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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- organizations that have their own 340B program or are licensed under the Department of Health to provide
- to new parents by hospitals, birthing centers, and at-home birth providers.
- We create a framework for providing access to health care practitioners to patients in each of these
- The bill does not guarantee ACN health care providers get a certificate to practice, as the Board of
- It supports gun safety, helps schools intervene early, and provides crisis services that protect kids
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard public testimony on concerns about changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and the iBudget waiver, including warnings that HIV patients could lose access to medications and that direct support providers need a rate increase. Senators discussed possible alternatives such as medically needy coverage and FQHC/340B access, and a witness urged the legislature to delay implementation of the HIV-related changes and restore funding. Another witness asked for support for a modest increase for iBudget direct care providers.
The committee then considered and reported favorably several bills. SB 428, by Sen. Yarborough, expands the state swimming voucher program from ages 0-4 to ages 1-7 to align with drowning-prevention guidance; it passed without opposition. CS/SB 68, by Sen. Harrell, requires hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment standards, and readiness assessments; an amendment aligning reporting dates with the House version was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. CS/SB 1718, by Sen. Grall, makes the Step Into Success foster youth pilot permanent, adjusts visitor/background screening rules for out-of-home placements, and modifies stipend provisions; it also passed favorably.
The committee also approved CS/SB 606, by Sen. Smith, which adds drowning-prevention and safe-bathing education to postpartum materials and requires hospitals and birthing centers to keep compliance records. CS/CS/SB 96, by Sen. Sharief, expands eligibility for the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program up to 400% of the federal poverty level; an amendment removed the $500,000 appropriation so funding can be handled in the budget process, and the bill passed. CS/SB 340, by Sen. Harrell, requires nursing education to include a human trafficking course before licensure, and CS/SB 1480, by Sen. Burton, creates a grandfathering process for certain health care providers in areas of critical need if federal designations change; both were reported favorably. The committee adjourned at the end of the agenda.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Employment Relations Nov 21st, 2025
Joint Committee on Employment Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- That is with the adult family homes, home providers, child care providers, and language access providers
- I would say that generally we're looking for, can we provide...
- You said we were bargaining for the adult family home providers and child care providers and I believe
- language access providers.
- The law provides that this committee will have a chair.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Employment Relations met for work sessions on supplemental bargaining for Washington Public Employees Association (WPEA) agreements in general government and higher education, followed by an overview of the collective bargaining process. OFM staff explained that bargaining for the 2025-27 biennium began in 2024, reached tentative agreements, was not ratified in time for the October 1 deadline, resumed, and ultimately produced ratified agreements in August 2025 that were submitted for financial feasibility review under RCW 41.80.010. Staff outlined the tentative agreements’ costs and covered employee counts, including roughly 2,500 FTEs in general government and 2,100 in higher education, with estimated 2025-27 total fund costs of about $22.25 million and $13.5 million respectively.
Staff then gave a broader briefing on how state collective bargaining works, including the bargaining calendar, the role of class and compensation review, the June revenue forecast, interest arbitration, and the October 1 submission deadline. They described the groups OFM bargains for, including general government, higher education, health care coalitions, and certain non-state provider groups such as adult family home providers, child care providers, and language access providers. In response to a question from Senator King, staff said the legislature requires bargaining for those non-state provider groups and has also provided interest arbitration for them. Staff also discussed bargaining priorities such as general wage increases, targeted classification adjustments, recruitment and retention, low-wage worker increases, and maintaining the health care premium split.
In executive session, the committee voted to keep the current co-chairs, Senator Robinson and Representative Couture, through 2026. Members also voted to recognize that the committee met twice in 2025 and to set the 2026 meeting schedule at two meetings. The motions passed without opposition, and the meeting adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- provide almost half the money needed to fund the program.
- </c> choose to be in this market and provide choose to be in this market and provide access<00:20:59.480
- </c> the country for employer provided the country for employer provided insurance<00:37:07.920><c> and
- provide provide today<00:46:52.400><c> similarly</c><00:46:52.839><c> more</c><00:46:53.000><c> than
Bills:
HF837
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- regarding certain prohibited acts, to provide for civil actions, to provide for Attorney General enforcement
- , providing severability, and declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.
- Thank you. ...and to provide for Attorney General enforcement, providing severability, and declaring
- an emergency and providing an effective date.
- , and to make a technical correction, declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.
Summary:
The House convened with 69 members present and one absent and excused, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the journal. Members also received notice that Representative Donald Hall had designated a substitute and that Senate Bill 1222, dealing with domestic wells and related water provisions, had been transmitted from the Senate and referred to the Resources and Conservation Committee. The House introduced House Bills 572, 573, and 574, covering pediatric transition-related parental rights, concealed carry instruction, and medical mandate/immunization changes, and sent them to Judiciary for printing. Several bills and memorials were advanced on the calendar, including measures on transportation tax, private forest land, federal land policy, human trafficking, unmanned aircraft systems, and artificial sweeteners.
The main floor debate centered on House Bill 493, which would make purchasing sex a felony on a first offense for those 21 and older, while keeping a misdemeanor-first-offense structure for ages 18 to 20. Supporters argued the bill would better combat human trafficking by targeting demand and closing a gap in current law when a buyer does not know the person is being trafficked; opponents raised concerns about unequal treatment by age, the fiscal impact of incarceration, and whether the law should instead treat both parties equally or rely on existing trafficking statutes. The House passed HB 493 by a vote of 50-19, and the title was approved for transmission to the Senate.
House Bill 514 was then taken up and described as allowing students to take a state test after completing 80% of coursework so they can enter the workforce sooner. With no opposition, the House passed HB 514 by a vote of 69-0, approved the title, and transmitted it to the Senate. The remaining third-reading bills were held one legislative day by unanimous consent. The House then moved to announcements, including committee meeting notices and several caucus, reception, and visitor announcements, and adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- regarding certain prohibited acts, to provide for civil actions, and to provide for Attorney General
- enforcement, providing severability and declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.
- And to provide for Attorney General enforcement, providing severability, and declaring an emergency and
- providing an effective date.
- , and to make technical corrections, declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 13, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- So we have 3 main areas that are directly providing information.
- Alternative forecast collect in supply data, perform analyses or provide other information needed by
- Second, they provide scholarship student in payment data to the conference.
- Thank you for joining us today and providing this very important information.
- So starting with the prior fiscal year provides the appropriate starting point. The next slide.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Miller was one person that participated to provide his insight.
- Representative Miller was one person that participated to provide his insight.
- And so the survey, I think, was important to me, that anyone who wanted to provide input could provide
- You didn't necessarily get your one- to three-hour interview, but you could provide a survey.
- But you could provide a survey.
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Regulated Industries Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're providing some definitions for a ball machine, a couple technical fixes, and providing some flexibility
- A couple of technical fixes and providing some flexibility for the department to purchase machines instead
- Members, SB 204 strengthens enforcement against illegal slot operators, while also providing an avenue
- An important component of the bill is that it provides a pathway for well-intentioned veteran service
- With that, I ask... ...provide the best possible information to adults.
Summary:
The Committee on Regulated Industries met and reported several bills favorably. SB 530 on state lotteries was presented with two technical amendments and passed as amended. The bill revises Department of Lottery powers and duties, updates bid/proposal information requirements, adds definitions related to ball machines, and gives the department more flexibility to purchase rather than lease machines. SB 204 also passed favorably; it increases penalties for illegal slot machine operations to a third-degree felony and creates a process for veteran service organizations to seek binding declaratory statements from the Gaming Commission about whether a machine is lawful. Testimony on SB 204 included support from Florida Gaming and soft opposition from a veteran organization that wanted clearer language and more cooperation on electronic bingo-type games.
The committee then took up a combined proposed committee substitute merging SB 658 and SB 608 on water safety requirements for rental and residential properties. The merged bill requires certain rental properties near water bodies or with swimming pools to have specified safety devices, such as exit alarms, self-closing/self-latching locks, pool fences, pool covers, or pool alarms, and allows DBPR enforcement for vacation rentals. Supporters emphasized the bill’s goal of preventing child drownings, citing Florida’s high number of fatal drownings and the disproportionate impact on young children and children with autism. The combined bill was reported favorably.
SB 980 on nicotine dispensing devices was amended with a delete-all amendment creating the Florida Agegate Act. The substitute bill restricts advertising, promotion, and display of non-FDA-approved nicotine devices in retail settings accessible to those under 21, sets escalating penalties, directs fine revenue to enforcement and youth prevention, and authorizes inspections and warrantless searches tied to retail permits. Members discussed whether the bill would effectively curb illegal and counterfeit products and how enforcement would work; the sponsor said the measure is intended to reduce youth access in light of limited enforcement resources. The bill passed favorably. SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement also passed, removing a three-year out-of-state practice requirement for licensed veterinarians while keeping other qualifications intact to help address veterinary shortages. Finally, SB 680 on electric vehicle charging taxation passed with a strike-all amendment creating a sales tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging station operators and transferred to consumers, provided it is separately metered and properly documented. The committee adjourned after noting additional support forms and inviting members to a later K-12 speech and debate bill presentation.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- These leases and franchises require utility providers to construct and maintain their facilities at their
- So this substitute bill, So this substitute bill before you directs WSDOT to notify utility providers
- permissive authority for state agencies to provide EV charging for a fee.
- This bill wouldn't provide either of those things. Thank you very much.
- It provides capacity for the entire system. The tunnel is an expensive asset.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee held public hearings on several bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5690 would require WSDOT to give utility owners advance notice of fish barrier removal and other projects, seek federal funding for those projects when available, and report back to the Legislature; supporters said it would help small utilities plan for costly relocations, while WSDOT said the bill would not achieve its intended effect and that federal reimbursement for these costs is limited. The committee also heard Engrossed Senate Bill 5746, which would create or continue an advisory process on EV charger infrastructure property crime; the sponsor and supporters said it would help address vandalism and theft affecting charging access, and testimony was overwhelmingly in favor. Senate Bill 5750 would authorize state facilities to charge fees for privately owned EVs using state charging stations and deposit the revenue into the motor vehicle fund; the sponsor said this would make charging costs fairer and recover expenses, with broad support and some questions about whether the policy could be implemented administratively without legislation.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 6148, which would increase the maximum term for regional transit authority bonds from 40 years to 75 years, affecting Sound Transit. Sound Transit and transit advocates argued the longer term would better match debt to long-lived assets, help accelerate construction, and reduce near-term financial pressure without raising taxes, while opponents warned it would increase long-term costs and shift repayment burdens to future generations. Committee members asked about interest costs, asset values, and examples of eligible long-lived projects such as tunnels and bridges. No votes were taken during the hearing, and each bill closed with testimony counts recorded on the record.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Education Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- OSPI is directed to continue providing administrative services at a level commensurate with the business
- Currently, OSPI provides administrative services based on its own...
- Yeah, could you please provide the committee with the 23 districts that would be out of...
- Yeah, could you please provide the committee with the 23 districts that would be out of...
- So could you provide that to us again, at a later date? Perhaps your staff could bring that to...
Summary:
The House Education Committee held public hearings on two bills. House Bill 1662 would move several education-related boards and commissions—the State Board of Education, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Charter School Commission—toward operational independence from OSPI by July 1, 2027, including separate administrative services, asset and employee transfers, and transition planning by OFM. The prime sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve transparency, fiscal accountability, and agency flexibility, while OSPI-related testimony emphasized that small agencies need more nimble administrative support. No one testified in opposition; the hearing record noted 2 pro, 1 con, and 5 other sign-ins, and members were told the bill was substantively the same as the version passed the prior year except for date changes.
The committee then heard House Bill 1683, which would require most school districts with 2,000 or more students to elect at least some school board members from director districts rather than entirely at-large, with larger districts needing more district-based seats and districts under 2,000 students exempt. The sponsor and supporters argued the change would improve geographic and demographic representation, especially for lower-income communities and communities of color, and would help ensure school boards reflect the students and families they serve. Opponents, including a school directors association representative, said the bill would be an unfunded mandate, reduce local control, and create added election costs and recruitment challenges; one witness also suggested the bill should consider broader proportional-representation options. Staff noted that 23 districts would currently be out of compliance, and the hearing record showed 12 pro, 163 con, and 2 other sign-ins.
