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VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And another thing that I share briefly with you is the Food is Medicine Program.
- So thinking about medically tailored meals, produce prescription programs.
- And the exciting part to me about this is we can really start thinking… …programs.
- That's important to the sustainability of the program.
- We're excited that you're running this program and you've always been great to work with.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 48 - Morning Session Apr 28th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There's several other provisions that they can be removed from the program for.
- There's several other provisions that they can be removed from the program for.
- That this will be, I'm sorry, subcontracted out, or will this be a county-run program?
- And then that follow-up, continued follow-up... of such a program.
- And sometimes our budget doesn't support those programs that would help this.
Bills:
SB1475 , SB1447 , HB2288 , SB1521 , SB592 , SB1533 , HB1276 , SB201 , SB1477 , SB1232 , SB1255 , SB1327 , SB1525 , SB1721 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1317 , SB604 , SB1325 , SB1496 , SB2007 , SB1567 , SB2112 , SB1980 , SB1735 , SB1558 , SB1491 , SB1287 , SB1378 , SB1369 , SB1441 , SB137 , SB483 , SB843 , SB1433 , SB1257 , SB1365 , SJR49 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1094
Keywords:
memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI
Summary:
The House convened, called the roll, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized the Nurse of the Day and several student and athletic groups, including Career Tech students, charter school students, Meridian Tech students, and Carl Albert championship teams. A lengthy personal privilege/farewell-style speech was delivered by Representative Lepak, reflecting on his service, family, staff, and legislative colleagues, and offering general advice about public service and the legislative process.
The chamber then took up several Senate bills. SB 1369, creating a 988 revolving fund to support Oklahoma’s mental health lifeline, passed 85-7. SB 1441, clarifying penalties for drones contacting critical infrastructure, passed 80-2. SB 137, adding DUI/GBI to electronic monitoring ineligibility and clarifying Department of Corrections language, passed 72-18 after questions about retroactivity and administrative authority. SB 843, raising the minimum ADA threshold from 400 to 550 for school districts to hire relatives of board members, passed 77-4, and its emergency clause also received the required two-thirds vote.
The most extensive debate centered on SB 483, which would have authorized county commissioners to establish a relocation assistance program for people seeking to move to supportive housing or services. Members raised concerns about homelessness policy, county capacity, public-private partnerships, safeguards, and possible misuse or “bussing” of people between communities. The bill ultimately failed 35-52, and notice was given of a possible motion to reconsider. Later, SB 1433, requiring agencies to publicly post guidance documents and note they lack the force of law, passed unanimously; SB 1257, updating THC-related language in controlled substances law, passed 68-13; and SB 1365, updating promotional fund language for state retail outlets, lodges, gift shops, and golf courses, failed 43-42, with notice of reconsideration also given. The House then moved to recess until 1:15 p.m.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The Can Do program, the alternative to discipline program, is confidential.
- Vice Chair Heap, our program deals directly with any complaints received related to educational programs
- For clarity, I taught at a nursing program, and I am licensed as a nurse.
- There is a process for all programs; students can follow it if it is a grade dispute.
- That is typically something that is handled at the program level.
Committee:
House Health & Human Services
Keywords:
nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- having problems resolving something or getting an application together for community paramedicine program
- We also run an ambulance strike team program, so we have an ambulance strike team.
- Recently, there's lots of interest now in state and county programs with fraud and abuse and waste.
- Are you concerned about it in any of your programs? Yeah.
- How would you address the, you know, the political hot button now of fraud in these different programs
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules established quorum and approved several routine items on the agenda, including governor’s appointments not required to appear: Courtney Welsh to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board, Janessa Goldbeck to the California Veterans Board, and Tom Huntington to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, each by 3-0 vote. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees, the 2026 committee chair/member assignments, the 2026 session schedule, the 2026 holiday schedule, and floor acknowledgments, all by unanimous votes. The committee noted that some 2026 committee changes would take effect February 1, 2026, and that new committees would depend on adoption of a Senate resolution.
