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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- access to child care to Health Care<02:12:38.559><c> Services</c><02:12:39.559><c> uh</c><02:12:39.679
- that explicit and direct it's something that explicit and direct it's been<02:18:56.719><c> well</c>
- </c><02:46:35.040><c> for</c> their living space a place to care for their living space a place to care
- </c><02:53:23.520><c> system</c> children and to the foster care system children and to the foster care
- </c> landlords or good tenants who take care landlords or good tenants who take care of<03:22:12.680>
Committee:
House Housing
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- But what this does, what SB 872 does, What SB 872 does is direct $150 million a year to fix the subsidence
- Data centers provide the critical infrastructure for everything from financial services in health care
- for health, knowing that we're also stripping away some of the health care affordability in the state
- I think we could do more in that direction, especially... ...and elsewhere.
- I think we could do more in that direction, especially in those oil fields that are far from frontline
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 25th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We directed large amounts of new money to competitive grant programs rather than direct appropriations
- And then on the GOP side, I have my own Karina Nelson, who is my CLA and has taken such good care of
- I am very grateful for your good work and for taking care of my constituents back home as well.
- I know we have folks in here who care a lot about privacy and data.
- To take care of you, me, and our constituents.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, related to Minnesota Care and MA.
- </c> healthc care taxes. healthc care taxes.
- </c> hospitals in terms of uncompensated care hospitals in terms of uncompensated care as<00:31:29.520
- <00:43:47.760><c> taxes,</c> care taxes, care taxes, um,<00:43:50.079><c> this</c><00:43:50.400><c> part
- </c><01:23:07.360><c> treatment</c> for every 16 hours of direct treatment for every 16 hours of direct
Bills:
HF3379
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- intent of taking care of those who<00:14:44.000><c> who</c><00:14:44.399><c> don't</c><00:14:44.639>
- We require parental consent for health care services, but there are two places that we don't.
- It is the section on parental consent for health care services.
- We require parental consent for health care services, but there are two places that we don't.
- I have a serious concern with the health care section and how it undermines what is currently allowed
Committee:
Senate Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, you know, understanding some of the great challenges that we're seeing in terms of direct care
- We have a number of apprenticeships in the health care sector, broadly speaking.
- And you mentioned health care and you mentioned trades.
- And you gave the example of health care. They're both relevant.
- And you gave the example of health care. They're both relevant.
Summary:
The subcommittee opened with roll call and approved the January minutes. Members then heard from Undersecretary of Labor and Workforce Development Josh Cutler, who gave an update on the Healey-Driscoll administration’s apprenticeship efforts and emphasized apprenticeship as an earn-while-you-learn model that can help address workforce shortages while including people with disabilities. He described growth in apprenticeships across sectors such as banking, bio, early education, health care, and human services, and noted recent milestones including the state’s 10,000th registered apprenticeship, expanded tax credits, reduced program fees, added apprenticeship liaisons, and Grow grants to support program development.
Committee members focused on how apprenticeship could be adapted for human services and disability-related jobs, including early education, direct care, PCA work, sterile processing, and related health occupations. They asked about funding structures, employer participation, community college involvement, and how to make programs accessible to people with disabilities. Cutler explained that apprenticeship programs are employer-designed but must meet core requirements such as paid employment, at least 2,000 hours of on-the-job learning, related technical instruction, mentorship, and progressive wages. He said the state can support programs through the registered apprenticeship tax credit, which he said is $4,800 per apprentice and can be stacked with the disability employment tax credit, and through Grow grants, which were most recently awarded at about $2.1 million statewide.
Members and Cutler discussed using intermediaries such as trade associations, nonprofits, and disability organizations to help employers set up programs and navigate incentives. He said the commission could be useful as a convener and suggested a targeted panel or information session with apprenticeship liaisons, employers, and existing sponsors to identify a few specific occupations and build a proof of concept. The meeting ended with agreement to follow up offline on potential partner employers, including Eastern Bank, and on possible next steps for a focused panel or pilot opportunities.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you care to close? Senator Hall waives. The vote will now occur on House Bill 4426.
