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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 1 May 18th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ; we kept the heart of the bill in the programs.
  • care programs as well.
  • says is the first state-level program of this kind in the nation because that federal program was cut
  • So I'm really proud of other programs like the Universal Meals Program and other areas to continue that
  • We were able to put $2 million more dollars into the challenge program, which is a statewide program
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1425 repeals sections of the Health Care Workers and Educators' Assistance Program and the
  • The program I'm familiar with operates in several states.
  • My other question is, this program has been morphing over the last several years.
  • Well, I'm not an expert on this particular program as it exists in the state.
  • Members, Senate Bill 1344 is the insulin access and affordability program. It is a system where...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Since starting the program in 2005, Coach Reed has built a championship legacy, now adding back-to-back
  • Program, these students have done an outstanding job.
  • Samantha is a political science major from the Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program.
  • But, again, the program exists. Existing, and then cutting out a significant portion of people.
  • And it's under the medical graduate program.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Feb 10th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairwoman helped initiate and lead. the Intertribal Sikkim Wilderness Council to preserve nearly 5,000
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session May 16th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please rise for the invocation to be delivered by Minister Jason Wilder, Elgin Church of Christ in Elgin
  • admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting during which the student's Individualized Education Program
Bills: SB128, SB203, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB731, SB781, SB801, SB867, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1232, SB1262, SB1444, SB1483, SB1782, SB1798, SB1861, SB1897, SB1944, SB2023, SB2082, SB2215, SB2309, SB2497, SB2549, SB2566, SB2603, SB2607, SB2617, SB2688, SB2797, SB2799, SB2841, SB2891, SB2919, SB2928, SB2969, SB2994, SB3070, HB11, HB12, HB26, HB33, HB34, HB45, HB48, HB130, HB148, HB198, HB210, HB303, HB647, HB668, HB677, HB762, HB791, HB1022, HB1041, HB1188, HB1240, HB1242, HB1261, HB1318, HB1397, HB1465, HB1520, HB1535, HB1729, HB1778, HB1950, HB2003, HB2027, HB2029, HB2559, HB2596, HB2607, HB2692, HB2712, HB2742, HB2768, HB2775, HB2788, HB2802, HB2894, HB3474, HB3594, HB3611, HB3698, HB3699, HB3700, HB4187, HB4753, HB4804, HB4850, HB4885, HB5061, HB5238, HB5560, HCR90, SJR34, SB529, SB541, SB693, SB963, SB1173, SB1646, SB1734, SB1833, SB1968, SB2544, SB1, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB2308, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB128, SB2309, SB1861, SB2617, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB511, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2799, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB1749, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1782, SB1944, SB1232, SB2969, SB2497, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB781, SB524, SB2233, SB2683, HB1393, HB2559, HB26, HB2607, HB3810, HB388, HB12, HB2712, HB2692, HB1633, HB1318, HB685, HB4753, HB2742, HB303, HB198, HB1535, HB762, HB148, HB1520, HB5061, HB2286, HB1606, HB1041, HB132, HB11, HB45, HB48, HB1261, HB1465, HB1778, HB2596, HB5238, HB33, HB1188, HB210, HB1022, HB1458, HB5560, HB1240, HB1950, HB2027, HB2768, HB2788, HB2791, HB3146, HB3698, HB3699, HB1893, HB3700, HB4850, HB4187, HB1397, HB4885, HB4804, HB3751, HB3611, HB2775, HB2061, HB2003, HB1729, HB1242, HB791, HB2029, HB647, HB2522, HB4738, HB3033, HB3594, HB3474, HB2563, HB2802, HB34, HB128, HB130, HB581, HB668, HB677, HB766, HB2259, HB2960, HB2358, HB2894, HB4384, HB2663, HB748, HB793, HB1193, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3104, HB5180, HB4739, HB1584, HB4344, HB4238, HB4219, HB3806, HB3805, HB3804, HB3803, HB3229, HB3228, HB1922, HB1522, HB431, HB3597, HB1612, HB4224, HB754, HB1314, HB2254, HB2789, HB3560, HB4643, HB1237, HCR90, HCR98, SJR60, SB1319, SB1978, SB3038, SB3045, SB1633, HB3126, HB2856, HB3114, HB3041, HB3505, HB4205, HB5652, HB3687, HB5424, HB4506, HB3370, HB2025, HB4273
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > program<00:08:54.920> and the federal Medicare program and the federal Medicare program
  • One program that we looked at was the dialysis program.
