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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It is a bill entirely about ethical standards.
- After no further questions, the hearing on House Bill 3423 concluded.
- Those in favor of House Bill 2643, please come forward.
- Seeing no further witnesses, that will include House Bill 2643.
- Housing, child care, and transportation.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Oct 8th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, Representative Tara Lujan (member_13031) from House District 48.
- I represent Santa Fe, House District 48. Thank you. Good morning, Madam Chair, Mr. Vice Chair.
- And being on House Appropriations, that's one of the questions we always ask, right?
- So my question also is, where are those ethical guidelines and policies being discussed?
- About sort of the ethics of all of this.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) May 7th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They must remain places of ethics, dignity, and healing.
- House number 5-316. That bill's been read a third time.
- Paper from the House. The Senate will be in order. Paper from the House.
- Paper from the House.
- The bill will be endorsed accordingly and sent to the House to be joined.
Summary:
The Senate took up the Protect Act, a broad immigration-related bill, and first adopted Amendment 6 offered by Senator Kennedy. Kennedy framed the amendment as strengthening protections for DDS facilities and other disability-related settings, arguing that immigrant caregivers are essential to the direct care workforce and that these spaces should be treated as sensitive care environments. The chamber also agreed to print several senators’ remarks in the journal.
Members then considered a series of amendments, with many withdrawn or rejected. An effective-date amendment was adopted, while multiple amendments from Senator Tarr and Senator Keenan dealing with 287G agreements, detainers, civil arrests, notification procedures, sanctuary-related language, and other enforcement provisions were defeated. Amendment 34, expanding safe-space language to include residential schools and residential programs licensed or funded by the state, was adopted. Amendment 11 on protecting immigrant victims of crime and trafficking was not adopted.
Later, the Senate adopted Amendment 10 from Senator Edwards on courthouse curtilage and Amendment 20 establishing a commission on immigration, with Edwards noting minority-party representation would be included. Amendment 13 from Senator Miranda, protecting health care workers from retaliation when acting in good faith for patients, was also adopted. A corrective amendment from Senator Friedman was adopted, and Senator Montigny used the occasion to speak about human trafficking and the need to protect victims and prosecute traffickers.
After the Ways and Means recommendation was adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 37-3. The Senate then took up a House amendment to a student learning and mental health bill, rejected the House changes, and appointed a conference committee. The chamber also adopted an order to adjourn and recessed until the following Monday.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) May 7th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They'll come to the State House and say, why aren't you guys doing something?
- They must remain places of ethics, dignity, and healing.”
- House No. 5316. That bill's been read a third time.
- Paper from the House. The Senate will be in order. Paper from the House.
- Paper from the House.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They'll come to the State House and say, why aren't you guys doing something?
- They must remain places of ethics, dignity, and healing.
- problem. a Senate or House or Massachusetts problem.
- House No. 5316. That bill's been read a third time.
- Paper from the House. The Senate will be in order. Paper from the House.
Summary:
The Senate considered a comprehensive immigration-related bill, the Protect Act (House No. 5316), with extensive debate focused on limiting civil immigration enforcement in sensitive locations and protecting immigrants, victims, workers, and public institutions. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fear in schools, hospitals, courts, child care settings, and other community spaces, while preserving criminal law enforcement and public safety cooperation. Several senators also emphasized the economic and community contributions of immigrants, and some spoke from personal or district experience about fear, school enrollment declines, and impacts on health care and daily life.
A number of amendments were debated. Amendment 6, offered by Senator Kennedy, was adopted to extend protections to DDS facilities and disability-related care settings, with supporters stressing the importance of protecting immigrant caregivers and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Other adopted amendments included Amendment 7 on effective dates, Amendment 34 adding residential schools/programs as safe spaces, Amendment 10 on courthouse curtilage, Amendment 13 protecting health care workers from retaliation, Amendment 20 establishing an immigration commission with minority-party representation, and Amendment 69 as a corrective/technical amendment. Many other amendments, largely offered by Senator Tarr and others, were rejected, including proposals concerning 287G agreements, detainers, civil arrests, court authority, and legal defense funding; several amendments were also withdrawn.
The chamber took multiple roll-call votes on contested amendments. Amendment 59 on 287G funds was defeated 5-34, Amendment 63 on status information tied to criminal offenses was defeated 7-32, Amendment 67 on felony detainers was defeated 10-29, and Amendment 75 on state-funded legal defense programs was defeated 5-34. After amendments were completed, the Senate adopted the Ways and Means recommendation, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed by a 37-3 vote. The Senate later rejected a House amendment, appointed a conference committee, and adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/29/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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- Uh the the to you House Bill 1340.
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- on House Bill 1340.
- Is there anybody else here to speak on House Bill 1506? >> House Bill 1506?
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 056 Mar 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to hear House Bill 107, House Bill 1186, Senate Bill 74, House Bill 1232, and Senate Bill
- Senate Bill 34, Senate Bill 13, House Bill 1095, Senate Bill 64, House Bill 1258, House Bill 1090, and
- House Bill 1191.
- Senate Bill 64, House Bill 1258, House Senate Bill 64, House Bill 1258, House Bill<01:27:48.400><c>
- </c> Bill 1090, and House Bill 1191. Bill 1090, and House Bill 1191.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- House. House.
- It protects providers practicing ethical, evidence-based medicine.
- ethical providers practicing ethical evidence-based<00:25:46.799><c> medicine.
- Members, voting on House<01:17:50.960><c> Bill</c><01:17:51.440><c> 251.
- Chair's recommendation House Bill 251.
Committee:
House Health
Summary:
The joint hearing covered House Bill 251, which would require hospitals to report costs associated with Medicare and uninsured patients, and House Bill 1875, which would expand protections for gender-affirming health care services. On HB 251, the Department of Health said it supported the intent but described the bill as complicated and potentially impractical as drafted because the department lacks the expertise to produce the required analyses without outside help. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation echoed those concerns, while the Queen’s Health System said it was willing to work with the department to provide the information. In committee discussion, officials explained that hospital support in Hawaii includes public hospital appropriations and the provider tax program, which uses hospital and nursing home contributions to draw federal matching funds; a department witness estimated the net benefit at about $150 million for hospitals and $20 million for nursing facilities, though exact figures would be provided later.
On HB 1875, the Insurance Division testified with concerns that the bill’s language on prohibited actions by malpractice insurers was broad and vague, and that a rate-increase prohibition could conflict with actuarially based insurance pricing. The division also noted it was not the primary enforcement agency for the statute. In contrast, many testifiers strongly supported the bill, including the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, PFLAG Oahu, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, the Hawaii County Democratic Party, and others. Supporters argued that gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and protected by privacy and bodily autonomy principles, and that the bill would protect patients and providers from outside political interference. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day One - Wednesday, January 7
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Resolution No. 3872, be it resolved that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the
- House Concurrent Resolution No. 21.
- House Concurrent Resolution No. 22.
- Welcome to the House.
- The clerk will now read the House Bills and House Joint Resolutions.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Oct 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This unit houses two certified VSOs to ensure that we are taking services out there.
- These might be some examples of housing.
- About 40% of that will be affordable and accessible housing.
- We're moving along to the next item, and that's going to be Ethics.
- If there's anyone here with the Ethics Commission, please come forward.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
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- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives that when the two houses adjourn on Friday, February
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- violation or he could be an ethical violation or he could be fired. fired. fired.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- They had been discussed in health policy and health ethics fields for decades leading up to 2020. 2020
- And so a general belief in kind of society having an ethical duty to protect children.
- course, deprioritizing people who are predicted to have less than five years to live is problematic, ethically
- And so even if, hypothetically, this system could be ethically justified if these predictions were perfectly
- There is also a House version of the bill, but it's the Senate version that's the one that's been advanced
Summary:
The Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities’ Long-Term Services and Supports and Health Equity Subcommittee met to hear a presentation from Colin Killick of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network on disability discrimination in crisis standards of care during COVID-19. He described how Massachusetts and other states initially used standards that prioritized longer life expectancy and, in some cases, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), which he argued devalued the lives of disabled people and older adults. He also discussed related issues such as denial of transplants, pressure on disabled patients to sign do-not-resuscitate orders, and inequities affecting communities of color. He said disability advocates, legal groups, and public officials pushed back through litigation, media, and organizing, leading to revisions of Massachusetts’ standards and the eventual inclusion of disability advocates in the drafting process.
Killick also discussed vaccine rollout, saying disabled people were initially under-prioritized but later gained broader access and more accessible vaccination options such as ASL interpretation and in-home vaccination. He closed by urging support for S. 869, an act relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care, which he said would ban disability-based discrimination in crisis standards, prohibit QALYs in health care decision-making, and add protections against coerced DNRs. He noted the bill had been favorably reported out of the Health Care Financing Committee but still needed support.
In questions, members asked why the bill had not advanced further; Killick said earlier opposition from QALY supporters had been resolved, and the main barrier now was lack of legislative prioritization. Members thanked him for the presentation and for the work on revising crisis standards. The subcommittee then completed roll call, approved the prior minutes, and adjourned, noting the next meeting would be August 31.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I also have a bill in this space that's moving over to your house right now that specifically deals with
- ensure adequate guardrails are in place to maintain a human-centered approach and keep safety and ethical
- but only if it is utilized in a way that maintains a human-centered approach and keeps safety and ethical
- I have a legal and ethical duty to intervene and save a life.
- licensed behavioral health professionals who dedicate their careers to meeting rigorous educational, ethical
Summary:
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training.
The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety.
SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- I also have a bill in this space that's moving over to your house right now that specifically deals with
- ensure adequate guardrails are in place to maintain a human-centered approach and keep safety and ethical
- but only if it is utilized in a way that maintains a human-centered approach and keeps safety and ethical
- I have a legal and ethical duty to intervene and save a life.
- licensed behavioral health professionals who dedicate their careers to meeting rigorous educational, ethical
Committee:
House Business and Professions
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We would do not pass House Bill 253, but a due pass on House Education Committee substitute for House
- So we have a do not pass on House Bill 253, but a due pass on House Education Committee substitute for
- …have a due pass on House Education Committee substitute for House Bill 253. Thank you.
- I'm in support of House Bill 185.
- I believe it's House Memorial 30.
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, I'm going to close the hearing on House Bill 199 and I'm going to open the hearing on House
- Seeing none, I'm going to close the hearing on House Bill 199 and I'm going to open the hearing on House
- I am in support of House Bill 369.
- Scott Dyer said he is trained in clinical ethics and currently teaches philosophical ethics, with an
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Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 199, which would extend the statute of limitations for civil actions seeking damages from PFAS contamination from six years to 20 years. The prime sponsor and other supporters argued that PFAS contamination in southern New Hampshire has long-term and often delayed health and property impacts, making the current six-year period too short for victims to discover harm, connect it to exposure, and seek relief. Supporters described contamination in places such as Merrimack and surrounding communities, cited health concerns including cancer, developmental issues, and other illnesses, and said a longer period would better preserve legal rights while still requiring proof of causation. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but acknowledged the contamination and ongoing work to address it. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill, arguing that evidence becomes stale over time, memories and documents fade, and a longer window would make it harder to determine causation when other exposures or intervening factors may be involved.
Committee members questioned both sides about causation, the difficulty of proving PFAS-related illness, and whether a 20-year period was necessary if a plaintiff already knows of the injury and its source. Supporters responded that PFAS effects can emerge slowly, that scientific understanding continues to develop, and that current knowledge is still incomplete. Opponents said the existing discovery rule already starts the clock when harm and causal connection are known, and that extending the period would reduce clarity and fairness in litigation. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing on HB 199.
The committee then opened House Bill 268 FN, which was described as a technical measure to confirm that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals may hold hearings in its Concord hearing rooms. The sponsor indicated the bill reflects current practice and does not require additional facilities. With only one witness listed and no apparent opposition, the discussion was brief and focused on why the authorization should be placed in statute rather than left to practice.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We build—most of my counties build maybe a couple houses a year.
- We don’t pay them to fortify their house or build a chicken coop better or what have you.
- Please support funding for wildlife coexistence through these ethics and non-lethal methods.
- Please support funding for wildlife coexistence through these ethics and non-lethal methods.
- what the Got hit in Willow Creek right outside a house.
Summary:
The hearing focused on human-wildlife conflict in California, especially predator management involving bears, mountain lions, coyotes, and wolves. The chair and Assemblymember Hadwick framed the issue as a balance between protecting people, livestock, and property while preserving wildlife and biodiversity, citing habitat loss, development, drought, wildfire, and climate change as drivers of conflict. Department of Fish and Wildlife officials described their conflict-response work, including public education, depredation permits, wildlife incident reporting, and coordination with sheriffs, counties, and other agencies. They also noted that wildlife sightings and conflicts are increasingly common in both rural and urban areas, including recent mountain lion activity in San Francisco and ongoing bear conflicts in places like Tahoe and Sierra Madre.
CDFW staff outlined the department’s human-wildlife conflict program, including the WEIR reporting system, a public toolkit, limited-term staff, and regional response efforts. They said the program grew out of drought-related incidents and later state funding, but that one-time money has expired, creating service gaps. Officials also discussed specific management approaches such as Tahoe’s trap-tag-haze bear program, DNA-based incident tracking, and the use of nonlethal deterrents before lethal action. For wolves, they explained that the species is protected and managed differently from bears and lions, that there is no general depredation-kill process for wolves, and that the department is working on data-sharing agreements, county liaisons, compensation programs, and improved coordination with ranchers and local law enforcement.
Members pressed the department on underreporting, trust in state agencies, the need for sheriffs to participate in investigations, and whether more authority should be given for public-safety removals or hazing. Assemblymember Gonzalez also raised wildlife trafficking and border enforcement issues in Southern California. The panel repeatedly emphasized that more resources, technology, and local partnerships are needed. Officials gave budget context, saying roughly $17 million in one-time funding over several years supported conflict response and wolf compensation efforts, but that staffing and program capacity remain limited. The chair concluded by noting interest in further work on technology, funding, and institutionalizing collaboration, and the hearing then moved to a second panel of university researchers who presented on wolf and mountain lion conflict, habitat planning, trust, and the need for flexible, science-based, locally tailored mitigation strategies.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- If the Department of Housing and Community Affairs issues a multifamily housing waiver bond, or if there
- Last session In addition to providing the agency $21.3 million in general revenue, House Bill 9 and house
- I will note that House Bill 9 and House Joint Resolution 125, which authorize the broadband infrastructure
- I'm the Executive Director of the Texas Ethics Commission.
- The cost, housing costs mainly, are the big.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Dec 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- In the third document, we hone in on ethical considerations. that human inquiry, AI, human empowerment
- In the third document, we hone in on ethical considerations.
- In the third document, we hone in on ethical considerations.
- see is specific standards focusing on equipping students with critical thinking, problem solving, ethical
- all of our internal systems to support teachers with that, and we made a customized chatbot that houses
Summary:
The committee met to hear an overview of Washington’s alternative learning experience (ALE) programs and then an update on artificial intelligence in schools. OSPI’s Anissa Sherritt explained that ALE is a course-level funding designation for instruction that occurs partly or wholly away from the traditional seat-time model, with online, site-based, and remote course types. She emphasized that ALE is still basic education, subject to the same public school requirements, and that OSPI provides technical assistance, annual reporting review, and program reviews. Representatives from several programs described different models: Washington Virtual Academy (a large online ALE operated through Omak School District and partnered with for-profit Stride), Columbia Virtual Academy in Valley School District (a district-run, nonprofit online/remote program), Pearl in Quilcene (a K-8 remote parent partnership program), and River Home Link in Battleground (a site-based hybrid program). They discussed student supports, special education, enrichment, family choice, transportation, and how they measure outcomes. Members asked for follow-up information on funding, demographics, racial and ethnic data, multilingual learners, and post-graduation outcomes, and OSPI agreed to provide additional data where available.
The committee then heard from OSPI and several districts about AI guidance and implementation. OSPI’s Holly Ryan Calloway described the agency’s human-centered AI framework, three guidance documents for schools, statewide professional learning, an AI innovation summit, and new AI literacy and informatics course frameworks and CIP codes. Quincy School District described a multi-year effort to integrate AI by centering student needs, creating district policy and classroom guidance, and training teachers to use AI responsibly while building an AI readiness plan from elementary through high school. Peninsula School District described its AI action research team, teacher professional learning, and classroom uses of generative AI to support science instruction, communication, and prompt engineering, while stressing that AI should enhance rather than replace learning. Members raised questions about privacy, energy and water use, prompt engineering, workforce and university connections, and the need for clear standards and ongoing educator training. No votes were taken.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Mar 31st, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- You're in the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
- So Chairman Bacala, if you don't mind, we're going to start with House Bill 205. Ms.
- Members, this is House Bill 67 by Representative Bacala.
- At the very least, I would add the ethics board to the things that you're doing.
- Seeing no objection, House Bill 67 is reported favorably.
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Summary:
The committee met on March 31 with a quorum present and heard three bills by Representative Bacala. House Bill 205 sought to increase compensation for election commissioners, with the author and several clerks of court and commissioners testifying that pay had not changed in 19 years despite greater responsibilities, longer hours, and additional training tied to election security and new voting systems. To avoid a state fiscal note, the committee adopted amendment set 2855, which removed the base pay increase and instead allowed parish governing authorities to provide a supplemental payment of up to $100 for commissioners in charge and those who complete instruction. The bill was then reported favorably.
House Bill 67 addressed protected information for certain public officials and aligned the rules for clerks of court with those already applied to the Secretary of State’s office. The author described it as a technical correction to prior legislation governing what personal information may be published or removed. Stephen Procopio of PAR raised broader concerns about transparency, possible constitutional issues, and inconsistent treatment of information depending on the source, suggesting the law may need a larger review. The committee did not amend the bill and reported it favorably.
House Bill 73 would allow local public bodies to vote by electronic voting machine, so long as the vote is publicly displayed, instead of being limited to voice votes. Bacala said the change was intended to clarify that electronic in-place voting is permissible and does not affect quorum, proxy voting, or remote participation. Representatives asked about whether members and the public must be able to see the vote and whether the bill changed existing procedures; the author said it did not. Support came from local government associations, and the bill was reported favorably.