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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- patients are cared for by consistent and experienced teams for institutions with collective bargaining agreements
- Parameters for the use of this money shall be defined by the legislative rules and grant agreements.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As part of a settlement agreement between Plainfield Tifts and the City of Tyler, they have both agreed
- prohibits severance pay entirely if the employee is terminated for misconduct, requires severance agreements
Bills:
HB148 , HB334 , HB554 , HB762 , HB1520 , HB1593 , HB3526 , HB3810 , HB5092 , SB2215 , HB2607 , HB148
Committee:
Senate Local Government
TX
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows us to move the sign without going through a major legal process if you can't come to an agreement
- The concept here is that this bill would allow state and local law enforcement to enter into an agreement
Committee:
House Judiciary
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 19th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an agreement between ourselves and the Clerk's affiliate who have agreed to this.
- This was the agreement between the stakeholders for this particular bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think it was back in 2020 when we originally passed the collaborative practice agreement between
- The collaborative pharmacy practice agreement, also known as the CPPA, was passed into law in 2020.
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Health Policy met with a quorum and heard five bills. SB 126, on prescription hearing aids, would remove Florida’s prohibition on mailing hearing aids when required tele-audiology testing and procedures are completed before sale. The sponsor said the bill would improve access, especially for people with travel or geographic barriers. The Florida Academy of Audiologists expressed support in concept but said it was still working with the sponsor on an amendment for consumer safety. The committee voted the bill favorably.
SB 152 would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures. Supporters, including the Florida Nurses Association and several nurses, described surgical smoke as a workplace and patient safety hazard containing harmful chemicals, viruses, bacteria, and other contaminants, and said evacuation technology is available and already required in some settings. The committee voted the bill favorably. SB 264 would expand step-therapy exemptions for severe mental illness, including certain postpartum and pregnancy-related mental health conditions, so physicians would not have to require patients to fail preferred drugs in specified circumstances. Support came from Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, NAMI Florida, and several medical and pharmacy groups, who argued that delays in effective treatment can worsen crises and increase hospital and crisis-care costs. The committee voted the bill favorably.
SB 342 would create a public-records exemption for current and former AHCA employees and certain family information, citing threats and harassment directed at inspectors and regulators. President Gaetz said he generally opposes such exemptions but supported this one because the employees are not elected officials and face real safety risks. The committee voted the bill favorably. SB 294 would limit the Board of Pharmacy’s ability to add heart failure, coronary heart disease, and cardiac rhythm disorders to the list of chronic conditions eligible for collaborative pharmacy practice, keeping those conditions under direct physician management. The Florida Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Florida Medical Association, and the Florida chapter of the American College of Cardiology supported the bill, while the Florida Society of Health System Pharmacists opposed it. The committee voted the bill favorably. Senator Trumbull asked to be recorded in support of SB 126 and SB 152, and the meeting adjourned without further business.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) Feb 18th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, Texas law defines rental agreements inconsistently.
- The Business Code to extend the length of a rental agreement from 30 to 180 days under the Business Code
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're all, I think, in agreement on that mission. Senator Huffman.
- And third are interlocal agreements with local cities and counties.
- question that Senator King had is that's going to reduce the population... ...sort of converging agreement
- So we generate a subcontract agreement, a payable amount to them, our payable amount to the service itself
- In their local agreements, move away from these contracts. Maybe that's wrong.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And get agreement, we don't ram it through in a matter of two months.
- I think we're in agreement that we want a central system and we want to keep bad actors and find them
- ><00:58:17.560><c> think</c><00:58:17.800><c> we're</c><00:58:17.880><c> in</c><00:58:17.960><c> agreement
- I think we're in agreement that we want.
- I think we're in agreement that we want<00:58:20.200><c> a</c><00:58:20.240><c> central</c><00:58:20.560
Committee:
Senate Labor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/07/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Statute already permits eligible teachers who are at least 62 years old to enter into a return-to-work agreement
- Statute already permits eligible teachers who are at least 62 years old to enter into a return-to-work agreement
- Thank you. years old to enter into a return to work years old to enter into a return to work agreement
- </c><00:01:56.520><c> This</c><00:01:56.680><c> is</c> agreement with their school.
- This is agreement with their school.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- :48.919><c> would</c><00:27:49.120><c> upend</c><00:27:49.679><c> purchase</c><00:27:50.080><c> agreements
- </c> hp420 would upend purchase agreements hp420 would upend purchase agreements and<00:27:50.880><c>
- Okay, so is your understanding of this bill, in conjunction with the collective bargaining agreements
- the this bill in conjunction with the collective<01:22:21.840><c> bargaining</c><01:22:22.360><c> agreements
- </c><01:22:22.840><c> that</c> collective bargaining agreements that collective bargaining agreements
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee met on February 12 and heard several bills. HB 97, relating to travel insurance, drew only brief testimony: the Insurance Division stood on written testimony, one industry witness supported the bill and requested a minor amendment, and no one else testified or asked questions. HB 226, relating to window tinting, received support from the Department of Transportation, while the Honolulu Police Department offered comments on the proposed amendments, asking for clearer language on what it means to roll windows down, when the requirement applies, how it handles bad weather, and what sanctions would apply for noncompliance. No further testimony was offered on that measure.
The committee also heard HB 1179, relating to rural emergency hospitals. The Department of Human Services stood on written testimony, and Maui Health Systems strongly supported the bill, saying it would help critical access hospitals better serve kūpuna and provide long-term care beds. There were no questions or additional testimony. HB 420, relating to remedies and the contractor repair act, generated extensive and sharply divided testimony. Opponents, including attorneys representing homeowners and AARP Hawaii, argued the bill was anti-consumer, would weaken homeowners’ ability to recover for construction defects, and would shift costs and risk to consumers. Supporters, including builders, realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, and D.R. Horton Hawaii, said the bill would create a more balanced and efficient process, reduce unnecessary litigation, and help builders address legitimate defects more quickly.
Testimony on HB 420 focused heavily on whether the contractor repair process and class actions help or hinder repairs. Opponents said the bill would delay or limit homeowner recovery, especially for life and safety defects, while supporters said current class-action litigation can prevent direct communication with homeowners and slow repairs. Committee members asked questions about when communication with homeowners stops and whether repairs could be made before a class is certified. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 4th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- While I'm not in agreement with everything that DoIT does— It is relatively new, and we continue to grow
- Or have you guys worked out an agreement with him? Chair, representative, that's a great question.
- We've signed some water right settlement agreements, and I know we talked about this last year.
- Years with the federal government and that concessionary agreement does include law enforcement, but
- So I think we have a good sense and agreement around the division of labor.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/14/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, when something's working, when there is, you know, an interagency agreement that exists, um, we should
- Uh, when something's working, when there is, you know, an interagency agreement that exists, um, we should
- Uh, when something's working, when there is, you know, an interagency agreement that exists, um, we should
- Uh, when something's working, when there is, you know, an interagency agreement that exists, um, we should
- </c> choose to enter one of those agreements choose to enter one of those agreements instead<00:30:29.360
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Topics Meeting, March 4, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> trying to invest in purchase agreements trying to invest in purchase agreements to<01:00:58.120>
- and data-sharing agreements.
- He signed a data-sharing agreement, and BLM handed over two and a half million dollars' worth of data
- And what they've done in the bidding process and in establishing master service agreements is saying,
- is saying, "We need service agreements is saying, "We need to<01:26:18.560><c> know</c><01:26:18.760
Summary:
The committee opened by taking roll for the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Committee and noting that 20 topics had been submitted for discussion, including one late addition. Members were asked to number the topics for reference, and the chair explained that each presenter should give a brief overview before the committee returned to the dais for questions and possible ranking or action. No votes were taken during the portion provided.
The first topic was a request from the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming to have TRIP, a third-party transportation research organization, present a report on Wyoming’s highway system. The report is intended to identify transportation needs and 25 priority projects, and the committee generally supported hearing the report and methodology directly from TRIP. The next topic combined two similar railroad safety proposals. Representative Chestek described a bill addressing train length, wayside detectors, and track inspections, citing the East Palestine derailment and concerns about reduced inspection frequency. Committee members raised questions about federal preemption and enforcement authority; Chestek said states can be more protective of safety where federal rules leave gaps, and WYDOT said it would need additional expertise and staffing to administer such a program. No public testimony was offered on the railroad topic.
The committee then heard two proposals from the Wyoming Military Department. One would study Tricare subsidies for mental health providers by comparing Tricare reimbursement rates with other insurers, gathering de-identified data on eligible members and provider participation, and then returning to the committee with findings before any legislative recommendation. Members discussed whether the issue might fit better in Labor, Health, and Social Services, but the military department said it believed the committee had a strong connection to the topic. The second military topic would study Service Group Life Insurance for state active duty, comparing state and federal death benefits for Guard members to identify any shortfalls. The committee also briefly discussed a VSO program review raised by Representative Neff, focusing on the number of veterans service officers and retention, but no action was taken in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Non-disclosure agreements, I can't agree to that.
- Non-disclosure agreements, I can't agree to that.
- Non-disclosure agreements, I can't agree to that.
- Non-disclosure agreements, I can't agree to that.
- One of the things that we discovered is that we need to have a data sharing agreement.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (10-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> dismissed, that that was an agreement dismissed, that that was an agreement that<00:14:26.399><c
- Is this a medical transfer agreement, or is this the Department of Corrections petitioning the court?
- </c><00:58:18.160><c> or</c> this a a medical transfer agreement or this a a medical transfer agreement
- And so we're going to come to<01:01:05.760><c> agreement</c><01:01:06.319><c> on</c><01:01:06.559><c>
- on what is the appropriate to agreement on what is the appropriate treatment<01:01:08.160><c> plan</
Summary:
The committee approved the September 18 minutes and then heard testimony on House Bill 534, which would automatically seal dismissed eviction filings and protect youth from public disclosure in forcible detainer cases. Rep. Susan Tyler Whitten and George Ecklan of the Coalition for the Homeless said the bill is aimed at reducing housing barriers for Kentuckians, especially those with dismissed cases, while preserving landlords’ rights to pursue rent, collections, damages, and other legal remedies. They said the proposal was developed with input from landlords, clerks, judges, AOC, and service providers, and noted that similar laws exist in other states. Several members, including Sen. Neimes, Rep. Deetsz, Rep. Cole Carney, and Sen. Thomas, expressed support while emphasizing that the bill is narrowly tailored to dismissed cases and should not affect legitimate landlord claims; Sen. Wheeler raised concerns about cases involving settlements or delays and whether future landlords should know about them. The sponsors responded that the bill only covers dismissed actions, that dismissals require a judge’s order, and that the goal is to remove barriers created by records that remain publicly visible even when a case is resolved.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 111 on juvenile justice. Commissioner Randy White, Kentucky Hospital Association President Nancy Galvanny, and Dr. Clark Lester of the University of Kentucky said the bill would require a secure state-run facility for youth with high-acuity mental health needs in detention and, until that is built, create a process with incentives for private hospitals to provide inpatient treatment with safeguards and increased compensation. They argued that detention is not an appropriate setting for severely mentally ill, violent youth and that private psychiatric hospitals often refuse these referrals or discharge them early. Dr. Lester cited recent referral data showing high denial rates for juvenile justice youth in private hospitals in August and September, often due to aggression, and described a case in which repeated placement attempts failed because of violent and self-harming behavior. The presenters said the bill is intended to fill a service gap and improve safety and outcomes for youth, staff, and hospitals, but no vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So I think the best way to think about PACE is that it's a three-way agreement with CMS, the state, and
- ><c> three-way</c> about Pace uh is that it's a three-way about Pace uh is that it's a three-way agreement
- :45.639><c> the</c><00:12:45.880><c> state</c><00:12:46.880><c> and</c><00:12:47.079><c> the</c> agreement
- um with CMS the state and the agreement um with CMS the state and the providers<00:12:47.639><c> of<
- </c><01:20:15.760><c> and</c> data sharing all the agreements and data sharing all the agreements and
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/22/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Obviously, in our responsibility sharing agreement, Senator Westrom and I are co-chairs of the committee
- As I said, we signed the cooperative agreement. We have to submit a plan by April 30th.
- </c><00:14:37.639><c> we</c><00:14:37.759><c> have</c><00:14:37.880><c> to</c> the Cooperative agreement
- we have to the Cooperative agreement we have to submit<00:14:38.720><c> a</c><00:14:38.880><c> plan<
- The USDA will be signing a cooperative agreement with them on this coming up as well.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/31/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:45:40.720><c> by</c> agreements, partnerships controlled by agreements, partnerships controlled
- The law would preempt those bylaws and articles of agreement. >> Okay.
- . agreement. agreement.
- On the articles of agreements, >> Okay.
- </c><01:11:38.560><c> or</c> members, all articles of agreements or members, all articles of agreements
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That is how the Senate got to a bipartisan agreement, a 60-to-7 vote.
- Representative Anderson said that is how the Senate got to a bipartisan agreement, a 60-to-7 vote, and
- Again, this is how they got to agreement between House File 1 and Senate File 856.
- ><c> House</c><01:14:30.840><c> File</c><01:14:31.160><c> 1</c><01:14:31.600><c> and</c> to agreement
- , which is going to happen very agreement, which is going to happen very soon,<01:18:38.920><c> I</c>
Committee:
House Ways and Means