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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 18th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We have defined it using the General Appropriations Bill, which is $68,000.
- and released into every facility?
- I'm the Associate General Counsel for the Texas Hospital Association.
- So, my comments today might be slightly generalized.
- The general can't get anybody's medical records.
Bills:
SB95 , SB268 , SB493 , SB619 , SB660 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1098 , SB1188 , SB1307 , SB1332 , SB1822
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
immunization, written informed consent, civil liability, health care provider, vaccine compensation, administrative penalty, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, gag clause, prescription drug pricing, out-of-pocket cost, cash price, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescription drug benefit
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 15 January, 2026; 9:30 AM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate it very >> Thank you general.
- youth</c><00:15:22.560><c> challenge</c> Uh, General, the the youth challenge Uh, General, the the youth
- Are think how are the facilities there?
- If, in closing, this is unscripted, General, I hope it's okay.
- Thank you, General. Thank >> Okay. Okay. Thank you, General. Thank you,<00:17:47.360><c> Mr.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- and generally using an out-of-state, or excuse me, out-of-network reimbursement strategy.
- , medical facilities.
- There may be some non-emergency care, such as imaging, delivered at these facilities.
- That's what I heard there, but my other question, so they're going to be brick and mortar facilities,
- We do support the bill generally.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Human Resources
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- where children are likely to be present, including but not limited to park facilities that are...
- Park facilities where children are likely to be present include, but are not limited to, park facilities
- It would also require local governments to designate the park facilities within its boundaries where
- Chair, and we're generally in agreement with this. Thank you. Great.
- So I generally appreciate and sincerely appreciate the bill sponsor for... ...find housing.
Committee:
House Housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- by the Senate, and the commission is composed primarily of retired military officers. include two generals
- House Bill 4341 mandates that certain critical infrastructure facilities provide standardized, detailed
- HB4341 also includes a grant program to assist these facilities in meeting these requirements.
- This ensures that every community has the tools they need to protect these vital facilities.
- to which the bill applies is only required to comply if the facility receives a grant.
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
Defense Economic Adjustment, grant applications, economic assistance, local government, Evaluation panel, judicial review, Texas Workforce Commission, unemployment compensation, legal proceedings, labor law, rural development, infrastructure, Texas economic fund, private investment, job creation, meteorological evaluation towers, wind resources, aviation safety, regulations, construction notice
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- COLLECTING YOUR GARBAGE, THE ONES THAT OWN THE LANDFILLS OR OPERATING THEM IN MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITIES
- WE HAD ANOTHER MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY THAT HAD A FIRE AND A WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT IN BROWARD COUNTY
- TAB THREE IS SB 796 ON GENERAL PERMITS FOR DISTRIBUTED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FIVE SENATOR BRADLEY
- MEMBERS, THIS BILL PROVIDES A GENERAL PERMIT AUTHORIZATION FOR DISTRIBUTED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
- WHICH GIVES THEM A DISCOUNT OF 10% ON LEASE FOUR FACILITY AND AS PARKING FOR VEHICLES SO THAT ONCE THE
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 28, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- A commission that is paid to that facility on telephone usage or from canteen.
- It's just contained within each facility then that what is spent in each facility. That's the fund.
- agreement that is held with those facilities.
- that facility, they will pay more than the Medicaid rate as well.
- You only have the licensed nurse practitioner in the facility.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My agency is a, is a cost recovery agency for the, mainly what that means is we don't use general revenue
- Uh, we, uh, run our, uh, livestock export facilities.
- So we, we've got to have, uh, another younger generation coming behind us.
- Uh, we don't have any processing facilities.
- We've been out of water for a couple of years, so they're not generating any extra revenue.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 27th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think that in general, as a society, we're less clear on what it means to be mentally well.
- So for very good reasons that I fully endorse, you generally can't go above 5% of income.
- And for your help in getting another satellite emergency facility stood up.
- Movement to discount vaccines and public health in general.
- these strategies across DMH facilities.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session on health and human services, held in Clinton and opened with remarks from the House and Senate co-chairs, local officials, and committee members. The chairs emphasized the importance of hearing directly from agencies about the Commonwealth’s health care and human services budget needs, thanked Clinton for hosting, and introduced the day’s panels, beginning with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and then MassHealth.
Secretary Kiame Mahania presented Governor Healey’s FY27 EOHHS budget, describing a $33.7 billion request driven largely by non-discretionary cost growth, caseload increases, and federal uncertainty. He highlighted targeted investments in foster parent reimbursement, family resource centers, maternal health, food assistance, immigrant legal services, and workforce rates, while warning that federal cuts and the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act could strip billions from state health funding. Members questioned him about primary care shortages, federal program integrity audits, ConnectorCare, regional health disparities, and the proposed cap on adult dental coverage; he defended the cap as a difficult but necessary cost-control measure and said the administration would continue cooperating with federal partners.
