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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Health & Social Services, February 16, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're in compliance with the old stuff already, but we'll be in compliance with the new regulations by
  • we can revisit this and make sure that our state statute still conforms with federal rules and regulations
Bills: HB0117, HB0126
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 16, 2026 - PM

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we're going to regulate people's bodies this intensely, I have to ask, why is that regulating so narrowly
  • I'm looking for the bills that are regulating men's bodies as well.
Bills: HB0117, HB0126
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/05/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the three within procurement are proactively identifying opportunities, eliminating regulations
  • So if there are regulations that are specifically focused on blocking AI, they should be removed, and
  • because they're the only ones that can meet those regulations with a fleet of lawyers... ...regulation
  • because they're the only ones that can meet those regulations with a fleet of lawyers.
  • And then finally, utilizing existing staff and resources versus creating whole new regulations...
Bills: HB2452, HB2592
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:01:28.560> having what happens the the regulations having what happens the the regulations
  • This is a regulation that highlights requirements for licensure and clarifies that the regulation only
  • This is a regulation that highlights requirements for licensure and clarifies that the regulation only
  • This is a regulation that highlights requirements for licensure and clarifies that the regulation only
  • These regulations were found deficient in the October 15th meeting of Administrative Regulations.
Summary: The committee began by reviewing a large slate of administrative regulations and explaining that it does not approve regulations but can find them deficient and send them back for further work. Members then asked questions on several items, including EMS reciprocity, dental hygienist licensure, and interpreter licensure. The EMS board explained that reciprocity would extend to applicants from any state, not just contiguous states, because the underlying statute had been amended. On the dental regulation, staff said the changes mainly clarified licensure requirements, reinstatement fees, and that dental hygienists administering local anesthetic must do so under direct dentist supervision. The most extended discussion involved the Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The board chair said the main concern was that the EIPA is an educational specialty assessment, not a nationally recognized certification, yet the regulation would allow it to support full licensure. Members discussed whether that could let educational interpreters work outside their intended scope and whether a separate educational license or statutory change would be more appropriate. The board said it did not think the regulation could be fixed further at this point and suggested a statute could create a narrower educational interpreter license. After discussion, the committee voted to defer both related interpreter regulations, 201 KAR 39:030 and the companion regulation, for further work. The committee then took up two community mental health regulations, 907 KAR 1:044 and 907 KAR 5:005, which had been found deficient in Administrative Regulations. Department for Medicaid Services staff said the rules would expand and rename the mental health associate role as a behavioral health associate, making the role available in many more facilities, but would also require additional coursework or progress toward licensure. Some members and providers raised access-to-care concerns, especially for rural areas and unlicensed staff already working in the field. Staff said the proposal had been revised through work with CMHCs and licensing boards, but the committee ultimately voted to defer both regulations as well. After finishing the regulation review, the committee heard a presentation from the Kentucky Hospital Association on the ATRIP hospital rate improvement program. Hospital representatives said ATRIP is a Medicaid state-directed payment program funded through a provider tax and federal matching dollars, allowing hospitals to receive payments tied to quality measures. They reported improvements including lower Medicaid readmissions, high sepsis screening rates, reduced infections and opioid prescribing, expanded postpartum depression and suicide screening, and training for more than 1,000 people. They said the program has helped hospitals invest in staffing and quality improvement and warned that without it, many hospitals would face severe financial strain.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It takes away another layer of regulation. Over-regulation and bureaucracy.
  • I fear without this regulation... this commitment, sawed-off shotguns could become more readily available
  • Well regulated does not mean controlled, dished out rules.
  • Regulated.
  • It provides, again, it already regulates that behavior. This bill does not change that.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • the 5th Circuit and the 11th in interpreting whether there is a history and tradition of firearm regulation
  • It’s one that requires maturity, sound judgment, and emotional regulation.
  • Recent federal regulations have complicated firearm classifications, particularly for handguns equipped
  • The federal government has inconsistently regulated stabilizing braces, at times attempting to reclassify
  • overreach and ensure that lawful gun owners are not subjected to... ...to ever-changing arbitrary regulations
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • It needs to be regulated. It needs to be held accountable.
Bills: SB331
Summary: In this committee meeting, the focus was primarily on S-331, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking and Fentanyl Act, aimed at addressing the fentanyl crisis. The bill's key components include making permanent the class scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, confirming existing sentencing penalties, and easing registration requirements for scientific research on Schedule I substances. Numerous parents shared heartbreaking testimonies about their losses due to fentanyl, which fueled an urgent call to pass the legislation without alterations. The committee members engaged in passionate discussions highlighting the urgency of the situation as overdoses continue to claim American lives.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Finance (Part I) Jan 28th, 2025

Finance

Bills: SB 1
Summary: The meeting focused on the budget recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), where key issues included the proposed decrease of $163.9 million for the 2024-25 biennium and various methodology swaps for funding. Attorney General Paxton discussed ongoing litigation expenditures and emphasized the need for continued investments in agency staffing to address rising demands within law enforcement. Notably, he requested a 6% salary increase for 2026 and 2027 to retain talented personnel amidst competitive job markets. Public testimony highlighted community awareness challenges regarding the Landowner's Compensation Program, indicating a need for enhanced outreach efforts.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/13/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I see this bill as another regulation on agriculture.
  • Um, typically when we talk about the regulation of pesticides, we always lead with the label is the law
  • They will have language that says, like, dispose of in accordance with state and local regulations because
Bills: HF858, HF2577, HF2576
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 26, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, this came about because of the gaming commission trying to enforce current gaming regulations.
  • That is part of the problem with our gaming regulations as they said.
  • There's there was a pretty significant bill passed in 2007 regulating bingo pull tabs, but most of all
  • There's there was a pretty significant bill passed in 2007 regulating bingo pull tabs, but most of all
  • bingo pull tabs, but 2007 uh regulating bingo pull tabs, but most<01:31:49.840> of<01:31:49.920
Bills: SF0110, SF0044, SF0046
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/4/26

Taxes

Bills: HF3611, HF3659, HF3909
Summary: The committee first approved the March 3, 2026 minutes and then laid over House File 3611 for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Representative Finke described HF 3611 as creating a state income tax withholding deduction for damages awarded to individuals in lawsuits against federal agents such as ICE or CBP, including emotional and financial awards. There was no public testimony or member discussion on the bill before it was laid over. The committee then took up House File 3909, which Representative Hansen said would impose a 50% tax on the gross receipts of detention centers operated by private nongovernmental entities. Hansen argued the measure would recapture public money, deter what he characterized as misuse of taxpayer dollars, and target profits made by private detention contractors such as GEO Group and CoreCivic. He also cited projected revenues and profits for those companies and said the bill was a response to human rights and civil rights concerns tied to private detention operations. Testimony on HF 3909 included support from Nancy Fitz Simmons, a Minnesota State University, Mankato social work professor, who said social workers see the effects of these issues across the state and that the bill could return money to Minnesotans in need. Representative Swedzinski opposed the bill’s impact on the Appleton facility and emphasized local jobs and economic opportunity, while Representative Lee said Minnesota should seek better economic options than jail-related work. Representative Holland supported the bill as a way to offset costs to families and the state from detentions and deportations. Representative Weiner questioned the bill’s revenue potential and criticized the 50% gross-receipts tax as politicizing taxes. Representative Hansen responded that similar proposals were being explored in Washington and California and that the bill was intended to stand up to large corporate interests. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 11th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Bills: S0888, S1516, S1562
Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee met with all members present and took up three bills. On Senate Bill 1562, as amended by a strike-all, Senator Trumbull explained that the measure would apply only to new vehicle brands and would limit any one dealer or dealer group to no more than one-third of statewide sales after a brand reaches 1,000 vehicles in Florida, with the stated goal of promoting competition and preventing manufacturers from concentrating sales through a single dealer. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. Senator Smith later asked to be recorded in the negative on this bill, and Senator Yarbrough asked to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1562 and SB 888. The committee then heard Senate Bill 888 by Senator Martin, which would limit professional services contracts for architects, engineers, surveyors, and landscape architects so they are liable only for their own negligence or that of those under their supervision, extend those protections from public to private contracts, void broader indemnity clauses, require a professional standard of care, and prohibit additional-insured requirements. There was no debate or opposition, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, Senator Garcia presented Senate Bill 1516 on caller identification information, citing the volume of robocalls and fraud losses among older adults. The bill would prohibit misleading caller ID practices, require telecommunications companies to provide accurate originating number and location information, create penalties for violations, and require STIR/SHAKEN authentication or a comparable framework. Two appearance forms were filed in support from the Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar and AARP, and Senator Smith voiced support during debate. The committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting concluded with closing remarks and adjournment.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill would regulate the...
  • to be regulation within the product itself.
  • I was involved with SB66 to regulate, and we need regulation in this. I support this.
  • Yeah, we currently regulate spirits, but... ...Yeah, we currently regulate spirits, but we don't regulate
  • Um, well, we regulate growing hemp, but we don't... Well, yeah.
Bills: SB90, SB255, SB268
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 7th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It took a couple of days for the regulators to deploy their folks.
  • The Railroad Commission regulates propane gas distribution.
  • The Commission regulates approximately 18,500 propane service lines.
  • We appreciate the focus and attention to regulations that help lower the number of orphan wells.
  • But the laws and the regulations come from right here, and through the regulatory agencies.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules 2nd Revised Apr 9th, 2026 at 11:30 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • original SJr, the Department of Wildlife and Rules had implemented rules that that was kind of double regulation
  • And the requirement by the Wildlife Department, which we are revoking, is a double regulation and serves
  • worked to work with other industries over the summer to address other rules that they are double regulating