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ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Apr 9th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Look at it as an Uber vehicle at this point in time. And that's all it is.
Committee:
House Human Services
Summary:
The committee first addressed Senate Bill 2387, which had previously included language expanding the definition of a sexual assault victim advocate to include advocates from organizations serving victims of sexual trafficking or other sexual violence. After concerns were raised that the language could broaden participation in forensic interviews beyond appropriately credentialed organizations, the parties agreed to remove that added language. The committee then reconsidered its prior action, adopted the amendment striking the new language, and passed SB 2387 as amended on a 12-0-1 roll call vote.
The bulk of the meeting focused on Representative Nelson’s proposed changes to a 340B-related bill, centered on expanding reporting and transparency requirements. His draft would require hospitals to report how 340B savings are used, and would also add reporting by drug manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, and health insurers on rebates, pricing, ownership interests, 340B savings, premiums, claims, and related data. Nelson argued the reporting was needed to give lawmakers better information about how the 340B program affects hospitals, insurers, pharmacies, and public costs, and noted the Department of Corrections also benefits from the program.
Testimony was mixed but generally supportive of more transparency. Sanford Health Plan said it needed more time to review carrier impacts and had concerns about employer-related language and rebate reporting. The North Dakota Hospital Association supported hospital transparency and said the broader approach was appropriate because hospitals are only one part of the 340B system. Several members raised procedural concerns about the scope of the proposal and the lack of a drafted LC amendment. The committee decided not to take final action on the 340B proposal that day, instead forming a subcommittee led by Representative Hendricks, with Representatives Dobervich and Bolinske, to work with LC and return with drafted language for further review on Monday.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, we are safe; it gives us tear on our vehicles.
Committee:
Senate Border Security
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And a little more con- and I have talked and negotiated to this being a vehicle.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 24th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The actions we take through legislative... ...your vehicles will be remembered in years to come, and
Bills:
SB7
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
TX
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 27th, 2025
Children and Youth Health
Transcript Highlights:
- error that occurred... ...that occurred through Meta where videos of people being hit, run over by vehicles
Committee:
Senate Children and Youth Health
Keywords:
internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, app store, app store provider, app developer, mobile app, age verification, parental consent, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, age gating, digital privacy, data protection, in-app purchases, online consumer protection, deceptive trade practice
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 5, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Chair Michaels: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> WE ARE NOT ADJUSTING EXISTING TYPES OF LICENSES.
- IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR THE MEMORY CARE LICENSE, THE STANDARD WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
- IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR THE MEMORY CARE LICENSE, THE STANDARD WOULD BE DIFFERENT. >> Chair Michaels:
- WE FEEL THIS LANGUAGE WILL REACH MUCH FURTHER AND REQUIRE ALL 2984 TO GET THIS MEMORY CARE LICENSE.
- IT DOES NOT REQUIRE IT TO OBTAIN A LICENSE.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Transcript Highlights:
- 12s, while licensed mental health counselors are not.
- I earned my license as a mental health counselor in 1997.
- I earned my license as a mental health counselor in 1997.
- Granting licensed mental health counselors the same authority as licensed independent clinical social
- I am an LMSHC and I've been licensed since 1991.
Summary:
The committee held its fourth public hearing of the 2025-2026 session on bills dealing with involuntary commitment and access to addiction treatment, especially proposals to move Section 35 civil commitments away from jails and prisons and into facilities licensed or approved by DPH or DMH. Chairs Velis and Domb framed the hearing as a discussion of how to support people in crisis with compassion, while also warning against using involuntary commitment as a way to remove unhoused people from public view. The hearing also touched on related concerns about discharge practices, treatment capacity, and the need for a broader continuum of care.
Testimony split largely along two themes. Addiction researcher Keith Humphreys argued that many people enter treatment under pressure, that involuntary treatment can be ethically justified in the face of overdose risk, but that it should not be mandated unless high-quality services exist first; he emphasized the need for inpatient care when someone is a grave danger, followed by case management and outpatient support. MAMH’s Kate Alicante supported the bill, saying Massachusetts is the only state that commits people with substance use conditions to jails or prisons and that carceral settings add trauma and stigma; she pointed to prior legislative steps, including the Section 35 commission and the planned closure of DOC’s MESAC facility, as evidence that the Commonwealth is moving toward health-based settings.
