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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 15th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mandates and coercion of medical severely limiting access to pediatric care.
  • And we don't want them saying that this somehow limits our ability to recover the fraud on behalf of
  • House Bill 1182 by Representative Egan provides relative to occupational therapists and occupational
  • therapists and to occupational therapy assistants.
  • It simply allows LSPME to change the name of the organization. occupational therapists and to occupational
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The centers run at 96% occupancy throughout the year, 11 months out of the year.
  • The centers run at 96% occupants. chefs themselves, the centers run at 96% occupancy throughout the year
  • We run at 96 percent occupancy. There is always a push for, what about a fourth center?
  • Several speakers today have highlighted the limited funding and production of housing for farmworkers
  • In Tulare County, for instance, a family of four at 80% of area median income has a limit of $75,100.
Summary: The committee held an outcomes review hearing on AB 457 and related farmworker and rural housing policy, with members and witnesses discussing whether recent streamlining laws are actually increasing production. Chair Haney, Assembly Members Soria and Pellerin, and others described the purpose of AB 457 and its predecessor bills AB 1783 and AB 3035: to make farmworker housing easier to build through ministerial approval and other reforms. Witnesses emphasized that farmworkers face severe overcrowding, high rents, long commutes, and limited access to housing in both rural and coastal agricultural regions. The first panel focused on practical barriers and local models. Napa County described its county-owned farmworker centers, which provide nightly lodging, meals, and services, funded by lodger fees, a grower assessment, and state support. Testimony stressed that these centers function as navigation hubs rather than permanent housing, and that stable, inflation-adjusted operating funding, language access, transportation, and local set-asides are critical. United Farm Workers urged that local farmworkers be prioritized over H-2A workers and warned against displacing long-term resident workers. Several witnesses said the biggest barriers remain infrastructure, land costs, local opposition, and insufficient subsidy rather than approval streamlining alone. The second and third panels addressed AB 457’s implementation and broader state funding issues. Santa Clara County said the bill could help on a county-owned Gilroy site, but financing remains the main obstacle. Self-Help Enterprises said AB 457’s expanded geography and project-size rules may help future sites, but rural projects still struggle with water, sewer, and environmental review costs, and with the state’s Super NOFA process, which tends to favor deeper-income projects that do not match farmworker household incomes. HCD reported that CERNA and other programs have increased farmworker housing production in recent years, but witnesses argued that rural regions still receive too little funding, that infrastructure dollars are too fragmented, and that more rural-specific set-asides, local funding incentives, and predictable allocations are needed. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please limit testimony to three minutes. If there's a group, you have up to 12 minutes or more.
  • Police officers face an elevated risk of cancer due to the combination of occupational exposures, shift
  • As this committee and legislature know, occupational cancer is the leading cause of death in line-of-duty
  • , like the one with the cancer presumption, it doesn't have any time limit, because I understand that
  • Occupation presumptions are vital for our firefighters and other public safety workers.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of bills affecting public safety and public sector employees, with most of the discussion focused on expanding occupational presumptions and retirement protections for police, firefighters, correction officers, court officers, and other public employees. Testifiers from the Legislature, police and fire unions, the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, PERAC, and the AFL-CIO generally supported bills covering cancer presumptions, contagious disease presumptions, Parkinson’s disease for firefighters, PTSD-related disability and death, and equity for post-certified police officers under the Heart Law. Several speakers emphasized that these conditions are linked to long-term occupational exposure, that current law leaves out agencies such as UMass police, Environmental Police, DMH police, and other state or campus police, and that the bills would correct gaps in existing benefits and presumptions. Representative Colleen Garry and Senator Joan Lovely spoke in support of expanding the Heart Law and cancer presumption protections, while Representative and Senator sponsors for the firefighter and PTSD bills described the health risks faced by first responders and urged favorable reports. PFFM and MassCOP representatives argued that firefighters and police officers face toxic exposures, infectious disease risks, and chronic stress, and cited studies and other states’ laws in support of the measures. PERAC testified that the PTSD accidental disability bill would clarify confusing case law and update filing requirements so traumatic incidents can be used in applications even when PTSD develops later, while still requiring medical review and retirement board approval. Additional testimony came from correction officers and trial court officers seeking comparable disability and pension protections, including a bill to extend a 100% disability pension to correction officers injured in violent attacks and a bill to treat court officers more like police and firefighters when injured in the line of duty. The committee asked a few clarifying questions, including about whether the PTSD bill would address post-retirement claims and about the impact of excluding “forgotten” police agencies. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee ultimately adjourned after hearing all scheduled testimony.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • An additional check on the use of technology will help limit its use to limited circumstances.
