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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Transportation Mar 10th, 2026
Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- state for purposes of tort immunity, I'm paraphrasing, when performing work within the scope of the contract
- and in compliance, at the top, when acting within the scope of a government contract, performing work
- When acting within the scope of the contract, private contractors, Not reading it that way.
- When acting within the scope of the contract, private contractors, subcontractors, shall have sovereign
- I think I'm still confused because I would read acting within the scope of the contract to be they are
Summary:
The Committee on Transportation met with a quorum and took up House Bill 2926 in executive session. Members discussed an amendment clarifying the bill’s intent regarding tort and sovereign immunity for private contractors and subcontractors working on MoDOT projects, particularly to limit liability when they are not yet on site or have finished work, while still allowing claims for negligent or reckless acts. Several members raised concerns about how the language would apply in practice, including to design flaws, on-site work, and the scope of immunity, and others noted it mirrors federal contractor protections and would still leave disputes to the courts.
The committee adopted amendment 0.02H, then rolled it into a new substitute and adopted the substitute. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2926 was then moved do pass and approved by a roll call vote of 8 ayes, 1 no, and 3 present. Representative Woods voted no, while several members voted aye and others were recorded present or absent. The committee then adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Four - Tuesday, March 31 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It puts some common sense into this whole process.
- One, it removes the ineffective processes that are currently in place.
- If they got a complaint, there would still be the regular investigatory process.
- And Mickey Mouse and your neighbor who didn't file can jam up the process.
- free, if you're out in the public, it's a lot easier to manage that process.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-13 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:30.800><c> um</c> potential changes to that process. um potential changes to that process.
- So this proposal of amendment supports that process.
- So this proposal of amendment supports that process.
- </c> exempt from this uh regulatory process. exempt from this uh regulatory process.
- ensure that the reporting is effective. process for reporting data pursuant to process for reporting
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I think a little bit about the process.
- So, um, process.
- That's not really part of our application process, per se.
- and through the process of an appeal and lost. lost. lost.
- So, there's layers of the appeals process, if you will. The process, if you will.
Committee:
House Transportation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Simply put, we have a shortage of milk processing in our state.
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- </c> limited milk processing capacity. limited milk processing capacity.
- It Minnesota's milk processing capacity.
Bills:
HF4156 , HF3835 , HF3995 , HF4383 , HF4091 , HF4084 , HF4311 , HF198 , HF4486 , HF4302 , HF4309 , HF4032 , HF3855 , HF3673 , HF4265 , HF4012 , HF4339 , HF4298 , HF3852
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
infrastructure, wastewater, stormwater, Buhl, state bonds, appropriations, economic development, water infrastructure, grants, capital investment, funding, state regulation, Frazee, North River Drive, infrastructure improvements, HF4383, Minnesota capital investment, bonding bill, Department of Natural Resources, DNR
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- So the people to vote on this, so you're saying by using this process, vote on this.
- So you're saying by using this process, it moves it to that special election, but not necessarily that
- I just think that what we're doing, quite frankly, we are circumventing processes that we typically use
- I think it's been such an important process.
- And have we already expended those dollars through this process today?
Bills:
HB4028 , HB4029 , HB4059 , HB4063 , HB4073 , HB4074 , HB4075 , HB4076 , HB4077 , HB4078 , SB1130 , SB1131 , SB1132 , SB1133 , SB1134 , SB1142
Keywords:
tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, ALS, funding, healthcare, State Department of Health, emergency declaration, public finance, state budget, financial regulations, monetary policy, referendum, constitutional amendments, special election, Oklahoma legislature, public voting, recovery fund
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget met and first took up House Bill 4063, adopting a committee substitute over objection by a 17-4 roll call vote. The bill, as explained by the Pro Tem, moves the election dates for House Bill 4440 and Joint Resolution 1024 to August 25, 2026. Members debated whether the measure violated the single-subject rule or was an attempt to revisit proposals that had previously failed, but the committee advanced it and it passed 16-6 after debate.
