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ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Twenty-four cents out of every dollar is drugs.
- They're drugs that are thousands of dollars a month. That's uncontest. Expensive drugs.
- These are specialty drugs. Cholesterol pill.
- We do have a few people scheduled to testify.
- We do have a few people scheduled to testify.
Summary:
The committee first introduced RS 33403, a follow-on podiatry bill that would merge podiatry with the Board of Medicine and move certain rules into statute. Representative Ehlers explained it was a replacement for prior legislation, and the committee voted to introduce it without objection.
The committee then heard House Bill 713 on copay accumulator policies. Representative Cannon and co-sponsor Representative Furman argued the bill would stop insurers from refusing to count third-party copay assistance toward deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, especially for patients with expensive specialty drugs. Supporters, including patients and advocates, described serious financial hardship and treatment adherence problems caused by accumulators. Opponents, including the Idaho Association of Health Plans, argued the bill would raise costs and premiums, could conflict with Idaho’s anti-kickback law, and might interfere with private plan design. After debate, the committee voted 7-8 against the motion to send HB 713 to the floor, so the bill was held in committee.
Next, the committee took up House Bill 655 and its related RS 33527, a pilot program to incentivize preceptorships by giving certain Medicaid providers a 12-month exemption from prior authorization requirements. The sponsor said the goal was to reduce administrative burden and increase training opportunities in rural areas and in family practice, psychiatry, and OB-GYN, with caps on participation and expansion to advanced practice providers and PAs in the RS. The committee first voted to hold HB 655 in committee, then approved RS 33527 for introduction and second reading.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 723 on children’s residential facilities. Representative Erickson said the bill would add quality-of-care oversight, annual unannounced inspections, resident and staff interviews, a youth bill of rights, and critical incident reporting, based on an OPE study and prior testimony about abuse and gaps in oversight. Testifiers, including parents and former residents, described abuse, isolation, and lack of reporting mechanisms in facilities and supported the bill. The committee discussed whether the bill created enforceable rights, but the sponsor said existing child protection and corrective action processes would apply. The bill was moved to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 26th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The second is, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and really destructive community-destroying drugs like
- And investing in addressing the fentanyl crisis, illegal drug trade, and our mental and behavioral health
- Number one, I know that drug problems are huge, and then a combination of drug and mental illness, mental
- They were unavailable today, but we as staff are continuing to work with them to schedule them for a
- Prescription drug monitoring programs, or PDMPs as they're known, have helped, but have not solved the
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Specifically, the bill requires medical examiners to conduct toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs
- And these are not illicit drugs; these are prescribed drugs.
- And those prescribed drugs that they find in their bloodstream will be transmitted to the Department
- drugs and the violent offender's crime or suicidal or homicidal ideations.
- Newport Milan Drug... Waves in support. Melaan drug-gova-va-va-ba-wave in support.
Bills:
S0050, S0054, S0176, S0178, S0198, S0290, S0420, S0502, S0538, S0706, S0834, S0936, S0962, S1004, S1080, S7022
Keywords:
veterans, treatment court, nonviolent felony, probation, mental health, cognitive function, psychotropic drugs, violent offenders, autopsy procedures, medical records, school safety, campus safety, higher education, university safety, college safety, student safety, threat assessment, violence prevention, credible threat, campus security
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS for CS for SB 54, which requires district medical examiners to perform toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of violent offenders and report findings to state agencies. It was reported favorably after brief discussion about how the data would be used. CS for SB 176 also passed, requiring public postsecondary institutions to make campus safety reporting and response procedures clearer and more accessible for students, faculty, and staff who receive threats. Both bills were approved without opposition in the meeting.
The committee then took up the large Florida Farm Bill, CS for CS for CS for SB 290, which drew extensive testimony and multiple amendments. The bill includes changes to fair associations, a preemption on local restrictions affecting gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent authorization for Farmers Feeding Florida, expanded Florida Forest Service training, a ban on signal jamming devices, tougher CDL English-proficiency penalties, protections for food safety inspectors, biosolids provisions, and contractor payment enforcement. Amendments expanded veterinary loan eligibility to equine veterinarians, merged citrus research entities, made technical corrections, and revised contractor payment language; a late-filed amendment removed the bill’s disparagement clause after significant First Amendment concerns and public testimony. A separate amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill was reported favorably as amended.
