfortunate that we're not investing our funds in Missouri and programs like that.
  • I did want to ask a question on the critical access pharmacy program, kind of how that would work or
  • And it's going to have a program designed to ensure that we keep critical access pharmacies alive and
  • We have a program that we cover a handful of the highest-cost drugs for our people.
  • You know, they really can't handle that participation, that type of program.
Committee: House Health and Mental Health
AR
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 18th, 2026

ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, we're going to call the State Insurance Programs Oversight Subcommittee to order.
  • This is utilizing the new program that the Office of Procurement has done, where there are five vendors
  • then, of course, what the overall impact to our plan will be, if we're pushing members to use that program
  • Obviously, we're looking at rebates and how rebates play into it, but ultimately it is really what is
  • And that does bring up another question because overall it could be good for the EBD program, but if
Committee: All ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE
Summary: The State Insurance Programs Oversight Subcommittee met to review and approve several Employee Benefits Division (EBD) and pharmacy formulary actions. Grant Wallace, director of EBD and the Office of Property Risk, presented a $280,000 Boston Consulting Group contract to help develop the third-party administration RFP, and the committee approved it. The committee also approved the December 2025, January 2026, and February 2026 pharmacy formulary recommendations, along with February 2026 medical drug recommendations. The formulary changes focused on removing prior authorization for injectable migraine CGRPs, replacing a discontinued capsule with a tablet, updating items for FDA guidance, and leaving some drugs not covered when lower-cost alternatives or insufficient efficacy data existed. For February 2026, EBD recommended removing Skyrizi and Renvoke in favor of lower-cost biosimilars and other alternatives, re-tiering several drugs to encourage generics, adding an anti-seizure medication developed by the Department of Defense, and adding a subcutaneous version of Keytruda for faster administration. The medical drug list similarly shifted toward biosimilars and aligned coverage for Skyrizi and Renvoke across pharmacy and medical settings. Members raised broader questions about the impact of new pharmaceutical discount programs such as Trump RX and Mark Cuban Cost Plus, as well as concerns about PBM compliance and whether Navitus might be violating state law or paying affiliate pharmacies more than independent pharmacies. Wallace said the new programs and their effects were still being studied, that EBD was working with Navitus to evaluate pricing opportunities, and that Navitus had said it was in compliance with Rule 118, though additional research and auditing were underway. All items were approved by voice vote, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Jan 14th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The deferred compensation program.
  • Those must stay within the program according to the 340B program.
  • Those must stay within the program according to the 340B program.
  • This program is a lifeline.
  • It's earmarked for this program, only for this program, and for no other program.
Bills: S7010
Committee: Senate Appropriations
Keywords: Roth contributions, deferred compensation, retirement savings, Florida Statutes, tax benefits
Summary: The committee first took up SB 7010, which would authorize post-tax Roth contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans, instead of limiting them to pre-tax contributions. After a brief presentation and one waived appearance in support, the bill was rolled and reported favorably. Later, members also recorded affirmative votes on SB 7010 before adjournment. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the Governor’s proposed “Floridians First” budget, presented by Lita Kelly of the Office of Policy and Budget. She outlined a $117.4 billion spending plan with $53.2 billion in general revenue, emphasizing reserves, debt reduction, trust fund sweeps, and targeted reductions in agency positions. Major priorities included K-12 and higher education funding, teacher salary support, school hardening, Everglades and water-quality projects, cancer and behavioral health initiatives, emergency preparedness, law enforcement, corrections staffing and facilities, cybersecurity, transportation, affordable housing, and economic development. Members asked extensive questions about teacher pay, corrections staffing, emergency response reserves, the proposed federal reimbursement for the Everglades detention facility, the Second Amendment sales tax holiday, the animal abuse hotline, and the absence of a specific Hope Florida line item. A major portion of the discussion focused on the Department of Health’s planned changes to the ADAP HIV/AIDS drug assistance program, with public testimony warning that the changes could cut off access to medications for thousands of Floridians and alleging misuse of federal funds. Kelly said she would follow up on several details, including litigation costs, teacher pay comparisons, and ADAP funding questions.
ID
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Feb 10th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • So both in our disability services programs for youth and adults and then in our long-term care program
  • And lastly, it helps us contain costs in the program.
  • This next one, the Idaho Home Visiting Program.
  • programs.
  • So two programs that already have work requirements.