The committee then considered a series of appropriations and reappropriations, largely involving ARPA and interest funds. These included Senate Bills 1130 through 1134 and 1142, which redirected funds to the University Hospital Authority and Trust, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the State Department of Health for rural hospital rebuild efforts, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Griffin Memorial Hospital capacity, and DHS-related projects including Boys & Girls Club and YWCA funding. All of these bills passed, with most receiving broad support and only a few dissenting votes.
Members also advanced several House bills: HB 4029 appropriated funds to the State Department of Health and the ALS fund; HB 4074 gave the Health Care Workforce Training Commission flexibility to close out ARPA projects and transfer funds among nursing-related programs; HB 4075 reappropriated water and wastewater funds within OWRB; HB 476 provided rural economic impact grant funding for water, wastewater, sewer, air park, industrial park, and broadband-related projects; HB 477 funded emergency response and relief grants with standard administrative language; HB 478 covered ARPA closeout costs for consultants and the grants management office; HB 428 extended a qualified equity investment tax deduction sunset; and HB 473 and HB 4073 pulled back ARPA funds for reappropriation and closeout. Most measures passed on strong roll-call votes, and the committee adjourned after HB 4073 passed 21-0.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The federal The federal government requires an annual eligibility process, and currently we utilize three
- And so they're an integral part of the permitting process, which is the tasking of the state, or the
- really what this does is a lot what Senator Woodward said: it coordinates all those, like the NEPA process
- with, without all the facts, is it doesn't look good to put two agencies together to streamline a process
- Standard process at this stage of the session: if we get one through one of the houses, we're moving
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee first approved a trailer appropriation for House Bill 730, adding $351,000 one-time General Fund to the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Welfare for SNAP eligibility system changes. One member argued the change was unnecessary because Idaho already has a low error rate and the current eligibility systems work well, but the motion passed with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then considered House Bill 898, which moves the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Members discussed whether the move was requested by the governor and whether it would create efficiencies in permitting and federal coordination. The committee approved both the reduction from the Historical Society budget and the corresponding addition to SMEC, along with language exempting SMEC from certain transfer restrictions. The State Historical Society director was said to support the move.
Next, the committee approved trailer funding for Senate Bill 128, creating the Idaho High Need Students Fund. The committee added $5 million one-time dedicated funding and approved transfers of $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the driver training account. Analysts explained that while the funding is one-time, it could increase the state’s ongoing maintenance-of-effort obligation under federal special education rules if other funding remains unchanged. Members described the measure as a partial, temporary response to a larger special education funding gap.
Finally, the committee revisited the Department of Fish and Game budget after it had failed on the House floor earlier. Members discussed multiple enhancement requests, including habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, fisheries inflation, wolf depredation, communications, and replacement items. A substitute motion that included additional funding for temporary employees failed in the House vote, and the committee then approved a revised motion with a due pass recommendation. The committee also adopted language directing $200,000 of wolf depredation funds to wolf trapping. The meeting ended with discussion of pending items for the next day, including rural health transformation and state police-related budget actions.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The federal government requires an annual eligibility process and currently we utilize three systems:
- And so they're an integral part of the permitting process, which is the new tasking of the state, or
- really what this does is a lot what Senator Woodward said: it coordinates all those, like the NEPA process
- with, without all the facts, is it doesn't look good to put two agencies together to streamline a process
- Standard process at this stage of the session: if we get one through one of the houses, we're moving
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and first considered a trailer appropriation for House Bill 730, which changes how SNAP eligibility is determined. The committee heard that the bill would require $351,000 one-time from the General Fund for system changes in the Division of Welfare. One member argued the change was unnecessary because Idaho already has a low SNAP error rate and uses existing verification systems, but the motion passed in both chambers and received a do-pass recommendation.
The committee then took up trailer actions for House Bill 898, moving the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Members discussed whether the move was requested by the governor and whether it would improve coordination and permitting efficiency; supporters said it would streamline federal review and the historical society director supported the move. The committee approved reducing the Historical Society budget by 12 FTP and $1,699,700, then approved adding the same staffing and funding to SMEC, and also adopted language exempting SMEC from certain transfer restrictions.
Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 128, creating the Idaho High Need Students Fund for extraordinary special education costs. The analyst explained that the recommended one-time $5 million dedicated fund appropriation would also require a $5 million cash transfer, and that increasing special education spending could raise the state’s federal maintenance-of-effort obligation. The committee approved the $5 million appropriation and two transfers: $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the driver training account, all with do-pass recommendations.
Finally, the committee revisited the Department of Fish and Game budget. After discussion of habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, fisheries inflation, wolf depredation, communications, OITS replacements, and replacement items, a substitute motion that would have funded a larger package failed in the House, and the original motion passed instead. The committee approved a reduced Fish and Game budget package and adopted language directing the $200,000 wolf depredation enhancement specifically to wolf trapping. The meeting ended with brief discussion of the next day’s agenda and timing, including pending items such as rural health transformation and state police-related legislation.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Tell me about the process of what kind of timing we're looking at.
- The audit process involved limited instruction, calculation errors, and assumptions formed due to flaws
- Importantly, by engaging in a collaborative process now, the state can and will save $1.7 million and
- to survey the entire field annually, audit providers, and produce reliable data without a defined process
- I don't want to put you on the spot, just making sure we're clear on what the process is for the repeal
Summary:
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved the February 18, 2026 minutes and then heard House Bill 863 from Senator Julie Van Orden. The bill would reduce Medicaid residential habilitation rates by pulling back funding tied to a 2022 KW lawsuit-related service array while keeping the separate provider rate increase in place, and it would add audit/cost-survey language. Department of Health and Welfare officials said the 2022 funds were originally federal ARPA dollars, that the state share was later expected to be addressed, and that the bill would require third-party audits and broader cost surveys for home and community-based services. Van Orden and the department argued the bill would not eliminate services but would strengthen oversight and provide better data for future rate decisions.
Testimony was sharply divided. Providers and advocates said the proposed reduction would destabilize residential habilitation agencies, force wage cuts, reduce services, and risk closures, while supporting the audit and transparency provisions. Several witnesses emphasized that the services help vulnerable adults remain in the community and warned of downstream costs if supports are reduced. A litigation attorney testified that the bill’s findings were inaccurate, saying the KW case remains active, the department is still under court orders, and reductions could trigger further litigation or enforcement issues. Department officials responded that the bill would repeal certain rate-setting rules tied to current cost-survey methods and that the new audits would be phased in.
After testimony, Senator Van Orden closed by reiterating that the bill was intended to reduce, not remove, the service funding and to require a third-party audit. The committee then considered motions to hold the bill in committee. A substitute motion to hold House Bill 863 in committee subject to the call of the chair passed on a 7-4-2 vote, and the bill was held in committee.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 21st, 2026
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, the process, just so you understand how we're doing it, is I go through and compare it to the
- Your second question: if we want to leave, there is a process in every compact. by which disputes are
- The medical society is in full support of the process.
- I'm assuming, but we want to be sure that our local boards that are part of the licensing process are
- Um, oh Madam Chair, so then how do we, and this would be for all the Contracts, how do we sort of like
Committee:
House House Health & Human Services
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We have found that the process when it comes to these violations has been inconsistent throughout the
- And just to say that I think we have such a beautiful process here, I mean, your bill is basically And
- just to say that I think we have such a beautiful process here.
- But common courtesy—we're trying to teach some etiquette in this process here to get people to do the
- Yes, industry is part of the stakeholder process.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
traffic enforcement, speed detection systems, school safety, traffic violations, reporting requirements, local authority, electronic signatures, vehicle titles, insurance regulations, auditing, total loss vehicles, specialty license plate, specialty plates, Florida DMV, DHSMV, Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, alumni association, commemorative plate, license plate fees
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement, which would standardize procedures for red-light, school-zone speed, and school bus camera enforcement. The bill would allow clerks to retain 10% of penalty revenue, permit virtual hearings, require records retention, limit surveillance/data use, tighten school-zone flashing-light requirements, and add school board approval and reporting requirements for school bus camera programs. An amendment clarified reporting periods and which entity receives liability-transfer affidavits. Members raised questions about information-sharing, facial recognition, school-zone warnings, and school bus stop safety, but the committee accepted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
The committee then considered SB 1080, which was amended by a delete-all to address FDOT direct payments to first-tier subcontractors and takeover agreements involving sureties and replacement contractors. The amended bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved a slate of appointments in tabs 1 through 6 by one vote.
Next, the committee heard SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. A strike-all amendment shifted the bill away from immediate enforcement changes and instead created an e-bike task force, required crash data collection and reporting, and retained rules requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, provide audible signals, and limit speed near pedestrians. Members discussed enforcement practicality, access concerns for riders who rely on e-bikes, and the need for public education and transparency. The amended bill was reported favorably. The committee then reported favorably SB 684, which removes certain signature requirements for electronic odometer disclosures in total-loss vehicle and vessel insurance transactions, and SB 880, which creates a new license plate for the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association. The meeting ended after all items were approved and the committee adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Employment contracts are already public.
- She had to pay hundreds of dollars to access these contracts.
- And in the legislative process, you have to take what you can get.
- Two-thirds and growing of Americans do not trust our election process.
- Chairman, I'll just add a comment saying that we are still in the process of the stakeholder process,
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several guest introductions and proclamations, including recognition of Dr. Victoria Tannenbaum as Doctor of the Day, Lutheran Day at the Legislature, a veterans treatment court judge, and Adrian Ace Stubbs Day. Attendance was recorded at 56 present, one absent, and three excused. The chamber then moved through communications, committee reports, and first/second readings before beginning a long third-reading calendar.
Members considered and voted on a wide range of bills covering tax administration, groundwater and water rights, licensing timeframes, homicide, school employee transparency, mining, retirement system cleanup, utility regulation, AI and digital privacy, sexual extortion, adult protective services, salvage vehicles, veterinary board changes, geological survey reorganization, court fees, real estate licensing, probation, and several education-related appropriations and policy measures. Many bills passed on largely party-line votes, while others passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. Several members explained votes on issues such as superintendent contract transparency, ESA administration funding, mining reclamation, water supply and drought policy, motorcycle safety, AI and adult-content verification, and abortion-pill coercion.
The House also passed multiple concurrent resolutions and memorials, including measures on election administration, Judea and Samaria, Route 66, and a memorial to rename State Route 69. Election-related debate was especially pointed, with supporters arguing for precinct-based voting and opponents warning of cost, reduced access, and logistical burdens. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to begin consideration of measures on Calendar No. 1, starting with HB 2174 and related amendments.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Employment contracts are already public.
- She had to pay hundreds of dollars to access these contracts.
- Chairman, I'll just add a comment saying that we are still in the process of the stakeholder process,
- process of the stakeholder process working with the cities and the counties to keep this bill moving
- Chair, I think there should still be a stakeholder process.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- necessary to protect Washington consumers during the most crucial part of the hearing aid fitting process
- Besides diagnostics, I really feel like the fitting process is really almost the most important thing
- I do... ...diagnostics, I really feel like the fitting process is really almost the most important thing
- treat hearing loss, is the ramifications from a competitive standpoint of some of the rulemaking process
- This amendment would apply the provisions of the bill to Indian health care providers that are not contracted
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- necessary to protect Washington consumers during the most crucial part of the hearing aid fitting process
- Besides diagnostics, I really feel like the fitting process is really almost the most important thing
- Diagnostics, I really feel like the fitting process is really almost the most important thing I do with
- discussed at this point are the ramifications from a competitive standpoint of some of the rulemaking process
- This amendment would apply the provisions of the bill to Indian health care providers that are not contracted
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on Substitute Senate Bill 6183, which would require health plans to cover all FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization, step therapy, or other utilization management, with only one therapeutically equivalent option required if equivalents exist. The prime sponsor said the bill is part of Washington’s effort to end HIV/AIDS, citing ongoing new diagnoses and the need for immediate access to treatment, especially for late-stage cases. No one testified in person or remotely, and public testimony was closed with written comments invited.
The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 6226, which limits the Board of Hearing and Speech from adopting rules that would prevent licensed audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and hearing aid specialists from using clinical judgment to choose telehealth or in-person care. Supporters said teleaudiology improves access, especially in rural areas and for patients with mobility barriers, and that the bill preserves professional autonomy. Some testifiers raised patient-safety concerns about first-time hearing aid fittings and asked for amendments or more time to study safeguards, while others said the bill should move forward to protect access.
In executive session, the committee advanced several measures. It adopted amendments and reported out Substitute Senate Bill 5185 on international medical school graduate physician licensing, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5845 on claims payment timing and refund requests, Senate Bill 5915 on the health technology assessment program, Senate Bill 6025 on the definition of fetal death, and Senate Joint Memorial 8802 requesting federal Medicare changes. The committee recessed briefly for caucus before taking final votes, and each bill or memorial was reported out with a do pass recommendation; 5845 and 5185 were reported out as amended.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- specialty medicine, surgical practice efficiencies, physician and staff management, and continuous process
- President, I move the Senate adopt the committee report. process involvement.
- His dedication to continuous process improvement has helped ensure this.
- His dedication to continuous process improvement has helped ensure this mission has been accomplished
- government... ...such as military justice, the law of war, rules of engagement, employment law, contract
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 19 slows the unit value setting process to ensure the state has adequate time to fully consider the
- Authorizers have the authority to intervene when outcomes fall short per their charter contracts.
- But what was the process, I guess, from the department's side in how these school districts can get a
- come in next session with some good concrete policies like we've had in the past through our interim process
- They get real hands-on learning, as well as the legislative process for many of the categories, as it
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This serves to streamline the professional licensing process for military spouses in Texas, getting them
- In short, this bill seeks to streamline the professional licensing process for military spouses in Texas
- obtain a Texas license more efficiently by recognizing their out-of-state license and simplifies the process
- include military veterans and military service members, thereby streamlining the professional licensing process
- But he went to the Navy with a BUD/S contract, which means you have to tow the line going into boot camp
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords:
commemoration, military, navy seal, honor, January 12, Nathan Gage Ingram, military funeral honors, JROTC, veterans, training, grant program, military honors, community engagement, funeral services, education grants, community service, HB 3359, veteran status, Texas Veterans Commission, veterans services
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article II Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article II
Transcript Highlights:
- we've learned a lot of things that could benefit our state better and improve the implementation process
- community-based care providers and better refine the performance measures that are included in their contracts
- And finally, we'd love to see some direction to HHSC and TMHP to improve the Medicaid credentialing process
- and Hispanic women, and funding for the maternal mortality review system will expedite the review process
- It goes through the same rigorous process that, um, that all blood products and in fact, the blood that
Committee:
House Appropriations - S/C on Article II
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article II Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article II
Transcript Highlights:
- we've learned a lot of things that could benefit our state better. and improve the implementation process
- community-based care providers and better refine the performance measures that are included. included in their contracts
- Funding for the Maternal Mortality Review System will expedite the review process, increase the timeliness
- It goes through the same rigorous process. that all blood products and in fact the blood that is used
- questions, the chair moves that the committee stand in recess until final adjournment or recess. process
Committee:
House Appropriations - S/C on Article II