The committee then heard from Dr. Hernando Garson, nominated as chief medical officer of the Emergency Medical Services Authority. He described his background in emergency medicine, disaster response, and EMS leadership, and members questioned him about EMSA’s strategic plan, data integration, statewide standards versus local flexibility, ambulance patient offload time regulations, stakeholder engagement, and emergency response coordination. Dr. Garson emphasized data-driven decision-making, technical assistance to local agencies, collaboration with hospitals and EMS stakeholders, and the need for safer alternatives to routine ambulance transport such as community paramedicine, telehealth, and nurse triage. He also discussed disaster preparedness for vulnerable and rural communities and the use of regional and state assets, including ambulance strike teams, during fires and floods. The committee approved his appointment 4-0.
The final item was Stephanie Weldon’s nomination as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health. Weldon, who identified as Yurok-Tolowa and Karuk, spoke about her tribal, county, nonprofit, and state experience, her role as the first Native American woman in the position, and her commitment to health equity, rural communities, and culturally responsive public health work. Senators asked about how the office sets priorities, measures outcomes, addresses behavioral health, tribal consultation, youth mental health, and how it responds to political pressure around DEI language; Weldon said the office focuses on community-driven, data-informed work and transparency. Public commenters strongly supported her confirmation, citing her leadership on the California Reducing Disparities Project and related equity efforts. The committee approved her appointment 4-0, sending it to the full Senate for confirmation.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Jun 3rd, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So I think that could use some attention in the land conservation programs we have on the books.
- and maybe they could do some research on how to bring a thinning program in.
- Conservation programs, things like that.
- Um, if we have to absorb more federal programs into New Mexico in our budget.
- What are the programs that were created with those funds and what do they do?
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Program in a pediatric subspecialty for medical in the state.
- . program that was I'm really proud of called Scissortail Studios.
- And currently the program has 700 students in it just at the high school level.
- We've got a robust workforce education program in Texas.
- expand those programs? I would hope so.
Bills:
HB232
Committee:
House Higher Education
Keywords:
disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also focused on continuity for the medical program.
- Leaf Line has been part of Minnesota's medical cannabis program since 2015.
- Right now, Minnesota's medical cannabis program is at risk.
- Without this bill, Minnesota's medical cannabis program and patients are at risk.
- I am all about the medical program.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's what's allocated in the foundation school program, but they.
- Yeah That is what's referred to as the regular program offset.
- I mean that's this is all set by the Foundation School Program.
- Spanish Immersion Program, which is an extremely popular program among the residents. but they've got
- So that's the way the Foundation School Program works.
Committee:
House Appropriations
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 119 May 12th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and protections enterprise, which is also created in the bill to be used to fund programs that provide
- He said the bill generates significant and important revenue for vital youth mental health programs in
- Health programs in our state.
- </c><01:18:57.120><c> that</c><01:18:57.440><c> support</c> limited to programs that support limited
- that prepare children to be programs that prepare children to be successful<01:19:03.040><c> in</c><
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.(6-17-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> support other programs across the state. support other programs across the state.
- </c> Kentucky 7 1915 C waiver programs. Kentucky 7 1915 C waiver programs.
- </c> the waiver program. the waiver program.
- Same program.
- </c><01:46:52.400><c> and</c> But boy, so many of these programs and But boy, so many of these programs
Committee:
Joint Families & Children
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- program program and<00:07:20.240><c> paid</c><00:07:20.720><c> 2</c><00:07:20.840><c> and</c><00:07:
- </c> both root out fraud and put many program both root out fraud and put many program integrity<00:51
- </c> throughout all these programs. throughout all these programs.
- </c><01:33:51.400><c> um</c> large number of programs um large number of programs um and<01:33:52.760
- Um<01:45:37.400><c> a</c><01:45:37.480><c> program</c><01:45:37.880><c> evaluation,</c> Um a program
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/24/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> program that is set to sunset. program that is set to sunset.
- So a range of programs, some of them long-standing programs, some of them newer creations, especially
- :50.800><c> of</c><00:46:50.880><c> them</c> range of programs, some of them range of programs, some
- We'll be program assessment report.
- </c> work with the rest of the programs. work with the rest of the programs.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (1-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a nurse anesthesia program as well.