Committee: House Health and Welfare
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HLT Public Hearing - Fri Apr 11, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • force to identify and develop minimum professional standards for community health workers' training program
  • Uh, there's a lot of crazy practices like spread pricing and, you know, rebates and so forth.
  • Uh, there's a lot of crazy practices like spread pricing and, you know, rebates and so forth.
  • </c><00:18:54.000><c> and</c><00:18:54.880><c> you</c><00:18:55.039><c> know</c><00:18:55.200><c> rebates
  • </c><00:18:55.760><c> and</c> spread pricing and you know rebates and spread pricing and you know rebates
Committee: House Health
Summary: The Committee on Health met on April 11, 2025, and heard testimony on a series of Senate concurrent and Senate resolution measures focused on health system oversight, workforce standards, and access to care. Topics included an auditor study on mandated insurance coverage for intravenous ketamine therapy for depression (SCR 8 SD1), a working group on prior authorization reform (STR 10 SD2), a task force on minimum professional standards for community health worker training (STR 16 SD1), a pharmacy benefit manager reform working group (SCR 69 SD1), a pharmacy reimbursement working group (STR 70 SD1), an aeromedical services working group (STR 86 SD1), a catchment-water feasibility study for business use (STR 118 SD1), an auditor study on mandatory coverage for continuous glucose monitors (STR 120 SD1), and a resolution encouraging reduced use of disposable surgical equipment and more sustainable health care practices (STR 194 SD1). Testimony was generally supportive across the measures, with several agencies and organizations noting the need to address complex health policy issues and improve access, transparency, and sustainability. For STR 16 SD1, community health worker advocates strongly supported the resolution but asked for amendments to include the Hawaii Community Health Worker Association on the task force and to require that at least half of the task force members be community health workers. For the PBM-related measures, SHPDA said it was willing to convene the work group and described the issue as complex, while the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association asked that PBMs be included in the working group. For STR 10 SD2, SHPDA supported the effort to reduce prior authorization burdens and said the process is a "black box" that needs reform; the chair later noted the administration’s commitment to the issue. For STR 86 SD1, the Department of Health supported the aeromed working group, and the chair proposed a House Draft 1 with technical changes and added representation from independent provider operators. In decision making, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on all measures considered. SCR 8 SD1 was passed as is. STR 10 SD2 was deferred. STR 16 SD1, STR 70 SD1, STR 118 SD1, STR 120 SD1, and STR 194 SD1 were passed as is. SCR 69 SD1 was passed with amendments, and STR 86 SD1 was passed with amendments. The meeting concluded with adjournment after all votes were taken.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AEN-PSM-EDT, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-10-2025

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires the Department of Health to establish a rebate program and requires the State Building Code
  • In summary, we conclude that we believe only the rebate program should move forward.
  • rebate program and requires establish a rebate program and requires the<00:01:14.799><c> State</c><00
  • </c><00:02:32.480><c> should</c> believe only the rebre program should believe only the rebre program
  • Do you know if other states offer this type of rebate or program, where you have maybe devices in other
Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment
Summary: The hearing began on SP 547, which would create incentives for graywater recycling systems and atmospheric water generators through an income tax credit, a Department of Health rebate program, and building code standards. The Department of Health and Department of Taxation offered written comments; Taxation said it had seven proposed amendments to improve administration. Testimony was largely supportive, with advocates and local users describing water-supply benefits, emergency use during the Maui fires, and potential help for drought conditions and Red Hill concerns. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii suggested only the rebate program should move forward for clearer cost transparency, and the Department of Health said it needed more time to study the bill. Members questioned the fiscal impact and whether combining a tax credit and rebate was typical, but staff did not have cost estimates. Decision-making on SP 547 was deferred to February 12, 2025. The committee then took up SP 242 on foreign ownership of agricultural lands. The chair recommended passage with amendments, including deleting a reference to the Attorney General in one section and changing the effective date to July 1, 2050. Supporters argued the bill was a first step to limit foreign ownership of farmland, citing other states with similar restrictions, while several members said they supported the intent but had reservations about possible unintended harm to farmers and agriculture investment. After discussion, the measure passed with amendments on a 5-0 vote, with some members voting with reservations. The committee also discussed SP 1633, which would create a green building tax credit for structures using at least 30% Hawaii-grown hemp material. The chair said the bill was close but needed more work, and decision-making was deferred to February 12, 2025. Later, the committee heard several environmental measures: SB 683, which would ban intentionally added PFAS in certain products starting in 2028; SB 1109, which would replace the “finding of no significant impact” with a “finding of completion of environmental disclosure process”; SB 391, which would expand recycling requirements to certain lithium-ion batteries; and SB 12, which would classify neonic pesticides as restricted-use pesticides and limit certain seed treatments. Testimony on these bills included support from environmental and advocacy groups, comments from state agencies, and requests for amendments or further study, but no final votes were taken on those measures in the portion of the transcript provided.
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AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Mar 20th, 2026

ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those are a big portion of this that create rebates, so they have new jobs, and that changed from year
  • The portion of this, they create rebates, so they have new jobs, and that changed from year to year.
  • And a big part of it is that these create rebates for new jobs and things like that. Okay, great.
  • I would encourage folks to look up the Arkansas Legacy Lunker program and go largemouth bass fishing
  • But look up the program. So that's my report. I move for adoption of the report at the proper time.
Committee: All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jul 15th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, it makes sure that for rebates, the entirety of a rebate that a PBM negotiates with a drug
  • Right now, PBMs will keep a portion of the rebate, and... ...the drug manufacturer gets passed through
  • Right now, PBMs will keep a portion, a slice of the rebate, and so the higher the rebate, the higher
  • pharmacies and chain pharmacies and affiliate pharmacies, among a number of other things, including rebates
Committee: House Judiciary
Summary: The committee began without a quorum and heard several bills. SB 41 by Senator Wiener would regulate pharmacy benefit managers by increasing transparency, banning patient steering and spread pricing, and requiring full pass-through of rebates. Supporters, including independent pharmacists and health groups, said PBM practices are driving pharmacy closures and higher costs; opponents argued the bill overlaps with recent PBM licensing and reporting changes in AB 116 and may be preempted by federal ERISA law. Members raised questions about confidentiality, legal preemption, and whether savings would reach consumers, and the author asked for an aye vote. The committee then heard SB 378, also by Senator Wiener, which would let consumers seek civil penalties against online marketplaces that advertise illegal intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products. Supporters said online sales are undermining the licensed cannabis market and exposing children to unsafe products; opponents, including TechNet and hemp businesses, warned the bill is overbroad, could sweep in general-purpose platforms, and may raise First Amendment and dormant commerce clause concerns. The author said he would narrow the bill, remove industrial hemp references, and address strict liability and standing issues. Members generally supported the goal of protecting children and legal cannabis businesses, while asking for narrower language. SB 243 by Senator Padilla would impose guardrails on AI companion chatbots, including disclosures, anti-addictive design limits, self-harm response protocols, reporting, audits, and a private right of action. Supporters, including Common Sense Media and AI transparency advocates, said companion chatbots can intensify loneliness, manipulate users, and have been linked to self-harm risks for minors; opponents said the definitions are too broad and could capture general-purpose AI tools, and several objected to the private right of action. Members expressed strong concern about child safety but also questioned the breadth of the bill and the need for clearer standards. The committee also heard SB 522, which would preserve just-cause eviction protections for rental units destroyed by disaster and later rebuilt, and SB 259, which would restrict businesses from using device data such as hardware state or geolocation to set prices. SB 522 drew support from Los Angeles officials and tenant advocates who said rebuilt disaster housing should retain tenant protections, while landlords and Realtors opposed it as a burden on reconstruction. SB 259 was supported as a consumer protection against device-based price discrimination, but business groups opposed it as overbroad and harmful to legitimate pricing models. In both cases, members discussed the balance between consumer protection and business concerns, and the bills were held pending a quorum.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRN Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 10:30AM HST

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> to the fair youth transit program to the fair youth transit program special<00:55:46.400><c> fund
  • I've been a proponent of targeted rebates and not blanket programs.
  • And when we use taxpayer dollars in those rebate programs, when we do targeted versus blanket, it has
  • </c> we use taxpayer dollars in those rebate we use taxpayer dollars in those rebate programs,<01:17:
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1694, which would create a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, and HB 1695, which would expand the state’s renewable fuels production tax credit. For HB 1694, supporters from the airlines, renewable fuels industry, business groups, and some environmental and youth representatives said sustainable aviation fuel is a practical near-term way to cut emissions in aviation, a hard-to-decarbonize sector, and argued the credit would send a market signal, support local production, and help meet state climate goals. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network and a taxpayer-focused testifier, argued the bill could subsidize expensive fuels that may not be truly clean, could duplicate benefits available under other tax provisions, and should not support transpacific aviation or technologies they said are unproven or harmful. The Department of Taxation stood on written testimony, and the chair later asked that all verbal testimony on remaining bills be limited to one minute because of time constraints. HB 1695 drew similar support and opposition, but focused more broadly on renewable fuels for transportation, trucking, shipping, and other sectors. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Energy Office, airlines, PAR Hawaii, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pacific Biodiesel, and the RNG Coalition, said the bill would help scale local fuel production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support jobs and agriculture, and advance the state’s climate and energy goals. Several supporters emphasized that the credit would help build a local industry and that life-cycle accounting should be used to measure emissions benefits. Opponents repeated concerns that some biofuels and waste-based fuels may not be climate-beneficial, may rely on flawed modeling, and could create costly infrastructure that would need to be replaced later. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
AR
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 18th, 2026

ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, we're going to call the State Insurance Programs Oversight Subcommittee to order.
  • This is utilizing the new program that the Office of Procurement has done where there are five vendors
  • then, of course, what the overall impact to our plan will be, if we're pushing members to use that program
  • Obviously, we're looking at rebates and how rebates play into it, but ultimately it is really what is
  • And that is — that does bring up another question because overall it could be good for the EBD program
Committee: All ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE
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.
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NV

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Senate Committee on Government Affairs May 30th, 2025 at 03:30 pm

Government Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fund was established as a grant program.
  • The fund was established as a grant program.
  • “So that program is in place.
  • These are programs we do.
  • And we certainly market our program.
Committee: Senate Government Affairs
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Mar 18th, 2025

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any truth to that, like maybe the athletics program? Mr.
  • Chair, Senator Tobiasson, item 272 on page 225 is for adult education programs, and basically this program
  • This means that for those adult education programs, Programs that are going to receive money have to
  • I got a $7,500 rebate from the federal government.
  • Yeah, $11,000 plus a rebate to have...
Committee: Senate Senate Finance
FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 14th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • , LOW INCOME TAX PROGRAM WHICH IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM, MULTI FAMILY REVENUE BONDS PROGRAM WHICH IS ALSO
  • THROUGH THE SEDOWSKI WE HAVE THE SHIP PROGRAM AND THE SALE PROGRAM, THE SHIP PROGRAM PROVIDING MEANINGFUL
  • WE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA THAT EXCLUDED FEDERAL PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO EXISTING FLORIDA PROGRAMS
  • IN OTHER STATES WE IDENTIFIED 13 PROGRAMS, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS.
  • THREE PROGRAMS HAD HIGH POTENTIAL, FOR PROGRAMS AND MEDIUM POTENTIAL AND SIX PROGRAMS HAVE LOW POTENTIAL
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House panel hears bill proposing constitutional amendment to return surpluses to taxpayers 2/11/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The state already can and has often used budget surpluses to issue one-time rebates or permanent tax
  • The state already can and has often used budget surpluses to issue one-time rebates or permanent tax
  • We created enough programs to spend the surplus, so it's not there anyway.
  • We created enough programs to spend the surplus, so it's not there anyway.
  • </c> enough programs enough programs to<00:31:59.480><c> spend</c><00:31:59.919><c> the</c><00:32:00.080
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 21st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Federal program changes and market adjustments over the last several years, as you know, have impacted
  • And when they don't, consumers receive rebates. That's how a fair market should work.
  • In Connecticut, after deprivatizing their Medicaid program, they saw a 7% reduction in administrative
  • In Connecticut, after deprivatizing their Medicaid program, they saw a 7% reduction in administrative
  • Odegaard as it related to the program. We would just highlight two particular needs.
Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 2261, which would require health care providers to wear badges showing name, credential, and relevant degrees, require similar disclosure in advertising, and restrict use of the title “physician surgeon” to certain physicians and osteopathic physicians. Supporters, including the Washington State Medical Association and patient advocates, said the bill would improve transparency and informed consent. Opponents from nurse, naturopathic, and adult family home groups argued it was overly broad, burdensome, confusing, and could harm access to care or residential home settings; several also said existing disciplinary laws already address misrepresentation. No vote was taken on HB 2261 during the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 2283, which would raise the medical loss ratio for fully insured individual, small group, and large group health plans to 90 percent. Supporters, including small business, patient, and physician groups, said the bill would push more premium dollars toward patient care and lower costs or increase rebates. Insurers and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner warned it could destabilize the market, reduce flexibility for administrative services, and lead to carrier exits, though OIC said it was working on amendments. The bill was not voted on in the hearing. House Bill 2425, an agency-request bill on nurse delegation, would broaden what tasks registered nurses may delegate, remove some setting and training restrictions, expand emergency medication authority, and adjust liability and retaliation protections. The Board of Nursing, long-term care providers, and skilled nursing/assisted living representatives supported the bill as a modernization that could ease workforce shortages and improve care access, while the Washington State Association for Justice opposed the immunity provisions and raised patient safety concerns. The hearing ended without a vote on HB 2425. In executive session, the committee advanced several bills. HB 2110, with an amendment clarifying ambulance staffing and RN scope, passed 18-0 with one excused. HB 2113 passed 18-0 with one excused. HB 2122, as amended to require hospitals to offer flu vaccines with several flexibility and critical-access-hospital exemptions, passed 15-3 with one excused. HB 2152, as amended to require certain facilities to allow medical cannabis use for qualifying terminal patients and to add related exemptions and protections, passed 17-1 with one excused. The meeting then adjourned.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on H.F. 2438 - Transportation Omnibus - 05/08/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> or assessment and mitigation program. or assessment and mitigation program.
  • Section 101 is a Senate-only provision tied to the electric-assisted bicycle rebate program that requires
  • </c><01:14:59.120><c> program</c><01:14:59.840><c> that</c> assisted bicycle rebate program that assisted
  • bicycle rebate program that requires<01:15:00.560><c> a</c><01:15:00.800><c> retrospective</c><01:15
  • </c> to our construction program. to our construction program.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session E May 29th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not losing out on rebates.
  • We are still getting rebates through direct dispense and We are still getting rebates through direct
  • automated audit program.
  • versus the IDD program.
  • versus the IDD program.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to the conference report on House Bill 501E, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026-27. Budget chairs presented the major spending areas, describing a $114.5 billion overall budget that they said was fiscally responsible and below the prior year’s spending. Highlights included pay increases and retirement adjustments for public safety employees, education funding for K-12, higher education, health and human services, criminal justice, transportation, environmental programs, and agriculture/regulatory agencies. Members then questioned chairs on several items. In education, senators discussed K-12 declining enrollment funding, teacher salary set-asides, private school scholarship spending, mental health funding, preeminence funding for universities, the Hamilton Center at UF, and charter school PICO funding. In health and human services, questions focused on the iBudget waiver waitlist, provider rates, ADAP/HIV funding and the return of Biktarvy to the formulary, KidCare, rural health funding, SNAP-related IT and error reduction efforts, and the IDD managed care program. In criminal justice, senators asked about correctional officer pay, prison staffing and infrastructure, air conditioning in prisons, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement recruitment, and court system funding. Environmental and transportation questions covered Florida Forever, water quality, state parks, water projects, housing, elections funding, and emergency management. Several specific actions and explanations were given during debate: the budget includes $8.8 million for state attorney competitive area differentials but no funding for public defender CAD requests; assistant state attorneys will start at $70,000 and assistant public defenders at $65,000; the battery disposal issue was described as a temporary study/preemption approach; and the Senate said the budget does not fund Medicaid expansion, preeminence funding, or the SunBucks Summer EBT state share. Senators also noted that some proposals discussed in committee did not make it into the final budget. The transcript ends with debate statements from members praising the budget process and Chair Hooper, while also expressing concerns about public schools, health care access, affordability, and the lack of funding for certain priorities.
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Judiciary

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules REVISED: HJR1040 - Removed | HJR1084 - Added Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 314 basically adds great ball of injury to the ineligibility list of electronic marketing program
  • House Bill 3114 basically adds great ball of injury to the ineligibility list of electronic marketing program
  • sure that a county does not lose funds while at the same time we are letting these people have a rebate
  • If you go out and ask somebody that's had a tornado what the tax rebate is, or what they're liable to
  • If you go out and ask somebody that's had a tornado what the tax rebate is, or what they're liable to
Bills: HB3015 , HB3114 , HB3411 , HB3567 , HB3568 , HB3749 , HB3891 , HB4229 , HB4237 , HB4253 , HJR1019 , HJR1046 , HJR1084
Committee: House Rules
Summary: The committee first announced that House Bills 3568 and 3891 and H.J.R. 1019 would be laid over and not heard that day. It then took up a series of bills, adopting PCS versions where offered and generally moving them forward with do-pass recommendations. House Bill 3015 would allow Oklahomans to add a driver’s license to a digital wallet and use it as an optional credential; members questioned why legislation was needed now versus the 2019 digital ID effort and whether the state would work directly with Apple and Google rather than a third-party vendor. The bill passed 10-0. Other measures included House Bill 314, which adds a DOC electronic monitoring ineligibility item; House Bill 3567, which increases transparency in campaign fund use and was amended to correct a citation; House Bill 3749, which lets county clerks, county court clerks, and county commissioners retain outside counsel; House Bill 4229, which narrows when schools may declare emergencies for contracts when facilities are unusable; and House Bill 4237, which modernizes collection of criminal court fees, fines, and costs. Each of these bills advanced, with HB 3749 drawing the most discussion over whether it duplicates district attorney services and whether county commissioners would be approving their own outside-counsel contracts. The committee also advanced House Bill 4253, a union-related bill that the author said he was carrying as a vehicle and would substantially revise before final passage; members discussed federal labor-law concerns and the bill passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1046 would exempt homeowners from property tax for a year if a residence is uninhabitable for six months after a disaster; members debated the impact on local tax bases and whether existing ad valorem refund mechanisms should be used instead, and it passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1084, which states that Oklahoma and U.S. constitutional standards govern courtroom matters and no court should enforce incompatible religious law, passed 8-2 after questions about whether it addressed a current problem. Finally, House Bill 3411 on biosolids and PFAS testing would require DEQ testing and disclosure to landowners and authorize treatment protocols; it passed 9-1. The meeting ended with notice that the next rules meeting was moved to Thursday at 11:30 in a different room due to technical difficulties.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Nov 20th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • , our Clean Truck and Bus Voucher program, and programs under the Air Quality Improvement Program for
  • On the light-duty side, the Driving Clean Assistance Program, Regional Clean Cars 4 All programs, and
  • Luckily, the state has a program that already does this. It's the Clean Cars for All program.
  • program.
  • She's the one that controls a lot of the funding via the Energized program and other programs.
Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure focused on California’s EV market, charging infrastructure, and the effects of recent federal actions. The chair opened by emphasizing California’s progress on EV adoption and charging reliability, but also noted ongoing challenges with affordability, access, interoperability, heavy-duty electrification, and federal headwinds. She highlighted interest in technologies such as inductive charging and thanked host organizations and staff before moving to the first panel. State agency witnesses from Go-Biz, CARB, and the California Energy Commission described current programs and priorities. Go-Biz outlined its role in coordinating agencies, supporting permitting, and advancing the state’s ZEV market development strategy and equity action plan. CARB discussed federal attacks on its clean vehicle regulations, litigation to defend waiver authority, and the importance of incentives and regulatory programs such as Advanced Clean Trucks, Advanced Clean Fleets, Clean Truck Check, HVIP, and Clean Cars for All. The CEC detailed its funding and regulatory work on charging and fueling infrastructure, charger reliability, payment methods, roaming, and statewide planning, while stressing the need for more charging in multifamily housing and more public DC fast charging. All three agencies said federal rollbacks and permitting delays are major obstacles, but that California remains committed to expanding ZEV adoption. The second panel featured advocates, local government, utility, and research perspectives. CalETC urged continuous state funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and emphasized the low-carbon fuel standard, multifamily charging, and managed charging. An EV advocacy group proposed a conquest-style state incentive for new and used EV buyers and argued that multifamily housing is a major untapped market, while also favoring Level 2 charging over Level 1 for most home and apartment settings. Los Angeles County and LADWP described large-scale local deployment of chargers, fleet electrification, workforce training, and the need for sustained funding, agency coordination, and streamlined permitting and grid interconnection. UCS recommended prioritizing replacement of older high-emitting vehicles, using fuel policy revenues to support cleaner cars, and expanding bidirectional charging. The chair closed by asking for more discussion on Level 1 versus Level 2 charging and noted the importance of education, affordability, and practical deployment strategies.