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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight Mar 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, if the industry chooses to operate pharmacies, they can operate the Pharmacies if they choose to
  • They each own around 30% of the market, and that's not a percentage of the Market of pharmacy can operate
  • trying to figure out what happens when there's just not enough workforce and Do they just have to operate
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight Mar 4th, 2026

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if the industry chooses to operate pharmacies, they can operate the pharmacies.
  • They each own around 30% of the market, and that's not a percentage of the market a pharmacy can operate
  • And do they just have to operate with a hole? Thank you for the question.
  • And do they just have to operate with a hole? Thank you for the question.
Summary: The committee took up a series of health, human services, and related bills. House Bill 3552, allowing child care providers to bridge the gap between subsidy reimbursement rates and standard tuition rates, was adopted and reported out 11-2. House Bill 2984, as a substitute, would direct DHS to compile a report on the child care system, including subsidy payment error rates, the number of facilities, closures, and voluntary closure feedback; it was reported out 14-0. House Bill 4201, changing master teacher requirements in child care from licensed capacity to actual enrollment, also passed unanimously. House Bill 3380, creating the Fostering the Future for Oklahoma Children and Families Act to modernize foster care data systems and improve outcomes, passed 12-0. House Bill 4430 and House Bill 4431, both cleanup measures tied to prior nurse practitioner/PA scope and pharmacy-related provisions, each passed 13-0. Several bills focused on health care access, regulation, and public safety. House Bill 4124 would allow over-the-counter ivermectin sales for human use with labeling and dosing information; after extensive questioning about safety, labeling, children, and liability, it passed 9-5. House Bill 3934, a large amended measure affecting dental practice and supervision rules, passed 14-0 after discussion about x-rays, telemedicine, and dental assistants. House Bill 3448, requiring insurance coverage related to group home provider liability for property damage, passed 14-0. House Bill 3131, setting baseline standards and oversight for homeless shelters with roles split between Commerce and Health, drew concerns about local control, temporary shelters, and fiscal impact, but passed 8-6. House Bill 4200, creating a revolving fund for forensic assertive community treatment teams to address the jail-to-homelessness cycle for people with severe mental illness, passed 11-3. The committee also advanced several public health, consumer, and industry bills. House Bill 1912, the Corn Masa Nutrition Enhancement Act, generated extensive debate over folic acid fortification, parental choice, MTHFR genetics, and potential health effects; with a PCS allowing a non-fortified option, it passed 9-5. House Bill 3011 repealed the home brewing license while keeping home-brewing limits and sales restrictions, and passed 11-3. House Bill 3881, the Alternative Nicotine Products Regulatory Act, increased application costs and removed a registry deemed inconsistent with federal law, passing 13-0. House Bill 3538, targeting pharmacy benefit manager vertical integration and its effects on access and pricing, passed 13-0 after discussion of mail-order restrictions and pharmacy closures. House Bill 3851, defining private label/control label alcoholic beverages under the three-tier system, also passed 13-0. House Bill 3907, requiring direct-hire staffing for facilities serving vulnerable adults and children with a short temporary staffing grace period, passed 13-0. The committee then moved on to House Bill 4457, a specialty-drug/PBM measure, with discussion beginning about PBM practices and specialty pharmacy access.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • This just narrows down when you can declare emergency for schools, approving emergency contracts whenever
Summary: The committee first announced that House Bills 3568 and 3891 and H.J.R. 1019 would be laid over and not heard that day. It then took up a series of bills, adopting PCS versions where offered and generally moving them forward with do-pass recommendations. House Bill 3015 would allow Oklahomans to add a driver’s license to a digital wallet and use it as an optional credential; members questioned why legislation was needed now versus the 2019 digital ID effort and whether the state would work directly with Apple and Google rather than a third-party vendor. The bill passed 10-0. Other measures included House Bill 314, which adds a DOC electronic monitoring ineligibility item; House Bill 3567, which increases transparency in campaign fund use and was amended to correct a citation; House Bill 3749, which lets county clerks, county court clerks, and county commissioners retain outside counsel; House Bill 4229, which narrows when schools may declare emergencies for contracts when facilities are unusable; and House Bill 4237, which modernizes collection of criminal court fees, fines, and costs. Each of these bills advanced, with HB 3749 drawing the most discussion over whether it duplicates district attorney services and whether county commissioners would be approving their own outside-counsel contracts. The committee also advanced House Bill 4253, a union-related bill that the author said he was carrying as a vehicle and would substantially revise before final passage; members discussed federal labor-law concerns and the bill passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1046 would exempt homeowners from property tax for a year if a residence is uninhabitable for six months after a disaster; members debated the impact on local tax bases and whether existing ad valorem refund mechanisms should be used instead, and it passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1084, which states that Oklahoma and U.S. constitutional standards govern courtroom matters and no court should enforce incompatible religious law, passed 8-2 after questions about whether it addressed a current problem. Finally, House Bill 3411 on biosolids and PFAS testing would require DEQ testing and disclosure to landowners and authorize treatment protocols; it passed 9-1. The meeting ended with notice that the next rules meeting was moved to Thursday at 11:30 in a different room due to technical difficulties.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I am the current director of operations on service of Alabama, which is based here in Montgomery.