No executive action was taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting. At the end of the hearing, the chair reminded members that several bills heard that week would be on next Thursday’s executive session agenda, urged prompt amendment requests, and announced that the committee would adjourn to caucuses.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- by these cuts. impacted by the federal funding cuts, straining their already-stretched ability to provide
- Amending the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund to allow for grants to health care providers and facilities
- It also makes massive changes to the SNAP program, which provides Food to those most in need.
- Providing for taking newborn children into temporary Circumstances, declaring an emergency.
- sentencing purposes, and providing a court with discretion to extend a judgment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, key points that I think that lead me to that conclusion, and, and I do believe it'll provide the
- relief that's so needed, is it provides all these artists, musicians, songwriters, in fact, everyone
- And of course, it also does provide a private cause of action in case court becomes necessary.
- date and amount of each of the payments that that provider had made in the last 2 years.
- That's correct, provided the attorney is qualified like an attorney on the wheel would be.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- School officials must work directly with local emergency service providers to integrate this plan and
- The bill also protect those providing lifesaving measures under the good Samaritans up and ready to read
- This amendment also provides for some specific steps and milestones first. provides for some specific
- But the answer to your question is, no, this bill doesn't provide any money for. Thank you, Mr.
- So that school readiness program providers have minimum who need minimum program assessment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Mar 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- CalPERS provided data to our office showing that out of 107 total law enforcement retirees, over 27,000
- Our local first responders are the heart of our system, often leaving their communities to provide this
- This bill, Assembly Bill 918, provides a targeted income tax exemption for pay earned by California's
- AB 976 would establish a tax credit program to provide a non-refundable tax credit to small retailers
- But CalABLE has become a really important tool for us to provide and save for his future.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met and announced that, under its suspense-file rules, every bill on the agenda would be referred to suspense because each had a fiscal impact. The chair also reminded attendees to submit position letters in advance for inclusion in the bill analysis. A quorum was established and the committee then heard six bills, all of which drew support testimony and no opposition testimony in the room.
AB 814 would exempt law enforcement pensions from state income tax to encourage retired peace officers to remain in California and support recruitment and retention. AB 918 would create a targeted income tax exemption for pay earned by local first responders deployed under mutual aid during declared emergencies, with supporters saying it would help sustain disaster response and reward extraordinary service. Both bills were backed by police and public safety organizations and were referred to suspense.
AB 976 would create a nonrefundable tax credit for small retailers in disadvantaged communities to help pay for security equipment in response to retail theft and violence; members discussed whether the bill should be broader and how it related to Proposition 36 and crime policy. AB 984 would allow state tax deductions for contributions to CalABLE accounts, with testimony from CalABLE representatives and families describing the program as an essential savings tool for people with disabilities. AB 1282 would create a deduction for out-of-pocket medical expenses up to $5,000 through 2030, and AB 838 would raise California’s renter’s tax credit from $60/$120 to $2,000 for eligible filers. Each of these bills was also referred to the suspense file, and the committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> services you're providing. services you're providing.
- provider.
- Essentially, provider.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
travel insurance, regulation, insurance licensing, consumer protection, travel assistance, short-term rental, vacation rental, home sharing, rental marketplace, online platform, property damage guarantee, damage waiver, reimbursement insurance, insurance regulation, commerce department, platform user, Airbnb, Vrbo, host protection, rental home marketplace
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> required in the report and also provide required in the report and also provide a<01:02:55.119><
- </c><01:25:47.360><c> those</c> actually going out or providing those actually going out or providing
- So it provides a guidance already.
- </c> one testifier on this is uh providing one testifier on this is uh providing comments. comments.
- </c> suggestion um having this fund provide suggestion um having this fund provide loan<02:02:26.159>
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committees heard testimony on HB 1872, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program to help early childhood providers participate in approved apprenticeship programs, require annual reporting, and appropriate funds. Testifiers in support included the University of Hawaiʻi, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the City and County of Honolulu, Commit to Keiki, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, the Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network Speaks, Parents for Public Schools of Hawaiʻi, and Kīʻoka Family Learning Centers. Supporters said the bill would reduce financial barriers, strengthen recruitment and retention, improve compensation and career pathways, and help address child care shortages and workforce instability. The committee then voted to pass HB 1872 with amendments, including an HD1 and a defective date to allow further discussion.
The committee next took up HB 2489, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaiʻi to establish a bachelor’s degree program in American Sign Language interpretation, with a longer-term plan for a master’s program. Testimony in support came from the Disability Communication Access Board and the University of Hawaiʻi, and members also heard detailed support from DECAP and other advocates describing a statewide shortage of ASL interpreters, long waiting lists for ASL courses, and the need for locally trained interpreters who understand Hawaiʻi’s cultural and community needs. Witnesses said the shortage affects schools, courts, hospitals, emergency services, and other settings, and that the program could be expanded through articulation with other campuses. The committee voted to pass HB 2489 with amendments, again using an HD1 and defective date.
After those two measures, the committee moved to HB 441 on campus safety, which would require students, including transfer students, to complete training on federal laws and university policies regarding sexual misconduct before initial registration and would change how often training is provided to students and employees. The University of Hawaiʻi stood on its written testimony, while supporters including IMUA Alliance and other testifiers urged passage, citing survivor experiences, national best practices, and the need for prevention before harm occurs. No vote on HB 441 was reached in the portion provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Tue Mar 11, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> behalf of hne electric providing behalf of hne electric providing comments<01:36:01.679><c> on</
- No other testimony was provided.
- </c> in the room who'd like to provide in the room who'd like to provide testimony<01:37:56.440><c> on
- </c> we stand on our testimony providing we stand on our testimony providing support<02:23:14.000><c>
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on Senate Bill 897, which would create a Wildlife Liability Trust Fund within DCCA for administrative purposes. The chair opened by noting the hearing had to end by noon because of floor session, and that written testimony would be considered if not all witnesses could speak. Testimony included support from DCCA, the Attorney General’s office, the Public Utilities Commission, Charter Communications, Ulupono Initiative, AES Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Clearway Energy Group, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Hawaiian Telcom, and IBW Local 1260, with opposition or concerns from the Hawaii Association for Justice and some others. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill and asked for amendments, saying the fund would help address wildfire liability, protect customers and the economy, and support restoration of investment-grade credit; it also proposed a larger shareholder contribution and said the bill was part of a broader effort to raise settlement funds and improve grid safety and resiliency.
Committee members focused heavily on whether the bill would actually lower costs for ratepayers and improve credit ratings. DCCA said there was a nexus between limiting liability, creating a sufficiently large wildfire fund, and transparent mitigation requirements, but acknowledged there was no guarantee of a credit-rating improvement or precise estimate of rate impacts. Members questioned Hawaiian Electric about the assumptions in its cost comparisons, the 30-year securitization structure, and whether funding could be shifted later to shareholders after credit was restored. Hawaiian Electric responded that the bill assumes the fund is paid through securitization, that removing that presumption could undermine the credit-rating benefit, and that its models suggest credit-spread savings could offset the customer charge over time; it also said it would follow up with additional analysis. The company and Ulupono both described the measure as a difficult but potentially necessary way to socialize wildfire risk and avoid a larger crisis later.
The Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the bill’s liability caps and raised concerns about consumer rights, oversight discretion, statute-of-limitations changes, and evidence rules. Hawaiian Telcom suggested amendments to clarify compliance with FCC pole-attachment agreements. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and members indicated they wanted more analysis before being comfortable with the bill’s long-term ratepayer impacts.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 5/7/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have been able to provide system.
- </c> provide technical assistance. provide technical assistance.
- ><00:43:46.880><c> for</c> provides support and advocates for provides support and advocates for people
- </c> money, no, covering people is providing money, no, covering people is providing or<01:31:30.480>
- </c><01:41:48.960><c> It</c> doesn't just cost the providers. It doesn't just cost the providers.
Bills:
HF2435
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/26/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We wanted to just provide an example.
- </c> not limited um we wanted to just provide not limited um we wanted to just provide an<00:24:34.880
- </c><00:41:41.560><c> tax</c> state of Minnesota will not provide tax state of Minnesota will not provide
- She said she has been able to provide integrative wellness to her community.
- She said she has been able to provide integrative wellness to her community.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 01/30/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> of an oig looking more at leny provider of an oig looking more at leny provider are<01:29:28.679
- </c><01:34:12.800><c> or</c> Council to kind of just provide or Council to kind of just provide or Consulting
- </c> more time for the legislature to provide more time for the legislature to provide oversight<01:38
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Committee:
Senate State and Local Government