- </c> participants in this particular program participants in this particular program or<01:10:28.760>
- </c><01:41:50.679><c> coordinator</c> Community forestry program coordinator Community forestry program
- </c><01:43:43.040><c> isn't</c> left unfunded if the program isn't left unfunded if the program isn't
- </c><01:45:06.320><c> and</c> all the other programs in Louisville and all the other programs in Louisville
Summary:
The committee first reorganized by electing Representative Hart as House co-chair and Senator Douglas as Senate co-chair by acclamation, then approved the December 10 minutes. It then took up deferred and routine contract items, beginning with a Council on Postsecondary Education item that was withdrawn after staff explained the contract had been canceled and should not have come before the committee because the granting authority, not CPE, was issuing it.
The committee next reviewed a Department for Local Government contract tied to an Eastern Kentucky flood recovery housing project in Jackson. Members questioned the high per-unit cost and whether renovation was more expensive than new construction. Staff explained the cost included acquisition of an existing downtown building and needed water and sewer infrastructure upgrades, and said developable land was limited in the area. With no motion to object, the contract was allowed to move forward.
The committee then considered Kentucky Transportation Cabinet professional services contracts for highway design work. Members asked about the size of the contracts and how much of the available funding is typically used; staff said the contracts are two-year agreements, that the prior cycle reached close to $2 million per contract, and that this year’s limits were reduced because less money is available in the Highway Plan. The committee also approved a PSC amendment contract for the Bridging Kentucky program after staff explained the $150 hourly loaded rate was within the normal range for consultants. Both Transportation Cabinet items were approved without objection.
Finally, the committee heard a Kentucky Communications Network Authority contract for an $85,000 study of the dark fiber market. Members asked what dark fiber is, why the study was needed, whether there was coordination with the Office of Broadband Development, and whether existing service meant there was already a market. KCNA said dark fiber is unused fiber that local providers can light to deliver service, that the study was needed because the contractor said no market existed while ISPs said demand exists, and that the report would help both KCNA oversight and broadband development planning. The contract was reviewed without objection.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So I ran a weatherization program in Calcasieu Parish back in the '90s.
- “And, I mean, it’s not unlike other programs that happen, whether it’s—I've run some pretty large programs
- over my period of time with the Road Home program, which was super complex.
- But the program—it’s a very... So this is the interesting part. It’s a performance-based program.”
- It's a $100 million program, so..."
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first considered H.C.R. 89 by Representative Charles Owen, which directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to study, with the Louisiana State Museum and the World War II Museum, the feasibility of a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers. Owen described the historical significance of the maneuvers and said the proposal would mainly involve markers and a modest museum. The committee moved the resolution favorably to the floor without objection.
Members then debated H.R. 179 by Representative Marcel, which would create a study of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts and their effectiveness in reducing crime. Several members raised concerns about the number of study groups and the breadth of a statewide review, while others supported gathering data on crime trends, cameras, and district performance. Marcel said the study was intended to collect information, not mandate changes, and the resolution was moved favorably to the floor.
The committee next took up S.B. 228 and S.B. 268 by Senator Duplessis, both related to replacing lead and copper water service lines. S.B. 228 was a constitutional amendment allowing public funds to be used on private property for replacement of lead-based and copper pipes, and S.B. 268 set out the process for municipalities or parishes to implement the program, including notice to homeowners and an inventory/testing process. Members questioned homeowner rights, the seven-day notice period, emergency entry language, contracting, and whether the work would fully address hazards inside homes; Rainwater said the program was narrowly tailored, federally funded through the EPA and LDH, and intended to replace lines from the main to the shutoff valve. Both measures were moved favorably as amended.
Finally, the committee approved S.B. 283 by Senator Barrow, creating the Boulevard at Harding Area Special District in Baton Rouge to encourage development in a food desert near Southern University, and moved H.R. 225 by Representative Eccles, which urges study of parish-wide solid waste, debris removal, and disaster resilience services in Ouachita Parish. H.R. 223 by Representative Walters, urging Shreveport to partner on the Southern Soul City Initiative, was also moved favorably. The chair noted it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session, and members and staff were thanked for their work.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- instructor-led drop-off programs.
- The same way all the other programs and purchases under the statutory framework are vetted.
- and educator-curated programs is, I think, a good one.
- We've navigated through a lot of perilous waters with this program and the funding.
- program must have publicly available and reviewable program descriptions of instructions and activities
Summary:
The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered two bills. The first, PCS for HB 1565, would expand permitted purchases under the Personalized Education Program scholarship to include digital devices, clarify statutory terms, and distinguish between parent-directed part-time programs and full-time instructor-led programs. Rep. Hinson questioned oversight and misuse safeguards, while the sponsor said existing statutory and SFO oversight already applies. Public testimony included support from the James Madison Institute, and the bill was reported favorably by a 12-1 vote.
The committee then heard PCS for HB 1483, the SCORE Act, which would gradually align Florida’s school grading scale with the familiar A-F scale used for students over a 10-year transition. The sponsor argued that current school grades are inflated and confusing to parents, and said the bill would also expand early support identification from pre-K through 8th grade. Members raised concerns about the impact on public and charter schools, low-income communities, teacher workload, resources, property values, and whether the bill should be paired with funding and professional development. Public testimony included an ESE teacher asking about funding and class size, one opponent from Orange County teachers, and a proponent from Florida Citizens Alliance.
After extensive debate, the committee voted 12-5 to report PCS for HB 1483 favorably. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency and accountability for parents and create pressure to raise standards, while opponents warned it could sharply increase lower-rated schools without sufficient resources and could mislead the public about school performance during the transition.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1171 by Senator Caballero, an act relating to state-funded programs.
- The Hispanic Serving Institution program, it's not an admissions program; it is not a series of individual
- So it's modeled after the demand-side grid support, DSGS, program that people love.
- the less restrictive program, whether a program has provided proof of notice to the city and county
- SB 1066 improves the unclaimed property program with two important changes.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that this would retain their programming that this would retain their programming and<00:27:36.559
- </c> made that this is a viable program made that this is a viable program particularly<00:32:30.240>
- tutoring program as well as a discovery program throughout the state for every school district in the
- </c><02:55:46.000><c> Senator,</c> program. Further discussions? Senator, program.
- </c> childare workforce uh incentive program. childare workforce uh incentive program.
Committee:
Senate Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like us to, in this legislature, start looking at these programs from that standpoint.
- Department of Education and the continued instability of some of those financial aid programs at the
- Graduate student instructor, a top student in a world-renowned graduate program at Cal.
- I'd like to hear from government program managers coming up saying, here's what I'm looking for.
- That would be terribly inefficient for 50 states to duplicate this program.
Summary:
The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard a long policy agenda focused largely on student access, equity, and institutional oversight. Bills discussed included AB 2236 on common course numbering and streamlined articulation across the community colleges, CSU, and UC; AB 2422 on protections when financial aid is delayed; AB 1669 on medical and mental health leaves of absence; AB 1713 on accepting IEPs and 504 plans as proof of disability for accommodations; AB 2766 on priority housing and related supports for foster youth and students experiencing homelessness; AB 2212 on tech-facilitated sexual harassment and AI-generated intimate images; AB 2504 on a pilot to upskill creative-industry workers for AI-related changes; AB 1734 on preserving and expanding California food insecurity data collection; and AB 2771, the sunset bill for the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education. The committee also took up a consent calendar of three bills earlier in the hearing.
Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from student groups, advocacy organizations, and system representatives, with many speakers describing personal experiences with transfer confusion, delayed aid, mental health crises, disability documentation barriers, housing instability, and online sexual harm. AB 2236 drew support from community college, CSU, UC student associations, and college-opportunity advocates, while the CSU Academic Senate registered opposition. AB 2771 drew a notable exchange over the cost and scope of the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education, with Vice Chair DeMaio opposing the extension on fiscal and bureaucracy grounds; the author responded that the bureau is fee-funded and that its fees had not been raised in years. AB 1734 also prompted skepticism from DeMaio about the survey’s cost, methodology, and whether the work should be competitively bid, though supporters argued the existing California Health Interview Survey infrastructure was the most efficient way to preserve critical food insecurity data after federal cuts.
The committee voted to advance the measures it heard, generally on party-line or near-party-line votes, with several bills held open for additional members to add on. AB 2236, AB 2422, AB 1669, AB 1713, AB 1734, AB 2766, and AB 2212 all received do-pass recommendations and were re-referred to the appropriate policy or fiscal committees. AB 2771 was also moved forward to the Committee on Business and Professions after debate over the bureau’s reauthorization and fee structure. The hearing ended with the committee beginning consideration of AB 2504, the AI-related workforce upskilling pilot for creative industries.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health Services (2-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- :16.159><c> implemented</c><00:03:16.640><c> the</c><00:03:16.799><c> Casper</c><00:03:17.280><c> program
- </c> it has implemented the Casper program it has implemented the Casper program Casper<00:03:18.080>
- One broad-range example would be the Footprints program, which is at St.
- </c><00:26:19.640><c> that's</c> like to see kind of a a program that's like to see kind of a a program
- </c><00:27:04.520><c> and</c> aware of these particular programs and aware of these particular programs
Keywords:
00:34 Call to Order/Roll Call
02:09 Discussion of 25RS HB 389
04:05 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 389
05:16 Discussion of 25RS HB 501
09:31 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 501
10:50 Discussion of 25RS HB 414 (Discussion Only)
42:05 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Health Services Committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 389, a cleanup measure related to the CASPER prescription monitoring program. Representative Duval and staff explained that the bill addresses implementation issues the Office of Inspector General encountered and aligns the definition of “practitioner” for in-state and out-of-state providers. The committee took no questions, then approved the bill unanimously and reported it favorably.
The committee then heard House Bill 501, which would allow a pharmacist to fill a prescription for a limited period after the prescribing provider has died, so patients can maintain continuity of care. Sponsors and a pharmacist witness said the bill is intended to reduce uncertainty and liability for pharmacists, excludes controlled substances to comply with federal law, and leaves professional judgment with the pharmacist. Members asked about documentation and verification, and the sponsor said the bill applies when the pharmacist knows of the death and that pharmacies would document the situation as they normally do. The committee discussed the issue briefly and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 414 for discussion only. Representative Tate and Adia Wisher described it as “Love Them Both,” a perinatal palliative care proposal meant to provide wraparound support for women and families facing fatal fetal anomalies or other serious pregnancy complications. Testimony emphasized that the bill would encourage referrals to programs offering medical, emotional, spiritual, financial, and bereavement support, with examples such as Footprints at St. Elizabeth. Members discussed access, referrals, counseling, coverage language, and the role of fathers, and supporters stressed that the services would be optional and intended to broaden support rather than impose penalties. No vote was taken on House Bill 414.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-24 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1072 establishes the expedited DNA testing grant program within FDLE.
- The program will provide dedicated funding for sheriff's offices and municipalities.
- I surrendered my addiction to the program of recovery. I know that this program works.
- And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Please read the next bill.
- I surrendered my addiction to the program of recovery. I know that this program works.
Summary:
The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions and introductions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. The chamber then took up a motion to reconsider the prior day’s failed vote on CS for SB 1080 (local government land regulation), which was adopted without objection, and moved into the special order calendar.
A series of bills were debated and mostly passed, often after substituting House companions. Measures approved included funding for expedited DNA testing grants, additional aggravating factors in capital cases, fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients, commuter rail indemnification, migrant vessel disposition, specialty license plates, an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign, relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter school changes, sexual offender registration updates, utility worker assault/battery penalties, juvenile justice revisions, student mental health outcome reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School changes, school readiness resources for children with disabilities, sexual images/child exploitation penalties, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county tax collector/property appraiser employees. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and brownfields.
Debate centered on public safety, health care access, education, recovery housing, and government administration. Some of the most substantive discussion came on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered and defeated after extended debate over election-related communications and the proper scope of existing ethics laws. The certified recovery residences bill also drew extensive support and testimony about addiction recovery and housing stability. Most bills passed on strong bipartisan votes, with a few receiving notable opposition, including the charter schools bill, the aggravating factors bill, and the Office of Faith and Community bill.