  • You're limited to five, but yeah, we do that. Senator Moore, welcome.
  • It's important to understand the limits of this technology.
  • The IRA definition does not limit free speech.
  • The IHRA definition doesn't limit free speech.
Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/26/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair reminded everyone that discussion was limited to the military aspects of the bill and asked
  • Our total occupancy last year at the resort was 4,595 people.
  • Our total occupancy last year at the resort was 4,595 people.
  • Our total occupancy last year at the resort was 4,595 people.
  • </c> a console where the wheelchair occupant a console where the wheelchair occupant can<00:35:57.200
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 31st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there a limit? You said it's not a business model or distribution model, is there a limit?
  • A lot of us are lawyers, said prohibited the agency from limiting the ability, or limiting the coordinator
  • Limit what the coordinator can do.
  • Because there's no limit that I can see on what they can do.
  • This is not an effort to limit or restrict scope of practice.
Committee: House Public Health
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • My grades improved, friendships grew, Tobias King: I stopped seeing my leg as a limit and started seeing
  • Ladies and gentlemen of the committee, your committee staff summary from the Institute of Occupational
  • Discipline is discretionary and may be as limited as a warning letter.
  • This bill contains no such limitations.
  • Jan Bellamy: I fear the limited exception for prescribing authority in the bill has the potential to
Bills: S0162 , S0254 , S0688 , S0794 , S1110 , S1574
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Info Briefing - Fri Jun 19, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> And then OEWS, which is the Occupant And then OEWS, which is the Occupant Occupational<00:28:22.960
  • ><c> Employment</c> Occupational Employment Occupational Employment Wage<00:28:25.920><c> Statistics.
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  • Here, it was very limited. We had the banks.
  • ,</c> once the counties became term limited, once the counties became term limited, right?
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-26 - 2:00PM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Particularly because power purchase agreements have no upper limit, they can be cited together with each
  • , uh whether it you know, your occupation, uh whether it be<01:27:41.560><c> working</c><01:27:42.040
  • </c><01:52:16.920><c> of</c> primarily developed for occupancy of primarily developed for occupancy of
  • If you face the real estate encumbrance in the future of required owner occupation. as a permitted by
  • </c><02:01:01.040><c> So,</c><02:01:01.480><c> at</c><02:01:01.640><c> the</c> Owner occupation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It does not limit.
  • It just, it will 100% limit it.
  • And then just the limitation of 250 across the board.
  • We do occupational therapy.
  • What you're doing is you're creating a reimbursement system. ...that has a limit, and the limit is compared
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Children and Family Law (02/24/2026)

Children and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:06:09.600><c> including</c> parent's primary occupation including parent's primary occupation
  • Well, how is primary occupation. Well, how is primary occupation<00:13:02.079><c> defined?
  • I'm thinking of occupation defined?
  • </c> occupation under this uh bill? occupation under this uh bill?
  • </c><04:12:28.960><c> And</c> would not limit that at all. And would not limit that at all.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 04/09/26

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • And on line 1.12, the bill requires post-writ occupancy for 10 days.
  • </c> writ occupancy for 10 days. writ occupancy for 10 days.
  • Occupancy by landlords or landlord's family members as a reason to not renew.
  • a provider's ability to respond to limit a provider's ability to respond to situations<00:46:52.000>
  • , providers may be forced to limited, providers may be forced to continue<00:47:54.000><c> managing</
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Mar 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, gentlelady, so that would include an occupational therapist, for example. Mr.
  • Speaker, gentlelady, I'm glad that we have the occupational therapist. Mr.
  • Speaker, gentlelady, House Bill 375, which is why I think... ...with your amendment limits it.
  • better. ...than other degrees and other occupations.
  • already limited. Mr. Speaker, gentlemen, I'm so sorry. Can you ask that question again?
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Transportation Dec 9th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there any speed limit associated with the golf cart regulation? Senator Wright, thank you.
  • And so the golf carts are limited on roads with speed limits of 30 miles an hour or less.
  • Because I know at several of your ports, space is very limited, particularly in Port Miami.
  • That's just limited for cruise ships. It's an 180-foot air draft.
  • We're probably limited to about 2,500 to 3,000-passenger cruise ships.
Summary: The Transportation Committee heard SB 356 by Senator Wright, which would create an opt-in framework allowing counties and municipalities to designate certain roads for utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) under local conditions, including driver licensing, insurance, and speed-limit restrictions below 55 mph. Senator Wright said the bill would give law enforcement clearer authority and mirror the local-option approach used for golf carts. Supporters included a retired Volusia County sheriff and county commissioner, who argued UTVs are safer than golf carts and are already being used on roads, while opponents from the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and Honda warned that UTVs are designed for off-road use, lack federal safety standards, and pose crash and tire-blowout risks on public roads. Several senators raised safety concerns, especially about speed and crash severity, but the committee ultimately voted to report SB 356 favorably. The committee then held a lengthy discussion on seaport infrastructure and funding, beginning with a moment of silence for JaxPort COO and former FDOT employee James Bennett. FDOT presented data showing Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports generate major cargo volume, jobs, and economic impact, and described state funding programs such as FSTED, SPI, and the construction aggregate grant program. Port representatives from Port Everglades, PortMiami, Port Tampa Bay, and the Port of Palm Beach described record cargo and cruise activity, major capital projects, and the need for continued state and federal support for dredging, bulkheads, cranes, rail, and terminal expansion. Senators asked about ROI, trade shifts, intermodal connections, fuel and LNG availability, leverage and reserves, and operational risks such as flooding, sea level rise, and channel depth; port officials emphasized resiliency, private partnerships, and long-term master planning. The committee also confirmed appointees to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority and the Tampa Port Authority in one vote, with no objection. Finally, FDOT presented the statewide mapping programs work group report required by SB 1662, explaining that coordinated statewide use of LiDAR and aerial imagery could reduce duplication, improve emergency management and planning, and support insurance and storm-damage assessment. FDOT recommended a formal statewide coordination program, shared procurement and cost-sharing agreements, dedicated staffing, and statutory updates to Chapter 334 to support interagency agreements and recurring funding.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/22/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • consultation; SB 1238, physician assistants license for compact; SB 1239, sex offender statute of limitations
  • rodeo road; SB 1247, homeowners associations foreclosure process; SB 1248, assisted living centers occupants
  • SB 1248, assisted living centers occupants; SB 1249, juvenile detention centers education programs; SB
  • division to elimination; SB 1308, an adversary fraud appropriation; SCR 1011, congressional term limits
  • division to elimination; SB 1308, an adversary fraud appropriation; SCR 1011, congressional term limits
Summary: The Arizona Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed attendance, and approved the prior journal. Several senators then used points of personal privilege to introduce guests and recognize visitors, including Chaplain Ron Lagata, an Air Force air traffic controller apprentice shadowing Senator Gabaldón, a guest of Senator Farnsworth, and a group connected to Arizona’s space industry and Special Olympics Arizona. Senator Bolick read a proclamation for “Not in Our State,” condemning human trafficking and calling on Arizonans, schools, churches, nonprofits, law enforcement, and businesses to work together to prevent trafficking and support victims. Senator Tothley then gave an emotional statement about the death of an eight-year-old girl in his community, criticized delays in the turquoise alert system, and urged statewide changes so alerts go out more quickly and broadly. The Senate observed a moment of silence in the child’s memory. The chamber then moved through second reading of a long list of bills and resolutions covering topics such as counseling after traumatic events, military permitting, EMS reciprocity, election procedures, court-ordered treatment, assisted living, juvenile detention education, Alzheimer’s funding, gaming appropriations, short-term rentals, law enforcement mask prohibitions, fire district formation, prison and correction officer issues, port of entry funding, appeals court structure, and congressional term limits. Several bills were also referred to committees, including measures on voting centers, candidate petition circulators, weather modification, federal land acquisition consent, bleed control kits, foreign donations, unemployment benefits, and SNAP purchases. The Senate also announced upcoming committee meetings and then adjourned until Monday, January 26, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1695, expenditure limitation school districts repeal.
  • SB 1696, school districts aggregate expenditure limitation.
  • SB 1696, school districts aggregate expenditure limitation.
  • SB 1705, class size limitations policies appropriations.
