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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - House Health & Human Services
House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a retirement state.
- Buehler, how many other states have this, allow this in their states?
- Democrat-led states.
- the state money.
- And so what came about is that there are other states like New Mexico, Washington, and a few others that
Summary:
The committee heard several bills related to radiation protection in cardiac catheterization labs and later a stem cell/regenerative therapy bill. On SB 1121, which would allow hospitals with radiation protection systems to let clinicians forgo lead aprons if they work in the designated safety area and use real-time dosimetry, testimony was largely supportive or neutral after a late amendment gave radiation safety officers discretion to require protective gear if exposures approach thresholds. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1121 on a 9-1 vote. SB 1120, a more prescriptive bill requiring at least 50% of cath lab rooms in hospitals to be equipped with the radiation protection system, drew divided testimony: sponsors and several physicians argued it would reduce orthopedic injury and radiation exposure and improve recruitment and retention, while hospital and radiology groups objected to the mandate, cost, limited vendor pool, and lack of clarity in the bill’s definitions. After adopting an amendment excluding children’s hospitals, the committee deadlocked 6-6 and SB 1120 failed to pass.
The committee then considered SB 1118, which would appropriate $3 million to help rural hospitals install radiation protection systems in cath lab rooms. The sponsor said the funding would help rural facilities meet the same safety goals, and the committee passed the bill 6-5. The committee also heard SB 1214, a “guardrails” bill regulating non-FDA-approved stem cell and regenerative therapies, requiring informed consent, sourcing and reporting standards, advertising limits, and civil penalties for violations. Supporters said it would protect patients while allowing access to promising therapies; some members raised concerns about evidence and commercialization, but after adopting a technical amendment, the bill passed 9-3. The transcript ended as the committee moved on to SB 1630, which would seek federal approval for a home- and community-based service benefit for adults with serious mental illness; the sponsor described it as a capped, Medicaid-based community care option, and Access testified neutral while estimating a fiscal impact, but no final action on SB 1630 appears in the excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/18/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- state of New Hampshire.
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- state like many<00:28:21.720><c> states</c><00:28:22.720><c> faces</c><00:28:23.720><c> U</c><00:28:
- state level.
- </c> communities or ccc's in our state communities or ccc's in our state Continuing<01:36:44.560><c>
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
November 2025 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 12/04/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- With me today are State Economist Dr. Tony Becker and State Budget Director Anamingi.
- :25:56.240><c> referred</c> state provides monthly payments referred state provides monthly payments
- </c> large an impact on Minnesota's state large an impact on Minnesota's state budget<00:31:45.279><c
- </c><00:46:41.119><c> Um,</c> this state. Um, this state.
- </c><01:23:56.320><c> I</c> effectively gone in in the state. I effectively gone in in the state.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Aug 26th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- out of state.
- You can do smaller across the state.
- It's not bad; we have plenty of state government vacancy problems throughout our state government, but
- The extension of us as a state, that's local governments as well as the state itself, from participating
- At state highways, there are no agreements that leave the state liable.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/13/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The findings are the road map for how to spot and stop fraud, not only for our state but in other states
- </c> is going on in real time in our state is going on in real time in our state and<00:07:43.680><c>
- </c> again that's not a good use of state again that's not a good use of state dollars.<00:30:19.039>
- </c> state of Minnesota. state of Minnesota.
- </c> of business at the state of Minnesota. of business at the state of Minnesota.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, we are the Committee on State Affairs.
- We have the lowest amount of any Western state.
- in the United States or a governor of those states that has issued a similar proclamation... ...of those
- To cut this program is not good for the state.
- Park, or next to Farragut State Park.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received messages from the governor and Senate, including notice that Governor Little signed House Bill 556 and that several enrolled Senate and House measures were transmitted for signatures or filing. The chamber also handled numerous committee reports, including printing House Resolution 33 and House Bills 944-951, enrolling and engrossing several previously passed bills, and advancing Senate Bill 1294 from the Health and Welfare Committee. Several bills were returned to committee by unanimous consent, including House Bills 649, 567, 627, 530, 903, 763, 857, and 614.
A major floor debate centered on House Bill 940, which would restructure Idaho Digital Learning Alliance funding and use. Supporters said the bill would realign IDLA to its original purpose of supplementing, not supplanting, local schools, curb double-dipping and duplicate funding, eliminate or reduce uses such as driver’s education, LaunchPad, and some virtual-school and private-school access, and preserve core services for rural districts. Opponents argued the bill would cut a successful program too deeply, harm rural and small districts, reduce access to advanced and required courses, and unfairly affect students who rely on IDLA. After extended debate and a roll call, the House passed HB 940 by a vote of 48-22.
