Transcript Highlights:

• This makes it harder for covered entities to use contract pharmacies near their patients to dispense
• There's a standard pharmaceutical fee for dispensing, but the 340B savings go directly back into your
• So it's not just 13%; it's the $13 dispensing fee plus 13% of the cost of the drug.
• The problem is they're dispensing drugs in real time.
• prescription that's being dispensed be part of the 340B program?

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 22 and took up a special order of bills focused largely on prior authorization and utilization management in health care. The chair framed the discussion as part of a broader legislative effort to reduce delays and barriers to care, especially in behavioral health, chronic disease management, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. AB 384 by Assembly Member Connolly would prohibit prior authorization for inpatient mental health or substance use emergency admissions and related physician care; supporters said it would prevent dangerous delays in crisis care, while insurers and health plans warned about fraud, abuse, and ambiguity around residential treatment facilities. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and passed the committee on a party-line style vote, with Republicans largely absent or not voting. The committee then heard AB 510 by Assembly Member Addis, which would require health plans, upon request, to provide a peer reviewer of the same or similar specialty when a treating provider appeals a prior authorization denial or modification. Supporters argued that specialty-matched review would make appeals fairer and more clinically informed; opponents said the requirement was too rigid and that timelines and electronic submission rules needed changes. After discussion about the need for timely, specialty-specific review, the bill was approved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. AB 539 by Assembly Member Schiavo would extend prior authorization approvals to one year or the duration of the physician’s prescribed treatment for chronic conditions; supporters cited repeated denials and treatment interruptions, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, fraud, and the need for shorter validity periods. The bill was also passed as amended and placed on call. The committee next considered AB 669 by Assembly Member Haney, which would bar concurrent and retrospective review for the first 28 days of medically necessary substance use disorder treatment and limit prior authorization for related outpatient medications. The bill was presented with a powerful personal story from Ryan Matlock’s mother about her son’s death after an insurer cut off treatment early; supporters said the measure would keep patients in care long enough to stabilize, while opponents argued it would reduce oversight and could allow lower-quality or non-evidence-based care. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. Finally, AB 512 by Assembly Member Harabedian would shorten prior authorization response times to 24 hours for urgent requests and 48 hours for non-urgent requests; supporters said delays can worsen outcomes, while opponents warned the timelines were unrealistic and could increase administrative burdens and safety issues. The bill was approved as amended and placed on call. AB 574 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez was then heard; it would allow up to 12 medically necessary physical therapy sessions for a new episode of care without prior authorization, with supporters emphasizing stroke and neurological recovery and opponents warning of reduced oversight and unnecessary care. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 574, before final action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:33:27.719> a who manufacturer sells or dispenses a who manufacturer sells or dispenses
• Does this bill only pick up people who knowingly manufacture, sell, or dispense?
• Is that... do we need to make everyone think twice about selling or dispensing shared drugs?
• Is that... do we need to make everyone think twice about selling or dispensing shared drugs?
• Is that... do we need to make everyone think twice about selling or dispensing shared drugs?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All this bill does is allow the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to accept and dispense non-federal
• Agriculture<00:08:19.039> to<00:08:19.520> accept<00:08:20.080> and<00:08:20.639> dispense
• <00:08:21.599> uh Agriculture to accept and dispense uh Agriculture to accept and dispense

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:20 SB 37 Discussion: 01:37 SB 37 Roll Call Vote: 06:21 SB 214 Discussion: 07:48 SB 214 Roll Call Vote: 09:48, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered Senate Bill 37, sponsored by Senator Robin Webb, which would designate the Treeing Walker Hound as Kentucky’s state dog. Webb described the breed as Kentucky-originated, a working and hunting dog, and a fitting symbol of the commonwealth. Several members voiced support, including comments about preserving full-bred dogs and recognizing the breed’s working-dog status, and the committee voted unanimously to pass the bill. The next item was Senate Bill 214, presented by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Dana Feldman and Mark Manley explained that the bill would allow the department to accept and distribute non-federal grant funding directly, without going through the usual loan procedure with finance. They said the measure was needed in part because an emergency clause would let Kentucky pursue time-sensitive grant funding tied to a food-is-medicine initiative before July 1. Members expressed support for the funding opportunity and the bill passed unanimously. The meeting ended after both bills were approved without opposition.