  • SB 1797, essential drug price increase limits.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a recorded roll call showing 30 members present. The journal was approved, no guests were introduced at first, and the Governor’s signed bill HB 2022 was reported. The President also announced temporary committee substitutions for the Rules Committee on February 9. Senator Shamp introduced licensed naturopathic physicians in the gallery and highlighted SB 1178, which would expand their authority to administer certain intravenous drugs, including antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. The chamber then read a lengthy calendar of first- and second-reading bills and resolutions covering elections, education, health care, water, criminal justice, housing, taxation, and other topics, with no floor action taken on those measures during the reading. The Senate recessed to recognize law enforcement personnel involved in the rescue of an eight-year-old boy from a human trafficking situation. A proclamation commended Deputies Gregory Sanders and Jacob Montoya, along with Cochise County and Border Patrol personnel, for their courage and professionalism. After returning to order, members made personal privilege remarks urging the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to review $2.85 million in election-related funding for the Secretary of State, and another senator spoke about water security and the need for long-term planning. Additional announcements included caucus and committee meeting notices, an invitation to Arizona Aerospace Day, and a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 1:15 p.m. The transcript ends as the chamber was considering adjournment.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we would ask that you limit your testimony.
  • The top 10 occupations for these business school grads include cook, maid, and...
  • Top 10 occupations for these business school grads include cook, maid, and house cleaner.
  • These immigrants want and need... ...is limited English proficiency.
  • We have 480,000 working-age adults with limited English proficiency.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development heard testimony on several workforce-related bills, with most of the hearing focused on ESOL and apprenticeship legislation, followed by testimony on a four-day workweek pilot and paid prenatal leave. On ESOL, witnesses including the Boston Foundation, Skillworks, MassINC, MIRA, JVS Boston, Eastern Bank, immigrant advocates, employers, and legislators supported H.2080/S.1326, arguing that Massachusetts has a large backlog of limited-English-proficiency residents waiting for classes, that ESOL is essential to economic mobility and immigrant integration, and that the state needs a coordinated, statewide strategy with more vocational and workplace-focused English instruction. Testifiers cited long waitlists, fragmented delivery across agencies, labor shortages, and examples of workplace English programs helping immigrants gain jobs, advance careers, and support businesses. Committee members asked questions about how vocational ESOL differs from standard classes, and witnesses explained that it focuses on job-specific language and workplace scenarios. The committee also heard strong support for H.2085/S.1303, which would require more use of registered apprentices on public construction projects over $1 million. Labor leaders from the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and Massachusetts Building Trades, along with electricians and apprentices, said the bill would help apprentices complete training by ensuring enough job-site hours, expand access to good union careers, and strengthen the construction workforce for housing, infrastructure, and clean energy work. Several witnesses defended existing apprenticeship ratios and electrical licensing standards, warning against deregulation and emphasizing safety. Committee members asked about project thresholds and apprenticeship ratios, and witnesses said the bill’s phased apprentice-hour requirement was intended to cover most public projects under current cost conditions. The committee then heard testimony on S.1330, a four-day workweek pilot program. Senator Dillon Fernandez and Representative Shirley Arriaga described the proposal as a response to burnout, affordability pressures, and changing workplace norms, arguing that a pilot would let Massachusetts study whether shorter workweeks improve productivity, retention, and worker well-being. Witnesses said the model could help families balance caregiving and commuting while maintaining or improving output. Finally, the committee took testimony on S.1361, establishing paid prenatal leave. Parents, health advocates, March of Dimes, and others said paid leave would help pregnant workers attend critical prenatal appointments, reduce missed care, and improve maternal and infant health outcomes. Several speakers shared personal stories about high-risk pregnancies, pregnancy loss, and the financial strain of taking unpaid time off. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked a limited number of questions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 16th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • During the public testimony period, The time limit may be limited to two minutes per witness to accommodate
  • Purpose and all questions and remarks from members and witnesses must be limited to the content of the
  • the bill relates to the consequences of criminal convictions on a person's eligibility for an occupational
  • The committee is limited to a version of the introduced version focusing solely on the nondisclosure
  • occupations by an inmate at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Bills: HB1826 , HB2854 , HB3006 , HB4614 , HB5261 , HB5639
Committee: House Corrections
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 73 Mar 25th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to revise a definition, to revise provisions regarding purpose, to revise a provision regarding limitation
  • Senators, this bill is part of our occupational licensing reform and consolidation efforts that we've
  • Years ago, when we were doing a lot of occupational and professional licensing reform, we established
  • Idaho Architecture Practice Act, and it allows them to sign and seal technical submissions for a limited
  • HCR 32 affirms that eminent domain must be strictly limited to what Idaho law allows.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Health and Mental Health Feb 5th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health and Mental Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and athletic training all share certain areas.
  • Because at this point in time, to me, it looks like they have a really limited scope.
  • Because at this point in time, to me, it looks like they have a really limited scope.
  • This is the Occupational Therapy Bill for Disabled Placards and License Plates.
  • I know there's limited resources for how much care can be given.