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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/26/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- . providers. providers.
- not been able to provide nor the local governments been able to provide on their own.
- There were providers not providing that service.
- ><c> greater</c><01:28:26.640><c> stability,</c> that it provides greater stability, that it provides
- 31:55.720><c> that</c> were providers not providing that were providers not providing that service. service
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/24/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> general services um that we provide. general services um that we provide.
- </c><00:51:38.400><c> your</c> yourself for the record and provide your yourself for the record and provide
- </c><01:02:11.280><c> will</c> to career advising that we provide will to career advising that we provide
- </c><01:25:32.400><c> to</c> workforce supports which WDI provides to workforce supports which WDI provides
- We also provide the angel tax credit.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/27/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> it's provided at the time of hire. it's provided at the time of hire.
- . provided. provided.
- </c> provided when they're updated. provided when they're updated.
- It provides New labor inspections.
- </c> structured process that provides structured process that provides fairness<04:09:40.319><c> to</
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:04.320><c> meaningful</c> small, but it provides meaningful small, but it provides meaningful
- We provide a place for events.
- ,</c><00:38:14.560><c> other</c> uh services that are provided, other uh services that are provided,
- </c> We believe that local sales tax provides We believe that local sales tax provides a<00:54:39.359
- Again, there's a number I provided a handout to you and I provided some background on it.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/18/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:11.280><c> investment</c> primary mission is to provide investment primary mission is to provide
- </c><00:32:50.200><c> benefits</c> are so volatile and providing benefits are so volatile and providing
- </c><00:40:58.319><c> independent</c> is actuary we provide independent is actuary we provide independent
- </c><00:42:12.520><c> expert</c> updates we also provided expert updates we also provided expert testimony
- Thank you. higher wages State service provides an higher wages State service provides an incentive<01
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government.(6-23-26)
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- For many cities, police protection represents one of the largest services they provide and one of the
- </c><00:04:18.560><c> and</c> engage in community policing, and engage in community policing, and provide
- the level of services that provide the level of services that residents<00:04:21.040><c> pay</c><00:
- We provide service to the courts. We do out-of-state vehicle inspections.
- It provides immediate documentation to support a presidential declaration in disaster relief.
Bills:
HB339
Committee:
Joint Local Government
Keywords:
Civil Air Patrol, CAP, emergency leave, job protection, employment discrimination, leave of absence, volunteer service, emergency response, Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, state employee leave, military leave, public employees, local government employers, reinstatement rights, seniority protection, unpaid leave, Meeting Start 00:00:03
Roll Call 00:00:14
Discussion of Local Law Enforcement Issues 00:03:08
Discussion of Civil Air Patrol Employment Protections 00:50:46
Adjournment 01:06:07, 958, all
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 27th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I don't doubt there are good services being provided from the Pacific Tower.
- So good services being provided there, let's just take that as fact.
- It provides another tool for bringing accountability and transparency to the budget process.
- It provides another tool for bringing accountability and transparency to the budget process.
- It also provides $15 million to WSDOT to deal with some of the catastrophic failures we saw.
Bills:
SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005 , SB6003 , SB6129 , SB6225 , SB6228 , SB6231
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law
Summary:
The Senate convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then moved to a resolution honoring piano teachers. Senate Resolution 8698 was adopted after remarks from Senator Conway and others describing the role of piano teachers in music education, family life, and community service. Members of the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the National Guild of Piano Teachers were recognized in the gallery.
The chamber then took up the operating budget and considered a long series of amendments. Several amendments focused on housing costs and local planning, utility and energy policy, ballot measure costs, state spending growth, tort liability, and paid family and medical leave. Some amendments were adopted, including a study of utility cost impacts from climate laws, a grid-related funding amendment, a tort liability oversight/reporting amendment, and a workgroup on services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Others were rejected, including proposals to create a housing task force, cap state spending growth, fund ballot initiative costs, restore local planning grants, and change paid family and medical leave usage rules.
Debate on the budget amendments was often partisan and detailed, with supporters arguing for fiscal restraint, cost transparency, and relief for taxpayers and local governments, while opponents emphasized existing work, program solvency, and the need to preserve services. The Senate also heard amendments on zero-based budgeting, federal education tax credit opt-in language, reproductive health funding, food assistance work requirements, and support for the Pediatric Interim Care Center; some were defeated and some were adopted. Roll-call votes were taken on certain amendments, and the transcript ends during consideration of Amendment 0787, which would restore funding for the Pediatric Interim Care Center.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- That provides a longer period of time for the individual and, That provides a longer period of time for
- legal assistance, some organizations provide care navigation.
- legal assistance, some organizations provide care navigation.
- But what you can do is regulate how they provide services or how they is regulate how they provide services
- For my pharmacy, we provide prescription services, but we're also providing vaccines.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
Summary:
The committee first took testimony on House Bill 1681, which would require health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers to count amounts paid by or on behalf of an enrollee for certain medications toward out-of-pocket maximums when no generic substitute is available. The sponsor described the bill as helping patients with serious illnesses afford needed drugs. The committee then adopted a substitute that rolled HB 1681 together with House Bills 1941 and 2279, including an ERISA-related labor exemption, and passed the combined committee substitute by a vote of 15-2.
The committee next heard House Bill 2365, which was also combined with related bills through a substitute that changed terminology to “delivery systems.” That substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the House Committee substitute for House Bills 2365, 2490, and 2249 was then approved unanimously, 18-0. After that, the committee heard House Bill 2149, the dementia care coordinator bill. The sponsor and supporters from the Alzheimer’s Association and family caregivers argued the state needs a central point person to coordinate resources, improve early detection, support caregivers, and connect rural residents to services. Members raised concerns about the fiscal note, whether the work duplicates existing Area Agencies on Aging and Alzheimer’s Association services, and whether two FTEs would be effective statewide. No vote was taken on HB 2149 during the portion provided.
The committee also heard House Bill 2309, which would prohibit Missouri insurance coverage for organ transplants or related services involving organs taken from prisoners of conscience in China. The sponsor and supporters framed the bill as a human-rights measure aimed at condemning organ harvesting and abuse of Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience. Members asked whether there was documentation of such transplants in Missouri and whether federal oversight exists; the sponsor said there is no reporting mechanism and no known opposition. No action was taken on the bill in the excerpt.
Finally, the committee began testimony on House Bills 1975 and 1850, pharmacy benefit manager reform bills. The sponsors said the measures are intended to protect local pharmacies, improve transparency, limit harmful audit practices, and create a critical access pharmacy program. Supporters, including a pharmacy business group, argued PBM practices drive up drug costs and close pharmacies. Opponents, including a carpenters’ health plan representative, warned the bills could increase costs for self-funded plans, limit network and mail-order arrangements, and shift more administrative burden onto plan sponsors. The hearing continued with questions and testimony, but no final vote is shown in the provided transcript.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we have any others here that would provide Me Too testimony?
- Any others here that would provide Me Too testimony in favor?
- If you wish to provide so-called me too testimony, please approach.
- SB 747 provides this accountability. SB 747 provides this accountability. Thank you very much.
- The Bane Act provides for intimidation, threats, and coercion.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this bill provides additional funding for our school districts around the state and being able to
- And this bill provides some additional funding, as I said, for our school districts around the state
- </c><00:02:05.119><c> some</c> And this uh bill provides some And this uh bill provides some additional
- </c> ...reduction factor in order to provide additional aid to districts.
- Provide the $100 million here. This will still be... Yeah, Mr. Chair, could you comment on...
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/04/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this power to communities and provides this power to communities and provides the<00:21:49.360><
- </c> program also the intent is to provide program also the intent is to provide clear<00:39:16.400><
- </c><00:54:32.760><c> us</c> language like this it would provide us language like this it would provide
- </c><00:55:00.119><c> Clarity</c> amendment is to try to provide Clarity amendment is to try to provide
- </c> have adequate match this bill provides have adequate match this bill provides the<01:16:22.480><
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in Anoka and henin counties I provided in Anoka and henin counties I provided you<00:03:38.319><
- </c><00:04:49.320><c> a</c> recruit and retain and provide a recruit and retain and provide a competitive
- </c><00:28:58.840><c> a</c> the staff necessary to provide a the staff necessary to provide a highquality
- </c><00:48:13.880><c> to</c><00:48:14.040><c> support</c> funding provided to support funding provided
- </c><01:09:11.480><c> College</c> because it provided College because it provided College opportunities
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 19, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- okay uh April Bautista uh provide provide<00:36:23.079><c> wanted</c><00:36:23.319><c> to</c><00:36:
- </c> um an effort to provide um an effort to provide protection<01:04:01.640><c> uh</c><01:04:02.200>
- </c> determination um but we have provided determination um but we have provided specific<02:14:16.559
- Again, it will provide guardrails for overreach by the federal government, and this bill will provide
- Again, it will provide guardrails for overreach by the federal government, and this bill will provide
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on February 19, 2025, and first heard House Bill 150, which would prohibit lending a firearm to someone who does not have a firearm permit or a registered firearm. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, though HPD said enforcing any time limit on a loaned firearm would be difficult. Several members of the public opposed the measure, arguing it would interfere with lawful lending for hunting, competitions, training, military-related use, and family situations, and could create unintended criminal liability. One supporter said the bill would strengthen gun safety and encourage more responsible ownership. No vote was taken during the testimony portion described.
The committee then heard House Bill 186, which would make harassment by stalking a class C felony. The Office of the Public Defender requested deferral, arguing the bill would remove a misdemeanor option that can help deter escalation and could be unnecessarily severe and burdensome. Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying stalking can be a precursor to more serious violence. The Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney raised concerns about how the new felony would fit within the existing grading scheme, noting that aggravated harassment by stalking and first-degree terroristic threatening are already class C felonies. April Bautista testified in strong support, describing her own experience with domestic violence and stalking and urging passage of the bill. Committee members discussed whether other penalty structures might be possible, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.
The committee also heard House Bill 991, which would delete the term “agent of the contractor” from criminal history record check provisions to comply with FBI requirements. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center supported the bill with comments, explaining that the FBI had found the term too broad for fingerprint-based background checks tied to access to federal tax information. In addition, House Bill 995 was introduced, changing deadlines for annual firearms carry reporting; the Department of the Attorney General supported it, saying the revised deadlines would allow a more complete report, and HPD was also heard on the measure. The transcript ends before any votes or final committee actions on these bills.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (02/06/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- She said they have put people in prison, she thinks providers.
- This included compliance with DD providers, which is developmental disability providers, enrolling directly
- is developmental providers, which is developmental disability<00:15:59.839><c> providers,</c><00:16:
- </c> on our side, it was also on the provider on our side, it was also on the provider side<00:16:24.560
- But we'll provide it to the committee as well. **Chair:** Absolutely.
Summary:
The Legislative Performance Audit and Oversight Committee approved the November 7 minutes with three abstentions and then received status updates on several ongoing audits. Audit staff reported that the special education oversight audit was in report-writing, with 34 of 71 observations completed and a draft expected in the second quarter and a final report in the summer. The education freedom accounts audit had 22 of 41 observations completed, with a draft also expected in the second quarter and a final report in the summer. The Doorway program audit had 5 of 13 observations completed, with a draft expected by the end of February and a final report by April or May.
The committee then discussed possible new oversight topics, prompted by concerns about fraud in other states and the need to ensure New Hampshire programs are not vulnerable. Members suggested hearing from DHS officials, contract administrators, and possibly the Department of Justice Medicaid fraud unit about SNAP and other programs, as well as reviewing staffing levels in HHS contract management. There was also discussion of whether to revisit the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, though members noted that prior work on that area had been suspended because of litigation.
A representative from HHS, Teresa Narrow, briefed the committee on the Bureau of Developmental Services. She said the state had been in compliance with CMS since July 1, 2023 after resolving issues tied to a system redesign and billing changes, and that provider-side billing problems had also been fixed. She also described three existing bodies involved in developmental disability housing oversight, including the Council on Housing Stability, the ABLE Housing Task Force, and a legislative study committee created by HB 168 in 2024. Committee members asked for her notes to be shared.
The committee spent substantial time debating whether to pursue a new special education audit at the school-district level. Members discussed the need to examine why some districts have much higher special education rates and costs than others, and whether a statistically selected sample of schools could be used. Audit staff said no new audits could begin until about May or June and that only a couple of auditors would then be available. Members also noted that a legislative study committee is already working on special education and may issue a report later this year, and the committee appeared to leave the school-level audit idea as a potential future item rather than taking immediate action.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The edits in language were provided by the Department of Revenue.
- The wholesaler Then the bank could provide, but I can give it to you quickly.
- We already provide a high level of disclosure and transparency in our business operations as Missouri
- So that if a wholesaler is attempting to go under contract with a seller, They provided the required
- And my understanding is that the wholesale third-party providers actually do not.
Committee:
House Commerce
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Please feel free to come forward, Director, and we are going to allow you to provide one to two minutes
- It's something that we're very keen on providing the resources for.
- So when the right time comes, we’re happy to provide all our research and the data that we have.
- We will provide the information. Okay. That’s a very appropriate answer. Thank you.
- I'm happy to provide a little bit more... ...details on that afterwards, but I don't really know what
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules met to consider several items, beginning with gubernatorial appointments not required to appear. The committee approved multiple appointments on 3-2 and 5-0 votes, including members to the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Contractors State License Board, and the Medical Board of California. Members also approved a bill referral item, a rule waiver request to suspend SR 55 for guests on the Senate floor during an adjourn-in-memory for former President Pro Tempore John Burton, and floor acknowledgment items, all by 5-0 vote.
The committee then heard the required appearance of Dina El-Tawansy for Director of the California Department of Transportation. In her opening remarks, she emphasized Caltrans’ priorities of safety, equity, climate resilience, economic prosperity, workforce development, and multimodal transportation. Senators questioned her on a range of issues, including impacts from federal and state rules affecting immigrant truck drivers, the Highway 58 truck climbing lane project, DBE reevaluation under new federal guidance, asphalt recycling and waste disposal, climate-related damage to infrastructure, and the future of transportation funding as gas tax revenue declines.
El-Tawansy said Caltrans would prioritize emergency and safety projects, continue work on the Highway 58 corridor, and help DBEs through a reevaluation process and outreach efforts. She described ongoing climate adaptation work, including vulnerability assessments, vegetation management, and corridor studies such as Route 37 and LOSSAN, and said the department is researching road user charges through pilots and national collaboration. She also discussed small-business programs, local hiring, toll lane agreement consistency, and efforts to address litter and homelessness on Caltrans property through delegated maintenance agreements and new staff positions.
After public testimony from numerous transportation, construction, local government, labor, and technology organizations in support of the nominee, the committee voted 5-0 to advance El-Tawansy’s appointment to the full Senate floor for confirmation. The meeting then adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 10th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Provide across the state. And I just want to highlight, Mr.
- The other chamber made some changes which provide local governments with even more flexibility as it
- This was all about civic engagement and providing voting services to many different communities.
- that from providing a voting portal to studying the feasibility of providing a voting portal.
- Chapter Title 43 RCW, providing an expiration date. Senator Riccelli. Thank you so much, Mr.
Summary:
The Senate opened with ceremonial activities, approval of the previous day’s journal, and adoption of Senate Resolution 8689 recognizing March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Senators spoke in strong support of the resolution, emphasizing the importance of inclusion, self-advocacy, family caregivers, and the principle of “nothing about us without us.” The resolution was adopted, and all members’ names were added as sponsors. The chamber also welcomed student visitors and later recognized individuals with developmental disabilities and caregivers in the gallery.
The Senate then confirmed several gubernatorial appointments. Charles G. Knutzen was confirmed to the Workforce Education, Investment, Accountability, and Oversight Board by a 48-0 vote. Noah Scartvet was confirmed to the Gambling Commission by a 43-5 vote, and Kelly K. Foucai was confirmed to the Spokane Colleges Board of Trustees by a 48-0 vote. The Senate also considered and confirmed additional appointments while excusing several members from attendance during parts of the day.
The chamber spent much of the meeting concurring in House amendments and passing a series of bills. Among the measures approved were bills dealing with clean energy exemptions for certain backup fossil fuel use, police data and body camera/ALPR distinctions, housing and rental assistance flexibility, creation of a cabinet-level Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs with Senate confirmation, school district interfund transfers under financial oversight, civic engagement and voting services, wildfire-resistant home-hardening materials, and technical corrections to prior tax and revenue legislation. Most of these bills passed with clear majorities, though some drew recorded opposition, including Second Substitute Senate Bill 6035 and Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 6113.
The Senate also adopted a striking amendment and passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2325, creating a tourism self-supported assessment program. Supporters said the negotiated proposal would improve fiscal transparency and help fund statewide tourism promotion, while opponents raised concerns about the assessment structure. The bill passed after concurrence in the House amendments and final passage by a 43-5 vote. The Senate then returned to the fourth order of business and stood at ease for lunch and caucus.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It provides a real competitive advantage to our small businesses here.
- And that tax credit is lower than for those rural providers.
- Underserved areas, and that tax credit is lower than for those rural providers. Thank you, Mr.
- And I was surprised to hear someone making public comment today say that this provider credit or this
- And I was surprised to hear someone making public comment today say that this provider credit or this
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 82, which would extend the Technology Readiness Gross Receipts Tax Credit for 10 years and increase the annual cap from $1 million per lab to $5 million over time. The sponsor and witnesses from Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories said the program helps New Mexico businesses commercialize deep-tech innovations and is unique in the country. Multiple business and economic development representatives testified in support, describing successful projects and job creation. Committee members asked about specific companies, wages, and the program’s impact, but several members raised concerns about the bill’s fiscal effect and the lack of room in the tax package. The committee adopted a substitute that delayed the credit increase by one year, but then voted to table HB 82 by about 5-3.
The committee then heard House Bill 142, which would increase the Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit and expand eligibility to underserved urban areas. Supporters, including Think New Mexico and the Greater Albuquerque Chamber, said the credit has not been updated in years and could help recruit more health professionals, especially EMTs. Members questioned whether urban areas should be included, how “underserved” is defined, the size of the current expenditure, and whether the credit actually changes provider behavior. Some members expressed concern that the bill could dilute support for rural areas, while others noted that most New Mexico counties are designated shortage areas. The sponsor moved to table HB 142, and the committee agreed.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 58, as amended, which extends the period for metropolitan redevelopment area property tax abatements from seven years to up to 14 years. The sponsor and MRA representatives said the longer period would help projects in blighted areas become financially feasible, especially for housing and redevelopment projects in Albuquerque and other cities. Support came from housing developers, Realtors, chambers of commerce, and economic development groups. Committee members asked about how MRAs are designated, how the abatements work, and why the bill also changed a separate 10-year reference; concerns were raised about the lack of statewide reporting on MRAs. The committee ultimately voted do pass on SB 58 as amended.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, providers are navigating fragmented funding streams.
- Now, we don't know if that's going to be provided for advocates in our nation's tribes and pueblos.
- So we as providers, who are seeing increases and being told that we're flatlined, are actually seeing
- And the Pueblo of Zuni is one Zuni and Nambé, in addition to a few other providers, and the Pueblo of
- We have 32 providers right now in meeting with them.
Committee:
Senate House Rules & Order Of Business
Keywords:
Governor's Residence, management committee, government administration, New Mexico, advisory, commission, general services, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, overdose prevention centers, harm reduction, drug overdose, opioid crisis, substance use disorder, public health, addiction treatment, naloxone
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 238, which would rename the governor’s residence advisory commission as a governor’s residence management committee and clarify its duties, membership, and authority over furnishings, maintenance, inventories, and hospitality functions at the governor’s residence. Senator Worth and Secretary Designate Anna Silva said the change was needed to remove ambiguity during the transition to a new administration and to improve transparency around the residence, the General Services Department fund, and the separate Mansion Foundation fundraising role. Several senators questioned whether the bill concentrated too much authority in the governor and whether it could enable a large renovation project without sufficient legislative oversight; supporters said major renovations would still require legislative appropriations. The committee ultimately advanced the Senate Rules Committee substitute for SB 238 on a 5-2 vote.
The committee then approved House Joint Resolution 1, which would create bipartisan nominating commissions to vet and recommend university and special school regents to the governor, rather than leaving appointments entirely to the governor’s discretion. Senator Steinborn said the resolution would improve qualifications and reduce conflicts of interest, including by changing the student regent selection process. After brief discussion about party-affiliation restrictions, the resolution received a due pass with no objection.
Two memorials followed. Senate Memorial 21, presented by Senator Stephanics for Senator Bergman, calls for a Department of Health study of overdose prevention tools, including overdose prevention centers and other harm-reduction strategies, in response to New Mexico’s high and rising overdose death rates. Supporters cited rural access challenges and the need to explore all available tools; one senator asked for more accurate county and demographic data in the memorial’s background. The committee gave SM 21 a due pass. Senate Memorial 22, presented by Senator Charlie and the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence, asks the Legislative Finance Committee to convene a working group to map how domestic-violence funding flows through CYFD and related agencies, with an emphasis on transparency, accountability, and provider input. Witnesses said funding streams are fragmented and sometimes unclear, and senators discussed whether the work should remain within CYFD or be overseen elsewhere. The committee also gave SM 22 a due pass. The chair then announced that the committee would hear SB 264 and SB 261 at its next meeting and recessed.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 3, 2026 - 02:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also provides any person who aids or abets a health care practitioner in violating such bans
- That means routine care, drawing blood, filling a prescription, providing therapy, could all be treated
- PROVIDERS WILL BE DRIVEN OUT LEAVING 83 UNDER THIS BILL THOSE SERVICES ARE AT RISK.
- PROVIDERS WILL BE DRIVEN OUT LEAVING 84 CHILDREN WITHOUT CARE AND WORSENING SHORTAGES AND
- Chiropractors are already trusted healthcare providers.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of health care-related bills, with Chair Tuck emphasizing respectful debate and noting that all bills on the agenda would be voted on that day. The first measure, HB 743, would give the Attorney General authority to investigate and bring civil actions against health care practitioners who violate Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and would make aiding or abetting such conduct a third-degree felony. Supporters said it closed loopholes and protected minors and parental rights, while opponents argued it was vague, overbroad, and could chill lawful care and professional judgment. The bill passed 13-4 and was reported favorably.
The committee then unanimously approved PCS for HB 567, which narrows a continuing-education requirement for podiatrists so only those who prescribe controlled substances must take the related two-hour course. It also unanimously approved HB 439, allowing chiropractors, under specified training and certification requirements, to inject vitamins and nutrients while continuing to prohibit intravenous injections. The committee also passed HB 1235 to enter Florida into the respiratory care interstate compact, and HB 1237, a linked public-records/public-meetings exemption needed to implement that compact; both measures were supported as workforce and access-to-care bills and passed without opposition.
Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 809, which addresses temporary physician certificates in areas of need and aims to prevent doctors from losing the ability to practice when area designations change. Members asked about licensure pathways and the effect of federal or board designation changes, and supporters framed the bill as protecting continuity of care in underserved communities. The committee also unanimously passed HB 1347 to align clinical laboratory personnel licensing with federal CLIA standards amid staffing shortages, and HB 1515, a public-records exemption tied to a uterine fibroid research database.
Finally, the committee approved HB 169 updating acupuncture statutes, including terminology changes and limits on injection therapy, and HB 1021, Representative Young’s first bill, allowing qualified hospital pharmacists in Level I and II trauma centers to administer emergency medications at a physician’s direction during life-threatening situations. HB 1021 drew the most questions, mainly about scope, definitions, and who could authorize the pharmacist, but after a technical amendment it passed unanimously. All remaining bills were reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.