A major portion of the hearing focused on Stony Brook, a sheriff-run stabilization and treatment center in Hampden County. Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald, several committee members, and multiple people in recovery described the facility as humane, well-run, and effective, with longer stays, medical monitoring, medication-assisted treatment, counseling, and warm handoffs to aftercare. Several witnesses said Stony Brook saved their lives or helped family members recover, and they argued that the sheriff’s office model should be expanded rather than eliminated. Others, including family members and advocates, countered that even a well-run correctional setting remains stigmatizing and that people should not be treated in facilities run by sheriffs or corrections when they have committed no crime.
No vote was taken. The hearing concluded with continued testimony, including Senator Friedman’s support for Section 35 as a civil commitment tool but not in a criminal justice setting, and her separate support for a bill to speed inpatient mental health treatment.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 16th, 2026 at 02:54 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, and the FIR just talks about losing license fees.
- We say how many licenses are there?
- My name is Logan Howard, a Licensed Master Social Worker.
- So there's a two-year provisional license, Mr.
- -based residency program before they can become licensed here.
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This authorizes administrative driver's license revocation hearings to be conducted using interactive
- </c> Administrative Driver's License Administrative Driver's License Revocation<00:02:42.160><c> Office
- So non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits.
- </c> Non-domicile commercial driver's license, non-domicile commercial driver's license, as provided
- And non-domicile commercial driver's license. So that's the amendment for HB 1163.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The joint hearing of the Transportation and Labor and Technology committees considered HB 2097, which would allow administrative driver’s license revocation hearings to be held by interactive conference technology such as Zoom and permit electronic exchange of evidence. DOT and the Administrative Driver’s License Revocation Office supported the bill, saying Zoom hearings have worked well since 2021 and save time and money. Both committees passed HB 2097 with technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
The Transportation Committee then heard HB 1163 on commercial driver licensing, HB 2113 on funding vegetation removal from the Kaola Stream drainage way, HB 2283 on port pilotage, HB 1588 on a noise detection camera program, and HB 2333 on airport special districts and aeronautics penalties. DOT asked for HB 1163 to use “non-domiciled” language to match federal rules, and the committee passed it with amendments. For HB 2113, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity said the project would likely need about $1 million, and the committee passed the bill with amendments while noting the funding would be reflected in the committee report rather than the measure itself.
HB 2283 drew broad support from maritime and labor interests, but the committee deferred it, saying the Senate version was already moving and would be used instead. HB 1588 received support from DOT and several community and health-related testifiers who said noise from traffic is a serious problem, but the committee expressed concern about enforcement language and re-referred the bill to Judiciary/Ways and Means while still passing it forward. HB 2333 was supported by DOT and airline interests; after questions about airport loitering and sleeping rules, the committee passed it as is. In the final decision-making, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on HB 1163, HB 2113, HB 1588, and HB 2333, and deferred HB 2283.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations. (3-17-26)
Licensing & Occupations
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations.
- </c> 185 directs occupational licensing 185 directs occupational licensing boards<00:03:21.200><c> to
- So, half of our licenses renew one year and the other half the other.
- So, half of our licenses renew one year So, half of our licenses renew one year and<00:14:49.680><c>
- </c> including use of a multi-state license including use of a multi-state license criminal<00:19:37.120
Committee:
Senate Licensing & Occupations
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Natural Resources Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:38 am
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- , which is a senior citizen lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license.
- , which is a senior citizen lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license.
- No, all it does is eliminate the ability of a person that holds a class XS license to participate in
- And once again, what is the XS license? What type was that covered? That is, I think it is too.
- It's a senior citizen license for fishing, hunting, and trapping. Okay. All right. Thank you, sir.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It also establishes a special number plate for motor vehicles to support the Hawaii Cultural Trust, and
- /c><00:21:45.039><c> motor</c> a special number plate for motor a special number plate for motor vehicles
- > support</c><00:21:46.240><c> the</c><00:21:46.400><c> Hawaii</c><00:21:46.880><c> Cultural</c> vehicles
- to support the Hawaii Cultural vehicles to support the Hawaii Cultural Trust<00:21:48.240><c> and</c
- This measure requires the judiciary to contract with a collection agency or licensed attorney to collect
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2046, which would establish and fund an Olo Hawaii Commission to coordinate and promote initiatives supporting the use of Olo Hawaii. The Attorney General suggested adding an end date because the bill creates a temporary commission, and several supporters from the University of Hawaii, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission said the commission could improve coordination, funding decisions, and consistency across agencies. Members discussed whether the commission should include broader representation, including expertise on Niihau dialect speakers and other stakeholders, and the bill was then set aside as the committee moved to the next measure.