Transcript Highlights:

• We will be dispensing with bills on the suspense file.
• Today, we will be dispensing with bills on the suspense file that are not tax levies, including non-tax
• All remaining items on the suspense file will be dispensed with at our final hearing of the Assembly's
• Celeste Rodriguez, we're going to open up and dispense with our suspense file.
• Celeste Rodriguez, we're going to open up and dispense with our suspense file. and dispense with our

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We've got some late-coming messages, and so we will be removing, we'll be dispensing the Rules Committee
• And so we will be dispensing with the Rules Committee referral to, I believe, three of them.
• We will dispense with the House Rules Committee referral and instead refer the bill to the House Health
• We will dispense with the House Rules Committee referral and instead refer the bill to the House Labor
• We will dispense with the House Rules Committee referral and instead refer House Bill 138 to the House

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

Transcript Highlights:

• I move we dispense with the reading of the journal. >> Senator moves to dispense with the reading of
• I move we dispense with the reading of the committee reports. >> Move to dispense with the reading of
• I move we dispense with the reading of the titles of the bills and resolutions. >> Senator moves to dispense

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 20 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Mississippi Senate convened with a quorum present and began the day with an invocation by Dr. Ben Bernett of William Carey University, followed by the pledge and national anthem performed by William Carey students. The chamber then handled routine motions to dispense with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles, and welcomed numerous guests, including youth court judges, medical professionals, and representatives from Women for Progress of Mississippi, which was recognized for its 48th anniversary and its work in civic leadership, education, advocacy, and community empowerment. Angela Stewart spoke about the organization’s founder, Dorothy May Thompson Stewart Samuel, and the group’s mission to promote informed citizenship, strong education, and economic opportunity. The Senate also confirmed Senate Nomination 74, Michael Barry Nelson of Madison, to the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women for a four-year at-large term beginning July 1, 2025, after Senator Kirby explained that the commission-repeal bill had not yet become law. The chamber then suspended the rules to take up items 2 through 9 in block and adopted a series of resolutions honoring Warren Central High School’s swim team, recognizing the cultural connection between Quebec and Mississippi, commending the Terry High School boys track and field team, expressing support for Beth Israel congregation after an arson attack, recognizing Dr. Charles McLullen’s impact on the SWAC, commemorating Mississippi College’s bicentennial, honoring Alexander and Friends of Mississippi Veterans, and congratulating Brookhaven High School’s football team. All of these items passed by voice vote or use of the morning roll call. Later, senators announced committee meetings and other events, including Finance, Appropriations subcommittees, a Rules Committee meeting, and a government structure meeting. Senator Turner Ford also moved to hold Senate Bill 2017, the “Various Obsolete Commissions Repeal,” on a motion to reconsider. The session ended with the Senate entering recess until 5:00 p.m., with the journal to reflect a return at 10:00 a.m. the following morning.

Transcript Highlights:

• Pharmacists are to dispense Hermesitin. This bill refers to the Committee on Public Health.
• packaging, labeling, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, storage, dispensing
• packaging, labeling, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, storage, dispensing

Keywords: 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Gentleman from Rankin, Representative Powell, moves we dispense with the reading of the journal.
• 00:07:41.280> Powell,<00:07:41.759> moves<00:07:42.000> we<00:07:42.240> dispense
• Representative Powell, moves we dispense Representative Powell, moves we dispense with<00:07:42.800
• I ask unanimous consent to dispense with reading of the introduction. >> Is there objection to this?

Keywords: MS House Floor - 9 February, 2026; 4:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum, dispensed with reading the journal, and welcomed several guests, including Dr. Richard Calderon and medical student Sam Buckley, along with hospital and judicial visitors in the gallery. The chamber then moved to floor action on several bills, mostly from the Workforce Committee. House Bill 622 was brought back on reconsideration, amended to align code sections with changes made by House Bill 3, and passed 119-0. House Bill 329, a reverse-auction option for local school boards and local governments, passed 113-1. House Bills 1401 and 1588, both workforce-related measures extending repeal or exemption dates and adjusting reporting requirements, passed 121-0 and 118-0, respectively. House Bill 562 created the Mississippi Career and Technical Education tuition guarantee program for CTE students and passed 116-0. House Bill 1696 transferred apprenticeship program oversight to a state advisory structure; members questioned how it would work, whether it would affect existing programs, and how it related to specific trades, but the bill passed 113-4 after an amendment to conform to federal requirements. House Bill 338 established a construction training assistant fund supported by a reduced designated contractor contribution rate; members asked about the funding source, whether it was state money, and how it would interact with existing training efforts such as Build Mississippi and Habitat for Humanity. After adopting a committee amendment reducing the contribution percentage, the bill passed 128-0. The House also concurred in a Senate amendment on another bill, making it effective immediately so a state health department hygienist could begin work right away; that motion passed 128-0. The session ended with memorial announcements for several individuals, a request for a rules meeting after adjournment, and adjournment until 10:00 a.m. the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• We've already dispensed with File Item 123.
• We've already dispensed with File Item 135.
• File item 228 has already been dispensed with. File item 229.
• We just dispensed with file item 241. That brings us to file item 242.
• All right, members, today we dispense with a total of 95 items.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, I move that the reading of the journal at length for the 10th legislative day be dispensed with
• The reading of the journal is dispensed with. the United States of America and to the the United States
• :09:00.240> legislative<00:09:00.800> day<00:09:01.040> be<00:09:01.279> dispensed
• 10th legislative day be dispensed with. 10th legislative day be dispensed with.
• reading of the journal is dispensed reading of the journal is dispensed with.<00:09:06.720> The

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Flores seconds, that the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with.
• We have already dispensed with file item 224.
• We have already dispensed with file item 224.
• Of course, we've already dispensed with file item 257.
• We, of course, have dispensed with five, excuse me, take it back.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a busy floor session with several procedural motions and bill actions. Members suspended rules to allow speeches and guests, withdrew AB 362 from Appropriations to the second reading file, and voted 41-13 to suspend the rules for that motion. The body also took up a number of items on the daily and third reading files, with several measures passed, retained, or moved to inactive file. The main policy focus was ACR 70, designating September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Assembly Member Pellerin presented the resolution with a personal account of losing her husband to suicide and urged greater use of 988, secure firearm storage, and open conversations about mental health. Many members from both parties and caucuses spoke in support, sharing personal experiences with suicide and emphasizing stigma reduction, access to care, and the importance of checking in on others. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, Senate amendments were concurred in, and suicide awareness pins were distributed to members. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 977 on Native American human remains, with unanimous support and a 68-0 vote, and to AB 1510, the Assembly PERS Committee bill, which passed 66-1. Members then adopted H.R. 65, recognizing October as Filipino American History Month, after extensive remarks celebrating Filipino American history, labor organizing, public service, and community contributions; 63 co-authors were added without objection before the voice vote. Later, the chamber passed SB 81, protecting access to health care facilities from immigration enforcement, and SB 98, requiring schools and campuses to notify communities when immigration enforcement is present; both were framed as part of a broader package to protect immigrant communities and passed on urgency votes. The session concluded with debate on SJR 9, a resolution condemning mass immigration raids and defending civil liberties, which drew sharply divided remarks from supporters and opponents, with no final action shown in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• registration of entities handling approved products; and compliance with prescription requirements for dispensing
• And then in § 4.1-1603, this was about dispensing those products and allowing the pharmaceutical processor
• or the cannabis dispensing facility to dispense or deliver by either an employee of that facility or

