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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Scope hasn't moved forward, but education, training, and testing have.
- education, training, and testing have. education, training, and testing have.
- Does that mean a piece of are on a test. Does that mean a piece of paper?
- So graduates coming from optometry school for the last 11 years have been trained and tested as they
- require additional training and testing require additional training and testing to<00:44:34.079>
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Health and Human Services Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We went through and we decided which ones we're going to test.
- When we tested this product, I originally expected it to have 7-hydroxy in it or to have been spiked
- When people bring these products in for testing into our laboratory, they're trying to sell it to my
- And then lastly, the most frequent drugs that are involved in fatal drug overdoses include fentanyl,
- It would also allow for that physical Presidential Fitness test to satisfy the program requirements.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Between August of '23 and September of '24, 676,000 doses of fentanyl were seized at the northern border
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overdoses residents will die of fentanyl overdoses residents will die of fentanyl
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/20/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation & Technology and House Appropriations Joint Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition, we include $9 million one time for task force staffing for stopping Arizona's fentanyl epidemic
- the impacts have been staggering: $105 million worth of drugs off the streets, 16,000 pounds of fentanyl
- longer on our streets. ...staggering: $105 million worth of drugs off the streets, 16,000 pounds of fentanyl
Summary:
The committee met to review the governor’s fiscal 2027 budget presentation, with the chair repeatedly asking members to keep questions brief and avoid speeches. The discussion focused first on the overall revenue and spending outlook, including concerns from members that the executive forecast was more optimistic than the JLBC baseline and that the budget appeared to front-load revenue and expenditure growth. The governor’s budget team said the forecast was close to JLBC’s, that the budget was structurally balanced, and that differences were roughly $100 million per year on ongoing revenue. Members asked for follow-up calculations in writing, including the total multi-year gap and the amount of revenue enhancements above base revenues.
A major portion of the meeting centered on tax and fee proposals tied to data centers, water use, and sports betting. The governor’s team defended eliminating the existing data center tax incentive as the removal of a loophole rather than a new tax, arguing the incentive had already succeeded in attracting major investment. They also described a proposed Department of Water Resources fee-setting authority for data centers to support a new Colorado River Protection Fund, and said the proposal would apply to existing and future facilities without a grandfather clause. Members raised concerns about fairness, competitiveness, and whether the changes would require a supermajority vote. The team also discussed increased sports betting fees, saying the revenue forecast did not include dynamic behavioral effects.
The committee then moved through major spending areas, including corrections, public safety, border security, cybersecurity, K-12 education, Medicaid, and developmental disabilities. The governor’s budget includes ongoing funding to prevent correctional officer pay cuts, money to comply with prison health care court orders, probation funding, body-worn cameras, law enforcement staffing, fentanyl task forces, and cyber readiness grants. Members questioned the lack of funding for a prison oversight committee and asked for corrections spending totals over the administration. On border security, the executive said it was seeking about $759.7 million in federal reimbursement for border-related costs and that the governor had met with federal officials, including Secretary Noem and Tom Homan, about the request. In education, the budget proposes renewing Prop. 123, adding K-12 base funding, and issuing $1.5 billion in school facilities bonds over three years; members debated whether the proposal was appropriate and whether Prop. 123 revenues could support the debt service. The meeting also covered AHCCCS cost growth and federal HR1 impacts, with the executive warning of major coverage losses and hospital funding reductions, and DDD funding, where the governor’s team said the budget fully funds services and includes about $120 million in supplemental needs. No votes were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session only.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 30th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- There are no lab tests for it, no X-rays for it.
- Routine, responsible advocacy, such as seeking second opinions... ...requesting enhanced testing, or
- And here's the medical testing." My first cases were back in 2006.
- Let's look at your records, and each time I do see that those doctors did a test and they verified it
- Opioids such as morphine, fentanyl, and oxycodone are well known for causing...
Bills:
HB136, HB451, SB425, SB466, SB905, SB1986, SB2311, SB2450, SB2805, SB2826, SB2919, SB3001, HB136
Keywords:
Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 11th, 2026
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- In recognition of this, TCEQ no longer requires pilot testing for brackish desalination projects, but
- , especially since pilot tests cannot be performed without a discharge permit.