Also approved were CS for CS for SB 834, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement; SB 936, allowing temporary door locking devices at any height above the floor and directing the Building Commission to add standards to the code; and CS for SB 50, expanding veterans’ courts statewide. Later, CS for CS for SB 1004 advanced with a strike-all regulating dog and cat sales, requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and consumer protections against deceptive pet sales; an amendment removed an appropriation section. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 178, which directs the FHSAA to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide limited good-faith support to student-athletes, and CS for CS for SB 198, regulating virtual currency kiosks with registration, warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections. Each of these bills was reported favorably by recorded vote.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1178: never public physicians, drug administration.
- SB 1170: narcotic drugs, sales, minor sentencing. Judiciary elections.
- SB 1170: narcotic drugs. Judiciary elections. SB 1127: duty to report abuse, neglect.
- SB 1188: approved medication scheduling prescription authority. Health and human services. SB 1184.
- SB 1188: approved medication scheduling prescription authority. Health and human services.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established attendance, approved the prior journal, and welcomed several guests, including the Doctor of the Day, a student shadowing a senator, representatives from Republic Services, and visitors from Copper Valley Energy. Senators also announced administrative deadlines, including extensions for opening Senate folders and for Senate bill introduction preparation, with the bill introduction deadline set for February 2.
The main floor business was the reading and reference of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions across many subject areas, including education, government, appropriations, natural resources, health and human services, finance, judiciary and elections, and military affairs and border security. The calendar also included second-reading placement for another large group of bills covering topics such as firearms, behavioral health, family courts, insurance, water, taxation, public safety, and elections. No substantive debate or votes on the merits of the measures occurred during this portion beyond the procedural reading and referral of the bills.
Standing committee reports were accepted without being read, and committee announcements were made for upcoming meetings of Government, Health and Human Services, Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, Education, Judiciary and Elections, and Public Safety. The Senate then adjourned on motion until Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1178, never public physicians, drug administration, Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency.
- SB 1170, narcotic drugs sales to minors, sentencing, Judiciary and Elections.
- SB 1170, narcotic drugs, Judiciary and Elections.
- SB 1188, approved medication scheduling prescription authority, Health and Human Services.
- SB 1188, approved medication scheduling prescription authority, Health and Human Services.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Health Committee and Senate Health Committee Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I wish we had the ability to set the spending targets on pharmaceutical drugs.
- , the schedule that’s endorsed by the AAP, the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- , the schedule that’s endorsed by the AAP, the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Now, when those things go up year after year, Drug prices and doctors' fees.
- And there are many other similar hearings scheduled throughout this legislative session.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- "This is a miracle drug.
- This is a drug that under President Nixon was one of dozens that were scheduled.
- . drugs. drugs.
- I don't know about individual drug courts, but yes, AOC for drug court purposes have applied for drug
- </c> >> we fund the drug courts through that. >> we fund the drug courts through that.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Employee Benefits Programs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Some high-level examples: if you're on the program and you want the brand-name drug, but there is a generic
- we were with Blue Cross Blue Shield and rebates really started becoming popular on the prescription drug
- out-of-pocket maximums, as well as some formulary maximums, if the participant is willing to use the drugs
- Well, committee, we're actually ahead of schedule now.
- We are well ahead of schedule.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (12-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2024, there were over 12,000 non-fatal drug overdose emergency room visits.
- ><c> 2</c><00:42:16.400><c> opioids</c> worker who receives schedule 2 opioids worker who receives schedule
- To date, Americans every day to an opioid-related drug overdose.
- Um what we have scheduled is to Okay.
- Um what we have scheduled is to break<01:25:47.920><c> for</c><01:25:48.159><c> lunch.
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the November 12 minutes by voice vote, and then heard a presentation from former Governor Ernie Fletcher and Dave Johnson on Medicaid reimbursement for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Fletcher argued that addiction should be treated as a chronic disease requiring a longer continuum of care, not just short residential stays, and said recovery should combine clinical treatment with social supports such as housing, transportation, employment, peer coaching, and recovery housing. He cited data on overdose trends, low treatment rates, and high costs for people with SUD, and said current reimbursement models create poor incentives and do not adequately support long-term recovery or measure outcomes well.
Fletcher proposed a “carve through” model administered at the MCO level with standardized metrics, data sharing, and an independent recovery coordinator that would assess patients, coordinate care, and connect them to clinical and social recovery services. He suggested using bundled payments, shared savings, and partial risk arrangements, with recovery housing reimbursed on a PMPM or weekly basis and funded in part through existing Medicaid spending and other sources such as opioid abatement funds. He also emphasized peer support, telemedicine, criminal justice coordination, workforce and education supports, and the use of technology, including text messaging and possibly AI, to maintain long-term follow-up and identify relapse risk.
Members questioned how the model would work in practice, especially the education and staffing requirements for recovery coordinators, reimbursement levels, and how many patients each coordinator or peer would serve. Fletcher said peers could be certified and would need additional training in assessments such as ASAM and recovery residence standards, but he did not give a precise salary figure, saying the market and bundled rates would determine that. He also said follow-up should continue for years, noting relapse risk over the first 18 to 24 months and that meaningful employment and ongoing peer contact help sustain recovery. No formal vote or action was taken on the substance use presentation.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 9th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- She is our juvenile drug treatment court.
- The Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program is a little bit different docket.
- Again, since we know one size doesn't fit all, we do a lot of drug testing.
- Obviously, we're already nine minutes behind schedule.
- Actually, the policy of the center was no drugs, no weapons in the center.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 11th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- They're looking for our people look for drug sales, human trafficking, those kind of things in licensed
- We just can't pay them on the Schedule C scale to keep up with other agencies that do so.
- Other state agencies will say, if you have 4 years' worth of experience, we'll bump you up on Schedule
- They'll go into a place and whatever they may see, whether it's drug sales or otherwise, but nothing
- So most of them, those kind of human trafficking investigations and drug sales, whereas a portion of
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> schedule created in the 1940s. schedule created in the 1940s.
- My Veterans Care Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act will make it easier for veterans to schedule
- My Veterans Care Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act will make it easier for veterans to schedule
- My Veterans Care Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act will make it easier for veterans to schedule
- </c> illegal drugs. illegal drugs. Why?<03:04:53.279><c> Why?
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> department certain industries and drug department certain industries and drug companies<01:01:05.079
- antiviral drugs or historical tlu other antiviral drugs or genetically genetically genetically engineered
- You know, for example, you know, the boats, provided that everything is on schedule, you can pre-schedule
- Yeah, thank you. is on schedule you can pre-schedule and is on schedule you can pre-schedule and have
- </c><01:56:55.679><c> a</c> reschedule the hearing or schedule a reschedule the hearing or schedule a
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Those bills are scheduled for executive session on the next Tuesday.
- B-10 requires an abortion medication from DOC to have a warning label affixed that reads, “This drug
- When drugs come from the manufacturer, there's strict control of those drugs, strict handling of those
- drugs, and not to say that our Department of Corrections isn't doing an absolutely... ...amazing job
- And by just giving these drugs out, you're violating that constitutional requirement.
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5977, which would require DCYF to publish child near-fatality review reports within 180 days and post them publicly, with confidential information redacted as allowed by law. Senator Nikki Torres said the bill is intended to improve transparency, accountability, and child protection. There was no public testimony on the bill, and the hearing was closed.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 6184, an Office of Homeless Youth request bill sponsored by the chair. The bill makes technical and policy updates to OHY programs, including replacing the term “street youth” with “unaccompanied homeless youth,” allowing certain flexible funds to go directly to youth or vendors, renaming and making permanent the H-Sync program, expanding eligibility and housing options in the Independent Youth Housing Program, and clarifying shelter and reporting provisions. Testifiers from Commerce, advocates, school support organizations, and a youth advocate all supported the bill, emphasizing that the changes would improve access, consistency, and housing stability for unhoused youth. The hearing was then closed.
The committee moved into executive session on seven bills. SB 5681, concerning intellectual and developmental disability services at age 20, had Amendment A1 fail and the proposed substitute was adopted and sent to Ways and Means. SB 5917, regarding abortion medication in DOC, saw one amendment adopted and multiple Christian amendments rejected before the bill was sent to Rules. SB 5942, renaming the DCYF Oversight Board as the DCYF Accountability Board and revising its duties, had only Amendment C16 adopted; the amended bill passed to Rules. SB 6024, on duplicative audits for community residential providers, passed without amendment. SB 6036, concerning adult family homes and foster care licensees, had Amendment D1 adopted and the bill passed to Rules. SB 6085, on the DOC institutional welfare account, had Amendment E1 adopted and the bill was sent to Ways and Means after several other amendments failed. In each case, the committee voted to advance the bill after considering amendments, with most of the proposed changes from Senator Christian failing except where noted.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/28/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:32.800><c> or</c><00:09:33.279><c> drugs,</c> to offer investigational drug or drugs, to offer
- investigational drug or drugs, biologics,<00:09:34.560><c> and</c><00:09:34.959><c> medical</c><00:09
- So, it is much more approval drug.
- can test drugs in animals.
- And that's the taking the drug.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, currently they are examining uh a byproduct within uh SE 70 to schedule that drug.
- Uh, currently they are examining uh a byproduct within uh SE 70 to schedule that drug.
- Part of my job as a drug intelligence officer is to stay abreast of emerging drug trends and threats
- </c> under federal law, the US Food and Drug under federal law, the US Food and Drug Administration<00
- ><c> toxicology</c> others were mixed drug toxicology others were mixed drug toxicology toxicity.<00:
Keywords:
First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 5916 concerning non-opioid drugs for treatment of pain.
- Specifically, plans may not design a non-opioid drug as a non-preferred drug if other opioid drugs are
- Specifically, plans may not design a non-opioid drug as a non-preferred drug if other opioid drugs are
- That will come off of a preferred drug list.
- It also increases drug-related risks.
Keywords:
health insurance, health carrier, insurance carrier, prompt pay, timely payment, claims processing, clean claim, remittance advice, provider reimbursement, hospital billing, medical billing, prior authorization, claims denial, interest on late claims, administrative penalty, Washington insurance commissioner, RCW 48, public employees benefits board, school employees benefits board, Medicaid managed care
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 11, 2026 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- As clinicians, we are already operating under DEA oversight, prescription drug monitoring programs, a
- As clinicians, we are already operating under DEA oversight, prescription drug monitoring programs, a
- seekers. ...resulting in unnecessary suffering and discrimination, labeling patients unfairly as drug
- And instead of being misunderstood, I have now been labeled a drug seeker.
- And instead of care, I was met with suspicion, labeled as a drug seeker. Treatment delayed.
Summary:
The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered seven bills, all of which were reported favorably. HB 497 would create a neurofibromatosis research grant program within the Department of Health; an amendment removed automatic recurring funding and made the program subject to annual appropriations. Proponents described the disease burden and the need for Florida-based research support. The bill passed 14-0.
The committee also approved HB 223, which creates a licensing and regulatory framework for naturopathic medicine, including a Board of Naturopathic Medicine under the Department of Health. Supporters argued licensure would improve patient safety, transparency, and access, while the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association and Florida Medical Association waived in opposition. The bill passed 15-0. HB 683 modernizes physician assistant and APRN prescribing rules by removing certain administrative notice and prescription-labeling requirements and allowing a 30-day course of psychotropic medication; an amendment removed language that would have allowed practice without physician supervision during declared emergencies. It passed 15-0.
The committee then approved CS for HB 121, which updates Florida’s seizure action plan law by extending protections to charter school students, requiring schools to accept physician-submitted plans, clarifying training duration, expanding training to regular bus drivers, and requiring seizure-response posters in schools. HB 353 adds sickle cell disease education to existing pain-management continuing education for health professionals, prompted by extensive testimony from patients and advocates about bias, delayed treatment, and lack of provider knowledge; it passed 15-0. HB 1175 directs the Florida Building Commission and State Fire Marshal to develop updated safety design standards for office surgery suites, with an amendment delaying the effective date to January 1, 2027; it passed 14-0. Finally, HB 251 creates a public records exemption for current emergency physicians and their families, narrowed by amendment to current physicians and children up to age 26 and made subject to sunset review; it passed 15-0. The meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Apr 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The next quarterly report is scheduled for May, which you'll be getting from Callie and her team.
- But this is sort of the core schedule.
- Chair, in regards to the drug-related overdose deaths related to drugs.
- Do we have more people that are dying from drug overdose?
- So, are we Or is somebody looking into whether the drugs are more dangerous?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For those of you who are here for HB 32, that is going to be at the end of the line, just scheduling
- It's like a drug. I mean, we have marijuana started. And it just came across. It's the same thing.
- The most recent drug abuse treatment outcome study conducted. by the National Institute of Drug Abuse
- After high school, she remained active up until the very first time she used the worst drug I feel has
- We don't have a very long floor schedule today.
Bills:
HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204
Keywords:
eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581