Keywords: Cannabis Retail Market, Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, I move that the reading of the journal at length for the 25th legislative day be dispensed with
• :10:13.519> legislative<00:10:14.000> day<00:10:14.240> be<00:10:14.480> dispensed
• the 25th legislative day be dispensed the 25th legislative day be dispensed with. with. with.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I move that further proceedings under the roll call be dispensed with and that the sergeant-at-arms be
• under the roll that further proceedings under the roll call<00:01:42.280> be<00:01:42.439> dispensed
• with<00:01:43.040> and<00:01:43.159> that<00:01:43.280> the call be dispensed
• with and that the call be dispensed with and that the sergeant-at-arms<00:01:43.799> be<00:01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If there is no objection, further reading of the journal will be dispensed with and the journal will
• Hearing no objections, the reports are adopted. of the journal will be dispensed with of the journal
• will be dispensed with and<00:07:05.680> the<00:07:05.840> journal<00:07:06.080> will

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• President, I move that we dispense with a reading of the journal from the previous legislative day and
• Third reading be dispensed with, use the roll without objection. eligibility to jointly own site.
• Third reading be dispensed with, use the roll without objection. All right. Any objection?
• Third reading be dispensed with reading.
• President, I move for final passage of HB 213, reading at length to be dispensed with using previous

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 29 members present. The chamber adopted routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The Committee on Banking and Insurance reported Senate Bill 269 favorably with a substitute, and the bill was placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. The Senate also welcomed several guest groups in the gallery, including homeschool families, Blount County leaders, and the Alabama Iron and Steel Council. A series of resolutions were introduced and adopted immediately. Senator Stewart’s Joint Resolution 64 honored Joanne Blackman Bland, recognizing her role as a young freedom fighter on Bloody Sunday and later work in voting rights and economic development. The Senate also adopted Joint Resolution 65 congratulating Maplesville High School on its 2025 Class 1A state football championship and Joint Resolution 66 honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Alabama. The Senate then took up local legislation and several calendar bills. Senate Bill 319 for Shelby County, House Bill 460 and House Bill 459 for Henry County, and House Bill 467 regarding the city of Tuscumbia were all advanced and passed, with certification motions adopted where required. The Rules Committee reported Senate Resolution 67, setting the special order calendar, which the Senate adopted. The special order calendar included bills on corrections, services evaluation, retirement benefits, the Growing Alabama Act, health, vessels, homestead exemption, the National Guard, the state port, early childhood education, tourism investment, pardons and paroles, and health-related matters. Under the special order calendar, the Senate passed House Bill 274 on Department of Corrections unmanned aircraft systems, Senate Bill 317 creating the Commission on the Evaluation of Services, House Bill 159 cleaning up retirement provisions for certain circuit clerks, Senate Bill 289 revising the Growing Alabama Act, and House Bill 182 requiring military education to count toward EMS licensure. The chamber also considered House Bill 254 on vessel inspections, with discussion focused on limiting law enforcement stops and boarding of vessels for safety or marine sanitation inspections absent another reason; the transcript cuts off before final disposition of that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Senator Murphy Madam President, I move that further proceedings under the roll call be dispensed
• The following members intend to vote from a remote location under rule 40.7.
• [Clears throat] Senator French for remote voters. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senator Dziedzic for remote voters. Thank you, Mr. President. Senator Housley votes no.
• . remotely. remotely.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened under a call, established a quorum, received a chaplain’s prayer and the pledge, and then proceeded through routine business. Members adopted the committee reports except those relating to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave second reading to Senate File 203 and several House files, and referred Senate File 5200 to Rules and Administration. The chamber also adopted a motion to return Senate File 4390 from the general orders calendar to the Finance Committee. The main floor activity centered on a series of motions to send withdrawn executive appointments back to their originating committees under Senate Rule 8.2. Senator Putnam moved to return appointments from the Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, including the Board of Animal Health, the Veterans Affairs commissioner, and the Rural Finance Authority. Senator Swadzinski moved a similar action for Education Policy appointments, and Senator Her did so for Environment, Climate, and Legacy appointments, including the DNR commissioner, the PCA commissioner, the Clean Water Council, and related boards. Senator Wicklund later moved to return Health and Human Services appointments, including the Children, Youth and Families commissioner, Health commissioner, VNSHUR Board, and EMS director. These motions prompted extended debate. Supporters of returning the appointments argued that the Senate has a constitutional advice-and-consent duty and that committee hearings should occur before floor consideration. Opponents, mainly Republicans, argued that sending the appointments back without floor action avoided accountability and transparency, especially in light of fraud concerns in state programs and agencies. Some authors said hearings had not yet been scheduled or that the committee process should come first; others noted at least one hearing had already occurred on a health nomination. The debate repeatedly focused on whether the Senate was fulfilling its constitutional role or delaying confirmation review. Roll-call votes were requested on the appointment motions. The Putnam, Swadzinski, Her, and Wicklund motions were each adopted by narrow 34-33 margins, returning the appointments to committee rather than leaving them on the confirmation calendar for floor action.

