Video & Transcript Research : 'epilepsy'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/17/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is like for kids with epilepsy who need a specific nonintoxicating version, folks who cannot consume
- in other ways, who might need a liquid form, things like that because of cancer or epilepsy.
- in other ways, who might need a liquid form, things like that because of cancer or epilepsy.
- in other ways, who might need a liquid form, things like that because of cancer or epilepsy.
- in other ways, who might need a liquid form, things like that because of cancer or epilepsy.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- med products, uh, particularly for the more specialized med products like meds for children with epilepsy
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Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, a roll call, and confirmation that a quorum was present, then moved to committee reports. The main floor debate centered on a Rules Committee report involving the referral of a sports betting bill. Senator Rasmussen and others argued the bill should go first to the State and Local Government Committee because gambling falls within that committee’s jurisdiction, while Senator Franzen, Senator Klein, and others defended the Rules Committee’s 6-2 decision to send it to Commerce, emphasizing committee discretion and past referral practice. After clarification that the vote was only on adopting the committee report, the Senate rejected the report by a vote of 22-44.
The Senate then handled second readings of a slate of Senate and House bills and introduced two new Senate files: SF 4759, eliminating Cesar Chavez Day, referred to State and Local Government, and SF 4760, changing employment/occupation rules related to criminal convictions, referred to Judiciary and Public Safety. In motions and resolutions, several bills were re-referred with little or no opposition: SF 2689 was moved from State and Local Government to Judiciary and Public Safety but failed on a 30-35 vote; SF 4194 was moved from Taxes to Health and Human Services; SF 4274 was moved from Judiciary and Public Safety to Transportation; SF 4332 was moved from Environment, Climate, and Legacy to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development; and SF 4592 was moved from Judiciary and Public Safety to Jobs and Economic Development. SF 4455 was also given a second reading and placed on General Orders. The session ended as the Senate moved into special orders.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , Eltife, worked on starting the cannabis. products for the young the young people the kids with epilepsy
- Charlotte's law basically out of Colorado young lady or child at the time was subject to a bunch of epilepsy
- because it was very specific and to take up the very first first issue we dealt with her disease was epilepsy
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM/FIN Joint Info Briefing - Fri Feb 14, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaiʻi. Aloha, Senate and House.
- I'm Tony with the Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaiʻi.
- I'm Tony with the Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaiʻi.
- So thank you on behalf of the Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaiʻi.
- So thank you on behalf of the Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaiʻi.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/07/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- , Minnesotans with intermittent health conditions—think like disabilities, I'm sorry—diabetes or epilepsy
- sorry<00:07:12.800>
um <00:07:13.039>diabetes <00:07:13.840>or <00:07:14.440>epilepsy - <00:07:15.440>
um <00:07:15.639>maybe So, again, that example of someone with epilepsy - their employer without fear of being fired because of their need for that accommodation for their epilepsy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House bill aims to align transit, road projects and housing development 4/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He looks completely able-bodied, but epilepsy keeps him from being able to get a driver's license.
- He looks completely able-bodied,<00:02:01.040>
but <00:02:01.520>epilepsy <00:02:02.040> keeps <00:02:02.280>him <00:02:02.400>from able-bodied, but epilepsy keeps him- from able-bodied, but epilepsy keeps him from being<00:02:02.840>
able <00:02:03.000>to
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Working Group on Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill - 06/08/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- On line 862 is a Senate adjustment for epilepsy and seizure disorders data collection and state coordination
- On line 862 is a Senate um epilepsy<00:22:38.480>
and <00:22:38.640>seizure <00:22:39.039 - >
disorders <00:22:39.600>data epilepsy and seizure disorders data epilepsy and seizure
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- These are pediatric patients with epilepsy or other severe genetic conditions. ...patients with epilepsy
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 21, 2025, with 86 bills on the agenda. The committee first approved two consent motions covering a group of bills eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar and another group of unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent. Several bills were then heard individually, with authors and supporters emphasizing that many had no or minimal state costs and were aimed at climate, health, or regulatory improvements.
Among the bills discussed were AB 39 on local planning for electrification and EV charging infrastructure; AB 1129 allowing local health jurisdictions to opt into reporting birth defects and early-life health conditions; AB 1332 to allow narrow direct shipment of medicinal cannabis to seriously ill patients; AB 1056 phasing out transfer of certain gillnet permits except for a one-time family transfer; AB 408 creating a new Medical Board health and wellness program for physicians; AB 546 requiring health plans to cover portable HEPA air purifiers for vulnerable people during wildfire emergencies; AB 942 revising rooftop solar subsidy rules to reduce costs for non-solar ratepayers; and AB 967 expediting licensure for out-of-state physicians. Supporters generally framed these bills as improving access, equity, public health, or affordability, while opponents on AB 942 and AB 967 raised concerns about implementation, workload, contract issues, and impacts on existing programs.
The committee took action on each bill after testimony and questions. AB 39, AB 1129, AB 1332, AB 1056, AB 408, AB 546, AB 942, and AB 967 were all moved out of committee on roll call votes, with some members voting no or not voting on certain measures. The suspense calendar was then read and deemed approved, and the committee opened general public comment, where speakers voiced support for bills including AB 715, AB 1138, AB 782, AB 98, AB 53, AB 258, AB 330, AB 650, AB 649, AB 1048, and AB 425. The meeting adjourned after public comment.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Tue Apr 1, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- I've watched my oldest with epilepsy and have been on medication for 10 years.
- have vaccines I've watched my oldest have vaccines I've watched my oldest with<00:57:29.920>
epilepsy - 30.920>
and <00:57:31.119>have <00:57:31.359>been <00:57:31.559>on with epilepsy - and have been on with epilepsy and have been on medication<00:57:32.319>
for <00:57:32.559>
Summary:
The House Committee on Education met on April 1 at 2:04 p.m. and first heard HCR 129/HR 125/HD1, which asks state and county transportation and education agencies to work together on pedestrian safety and traffic congestion around Haiku Elementary School. The Department of Education said it stood on its written testimony, and no other testimony was offered on that measure.
The committee then took up HCR 173/HR 169/HD1, urging the Department of Health to begin education outreach and vaccination drive efforts at schools with vaccination rates under 30 percent, starting in the 2025-26 school year. The Department of Education and Department of Health both supported the resolution and stood on their written testimony. Support also came from the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Nurses Association, the Democratic Party of Hawaii Health Committee, and Free Citizens of Malua.
A number of testifiers opposed the measure, arguing that vaccination efforts do not belong in schools, that the proposal would pressure families and undermine parental rights and religious freedom, and that it could create liability and misuse public funds. Several opponents also raised concerns about informed consent, government overreach, and vaccine safety. One supporter, Kye Swan, said vaccines are the way to fight infectious disease and asked the committee to pass the resolution so children could be vaccinated before the school year starts.
No vote or final committee action on the resolutions was announced in the portion of the transcript provided.
MN
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- But we do have a number of Nevadans that have implants that are used to treat medication-resistant epilepsy
- replacement of a part of the vagus nerve stimulation therapy device as prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy
Bills:
AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595
Keywords:
educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Medicaid - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- vagus nerve stimulation therapy, or VNS therapy, for patients who are suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy
Summary:
The Senate Medicaid Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2674, which would increase Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement for outpatient vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) procedures used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy. Dave Weinberger of LivaNova said current Medicaid rates are far below Medicare and most neighboring southern states, creating financial pressure on hospitals and causing some to stop offering the procedure. He argued the therapy provides durable clinical benefits and long-term savings for Medicaid, and said the bill would align Mississippi’s rates with Medicare’s 2026 outpatient rates and with other states.
Weinberger said the bill would set reimbursement at $45,000 for CPT 64568 and $35,000 for CPT 61885, and framed the measure as improving access, hospital stability, and fairness for vulnerable patients. Committee members did not ask questions during this hearing, though the chair noted the bill had been double referred and would go to appropriations, with a more detailed hearing scheduled for the next day.
After discussion, a motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass. The committee approved the motion, and the bill was reported out of committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And these are adults and kids with chronic conditions like epilepsy, cancer, debilitating autoimmune
- adults and kids with chronic conditions adults and kids with chronic conditions like<00:31:29.919>
epilepsy - ,<00:31:31.039>
cancer, <00:31:31.760>debilitating like epilepsy, cancer, debilitating - like epilepsy, cancer, debilitating autoimmune<00:31:33.039>
diseases, <00:31:33.520>and
Summary:
The House first took up Senate File 334, a bill to modernize county human services technology used to administer programs such as Medicaid and SNAP. The author and several members described the current systems as outdated “green screen” platforms that are slow, duplicative, and difficult for workers and applicants, and argued modernization would improve service, retention, and fraud prevention. The bill would create a technology modernization fund with about $90 million over time, capped at $50 million, route funds through Minute, establish an interagency group with county representation, create a legislative working group, and provide $15 million for Office of Inspector General technology. Members from several counties spoke in strong support, citing local system failures, cyberattacks, and the need for better tools; one member noted the bill was about 20 years overdue. The bill passed third reading by a vote of 134-0, and a title was agreed to.
The House then considered Senate File 4401, the cannabis bill. The author described it as a maintenance and cleanup package developed with more than 80 stakeholders over months of meetings, including business owners, labor, tribal representatives, and medical cannabis interests. The bill was presented as making noncontroversial adjustments to support small businesses, clarify statutes, improve privacy protections, adjust event and transporter rules, address good-faith errors, strengthen enforcement against unlicensed operators, and support local governments and municipal cannabis dispensaries. It also included a first step toward a medical psilocybin program and changes intended to make the medical cannabis market more sustainable, including easing the grow-and-sale ratio issue. The transcript cuts off before final action on this bill, but members speaking in support emphasized collaboration and the need for practical regulatory fixes.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (3-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I am an epilepsy warrior.
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an am a recovering alcoholic I am an am a recovering alcoholic I am an epilepsy - 28.120>
Warrior <00:15:29.000>my <00:15:29.160>seizures <00:15:29.560>are epilepsy - Warrior my seizures are epilepsy Warrior my seizures are military<00:15:30.279>
service <00:15
Keywords:
Call to Order 00:00
SB 100 Discussion 00:05
SB 100 Vote 06:42
SB 202 Discussion 08:35
SB 202 Vote 43:17
SB 17 Discussion 47:37
SB 17 Vote 48:08
SB 22 Discussion 49:22
SB 22 Vote 52:55
SB 133 Discussion 53:55
SB 133 Vote 55:15
SB 190 Discussion 56:00
SB 190 Vote 56:38
Adjournment 57:19, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 100, which would place cigarettes, vapes, and related nicotine products under the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) system, add enforcement tools against bad actors, and regulate nitrous oxide/laughing gas sales to those under 21. Supporters, including youth advocates Mallerie Jones and Griffin Kian Neth, argued the bill would reduce youth access to nicotine products through retail licensing, compliance checks, and escalating penalties. Higdon said the bill targets illegal sales rather than most retailers, and noted the measure also updates House Bill 11 from the prior year and raises the retail license fee from $250 to $500. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then passed the bill on a roll call vote, with members voting yes and no opposition recorded in the transcript.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 202, focused on cannabis-infused beverages. Senator Julie Raque Adams said the bill was intended to create common-sense public health guardrails for a rapidly growing product category sold in gas stations, liquor stores, and vape shops, and to address enforcement gaps. She explained the committee substitute would define cannabis-infused beverages at a 5-milligram limit per 12-ounce can, place enforcement under ABC while keeping CHFS manufacturing and testing rules in place, require a University of Kentucky report back to the General Assembly, allow existing higher-dose inventory to be sold through June 1, exempt festivals and fairs until January 1, 2026, and allow stores to obtain licenses to continue selling the product. The committee adopted the substitute and then heard testimony from hemp-industry representatives and a consumer.
Opponents of SB 202/SB 22, including Dee Taylor of the Kentucky Hemp Association, Cornbread Hemp co-founder Jim Higdon, Annie Rouse of Cannabuzz Barn, and consumer Nancy Roberts, argued the bill would hurt a legal Kentucky hemp industry, reduce consumer access, and force sales into liquor stores. They said the 100-milligram beverage referenced in debate is actually 10 servings with a resealable top, that hemp retailers educate customers, and that the industry already operates under 2024 regulations and needs better enforcement rather than new restrictions. Higdon and Rouse objected to the 5-milligram cap, the on-premise sales ban, the move to ABC enforcement, and the taxation approach, warning the bill could wipe out a large share of business and jobs. No final vote on SB 202 was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- What is the next bill for the—we've got to cover that we didn't cover, like epilepsy?
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/21/2026)
Health and Human Services
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease or dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder, epilepsy
disorder dementia post-traumatic stress disorder dementia post-traumatic stress disorder epilepsy- <00:37:37.359>
development <00:37:38.079>disability <00:37:38.720>down epilepsy - development disability down epilepsy development disability down syndrome<00:37:39.520>
diabetes
Keywords:
property, acknowledgment, conveyance, business entities, limited liability companies, state employees, payroll deduction, salary deduction, comptroller, membership association, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, deferred compensation, state payroll, employee benefits, association dues, withholding, Alabama Code 36-1-4.3
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Less genetic epilepsies with progressive, you know, brain. atrophy.
- So stroke comes with dementia, but it also comes with epilepsy.
- to have a fully changed ketogenic diet. which by the way is used, for example, somebody mentioned epilepsy
- Rip Johnson, was talking about. talking about all these other diseases that have to do, you know, epilepsy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- She said one of her twin boys has epilepsy and was diagnosed when he was four, back in 2012.
- One of my twins boys has epilepsy. He was diagnosed when he was four, so back in 2012.
- Three years later, our youngest was diagnosed with generalized focal epilepsy.
- So this morning he heard me talk about my son with epilepsy.
- My youngest son has severe epilepsy. We watched the tincture made with cannabis...
Keywords:
flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, hemp regulation, consumable products
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
2026 Budget Conference Committee (3-20-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- The Brain Injury Association of America Kentucky Chapter and the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentucky, and
- <00:04:48.760>
Chapter <00:04:49.240>and <00:04:49.400>the <00:04:49.880>Epilepsy - Kentucky Chapter and the Epilepsy Kentucky Chapter and the Epilepsy Foundation<00:04:50.960>
Summary:
The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget.
The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed.
There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.