- We removed several fraud-preventing measures, direct error finders.
- Senator Daniels, would you care to close debate? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Senator Devers, would you care to explain your amendment? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- In other debate, Senator Devers, do you care to close debate? Sure.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
veterans, tax refund, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, capital improvement, donations, Oklahoma Emission Reduction, incentive, taxation, environment, revenue, investment, school funds, treasurer, education funding, financial policy, income tax, scholarship, tax credit, Oklahoma Tax Commission, school funding
Summary:
The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee considered several House bills dealing with tax credits, fee changes, school funding, and investment authority. House Bill 4426 extended the sunset on the SIDE tax credit to December 31, 2032, and passed 7-2. House Bill 3704 elected Oklahoma into the federal income tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations and passed 9-2. House Bill 4311 raised the unclaimed property division’s administrative fee from 4% to 6% to cover increased duties and costs; it passed 8-3 after debate over whether the increase was justified. House Bill 3044 reauthorized the veterans income tax checkoff and the associated capital improvement fund, and passed 10-0. House Bill 4191 revised the Smaller Employer Quality Jobs Act by lowering job thresholds, expanding qualifying locations and industries, and changing other eligibility rules; it passed 6-4. House Bill 3465 extended the emission tax credit sunset from July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2029 and passed 6-4, with opponents arguing it subsidized compliance with federal mandates. House Bill 3972, a title-off bill addressing ad valorem reimbursement issues tied to the state purchase of a prison, drew extensive debate over precedent and scope; an amendment to add a sunset failed 5-5, and the bill then passed 8-2 as amended.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, understanding some of the great challenges that we're seeing in terms of direct care and human
- We have a number of apprenticeships in the health care sector, broadly speaking.
- And you mentioned health care and you mentioned trades.
- And you gave the example of health care. They're both relevant.
- And you gave the example of health care. They're both relevant.
Summary:
The subcommittee met to approve the January minutes and then heard an update from Undersecretary of Labor and Workforce Development Josh Cutler on apprenticeship expansion in the Healey-Driscoll administration. Cutler described apprenticeship as a key workforce tool, especially for sectors with labor shortages, and highlighted growth in early education, health care, banking, bio, and human services. He noted the administration’s milestones and supports, including reaching 10,000 registered apprenticeships, expanding the registered apprenticeship tax credit (RATSY), lowering program fees, adding apprenticeship liaisons, and issuing Grow grants to help employers start programs.
Members focused on how apprenticeship could better serve people with disabilities and human services employers. They raised examples such as sterile processing, radiology, PCA services, developmental disability supports, and community college partnerships, and asked how smaller or lower-paid providers could afford to participate. Cutler explained that apprentices are W-2 employees, programs must include on-the-job learning, related instruction, mentorship, and progressive wages, and employers largely design their own programs. He said the state can support through tax credits, grants, and intermediaries such as trade associations or disability organizations that help employers navigate the process.
The discussion also covered employer outreach, the role of intermediaries, and possible collaboration with community colleges and organizations like Commonwealth Corporation. Cutler said Eastern Bank did not currently have a program but could be a potential partner, and he confirmed that the RATSY credit is $4,800 per apprentice, with a cap and online application process, and that it can be stacked with the disability employment tax credit. The subcommittee agreed to follow up with Cutler’s team, identify a few priority occupations, and consider a targeted panel or information session to help expand apprenticeship opportunities for people with disabilities and in human services.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the rise of Antisemitism and supporting older Americans. Apr 30th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Aging (Special) Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Beyond the statistics, elderly Jewish individuals have faced direct acts of aggression.
- reauthorization of the Never Again Education Act, we also urge Congress to pass the HEAL Act, to direct
- This is a program that takes care of those whose needs are great and whose histories demand that we be
- We've seen disturbing instances where individuals, including licensed health care workers, have made
- deny care or provide substandard treatment to Jewish patients.