  • Without the 340B program, our finances would be much worse. 340B is a federal program that helps fill
  • own program.
  • <01:15:32.880> and<01:15:33.239> when program or the Medicaid Program and when program
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Health Finance and Policy Committee heard testimony from the Minnesota Hospital Association and several hospital leaders about the financial strain facing hospitals across Minnesota. The association’s CEO said hospitals are essential 24/7 safety-net providers, but rising labor, supply, technology, and drug costs are outpacing reimbursement from Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial payers. He warned that many not-for-profit hospitals are struggling, that workforce shortages remain significant, and that the committee should consider help on Medicaid rates, discharge/boarding problems, mental health services, workforce development, protecting the 340B drug discount program, and avoiding new mandates that add costs. Relle Schultz of Winona Health described a community hospital with a 49-bed facility and long-term care services that has faced years of losses, including a $17 million loss in 2023 and $12 million in losses the following year. She said government payers now make up about 65% of the hospital’s mix, and each 1% increase in that mix costs about $1 million. She highlighted the difficulty of sustaining services such as dialysis, which was nearly closed until a local donor provided $3 million to keep it open for three years, and she emphasized the importance of 340B savings and the need for higher Medicaid payments. Carrie Mulski of Riverview Health in Crookston said critical access hospitals are also under pressure despite their federal designation. She explained that federal support has eroded, that Medicaid and other public programs do not cover full costs, and that her hospital’s 340B savings help keep the doors open. She said Riverview opened a new hospital in 2020 but was hit by the pandemic and inflation, leading to annual losses of $5 million to $6 million and a negative operating margin of 9% to 10%. She also described bond covenant problems, low cash on hand, the prior closure of the nursing home, and the need for rapid state action to stabilize rural hospitals and preserve access to care.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 2/26/25

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • > to<00:05:24.520> work and residence program an effort to work and residence program an effort
  • and we're trying to do these programs and we're trying to do these programs based<00:18:30.039><
  • with youth to get kids in the program beyond the program and outdoor more—whomever would respond to
  • Our naturalist programs, though, have like 8,000 programs with 245,000 participants, and we delivered
  • <01:06:59.400> and program as a skill building program and program as a skill building program
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Elizabeth Healthcare in Northern Kentucky, and I'm the director of the lung cancer screening program
  • Doug, as I mentioned, I'm the director of our lung cancer screening program at St.
  • Doug, as I mentioned, I'm the director of our lung cancer screening program at St.
  • As I mentioned, I'm the director of our lung cancer screening program at St.
  • As I mentioned, I'm the director of our lung cancer screening program at St.
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met for its first meeting of the year, established a quorum, and heard two bills. House Bill 211, sponsored by Representative Chris Lewis, would create a definition for cigar bars and allow indoor cigar smoking in qualifying establishments if they meet criteria such as deriving at least 15% of gross income from cigar-related sales, restricting entry to those 21 and older, prohibiting cigarettes and vaping, and requiring a smoke-free area for deliveries. Lewis and Louisville Metro Council member Anthony Pantini described the bill as a small-business and tourism measure modeled on Tennessee law, while the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and a St. Elizabeth physician opposed it, arguing it would undermine local smoke-free ordinances and expose patrons and workers to harmful secondhand smoke. Several members raised local-control concerns, and Lewis said he was open to local governments making decisions on less restrictive approaches. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then approved HB 211 on a roll call vote, with multiple members voting yes and several no votes, sending the bill forward as amended. The committee then heard House Bill 160 from Representative Susan Whitten, with Logan Haynes of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute. They said Kentucky faces a housing shortage of roughly 200,000 units and that starter homes are increasingly unaffordable, making manufactured housing an important part of the solution. Whitten said the bill would treat manufactured housing more like site-built housing while still allowing local governments to enforce cosmetic standards such as roof pitch, exterior facade, and foundation material, and she emphasized that HOA, deed, and historical preservation restrictions would remain in place. Haynes argued that modern manufactured homes are federally and state inspected, more energy efficient, faster to build, and more affordable than site-built homes, and he said the bill would not open the door to older-style mobile homes or single-wides except in limited narrow-lot situations. Representatives from the Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Association of Counties expressed concerns about the bill’s current language, saying land-use decisions should remain local and warning that the definition of qualified manufactured home and the bill’s treatment of local standards could have unintended consequences. They said they appreciated Whitten’s willingness to work with them and indicated they hoped to continue negotiating amendments as the bill moved forward. No vote on HB 160 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • government and society, but yet absurd criminal laws threaten to follow me even in the middle of the wilderness
  • passed Prop. 203, a citizen's initiative to fund quality early childhood development and health programs
  • Another issue with this bill is that if we want to add protections to children, fund an education program
  • actually educates youth on the dangers of smoking and any derivative of nicotine... ...education program
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jasleen Chatwal. Members then made numerous introductions of guests and visiting groups, including Irish dignitaries and a proclamation recognizing St. Patrick’s Day, AFSCME and CWA members, the Arizona Farm Bureau, the Arizona chapter of the American College of Surgeons for Stop the Bleed training, and advocates for rare skeletal conditions. The chamber also announced committee substitutions and received Senate messages and committee reports. On business from the desk, the House voted to request the Senate return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration. The House then moved through first and second readings of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions, placing them on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, HB 2750 and HB 2999 were each amended and recommended do pass; both were reported back and ordered engrossed for further action. On third reading, the House rejected reconsideration of HB 2197, which dealt with water access and camping near water sources, after debate over criminal penalties and conservation concerns. The House then passed HB 2429 on vacation rentals and short-term rentals, HB 2950 creating special districts and tourism improvement areas, and HB 4001 concerning nicotine products and youth access, each after floor debate and recorded votes. The chamber also adopted a proclamation honoring AFSCME Arizona, made committee and caucus announcements, and adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill, the area that we programs.
  • <00:05:08.720> throughout<00:05:09.280> the programs throughout the programs throughout
  • This funding will be grant program.
  • The House File 2563 is not just about programming and initiative.
  • <00:12:29.279> that this is supportive to programs that this is supportive to programs that
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House considered a conference committee report on House File 2563, the legacy bill, and members described it as a bipartisan agreement with the Senate. Representative Vang outlined several major changes from the House version, including restoring funding for Peace in the Valley in parks and trails, moving Wilderness Inquiry funding to the arts and culture fund, increasing the Minnesota Zoo to $3.4 million, raising the Children’s Museum to $1 million, setting aside $1.5 million for a competitive grant pool for children’s museums statewide, and increasing the Science Museum to $700,000. Supporters said the bill invests in clean water, parks and trails, outdoor heritage, arts and cultural heritage, and a new community identity and heritage grant program for underserved communities. Several members spoke in favor of the report, emphasizing the value of legacy funds for conservation, cultural programming, tourism, and community identity. Speakers highlighted specific beneficiaries and projects, including outdoor heritage groups, the Science Museum, Latino arts and mural projects, and competitive funding for creative arts and music. One member noted that some state agencies also received appropriations in the bill and criticized fee increases on Minnesotans, while another said the bill reflected a fair negotiation process and that some programs saw reductions because of a $33.1 million accounting-related shortfall. After debate, the House adopted the conference committee report. The clerk then took the roll, and the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a vote of 113 yeas and 21 nays, with its title agreed to.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • We've got a lot of camping, a lot of beautiful. wilderness and forest areas.
  • A lot of times, contractors—so we're just trying to start this program.
  • We have our county cooperative program at $886 million, our municipal arterial program at $288 million
  • , and the total County Arterial Program at $1.5 million.
  • So that obviously will bolster that program.
Keywords: 996, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee, I'm Ross Switzer from Florence, and I volunteer for the Great Old Broads for Wilderness.
  • And one of the tools that addresses this loss is the current cross-fostering program, I'm.
  • And one of the tools that addresses this loss is the current cross-fostering program, I'm.
  • And one of the tools that addresses this loss is the current cross-fostering program, where genetically
  • What happens to the program? Ed: Mr.
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee approved the minutes from January 20 and January 27, 2026, then heard several bills related to weather modification, water policy, wildlife, cosmetics, and groundwater management. SB 1278 would ban intentional solar radiation management in Arizona and bar public entities or recipients of public funds from supporting related technology development. Supporters argued it was needed to stop harmful geoengineering, while opponents said it would block research and distract from real pollution problems. The committee voted 5-2 with one not voting to give SB 1278 a do pass recommendation. The committee then considered SB 1279, which would regulate weather modification licenses, require ADWR and ADEQ review of chemicals, public notice, and public meetings, and—under a proposed strike-everything amendment—shift complaint enforcement to ADWR and require rulemaking. Testimony was largely in support from stakeholders and SRP, while ADEQ was neutral but warned it lacked standards, resources, and expertise to develop the required chemical limits on the bill’s timeline. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill as amended 5-2 with one not voting. Members next passed SB 1005, which would prohibit the sale of cosmetics developed with animal testing, with supporters citing cruelty concerns and industry alternatives; the bill received a do pass recommendation 4-2 with two not voting. SB 1202, requiring ADWR to include more detailed data in five-year groundwater supply-and-demand assessments, drew opposition from ADWR over feasibility, cost, and the risk of misleading conclusions, but still received a do pass recommendation 4-2 with two not voting. The committee also passed SB 1280, which would bar Game and Fish from using public funds to transport Mexican gray wolf pups into Arizona; wildlife advocates opposed it as harmful to recovery, while Game and Fish said it would not affect core responsibilities and was neutral. Finally, SB 1287, with a conforming amendment, was approved 5-1 with two not voting to extend certain irrigation grandfathered-right groundwater uses to subsequent active management areas. The committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:31:53.880> Resort<00:31:54.320> on<00:31:54.639> the historic Wilderness
  • Resort on the historic Wilderness Resort on the Gunflint<00:31:55.440> Trail<00:31:56.440>
  • modifications in this bill make conforming changes in statute to account for our public health care programs
  • modifications in this bill make conforming changes in statute to account for our public health care programs
  • that occur during a plan year, but a plan year is not a concept for DHS fee-for-service healthcare programs
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Transcript Highlights:
  • He's currently serving as the medical director of the PA program and co-medical director for the URA.
  • I'm looking at information of these programs that exist in other states where this program does not exist
  • But I would have been better served, Speaker, if I had started out enrolled in education programs and
  • We should let Inspired to Teach work its effectiveness on our teacher program.
  • One program reports that they've placed 55,000 teachers in jobs. 60, almost 6,900 of them are special
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 04/20/26

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:09:26.400> capacity organization, from programming capacity organization, from programming
  • <00:09:31.960> those<00:09:32.160> until<00:09:32.400> they they don't program
  • those until they they don't program those until they close<00:09:32.880> their<00:09:33.040><
  • sections of it the Laura Ingalls Wilder sections of it along<00:26:38.480> the<00:26:38.560><
  • <00:39:25.920> for how would you design such a program for how would you design such a program
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Exston is the home to the state's first accredited doctor of physical therapy program, and it's producing
  • Agriculture and Applied Sciences is shaping the future of Oklahoma through the enrichment of community programs
  • funds up to 2 million dollars to the Office of Juvenile Affairs to address gaps in the youth services program
  • the Oklahoma State Department of Health to address gaps in funding for the rural hospital rebuild program
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-13-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • staff<00:10:44.800> spaces, programming, site design, staff spaces, programming, site design
  • program that has been moving forward. program that has been moving forward.
  • tied our exercises to that that program. tied our exercises to that that program.
  • a wider range of comprehensive programs a wider range of comprehensive programs due<00:31:36.440
  • up by family members or by the program up by family members or by the program that<00:42:51.960>