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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:03 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee report is adopted. Mr.
- The committee report is adopted. Thank you. The committee report is adopted. Mr.
- The committee report is adopted. Opposed, nay. The committee report is adopted. Mr.
- The ayes have it; the committee report is adopted. The committee report is adopted.
- to child care facilities that participate in the Child Care Assistance Program, providing eligibility
Bills:
HB145 , HB164 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB166 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HB99 , HB206 , HB213 , HB270 , HJR5 , SB104 , SB193 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
Keywords:
high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- IF THE PARENT IS ABUSIVE, NEGLECTFUL OR HAS ABANDONED THE CHILD.
- ABUSE AND REPORTED TO THE FLORIDA ABUSE HOTLINE.
- THIS MEANS THERE WILL BE FEWER CALLS TO THE CHILD ABUSE REPORT HOTLINE.
- CHILDREN WHO REPORT ABUSE RISK QUALITY OF LIFE.
- BELOW FOR EVERY INSTANCE OF ABUSE TO BE REPORTED FOR EVERY CHILD DEFINED SAFETY AND FOR THEM TO FACE
Committee:
House Education & Employment Committee
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Finance Sub Committee Sep 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- neglected or abused child.
- If an individual has a suspicion that a child is an abused child or a neglected child, they are required
- The last under abuse is a child who has suffered sexual abuse and sexual exploitation inflicted by the
- If there is a report of suspected abuse or neglect, CYFD...
- Of abuse and neglect, then that report is taken by CYFD.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The intent of the bill requiring certain mandatory reporters of child abuse to include a summary of the
- will be placed, that this is not child abuse, that this is a medical condition and then the child is
- However, this ept intervene claiming child abuse. We're nice.
- , including our on child abuse pediatrician, the founding father of child abuse Pediatrics, Dr Eli Neuberger
- for mandatory reporting of child abuse and abandonment and neglect and ensures that the reports a thorough
WI
Transcript Highlights:
- Annual reports of sexual abuse of children placed in out-of-home care and the 2024 Wisconsin child abuse
- So you'll have the 2024 child abuse and neglect report.
- abuse and neglect report and the 2025 sexual abuse in out-of-home care report.
- abuse and neglect reports and the annual out-of-home care report.
- So, as we look at our annual child abuse and neglect report, again, that is from 2024, this is some high-level
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (03/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- child abuse.
- child abuse.
- child abuse.
- ><c> this</c> to report child abuse requiring this to report child abuse requiring this broadly<01:12
- , they discussed that there may be an unfounded report of abuse of Child A, but subsequent abuse may
Summary:
The Children and Family Law Committee opened its March 4 meeting with procedural announcements, including a deadline for any Minority Report, notice that the committee would not meet the following Tuesday because of town meeting day, and a preview of its March 18 agenda. The chair said that meeting would include hearings and executive sessions on HB 518, requiring DHHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCF costs, and HB 775, directing DHHS to seek proposals for supervised visitation centers; HB 553 was also slated for executive session. The committee also heard an update on Representative Grossman’s son, who remained in the PICU at Mass General.
The main hearing was on HB 493, which would require child abuse and neglect education for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants as a condition of licensure. Representative Alicia Gregg presented the bill and an amendment reducing the required training from two hours to one hour, saying the goal was to improve recognition of abuse and prevent both missed cases and false accusations. Cassandra Sanchez, the state Child Advocate, strongly supported the bill, describing a 2020 review of nine cases of non-ambulatory infants with serious injuries and later system mapping that identified gaps in medical recognition; she said the training should be part of existing continuing education hours and that voluntary uptake had been limited. Dr. Michael Matos of Wolfeboro Pediatrics also testified in support.
Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association opposed legislating the requirement, saying hospitals already train staff and that the legislature should not single out one topic for statutory mandate when other reporting obligations are handled differently. In questioning, committee members asked whether the hour would be part of existing continuing education, whether hospitals already provide similar training, and whether the bill should be placed in the continuing medical education statute instead of child protection law. Bradley said hospital members already provide annual training and collaborate with proponents, but did not support putting the requirement in statute. Sanchez said the bill was intended to use one of the hours already required for training, though members noted that the bill text did not clearly say so. The committee also heard broader testimony about the Family Division of Circuit Court, including a proposal to create a subcommittee to study more difficult issues such as pre-trial counseling, evidentiary practices, and domestic violence-related cases, with the Speaker appointing members to that subcommittee.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- abuse and prevention of child abuse.
- abuse and prevention of child abuse.