Transcript Highlights:

• Music] e e [Music] [Applause] [Music] The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely
• If there is no objection, further reading of the Journal will be dispensed with, and the Journal will
• The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Hussein: I.
• The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Hussein? Here.
• <02:28:48.600> Hussein members participating remotely Hussein members participating remotely

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• On page two, lines 8 through 9, Roman numeral I, it lists interpreting, evaluating, compounding, dispensing
• numeral 1 it it lists interpreting evaluating<00:16:08.240> compounding<00:16:08.880> dispensing
• <00:16:09.279> or evaluating compounding dispensing or evaluating compounding dispensing or
• If the doctor prescribes you amoxicillin and instead dispenses Augmentin, which is amoxicillin and clavulanate
• If the doctor prescribes you amoxicillin and instead dispenses Augmentin, which is amoxicillin and clavulanate

Bills: HB0143, HB0129

Keywords: health care providers, free speech, discrimination, governmental agencies, civil remedies, physician access, internationally trained physicians, medical licensing, provisional license, healthcare workforce, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Gentleman from Rankin, Representative Powell moves we dispense with the reading of the journal.
• I ask unanimous consent to dispense with reading of the introductions. >> Is there objection to this?
• Rank and Representative Powell<00:07:43.599> moves<00:07:43.840> we<00:07:44.000> dispense
• <00:07:44.479> with<00:07:44.639> the Powell moves we dispense with the Powell moves
• we dispense with the reading<00:07:45.039> of<00:07:45.199> the<00:07:45.360> journal

Keywords: MS House Floor - 3 March, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then dispensed with the reading of the journal and introductions. The session included many gallery introductions recognizing Jackson State University Day and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Day, along with visiting university officials, alumni, students, community leaders, and other guests. Members also offered remarks honoring JSU achievements and several individuals, including a doctor of the day, a mayor, military personnel, and a legislative intern. One member asked for adjournment in memory of two West Bolivar students who died in a house fire, and the chamber observed that request. On the calendar, the House took up several House resolutions in blocks. Items 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 were adopted without objection, and House Resolution 72 and House Resolution 75 were each adopted by voice vote. The chamber then considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 526, described as congratulating the Ole Miss Rebels; it was adopted by a recorded vote of 121 yeas and 0 nays. A request was made for immediate release on that resolution, and there was no objection. Members also discussed adding the full House membership as co-authors on House Resolution 78, which was noted as honoring an outstanding Jackson State baseball player. Several announcements were made about committee meetings and events, including Medicaid, Judiciary, State Affairs, and Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency meetings, though State Affairs was later announced not to meet that afternoon. Members also announced a legislative reception hosted by the Mississippi Tourism Association and Game and Hospitality Association, and a 100-year anniversary event for the Mississippi Forester Commission. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10:00 a.m. the next day.