Committee:
Senate Aging (Special) Committee
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 24th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Community Health Care, a five-star rated hospital and health system that provides quality care to 1.3
- Batchelor has devoted her career to reducing health disparities and expanding health care quality for
- These diseases require specialized care, research, and policy attention to drive medical advancements
- California is a leader in innovation in the development of treatments and care models.
- They bring in care, bring in help, that was our situation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, both on direct appropriations as well.
- </c><00:47:47.599><c> The</c> has directed funding to in law. The has directed funding to in law.
- <c> to</c><00:51:52.000><c> establish</c> legislature direct deed to establish legislature direct deed
- </c> I mentioned previously, statute's direct I mentioned previously, statute's direct deed<00:54:11.119
- </c> these competitive grants or uh direct these competitive grants or uh direct appropriations<01:10
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Generally, the House Bill would expand the scope to include responding to motor fuel theft and is directed
- So caution, you've seen the signs: caution, proceed with care, and this is.
- It's very important that we should proceed with care on this. This is too early.
- I call it a mention in my written testimony of a careful collection of quotes from the founding generation
- I've carried legislation in this direction before too, and I appreciate what you're doing here.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (3-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- with, but it does allow them to regulate that however they so choose, and it clarified language to direct
- 05:15.120><c> fees</c><00:05:15.960><c> back</c><00:05:16.160><c> to</c><00:05:16.320><c> the</c> direct
- any fines and fees back to the direct any fines and fees back to the local<00:05:16.919><c> authorities
- </c><00:06:56.360><c> about</c><00:06:56.599><c> what</c> we're trying to be careful about what we're
- trying to be careful about what comes<00:06:57.039><c> across</c><00:06:57.319><c> our</c><00:06:57.560
Keywords:
00:00 – Introduction
00:45 – Attendance Roll Call
02:09 – House Bill 216
03:15 – Roll Call Vote
04:06 – Senate Bill 122
05:42 – Roll Call Vote
08:43 – House Bill 391
17:25 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. The committee first considered House Bill 216, which would correct a conflict created when an office was moved into the Department of Agriculture by restoring grant and loan eligibility for Department of Agriculture employees while keeping the prohibition in place for employees of the office of policy. The bill was approved unanimously and sent on to the Senate floor.
The committee then revisited Senate Bill 122 after concerns from the prior meeting. Members adopted a committee substitute that clarified local governments may regulate the covered businesses but not ban them outright, and that fines and fees go back to the local authorities doing the regulating. During final consideration, Senator Deneen, Senator Reed, and Senator Richardson voted no, citing concerns about enforcement, inspection, and potential bad actors, while Senator Webb supported the bill as a needed regulatory scheme. The motion passed and the bill advanced.
House Bill 391, dealing with Kentucky honey production, was also approved. Representative Jason Nemes and industry witnesses said the bill would raise the threshold for requiring a certified honey house from 150 gallons to 500 gallons, add language requiring “pure and unadulterated” Kentucky-produced honey, and support local beekeepers without creating additional public health risk. Members discussed whether the limit should be removed entirely, the cost of honey houses, and concerns about imported or adulterated honey. The committee passed the bill to the Senate floor. Senator Yates later registered a no vote on Senate Bill 122 and yes votes on House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 171, though Senate Bill 171 was passed over for further work and not heard that day.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 12th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- providers develop nutrition care plans for the medically tailored meals.
- , then we have to treat food like it is health care.
- My mother had a health care worker who prepared the meals from her SNAP benefits.
- And when you think you've gotten one thing taken care of, you know...
- Ryan White, so federal funding through HHS, and work with other health care partners as well.
Bills:
SB5966
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Keywords:
healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, 904, all
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/05/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- entrepreneurial ventures using some of these tools, how to deliver better outcomes in things like health care
- And so the budget unit review should be directed by a central organization, and the good news is for
- And so being able to have that direction and being able to then say...
- And so being able to have that direction and being able to then say each budget unit should look at what
- And so being able to ask and direct them to proactively figure out what are the best use cases and how
Summary:
The House Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Committee heard a presentation from Steven Garrison of the Cicero Institute on how Arizona state government could use AI to improve service delivery, reduce costs, and streamline procurement. He argued AI should be treated as software, with agencies proactively identifying use cases, tracking outcomes, and avoiding unnecessary agency-level regulation or new bureaucratic structures. Members questioned him about workforce impacts, privacy, agency involvement, and the balance between innovation and guardrails; he said AI would likely augment workers in the short term and create new jobs over time, while legislative oversight should focus on specific harms and gaps in law rather than broad agency rules.
The committee then considered HB 2592, which directs the Arizona Department of Administration to require budget units to identify AI opportunities, reduce administrative duties, streamline procurement, and establish AI governance, while also sending emergency or temporary AI rules to the legislature for approval. An amendment added reporting requirements to the governor, legislative leaders, and Secretary of State on efficiency measures and barriers encountered. After limited testimony, including support from Jeannie Magdua of Conservative Ladies of America, the committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill as amended on a 4-2 vote, with one member absent.
The final bill, HB 2452, would add data centers and small modular reactors to county comprehensive planning considerations and adjust county planning requirements for land use and energy-related development. Supporters, including Russell Smolden of the Arizona Municipal Power Users Association and Dave Morris of Americans for Prosperity Arizona, said the bill would improve long-term planning for data centers, energy infrastructure, and emerging technologies. The County Supervisors Association opposed it, arguing it improperly singled out specific uses, blurred comprehensive planning with zoning, and reduced local control. The committee passed HB 2452 on a 4-3 vote and then adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/05/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- entrepreneurial ventures using some of these tools, how to deliver better outcomes in things like health care
- And so the budget unit review should be directed by central organization, and the good news is for Arizona
- And so being able to have that direction and being able to then say...
- And so being able to have that direction and being able to then say each budget unit should look at what
- And so being able to ask and direct them to proactively figure out what are the best use cases and how
Committee:
House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- consider where that balance should be struck and whether this particular approach moves us in a better direction
- creating a process in which rates would potentially increase, and I think that's going the wrong direction
- process in which rates would potentially increase and, uh, and I, I think that's going the wrong direction
- In fact, I think it goes the opposite direction a little bit. So I'm not following that question.
- Opportunity to start to take care of people that have losses and that's really all I have members.
Committee:
House Insurance
Summary:
The committee first took up several bills and voted them out favorably without amendment: SB 2857, relating to prescription drug purchasing proof for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers; SB 1307, relating to the biennial health coverage reference guide; and SB 527, relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia for certain pediatric dental services. Each of those motions passed on a 7-0 roll call.
The main discussion centered on SB 1643, which would require prior approval from the Texas Department of Insurance for property and casualty rate changes above 10% from a previously filed rate. The chair framed it as a response to rate volatility and rising homeowners and auto premiums, while several members questioned whether it would slow a market that is already stabilizing and could encourage insurers to file repeated increases just under the threshold. Witnesses from consumer groups supported tighter oversight and argued for a lower threshold, while insurance industry representatives opposed the bill, saying Texas’s file-and-use system and competitive market work better and that the proposal could increase costs or create uncertainty. After testimony, SB 1643 was left pending.
The committee then heard SB 1642, which would replace the single Texas Department of Insurance commissioner with a three-commissioner structure and an executive director. Supporters said it could improve accountability and transparency, while opponents argued the current single-commissioner model is more efficient and avoids confusion and added cost. Witnesses also raised concerns about open meetings issues, administrative expense, and the lack of a clear model from other states. SB 1642 was also left pending.
Finally, the committee heard SB 2530, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association omnibus bill. The bill would make a number of changes to TWIA’s governance and finances, including exempting TWIA from certain taxes, moving its headquarters to a coastal county, changing board composition and voting rules, and lowering the probable maximum loss standard from 1-in-100 to 1-in-50. Supporters said the bill would strengthen TWIA’s reserve funding and improve local relevance, while opponents warned it could increase assessments, reduce reinsurance protection, and create operational risks by relocating the headquarters to the coast. The bill was left pending, and the committee then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's kind of been like peaks and valleys depending on our directed enforcement efforts.
- Can you kind of point us to any direct evidence that DPS has of the cartels' involvement here with these
- As I mentioned before, oil in this aquaculture process takes many forms to be delivered, and direction
- Senate Bill 2949 takes steps in the right direction in curbing these dangerous business practices that
- Take care.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
Keywords:
LP-gas, property owner notice, natural resources, gas installations, safety notification, motor fuel, fuel transport, fuel export, transloading, export fuel transloading facility, fuel terminal, terminal operator, comptroller, Texas Tax Code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, Department of Public Safety, DPS, border security, ports of entry
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But all of those entities have a direct relationship with a restaurant.
- We're regulating the third-party marketplace and saying, if you do not have that direct relationship,
- It also directs DBPR to create a standardized disciplinary form and database to be utilized by local
- Association fully supports Senate Bill 1262 as an association comprised mostly of contractors who care
- This bill puts it in the statutes that they have to be decommissioned, so they have to take care of it
Committee:
Senate Regulated Industries
Summary:
The committee began by postponing SB 1742 on condos until the following week, then took up SB 1298 on building construction. Senator Simon said the bill would require continued education for long-licensed building professionals, clarify interagency sharing of building officials, limit residential inspectors to one- and two-family homes, revive a paid internship for residential planning examiners, modernize permit signatures, and clarify contractor responsibility when work changes hands. The bill drew supportive waivers and was reported favorably.
Members then considered SB 940 on third-party restaurant reservation platforms. A delete-everything amendment was adopted to target bots and unauthorized resale of restaurant reservations, while preserving direct restaurant-platform relationships and requiring consumer contact information when reservations are made through noncontractual platforms. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and Booking Holdings supported the measure, and CS/SB 940 was reported favorably. SB 638 on home inspectors also passed after the sponsor explained it would raise education requirements from 120 to 200 hours, add instruction on building code, wind mitigation, four-point and insurance inspections, and require $300,000 in errors-and-omissions coverage; it was reported favorably.
The committee next approved SB 960 on elevator accessibility, allowing additional shorter support rails while keeping the existing 42-inch rail requirement. SB 196 on foods containing vaccines or vaccine materials was amended to address mRNA language and cosmetics safety standards, with the committee adopting amendments and then reporting the bill favorably. SB 1418 on heated tobacco products was amended to clarify the definition of heated tobacco products and exclude other forms such as hookah; it also passed favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of board and commission appointees.
Finally, SB 1262 on construction contracting was amended to add contractor continuing-education topics, strengthen penalties for unlicensed activity, create a standardized disciplinary reporting system, and require timely refunds and project completion standards; it was reported favorably with support from the Florida Home Builders Association. SB 1304 on solar facilities was then approved after extensive testimony from rural county commissioners and local officials who argued that utility-scale solar on agricultural land has grown without sufficient local oversight and that decommissioning rules are needed to protect farmland and communities. The bill would repeal the current by-right treatment of solar facilities on ag land and authorize counties to adopt decommissioning ordinances; it was reported favorably after a technical amendment.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Direction uh in in the language um uh Direction uh in in the language um uh there's<00:09:02.120><c>
- So yes, they would be double-sided, so they could be read from both directions.
- </c><01:36:21.239><c> and</c> right now so one is on child care and right now so one is on child care
- </c> major step in the right direction major step in the right direction compared<04:55:51.400><c> to
- </c> plan the the revenue to to uh take care plan the the revenue to to uh take care of<05:36:19.160>
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language.
The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process.
Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.