The committee next considered House Bill 2438, creating the Hawaii Cultural Trust within DBEDT, authorizing an income tax credit for contributions to the trust and qualified cultural organizations, and creating a special license plate to support the trust. DBEDT said it would need additional resources, including staff, to administer the program. The Department of Taxation recommended changing the effective date to 2026 to allow time for implementation and adding a requirement that credits be claimed within one year. OHA supported the bill but objected to language that would require it to maintain a prequalified list of organizations, saying that could limit applicants and conflict with its grant process. The Tax Foundation said it supported cultural funding but preferred direct appropriations and grants over a trust fund and tax credit structure.
The final measure discussed was House Bill 2584, which would temporarily increase public land trust revenues transferred to OHA while reaffirming the state’s obligation to the 20% pro rata share, with a repeal date of June 30, 2028. The Attorney General recommended deleting the bill’s requirement that OHA receive a minimum amount equal to the 20% share, arguing the constitution and Admission Act do not specify a precise dollar amount and that the legislature must determine allocation. OHA strongly supported the bill, arguing the state currently pays only about 5% and that historical records show much higher amounts are owed; OHA also pointed to a carry-forward account it said held about $55 million. DLNR opposed the bill because the fiscal impact was unspecified and could affect land management and special fund budgets. Several OHA trustees and supporters urged the committee to pass the bill, and one testifier criticized the state for underfunding Native Hawaiian obligations. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the committee continued hearing testimony on HB 2584.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee - 2026-01-27
Transcript Highlights:
- or going to be available, does that then have the requirement of them being licensed?
- So does that the mechanism that brings them into the license?
- or going to be available, does that then have the requirement of them being licensed?
- So is that the mechanism that brings them into the license?
- So they can decide whether they want to be licensed or not.
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard budget presentations from Legislative Services analyst Morgan Poloni and Department of Health and Welfare Director Juliet Sharon on the Division of Early Learning and Development, the Division of Public Health Services, and Family and Community Partnerships. Major topics included the Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP), the Idaho Home Visiting Program, the Idaho Immunization Assessment Fund, HIV and hepatitis prevention, ARPA-funded public health projects, kinship navigation services, and proposed agency reorganizations and transfer authority changes. Poloni explained that several divisions were recently reorganized, making year-to-year comparisons difficult, and outlined the governor’s and agency’s FY 2027 requests, including additional federal and dedicated funds for child care capacity, public health programs, and prevention services.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- with entities that also have state licenses unless otherwise exempted.
- a license application.
- License applicants must have already done the following: submitted a license application to the Structural
- land surveyor whose license number is affixed to that record of survey.
- Licensing and training requirements remain in place.
Committee:
House Business and Professions
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- While CCRCs are licensed by HHSC to provide care, CCRCs are regulated by the Department of Insurance
- Out of the 39 CCRCs licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance, 33 are members of Leading Age Texas
- It also mandates a disclosure of complaints against licensed homes if a referral is made.
- Is there a definition, because I'm sure I know there's a rule for being licensed, and so we are asking
- a consultant here to make sure that someone's licensed before they refer a patient there.
Committee:
House Human Services
Summary:
The Committee on Human Services met with a quorum and first voted out Senate Bill 1589, relating to contract requirements between a single-source continuum contractor and DFPS. The motion to report the bill favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed prevailed on a 7-0 vote.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 500, which would set deadlines for providing foster care adoption records, including health, social, educational, and genetic history reports, to speed adoptions. The bill’s author and witnesses from Addie’s Hope Social Services supported it, saying delays in redacted files can take months, slow permanency for children, and increase costs to the state. Members asked about redactions and sibling/family information, and witnesses explained the bill would mainly speed the preliminary file used to decide whether to proceed with placement. SB 500 was left pending.
Members also heard Senate Bill 1266, which would require regular reevaluation of the Medicaid provider support team and add written notice of provider disenrollment at least 30 days in advance. There were no witnesses, no questions, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1522, concerning continuing care retirement communities, was then laid out and supported by LeadingAge Texas and counsel, who said it updates outdated definitions, clarifies licensing and disclosure rules, and strengthens consumer protections for seniors. It was also left pending.
After a brief recess, the committee heard Senate Bill 1137, which would prohibit group home consultants from referring people to unlicensed or unpermitted group homes except in limited circumstances, require disclosure of complaints, and create a Class B misdemeanor for violations. Members discussed whether consultants are regulated and noted concerns about unlicensed referral practices. The bill was left pending, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: SB640, SB1502 and SB1562 - Added Apr 13th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Health and Human Services Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Are we saying that all of those have to be licensed in the state of Oklahoma?
- , not have to be a licensed D.O.
- So the only way for us to enforce that is if you're licensed here.
- But if it is the law and the practitioner and the licensing with the state, I mean, what if they're licensed
- But if it is the law and the practitioner and the licensing with the state, I mean, what if they're licensed
Bills:
SB206 , SB640 , SB667 , SB1344 , SB1380 , SB1423 , SB1425 , SB1436 , SB1484 , SB1500 , SB1502 , SB1503 , SB1557 , SB1562 , SB1572 , SB1644 , SB1645 , SB1794 , SB1796 , SB1806 , SB1849 , SB1984 , SB2007 , SB2074
Committee:
House Health and Human Services Oversight
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Professional counselor, licensed master social worker, or licensed psychologist to reimburse for the
- </c> Class C beer, wine, and liquor license Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in<00:07:21.800><c
- </c> certain expedited license requirements. certain expedited license requirements.
- Bay and coastal sport fish license, recreational oyster license, and hunting license to specified individuals
- license, and hunting license to oyster license, and hunting license to specified<00:36:47.760><c> individuals
Summary:
The Senate reconvened with a quorum present and then proceeded through committee reports, largely adopting favorable reports and amendments without objection. Early measures included SB 530, which funds grants for multigenerational social connection programs for older adults; SB 731, clarifying the legal status of the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council; SB 809, directing a feasibility study on a caregiver infrastructure program; SB 860, creating an Aging Resilience Fund with reporting and budget protections; SB 910, requiring insurance reimbursement for services provided by graduate-level clinical interns under supervision; and SB 972, making several Baltimore City alcoholic beverages licensing changes. Each of these bills was advanced to third reading after committee amendments were adopted.
The Finance Committee also advanced SB 555, establishing a Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and a provider resource toolkit for dementia care; SB 757, creating a Maryland Local Sourcing Portal to connect businesses with local sources for tariff-impacted goods; SB 772, creating an employment training and opportunity database to help people qualify for or maintain Medicaid and SNAP; SB 792, requiring hospitals to adopt and train staff on immigration-enforcement policies consistent with Attorney General guidance; SB 869, establishing a workforce training pilot program through Commerce and community colleges; SB 905, creating an advanced manufacturing grant program through TEDCO; and SB 974, changing who may serve as inspector for the Caroline County Board of License Commissioners. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or narrowing amendments and then ordered printed for third reading.
Budget and Taxation advanced SB 28, which would create binding arbitration for state employee collective bargaining impasses and include a proposed constitutional amendment requiring funding in the Governor’s budget; SB 466, expanding a physician preceptor tax credit and adjusting training-hour requirements; and later SB 704, concerning estate tax treatment for qualified agricultural property transferred to an LLC. SB 557, a gaming-related bill, was laid over until the end of the evening at the majority leader’s request. In the Education, Energy, and the Environment report, the committee advanced SB 35 on a state natural science museum designation, SB 166 on shellfish aquaculture permit sanctions, SB 189 on municipal drainage inlet safety requirements prompted by a child’s death, SB 242 on civil relief for service members and spouses, SB 266 on local regulation of invasive trees and tree-of-heaven, and SB 267 on a corporate rental-property registry and local housing application review process. SB 267 drew a brief question from the minority leader, who asked whether prior opposition remained and how the amended bill differed; the sponsor said the opposition had gone away and described the bill as now focused on a responsible-owner registry and an administrative review process.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:35.240><c> midwives</c> largest membership of licensed midwives largest membership of licensed
- </c> cpms that are kakami that are licensed cpms that are kakami that are licensed in<00:31:00.519><c
- </c> her so that if she chooses a licensed her so that if she chooses a licensed Midwife<00:48:51.480
- There are zero Kaka oiv who are licensed as midwives in Hawaii who have ever been licensed in Hawaii.
- </c> accredited Pathway to the title licensed accredited Pathway to the title licensed Midwife<01:28:
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The Health and Human Services committee heard extensive testimony on HB 1194 HD2, a bill to regulate midwifery and require accredited education for licensed midwives. Supporters, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, ACOG, a pediatrician, and several licensed midwives, argued the bill would improve maternal and newborn safety, clarify the definition of midwife, strengthen accountability, and align Hawaii with national education standards. They said accredited training is necessary to avoid gaps in knowledge and to support safe transfers and collaboration with hospitals.
Opponents, including many midwives, parents, cultural practitioners, and community groups, argued the bill would restrict access to care, criminalize traditional and apprenticeship-based midwifery, and undermine reproductive autonomy and Native Hawaiian and other cultural birthing practices. Several asked for amendments to preserve a birth attendant exemption, the PET/portfolio pathway, and cultural and religious protections. Others said the bill would disproportionately harm rural, Indigenous, and low-income families by making training and licensure less accessible.
The committee also heard testimony from state and county entities and professional organizations, with some standing on written testimony and others offering brief comments. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers of the one-minute limit and the possibility that final decision-making would be deferred if quorum was lost. The transcript does not show a final vote or action taken during this segment.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It's indicating no state agency, professional, or occupational licensing board.
- And then we said that it has to act within the scope of their license, Louisiana license, and in accordance
- So, good. practicing in this space is properly trained, licensed, and accountable.
- So there's no licensing of this profession in our state.
- Not to be licensed.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Summary:
The committee first heard and favorably reported SB 255, which expands eligibility for psychosocial rehabilitation services by adding health sciences and therapeutic recreation degrees to the list of acceptable educational backgrounds. Supporters said the change would help address workforce shortages and improve access in rural areas. SB 314 was then reported favorably; it cleans up prior law so a limited scope certified social worker license can still be used for community psychiatric support and treatment services even if the application is filed after the CSW license has expired, rather than being barred by a timing restriction.
The committee next took up several bills by Chairman McMath. SB 26, which repeals facility need review requirements for opioid treatment programs, was reported favorably after members and witnesses said Louisiana has too few OTPs and that removing the review would improve access, especially in rural areas. SB 29, requiring review and reporting of a child’s immunization records in certain unexpected death autopsies, was reported favorably despite questions about whether the bill should refer more broadly to medical records; supporters said the data could help evaluate vaccine-related concerns, while opponents raised concerns about singling out immunizations. SB 30, dealing with telehealth for obesity/weight management, was amended and reported favorably; the committee adopted technical amendments and a conceptual amendment replacing “metabolic condition” with “weight management services,” while witnesses debated patient safety, board authority, and whether the bill should limit agencies’ ability to restrict telehealth in the future.
The committee also reported favorably SB 219, which creates an Office of Health and Nutrition within LDH. Supporters from the department, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Pennington Biomedical said the office would strengthen coordination on nutrition, physical activity, and brain health, and cited high Alzheimer’s costs and prevalence in Louisiana. SB 222, which streamlines Medicaid behavioral health administrative requirements and expands telehealth for psychosocial rehabilitation, was reported favorably with amendments after supporters described workforce and rural access barriers. SB 195, the “Danny’s Dose EMS Treatment Act,” was reported favorably; it would allow EMS personnel to administer a patient’s own prescribed time-critical medication in emergencies, and testimony from a parent and physician described life-threatening delays under current practice. The committee also adopted SCR 2, updating hospital architectural standards to the most recent Facility Guidelines Institute edition, and SCR 22, requesting a more detailed legislative auditor report on opioid settlement expenditures; members said they wanted clearer outcome data and planned to refine the language before floor debate. Finally, HB 1093 on naturopathic medicine was introduced and heavily amended, with the bill shifted under LSBME oversight and a large set of changes discussed, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.