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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They're most effective when used in combination with counseling and behavioral health therapies.
- DHS also manages the Behavioral Health Fund.
- The Behavioral Health Fund covers individuals who are eligible for but not enrolled in Medicaid.
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- ><c> um</c> health fund Behavioral Health fund um health fund Behavioral Health fund um covers<00:37:
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF696, rural EMS, ambulance, emergency medical services, uncompensated care, payment pool, rural health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, public safety answering point, PSAP, nontransport, unpaid ambulance calls, EMS reimbursement, rural ambulance provider, general fund appropriation, Minnesota health finance, specialized life support, metropolitan counties, emergency response funding, HF1429
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1573, judicial determinations, religious sectarian laws.
- SB 1622, behavioral health technicians' definition duties. Rage [questionable transcription].
- SB 1629, behavioral health contracts network adequacy. Finance. SB 1630.
- SB 1629, behavioral health contracts network adequacy. Finance.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed attendance, approved the journal, and welcomed several guests in the gallery, including a veteran and House candidate, a former legislative district chair, and two district guests attending in support of future highway-naming testimony. The chamber also extended well wishes to Senator Farnsworth’s wife, who was reported hospitalized, and announced a temporary committee replacement appointment for Senator Fernandez on the Education Committee.
The bulk of the meeting consisted of reading House messages and introducing numerous bills for first reading and committee referral, covering a wide range of topics including transportation, taxation, education, health care, housing, water, public safety, elections, immigration, behavioral health, and appropriations. The Senate also placed many measures on second reading, including bills on school budgets, civics instruction, campaign finance, voter registration, housing, tax deductions, and public safety-related issues. Committee meeting announcements were made for the following day.
The chamber then considered a gubernatorial nomination and, on a voice vote, confirmed James McCain to the Arizona Board of Regents for a term ending January 19, 2032. After a recess and return, additional bills were introduced and referred, including measures on corporal punishment in schools, homeless shelter funding, child care waiting lists, community gardens, solar energy requirements, insurance claims assistance, firearms regulation, and crime victim notification funding. The Senate adjourned at the end of the session until Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/28/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not in any way excuse reckless behavior. It does not legalize threats.
- Individual engages in that kind of behavior.
- Individual engages in that kind of behavior.
- behavior? behavior?
- </c> behavior on the part of police officers. behavior on the part of police officers.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Administrative Office of the Courts that will allow AOC to use some consultants to do threat assessments when judicial
- Threat assessments when judicial officers have been threatened. I urge your support.
- Construction workers, and this bill is asking that we add behavioral health training to the apprenticeship
Committee:
Senate Rules
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- John Lapel: Judicial entity which is geared toward reviewing the performance of physicians and PAs throughout
- John Lapel: If something comes to the Board by the way of a complaint about the behavior of a physician
- In the realm of behavioral health, the Department accelerated provider development efforts resulting
- in an increase of 140 percent licensed bed capacity statewide and a newly created Behavioral Qualified
- Also within the behavioral health space is our intentional focus to expand peer support network statewide
Committee:
Senate Ethics and Elections
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the Senate, that conference committee removed the language in the bill concerning judicial
- What this does is stop the algorithmic behavior behind the scenes.
- And the way you're going to enforce this upon me is to basically expose me to the judicial system with
- And their behaviors under that, I can't tell you. Okay.
- Know how old we are based on their behavior. Could they keep it up forever?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 26th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 277 by Assembly Member Alanis, an act relating to behavioral health centers, facilities
- AB 277 would require employees who provide behavioral health treatment to undergo a background check
- However, there is currently no background check requirement in state law for employees of behavioral
- health companies, such as registered behavioral technicians, or RBTs, to provide care to children with
- However, there is currently no background check requirement in state law for employees of behavioral
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Jan 30, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- No profanity or uncivil behavior.
- No profanity or uncivil behavior.
- No profanity or uncivil behavior.
- </c> state department of health behavioral state department of health behavioral health<01:10:42.360>
- </c> his state of the address to the judici his state of the address to the judici the<01:40:36.760><
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 4000, the Judiciary’s biennium budget bill for FY 2026-2027. Judiciary Director of Policy and Planning Brandon Kimura testified in strong support, outlining operating requests of about $6.17 million in FY 26 and $6.25 million in FY 27, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $9.9 million in capital improvements. He described funding needs for specialty courts, preparations for the Wahiawa District Court, an additional district court judge and staff for Kona, cybersecurity upgrades, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, statewide priority items, and restoration of several essential staff positions. He also said the Judiciary was seeking an additional $2 million for the Children’s Justice Center relocation lump sum because updated estimates had risen to about $8 million. The committee also discussed potential impacts from uncertain federal funding and asked for written follow-up on those risks and on the capital request, including coordination with Budget and Finance.
Several organizations and individuals testified in support of the Judiciary budget, including the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, and legal service providers. Mioko Eto asked for an additional $1 million for civil legal service providers, explaining that the current funding is spread across multiple providers and that the need remains high. David Copper of Legal Aid supported the request, citing statewide demand, 105 staff, 7,100 cases closed in the past year, and 15,000 calls received, while noting that many people seeking help cannot be served because of capacity limits. He also said recent federal funding disruptions and proposed cuts could affect legal services and related programs. Committee members asked about the Criminal Justice Research Institute’s mission; Kimura said its primary statutory role is to build a database focused on pre-trial reporting and data analysis, though it is also working on probation and mental health-related projects. No vote or final action on HB 4000 was taken in the hearing excerpt provided.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day038_b Feb 23rd, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> appropriation to the Judicial appropriation to the Judicial Department.<00:28:00.399><c> House</
- , like pediatric behavioral therapies, than Medicaid providers of physical health services.
- And in this supplemental, we did cut behavioral health and that was particularly challenging.
- , like pediatric behavioral therapies, than Medicaid providers of physical health services.
- , like pediatric behavioral therapies, than Medicaid providers of physical health services.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I have found criminal behavior in covering up for a failed transfer.
- And finally, the bill creates an alternative option for judicial authentication of oaths, affidavits,
- Five, to reflect that each judicial circuit currently, excuse me, to reflect that each judicial circuit
- And finally, the bill creates an alternative option for judicial authentication of oaths, affidavits,
- For judicial authentication of oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments in circumstances where a court
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard three bills. SB 514, by Senator Harrell, clarified that medical quality review committees used by managing entities are treated like other medical review committees for purposes of civil liability and public records protections. The committee adopted a Harrell amendment removing the word “malpractice” from the title, heard support from the Florida Hospital Association, Florida Association of Managing Entities, and Florida Smart Justice Alliance, and then voted 11-0 to report the bill favorably.
The committee then took up SB 734, by Senator Yarborough, which would repeal the current wrongful death exception that bars certain parents and adult children from recovering non-economic damages in medical negligence cases. The bill drew extensive testimony from families describing deaths they said were caused by medical negligence and from supporters including AARP and the Florida Justice Association, while opponents from the health care, insurance, and business sectors argued it would raise malpractice premiums, increase litigation, worsen physician shortages, and reduce access to care. After debate, the committee voted 9-2 to report the bill favorably.
Finally, SB 538, by Senator Bradley, was presented as the state courts legislative package. It updates court operations by clarifying duty judge requirements, removing a location limit on duty hearings, repealing a cap on arbitrator compensation in court-ordered non-binding arbitration, and allowing alternative judicial authentication of oaths and acknowledgments when a court seal is unavailable. The bill received supportive waiver forms from the Florida Bar ADR section and several judges, and was reported favorably on an 11-0 vote. The committee then adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee: ESSB 5998 Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And we'll turn to James for behavioral health. Okay, thank you, Mary.
- And we'll turn to James for Behavioral Health. Okay, thank you, Mary.
- So for behavioral health, the net impact in the four-year near-general fund is minus $218 million.
- These are adjustments for facility usage, Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health, Maple Lane, CLIP beds,
- And then two others to flag: the University of Washington Behavioral Health.
Summary:
The conference committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998 met to review the operating budget conference report. House and Senate budget coordinators walked through comparison documents showing the Senate-passed budget, House-passed budget, and the conference proposal, including statewide totals, agency detail, revenue assumptions, transfers, and the four-year outlook. They said the conference budget uses the February 2026 ERFC forecast, includes an $880 million transfer from the budget stabilization account to the general fund, and reflects a four-year net near-general-fund impact of about $800 million, with an ending fund balance of $231 million in 2025-27 and $563 million in 2027-29. They also noted that future collective bargaining agreements are not included in the outlook beyond those already settled.
The briefing highlighted major policy items across the budget, including Working Families Tax Credit expansion, a proposed city and county fiscal health account, changes to Working Connections child care attendance payments, behavioral health facility and staffing adjustments, long-term care funding for certain non-citizen residents affected by federal changes, Apple Health and other health-related responses to H.R. 1, K-12 changes such as free school meals contingent on related legislation, Running Start and transportation depreciation adjustments, higher education administrative reductions, corrections staffing and bed changes, wildfire response funding, and state employee compensation agreements. Members also discussed the budget’s reliance on revenue measures and transfers, including legislation referenced as 2487, 6228, 6231, and 6346.
After the presentation, Senator Robinson moved adoption of the conference report and passage of the bill as recommended by the committee. In discussion, supporters said the budget protected core services and responded to federal H.R. 1 impacts, while opponents criticized the size of the budget, the use of reserves, future outlook assumptions, and reductions in some K-12 and other programs. The committee then voted 4-2 to recommend the conference report and ESSB 5998 to the legislature, with Representatives Gregerson and Ormsby and Senators Robinson and Stanford in favor, and Representative Couture and Senator Gildon opposed.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/31/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- Um Veterinary clinic, a training facility, or behavioral rehab center.
- Training facilities, behavioral rehabs, facilities where those animals could be fostered. No.
- Training facilities, behavioral rehabs, facilities where those animals could be fostered. No.
- </c><03:37:41.560><c> and</c> an impact on the judicial and an impact on the judicial and correctional
- </c><03:37:55.240><c> actions,</c> costs for enforcement, judicial actions, costs for enforcement, judicial
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- This preserves judicial independence while adding a public check for those who are accountable to the
- I'm here on behalf of the Judicial Conference of Missouri. All right. Thank you.
- They weren't all one judicial philosophy or another, or a political philosophy or another.
- I'm so glad that came out because my question was actually about judicial retentions.
- I'm so glad that came out because my question was actually about judicial retentions.
Committee:
House General Laws
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For that reason, it's illogical to close the door on judicial review for this one group of youth.
- could dismiss or A very specific act, and how anybody could dismiss or reduce or excuse this kind of behavior
- , enhanced penalties have been associated with negative health harms, such as increased HIV risk behaviors
- When the legislature decides to mandate a sentence, it is therefore exercising its power over the judicial
- words of the Constitution were intended as a general safeguard against legislative exercise of the judicial
Summary:
The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety met with several bills on the agenda, beginning with AB 1741 by Assembly Member Pacheco, which would allow felony prosecution of sexual battery committed during a residential break-in. Supporters, including Riverside County prosecutors and victim services staff, said current law leaves some home-invasion sexual assaults as misdemeanors when intent to commit another felony cannot be proven; opponents from public defender and civil liberties groups argued the bill was unnecessary, vague, and overbroad. After discussion, the committee passed AB 1741 to Appropriations as amended.
The committee then heard AB 1701 by Assembly Member DeMaio, which would bar recall and resentencing for juveniles convicted of school shootings. Supporters framed it as a narrow public-safety measure in response to the Santana High School shooting and the potential resentencing of the shooter; opponents argued it was overly broad, ineffective as deterrence, and inconsistent with juvenile rehabilitation principles. The committee ultimately voted the bill out to Appropriations, but it later failed on the final roll call when members added on their positions.
AB 1743 by Assembly Member Wix proposed allowing local governments, state agencies, and higher education institutions to request firearm trace data from DOJ for research and policy purposes. Supporters said the data could help identify trafficking patterns and inform evidence-based gun violence prevention, while opponents said trace data only shows the first lawful retail sale and could mislead policymakers or burden DOJ. The bill was passed to Appropriations. AB 1716 by Assembly Member Stefani, supported by UC and victim advocates, would let CalVCB reimburse tuition costs for college students whose education is disrupted by sexual violence; it passed to Appropriations after a strong debate over victim compensation. AB 1667 by Assembly Member Burner, adding fentanyl to the serious felony list for furnishing to a minor, also passed after emotional testimony from a bereaved parent and law enforcement support, despite opposition from drug policy and civil liberties groups. The committee adopted a consent calendar including AB 1549, AB 1681, AB 1723, and AB 1737, while AB 1538 and AB 1727 were pulled by their authors. In the final tally, AB 1701 and AB 1723 failed on the floor add-on roll call, while AB 1716, AB 1741, AB 1743, and AB 1667 advanced.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 15th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- attend a mandatory educational program. on human trafficking and child exploitation and how their behavior
- court operations, improves access to court reporters, and benefits litigants, attorneys, and the judicial
- Under current state law, officers must abstain judicial warrants to search any electronic device, even
- Assembly Bill 416 by Assemblymember Crell and others, an act relating to behavioral health.
- Including a judicial review if requested.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The balanced composition promotes diversity, independence, and fairness in judicial oversight.
- SJR27 reaffirms our commitment to judicial integrity and transparency. and the public good.
- I'm Jennifer, Executive Director for Texans for Judicial Accountability. I am for SJR26.
- We just do a ton of different behavioral pharmacology and clinical pharmacology tasks.
- So it's not just a binding assay but also behavioral data that we have.
Bills:
SB31 , SB33 , SB510 , SB871 , SB1868 , SB2024 , SB2166 , SB2309 , SB2880 , SJR27 , SJR39 , SJR40 , SB 31 , SB 33
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It would also change the law in the middle of an ongoing judicial process.
- We should allow the judicial process to play out.
- We should allow the judicial process to play out.
- This is not a judicial process, so there is no evidentiary standard.
- There is no independent judicial finding before the designation takes effect.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/29/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- and probation, but what we really want to do is stop these parents from engaging in this kind of behavior
- and probation, but what we really want to do is stop these parents from engaging in this kind of behavior
- and what would happen if if behavior and what would happen if if they<00:42:04.800><c> were</c><00:42
- So are we really changing behavior with the fine?
- He said the judicial branch will work with the committee on whatever it determines is best to do.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Penalty for misconduct of public officer or employee enhanced 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- said the agency is investigating after the legislative auditor found employees in the agency's Behavioral
- But if they are, that type of behavior, I think, is well beyond the pale of what's expected from the
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- Um I am curious Representative behavior.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, there's a lack of effective oversight through the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. which
- I have seen where Retired judges have abused the judicial process and then there's no accountability
- Office of Judicial Conduct, Judicial Conduct Review Commission. Yes, sir.
- There's nothing on that back-end other than maybe, you know, you know, the State Bar or Judicial Conduct
- Amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs