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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill concerns abortion and authorized procedures.
- Second- and third-trimester abortions are not simple procedures.
- It expands who can perform higher-risk procedures by lowering standards.
- And what procedures are we expanding? Second- and third-trimester abortions.
- requirements, building standards, privacy rules, or the rules governing payments from public payers.
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, with most items presented for later vote once quorum was reached. Early in the hearing, the committee adopted a consent calendar of multiple bills with motions for due pass to Appropriations, and it noted that AB 2029 had been pulled from the agenda. The committee also took up AB 1973, a bill by Aguiar-Curry to expand who may provide procedural abortion care. Supporters, including physicians and certified nurse midwives, argued the bill would align law with current training and improve access, while opponents said later-term abortion procedures require physician-level surgical training and raised safety concerns. The author emphasized hands-on training, consultation, and transfer protocols, and the bill was held pending quorum with a motion and second recorded.
The committee then heard AB 1558 by Arambula, which would adopt the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act to speed the use of out-of-state licensed volunteers during declared disasters. Supporters from the Uniform Law Commission and the Red Cross said the bill would reduce delays and clarify legal authority for volunteer health workers; there was no opposition testimony. AB 2282 by Alanis, a temporary rural emergency stabilization center for Patterson while a permanent hospital is built, drew support from local emergency responders and a late opposition from the California chapter of ACEP. The chair praised the bill as a creative local solution and agreed to coauthor it; a motion and second were recorded, with the vote to occur later.
Several public health access bills followed. AB 1843 by El-Hawari would limit prior authorization and align hepatitis C treatment coverage with medical guidelines; supporters said it would remove barriers to a curable disease, while health plans opposed it as a mandate, citing premium impacts and the recent SB 306 prior-authorization process. AB 2247 by El-Hawari would create the THRIVE program for mental health services for youth affected by gun violence; Youth Alive and other supporters described trauma-informed, community-based care, and the chair and another member asked to be added as coauthors. AB 2138 by Krell would expand access to certified peer support specialists in enhanced care management and remove automatic disqualifications based solely on criminal history; supporters said peers are essential to engagement and recovery, and the bill was held with a motion and second.
Later, AB 1682 by Hart would require coverage of scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients, with emotional testimony from cancer survivors and clinicians; insurers opposed it as another mandate, but the author stressed the modest per-member cost and the bill was moved with a motion and second. AB 1879 by Dixon would standardize data reporting for alcohol and drug treatment facilities, including private providers, to improve statewide information on outcomes and access; the bill drew broad support from recovery organizations and the prior opposition was withdrawn after amendments. AB 1906 by Aguiar-Curry would require coverage of at-home cervical cancer screening kits without cost sharing; supporters cited improved access for rural and working Californians, insurers opposed it on affordability grounds, and the bill passed on a recorded roll call after quorum was established. Finally, AB 1556 by Haney would clarify and support drug-free recovery housing and return-to-use policies; supporters said it would expand sober housing options, while opponents warned it could allow evictions after relapse and conflict with Housing First principles. The hearing ended with the bill still under discussion and opposition-unless-amended concerns noted.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Dan Wolgamott departing member remarks 5/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I've just so enjoyed learning about procedure and about leadership and about the rules from you.
- We go through all the procedures.
- and about leadership and about procedure and about leadership and about the<00:19:42.240><c> rules</
- And so, my favorite the rules from you.
- We go through all the procedures. it. We go through all the procedures.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Senate and House DFL Leaders Budget Negotiations Media Availability - 06/04/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We need 90 to suspend the rules and speed things up in the House and 45...
- Um, are you having conversations with them about getting enough Senate votes to suspend the rules?
- We had 51 hours on the collected bill and we had to use a parliamentary procedure that's available to
- the majority because the rules protect not only the minority's right to be heard but the majority's
- the rules to the majority because the rules protect<00:09:26.720><c> not</c><00:09:26.959><c> only</
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill aims to reduce legal conflicts by making credentialing rules transparent and consistent.
- Just because I'm a DPM, I may be restricted from performing procedures despite having trained multiple
- The teacher should not be unable to perform those procedures solely based on their title.
- Delineation of privileges is what the standard is to be able to do a procedure.
- Specialized, trained, and they're able to do surgical procedures as well, and are board certified.
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- They already do run their rules through the AG's office, but it's just the procedure, the steps that
- It's a quite extensive requirements because it seems that not only our rules are okay, but the procedures
- I don't think that, like, the repeal procedures are not in rules. That's by statute.
- are okay but the only our rules are okay but the procedures<00:15:08.320><c> might</c><00:15:08.560>
- </c> repeal procedures are not in rules repeal procedures are not in rules that's<00:16:31.600><c> by
Committee:
Senate Government Operations
Summary:
The committee opened its first hearing of 2025 and announced that all measures heard that day would be deferred to the next committee hearing for decision-making on Thursday, January 30. The agenda centered largely on procurement and government-operations bills, with testimony generally split between state agencies and local governments. On procurement measures, SB 254 and SB 383 would raise small-purchase thresholds; the State Procurement Office opposed both, while county officials, the City and County of Honolulu, the state librarian, and others supported them. SB 382, which would bar disclosure of a competing offeror’s proposal or evaluation score, and SB 462, which would require performance incentive contracts to specify pricing bases, goals, and formulas, drew mostly written comments and some support from agencies such as the Department of Transportation and Department of Education. SB 615, which would treat certain large change orders as new contracts, received opposition from the Comptroller and engineering interests.
The committee also heard several bills on vacancies, appointments, and legislative oversight. SB 5 on state legislative vacancies had one supporting testifier, while SB 300 on deadlines for filling certain Senate vacancies drew opposition from several individuals and support from one late testifier. SB 1081, which would create a legislative budget office to provide fiscal analysis and reports on bills, received broad support from advocacy groups, civic organizations, and individuals. SB 711, requiring Senate advice and consent for certain executive-branch appointments, drew written opposition from the Governor’s Office and support from one individual. SB 375, establishing a select commission on government restructuring, had one written supporter. SB 418, which would require the Attorney General’s office to review a portion of administrative rules each year, prompted extended discussion about outdated rules, the difficulty of repealing or amending rules, and whether the bill should be refined; the AG’s office indicated the process is burdensome and could be streamlined.
The committee then took up transparency and access measures. SB 55, requiring agency rules to be posted online in a digitally accessible format, received support from several advocacy and civic groups and written comment from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. SB 870 would direct the comptroller to identify state office buildings that could provide equitable telecom access for remote participation in hearings, especially for residents with disabilities; the Comptroller supported the concept, and members discussed using libraries, DAGS facilities, county facilities, and other public buildings, with concerns raised about staffing, bandwidth, and competing public use. SB 270, a sunshine-law measure allowing board members to attend informational meetings and presentations, drew opposition from the Public First Law Center, which argued it would create a broad loophole and should be narrowed to existing county-council provisions. SB 45, concerning neighborhood board meetings and third-party presentations, prompted discussion about whether it actually addressed neighborhood boards’ Sunshine Law concerns; the committee was told it was not the right vehicle for that issue. SB 406, which would cap copying fees for government records at 5 cents per page with exceptions, drew support from media and transparency groups but opposition from DAGS, which said its actual per-page cost is much higher; members discussed possible electronic-copy alternatives and asked for more cost information before the next hearing.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Feb 3rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- And finally, it requires the CJTC to adopt rules to implement the new requirements for certification
- It says initial order because that's governed by the Administrative Procedures Act.
- The Administrative Procedures Act allows for all of that process.
- The Administrative Procedures Act allows for all of that process.
- As one of my constituents put it, it seems as though the rule of law is being challenged from the top
Committee:
House Community Safety
Keywords:
domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, survivor protections, legal remedies, defendants, sexual exploitation, minors, child safety, law enforcement, victim support, criminal justice training commission, CJTC, law enforcement training, peace officer certification, decertification, corrections officer certification, tribal police certification, police accountability, police oversight
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-04 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I move that the rules be waived and CS for CS for H.B. 543, sorry, the rules be waived and the bill placed
- Members, this is purely just a cosmetic procedure, or not even a procedure.
- It does not have anything to do with changing a procedure to a medical procedure that is a medical procedure
- I move the rules be waived and C.S. for H.B. 975.
- The bill provides no procedural protections.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Jan 30, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 6
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ; and two, what are the procedures and rules that apply to the deliberation and decision-making by the
- and and two, what are the procedures and rules<00:47:32.160><c> that</c><00:47:32.319><c> apply</c><
- and be able to follow proper procedure and be able to come<00:50:48.079><c> to</c><00:50:48.240><c>
- Uh, in rebuttal because I don't know what quite what the rules are for the debate, I would also like
- to say that under our rules, we do have the authority to subpoena.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 28 Afternoon Session Mar 24th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 3697 is a simple procedural fix. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
- But my point is that, as the Administrative Rules Committee, looking at a rule that they promulgate,
- Committee looking at a rule that they promulgate. We've given them the authority.
- and public safety state agencies as approved by the administrative rules committee.
- And an act relating to probate procedure.
Bills:
HB3329 , HR1039 , HR1040 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3419 , HB3420 , HB3706 , HB3711 , HB4139 , HB1268 , HB3660 , HJR1023 , HB3298 , HB3056 , HJR1084 , HB3934 , HB3919 , HB4118 , HB4119 , HB3791 , HB4260 , HB4178 , HB4215 , HB4324 , HB3270 , HB4352 , HB4305 , HB2955 , HB3315 , HB3066 , HB1245 , HB4125 , HB3075 , HB3129 , HB3239 , HB4153 , HB3265 , HB4491 , SB680 , HB4263 , HB4268 , HB1675 , HB3885 , HB2984 , HB3697 , HB2959 , HB3671 , HB3852 , HB2933 , HB3057 , HB3802 , HB4294 , HB4285 , HB3708 , HB3979 , HB3977 , HB3986 , HB3985 , HB3588 , HB3742 , HB3845 , HJR1070 , HB3590 , HB3595 , HB3391 , HB3183 , HB3764 , HB3765 , HB1002 , HB4434 , HJR1086 , HB4060 , HB3881 , HB3500 , HB4408 , HB3648 , HB3127 , HB3606
Summary:
The House convened after lunch, established a quorum, and then took up a long series of measures. Early debate centered on H.J.R. 1084, which would amend the Oklahoma Constitution to reaffirm that courts must follow the Oklahoma and U.S. Constitutions and not recognize or enforce religious codes that conflict with them. The author said it was meant as a safeguard against unconstitutional courtroom practices; several members questioned its practical effect and constitutional basis. The resolution passed the House 70-19.
The chamber then passed a number of bills on workforce, public safety, tax, and administrative issues, including HB 3934 on dental hygienist workforce gaps, HB 3919 allowing county commissioners to adjust fair board membership to reach quorum, HB 4118 creating a family caregiver tax credit, HB 4119 requiring a bond in certain real-property title disputes, HB 426 on workers’ compensation for first responders suffering heart attack or stroke after strenuous shifts, HB 4178 on sales tax exemptions for municipal-beneficiary public trusts, HB 4215 to aid small post-production companies, HB 4324 allowing district attorneys to adjust sentences after initial sentencing with an amendment clarifying jury verdicts are unaffected, HB 3270 cleanup language for farmed cervidae/chronic wasting disease law, HB 4352 adopting the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act, HB 4305 clarifying ad valorem assessment of low-income housing tax credit properties, HB 2955 modernizing captive insurance law, HB 3315 creating a 90-hour degree program, HB 3066 reestablishing and funding a behavioral health workforce program, HB 1245 changing retirement coverage for certain DHS law enforcement officers, HB 4125 restoring firearm rights for certain nonviolent felons after five years with expungement or pardon, HB 3075 creating a penny-rounding rule for public-sector cash transactions, HB 3129 creating a process for university security fees, HB 3239 modernizing the Veterinary Practice Act, HB 4153 reinstating prior driver-licensing rules tied to an eighth-grade reading test with a hardship exception, HB 3265 defining mental health specialists for police pension disability cases, HB 4491 allowing school districts to opt in to extracurricular participation by charter, virtual charter, and homeschool students, SB 680 creating a tobacco tax incentive for lower-risk products, HB 4263 aligning retirement options for CareerTech employees, and HB 4268 creating the Teacher Effectiveness and Excellence Act with a compensation pilot and National Board stipend. Most measures passed with little or no debate, though several drew extended questioning, especially the school extracurricular bill, the driver’s-license literacy bill, and the tobacco tax measure. Emergency clauses were adopted on several bills, including HB 3934, HB 3270, HB 3315, HB 3066, HB 3075, HB 3129, HB 4153, and HB 4268.
NJ
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, pursuant to Rule 15:21, I move the concurrence.
- Resolved that person to rule 15-con20, that's Senate.
- Speaker, pursuant to Rule 15-21, Assemblywoman Katz. Mr.
- Speaker, pursuant to Rule 15-21, Mr.
- Speaker, pursuant to Rule 15-21, I move the concurrence.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee rules are standard and essentially the same as the rules... the committee operated under
- Are there any questions regarding the committee rules? If not, Senator Parker moves adoption.
- Hearing none, committee rules are adopted.
- There's no relief factor, which we are. all as part of following the rule of law.
- The amendment is likely to create a procedural headache for the U.S. government.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, because they go through manipulation procedures, they're on site with the doctor.
- Suturing and setting fractures is a pretty significant procedure.
- I want everybody to play by the same rules, and it's fine.
- Let's all play by the same rules. But I want everybody in it. Let's all play by the same rules.
- She brought up the federal rules dealing with that. I was asking for that.
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 13 and approved the minutes from the prior week before taking up a series of House bills, many of them with testimony from sponsors, agency officials, and stakeholders. Early action included HB 971, which would direct LDH to equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates between independent rural health clinics and hospital-owned rural health clinics; the sponsor described a significant payment disparity and the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also deferred HB 1030 and HB 796 until the following week before moving to other items on the agenda.
Several bills dealing with Medicaid and provider regulation were advanced. HB 414, as amended, closes a loophole so health care providers cannot hire unlicensed workers with certain serious out-of-state convictions; amendments addressed effective dates, FBI background-check issues for therapeutic group homes, and delays for direct support professional applicants caused by minor record issues. HB 740, as amended, creates an independent review process for Medicaid claims disputes in the coordinated system of care for behavioral health providers, with amendments clarifying applicability dates and program definitions. HB 786, which prohibits extrapolation in managed care claims recoupments and requires recovery to be based on actual overpayments or underpayments, was also reported favorably. HB 915 set timelines and accountability standards for prior authorization and utilization management in Medicaid managed care and was reported favorably after testimony about delays in care.
The committee also heard and passed several bills affecting health professions and facilities. HB 405 simply updates the name of the national acupuncture certification body. HB 1095 allows nursing homes to use alternative power sources while keeping existing generator and fuel requirements. HB 557 defines long-term care pharmacies for policy purposes. HB 779 authorizes expedited partner therapy prescriptions for certain sexually transmitted diseases. HB 933 creates an optional commemorative birth certificate, with part of the fee going to the Office of Women’s Health. HB 796, carried by another representative for the author, establishes a chiropractic preceptorship program with on-site supervision requirements and was reported favorably after questions about student training and patient safety.
