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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Manley, a volunteer in the park's botany program, and Ms.
- We have schools you can go to become a nurse.
- So on page three, number one, it says that... ...they can close the degree program if the program is
- They'll just shut down an entire program from a university? That's correct.
- They could choose not to close a degree program as well.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks.
The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment.
The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/29/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of the time we call it the ABD program, the aged, blind, and disabled.
- We're going to talk about the targeted investments program.
- How many providers are approximately participating in each program, 1.0 and 2.0?
- Just for clarification, in each of the programs would you like, or in totality?
- Madam Chair, this is exclusive to the fee-for-service program.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force, Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Research and Eng Mar 27th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- It included multiple positions as a researcher, program manager, the director of communications programs
- joint IED defeat programs.
- I am encouraged that the President nominated someone for this program with deep... in the space programs
- Can you commit to working with me to make this program work better?
- Let me ask about Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or DEPSCOR.
Keywords:
Air Force modernization, fighter aircraft, autonomous systems, air superiority, national security, recapitalization
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on military procurement and modernization, with significant discussions surrounding the Air Force's capabilities and strategic needs. Key topics included the urgent need for recapitalization of the Air Force's fighter squadrons, as well as the importance of integrating new technologies like autonomous systems to bolster military effectiveness. Several senators raised concerns about the current resources available to the Air National Guard and the potential loss of skilled service members if recapitalization plans are not swiftly developed. There were also discussions on the importance of maintaining air superiority in light of evolving threats, particularly from adversaries like China.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- What are we taking the money from in current programs, and what program are we going to lose?
- If you look at this financial program, it's like milk.
- or Republican program, and corrections have to be made.
- Senator Wallace's program.
- Senator Wallace's program.
Committee:
All HOUSE RULES
VT
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> Program or VHIP. Program or VHIP.
- > more</c><02:13:23.760><c> accessible</c> This makes the program more accessible This makes the program
- ,</c> The 10% Vermont for Vermont program, The 10% Vermont for Vermont program, housed<02:15:02.080><
- </c><02:15:25.760><c> to</c><02:15:26.040><c> 12.5%</c> for this program to 12.5% for this program to
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My company worked with the engineering program and then got involved with the logistics program, which
- Yes, ma'am. present, like if they have a new, they want to do a nursing program.
- Audit program within TEA.
- It's a program that has no public face and it's a confidential program that superintendents. and their
- So we have that we have the guard. program, we have the Marshall program, so there are many different
Committee:
Senate Nominations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to go back to the program aspect of the 80s...
- Where does that person, where's their cell with their programming?
- The other, sort of a second major expense not related again to program, is around decarbonization.
- And that's going to be a competitive program where each sheriff wishes to submit a project.
- And when it comes to structure in creating specific programs, my vocational programs are going to be
Summary:
The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met on October 17 with members attending in person and virtually. The commission approved the September 15 minutes and then heard a detailed presentation from DCAM Commissioner Adam Bakey on the correctional facilities portfolio, including the age and condition of DOC and sheriff facilities, deferred maintenance, ADA compliance, decarbonization mandates, and how capital funding is allocated. Bakey said the correctional portfolio includes 36 facilities, with average ages over 50 years, and described how older, rapidly built facilities from the tough-on-crime era now face significant maintenance and replacement needs. He also explained the distinction between catch-up deferred maintenance and ongoing keep-up needs, and noted that construction costs and code thresholds have made projects more expensive.
Commissioners and sheriffs asked about ADA requirements, aging and overcrowded facilities, hazardous materials, parts availability for obsolete systems, plumbing and health risks, and whether a newer, more modern correctional facility should be considered. Bakey said many projects trigger broader code upgrades, that some dormant facilities remain in the portfolio, and that health-care and correctional construction are among the most expensive building types. He outlined current funding, including annual deferred maintenance allocations for DOC and formula-based five-year commitments for sheriffs, plus a new competitive capital program for larger sheriff projects. He also explained the Designer Selection Board and “house doctor” process used to procure architects and engineers.
The commission then shifted to planning its next steps, focusing on public input. Members agreed the next meeting should likely be a public hearing or include public testimony, with possible input from people with lived experience and consideration of facility tours, especially of women’s facilities such as Framingham. Members emphasized the need to define the commission’s scope clearly so testimony stays focused on structural and consolidation issues rather than all correctional policy topics. The meeting ended with plans for the co-chairs to coordinate the public process and a motion to adjourn, which passed without opposition.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Health Effects of Xylazine Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- The area of inquiry, as a reminder, is the availability of effective outreach and treatment programs
- These outreach programs also include drug checking and test replications that we’ve seen provided by
- low-threshold programs with frequent operating… …and mobile intervention programs, especially low-threshold
- Number one, state agencies, harm reduction programs, and medical organizations should work to compile
- So these programs should be ready to provide resources on xylazine and best practices to individuals
Summary:
The special commission on xylazine met virtually to review and discuss the first draft of its final report. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, confirmed quorum, and the commission approved the minutes from its December 11 public meeting. Staff then walked commissioners through the proposed report structure, including background on xylazine as both an FDA-approved veterinary drug and an illicit drug supply contaminant, as well as appendices for public meeting materials and public resources.
The commission discussed findings and recommendations for several working groups. For oversight and enforcement, members focused on licit versus illicit sources of xylazine, noting that the illicit supply is typically obtained through online vendors rather than diverted from veterinary use. Recommendations included better storage and reporting practices in authorized settings, review of manufacturing and distribution information, and focusing enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and large-scale xylazine importation rather than personal possession. Commissioners also discussed whether xylazine should remain in Schedule 6 or be subject to additional penalties, and several members emphasized the need for coordination, information-sharing, and possibly a DPH task force or advisory body to monitor emerging drug threats.
For outreach and treatment, staff summarized strong existing programs such as drug checking, wound care education, naloxone distribution, mobile and low-threshold care, and self-directed wound kits, while noting gaps including the lack of an FDA-approved reversal agent for xylazine, difficulty distinguishing xylazine from other exposures, and uneven access by geography, insurance, and audience. Commissioners stressed the need for provider education, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, family support networks, and first responders, and for clear guidance on wound care and when more intensive treatment is needed. The education and training section identified first responders, clinicians, non-clinicians, and people who use drugs and their families as key audiences for tailored, stigma-free materials, with emphasis on real-time, centralized data, naloxone and breathing support, recognition of overdose versus xylazine exposure, and adapting materials as the drug supply changes. The meeting ended with discussion of next steps: staff will circulate a revised draft by March 2, the commission will meet again on March 9 to consider the report and recommendations, and an additional late-March meeting was reserved if needed before the statutory deadline.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, I'd like to spend a second on the small business export assistance program.
- They also administer two strategic grant programs.
- , Organizations help us to implement our programming, including outreach to small businesses in their
- And then on top of that, the federal funding from the State Trade Expansion Program—that's the program
- We saved the town of Lynn because farmers and ranchers came with their nurse trailers and trucks with
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Commission (11-18-25) - Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- But again, this is not a proceeding before a board such as, we'll say, a board of nursing, where the
- board of nursing is saying our policies were violated.
- to be able to give you about 15 to 20 more minutes before I have to get off with a palliative care nurse
- before I have to get off with a palative before I have to get off with a palative care<01:02:50.480><c> nurse
- </c> care nurse coming. care nurse coming. >> Sure. >> Sure. >> Sure.
Summary:
The commission heard argument on a renewed motion to compel discovery and related sanctions in an ethics case. Enforcement counsel said the respondent had provided incomplete and inconsistent discovery responses, including no authenticated medical records, and asked the commission to compel full interrogatory answers, bar the respondent from relying on unsupported medical claims at hearing, allow subpoenas for medical records and an LRC report, and continue the December 2 hearing. Respondent’s counsel replied that the defense had complied with discovery, that medical records were being withheld for reasons previously discussed, and that no outstanding discovery remained.
The next matter was enforcement counsel’s motion in limine, which sought to exclude a wide range of evidence as irrelevant to the three ethics charges already found to have probable cause. Counsel argued the hearing should focus only on whether the respondent intimidated Fox’s, offered a favor in exchange for a donation, and engaged in inappropriate conduct while intoxicated in his office, and not on complainants’ motives, media coverage, bullying, religious discrimination claims, LRC policies, or other legislators’ conduct. He also argued that any claim of mental or physical condition should be excluded absent supporting medical proof. Respondent’s counsel opposed the motion, saying the excluded topics went to witness credibility, bias, motive, and context, and that LRC materials and testimony from additional witnesses were important to the defense.
Commission members questioned both sides about the breadth of the motion in limine and whether any topics could be agreed to as irrelevant. Counsel for the respondent maintained that some challenged topics, including Lexington media coverage and broader legislative practices, were relevant to credibility and context. Enforcement counsel responded that even if such conduct were common, it would not excuse a violation of the ethics code. No final ruling or vote was announced in the excerpt provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (06/06/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- and other drug<00:17:33.679><c> professionals</c><00:17:34.640><c> medicine</c><00:17:35.120><c> nursing
- </c><00:17:35.440><c> and</c> drug professionals medicine nursing and drug professionals medicine nursing
- Whereas, um, and this is not a slight in any profession by comparing just an example: the Board of Nursing
- states are in, and the reciprocity in all 50 states and U.S. territories are good for the Board of Nursing
- The Board of Nursing still remains its own specific temporary license because it's a slightly different
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Legislative Budget Assistant audit of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification’s response to 12 findings, especially those tied to mental health workforce licensure. The executive director said 10 findings were substantially resolved, one fully resolved, and one partially resolved, with most issues tied to ongoing rulemaking. He explained that the office regulates 61 professions, has limited rules-drafting staff, and is working through a long rulemaking process while also adapting to frequent statutory changes. The committee discussed the first finding on license portability/endorsement, which the director said was the office’s highest priority and had been implemented through universal recognition rules adopted in 2023.
Members asked detailed questions about how the office reviews other states’ licensing standards, whether it evaluates jurisdictions case-by-case or maintains a database, and how many jurisdictions qualify for endorsement in various professions. The director said the office initially reviewed all states and professions at once, now maintains and updates a list of substantially similar jurisdictions, and sometimes evaluates narrower jurisdictions such as counties, cities, or foreign countries. He noted that some professions, like nursing, have broad reciprocity, while others, including some mental health-related fields, vary widely and may have only a limited number of qualifying jurisdictions. He also said the office is exploring whether AI could help with research and tracking, though not with final verification.
The committee then turned to expedited licensure processing. The director said the office now handles examination, review, and issuance or denial based on board-set criteria, rather than requiring every board to review every application, which has sped up processing. He said delays still occur with criminal background checks and FBI fingerprint processing because of paper forms, federal involvement, and back-and-forth with the Department of Safety when releases are incomplete or incorrect. Members raised concerns about broader state process bottlenecks and asked whether legislation could help streamline the system. A legislator said he was already working on related background-check language for another agency and believed the current draft may satisfy FBI requirements.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Part D program.
- They want to totally gut the federal programs that help regular people.
- They have suspended their brush program there, so Gavin Newsom can't point to say, we've done all this
- </c><02:13:02.079><c> there</c><02:13:02.559><c> so</c><02:13:02.800><c> Gavin</c> their brush program
- there so Gavin their brush program there so Gavin Newsome<02:13:03.520><c> can't</c><02:13:03.719><c
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> assistance program that we call SNAP. assistance program that we call SNAP.
- Everyone... programs for our families. Many of them programs for our families.
- </c> very programs. This is unacceptable. very programs. This is unacceptable.
- programs, funding for treatment programs, funding for recovery services, and the efficacy of these programs
- the programs.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Emergency Management Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Mardi Lopez with the California Nurses Association in support. Thank you. Good afternoon.
- Texas, New Jersey, and Virginia, utilize 2-1-1 as a critical service that connects residents to programs
- storms, public health crises, ...utilize 2-1-1 as a critical service that connects residents to programs
- state funding incentives, grants, and support that private entities can access, such as the NEVI Program
- I'd like to think that we're already subsidizing through the California grant programs the building of
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on several emergency-management-related bills. AB 1749 would prohibit drones from knowingly or recklessly interfering with wildfire suppression or other emergency response airspace and authorize civil enforcement with penalties up to $75,000 per violation. AB 1540 would restore the 988 “press 3” option for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, with the author and supporters describing it as a needed crisis lifeline; opponents argued the bill was unnecessary and criticized the Trevor Project. AB 1805 would overhaul oversight of the state’s troubled next-generation 911 project by strengthening the advisory board, requiring quarterly reports, and mandating an independent technical evaluation and audit. AB 1832 would create a statewide 2-1-1 support fund and a community needs dashboard to expand and stabilize 2-1-1 services. AB 2543 would require EV charging operators to develop emergency management plans and identify backup power or charging options during disasters, with opponents arguing it singled out one industry and could slow deployment.
Testimony was largely in support of AB 1540, AB 1805, and AB 1832, with many public agencies, behavioral health groups, fire organizations, and local governments backing the measures. AB 1540 drew emotional testimony from a parent who lost a child to suicide, while AB 1805 received support from police chiefs, dispatchers, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, which discussed the need for an independent technical review of regional versus statewide 911 system options. AB 1832 supporters emphasized that 2-1-1 helps divert non-emergency calls from 911 and provides critical disaster information and referrals. AB 2543 drew opposition from EV charging companies and industry groups, who said the bill imposed unique obligations on private operators and did not address all fuel types.
After debate, the committee voted to advance all of the measures. AB 1540 was sent to Senate Health, AB 1749 to Senate Judiciary, AB 1805 to Senate Privacy, Digital Technology, and Consumer Protection, AB 1832 to Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications, and AB 2543 to Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications with amendments to be taken in the next committee. The consent item, AB 1836, was also approved. Final recorded votes were overwhelmingly in favor, with AB 2543 receiving the most opposition but still passing the committee.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 31st, 2025 at 10:00 am
Nevada Assembly Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 207, introduced by Senators Taylor et al., requires the establishment of a program for all-inclusive
- No. 304, introduced by Assemblymembers Karras et al. and Senators Hanson et al., creates a pilot program
- makes appropriations to Nevada's System of Higher Education to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing
- programs, for academic programming, and for building renovations at institutions within the system.
- the Committee on Finance, revises provisions relating to the extended young adult support services program
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 022 Feb 5th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In the Civil War, she served as a nurse, a cook, a scout, and a spy, leading the 1863 Kahi River raid
- In the Civil War, she served as a<00:59:20.400><c> nurse,</c><00:59:20.720><c> a</c><00:59:20.880><c>
- , a cook, a scout, and a spy, a nurse, a cook, a scout, and a spy, leading<00:59:22.720><c> the</c><00
- These folks work hard to implement the Healthy School Meals for All program and make sure all students
- </c><02:04:19.440><c> and</c> Healthy School Meals for All program and Healthy School Meals for All program
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/23/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- That in general could mean the supervising nurse, the hospital supervisor, the house supervisor who's
- That in general could mean the supervising<00:44:13.040><c> nurse,</c><00:44:13.599><c> the</c><00:44
- :13.760><c> hospital</c> supervising nurse, the hospital supervising nurse, the hospital supervisor,<
- I think the previous individuals who testified gave a good synopsis of the program.
- </c> gave um a good synopsis of the program. gave um a good synopsis of the program.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/23/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- She had three children, a nurse, a teacher, and a police officer.
- She was putting her life on the line to come to work, even before she finished her nursing program."
- daughter Molly who while studying to be daughter Molly who while studying to be a<00:08:39.279><c> nurse
- program. nursing program.
- My name is Oilia Bernett, and I am the healing justice program associate with American Friends Service
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and Senator, this would be a statewide program.
- Business Assistance Program and the State Trigger Program for collaborating with the national labs on
- Support our graduate medical education program.
- We are looking at other programs. We are only interested in voluntary transactions.
- A federal match only if a taxpayer is not held harmless under the tax program.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- As the insurer for Breckinridge County Fiscal Court, Ko's property and casualty insurance program has
- and County fiscal court, Ko's property and casualty<00:04:26.800><c> insurance</c><00:04:27.280><c> program
- </c><00:04:27.759><c> has</c><00:04:28.080><c> provided</c> casualty insurance program has provided casualty
- insurance program has provided legal<00:04:28.800><c> counsel</c><00:04:29.199><c> for</c><00:04:29.440
- We interact with physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians.
Committee:
Joint Local Government