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  • My business operates in the trucking industry.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • emergency.
  • </c><00:28:52.240><c> and</c> understand it there is a emergency and understand it there is a emergency
  • We responded to the emergency. We responded to the emergency. So we do have the power to do that.
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  • it's just a blanket emergency like it's just a blanket emergency permit<00:48:31.760><c> that</c><00
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1846, relating to shoreline mitigation districts. DLNR and the Office of Planning opposed the bill, arguing it would improperly shift regulatory roles between the agencies and prioritize private land interests over public trust and natural and historic resources. Supporters, including the Shoreline Preservation Coalition, Kahana Bay residents, and Hawaii Realtors, said regional planning is needed to address severe erosion, especially in Kahana, and that better coordination between state and county agencies could help move stalled projects forward. Testifiers emphasized that shoreline conditions vary by area and that science-based, region-specific solutions are needed. Members asked questions about whether existing law already allows regional planning and emergency shoreline responses. DLNR said it already has authority to process regional projects and cited an existing draft EIS for Kahana Bay that would proceed through normal permitting and public hearing channels. Supporters responded that the bill would provide a clearer regional planning framework and help communities facing urgent erosion impacts. No vote was taken on HB 1846 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2205, relating to emergency erosion mitigation. DLNR opposed the bill, saying it already has authority to issue emergency permits and had recently done so quickly for a collapsed sidewalk at Queen Surf Beach, and warning that the bill’s language could weaken Act 16 by changing a prohibition on shoreline hardening to a requirement to merely minimize it. Kahana Bay representatives and other supporters argued the bill would create a limited, regulated short-term pathway for emergency shoreline solutions while long-term plans are developed, and said current permits have expired or stalled, leaving dangerous sandbags and no practical relief. Additional testimony from a private homeowner stressed that erosion is threatening homes and that private owners are often bearing the cost of protecting public shoreline access. The discussion remained focused on balancing emergency protection, public access, and long-term shoreline management, and no final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 10th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • While many higher education institutions have their own various policies on emergency management, conduct
  • While many higher education institutions have their own various policies on emergency management, conduct
  • The 2026 Farm Bill does the following: modernizes the process of incorporating, operating, permitting
  • The restrictions and protections currently in place are more than adequate for land spreading operations
  • It requires kiosk operators to register with OFR and disclose the physical address of each kiosk operating
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS for CS for SB 54, which requires district medical examiners to perform toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of violent offenders and report findings to state agencies. It was reported favorably after brief discussion about how the data would be used. CS for SB 176 also passed, requiring public postsecondary institutions to make campus safety reporting and response procedures clearer and more accessible for students, faculty, and staff who receive threats. Both bills were approved without opposition in the meeting. The committee then took up the large Florida Farm Bill, CS for CS for CS for SB 290, which drew extensive testimony and multiple amendments. The bill includes changes to fair associations, a preemption on local restrictions affecting gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent authorization for Farmers Feeding Florida, expanded Florida Forest Service training, a ban on signal jamming devices, tougher CDL English-proficiency penalties, protections for food safety inspectors, biosolids provisions, and contractor payment enforcement. Amendments expanded veterinary loan eligibility to equine veterinarians, merged citrus research entities, made technical corrections, and revised contractor payment language; a late-filed amendment removed the bill’s disparagement clause after significant First Amendment concerns and public testimony. A separate amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Also approved were CS for CS for SB 834, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement; SB 936, allowing temporary door locking devices at any height above the floor and directing the Building Commission to add standards to the code; and CS for SB 50, expanding veterans’ courts statewide. Later, CS for CS for SB 1004 advanced with a strike-all regulating dog and cat sales, requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and consumer protections against deceptive pet sales; an amendment removed an appropriation section. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 178, which directs the FHSAA to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide limited good-faith support to student-athletes, and CS for CS for SB 198, regulating virtual currency kiosks with registration, warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections. Each of these bills was reported favorably by recorded vote.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:43 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • That means lower operating costs, higher property values, and more resilient facilities without state
  • HB 165 provides a simple but important clarification to ensure that commercial properties operating under
  • C-PACE attracts private capital for long-term improvements that conserve valuable resources, reduce operating
  • As drafted, the bill establishes new operational... ...with the board.
  • As drafted, the bill establishes new operational responsibilities for the board to ensure effective and
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't think we've ever put committee sub up online except, unless it's an emergency bill that no one
  • Emergency...
  • But if it's a simple operation, they fly drones on the outside of Gallup to Arizona all the time.
  • It says operating an aircraft to capture an image. I do own a drone.
  • So you're operating an aircraft to capture an image.
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 40, a committee substitute addressing automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and privacy. Sponsor Sen. Worth said the bill was intended to preserve ALPRs as a law-enforcement tool while adding guardrails to prevent sharing or selling data for immigration enforcement, protected health care activity, or criminalizing constitutionally protected conduct. Supporters included state and local law enforcement, the ACLU, immigrant-rights, reproductive-rights, and sexual-assault advocacy groups. Law enforcement witnesses said the bill balanced privacy with public safety and cited cases where ALPRs helped locate kidnapped children, murder suspects, and stolen vehicles; opponents and some senators argued the bill was too narrow, too focused on immigration and health care, and raised concerns about federal law, data sales, and enforcement. After debate, the committee adopted an amendment removing subsection F, then approved the committee substitute and advanced SB 40 on a do-pass motion. The committee then heard Senate Bill 104, which would create a process for removing wildlife commissioners after the 2023 wildlife commission legislation and the governor’s veto of the prior removal language. Sen. Worth explained that SB 104 would allow the governor to initiate removal for malfeasance, incompetence, or failure to attend meetings, with notice, a hearing, and exclusive review by the state Supreme Court; he said it was modeled on the Board of Regents removal process and was intended to complete the wildlife commission reforms. The New Mexico Wildlife Federation, Audubon Southwest, and the Department of Game and Fish supported the bill, saying it would depoliticize wildlife management and provide stability. Senators asked about the existing “three consecutive meetings” vacancy language, current vacancies, and the prior removal of a commissioner. The committee discussed the governor’s earlier veto and whether the bill was necessary, but no amendment was adopted and the committee approved SB 104 on a do-pass motion.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • That means lower operating costs, higher property values, and more resilient facilities without state
  • HB 165 provides a simple but important clarification to ensure that commercial properties operating under
  • C-PACE attracts private capital for long-term improvements that conserve valuable resources, reduce operating
  • As drafted, the bill establishes new operational... ...with the board.
  • As drafted, the bill establishes new operational responsibilities for the board to ensure effective and
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 38, which would require insurance coverage for specialized wheelchairs, activity chairs, and related mobility devices for people with limb loss or other disabilities, with guardrails limiting the number of covered devices over time. The sponsor and supporters, including the Office of Superintendent of Insurance, Disability Rights New Mexico, the Disability Coalition, physical therapists, and disability advocates, said the bill would improve access, inclusion, and physical activity without significant premium impact. Questions focused on the substitute language, the device limits, and how Medicaid would handle coverage separately. The committee ultimately passed the House Health and Human Services Committee substitute for HB 38 on a 10-0 vote. The committee then approved House Bill 165, which expands the C-PACE financing program to businesses using industrial revenue bonds and clarifies that counties and municipalities are not liable for payments. Support came from economic development and business groups, who said the bill would remove a barrier to energy- and water-efficiency upgrades and encourage investment. The bill passed on a 10-0 vote. House Bill 127 also passed unanimously after discussion of its three parts: a provisional licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians, a telehealth registry for out-of-state providers, and changes to expedited licensure. Supporters said it would help address provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved areas, while the sponsor explained that the amended version includes safeguards such as exam requirements, supervised practice, and a provisional-to-restricted-to-full licensure path. The committee voted 11-0 to advance the bill. House Bill 72, which would increase penalties for distributing certain controlled substances, including methamphetamine, to minors, drew strong support from law enforcement and the chamber of commerce but significant concern from the Public Defender and several members over strict liability, mandatory sentencing, and the breadth of the penalty. After debate over whether the bill could reach low-level or peer-to-peer conduct and whether the penalty was proportionate, the committee voted to table the bill by a 6-4 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 151, a revised childhood sexual abuse statute of limitations bill. The sponsor presented a committee substitute that changed commission appointments, added reporting and solvency-related provisions, and adjusted procedures for compensation and appeals. Members raised concerns about parity, definitions, administrative costs, and how awards would be determined, but the committee approved the committee substitute on a 7-0 vote.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill before you creates a grant program to distribute funds to maintain and operate local law enforcement
  • The bill before you creates a grant program to distribute funds to maintain and operate local law enforcement
  • The amendment clarifies the definition of rotary wing aviation to mean helicopters carrying human operators
  • And ultimately, in looking at how to fill some of these emerging at-large positions, it was decided to
  • In looking at how to fill some of these emerging at-large positions, it was decided to land on having
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Jan 28th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • And a city may not prohibit indoor emergency shelters or indoor emergency housing in a majority of zones
  • And a city may not prohibit indoor emergency shelters or indoor emergency housing in a majority of zones
  • emergency shelters and indoor emergency housing in a majority of zones within a one mile approximated
  • This applies to both industrial-zoned areas and residential-zoned areas, or just what zoning does it
  • zoning does it include?
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, Cedar Port is still at least 10 years away from being fully operational for vessel traffic.
  • Is that port not operational? No, sir, it's not. It's 10 years away.
  • So if you don't have anyone from Chambers County or if they can't operate or do this, will that be a
  • So currently county pilots can only operate within that county is that how for this specialized type
  • It's pretty amazing, all these groups that operate this way.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is about public safety and emergency access.
  • This board holds the authority to regulate rail operations, which includes how railroads operate over
  • And these are real emergencies.
  • Again, the burden of operating the system and operating the tolls, collecting the tolls, managing the
  • Operation has won national awards.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, Peterport is still at least 10 years away from being fully operational for vessel traffic.
  • expressed a clear support for this initiative. ...need for piloted services that best align with their operational
  • Is that port not operational? Ryan Malcolm: No, sir, it's not. It's 10 years away.
  • So if you don't have anyone from Chambers County, or if they can't operate or do this, will that be a
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Across Texas, peace officers, parole officers, and emergency personnel put themselves at risk daily while
  • interference. helping ensure safe working conditions for those who enforce Texas law and provide emergency
  • do their job and to ensure that people are respecting the work that they are doing when they're operating
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Agencies must prioritize renaming in emergency management, commercial operations, public health, and
  • No one nation has an absolute majority of the exclusive economic zone in the renamed Gulf of America.
  • Board of Nursing to create a continuing medical education curriculum for pregnancy. ...related emergencies
  • excuse of not understanding what we passed into law as a reason for reform. ...refusing to perform emergency
  • Equipment used in the operation of voting equipment must be stored in a locked room to restrict access
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 31, also from the DHS Policy Bill, updates and clarifies state-operated crisis services technical
  • This prohibits county boards from charging for emergency services provided to clients experiencing emotional
  • People can get their data from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and use it in their daily operations
  • Beacon owns and operates 24 affordable housing buildings, with the majority providing supportive housing
  • We see this at The Link every single day and currently have youth in our emergency shelter that are this