- We've had a decade now of looking at that and testing our theories. We passed out a handout.
- But where do you send the test off to? The samples that are being collected?
- So we do have a designated site to do the testing of any sampling. ...site to do the testing of any samples
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- DPS seizures of fentanyl increased. we've dealt with over the previous 4 years, uh, and then I'll go
- Uh, DPS seizures of fentanyl increased 1,272%. Opioid overdoses in Texas increased.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security held its first hearing of the 89th legislative session, established a quorum, welcomed new and returning members, and adopted the committee rules without objection. The chair said the hearing would be limited to invited state agency witnesses and was intended as a status update for new members on current border operations, especially in light of the change in federal administration.
Testimony came from the Office of the Attorney General, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department. The Attorney General’s representative said border-related litigation is largely in a holding pattern while the new U.S. Department of Justice awaits additional leadership, and noted prior cases involving concertina wire, buoys, and the CBP One app. DPS described Operation Lone Star’s evolution from filling gaps when Border Patrol was overwhelmed to current operations focused on interdiction, criminal arrests, fentanyl and meth seizures, and national security concerns, while also noting improved morale and more voluntary deployments as border pressure has eased. The Texas Military Department reported more than 5,000 personnel on state active duty, extensive use of barriers, drones, boats, and rapid-response forces, and said Operation Lone Star has resulted in more than 531,000 apprehensions and a 90% reduction in illegal crossings.
Members and witnesses discussed whether the state should maintain its current border-security footprint while federal policy settles, with the chair emphasizing preserving institutional knowledge and leaving tactical decisions to the governor. Questions also covered trooper fatigue, Border Patrol training under SB 602, and concerns about cartel-driven commercial trucking and fuel depots near the border. The committee heard that Border Patrol training with DPS has resumed, and the chair asked agencies to keep the Legislature informed as legal and operational circumstances change. No bills were heard and no votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Ten search warrants conducted yielded 2,500 grams of fentanyl seized and 12,000 grams of cocaine seized
- They seized 2,500 grams of fentanyl, 12,000 grams of cocaine, 100,000 grams of marijuana, 37 firearms
Keywords:
jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, firearm possession, domestic violence, violent offenses, criminal penalties, pretrial detention, bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Public Safety and Judiciary 2ND REVISED Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- the attorney general's office to bear on the scourge of illegal marijuana grows and the attendant fentanyl
- Our labs don't even test for some of these chemicals because they've never been approved for or used
- It's viewed for whatever reason, maybe as an Easier test to pass because it's not so much about how fast
- And then we also were able to provide curriculum and tested and certified 1,117 new full-time and 11F
- And in some of the technology upgrades, that's a lot more towards the paperless side of our testing.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- hospitals and birthing centers on newborns with the following exposures at delivery and that is fentanyl
- We are now in the final phases, including system integration and user testing and training.
- We are going to have staff begin testing the system in March of this year, which is huge.
- to do 250 and to the highest limits depending on what that project could look like and allow us to test
- So, we have tested this.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They haven't got the testing, air testing, done. It's being covered up. And they're just suffering.
- They haven't got the testing, air testing, done. It's being covered up. And they're just suffering.
- They haven't got the testing, air testing, done. It's being covered up. And they're just suffering.
- do tests. do tests.
- . test. test.
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.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Sep 26th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- During one of those diagnostic tests, my blood pressure dropped so low that my nurse later told me it
- out an article several, I guess it was about a year ago, about the issues that Alamo suffers with fentanyl
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session E May 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Testing. Hey, I'm on. It's just not lit up.
- strengthen public safety and support Florida law enforcement officers, including $15 million for the Safe Fentanyl
- Florida law enforcement officers, including $15 million for the Safe Fentanyl Eradication Initiative,
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- I don't put this up as an eye chart test for all of you, and you can't see it in your packets.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/29/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Senators, thank you for having us. heroin fentanyl prescription and Other heroin fentanyl prescription
- SB 120 would require that insurance cover biomarker testing when the test is supported by medical and
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 15th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, I find it very hard to believe this budget passes the test of reflecting the values our constituents
- misdemeanors and effectively created a loophole that criminals could exploit to avoid accountability for fentanyl
- We also reject immediate medical asset test limit cuts, as well as delayed dental cuts, prevent premium
- Is there test scores going up? No, they continue to fall behind peers throughout the nation.
- The rejection of the medical asset test, the $300 million that goes into Covered California.
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, and proceeded with routine procedural business, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees and several rule suspensions to allow bills to be heard or moved. Assembly Member DeMaio attempted to amend and then return AB 109 to the Senate to add health care premium reductions, but the motions were ruled out of order and his request to suspend the rules failed on a 13-45 vote.
The main floor action was on AB 109, the 2026-27 state budget. Assembly Member Gabriel presented the budget as balancing fiscal responsibility with protections for health care, schools, housing, wildfire prevention, and the safety net, while opponents argued it raised costs, underfunded education and public safety, and relied on gimmicks. Supporters emphasized investments in hospitals, Medi-Cal, IHSS, child care, food banks, housing, and reserves, and repeatedly defended the budget’s approach to Proposition 36 funding and prison closures. After extensive debate, the Assembly voted to concur in the Senate amendments to AB 109, and the bill was immediately transmitted to the Governor.
Later, the Assembly took up SCR 89 on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Members from several caucuses spoke in support, arguing DEI is central to equal opportunity, civil rights, and California’s identity, and warning against federal efforts to roll back such programs. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, saying DEI treats people differently based on immutable characteristics. The transcript ends during that debate, with the resolution still under consideration.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 15th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, I find it very hard to believe this budget passes the test of reflecting the values our constituents
- misdemeanors and effectively created a loophole that criminals could exploit to avoid accountability for fentanyl
- We also reject immediate medical asset test limit cuts, as well as delayed dental cuts, prevent premium
- Is there test scores going up? No, they continue to fall behind peers throughout the nation.
- The rejection of the medical asset test, the $300 million that goes into Covered California.
Summary:
The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments.
Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services.
A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 39th Legislative Day Jun 23rd, 2026
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And with test strips, we reduce... ...that we reduce overdose.
- And with test strips, we reduce overdose.
- I'm told by the state, cannot test for all chemicals that are in there.
- The fentanyl strips, the testing strips, the Narcan, the drug testing equipment, the syringes have all
- It's the perfect bill to make a pilot to try it and test that.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, accepted the prior day’s minutes, and read several committee reports and communications into the record. Members also observed moments of silence for two young people who had recently died, and the prayer and pledge were offered before the chamber moved into business. Consent calendar number 28, consisting of several resolutions, passed by voice vote.
A large portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and retirement remarks for Representative Jeff Holowski, who was praised by colleagues for his work on financial literacy, veterans’ issues, health care, diabetes policy, and constituent service, as well as for his military service and community involvement. Holowski thanked staff, colleagues, and his family, and said he was retiring to spend more time with his wife, children, and grandchildren. The chamber also recognized former Representative Harvey Kenton as a guest.
The House then acted on several measures. Senate Bill 286, as amended by House Amendment 1, passed 40-0 and extends consumer protections and dealer equity standards to ATVs, side-by-sides, and vessels. Senate Bill 179, which updates the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission and its bench book/data analysis process, passed 27-14. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 23, the housing supply and affordability bill, was presented with extensive explanation and questions about local control, zoning, and implementation, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that measure. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and directing flags at half-staff, was also discussed in emotional remarks about overdose losses and the state’s ongoing response. The House later recessed for party caucuses.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-12 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- . getting rid of the asset, um, test.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, you look at test scores, I mean, it has just fallen off a cliff, and I feel terribly about it.
- Once you remove the issue, narcotics and fentanyl are still a huge epidemic in our country.
- Declining test scores and culture wars are one thing, but the lack of transparency and communication
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culture <00:48:08.319>wars Declining test scores and culture wars Declining test scores - Similarly, fentanyl use was an open secret.