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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 14, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- WE WILL GET STARTED, THE HEALTH SYSTEMS FACILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
- THE INDIVIDUAL MARKET REFERS TO INSURANCE SOLD TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 65 NOT ENROLLED IN MEDICARE
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 17th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So such a bill like this, I work at a large facility, Exxon Mobil, one of the- largest oil refineries
- Upon filing with the vital statistics unit, this information includes cause of death. age, race, sex,
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords:
highway designation, veteran recognition, commemorative, transportation, Brazoria County, Texas National Guard, combat duty, military activation, state requirements, emergency response, active combat duty, military service, Congressional action, Governor responsibilities, Congressional declaration, state law, conflict, armed forces, congressional approval, war declaration
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 27th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If you look at 2020 and 2021, this is age-adjusted data.
- allowed a state inventory of critical care supplies to ensure our hospitals and long-term care facilities
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (04/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and secondary, we also passed a law last term that raised the age for special education to 22 years
- </c><01:30:58.080><c> for</c> welding and we don't have a facility for welding and we don't have a facility
- by the time they come up for facilities by the time they come up for their<01:41:59.280><c> funding.
- or CTE facilities that would be shared by community college system students and career and technical
- He said that if a family has money left over when the child graduates or ages out of the school system
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 292, which would authorize a governor’s warrant to cover special education aid shortfalls from the education trust fund, and from the general fund if needed, so local school districts would not have to absorb prorated costs or raise local property taxes. Senator Lang said the bill was prompted by a prior $15 million special education funding shortfall caused by higher-than-expected catastrophic aid claims, including more qualifying students and the recent increase in the special education age limit to 22. He emphasized that the bill is intended to ensure the state meets its funding commitment and avoid shifting costs to towns.
Members asked about how the bill interacts with House Bill 742 and House Bill 773, including whether the language should be merged or whether the state should fund 100% versus an 80% floor. Lang said he was open to improving the bill and to adding a study committee or performance audit on special education costs, but maintained that the state should not push costs to local taxpayers when it has available funds. The hearing on SB 292 was then closed, with no vote taken.
The committee then opened Senate Bill 98, which would extend for five more years a tax credit program for donations to regional career and technical education centers. Senator Waters said the program has been successful in building partnerships between CTE centers and employers, especially through equipment donations that support training and apprenticeships. He cited examples including automotive, marine trades, and advanced manufacturing programs, and said the five-year extension would let lawmakers continue to review whether the incentive is working as intended.
Several members questioned whether the credit is effectively a 100% subsidy and how the cap works. Waters and another member explained that the underlying program has an aggregate cap of $500,000 and that credits are prorated if requests exceed that amount; they also said the donations are primarily equipment, not cash. Some members raised concerns about whether businesses could also claim other tax deductions or credits, but the sponsor said the existing structure has been in place for years and has been revisited periodically. No vote was taken during the hearing excerpt provided.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JDC, JDC-TRS Public Hearings 02-03-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Um just does the AG I have a couple.
- </c> >> For the AG, I guess.
- If this did become a law, do you anticipate additional cost to the AG for defending cases?
- </c> >> And then um we're going to leave the AG >> And then um we're going to leave the AG
- Not the AG but his his um perspective.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard several Senate bills. SB 2149 would exempt paternity proceedings involving allegations of domestic abuse from mediation and clarify the domestic abuse mediation exemption in divorce cases. The Department of the Attorney General and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the measure but recommended technical and conforming changes, including updating references from HRS Chapter 584 to 584A and aligning the language more closely with the Uniform Mediation Act. Members discussed whether the bill’s wording could limit who may bring a support person to mediation, and the chair suggested the intent was to preserve survivor choice while avoiding ambiguity. No vote was taken in the portion heard.
SB 2203 would create an offense for law enforcement officers using masks or personal disguises. The Office of the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaii, Legal Clinic, and many other supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and public trust, while still allowing safety exceptions. Law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Law Enforcement, Honolulu Police Department, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, raised concerns about operational needs, undercover and auxiliary units, body cameras, and possible supremacy clause issues if the bill is aimed at federal officers. The chair noted the bill appeared likely to move forward and asked agencies and advocates to work on possible amendments; testimony count was reported as 114 in support, 3 opposed, and 2 comments.
SB 2251 would appropriate funds for the victim witness assistance program in the City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying it would replace shortfalls from declining federal funding and help maintain victim services and rights information. A former program director also testified in support. When asked, the office said it would not object to a simple reporting requirement. The committee then moved on to SB 2311, which would address claims against the state and add reporting and timing requirements; the Department of the Attorney General testified with concerns and recommendations, and members began questioning current practices for handling claims and settlements.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 15th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- find disagreeable while the majority party puts food on the constituents' table and takes care of the aging
- continues to push California's hospitals to the brink of closure, especially the most vulnerable facilities
- I know the damage of just losing one of these facilities and what it can cause to a community.
Summary:
The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments.
Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services.
A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 15th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- find disagreeable while the majority party puts food on the constituents' table and takes care of the aging
- continues to push California's hospitals to the brink of closure, especially the most vulnerable facilities
- I know the damage of just losing one of these facilities and what it can cause to a community.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a cost of the state's time and facilities, and I just think this is a very elegant solution.
- There's costs to the state's time and facilities. And I just think this is a very elegant solution.
- We look at the age, the region that they're in because sometimes that dictates some ideas.
Summary:
The House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee met on May 7, 2026, and first deferred several measures, including House Bill 460, Senate Bill 322, Senate Bill 32, Senate Bill 22, and House Bill 561. The committee then took up House Bill 819 by Chairman Cruz, which would replace Louisiana’s current workers’ compensation medical treatment schedule with the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) by MCG as the primary guideline, while keeping the existing variance and appeal process. Cruz and MCG representative Troy Prevo argued that ODG is more comprehensive, updated more frequently, and used in many states, and said it could reduce delays, disability duration, and costs. Dr. Jason Picard, the state medical director, testified that Louisiana already uses ODG as a secondary reference in many cases because the state schedule lacks coverage for some body parts and treatments, and said the bill would not otherwise change the appeals process or care delivery.
Committee members focused heavily on whether the bill would delay care or improve it. Several members questioned the private-company nature of ODG, the $400 annual subscription cost, and whether Louisiana doctors would be forced to rely on an out-of-state guideline. Rep. Glorioso and others raised concerns about preauthorization delays and proposed amendments to create tacit approval when treatment follows the schedule, require payment within 30 days, and make the carrier prove by clear and convincing evidence that care was not medically necessary to challenge it. Chairman Cruz said he was willing to work with those ideas, and the committee also discussed adding an on-ramp or legacy language so current patients would not be disrupted.
Opposition testimony came from injured-worker advocates and representatives of medical and labor groups, including Joseph Jola St. and Robin Krumholt. They argued that Louisiana’s current guidelines are already working, that rates have fallen over time, and that the real problem is delay in approval rather than the content of the schedule. They said ODG is overly rigid, cost-driven, and can lead to denials that shift costs to workers, Medicaid, or private health insurance. They urged the committee to keep Louisiana’s existing system and instead adopt tacit approval under current law. The bill was still under discussion at the close of the transcript, with amendments being read and no final vote shown.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I think what I'll add to that is, you know, maintaining and preserving our aging facilities.
- This is a great example: Oregon Mountain, where this facility is over 30 years old, looking at HVAC potential
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have 48 facilities here in Texas.
- required to solve such problems may not just be impractical; it's simply out of reach, longer than the age
- We ask if an applicant has been hospitalized or is in a nursing facility, and whether they're insured
Bills:
HB106 , HB144 , HB145 , HB252 , HB1732 , HB2221 , HB2467 , HB2468 , HB2517 , HB2518 , HB2963 , HB3016 , HB3689 , HB3960 , HB4386 , HB4490 , HB4751 , HB5247 , HJR175 , HB2213 , HB106 , HB144 , HB145 , HB252
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (3-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- majors, so it doesn't benefit them to have their playing or practice time limited or access to club facilities
- majors, so it doesn't benefit them to have their playing or practice time limited or access to club facilities
- what we're speaking about specifically begins impacting families and students with disabilities at age
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 00:24
SB 3 Discussion 01:06
SB 3 Vote 04:51
SB 15 Discussion 07:14
SB 15 Vote 14:42
SB 103 Discussion 15:39
SB 103 Vote 33:53
SB 201 Discussion 35:44
SB 201 Vote 39:47, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first considered Senate Bill 3, relating to student athletes and NIL. Senator Max Wise said the bill would modernize Kentucky’s NIL framework so universities remain competitive and student-athletes can benefit, noting the state’s earlier NIL law and the need to act before a pending national settlement. Several members supported the bill but expressed concern that NIL has changed college athletics and could eventually affect high school sports. The committee reported Senate Bill 3 favorably.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 15, relating to minimum wage exceptions for minor league baseball players. Senator Amanda Bledsoe and MLB representative Josh Allen explained that the bill would align Kentucky law with the players’ collective bargaining agreement, treating the players as salaried rather than hourly workers and addressing overtime issues. Members discussed the minimum weekly salaries at Single-A and Triple-A, along with housing, meals, and health benefits under the agreement. The committee adopted a committee substitute, passed a title amendment, and reported Senate Bill 15 favorably.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 103, which concerns the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and services for people with disabilities. Senator Danny Carroll and provider advocates said the bill would add regulatory oversight, require reporting to the legislature and governor, and give preference to in-state services when available, while preserving access to out-of-state services when needed. Testimony focused on Kentucky’s low employment ranking for people with disabilities, unused federal funds, provider funding concerns, and an OVR order of selection that would limit services to the most severe cases. The committee adopted a committee substitute and reported Senate Bill 103 favorably after supportive comments from members about the program’s impact on employment and quality of life.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 5, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And, like I said, this language was worked out with the AG last year.
- The language was worked out with the AG last year.
- and it definitely helps get and Ag and it definitely helps get people<01:40:47.400><c> off</c><01:40
- Our main issue is we don't want there to be barriers to entry, so I guess my concern to the AGs would
- , and the prosecutors don't have the authority or the jurisdiction over an AG-related matter.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 1324, which would require the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in landlord-tenant disputes and allow attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide those services, with an appropriation. The Department of the Attorney General recommended removing reference to Hawaii Public Housing Authority tenants because HPHA eviction proceedings are administrative and could conflict with the bill. Hawaii Appleseed and other testifiers strongly supported the measure, citing studies showing much higher tenant retention when counsel is available, and suggested adding notice of the right to counsel at key points such as rent increases, eviction notices, and lease signing. The committee adopted amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested change and a technical amendment, and passed the bill out with a recommendation to move it forward; members voted aye, with one member voting with reservations and several excused.
The committee then heard House Bill 126 on property forfeiture, which would increase transparency and accountability in civil asset forfeiture by clarifying covered property, changing disposition rules, and removing language requiring liberal construction of the forfeiture act. The Attorney General said forfeiture remains an important law enforcement tool and that the bill would not impair its use. The Office of the Public Defender supported the measure but argued civil forfeiture is broadly problematic because many people cannot meaningfully challenge it and are not entitled to counsel. Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, saying forfeiture is useful in fighting illegal activity and that added procedures would delay enforcement and reduce operational funding from forfeiture proceeds. Community Alliance on Prisons, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and other supporters urged reform or abolition of civil forfeiture, citing transparency concerns and the risk of abuse. No vote on HB 126 was taken in the portion provided.
The final measure discussed was House Bill 166, which would require the state to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees in certain civil actions, allow employees to hire their own counsel at their own expense, and set a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the state declines to defend. Testimony from the Hawaii Association for Justice and labor representatives was in strong support, describing the bill as a negotiated clarification that balances employee protections with accountability and noting it had passed previously but died in conference. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on HB 166.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh we also that were age 60 or older.
- You may be looking at that older-age part of that questioning.
- Well, hunters who were already over the age of 60 were already allowed to use a crossbow.
- The age is on the x-axis of this graph.
- So it looks to be about age 55.
Bills:
HF624
Keywords:
HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- have federal rules that allow varying contributions based on family size and other factors, including age
- </c><00:59:54.559><c> use</c><00:59:55.119><c> the</c><00:59:55.280><c> the</c><00:59:55.520><c> facility
- </c><00:59:55.839><c> is</c><00:59:56.160><c> no</c> intended to use the the facility is no intended
- to use the the facility is no longer<00:59:56.640><c> available,</c><00:59:58.000><c> what</c><00:59:
- It should read, quote, if it closes an onsite child care facility. And then, Mr.
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- confiscating party to the attending veterinarian and the owner or caretaker that proper care and facility
- confiscating party to the attending veterinarian and the owner or caretaker that proper care and facility
- confiscating party to the attending veterinarian and the owner or caretaker that proper care and facility
- confiscating party to the attending veterinarian and the owner or caretaker that proper care and facility
- AG In people are experienc... not to be of it. It is unfortunate that I have...
Summary:
The committee worked through a draft bill amending animal cruelty and protective custody provisions, focusing on how animals may be seized, cared for, and returned, and on what rights owners have when animals are taken. Members discussed adding language requiring officers to inform a charged person in writing of the right to petition for a veterinarian of their choice, clarifying that any documents presented for signature must be fully and honestly explained, and revising language so confiscated animals cannot be altered without notarized owner authorization. They also considered a new prohibition on using confiscated animals for fundraising or donations, ultimately preferring the term “financial gain” over “profiteering.”
The discussion also covered protective custody procedures, including adding “municipal animal control officer” to the list of officers involved, allowing return of animals to the owner or caretaker if no charges have been filed or no warrant establishing probable cause has been sought or issued, and clarifying the distinction between criminal seizure and temporary protective custody. The commissioner’s comments led to several proposed deletions or revisions, including removing language viewed as redundant or inconsistent with protective custody, and striking references to live racing provisions that are no longer relevant.
Members further addressed lactating animals, agreeing to add language that confiscated lactating animals should not be separated from their nonweaned offspring. They also discussed a proposed confidentiality provision requiring people assisting in investigations or taking possession of seized animals to sign a binding nondisclosure agreement, though members noted similar protections may need to be duplicated in the temporary custody section as well. The conversation was largely about drafting and legal clarity, with no final vote or formal action recorded in the excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I have stood outside both those facilities and respectfully and peacefully prayed that God give people
- I have stood outside<00:52:53.200><c> both</c><00:52:53.440><c> those</c><00:52:53.760><c> facilities
- </c><00:52:54.880><c> and</c> outside both those facilities and outside both those facilities and respectfully
- </c> reproductive rights facilities function. reproductive rights facilities function.
- </c> uh reproductive rights facilities uh reproductive rights facilities perform<01:04:17.039><c> a</
Committee:
House Judiciary
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- , why not allow our generation facilities, why not allow them<00:57:38.559><c> to</c><00:57:38.799><c
- Um, the PUC would have to make specific findings under subdivision 2 to justify replacing the facility
- </c> uh to justify replacing the facility. uh to justify replacing the facility.
- It does deserve a bunch of attention in the Ag Committee, which I think they'll be interested in this
- I have no doubt there's plenty of money in the Ag budget or the DNR budget or in some emergency fund
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- bill does is it's going to allow us to propose a new coding method and a new pathway to look at facilities
- This bill resolves a challenge over 20 years in the making as rural Minnesota ages; the payer mix trends
- over 20 years in the making as rural over 20 years in the making as rural Minnesota<00:24:16.520><c> ages
- payer</c><00:24:17.799><c> mix</c><00:24:18.080><c> Trends</c><00:24:18.559><c> even</c> Minnesota ages
- the payer mix Trends even Minnesota ages the payer mix Trends even more<00:24:19.039><c> to</c><00:24
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC/CPN Joint Info Briefing - Mon Jan 27, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- can just contract with to get off the ground to do this, that already have the expertise and the facilities
- <01:20:03.480><c> the</c> already have the expertise and the already have the expertise and the facilities
- And in defense of the insurance division, I believe that they have been working with the AG to get the
- c><01:32:57.760><c> working</c><01:32:58.119><c> with</c><01:32:58.239><c> the</c><01:32:58.360><c> AG
- </c><01:32:58.840><c> to</c> they have been working with the AG to they have been working with the AG
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/04/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We chose this lake because it's ideal for summer parties, gatherings, and celebrations of all ages.
- Globally, we are entering an age of water crisis.
- The other role we have is if a facility develops a large groundwater withdrawal permit, we issue that
- The other role we have is if a facility develops a large groundwater withdrawal permit, we issue that
- Um, since 1998, we've permitted six facilities for bottled water with a large groundwater withdrawal
Committee:
House Resources, Recreation and Development