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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 15th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • As you know, we directly operate several health care facilities that provide around-the-clock care to
  • No studies have reported that health care worker vaccination mandates improve patient outcomes.
  • No studies have reported that health care worker vaccination mandates improve patient outcomes.
  • the patient care.
  • the patient care.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • So be careful.
  • So be careful.
  • </c> rural transformative health care front. rural transformative health care front.
  • I think what this legislation does is improve mental health care for veterans so that we can honor those
  • c> for</c> it um improves mental health care for it um improves mental health care for veterans<00:45
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 1864, which would require health insurance coverage for standard fertility preservation services for people undergoing medically necessary treatment, drew broad support from SHIPA, the Department of Health, HMSA, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, and others. Testifiers emphasized that fertility preservation is routine coverage on the mainland and important for patients facing infertility from cancer or other treatment; one patient described incurring more than $20,000 in costs. The Insurance Division flagged possible Affordable Care Act issues, a potential conflict in the bill’s language about using patient history to determine limits, and a mismatch with state medical-necessity standards. Committee discussion also focused on whether the bill should apply to all women of childbearing age rather than a narrower age-based category. HB 2305 would require nutrition and metabolic education as part of physicians’ continuing medical education. The Hawaii Medical Board opposed the measure, arguing that CME should remain flexible and tailored to each physician’s specialty and warning that topic-specific mandates can expand over time. The Office of the Governor supported the bill, saying it would help the state’s rural health transformation application and could improve federal funding prospects, though the exact impact was unclear. Members questioned whether nutrition is already covered in medical training and whether the requirement should be limited to primary care physicians; the board said Hawaii currently has no topic-specific CME mandates and that physicians can already choose relevant courses. The committee also heard strong support for HB 1597, which would establish an Alzheimer’s disease research center at the University of Hawaii. Supporters from the university, the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and others said the center could attract federal research dollars, expand clinical trials, and help address the state’s high Alzheimer’s-related health costs. HB 2159, which appropriates funds for health care workforce development, also received broad support from the University of Hawaii, health systems, and advocacy groups, with no opposition noted. Finally, HB 2121, which would prohibit the sale and distribution of disposable electronic smoking devices, drew support from the Department of Health, youth advocates, and public health groups citing youth addiction, environmental waste, and fire hazards; the department said a separate bill, HB 1573, would be more comprehensive and better defined for enforcement and penalties. The committee ended with HB 1913, creating a veteran services mental health coordinator position at Tripler Army Medical Center, which was supported by veteran services officials and others who said veterans need better navigation and coordination for behavioral health care.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • We've worked with the long-term care community.
  • And we need a long-term care and assisted living facility that is viable.
  • And we feel like the long-term care facilities are in agreement, The long-term care facilities are in
  • It just sets up an advisory council to help the Oklahoma Health Care Authority on dental care for those
  • Authority on dental care for those in that population. I'm open for question. Move for adoption.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health - Part 1 Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's health care. A health care authority, or? Health care authority. Okay.
  • If we want access to health care, the most accessible health care providers in Oklahoma and in the country
  • health care providers in their communities, the communities die.
  • or health care services.
  • Private residences not used for child care or health care services.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 6th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Be very careful with the conversation, but also about the language.
  • If you really care about children, let love, not hate and fear, guide you.
  • Is that gender-affirming care?
  • We care about you, we care about and respect our families, and all of our students.
  • People with the type of support and care that he never had.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 6th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Wilson related to establishing the Child Care Professional Pathway Program.
  • This is the opposite of helping teachers. ...in improving their profession.
  • with the same urgency and care.
  • So, mental health is critical, and youth and teens could be improved with proper care and access, as
  • What I care about is getting teenagers to love reading, improving student outcomes, and building a balanced
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill will take care of the caregivers that have, in turn, stepped up to care for these kids.
  • It has been documented that children in kinship care situations, compared to children in foster care
  • So I've seen kinship care in the traditional foster care-type court system.
  • paying more money in foster care.
  • in kinship care, it seems to me we should err on the side of kinship care.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-01-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri May 1, 2026, 6:30PM HST - Day 56

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference AM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference AM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 411 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • foster family homes and expanded adult residential care homes.
  • And by requires federal care homes. And by requires federal matching<00:22:35.120><c> funds.
  • First up is House Bill 1804 relating to long-term care financing.
  • </c> a proposal for a long-term care a proposal for a long-term care financing<01:48:20.080><c> proposal
  • Time is 4 I think that takes care of us.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 309 Conference AM/PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is relating to care<00:03:40.280><c> homes.
  • Um on my side it's um care homes.
  • This is relating to care homes. We have one more members' House Bill 2498 relating to care homes.
  • This is our 2498 relating to care homes.
  • Moving to House Bill 2498, relating to care homes.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • detailed findings of fact demonstrating that the financing of the proposed public works or public improvement
  • detailed findings of fact demonstrating that the financing of the proposed public works or public improvement
  • issue resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds for specified public works, public improvements
  • ,</c><00:16:33.079><c> or</c><00:16:33.240><c> other</c><00:16:33.440><c> actions</c> public improvements
  • , or other actions public improvements, or other actions necessary<00:16:34.320><c> for</c><00:16:34.520
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Moving on to House Bill 2498, House Draft 2, Senate Draft 1, relating to care homes.