Undersecretary Michael Levine then testified for MassHealth, saying the agency faces two major challenges: rapid cost growth and looming federal changes. He outlined a $22.7 billion gross MassHealth budget and proposed actions including a moratorium on new expansions, capping adult dental benefits at $1,000, ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss only, reducing care management spending to peer-state levels, and convening work groups to slow growth in personal care attendant, adult foster care, and adult day health programs. He also warned that federal policy changes could cause about 300,000 residents to lose coverage by 2030 and reduce federal revenue by about $3.5 billion, and said MassHealth would use outreach and systems changes to help eligible members stay covered. Members raised concerns about the impact of these cuts on homeless care, preventive services, dental access, GLP-1s, and regional hospital and specialist shortages, while Levine argued the proposals were aimed at preserving core coverage and sustainability.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (12-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the general Oh, I'm Nicole Sergeant.
- ><c> for</c><00:56:28.640><c> the</c> I'm assistant general counsel for the I'm assistant general counsel
- </c> with the equipment to our facilities with the equipment to our facilities across<00:58:53.040><c
- How much are we generating for that? Uh, we are generating—hold on just a second. Sorry.
- How much are we generating for that? Uh, we are generating—hold on just a second. Sorry.
Summary:
The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 10 meeting, and then approved a large agenda of contracts and related items, with the total agenda amount stated as $359,638,393.88. Most items were approved without objection, but two contracts were pulled for discussion: attorney general panel counsel contingency fee contracts and a Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission personal services contract.
For the attorney general’s office, Chris Lewis explained that the contracts were panel counsel contingency fee agreements, with 14 qualified awards from 16 applicants. He said the contracts were contingency-based, so no money would be paid unless cases were successful, and that the fee structure worked out to roughly 5% under the statutory waterfall. Senators asked about the size of the contracts, whether the terms were uniform, why no Kentucky firms were among the awardees, and how the public should understand the large dollar figures. Lewis said one Kentucky firm applied but was disqualified for a late submission, other Kentucky firms had inquired but did not apply, and local firms could still work with national firms on cases. The committee then approved the contracts.
The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission contract drew more extensive questioning. Commission representatives said they had previously had a contract disapproved because the proper process was not followed, so they used an RFI process posted on the state and commission websites for at least three weeks. They received one applicant, a Kentucky firm, and set the rate at $125 per hour. Members questioned whether the commission was acting beyond its ethics mission, whether staff were helping draft complaints against legislators, and whether the commission was taking on a prosecutorial or human-resources role. The commission said its role is limited to enforcing the legislative code of ethics, providing advisory guidance, and following the formal complaint process; it does not pursue matters outside that code. Members also raised concerns about the earlier procurement misstep and the commission’s credibility, and the commission apologized, said it had corrected the process, and pledged to comply going forward. The committee then approved the contract.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority exists to lower the cost of health and education
- The New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority exists to lower the cost of health and education
- We don't use any general funds, but our mission is to help businesses and nonprofits in the state.
- funds but our we don't use any general funds but our mission<00:06:56.919><c> is</c><00:06:57.120><c
- It is um not common, but does happen, that there are um non-generic medications, or the quote unquote
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Before you, you will see SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
- This supplement helps ensure districts can manage fixed costs like staff and facilities, 2025-2026 school
- We will now hear from Chair Brodeur on the agriculture, environment, and general government portion of
- I want to thank the members of the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General
- Within the Department of Management Services, there's $96 million for the Florida facilities pool to
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:01 am
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, I think there's no doubt that the people in these facilities and these counties are in
- It also put a mental health facility.
- we're looking at all the ways that we can use that facility, but also on top of that, I'm trying to
- But in some communities, will that result in closure of facilities? I don't know that.
- , versus if they're government-owned facilities, the land, the property taxes.
Keywords:
museum, cultural affairs, lowrider, Espanola, appropriation, feasibility study, broadband access, low-income, rural areas, Indian nations, affordable internet, employment opportunities, detention centers, immigration, economic development, repurposing facilities, job transition, rural development, housing, affordable housing
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The facility still has people they would love to give to a guardian.
- It's just an evaluation of Idaho's oversight of sexual assault in women's correctional facilities.
- Transition to Next Generation 911.
- In addition, our team visited five facilities in northern and eastern Idaho.
- During the 2020, Five facilities in northern and eastern Idaho.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee approved minutes from September 25 and December 2, 2025, then heard seven topic requests for Office of Performance Evaluations (OPE) studies. Presentations covered the impacts of growth on agriculture and infrastructure, Doppel fund balance management, Medicaid hospital billing, Your Health Idaho plan selection, boards of community guardians, sexual assault in women’s prisons, and drivers of prison population growth. OPE staff said all of the topics were feasible, with some categorized as small, medium, or large projects. After a private ballot, the committee’s top-ranked topics were boards of community guardians and drivers of prison population growth, followed by impacts of growth on agriculture and infrastructure and sexual assault in women’s correctional facilities. The committee then voted to assign those four studies to OPE.
The committee also approved follow-up work on the Idaho Home Learning Academy and the direct care workforce reports, with OPE suggesting a December follow-up for Home Learning Academy and a June target for direct care workforce, with possible extension if needed. The committee then released the report on challenges facing Idaho’s 911 system and heard a detailed presentation on funding, staffing, system efficiency, consolidation barriers, and governance. OPE recommended that the Legislature consider evolving the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission into a statewide program with stronger authority, standardized reporting, and clearer cost responsibilities. Testimony from the IPSCC chair and the Idaho Military Division generally agreed with the report’s direction, emphasized aging infrastructure and funding gaps, and said more data and legislative action would be needed for long-term sustainability.
Committee members asked about the $1-per-line 911 fee, staffing shortages, consolidation authority, and whether 911 should be treated as an essential service. OPE and witnesses noted that local control remains central, but the state lacks consistent data and a statewide decision-maker. The committee then approved a motion for OPE to do a feasibility review of additional cost analysis for the 911 system before deciding whether to launch a deeper follow-up study. The meeting ended with OPE updates on a state administrative office space review, an upcoming career technical education report, and a reminder that legislators can request background research from OPE.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- However, funding may not exceed $750,000 per biennium for each facility.
- and surrounding neighborhoods and the employees at the facility.
- Because at the facilities, the prisons, they are allowed...
- The facilities, the prisons, they are allowed.
- I'm a second-generation immigrant.
Committee:
House Community Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> $175,000 to the pre-design of a facility $175,000 to the pre-design of a facility and<00:07:04.560
- </c><00:09:30.800><c> maintenance</c> incredi Staffing facility maintenance incredi Staffing facility
- I mean, I think you have a 25-bed non-secure facility right now, right?
- In 2024, this cost the facility $136,000.
- facility facility $136,000<00:58:09.160><c> additionally</c><00:58:09.640><c> many</c><00:58:09.839>
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Jul 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also working on building more facility space for these companies to have labs to work out of, to
- We'll have our next generation quantum computer launching soon, so watch for that.
- Facility they can use as they sign up as a user. You know they're part of this.
- We still have the companies that built that technology, built the actual facility.
- So those are the three things that I would add, and then just general...
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 5th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Walters, I appreciate the job that General Paxson has done.
- The funds are through the sale of state general obligation bonds.
- Most of these cyber facilities need to have reduction.
- The Army and Marines also have facilities there.
- Then there's guarantee. power for those facilities.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Those two facilities, the possibility of them closing, is really near and dear to my heart.
- I have Central in Farmville, Lynchburg, and a little bit of a facility in Gretna here.
- that we have. ...that can fill the vacancies that we have for the facilities that we have.
- And roughly 25 facilities across Virginia are facing critical financial risks.
- For years, Virginia used two financial tools to be able to sustain those facilities.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Compliance with these requirements is not a condition for facility licensure, and facilities may suspend
- Specialty care transports are inter-facility, meaning the patient moves from one medical facility to
- another medical facility.
- facilities.
- . facilities. when they need to transport between inner facilities and this would mean that they wouldn't
Summary:
The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held public hearings on several House bills and later took executive action on two others. The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2242, which would let the Department of Health issue immunization recommendations and tie preventive-service coverage to federal recommendations as of June 30, 2025, while preserving access to vaccines and other preventive services. Supporters, including the Governor’s office and the Insurance Commissioner, said the bill would protect access, affordability, and stable vaccine purchasing; opponents argued it politicizes vaccine policy and gives too much influence to state agencies and outside groups. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 2152, allowing terminally ill patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice facilities to use medical cannabis under facility policies, with supporters emphasizing dignity, symptom relief, and safeguards, and House Bill 2088, joining the dietitian licensure compact, which supporters said would help military spouses, telehealth, and workforce shortages. House Bill 2110, on ambulance inter-facility specialty care transports, drew support from rural hospitals seeking more staffing flexibility and opposition from nurses and EMS personnel concerned about training, accountability, and patient safety. House Bill 2247, on veterinarian-client-patient relationships and telemedicine, drew support from the sponsor and some stakeholders as a workforce and access measure, but also criticism from the state veterinarian and others who said it could conflict with federal VCPR requirements and public health protections. House Bill 2340, expanding substance use disorder monitoring program eligibility to nursing assistants and stipend support, was presented as a way to help low-wage health workers stay in the workforce; there were no in-person testifiers against it.
In executive session, the committee considered House Bill 2155, concerning the use of nursing titles, and House Bill 2531, aligning the ambulance transport fund quality assurance fee with federal regulations. Both bills received do-pass recommendations and were sent to the Rules Committee. For the public hearings, no final committee votes were taken on the other bills in this transcript, and testimony concluded on each measure after the committee heard from sponsors, agency officials, advocates, and opponents.