The committee also heard emotionally charged testimony on HB 288, which would place the term “miscarriage” alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation and patient communication. Several witnesses described the distress caused by current coding language, and supporters said the change would make records more compassionate and understandable; the bill was reported favorably. HB 403 increased the cottage food gross-sales cap, and after testimony from small producers and the committee’s discussion of other states’ higher limits, an amendment raised the cap to $150,000 before the bill was reported favorably. HB 930 modernizes cosmetic-product regulation and creates a small home-based producer exemption under a wholesale-sales threshold; it was also reported favorably. Finally, HB 1041, a no-mandate bill restricting discrimination based on medical intervention status, prompted extended debate over exemptions for schools, hospitals, and other entities, with one amendment failing on a roll-call vote and the discussion continuing over the scope of the bill and federal funding concerns.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 20 March, 2026; 9:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Anyone object to that procedure? Wish to be recorded as voting no? Present?
- </c> object to the procedure? object to the procedure?
- Anyone object to procedure? Mr. Clerk, the vote. No. Present.
- Anyone<00:41:11.560><c> object</c><00:41:11.920><c> to</c><00:41:12.000><c> procedure?
- </c> Anyone object to procedure? Anyone object to procedure?
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, before we start this house rules, we just having a public.
- House rules, we just having a public hearing today. There will be no votes. Yes, sir.
- procedure materially similar to the Alabama Department of Insurance customer complaint procedure.
- Whatever is in that contract, they have the same complaint procedure with our department to put... procedure
- This is purely an advisory set of rules. Nobody can tell... advisory set of rules.
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The next rule up for adoption relates to sworn complaint procedures, including default orders, proposed
- The discovery control plans mirror those plans that you would see in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- to the rules that are reflected in the Rules of Civil Procedure.
- The rules are adopted.
- rules.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law
Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Then, just before my final trial, my ex invoked Rule 2.
- I have yet to see Rule 2 invoked to promote fairness.
- There are exceptions to the hearsay rule.
- There are exceptions to the hearsay rule.
- The hearsay rule itself is important to have in court proceedings.
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 2793, which would let cities and towns expedite annexations when 100% of the affected property owners request it, and would modernize notice requirements by allowing electronic newspaper publication and a single on-site notice for small single-parcel annexations. Buckeye supported the bill as a way to streamline uncontested annexations and reduce delay and cost, while a senator raised concerns based on a recent contentious Tucson annexation and the speed of public notice. The committee voted 4-3 to give HB 2793 a do pass recommendation.
Members then considered HB 2041, which would prohibit a parent, guardian, or custodian from being found to have abused or neglected a child solely because poverty prevented them from providing supervision, clothing, food, shelter, or medical care. Child welfare advocates supported the bill as a step toward decriminalizing poverty, while another witness argued it did not go far enough because it still allowed investigations based on poverty. Several members said they supported the concept but wanted further changes, and the bill passed 4-3. The committee also approved HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund at DES to expand access in underserved areas; testimony from child care providers and parents emphasized shortages, workforce challenges, and the need for facilities, and the committee adopted an amendment adding tax credit language and eligible applicants before passing the bill 6-0 with one not voting.
HB 2321, requiring DCS to place a credit freeze on a child’s credit report when the child enters care, passed 7-0 without testimony. HB 2371, allowing consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration and adding an amendment on therapeutic interventions and expert testimony in parenting cases, drew concerns about using AI for binding family-law decisions and about the amendment’s relevance; it passed 4-3. HB 2594, strengthening protections for participants in the address confidentiality program in family-law matters and sealing related voter records, received strong support from a witness describing repeated attempts by an ex-partner to obtain a protected address and passed 7-0 after amendment. HB 2661, requiring DCS to inform parents under investigation that they may delegate temporary guardianship and, as amended, limiting additional documentation requirements, passed 4-3 despite concerns that it gave too much discretion to parents accused of abuse or neglect.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee Jul 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Additional comments will be ruled out of order.
- Violations of these rules may subject you to removal or other enforcement action.
- In 1934, California overhauled its procedure for elections of appellate and Supreme Court justices.
- Since that procedure was created in 1934, justices have successfully been retained in more than 99.5%
- So I really appreciated the Supreme Court's ruling and this bill clarifying things so that you don't
Summary:
The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 16, 2025, and heard five measures focused on election administration, voter participation, judicial retention elections, charitable solicitation by officials, and local transportation tax initiatives. The chair noted the committee’s rules for limited witness testimony and accepted written testimony through the legislative portal. Several authors presented their bills in person or through a committee member due to scheduling conflicts.
SB 3 by Senator Cervantes would tighten and clarify the ballot signature-cure process, including requiring standardized forms from election officials and adding a reminder on vote-by-mail envelopes about signature matching. Supporters said the bill would reduce rejected ballots and make the process more reliable; there was no opposition. The committee voted do pass as amended and re-refer to Appropriations. SB 316 by Senator Reyes, presented by Assembly Member Pellerin, would expand high school voter registration and pre-registration outreach to students, with testimony from students, education groups, disability advocates, and civic organizations in support. One member opposed on the grounds that it could be an unfunded mandate for schools. The bill passed 4-1.
ACA 8 by Assembly Member Pellerin would change appellate and Supreme Court judicial retention elections so justices would appear on the ballot only if voters file a petition requesting it. Supporters, including the Secretary of State, the League of Women Voters, and the California Judges Association, said it would reduce ballot length, voter fatigue, and costs while preserving accountability. One member raised concern about the future petition threshold and the possibility it could be set too high, and voted no. The measure passed 4-2. SB 760 by Senator Allen would narrow behested payment reporting requirements for public appeals to charities, especially in disaster response, while preserving disclosure where officials, family members, or staff have conflicts of interest. Good-government groups supported the bill as a balance between transparency and encouraging charitable appeals; it passed unanimously on the recorded vote.
SB 512 by Senator Perez would clarify that voters in transportation districts may use citizen initiatives to propose transportation sales taxes where the district already has taxing authority. Supporters argued it aligns Elections Code with Proposition 218 and recent case law, while opponents from business and real estate groups objected to the measure’s implications for tax approval rules. The committee approved the bill 5-2. After calling absent members, the committee cleared the calendar and adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In the civil trial practice, I mean, in our rules of procedure, "remediator" means...
- I would... ...make a ruling, and there's plenty of tools under Rule 401 relevance, Rule 403, whether
- Yes, the judge... has discretion under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure as to how a trial is conducted
- As long as he or she is following the rules of evidence and rules of procedure, he or she can run their
- Rule 15 of the Rules of Civil Procedure contends that discovery abuse, for example, was sanctionable.
Bills:
SB30 , SB517 , SB1313 , SB1314 , SB1316 , SB1541 , SB1698 , SB1845 , SB1860 , SB2420 , SB2429
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights.
The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/21/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Election certain rules, election certain rules, different, I would imagine.
- There are uniform procedures in a very controlled environment so that every recount that is conducted
- </c><00:27:26.799><c> already</c> volunteers since procedures already volunteers since procedures already
- I don't think you want to insert this into the Ballot Law Commission's rules.
- this into recount procedures of insert this into recount procedures of 66d<00:30:06.240><c> 660</c><
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We made some looking at our rule.
- There's a lot of rules are set up.
- </c><01:22:51.679><c> that</c> opportunities to amend our rules that opportunities to amend our rules
- determinations and procedures, appeal procedures, and utilization review procedures.
- c> appeal</c> determinations and procedures, appeal determinations and procedures, appeal procedures,
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs