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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Who determines evidence-based care, politicians or physicians? Thank you for that question.
  • is the vagueness and the way that we are trying To meddle in between medical decisions between a physician
  • So, if a physician is having a private conversation with their patient, who is someone liable to report
  • I think we all value having private conversations with our physicians about our healthcare.
  • Paragraph 22, which is on page e Now says that a physician can be charged with and lose their license
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-23-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, I'd like to recognize Kyle O'Hisa, a neurology physician assistant at Polyomi Medical Center.
  • First, I'd like to recognize Kyle O'Hisa, a neurology physician assistant at Polyomi Medical Center.
  • First, I'd like to recognize Kyle O'Hisa, a neurology physician assistant at Polyomi Medical Center.
  • First, I'd like to recognize Kyle O'Hisa, a neurology physician assistant at Polyomi Medical Center.
  • For her patients, Dr. neurology physician assistant at Polyomi neurology physician assistant at Polyomi
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 2545 supports a modern, safe, and physician-driven approach to taking care of our patients, and I
  • HB 2545 supports a modern, safe, and physician-driven approach to taking care of our patients, and I
  • HB 2545 supports a modern, safe, and physician-driven approach to taking care of our patients, and I
  • Deliberate patient selection, physician availability, operational realities, and patient constraints
  • to compound medications, and many physicians do engage in compounding.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:07 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I represent all emergency medicine physicians across the state.
  • New Mexico was a pioneer with the rural health... ...emergency medicine physicians across the state.
  • So in your FIR, you might see... ...emergency medical physicians.
  • So it's not EMTs, but rather it's emergency medical physicians.
  • So welcome, physicians and medical students. We sure appreciate you being here. Thank you.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 05/15/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • assistants, which would have modified the title to become physician associate, that provision has been
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  • assistants, which would have modified the title to become physician associate, is not included.
Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Anna Yap, an emergency physician here in Sacramento, and I'm here on behalf of the California Medical
  • Anna Yap, an emergency physician here in Sacramento, and I'm here on behalf of the California Medical
  • In a documented case, a physician discovered that an AI-generated version of her, In a documented case
  • As an emergency physician, I can tell you that patients do present later and sicker after relying on
  • As physicians, our recommendations carry weight.
Summary: The committee held its first hearing and took up several privacy, AI, and consumer protection bills. SB 1106 (Cabaldon) would shorten the Delete Act data broker deletion response deadline from 45 days to 30 days; it received support from the California Initiative for Technology and Democracy, one senator said they would lay off pending implementation of the original law, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations with a 5-0 vote on call. SB 923 (Becker) would expand the CCPA deletion right to all personal information held by businesses and require online-only businesses to offer a web form or similar method for privacy requests; supporters included the California Privacy Protection Agency and privacy groups, while business groups raised concerns about scope, compliance, and the email/web-form requirement. The committee advanced it 6-0 to Appropriations, on call, with members noting continued work on amendments. SB 1142 (Becker) would regulate digital replicas and deepfakes, including takedown and notice provisions for large online platforms and protections against misuse of a person’s likeness, voice, or identity. Supporters emphasized harms from non-consensual synthetic media and fraud; opponents, including the Motion Picture Association and tech industry groups, raised First Amendment, due process, Section 230, and overbreadth concerns, especially around deceased persons and the 48-hour takedown process. Members said they would support the bill while working on constitutional issues, and it passed 6-0 to Judiciary, on call. The committee also adopted its rules without objection. The committee then heard several member bills. SB 867 (Padilla) would impose a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children; supporters cited research showing sexual content, dangerous advice, and privacy risks, while opponents asked for narrower definitions and retailer liability protections. It passed 7-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1247 (Padilla) would give child influencers a right to request deletion or modification of images and likenesses used in monetized social media content; there was little testimony beyond a civil justice group’s opposition to a new private right of action, and it passed 7-0 to Judiciary, on call. SB 1114 (Cabaldon) would restrict sharing of state-collected LGBTQ-related data absent an enforceable order; Equality California and other advocates supported it as a safeguard against misuse of sensitive data, and it passed 6-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1159 (Cabaldon) would limit local governments’ obligation to treat AI bots and agents as persons in public participation and records processes; supporters said AI-generated comment floods and requests can drown out human participation, while opponents argued the bill should focus on fraud and warned about overreach. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1050 (Ashby) would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated synthetic performers; supporters framed it as a truth-in-advertising and worker-protection measure, while opponents urged narrower, materiality-based standards and exemptions for broadcasters. Members generally supported the goal but raised concerns about breadth and alignment with existing law, and the bill was moved forward on a due-pass motion to Judiciary.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Soules, Senate Bill 222, Physician Residency Programs. Physician residency programs.
  • We have a problem with physicians. This is a direct way to address that problem.
  • In the 90s, they thought we were going to have too many physicians.
  • This needs to be something that continues so that New Mexico has plenty of physicians.
  • Most of the other issues—this is not the only thing that's going to solve our physician thing.
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 211, which would appropriate $5 million for the Las Vegas Rodriguez Park. Senator Campos said the money would help continue upgrades to baseball, softball, and little league fields and address fencing, flooding, and other park improvements as part of a larger regional park plan. There was no public opposition, and the bill received a unanimous do pass recommendation, 7-0. The committee then took up Senate Bill 131, a broad housing and zoning reform measure sponsored by Senator Maestas. The bill would allow more housing types by right, including accessory dwelling units, duplexes, townhomes, apartments in commercial zones, small-scale commercial uses in neighborhoods, and would eliminate minimum parking mandates; an amendment to remove height restrictions was adopted unanimously. Supporters, including Pew, housing advocates, chambers of commerce, builders, and some local officials, argued the bill would increase supply, lower costs, and modernize outdated zoning. Opponents, including the Realtors, Municipal League, neighborhood representatives, and several senators, argued it would preempt local control, ignore community differences, and could create infrastructure and neighborhood impacts. After extended debate, the committee tabled SB 131 by a recorded vote. Senate Bill 183 was next, proposing a feasibility study for a regional urgent care or emergency facility in Torrance County. The sponsor and local officials described long ambulance transports, heavy use of I-40, and the need for quicker access to care for rural residents and travelers. The bill drew support from a former hospital administrator and no opposition, and it passed 9-1. The committee then considered Senate Bill 222, which would appropriate $20 million for physician residency programs outside the federal system to help retain doctors in New Mexico. The sponsor and supporters said the state loses many medical graduates because of limited residency slots, while one witness urged accountability for large hospital systems. Some senators questioned the premise and feasibility, but the bill advanced on a 6-4 do pass vote to Finance.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 02/20/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • incident and they've been medication-free for five years and incident-free for five years, and a physician
  • They don't have to keep on going back to their physician. Mr.
  • says that they're years and a physician says that they're no<00:30:26.679><c> longer</c><00:30:27.240
  • </c> for the last 10 years and the physician for the last 10 years and the physician says<00:30:42.640
  • </c><00:30:47.720><c> um</c> keep on going back to their physician um keep on going back to their physician
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 25th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Transcript Highlights:
  • You regulate the physicians who are employed by Planned Parenthood in the state of Texas. Yes.
  • Texas physicians. Is that accurate?
  • At least $2 million every fiscal year for physician consultants.
  • I would, we have 59,000 physicians.
  • I just, honestly, I'm, I'm a physician that's not in my realm of expertise, but we're committed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 25th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because in the western half of the state, in 1969, you had one physician for every 1,300. 250 people
  • Medical School has graduated about 650 physicians, 150 physicians now, 25 of them, 25%, not 25, 25% from
  • Just a few highlights, you've got money in there for the Physician Education Loan Repayment Program,
  • I'm a family physician.
  • Young was my actual age and not just by name, I was a beneficiary of the physician education.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Maybe some of the medical bad death that it creates with physicians.
  • My name, as I said, is Robbie France, and I am an ER physician.
  • I attended OU and became a practicing emergency physician after completing my ER residency at Yale.
  • , hospital medicine physicians, and in Oklahoma.
  • In fact, we're the largest employer of emergency physicians in the state.
Bills: HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3928 , HB2955 , HB4453 , HB4460
Committee: House Insurance
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you understand, similar to how a gynecologist, that special relationship you have with your physician
  • as a woman, in HIV care, ...that special relationship you have with your physician as a woman, in HIV
  • care, you build a very sacred relationship with your physician.
  • And to have to just all of a sudden build that relationship and trust with another physician and practice
  • And it requires emergency departments to designate a physician, nurse, or paramedic as the lead person
Bills: S0068 , S0096 , S0340 , S0428 , S0606 , S1480 , S7018
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard public comment first on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and the iBudget waiver. Testimony on the HIV program warned that proposed Department of Health changes could disrupt care for thousands of clients, create confusion, and force people off life-saving medications; a senator suggested affected clients explore medically needy and FQHC/340B options. Testimony on iBudget urged support for a roughly 7% rate adjustment for direct support professionals, citing rising costs and the need to sustain the developmental disabilities workforce. The committee then considered several bills. SB 428 expanded Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7 and was reported favorably. SB 68 required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment standards, and readiness assessments; an amendment aligning reporting dates with the House was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1718 lengthened the time an adult may stay in an out-of-home placement before being treated as a visitor, reduced background screening burdens for foster families, made the Step Into Success program permanent, and created a best-practices program; it was also reported favorably. The committee next approved SB 606, which adds drowning-prevention and safe-bathing education to postpartum materials and requires related compliance records, and SB 96, which expands the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program to veterans up to 400% of the federal poverty level; an amendment removed the bill’s specific $500,000 appropriation so funding can be handled in the budget process. SB 340 required nursing education to include a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure, and SB 1480 created a grandfathering process for certain area-of-critical-need health care providers if federal designations change, both of which were reported favorably. The committee adjourned after all bills passed their roll calls.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 30th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • The willful and wanton standard was applied to FSED physicians after the FSED licensing act was passed
  • recent years, there have been district courts that have refused to apply this standard to FSED physicians
  • the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to include freestanding emergency department facilities and physicians
  • Jeff Addix, I have you here on behalf of Precision Emergency Physicians, PLLC.
  • Precision Emergency Physicians is an emergency medicine physician group that staffs three emergency medical
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Jun 12th, 2026

Joint Committee on Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's your physician. is kind of split between what we call like a supervisory level.
  • That's your physicians, your dentist, your APRNs, your optometrists, all with prescribing authority,
  • X is not the treating physician of patient, does this presume that it is the actual treating physician
  • 130 physicians—that I oversee in their work.
  • As a physician, I can access anyone's information in the PDMP, but I do not.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules met with a quorum and approved the minutes from the prior meeting. Members announced that two Department of Natural Resources rules had been withdrawn, leaving only the Missouri Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) rule proposal for consideration. Public testimony focused on a proposed expansion of PDMP access to additional licensed behavioral health professionals, including licensed clinical social workers, licensed master social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and psychologists, along with related clarifications to delegate access categories such as medical assistants and clinical nurse specialists. Testimony from the PDMP director and supporters from Compass Health and the Department of Mental Health argued the changes would improve care coordination, medication reconciliation, and overdose prevention within multidisciplinary behavioral health teams, especially in CCBHC settings. They said access would remain limited to licensed Missouri professionals working under supervision or collaboration with a prescriber or dispenser, and that the system is intended for treatment-related, view-only use. Opponents and skeptical committee members raised concerns that the rule would expand access beyond the original statutory framework without legislative change, could create privacy risks or misuse in non-treatment contexts such as custody disputes, and might exceed the committee’s rulemaking authority. One public witness opposed the rule, warning it could deter patients from seeking counseling and arguing the change should be made, if at all, by statute. After testimony, committee members debated whether the proposal was a permissible clarification or an impermissible substantive expansion of the law. Supporters of disapproval said the issue was legality, not the merits of PDMP access, and urged the department to seek a bill sponsor if it wanted the change enacted. A motion was made and seconded to disapprove Rule 1 CSR 60-1.010 on the grounds of lack of statutory authority, conflict with state law, and arbitrariness/capriciousness. The committee then took a roll-call vote and approved the motion by 7 ayes to 1 no, disapproving the rule and adjourning with no further business.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Filled, and we're 42nd out of 50 states in primary care physicians.
  • So this program will aim to link, I think As a physician.
  • Covered when ordered by a physician or primary care provider.
  • So there is always a physician who's able to see those kiddos.
  • So there is always a physician who's able to see those kiddos.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to build more programs for more physicians to train in the state so that we have physicians to
  • Your commitment to helping our physician workforce is vital to the state of Idaho. Thank you.
  • The biggest determinant of where physicians choose to practice is where they do residency.
  • Yeah, I had a doctor visit this morning with one of the many physicians in Idaho.
  • Yeah, I had a doctor visit this morning with one of the many physicians in Idaho.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard a series of budget presentations from the Legislative Services Office and agency leaders on higher education and health education programs. Kevin Campbell first reviewed the Office of the State Board of Education budget, noting staffing growth tied to added responsibilities, the end of federal COVID/ARPA funding, a governor-recommended supplemental reversion for the sunsetted Empowering Parents grant, and FY 2027 requests including a Canvas LMS renewal, a risk-manager transfer back to institutions, and a one-time federal AI grant. Jennifer White, OSBE executive director, defended the Canvas contract as a cost-saving centralized arrangement, discussed budget pressure on colleges and universities, and said the board is developing an outcomes-based funding model that would shift emphasis from enrollment to progression, completion, and workforce outcomes while phasing in changes to avoid destabilizing institutions. Members asked about cuts, tuition, private donations, rainy-day funds, the longitudinal data system, CETL Now usage, and whether programs should be evaluated or eliminated based on outcomes. White said the board is still gathering data and expects at least another year before a workable funding proposal is ready, and she emphasized that unearned funds under the new model would be returned to OSBE for targeted intervention rather than simply removed. The committee also discussed risk-management centralization, with White explaining that moving risk managers back to institutions would improve day-to-day efficiency while OSBE retains enterprise risk oversight. The committee then turned to health education programs, beginning with Family Medicine Residencies. Campbell outlined the program’s funding and recent growth, and residency leaders said the 3% holdback affected both ISU-based and hospital-affiliated programs but would not force immediate reductions. They stressed the importance of continued legislative support, noted that residency training helps retain physicians in Idaho, and said the programs rely on a mix of state, federal, and patient-care revenue. Members also raised concerns about clinical placement capacity, rural access, and whether federal rural health funds could help support expansion. Additional presentations covered the Eastern Idaho Medical Residencies and the University of Utah medical program. EIMR leaders said Idaho remains far short of needed psychiatrists, especially child psychiatrists, and that training residents in-state helps keep physicians in Idaho; they also described private hospital support as part of the funding model. For the University of Utah program, Campbell said the state supports both medical students and psychiatry residents, and the program requested funding for three additional child psychiatry residents. Dr. Beth Botz, the training director, attributed rising child psychiatry need to increased stress, social media, COVID-era effects, and broader awareness of mental health issues, and said placing residents in southeast Idaho has already improved access and reduced wait times.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 12th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's say you have a primary physician you know and trust for your child's care.
  • Your physician sends you to the ER for hospital admittance for IV antibiotics.
  • The DCF physician overrides your physician at this time. They have no say so any longer.
  • . ...was removed after a non-specialist override of the treating physician.
  • I had six treating physicians write letters.
Bills: S0042 , S0578 , S0624 , S7018
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first heard SB 624, which would codify DCF’s current practice of allowing batterers intervention programs to offer supplemental faith-based activities so long as participation is voluntary. The bill drew support from faith-based and family organizations, which argued it would restore access to effective rehabilitation options and remove discriminatory barriers. SB 624 was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 42, which would require child protective investigators and child protection teams to rely on qualified medical professionals when a child has a documented pre-existing diagnosis or when a parent requests an exam, and would require clearer notice to parents and custodians at the start of an investigation. Testimony overwhelmingly came from parents, advocates, and disability rights representatives describing cases in which medically complex children were allegedly misdiagnosed as abuse victims and families were separated unnecessarily. Members expressed sympathy and support, and SB 42 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered CS/SB 578, creating an Alzheimer’s disease awareness initiative within the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection, brain health education, research updates, and clinical trial awareness, with outreach focused on older adults and at-risk populations. An amendment was adopted to place the campaign within the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative. A caregiver testified about the need for public education and early diagnosis, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also took up SPB 7018, a committee bill on child welfare that would extend the definition of “visitor” for foster homes to reduce repeated background checks, make the Step Into Success foster youth workforce pilot permanent and statewide, and create a program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare to catalog best practices among community-based care lead agencies. The bill was approved as a committee bill and reported favorably. Finally, the Department of Children and Families presented its 2025-26 final funding methodology and rates report for community-based care. Members questioned the proposed tiered model, including insurance costs, risk corridors, prevention funding, performance measures, and regional funding disparities. No vote was taken on the presentation, but members discussed the possible need for follow-up legislation and additional stakeholder input.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 6th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • assistants,... ...from coroner investigators, registered nurses, physician assistants, and emergency
  • of emergency, an elective procedure requested or suggested by a physician or requested by a minor.
  • And there's a difference between a practicing clinical physician and a political appointee.
  • I'm married to a physician. I get it.
  • It provides relative to physicians. House Bill 1155 by Representative Robbie Carter.
Bills: SB57 , SB405 , HB62 , HB193 , HB203 , HB222 , HB246 , HB420 , HB475 , HB486 , HB574 , HB584 , HB815 , HB949 , HB1092 , HB1214
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 12th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what RS 3336 does is for physicians in primary care, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology who
  • act as preceptors, we're going to ask the department to run a pilot program and exempt those physicians
  • In theory, that would lower the bureaucratic and administrative burden on our physicians.
  • And that is basically the elevator pitch, is that we're going to do a gold card program for physicians
  • basically are only working within those three subspecialties, and we also are capping it at 100 physicians
Keywords: 989, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Tammy Penhollow is a double board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician and a U.S.
  • She is the founder of a physician-owned regenerative medicine practice in Scottsdale and serves on the
  • Arizona Medical Association's private practice physicians section governing council.
  • Penhollow regularly advises on issues related to anesthesia, pain care, physician scope of practice,
  • HB 2731, physicians. Health and Human Services. HB 2733, University Board.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Tammy Penhollow, a board-certified anesthesiologist, pain medicine physician, and Navy veteran. Members also introduced several guests in the gallery, including school board members and representatives from Republic Services, which was highlighted for its Arizona operations, employment, and sustainability work. Attendance was recorded at 57 present, zero absent, and two excused. The main floor business consisted of reading a large number of bills and resolutions for first and second reading and referring first-read measures to committee. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public safety, education, health and human services, water and natural resources, commerce, taxation, housing, transportation, artificial intelligence, abortion-related issues, firearms, labor, and appropriations. No substantive debate or votes on individual bills were taken during this portion of the session. Toward the end of the meeting, members made committee announcements and birthday wishes, including a birthday greeting for Representative Aaron Márquez. Committee schedules were announced for Commerce, Education, Natural Resources, Energy and Water, Government, Judiciary, Ways and Means, and others. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.