The House also debated Senate Concurrent Resolution 123, recognizing the International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists. Supporters framed it as a tribute to Idaho ranchers and rangeland heritage, while opponents objected to its connection to a United Nations initiative and raised sovereignty concerns. The resolution passed after a roll call vote of 39-28. Earlier, the House concurred without objection in Senate amendments to House Bills 629, 678, 522, 684, 561, and 860, and later the chamber recessed and reconvened, received additional governor and Senate messages, and continued with first readings of new bills and resolutions, including measures on public utilities, elections, and fisheries task force membership.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We have the lowest amount of any Western state.
- in the United States or a governor of those states that has issued a similar proclamation. ...and I
- could not find any other state in the United States or a governor of those states that has issued a similar
- To cut this program is not good for the state.
- We as the United States coined one We as the United States coined 1.3 billion pennies last year.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials May 29th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- State Senator David Gallegos.
- So, in the state of New Mexico, just so you know, even with these federal sites, we have a state regulatory
- , New Jersey, uh, the state of Washington, um, those, uh, the authority is provided under state law,
- Because keeping the state clean of hazardous waste that's constant, especially in that part of the state
- To the state land office, how many, um, and maybe you said this, how many abandoned sites are on state
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Mar 4th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- United States seems to have softened considerably.
- Bridge has been a leader in courageously stating this truth.
- , in Little Rock, or elsewhere in the continental United States.
- I cannot believe that the United States States would side with dictators over democracies, over our democratic
- Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
Keywords:
defense, geopolitical tensions, military readiness, China, Russia, U.S. military, Indo-Pacific, alliance, procurement
Summary:
The meeting focused on critical defense and security matters, particularly concerning the ongoing geopolitical tensions involving China and Russia. There were discussions surrounding U.S. military readiness, with significant emphasis on the potential threats posed by China in the Indo-Pacific region. Members expressed concerns about America's military capabilities in relation to the growing Chinese fleet and the importance of maintaining strong alliances with nations like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Additionally, the notion of prioritizing the defense industrial base was highlighted, emphasizing the need for effective procurement and modernization efforts to counter adversarial threats. Furthermore, notable commentary included a reference to President Zelensky's remarks regarding peace negotiations with Ukraine, expressing a willingness for further cooperation with the U.S.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> It's so annoying that like the state It's so annoying that like the state fiscal<01:19:11.680><c
- </c><01:33:43.640><c> law</c> compensation across state law compensation across state law enforcement
- </c> the uh state law enforcement folks. the uh state law enforcement folks.
- </c><01:37:14.120><c> That</c> increases for our state patrol. That increases for our state patrol.
- </c> State Patrol compensation. State Patrol compensation.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Jul 7th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It's moved to state affairs.
- I did a survey of vape shops across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico and found that 74
- United States.
- We have our core state hospitals that are owned and operated by the state: Austin State Hospital, Kerrville
- Was it the state? It was a combination of the state, the city?
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Washington.
- I was teaching at the best university in the state of California before I came to the Legislature.”
- for state facilities.
- If it was stated the way the state does it, it would probably be a little bit better, but there's also
- incur, because the state isn't the state.
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (11-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> state of Kentucky. state of Kentucky.
- </c> in our state of Kentucky. in our state of Kentucky.
- Um, the state of Kentucky has twice the population that the state of Kansas does.
- Um, we have five universities in this state that offer graduate level ABA programs.
- This data book assesses child well-being in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., across four domains of
Summary:
The committee approved the October 22, 2025 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel on accidental ingestion of illegal drug products by children. Panel members said pediatric ingestions have become the most common case type they review, with the highest-risk children ages one to four, and that fatal cases have increased in recent years. They reported that the substances most often involved are fentanyl, cannabinoids including THC products, methamphetamine, and increasingly xylazine; they also noted a decline in buprenorphine-related ingestions, which they viewed as a positive trend.
The panel used several case examples to highlight recurring problems in investigations and medical response, including delayed DCBS involvement, failure to administer Narcan, inadequate drug testing, lack of child abuse team involvement, and limited or absent law enforcement investigation. They said law enforcement issues are especially common in pediatric ingestion cases and are concentrated in Jefferson County and the Bluegrass/KIPA regions. One example involved a one-year-old who died from fentanyl and Benadryl intoxication; another involved a two-year-old who died after ingesting multiple substances; and a third involved a four-year-old with near-fatal THC gummy ingestion where delayed treatment worsened the child’s condition. They also described a 10-month-old THC ingestion case that resulted in a criminal abuse conviction, which they presented as an example without missed investigative opportunities.
Committee members discussed possible policy responses, including creating a more specific criminal child abuse offense or clarifying existing abuse and neglect definitions to cover unsafe access to illegal drugs, while preserving room for true accidents and prescribed medications. Members also raised the need for statewide standardization in reporting, investigation, and medical response, and suggested the panel should be able to call in agencies such as law enforcement, DCBS, judges, and hospitals for closed-session review of selected cases. The panel chair said they were already pursuing meetings with LMPD and would provide Jefferson County-specific breakdowns, and members expressed interest in additional data and agency follow-up before considering legislation.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So there is a model for using state funds as collateral for a HUD loan. Do other states do this?
- </c> please Dean do we have any other state please Dean do we have any other state agencies<00:27:43.519
- So there is a model for using state funds as collateral for a HUD loan. Do other states do this?
- </c><00:28:12.440><c> do</c> loan do other states do loan do other states do this<00:28:14.440><c> I'm
- </c> live me land travel Upstate down state live me land travel Upstate down state like<01:30:56.520>
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing and moved quickly through a long agenda, beginning with HB 606 on the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. DHHL and several community testifiers strongly supported the bill, describing it as a way to fulfill long-standing promises to Native Hawaiians, reduce the DHHL waitlist, keep families in Hawaii, and support housing production and the broader economy. Testifiers emphasized the cultural and economic importance of stable housing and noted the large number of people still waiting for DHHL homes.
The committee then heard HB 1086, also relating to DHHL, which would allow the department to use a $75 million appropriation from the dwelling unit revolving fund as collateral for loans. DHHL, HHFDC, and other supporters said the measure would help DHHL obtain better loan terms and preserve trust funds for other uses. Members asked detailed questions about how the collateral would work, whether other agencies use similar structures, and what would happen if the collateral were drawn upon; staff explained that the funds would be encumbered for the loan and that a similar model had been used for a HUD-backed project.
The committee also heard HB 739, which would create the COM homes program to fund counties to buy voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or buyers. Supporters said the program could help keep local workers in Hawaii by using existing housing stock and cited examples from places like Aspen and Vail. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to remove duration requirements to avoid right-to-travel concerns, and the Tax Foundation suggested clarifying the conveyance tax exemption so it also covers the instrument imposing the restriction. Members asked whether tax dollars would be used to buy homes, who would be eligible, and how enforcement would work; supporters said the program is voluntary and income-blind, with restrictions tied to living and working in the state. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Four - Tuesday, January 13 - Afternoon Session - State of the State
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The next order of business is the State of the State address. Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr.
- Hanaway, State Treasurer Vivek Malik, State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, and to my right, please welcome
- With the FIFA World Cup coming to our state, we With the FIFA World Cup coming to our state, we've been
- But the state of the state is not really about budgets. It's not really about politicians.
- But they are truly what makes the state of the state all about.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This is already what the state board has established.
- This is already what the state board has established.
- I'm the chief of staff of the State Department of Education.
- Typically, we will look at a state, a couple of states, as a model for what those content standards should
- Typically, we will look at a state, a couple of states, as a model for what those content standards should
Committee:
House Education
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:57.360><c> tax</c> their state tax their state tax obligations<00:02:59.440><c> our</c><00
- </c><00:58:20.720><c> tax</c> 300 okay so we don't it's a state tax 300 okay so we don't it's a state
- </c> and the the dark blue line is the state and the the dark blue line is the state excluding<01:38:
- </c> spending um so the the reason that state spending um so the the reason that state average<01:39:
- on the states' demographic makeup.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
- stating findings of the legislature and encouraging the people of Idaho to observe a day of fasting
- community plays in providing food for our tables, not only in this state but all across the country
- of the United States.
- And that's stated in that statute or in the bill. The court has the authority to overturn.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 27th, 2025
Children and Youth Health
Transcript Highlights:
- The state... I've often said the state cannot regulate morality. I don't think the state can be...
- They should be able to make that choice, not the state. Last, I think Mr.
- states to do business within the state, that would happen for small businesses first.
- 19 states have comprehensive state privacy laws, and that now ropes every single app developer into a
- How many states have already implemented either one of these? I don't know.
Committee:
Senate Children and Youth Health
Keywords:
internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, app store, app store provider, app developer, mobile app, age verification, parental consent, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, age gating, digital privacy, data protection, in-app purchases, online consumer protection, deceptive trade practice
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Natural Resources and Water
Transcript Highlights:
- We represent 4 million acres of well-managed forest lands across the state of California.
- AB 2026 also ties important state diversion decisions to weaker federal rules.
- And there should be groundwater recharge, especially in the entire state.
- You know, the State Water Board will retain the oversight.
- This is a really important policy for the state of California.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources and Water