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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources REVISED Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And committee, I'll be brief.
  • Thank you, members of the committee.
  • Thank you, committee.
  • So, if we are able to get this out of committee today, it would then go to the appropriations committee
  • This will, if passed out of this committee, go to the appropriations committee, as we discussed funding
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill passed the House Human Services Committee and the full House unanimously.
  • Committee Substitute 163?
  • The committee substitute still exempts the following health care services from pre-authorization requirements
  • With no other business to come before the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, without objection
  • Without objection, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee stands in recess, subject to the call
Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and committee members. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and committee members.
  • The committee substitute for House Bill 2264 directs the Health and Human Services Commission to develop
  • I did want to let the committee know that I am working on a committee substitute.
  • Good evening, committee.
  • We ask the committee to consider these recommendations. perinatal services altogether.
Committee: House Public Health
Summary: The Committee on Public Health met with a quorum and heard public testimony on a long agenda, with members repeatedly reminded of a two-minute limit for witnesses. Several bills were voted out favorably, including HB 2588 on cottage food, HB 1639 on cancer incidence and female firefighters, HB 2581 on a reporting form for contracted services for pregnant women, and SB 922 on electronic disclosure of certain sensitive medical information. Those measures generally passed on party-line or near-unanimous votes, while HB 216 on itemized medical statements was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also left pending HB 5141, HB 4638, HB 2035, HB 4813, HB 2264, HB 4014, and HB 3829 after hearing testimony and questions. The final item introduced in the excerpt was HB 4408 on health care market transparency and corporate consolidation, but the discussion was cut off before testimony or action was completed. A major theme of the hearing was mental health diversion and access to treatment. HB 5141, by Rep. Howard, would allow Travis County to use vacated Austin State Hospital property for a local mental health jail diversion center; law enforcement, the Travis County sheriff, county judge, and urban counties group all testified in support, describing the lack of alternatives for people in crisis and the burden on jails and emergency rooms. Members asked about eligible offenses, bed capacity, and whether the facility would serve only Travis County, and the bill was left pending. HB 2264, by Rep. Schoolcraft, would create a friends-and-family form for loved ones to provide information to providers during emergency mental health treatment; NAMI and hospital groups supported it, while one neutral witness and several members raised concerns about patient control, credibility of information, and liability protections. The bill was also left pending. The committee also heard multiple psychedelic-therapy and drug-policy bills. HB 4813 would speed Texas rescheduling of Schedule I substances if the FDA reclassifies them, with testimony focused on psilocybin and MDMA and their potential use for PTSD and depression; members questioned whether the bill was too broad and how state rescheduling works, and it was left pending. HB 4014 would direct HHSC to study psychedelic therapies, building on prior state research, and witnesses said Texas should prepare regulatory and clinical infrastructure before FDA approval; it too was left pending. HB 2035 would require parents to be informed that they may seek substance-use treatment for a child even if one facility turns them away, prompted by a constituent’s account of a fatal fentanyl overdose after receiving incorrect advice; it was left pending. HB 4638 would extend and expand the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative board and timeline, with the author saying the program is still in early implementation and needs more time, and it was left pending as well. Other bills addressed public health administration and animal welfare. HB 3829 would require a study of the animal-friendly account and its grant process for spay/neuter funding, with the author arguing that the current application and reimbursement process is too burdensome for shelters and nonprofits; no opposition was heard and the bill was left pending. HB 2581 and HB 1639 were reported favorably, while HB 216 drew discussion about enforcement of itemized medical billing and was held after the committee substitute was withdrawn. Throughout the hearing, members also discussed broader concerns about homelessness, competency restoration waitlists, jail overcrowding, and the need for more treatment options outside the criminal justice system.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is your Committee of Appropriations. Today is Wednesday, March 25th.
  • If you leave committee, I need to know that.
  • every year it's gone in the public safety committee and then it comes to the Appropriations Committee
  • It hasn't happened from the last committee to this committee, but maybe going forward we can find an
  • It seems to work very well in other committees, Mr. Chairman.
Bills: SB1112 , SB1517 , SB1537 , SB1584 , SB1673 , SB1776
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: SB1304 - Added Apr 15th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • I need to interrupt presenters if you're not a member of the committee.
  • Thank you, members of the committee.
  • My concern is when you brought up about getting services in the state.
  • Thank you, committee. And now let's go to it is. Yeah, Senate Bill 1501.
  • Chairman and members of the committee.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • States of America, a cornerstone of education, service, and progress in our state.
  • I want to thank them for their dedicated service.
  • Their dedicated service to our system, the largest university system in this state.
  • Speaker Hilbert, in committee, you objected to the framing of this as a cut in revenue.
  • I recall a couple of years ago when we talked about this in committee as well.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 25th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good morning, Chair, committee members.
  • And we're talking about, correct me if I'm wrong, but ABA services and that type of service.
  • So it's a variety of services. It's not just applied So it's a variety of services.
  • Service shall also be provided outside of ...”
  • I know that ABA is a unique service.
Bills: HCR14 , HB201 , HB218 , HB352 , HB626 , HB636 , HB738 , HB749
Committee: House Education
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Special Committee on Health and Human Services is called to order.
  • P&T committee, right?
  • We're hearing House bills in the HHS Committee, so no committee next week.
  • And without objection, the House Committee on Health and Human Services is adjourned.
  • And without objection, the House Committee on Health and Human Services is adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Apr 1st, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, the Texas Workforce Committee.
  • Thank you, Chairman and committee.
  • The differences between the bill and the committee substitute are as follows: the committee substitute
  • Good morning, members of the committee.
  • My name is Fedora Galasso, and I'm the CEO for the Texas Network of Youth Services. of Youth Services
Bills: HB669 , HB 1306 , HB3173 , HB3807
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 15th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee is properly enrolled.
  • police civil service employment.
  • police civil service employment.
  • What's the community service part?
  • Committee Room 6.
Bills: HR153 , HR154 , HR155 , HR156 , HR157 , HR158 , HCR57 , HCR58 , HCR59 , HR133 , HR134 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR147 , HR148 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , SCR28 , SB141 , SB169 , SB206 , SB233 , SB417 , SB421 , SB429 , SB437 , SB477 , SB510 , SB521 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HB55 , HB385 , HB394 , HB396 , HB406 , HB608 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB897 , HB902 , HB943 , HB1030 , HB1035 , HB1038 , HB1045 , HB1049 , HB1056 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1117 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1177 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB1216 , HB1239 , HB1240 , SB127 , HB284 , HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB383 , HB314 , HCR3 , HB983 , HB1126 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB376 , HB377 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB211 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB345 , HB366 , HB446 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , HB401 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB132 , HB193 , HB635 , HB690 , HB1003 , HB750 , HB911 , HB151 , HB180 , HB192 , HB310 , HB961 , HB1146 , HB977 , HB181 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1113
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • I call this committee to order and move to executive session.
  • I strongly recommend that this committee vote against it.
  • My only other experience is in the Senate Armed Services Committee, where we routinely say.
  • We all serve on multiple committees at the exact same time.
  • The committee will come to order.
Bills: SB875
Summary: This meeting focused on the markup of the Genius Act and the FIRM Act, two significant pieces of legislation addressing stablecoin regulation and the financial industry's regulatory framework. The Chairman noted the importance of providing clarity to the digital asset community and protecting American consumers, while also promoting innovation and competition within the financial sector. Members of both parties expressed varying viewpoints, with some highlighting concerns related to national security and the potential risks associated with stablecoins.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/04/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • and the Health and Human Services Committee.
  • Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee.
  • and the Health and Human Services Committee.
  • Year by the Education Finance Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee, and these amounts
Bills: HF984 , HF921 , HF922
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 03:55 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So even the date in there specific to the preventative service side, this doesn't allow for a future
  • office, the insurance commissioner, to be able to remove those preventative services unilaterally.
  • So it's just my interpretation that this is specific to the preventative services piece.
  • And the reason for this is, you know, we just want to be... ...access to those services.
  • People who come in and seek services who may be actively using substances.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The flags will be escorted to the rostrum by the Sergeant at Arms color guard, Ian Salstone and Emma
  • I'm more mixed on this bill this morning than I was in committee.
  • I'm going to encourage a no vote on this, as we did out of committee.
  • Finance Committee. Hearing no objection, so ordered. There are no amendments.
  • And it was a... it was a... ...with his arms raised up to the sky, his head tilted back.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 27th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was happy to get it out of this committee.
  • Committee, go ahead. Go ahead.
  • Now the bill got added two other service lines, ENT and one other service line.
  • So if it goes, if the author is here to just look at one service line, how do you look at that one service
  • for the services described in the bill.
Bills: HB198 , HB325 , HB488 , HB719 , HB749 , HB755 , HB797 , HB823 , HB1028 , HB1194 , HB1222
Committee: Senate Finance
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, members of the committee. My name is Colin Larson.
  • Thank you for having me back in your committee.
  • You've heard me in this committee and judiciary and other committees talk about the anti-abrogation provision
  • The service is now for sale and has faced several lawsuits, and this same billing service is being used
  • So this statement that landlords are paying the single-service prevailing basic family service rate,
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget.
  • And so There's a committee, a current committee, that has all the state agencies and other stakeholders
  • It has to be spent on services to people.
  • I'd say what unites them is the desire for service.
  • Want to get clear in committee.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe there is a committee substitute. Let me find it.
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
  • Chairman and committee.
  • There's a full committee substitute. No, just a committee substitute. I'm sorry.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Mar 18th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and members of the committee, the amendment is going to be originating in committee.
  • What is the will of the committee? All right, what is the will of the committee?
  • Chairman, members of the committee. Thank you.
  • Chairman and committee.
  • Thank y'all for a lively committee. So much. Committee, have so much.
Bills: HB62 , HB124 , HB182 , HB193 , HB198 , HB203 , HB223 , HB237 , HB469 , HB486 , HB574 , HB779 , HB796 , HB919 , SCR2 , SB4 , SB36 , SB38 , SB109 , SB152 , SB168 , SB195 , SB216 , SB221 , SB236 , SB404
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Committee 4/7/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • House File members of the committee.
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  • Has has that communication services.
  • </c> safety committee. It's not in this bill. safety committee. It's not in this bill.
  • One of the concerns of the committee, and the chairs of the public safety and judiciary committees, has
Bills: HF3006 , HF2130 , HF1290