- I was a child abused by another man.
- Before turning age 53, I reported the abuse.
- I have faced five false accusations of child sex abuse.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Summary:
The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on a wide range of bills involving domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, trafficking, victim compensation, and related criminal justice reforms. Testimony focused on measures to support survivors and close perceived legal gaps, including bills to protect domestic violence survivors in child welfare proceedings, expand victim compensation for homicide families and trafficking survivors, create a DNA exception to the rape statute of limitations, eliminate or extend statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, and strengthen laws on upskirting, sexual abuse by adults in positions of authority, and sexual assault by rideshare drivers. Several speakers also addressed bills concerning vulnerable adults, harassment and custody-related abuse, and early evidence kits.
Witnesses included legislators, prosecutors, advocates, and many survivors who described personal experiences with abuse and barriers to justice. Supporters argued that current laws often leave survivors without meaningful remedies, especially where consent, reporting requirements, evidentiary rules, or statutes of limitations prevent prosecution or compensation. Prosecutors and advocates said the bills would clarify vague statutes, increase penalties in some cases, and better reflect the realities of coercion, grooming, trafficking, and delayed reporting. Some testimony also urged amendments, including changes to victim compensation reporting rules and clarifications to avoid unintended conflicts with other wage-recovery laws.
No committee votes or final actions were taken in the hearing itself. The chairs emphasized strict time limits, respectful conduct, and the submission of written testimony, and several witnesses were called out of order to accommodate the large number of speakers.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (04/16/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- abuse and the child is then taken out of the home.
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- > alleging neglect or abuse of a child as alleging neglect or abuse of a child as described<00:27:37.400
- ><c> to</c> say it's abusive to a child to not to say it's abusive to a child to not to refer<00:29:23.800
Committee:
Senate Children and Family Law
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee approves HF1346 2/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Report my father's abuse. We can fix that.
- Child abuse is a significant but often overlooked issue in Minnesota.
- Child abuse is a significant but often overlooked issue in Minnesota.
- Child abuse is a significant but often overlooked issue in Minnesota.
- A child abuse pediatrician, for example, is best suited to educate on physical signs of abuse.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- missing child emergency when the child has ASD.
- There we support victims of crimes such as battery, assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and homicide
- to abuse people.
- Child. Correct.
- child.
Summary:
The committee heard and voted on a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and civil justice bills. Among the measures reported favorably were SB 984, which adds aggravating factors for capital sentencing when a murder occurs during religious, school, or public government gatherings; SB 1140, creating a Hillsborough County pilot program to address substance abuse among offenders on probation; SB 1180, expanding child pornography laws to cover lewd altered or filtered images and solicitation; SB 10, providing compensation to Sidney Holmes for a wrongful conviction; SB 500, creating a Spectrum Alert system and training for missing children with autism; SB 1054, increasing penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring devices; SB 1072, establishing an expedited DNA testing grant program; and SB 240, the Haven Act, which aligns domestic and dating violence protections and creates a feasibility study for a discreet emergency contact system for victims. Several bills were amended before passage, including funding for the Spectrum Alert program and technical changes to the DNA, juvenile justice, and other proposals.
Members also advanced SB 494, creating a statewide FDLE animal abuse database and increasing sentencing consequences for aggravated animal cruelty, with strong support from animal welfare groups and county officials. SB 1422 was reported favorably to strengthen penalties for unmanned aircraft over critical infrastructure and for weaponized drones, though members raised concerns about the bill’s “reasonable force” language. SB 1268 updated FDLE statutes and increased reimbursement for retired police dogs. SB 1252 was amended into a feasibility study for a statewide pawn data database, and SB 1386 increased penalties for assaults and batteries on utility workers, drawing support from utility and industry groups.
The committee also approved SB 1084 on sexual cyber harassment, which criminalizes dissemination of intimate images and digitally forged intimate images, and SB 1654, which revises sexual offender and predator registration rules, including online reporting for certain in-state travel residences. SB 1650 expanded the vexatious litigant law, and SB 1652 created a public records exemption for stricken non-criminal court filings. Finally, SB 1284, expanding Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child, drew extensive testimony both for and against; supporters called it a life-affirming measure, while opponents warned it could increase litigation, affect abortion-related care, and discourage physicians from practicing in Florida. The bill was heard with multiple public comments, but the transcript excerpt does not show a final vote on SB 1284.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We are mandated to report sexual abuse.
- That is the number of referrals for child abuse and neglect.
- Most victims do not report their abuse and I should know.
- I myself am an abuse victim, a child abuse survivor.
- It was abused, physically abused, emotionally abused. It was reported to DCF many times.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (03/25/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Hospitals and our providers take their obligation to report any suspicion of child abuse and neglect
- , please report when you are concerned about child abuse to Child Protection Services.
- , please report when you are concerned about child abuse to Child Protection Services.
- , please report when you are concerned about child abuse to Child Protection Services.
- </c> oh and did you take your hour of child oh and did you take your hour of child abuse abuse abuse
Summary:
The committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 493, a proposal to require physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to complete child abuse and neglect training as part of licensure and continuing education. The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the measure addresses a gap in provider training, especially because abuse can be difficult to recognize and voluntary training has had low participation. They described a free Dartmouth online course and argued that mandatory, repeated education would help providers identify signs of abuse, know when to involve specialists or DCYF, and improve child safety. Supporters also noted the bill was amended to clarify coverage for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nursing hours, and to address language concerns raised by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification.
Committee members and OPLC counsel raised implementation questions, including whether the bill would apply to all physicians regardless of specialty, whether it created a new licensure condition rather than only a continuing education requirement, how often the training would need to be repeated, and whether the accreditation language fit nursing rules. OPLC also noted that psychiatrists would be covered as physicians, while psychologists would not. A child abuse pediatrician testified that in his experience, children were sometimes seen by providers who missed early signs of abuse, leading to worse outcomes, and that mandatory education was needed because voluntary programs had poor uptake.
The New Hampshire Hospital Association opposed the bill, saying health care professionals already have reporting duties and that the legislature should not single out one training mandate when similar requirements are generally left to licensing boards. The Office of the Child Advocate supported the bill, citing cases from 2023 involving non-ambulatory infants with fractures, conflicting medical testimony in court, and a low completion rate for the existing free online course. The Child Advocate said the bill should be mandatory and recurring so providers stay current on evolving science and law. No vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We are mandated to report sexual abuse.
- Most victims do not report their abuse, and I should know.
- So I cannot imagine what a child who's dealing with child sexual abuse from their parent is going through
- I myself am an abuse victim, a child abuse survivor, and I also worked in the child welfare industry
- I was sexually abused, physically abused, emotionally abused. It was reported to DCF many times.
Committee:
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
Summary:
The committee on Pre-K through 12 Education took up SB 1288, a parental rights bill by Sen. Grall, which would expand the Parents Bill of Rights to require written parental consent for minors’ medical care and prescriptions, give parents access to medical records, require parental review/consent for surveys and questionnaires, and restrict use of biofeedback devices without parental permission. The sponsor said the bill is intended to restore parents’ role in major medical decisions and to address concerns about schools or providers collecting sensitive information from children without parents’ knowledge. She said she was open to clarifying language, especially around exceptions and definitions, but maintained that parents should generally be the decision-makers.
Committee members pressed the sponsor on how the bill would affect minors who are abused, homeless, estranged from parents, or otherwise without a safe guardian, as well as access to STI treatment, mental health care, contraception, and care after sexual assault. The sponsor repeatedly said children in unsafe situations should come into the child welfare or law enforcement system and that she was open to changes for truly unsafe or unavailable parents, but she rejected the idea that the bill was merely about notification rather than consent. She also defended the survey provisions as a way to stop routine questioning of children about suicide and other sensitive topics without parental awareness, and said the biofeedback language was aimed at school settings where data about children’s anxiety or stress is allegedly being shared with classmates.
Public testimony was heavily divided, with many speakers opposing the bill and describing personal experiences with abuse, rape, mental health crises, lack of supportive parents, and the need for confidential access to birth control, STI testing, and counseling. Opponents argued the bill would delay care, endanger vulnerable minors, and reduce access to medically necessary services and surveys that can identify risk. Supporters said the bill would restore parental authority, improve transparency, and protect children from inappropriate surveys and biometric monitoring. During debate, Sen. Berman and Sen. Davis opposed the bill, saying it conflicts with existing law and could harm vulnerable youth, while Sen. Yarborough supported it, arguing that not all parents are bad actors and that the state should not treat all families as if they were. The transcript ends with debate underway and no final vote or action recorded.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 21st, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- just to cause that child pain—that is abuse.
- Support their child and does not abuse their child, they face no threat of losing custody at this moment
- For the record, that is child abuse.
- In 2023, there were 58,000 confirmed child victims of abuse in the state of Texas.
- In 2023, there were 58,000 confirmed child abuse cases in the state of Texas. Yes, sir.
Bills:
HB 1106 , HB3284 , HB541 , HB713 , HB1403 , HB1586 , HB1942 , HB2070 , HB2844 , HB2851 , HB3151 , HB3749 , HB3940 , HB3963 , HB4454 , HB4466 , HB4795 , HB5154 , HB5394 , SB1357 , HB 1052 , HB4099 , HB4638 , HB5147
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- That would be child-on-child sexual abuse that they could respond to.
- That would be child-on-child sexual abuse that they could respond to.
- On child-on-child sexual abuse? Sure.
- there is a concern... for abusing or neglecting a child.
- On child on child sexual abuse? Sure.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The House Appropriations Committee met on May 26, 2026, and first took up Senate Bill 433, which would provide Medicaid coverage for certain weight-loss medications. After adopting a House amendment adding customary subject-to-appropriation language, the committee heard from LDH Secretary Bruce Greenstein, who said the state currently spends about $240 million a year on GLP-1 drugs for Medicaid patients with obesity and certain other conditions, and that the bill would let the department expand coverage gradually while controlling costs and negotiating better pricing. Members spoke in strong support, and SB 433 was reported favorable as amended.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 157, which creates paid parental leave for eligible public K-12 educators and staff. An amendment was adopted to adjust fund language and make the bill proper for Appropriations. Senator Jenkins and supporters, including the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, described the bill as providing six weeks of paid leave for birth, adoption, fostering, and related family-building events, while members discussed whether medical leave should also be included and confirmed the leave applies to fathers as well. The bill drew broad support and was reported favorable as amended.
Senate Bill 250, requiring the Office of Group Benefits to offer a comprehensive weight management plan with employees paying the full premium and medication costs, was briefly discussed and reported favorable without objection. The committee then spent considerable time on Senate Bill 237, a child welfare measure from Senator Barrow that would expand notification, access, and investigative procedures for the Child Ombudsman and DCFS, including child-on-child sexual abuse cases and multidisciplinary fatality reviews. Members and agency officials debated the fiscal note, with estimates ranging from about $525,000 to $3.2 million and disagreement over whether some costs were already covered or could be absorbed; after a roll call, the bill passed 10-9 and was reported favorable as amended.
Finally, the committee began Senate Bill 155, which requires insurance coverage for medically necessary dental care tied to cancer treatment. Senator Talbot and medical and cancer advocacy witnesses said the bill would remove a barrier to timely chemotherapy or radiation and could prevent more expensive complications later. Members expressed support and discussed a relatively small fiscal note, but the transcript cuts off before final action on the bill.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- That would be child-on-child sexual abuse that they could respond to.
- Prior to last year, if there was a child-on-child sexual abuse case in a school, nothing happened.
- Part of the problem was the way ...because of a child-on-child sexual abuse.
- On child-on-child sexual abuse? Sure.
- On child on child sexual abuse? Sure.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
dental care, cancer treatment, health insurance, medically necessary, health coverage, paid parental leave, educators, teachers, school employees, public schools, local education agency, LEA, school board, charter schools, maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, foster care leave, pregnancy loss, stillbirth
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing no objections, it will be reported favorable.
- Hearing no objections, HB 380 will be reported favorable.
- Hearing none, HB 28 will be reported favorable. Thank you, committee.
- Hearing no objections, it will be reported favorable. Thank you.
- Hearing, seeing no objections will be reported in favor of. Thank you.
Bills:
HCR26 , HB28 , HB195 , HB283 , HB316 , HB319 , HB363 , HB380 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB636 , HB738 , HB807 , HB905 , HB992 , HB1146
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Educators don’t need to do that; they need to report the instance of abuse, get them into the system
- And the training also includes, for cases that are a true mandated reporter situation, those reports
- There’s not an intermediary report done.
- Okay, we reported favorably. Next up, let’s see.
- Chairman, I would move we report this favorably. Or there is, I mean, report it as amended.
Bills:
HB165 , HB175 , HB198 , HB272 , HB457 , HB488 , HB566 , HB603 , HB763 , HB902 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A local independent school reports for the Texas Education Agency the types of seatbelts on their school
- A local independent school reports for the Texas Education Agency the types of seatbelts on their school
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- News and World Report, both the violent crime rate and property crime rate in Austin were higher than
- that may not necessarily be the most... accurate representation, because in many cases people don't report
- apply to things like... property crime, not so much with violent crime, because those do tend to be reported
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection